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I don't buy the freedom argument. I can't wander around outside naked nor can I wander around with an open container of alcohol (some communities allow this - m
by taylodl 6y ago
I don't buy the freedom argument. I can't wander around outside naked nor can I wander around with an open container of alcohol (some communities allow this - most don't and mine is in the most category) - yet few people are seriously complaining about that yet those behaviors have far less of an impact on my health than people wandering around without face masks. No, there's a belligerence at play here and there's a certain high-ranking federal officer encouraging that belligerence in part by famously refusing to wear a face mask. Face mask wearing has now become a gang sign: if you're wearing a face mask then you're one of them. That's how insane things have become in the United States and we're suffering badly as a result.
- bargl 6y agoI'm not making the freedom argument. I'm suggest we sidestep the freedom argument by working to convince people it's a good idea to wear masks rather than telling them they have to wear masks. Also, all legal requirements are backed up by some sort of punishment. A regulation put in place to wear a mask might affect different groups more than others. If you can't afford to get a mask because the supply is low, then you get fined or go to jail. I don't like regulation where I think a campaign would be much more effective.