> The only question that needs to be answered is "do masks reduce the spread of this virus?" A mask mandate means that police can now force you to wear a mask

> The only question that needs to be answered is "do masks reduce the spread of this virus?" A mask mandate means that police can now force you to wear a mask in various situations, with fines and possibly jail time if you do not comply. For such a drastic measure, we need a lot more evidence that masks are a net positive, and such a large net positive that it warrants such a strong measure of violence. "It can't hurt" is absolutely not enough evidence. "They probably do" is absolutely not enough evidence. Your correlations are absolutely not evidence at all. It's perfectly fine to recommend them, encourage them, or do information campaigns about them. Let people make their own informed choices. And if you think masks are fantastic, and that people who aren't wearing them are assholes, stay away from those people then! It's so simple.