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My pre-school is now debating if our 4 year old kids should be able to take off their masks outdoors. Some people in the group have a problem with even that. It

My pre-school is now debating if our 4 year old kids should be able to take off their masks outdoors. Some people in the group have a problem with even that. It’s totally irrational. I really don’t understand who masking little kids is supposed to protect? Not adults, they are vaccinated. Not the kids themselves, they aren’t at risk of any kind of serious covid stuff. So who, who does it serve by masking toddlers? Adults are supposed to sacrifice for kids. Making kids sacrifice their one and only childhood for a bunch of fully vaccinated adults… just doesn’t seem right morally.

rosndo 5y ago
It serves the irrationally scared parents. Probably not a good thing, yeah.
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- jrs235 5y ago
  And it serves those with/in power; they want obedience. We are regressing and sliding down the sides to the bottom and headed towards authoritarianism. Many conservatives (and their "leadership") demand loyalty (obedience) to not just the party but the person (Trump). Many liberals are demanding obedience to government and party edicts (mandates). https://image.slidesharecdn.com/politicalspectrum-121108102006-phpapp02/95/political-spectrum-15-638.jpg?cb=1352370626 https://image.slidesharecdn.com/politicalspectrum-1211081020...
PKop 5y ago
Why are you so milquetoast in your assessment and criticism of this issue? It is obviously absurd, deranged and abusive. This has nothing to do with the well being of kids, it is a power-trip and humiliation ritual by insane people, and I bet some of the people imposing this have a sort of Munchausen by proxy situation going on. Go to your school board meetings, organize with other parents, and put and end to this nonsense. Do you ever worry about the mental weakness being instilled on your kids, the emotional and developmental disruption this will cause? Kids need to interact and communicate with people, see faces, interact normally. Why allow this to continue as a parent?
blub 5y ago
I believe this kind of policy of masking preschoolers is unique to the US. At least I’ve never heard such a thing in reporting about Europe. For example in Germany caregivers don’t wear masks when interacting with children either because it’s considered to harm their development.

rosndo 5y ago

It serves the irrationally scared parents. Probably not a good thing, yeah.

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jrs235 5y ago
And it serves those with/in power; they want obedience. We are regressing and sliding down the sides to the bottom and headed towards authoritarianism. Many conservatives (and their "leadership") demand loyalty (obedience) to not just the party but the person (Trump). Many liberals are demanding obedience to government and party edicts (mandates). https://image.slidesharecdn.com/politicalspectrum-121108102006-phpapp02/95/political-spectrum-15-638.jpg?cb=1352370626 https://image.slidesharecdn.com/politicalspectrum-1211081020...

PKop 5y ago

Why are you so milquetoast in your assessment and criticism of this issue? It is obviously absurd, deranged and abusive. This has nothing to do with the well being of kids, it is a power-trip and humiliation ritual by insane people, and I bet some of the people imposing this have a sort of Munchausen by proxy situation going on. Go to your school board meetings, organize with other parents, and put and end to this nonsense. Do you ever worry about the mental weakness being instilled on your kids, the emotional and developmental disruption this will cause? Kids need to interact and communicate with people, see faces, interact normally. Why allow this to continue as a parent?

blub 5y ago

I believe this kind of policy of masking preschoolers is unique to the US. At least I’ve never heard such a thing in reporting about Europe. For example in Germany caregivers don’t wear masks when interacting with children either because it’s considered to harm their development.