I'm with you. There's also "mask mandates don't work" vs "masks don't work". They're probably not equivalent statements. There's plenty of reasons why mandate

I'm with you. There's also "mask mandates don't work" vs "masks don't work". They're probably not equivalent statements. There's plenty of reasons why mandates might not work, including half the population actively undermining them. Masks clearly work for surgeons, and hospitals have had "droplet precautions" for years that include masking.