Posted on 08/02/2020 7:58:23 AM PDT by Triple
...Amsterdam, something felt strange in this world swept by fear and pandemic. There was laughter coming from barges sliding along the famous canals, clusters of cyclists clogged the streets, shoppers dipped into chic boutiques, the barber shops seemed busy and cafes served couples chatting over coffee.
I heard many voices of tourists in bars and restaurants, while even the seedier sides of this celebrated Dutch city had people strolling through them. It took me a moment to realise what was so weird. Then it struck me. It felt like I had stepped back in time, returning to the pre-pandemic normality of a bustling city filled with human beings whose faces were not covered by cloth. ... For while 120 countries in the world, including much of Europe, have ordered citizens to wear masks in public places to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the Dutch are doing things differently.
The nation's top scientists, having examined key data and research, have declared there is no firm evidence to back the use of face coverings. Indeed, they argue that wearing the wretched things may actually hamper the fight against disease.
While 120 countries in the world ordered citizens to wear masks in public places to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the Dutch are doing things differently. Pictured, people enjoying a drink in Amsterdam +4 While 120 countries in the world ordered citizens to wear masks in public places to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the Dutch are doing things differently. Pictured, people enjoying a drink in Amsterdam 'Face masks in public places are not necessary, based on all the current evidence,' said Coen Berends, spokesman for the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. 'There is no benefit and there may even be negative impact.'
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Both?
Thank you for posting the truth.
Masks are the pre-curser to their “vaccine”. Sad to see so many sheep.
I don’t wear a mask and will not take the “vaccine”.
Its truly frightening how quickly people submitted to the authority of their "Masters" in government. Talk about world wide snowflakes.
Masks are a lie. Most Americans are just too stupid to realize it.
We can't have that in our country.
You would be physically assaulted by Karen Mask Nazis, arrested by the police, fined thousands of dollars, and banned for life from flying on airlines or entering business establishments.
TM, have you seen this? What are your thoughts?
Come to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. We have a mask mandate, but it is ignored by everybody. We ate downtown on Friday and we saw exactly one mask and probably saw 500 people on the main street.
I thought the masks prevented contaminated droplets from spreading to other people?
My CNN watching liberal, ex-friend, screeched this on the phone to me all the time.
A couple of weeks ago she sent me text messages about the “peaceful protesters” here in Portland (after we had agreed to not talk politics) and I decided I had been quiet long enough and sent her photos from Twitter of what’s going on. Haven’t heard a peep from her since.
But - is it not true about the droplets?
Bkmrk
What it says on the backs of the boxes of facemasks we buy at the store: Not for use in healthcare settings.
Nuff said.
Masks:
Most cloth masks are grossly inadequate to filter.
Most people do not wear their mask correctly: under nose, on beard, hanging from left or right ear...
Many masks like those sold for a lot of money (N95) when this started do absolutely nothing! They have an exhaust valve and if someone coughs or sneezes it is expelled unfiltered.
When masks get wet, they stop working properly. That happens after a mere 20 minutes of use (your exhaled breath contains moisture). Do you or the people you see around you change them out every 20 minutes?
How many people wash their cloth masks constantly?
Now I can talk about all the potential risks masks pose, i.e. the filth people are breathing, or how folks with asthma and other conditions could get in trouble. But right now, no one cares about that.
The mask = adult pacifier
It makes people feel in control and like they can “do something.” It makes people feel safer. It’s the simple solution politicians and government agencies always look for (example Obama’s answer was to inflate tires when asked about our energy policy). We need simple and easy answers, and the mask is it.
It’s all BS, but when it’s emotions vs. rational thought, feelings always win.
Masks are the pre-curser to their vaccine. Sad to see so many sheep.
I dont wear a mask and will not take the vaccine.
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Ditto
Yes... But Dr. Fauci and WHO know they work... That’s whey they said... ‘Don’t wear mask’ for the first three months of this nonsense... So more people would die while we were completely locked down.
There are droplets and aerosols. Even cheesy masks protect against droplets. Not so much against aerosols. And since people with WuFlu don’t seem to hock a lotta loogies, I’d be more worried about aerosols.
And the masks available to the general public aren’t that much better than nothing with aerosols.
‘You would be physically assaulted by Karen Mask Nazis, arrested by the police, fined thousands of dollars, and banned for life from flying on airlines or entering business establishments.’
and a handful of people that post on here would be cheering your misfortune...
I join with you when I say that I will not wear a mask or face covering nor will I take the vaccine.
I really enjoyed my time in Holland, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Iceland. If I’m going to live in a Socialist country, it won’t be the US. It’s becoming Balkanized.
To put this whole controversy to bed, make HCQ and Zinc Sulfate OTC drugs and if someone has a cough and/or fever, begin a regimen of medication immediately, Pandemic over. Having to wait to get tested and wait for the results is what is killing most infected patients but its making Big Pharma billions. Follow the money.
I will move if this pandemic/over-reaction continues.
Coeur dAlene is on a relatively short list of potential places.
Other areas: Eastern Tennessee, South Dakota, South Carolina...
Suggestions welcome.
Kids actually attending school under normal circumstances is a big issue for me.
TIA
Agree!
...Sanity...
HCQ + shut down he pandemics in the dirty overcrowded slums of Mumbai.
If it can do that...in a first world country it would end this whole thing in 3 weeks..
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