The left is very crafty. They knew that it would be difficult to beat all Americans into total submission. (Not Canadians. They would not show any resistance.) So they came up with a plan. The plan would have many benefits, but the big one would be forcing the folks into unquestioned compliance, and carrying around a very visible sign of their subjugation.
Voila the mask!
The mask, which slowly suffocates you and does not protect from any infection, would be commanded, and the penalties would be huge - way out of proportion.
The major effect of the mask on me was to harden my total distrust of government.
Not only masks, but the silly and wrong edicts put out by health officials and politicians. One of my favorites is the loan surf boarder being arrested at a remote California beach. When golf was first allowed to be played in Illinois, only 2 people were allowed in a group and tee times were 20 minutes apart. Golfers had to walk and were not suppose to over take the next group. At that point I knew the people in charge were clueless and just making stuff up to look like they were doing something..