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Mask shaming erupts as latest public battle over coronavirus restrictions
The Orange County Register ^ | May 13, 2020 | SCOTT SCHWEBKE and DAVID DOWNEY

Posted on 05/13/2020 4:42:04 PM PDT by DannyTN

Psychology, conflicting rules, misinformation and anxiety fueling bad behavior and violence, experts say

As a culture war rages across the nation over whether to wear protective masks, closer to home the battle is spilling over into store aisles and shopping center parking lots with alarming frequency — and at times violent consequences.

Los Angeles police this week announced the arrest of two brothers who allegedly assaulted store employees and a security guard who attempted to escort them from a Target in Van Nuys for refusing to wear masks. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coldcivilwar; coronavirus; covid19; masks
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To: Wonder Warthog

“All the anti-mask hoopla is playing directly into the hands of the Chinese commies. “

i had no idea that was true! I always thought having a strong military and a strong President would keep them away. That and re-repatriating out manufacturing jobs, particularly the ones that manufacture strategic goods like medicines and medical supplies would be the way to go.

Still, I suppose that if wearing masks keeps the chinese commies away that it might be worth it. Do you know how long we have to do that to keep them away? Is it something we have to do forever until the ChiComs collapse, or will they get the message after a certain period of time and we can stop wearings masks to keep them away?


101 posted on 05/13/2020 5:45:22 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: DannyTN

I read that as man-shaming at first.


102 posted on 05/13/2020 5:45:46 PM PDT by Crucial
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To: Not A Snowbird
Good for you.

I am heading to the capital tomorrow to protest governor Whit-less.

Two weeks so as not to overwhelm the hospital system. Reasonable.

Maybe not smart but fairly reasonable. What has happened since then is pure insanity.

103 posted on 05/13/2020 5:46:19 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Leave it to me to be holdin' the matches when the fire truck shows up & there's nobody else to blame)
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To: Wonder Warthog

So maybe I should get a kefiya. It at least lets you breath.


104 posted on 05/13/2020 5:46:33 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("SHUT UP!" he explained.)
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To: DannyTN

Yeah, I feel real guilty. /false guilt mode off


105 posted on 05/13/2020 5:46:57 PM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: Mom MD
"It’s a cotton mask which provides no protection but. is he thinks he needs to wear it to not hurt her feelings."

Not true. A double layer of cotton sheet stops 96% of particles in the 6 micron (respirable) range.

106 posted on 05/13/2020 5:47:54 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (No Longer Tolerating Trolls!)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

...which show it was that Fauci made this admission?...
________________________________

Tracked him down and it was via a Still Report, #3050, with Beth Still. She references it and the Surgeon General saying the same, but no specific attribution.


107 posted on 05/13/2020 5:48:11 PM PDT by reformedliberal
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To: Wonder Warthog

again the virus is much less than 6 microns. the masks do not fit well and quickly become saturated with exhaled moisture. They are no protection and in his case more harmful than most


108 posted on 05/13/2020 5:49:38 PM PDT by Mom MD
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To: Dacula

Are you in Dacula? Ol Hwy 29, remember it well, lol. I’m in Forsyth co, no problems here, but I’ve been told I give off a “leave me the eff alone” vibe. Been practicing social distancing since before it was cool.


109 posted on 05/13/2020 5:50:14 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: Mom MD
"if only the virus particles were > 6 microns. they are not. And once that simple cotton mask becomes saturated with exhaled moisture it is even more worthless"

The probability of a bare-naked viral particle is virtually nil. Viral particles are transmitted in salivary and liquid microdrops in coughed, sneezed, or exhaled breath. As an MD, you ought to know that.

110 posted on 05/13/2020 5:50:43 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (No Longer Tolerating Trolls!)
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To: Wonder Warthog

For how long? How often does it need to be cleaned/disinfected? Does touching the outside of it with your hands affect it’s effectiveness?


111 posted on 05/13/2020 5:52:29 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: DannyTN

If I’m not coughing and/or sneezing and observing safe distancing, there’s no way a virus is going to jump out of my nose and fly across six feet to someone I’m passing for 3 seconds


112 posted on 05/13/2020 5:53:05 PM PDT by DLfromthedesert
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To: catnipman
"Still, I suppose that if wearing masks keeps the chinese commies away that it might be worth it. Do you know how long we have to do that to keep them away? Is it something we have to do forever until the ChiComs collapse, or will they get the message after a certain period of time and we can stop wearings masks to keep them away?"

You want to open the economy and stifle the Chinese?? The best way to do in the absence of a vaccine is good mask discipline. Simple, cheap, and effective. And preventing that action is one of the best memes the Chinks can sell the American public.

113 posted on 05/13/2020 5:53:37 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (No Longer Tolerating Trolls!)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

https://www.etsy.com/listing/794043613/trump-2020-face-mask-or-republican-mask?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=trump+mask&ref=sr_gallery-1-16&col=1


114 posted on 05/13/2020 5:53:47 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Trailerpark Badass

Dacula, just north of Hog Mountain.

My son and I do not like public appearances, except when we volunteer at a local facility.

I have no problem telling people to get out of my business and I have the respect from the store managers to back us up.

We are next to the Hamilton Millers and they hide in their enclaves.


115 posted on 05/13/2020 5:54:27 PM PDT by Dacula (Day 19 of Georgia opening up and I am still alive)
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To: Wonder Warthog

This virus is billed as being airborne not droplet I do know the difference. As an MD I am quite aware of what masks do and don’t do. The masks people are wearing in grocery stores do little to prevent the spread of disease and may even be worse than nothing for a variety of reasons. Wear one if you want but don’t expect others to


116 posted on 05/13/2020 5:54:27 PM PDT by Mom MD
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To: Wonder Warthog

Well, then, if you touch it, and then touch something else, you’ve just transmitted a concentrated gob of virii with a protective coating.


117 posted on 05/13/2020 5:54:50 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: Wonder Warthog

“You want to open the economy and stifle the Chinese?? The best way to do in the absence of a vaccine is good mask discipline. Simple, cheap, and effective. And preventing that action is one of the best memes the Chinks can sell the American public. “

ROTFLOL!

you’re really funny! you almost sound serious!


118 posted on 05/13/2020 5:55:44 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Mom MD

“..again the virus is much less than 6 microns. the masks do not fit well and quickly become saturated with exhaled moisture. They are no protection and in his case more harmful than most”

And again....not true.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.0c03252


119 posted on 05/13/2020 5:56:26 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (No Longer Tolerating Trolls!)
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To: DannyTN

People can wear them. People can not wear them. Don’t care either way.

People need to make the best decision for themselves based on their circumstances.

With that said, let’s get back to work.


120 posted on 05/13/2020 5:58:07 PM PDT by Fury
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