Posted on 08/05/2020 7:31:58 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
As the influenza pandemic swept across the United States in 1918 and 1919, masks took a role in political and cultural wars.
The masks were called muzzles, germ shields and dirt traps. They gave people a pig-like snout. Some people snipped holes in their masks to smoke cigars. Others fastened them to dogs in mockery. Bandits used them to rob banks.
More than a century ago, as the 1918 influenza pandemic raged in the United States, masks of gauze and cheesecloth became the facial front lines in the battle against the virus. ...the masks stoked political division...medical authorities urged the wearing of masks to help slow the spread of disease...some people resisted.
In 1918 and 1919, as bars, saloons, restaurants, theaters and schools were closed, masks became a scapegoat, a symbol of government overreach, inspiring protests, petitions and defiant bare-face gatherings. All the while, thousands of Americans were dying in a deadly pandemic.
The first infections were identified in March, at an Army base in Kansas, where 100 soldiers were infected. Within a week, the number of flu cases grew fivefold, and soon the disease was taking hold across the country, prompting some cities to impose quarantines and mask orders to contain it.
By the fall of 1918, seven cities San Francisco, Seattle, Oakland, Sacramento, Denver, Indianapolis and Pasadena, Calif. had mandatory face mask laws...
Organized resistance to mask wearing was not common. There were flare-ups, there were scuffles and there were occasional groups, like the Anti-Mask League, but that is the exception rather than the rule.
At the forefront of the safety measures was San Francisco...By the end of October, there were more than 60,000 cases statewide, with 7,000 of them in San Francisco. It soon became known as the masked city.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Sorry-that was not in the least my intent at all. Honestly. We have been on plenty of threads on various subjects and I have never had any issues with you or your posts.
I had zero issue with your thread or your post. I found it interesting and informative, my issue was completely unrelated and was directed at another poster.
You are the second person who thought my ping to you was directed at you, and it completely was not...so I have to assume the way I wrote it was defective in the way I conveyed the focus.
You have my unreserved apologies for my poor composition of that post.
Thanks for clarifying.
I appreciate all your thoughtful and well written posts.
Thanks to you both.
You are welcome, and I apologize for any confusion.
No apology needed, I understood you, agree with your posts on this thread, and appreciate your style and civility, which are unmatched by me. Please continue. o7
Good chart.
Rush pointed out that something like 10% of the U.S population believes 30 MILLION people in the U.S. have died of COVID. I havent seen the original source on that, but given the pathetic of math education, it isnt hard to believe.
I know........anything people dont want to believe is DEEP STATE (Said with loud stadium echo). Or the ever favorite Its all just to get Trump.
But for the real Covid denier......
Its the NWO
WHO
Soros
Mark of the Beast
Bill Gates
Pelosi
Governors
Pence
Melina Trump
Satan
CNN
Every mask wearer
Baron Trump
Walmart
I guess it could go on forever.
To bad it cant just be what it is........an altered SARS virus that was released in Chine either by accident or on purpose.
A virus that has been changed genetically which makes knowledge of it vague and difficult to treat.
Nawwwww......that doesnt sound whacky enough.
Dont tell me what to do, Karen.
This is NOT the Spanish Flu or Ebola. Not.Even.Close.
My immune system works very well, so dont tell me what to do, Karen. Understand?
I cannot breathe very well in your death mask because of a congenital heart defect. I have a much better chance of passing out from lack of Oxygen than catching the KungFlu.
Hide under your bed and never come out, if you are so terrified. Grow up.
Thank you.
I just cannot comprehend the irrational panic over this virus.
There are a lot of folks on this discussion board that mislead folks on vaccines and masks. Even Trump recommends wearing the mask in certain scenarios and following other important public health measures like washing hands. I agree with your comments and I appreciate your posts.
I know. My wife tells me not to talk about it with her as I will never change her mind. She wonders why I won’t listen to the healthcare professionals who said we needed a shut down.
A bitch and a disgrace?
How so?
When called names, I defend myself?
This on-going discussion began by me giving giving my thoughts and advice on the FluBro thread........I was attacked for it in the truest Leftist way.......name calling, insults etc.
Suddenly a discussion turned to verbal combat.
Im only human and freely admit I let myself be drawn in rather than practice better self-control.
Some here, that believe as I do, have given up.
Theyve given up discussion on the matter, or even given up on FreeRepublic all together.
I dont understand one thing......which makes my continued comments on the matter at this point worthless.........I dont understand what possible motive (within reason, not Deep State stuff) some here think I have for endorsing the quickest and IMO best way to rid ourselves of the virus.
I think taking an unpopular view point got out of control and as I fought back, others fought back soon it became sport and not a reasonable exchange of thoughts.
While I believe we agree on 99% of issues........this one issue or that 1% can be to disruptive to carry.
But calling me a Bitch, and a disgrace doesnt really have teeth since you dont really know me. I could be a loser addicted to Xanax, or I could be decorated hero. You dont know.
Around this part of Arizona, none of the locals ever wears orange while hunting. You’ll see a few out-of-staters wearing orange.
“””This on-going discussion began by me giving giving my thoughts and advice on the FluBro thread........I was attacked for it in the truest Leftist way.......name calling, insults etc.”””
I think I have seen the numbers and there are no fewer accidental deaths in states that require orange versus those that don’t. I think it is funny to watch some of these Outdoor Channel shows and in some states, they wear orange during bow season. I have even seen people wearing it in the Yukon where there ain’t a soul for one hundred miles.
Does this mask ordinance in CDA require the wearing of masks outside as well as inside? Thanks
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