Posted on 05/19/2021 5:37:27 PM PDT by DoodleBob
...But excuse me if I, like many of the people I see around me, am not yet quite ready to expose my lower face. Early on in the pandemic, I made a vow with my family that we would set a high standard for COVID-19 avoidance. Not only were we not getting this virus ourselves, if we could help it, but we were taking no chances of inadvertently spreading it to anyone else, even if that did make for a long and lonely year without indoor gatherings and travel to see family and friends.
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The vaccines are remarkably effective, but not 100%. Breakthrough infections among vaccinated people have occurred (witness the cluster of cases among the New York Yankees), and the science about whether and how the virus can be transmitted by the vaccinated to the unvaccinated is not yet certain. Putting aside the hard science for a moment, wearing a mask in public spaces—especially indoors, where transmission is more likely—serves a broader social purpose: It says to those around us that, whatever our vaccine status, we value community safety.
When I walk outside my door into a densely populated neighborhood, I know as little about the life circumstances of the people I encounter as they do about mine. Are they, like me, fully vaccinated? Or are they in between shots, still looking for an appointment, or never planning to get a vaccine at all? Might they be in chemotherapy, or otherwise immunocompromised in some way that would prevent them from either getting a vaccine or experiencing its full benefits?
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But if...some of us simply find comfort in going around with a scrap of cloth on our face, we can be forgiven for choosing to leave it there until the world feels like a safer place for everyone.
(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...
Who cares what you do. As long as I am not forced to wear it.
Heh, that made me snort aloud in involuntary laughter! Good post!
That same situation existed for her prior to Covid. She could have contracted any number of diseases by interacting with various people on a daily basis. These weirdos act as if there were never any other life-threatening illnesses prior to Covid showing up.
Americans are so easily conditioned into subservience.
Adventures in Virtue Signaling.
Where is the list of side effects? None of them have a list of potential hazards to your health the way every FDA drug you get at a pharmacy; even OTC drugs have them but not these wonderful super safe vaccines, that kill and maim people and kids.
I've done a lot of reading in my life, but have never heard of Fernando Pessoa.
And if Ms Stevens wants to wear a mask, IDGAF.
Sign on the front of the store said "per CDC guidelines, those who are NOT vaccinated must wear a mask."
Guess I was the only one who was fully vaccinated then?
C'mon people -- these stupid cloth/ear loop/neck gaiter masks never stopped a damn' thing. Take the stupid masks off!
LIVE FREE OR DIE.
Don't forget the hag fish:
"Hag fish … are eel-shaped, slime-producing marine fish."Definitely to be found at The Atlantic. Hag fish galore.
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I sincerely hope the last thing the undertaker does before closing the coffin lid on Ms. Stevens is double-mask her.
>> The vaccines are remarkably effective
Show the data.
“Turns out they don’t want to.”
I’d rather die on my feet than live on my knees.
For that title, I may have to create a photoshopped pulp novel cover with a tarted up blonde...
I have no words about the stunning ignorance of this woman.
Perfectly phrased. We don't give a hoot about her. Do your worst. But we sure will push back when Karens like her demand that we keep ours on to appease her paranoia.
I don’t care eithervway, Dana. Just don’t inflict your neuroses on me.
A quote for the ages...
Even if covid is eliminated, there are many other pathogens out there. People of all ages have died from influenza since it’s been around.
Do you know that no microphone is 100% safe? That thing she’s holding could electrocute her.
Though the odds of that one are low if it’s in good condition, the odds are much higher she’d catch a micro-critter from it. Maybe that’ll kill her.
If not, she still needs to get home. Car, bike, public trans? All 100% safe right?
Ok, so walk....
...and get raped/mugged.
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