We're In The Red Phase Of The PandemicPosted By James Brown |
I'm not sure why you think I did not do any research on masks, distancing and other reasonable mitigation efforts 18 months ago and on through to now. According to the bulk of my research, masks do help prevent the spread of an airborne respiratory virus. I posted a ton about my own research and reading in the long "data and graphs" thread. Of course, I think a proper mask is better than a bandana.Originally Posted by Richard Davis
He certainly may have, but your reticence to even look at the other side of the coin, with respect to so many issues about Covid is striking these days.
I'm not saying you're a leftist. I've always considered you a very liberal Republican.
Having said that, I've watched you over the past year just follow the masses on a great many issues related to Covid.
Take for instance masks.
You were Gung Ho for mask wearing as if they provided any relief from Covid at the beginning of the pandemic.
Yet Fauci himself, told one reporter who was interviewing him early on that they provided virtually no protection.
He said "they might stop a couple of droplets, but they might give the wearer a false sense of security", implying that they may do more harm than good.
Was he lying then? After all, at that point in the pandemic, he had been a 40 year bureaucrat and scientist, so his remarks weren't something he came up with nilly willy.
He had 40 years of experience with masks to come to his conclusions, Correct?
Then when I pointed that out in a video, you attacked the video, like a leftist would do, even using their regular verbiage, telling me "you're taking it out of context".
Do you recall that video from Grabien I posted?
It matters not, so I'll just ask you, do you think Masks work? Since the virus is infinitesimally small, do you think masks provide any protection against Covid and if so, what kind of protection?
Governor Jared Polis at the time, gave us all in Colorado marching orders to "wear our masks".
If I remember correctly his words were "Just wear the damned masks"!!
Do you remember that?
At that time, he also told us, if you can't get a regular (blue) mask, then just use a piece of cloth.
Do you think that piece of cloth like a bandana offered ANY Protection whatsoever?
Dave Cotterell came on here and showed us all how to make a mask out of a blue towlette.
At that time I was laughing, but you took him seriously, congratulated him on his ingenuity, and then proceeded to post photos of yourself wearing a mask.
Your prerogative of course to do so, but my training as a nurse informed me that cloth masks do nothing to protect anyone from a virus.
That's for damned sure.
Yet, out of the 2 of us, your buddies mocked me and implied that I didn't give a damn about others around me.
In fact they didn't just imply that, they told me what a self centered lowlife I was. LOL!!
So then, do you have any evidence now that masks do a damned thing?
In this case, I did a lot of reading and research. Although I'm not following the masses, I have ended up agreeing with the large majority. Agreeing with the majority is not usually cited as evidence that one is wrong!
I don't wear a mask now by the way. Only in a jet or at the airport where they are required. I'm counting on the vaccine to protect me, or make any infection I might get mild.
Jim
