Posts Made By: James Brown

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Gee, funny how I and so many others said that exact thing almost 2 years ago, and you mocked us all and you were happy to show photos of yourself wearing your flimsly little mask in your automobile after Dave showed photos of himself with his self created mask made out of blue paper towels and you applauded him.

Interesting how we on the right were correct all along while you guys patted each other on the back for following all those gov't rules like good little soldiers.

And btw, your follow up point there about the problems with mask wearing?  Well, I and others here have been saying that for about 1 1/2 years now.

Guess you didn't have your listening ears on back then eh?

Oh well, I'm glad to see you finally opened your eyes, even if you are a day late and a dollar short.  

p.s.  My flimsy little mask was made with love by my 88 year old mom at a time when store-bought masks were unavailable.  If I were a tool like you, I'd feign outrage because you insulted my mom.  Also, the right (if by "the right" you mean trumptoids like you) were not correct all along.  Your opposition to masks was wrong in the earlier stages of the pandemic.  Also, I never mocked you, I did try in vain to patiently educate you.  Also, I never denied that masks, distancing, and even business closures were without costs.  Far from it.  As a matter of fact, every single line in your post is either foolishly wrong or a lie.  Nice job.

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

I wear an N95 when I into public places like stores or malls.

This is the key point.  In view of the evolution of the pandemic, I strongly support the right of those who are concerned about the disease to wear masks.  Hopefully they choose to wear a properly fit N95.  I do not support the government(s) forcing the rest of us to mask up.  The risk is now at a reasonable level to get back to normal life routines in my opinion.

Obviously this does not mean that the risk is zero.  It only means that in view of everything It is a risk I am willing to take, and if my own observations are relevant, it is a risk at least 90% of my fellow Coloradoans and Hoosiers, along with our state and local governments, are willing to take.   Jim  

Originally Posted by James Brown

 It only means that in view of everything It is a risk I am willing to take... 

I understand that this is a self-centered view.  Theoretically, I could be infectious and not know it and a continued mask mandate might save someone else's life.  I'm not so cold blooded as to not care about that.  Still, I theoretically could kill an innocent every flu season, or every time I drive my car.  As a society, there is a level of risk that we all accept together.  Clearly, in my opinion, US society (at least in CO, UT, and IN) has coalesced around mask mandates having become unnecessary at this point in time.

Originally Posted by James Lacey

When did you choose to become straight, for example? Were you brainwashed into being straight? Or did you merely wake up one day and realize you occupy a typical role with advancing maturity and hormones? Yeah, that's how it works for people who are not traditional sex and gender roles as well.

If I had to pick a specific calendar date...

Originally Posted by James Lacey

No, I understand entirely that parents want to protect their children. However, it takes a special kind of stupid to present anything from Tucker Carlson as proof that there is a leftist plot to indoctrinate children and convince them to be transgender or any other thing than their genuine selves.  Look, I get it. The smear campaign to characterize the left as pedophile groomers is prominent in the right-wing corporate network outage machine. And you gobble that malarky up and spew it back here. However, take some of your advice and stop pulling allegations out of your ass, and provide some real evidence. Otherwise, you merely look like just another old wild-eyed white guy spewing conspiracy nonsense on the internet.

"look like..."  You are being far too generous, James.

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

I'm simply pointing out that I was smart enough to understand that a 0.2 micron virus was not going to be stopped by a mask that has holes that were much much bigger than that.

They did no good, or are you now saying that these masks WERE effective in stopping a tennis ball sized item, being stopped in its trajectory by using a hole the size of an 8ft x 8ft wall to block its movement?

I guess I just live in reality, whereas you live in your world where you apparently don't understand size relationships.  

Or in your world of fantasy land, did the laws of mathematics change recently and only now can I throw a tennis ball through a hole that is 8ft x 8ft in size and have it pass through that giant hole?

I guess before, things were different and an 8X8 hole WOULD stop a tennis ball?  

Or perhaps we who live in the real world, were correct back then, and the rest of you were wrong.

Well in any case, welcome to reality.  I hope you continue to live here.  

You fail to comprehend my position and you fail to comprehend the operation of masks.  "They did no good" as a blanket indictment is really stupid and not supported by any scientific literature I have read. 

Decent masks do a decent job of trapping particles.  We are not just spewing raw viruses by the way.  Droplets and aerosols are a big part of the transmission mechanism of respiratory illness.  You ignored this, or did not know it.  

Good masks like Rod's N95 do a great job.  These masks rely on filter mechanisms above and beyond your over-simplified "pore size" argument.   Unfortunately, N95s were not generally available in the early stages of the pandemic.  

As Rod and I have both noted, T-shirt material masks do next to nothing.  Poorly worn masks do next to nothing.  Properly worn surgical masks are reasonably effective and properly worn N95 masks are superb.  Surgical masks have been readily available to the public since mid 2020.  Many businesses handed them out for free.  There is lots of literature for those with open minds.  A key point is that no mask is 100% effective.  Therefore, the innate transmissivity of the virus is a big factor to consider when assessing the effectiveness of masks, as James suggested.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452199X20301481
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0163445320302358#fig0002
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0843-2?ContensisTextOnly=true

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

She stated this in the video:


"we have seen this rising trend of hatred and targeting of gay kids and trans-kids, and black kids and uh... then they came for me"


So then can You back up her lie there?

Yes or No, and if You say 'Yes', then explain how gay kids and trans-kids, and black kids are being targeted and what is occurring that indicates there is a 'rising trend' of hatred of those 3 groups above.


Now then, since you've made an accusation, defend it. 

I submit you can't.  Here's the video DS: 

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6304450725001#sp=show-clips

Start at the 2:05 mark, and explain what their INTENT Is towards the children, which THEY themselves posted. 

And here's a clue for you since you've adopted the leftist mantra of "everything put out about the radical left is a conspiracy theory posted by right wing nuts".

Did Tucker Carlson hire people to fake videos?

You misunderstand, again.  The only accusation I am making is that you are in fact, "just another old wild-eyed white guy spewing conspiracy nonsense on the internet."

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

My statement that masks did no good, is a solid statement.  

N95 masks block about 95% of the particulates respirated, hence the name N95.  

Your Governor here was touting T-shirt type masks.  You went along with it.

As I stated previously, these masks in General did nothing.  Not a thing.  

You're free to believe whatever you like, believe in the Easter bunny if you like, for all I care.

Sweden neither Locked Down, nor masked up.  Why did they fare better than many other Euro nations who locked down hard?  

During the Pandemic they didn't keep people from traveling to and from Sweden.

Explain why they didn't have 10X the death rate per capita of other nations that locked down hard?

Belgium locked down hard and they fared quite a bit worse than Sweden. 

Germany locked down hard and they fared about the same as Sweden. 

France locked down hard and they had more deaths.

I had to chuckle at this statement you made:   Droplets and aerosols are a big part of the transmission mechanism of respiratory illness.  You ignored this, or did not know it. 

In addressing your statement above, does the phrase NO SHIT SHERLOCK mean anything to you?  

LOL 

P.S.  Hero of the left Anthony Fauci, their GOD figure came out on some shows last week and said that the Pandemic is over........

But of course he went out the very next day, and stated the precise opposite, that the Pandemic is not over...

I Imagine that when you heard your hero say it was over, you were SO relieved...... But then became a bit unnerved to find out the very next day that it wasn't over.

Are you wringing your hands like all the other libs???    

Given that I am totally in favor of dropping of mask mandates under the present circumstances, and given that I have stated in this thread my belief that the pandemic phase is over, I am curious why you posted your PS.  Maybe you need to re-read my posts.  

Governor Polis never touted T-shirt type masks -  this is a fabrication on your part.

If you were aware that droplets and aerosols are the main transmissive means for respiratory viruses, why did you make such a huge deal about the actual virus size in two of your earlier posts?  Do you see the inconsistency in your positions then and now?  Everyone else does.

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

My statement that masks did no good, is a solid statement.  

Based upon what evidence?  I posted three scientific journal articles.  You posted nothing.  You are basically taking it as a matter of faith that masking (and distancing) saved no lives in the earlier phases of the pandemic.  You ignore any scientific evidence to the contrary.  Being a blind partisan in political matters is your prerogative.  Being a blind partisan in science matters is super embarrassing for you, given the audience of this forum.

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

And since you're doing your regular dodge and hiding under your desk, I'll put it to you again.

She stated this in the video:

"we have seen this rising trend of hatred and targeting of gay kids and trans-kids, and black kids and uh... then they came for me"

So then can YOU back up her lie there?

Yes or No, and if You say 'Yes', then explain how gay kids and trans-kids, and black kids are being targeted and what is occurring that indicates there is a 'rising trend' of hatred of those 3 groups above.

Anyone with eyes knows that kids bully gay, trans, and black kids.  Personally, I think that the trend is slightly downward as time goes on (given that the reporting is better now than it was), but bullying of LGBT kids is still real problem, even if I am right and the actual trend is downward with time.  

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/06/28/anti-gay-hate-crimes-rise-fbi-says-and-they-likely-undercount/1582614001/
https://nam.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Case-Challenge11.01.2013.pdf
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/anti-gay-hate-crimes-fell-slightly-2020-anti-trans-crimes-rose-fbi-say-rcna1846

You got any sources to back up your position?  What is your position anyway.  Can you articulate one clearly?