Masking is becoming a cult ritual

So what if they didn't work before!

Vincent J. Curtis

30 Nov 22

RE: Do local mask mandates make sense?  Spectator editorial 30 Nov 22.

In its Wednesday editorial, the Spectator offers this rich and dogmatic conclusion: “Notwithstanding the claims of anti-vaxxers and other pandemic deniers, masking does work.  It’s not perfect, but combined with vaccinations it can reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses.”

The issue was mandates, not masks.  If you don’t mandates specific masks, masks that don’t work pass muster, and the intent of the mandate is defeated.  That obvious consequence is true even if uttered by detestable and discredited people like anti-vaxxers and pandemic deniers.

(I don’t know anyone who denied that a pandemic once raged, though many were skeptical of the panicked an unavailing public orders that were issued to combat it.  Like Like now scientifically disproven  lockdowns, prohibitions on outdoors activities (even alone), and prohibitions on assembly.  Likewise, to think the mRNA vaccines practically worthless for most people doesn’t make one opposed to vaccination in general.  But I note the bad-faith effort at discrediting your opponents.)

But, it is admitted, masking alone doesn’t work.  You need vaccinations as well - with ‘vaccines’ that don’t prevent infection and don’t prevent transmission.  And even then, these combined only reduce the spread, not prevent it.  Given how wildly contagious the Delta and Omicron variants were, what does it matter whether it’s two or three weeks for the entire country to get the bug?   And other respiratory diseases?  The COVID mRNA vaccine is supposed to be effective against other respiratory viruses?

Mask mandates did not prevent pandemic waves 2,3,4,5, or 6.  There is no empirical evidence that they’ll stop wave 7, vaccines or not. The word is out on mRNA vaccines, and that’s why uptake has slowed dramatically.

Dogmatic insistence in the fact of all evidence, and the bad-faith discrediting of those who disagree only indicates that mandates have become the fixation of a cult.  People don’t follow the recommendation, so let’s force it upon them with the power of government!  Slam the violators with fines, jail, and social exclusion!!  Love the power!!!

Been there, done that, doesn’t work.

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