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  • AxtremusA Axtremus

    @89th said in Anti-Mask sentiment is growing:

    As we reach a tipping point of vaccinations though...masks will become less and less common. I never wear it outside unless I’m quite nearby others who are also wearing masks. Respect.

    I wear a mask when outside these days because I’ve found that doing so seems to moderate my allergic reactions to pollens and whatnot in the air this time of the year. Before COVID-19 wearing masks would have been weird. But since COVID-19 it’s become more acceptable to wear a mask, and if doing so also brings along the benefit of reducing one’s reaction to allergens in the air, why not? 🙂

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    @axtremus said in Anti-Mask sentiment is growing:

    @89th said in Anti-Mask sentiment is growing:

    As we reach a tipping point of vaccinations though...masks will become less and less common. I never wear it outside unless I’m quite nearby others who are also wearing masks. Respect.

    I wear a mask when outside these days because I’ve found that doing so seems to moderate my allergic reactions to pollens and whatnot in the air this time of the year. Before COVID-19 wearing masks would have been weird. But since COVID-19 it’s become more acceptable to wear a mask, and if doing so also brings along the benefit of reducing one’s reaction to allergens in the air, why not? 🙂

    Ah, Earth is trying to kill you...

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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    • CopperC Copper

      I believe it was at least partially tongue in cheek.

      I think he wanted to highlight inconsistent reasoning, that is what he does.

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      @copper said in Anti-Mask sentiment is growing:

      I believe it was at least partially tongue in cheek.

      Which cheek?

      I was only joking

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        I never wore a mask outdoors or in my car. But I also wasn’t in close proximity of people outdoors except passing by.

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          I never wore a mask outdoors or in my car. But I also wasn’t in close proximity of people outdoors except passing by.

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          @loki said in Anti-Mask sentiment is growing:

          I never wore a mask outdoors or in my car. But I also wasn’t in close proximity of people outdoors except passing by.

          I noticed a big difference between how people are around here, small town, and in Boston. Here, not many wear them outside as you can space pretty easily. In Boston, everybody had one on.

          I was only joking

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            Very few people here wear masks outdoors. I certainly do not and nor does my spouse. Never have and there is really no need if physical distancing can be maintained. Besides there are no provincial or municipal regulations requiring outdoor masking. We nevertheless avoid outdoor situations where there are crowds and large gatherings such as multi family picnics, concerts and sporting events as well.

            Elbows up!

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              1. Use your common sense.

              2. Don't be an asshole.

              Is it really that hard?

              I was only joking

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                Horace
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                I never wear a mask outdoors but almost everybody else here does. Walkers, joggers, etc. I don't know that it's so much a political statement as it is monkey see, monkey do.

                Education is extremely important.

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                • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes
                  1. Use your common sense.

                  2. Don't be an asshole.

                  Is it really that hard?

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                  @doctor-phibes said in Anti-Mask sentiment is growing:

                  1. Use your common sense.

                  2. Don't be an asshole.

                  Is it really that hard?

                  No, it's not. That applies to so many things.

                  We had dinner with a friend who was trying to justify her belligerent ant-mask stance with the old saw that masks make you sick! But she is getting more irascible as she ages.

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                    @loki said in Anti-Mask sentiment is growing:

                    I never wore a mask outdoors or in my car. But I also wasn’t in close proximity of people outdoors except passing by.

                    I noticed a big difference between how people are around here, small town, and in Boston. Here, not many wear them outside as you can space pretty easily. In Boston, everybody had one on.

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                    @doctor-phibes said in Anti-Mask sentiment is growing:

                    In Boston, everybody had one on.

                    My 92 year old mother lives in Boston and walks every day. She has received the vaccine. If she sees someone coming without a mask she will cross the street.

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                    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes
                      1. Use your common sense.

                      2. Don't be an asshole.

                      Is it really that hard?

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                      @doctor-phibes said in Anti-Mask sentiment is growing:

                      1. Use your common sense.

                      2. Don't be an asshole.

                      Is it really that hard?

                      For many people, yes.

                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        Well thank God Biden came on today to declare that it is okay not to wear a mask outside.

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                        • KincaidK Kincaid

                          Well thank God Biden came on today to declare that it is okay not to wear a mask outside.

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                          @kincaid said in Anti-Mask sentiment is growing:

                          Well thank God Biden came on today to declare that it is okay not to wear a mask outside.

                          Thank you Uncle Joe!

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                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                          • CopperC Copper

                            @doctor-phibes said in Anti-Mask sentiment is growing:

                            In Boston, everybody had one on.

                            My 92 year old mother lives in Boston and walks every day. She has received the vaccine. If she sees someone coming without a mask she will cross the street.

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                            @copper said in Anti-Mask sentiment is growing:

                            @doctor-phibes said in Anti-Mask sentiment is growing:

                            In Boston, everybody had one on.

                            My 92 year old mother lives in Boston and walks every day. She has received the vaccine. If she sees someone coming without a mask she will cross the street.

                            Depends on the color.

                            Of the mask, that is.

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                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                The reason the CDC talk to us as though we're a bunch of morons who can't use their common sense is because we're a bunch of morons who can't use our common sense.

                                I was only joking

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                                • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                  The reason the CDC talk to us as though we're a bunch of morons who can't use their common sense is because we're a bunch of morons who can't use our common sense.

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                                  @doctor-phibes said in Anti-Mask sentiment is growing:

                                  The reason the CDC talk to us as though we're a bunch of morons who can't use their common sense is because we're a bunch of morons who can't use our common sense.

                                  Social media seems to be more effective than our education system although we were morons before it took hold.

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                                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                    The reason the CDC talk to us as though we're a bunch of morons who can't use their common sense is because we're a bunch of morons who can't use our common sense.

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                                    @doctor-phibes said in Anti-Mask sentiment is growing:

                                    The reason the CDC talk to us as though we're a bunch of morons who can't use their common sense is because we're a bunch of morons who can't use our common sense.

                                    Speak for yourself.😄

                                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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