Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science

[Mik]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

We all have different goals. Mine is to avoid contracting Covid-19 from some stupid fuck who refuses to wear a mask because it would somehow affect his liberty.

That’s pretty much mine too.

[Aqua Letifer]

@LuFins-Dad said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

Why are people having issues with Copper’s and Horace’s points? We are being told to wear masks so we won’t kill your grandmother. OK. We are told that not wearing a mask is immoral because it puts Grandma at greater risk. OK. So the Flu is deadly to Grandma as well and is just as preventable by the same simple step. Why wouldn’t we continue?Are you that immoral and selfish?

We’ve established who/what we are, now we are just haggling over cost.

Yeah that's absolutely what their points are, we're all an intellectually honest group here.

[Copper]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

@LuFins-Dad said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

Why are people having issues with Copper’s and Horace’s points? We are being told to wear masks so we won’t kill your grandmother. OK. We are told that not wearing a mask is immoral because it puts Grandma at greater risk. OK. So the Flu is deadly to Grandma as well and is just as preventable by the same simple step. Why wouldn’t we continue?Are you that immoral and selfish?

We’ve established who/what we are, now we are just haggling over cost.

Yeah that's absolutely what their points are, we're all an intellectually honest group here.

What is that?

It is a legit question. If we should wear masks to prevent some covid, why not prevent everything?

What is the limit?

I understand that Trump people wear fewer masks and Biden people love masks. cnn and fox made all that clear a long time ago.

But the question remains.

[Horace]

Seemed like an accurate description of my points.

[Rainman]

Bad mood Sunday I guess.
Except me. Fat, happy, bubbly, joyous, and other BS.

[Doctor Phibes]

If you want to wear a mask at all times, feel free to do so.

What this argument about is certain people here and elsewhere have consistently downplayed the risks of this pandemic, and consistently argued that we should do nothing out of the ordinary, against pretty much all expert advice, and all evidence to the contrary. As the death toll has increased, the only thing that's changed has been the excuses used to justify doing nothing.

And I for one am fucking sick of it. I have zero interest in trying to nail jello to a wall.

[Larry]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

If you want to wear a mask at all times, feel free to do so.

What this argument about is certain people here and elsewhere have consistently downplayed the risks of this pandemic, and consistently argued that we should do nothing out of the ordinary, against pretty much all expert advice, and all evidence to the contrary. As the death toll has increased, the only thing that's changed has been the excuses used to justify doing nothing.

And I for one am fucking sick of it. I have zero interest in trying to nail jello to a wall.

But has the death toll increased? From what I've heard, case numbers are increasing, but deaths are decreasing.

[Horace]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

If you want to wear a mask at all times, feel free to do so.

What this argument about is certain people here and elsewhere have consistently downplayed the risks of this pandemic, and consistently argued that we should do nothing out of the ordinary, against pretty much all expert advice, and all evidence to the contrary. As the death toll has increased, the only thing that's changed has been the excuses used to justify doing nothing.

And I for one am fucking sick of it. I have zero interest in trying to nail jello to a wall.

That may not be an accurate portrayal of what people here have been "consistently" posting.

There should be room in the discussion for those who raise a few questions to the virtuous noises about saving lives at any cost. But I don't really think you want to have a discussion that allows for that room.

[Jolly]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

If you want to wear a mask at all times, feel free to do so.

What this argument about is certain people here and elsewhere have consistently downplayed the risks of this pandemic, and consistently argued that we should do nothing out of the ordinary, against pretty much all expert advice, and all evidence to the contrary. As the death toll has increased, the only thing that's changed has been the excuses used to justify doing nothing.

And I for one am fucking sick of it. I have zero interest in trying to nail jello to a wall.

You need to live in my neck of the woods. The folks here are positively police state versus what I see and hear from the majority of people around here...

[Doctor Phibes]

@Larry said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

If you want to wear a mask at all times, feel free to do so.

What this argument about is certain people here and elsewhere have consistently downplayed the risks of this pandemic, and consistently argued that we should do nothing out of the ordinary, against pretty much all expert advice, and all evidence to the contrary. As the death toll has increased, the only thing that's changed has been the excuses used to justify doing nothing.

And I for one am fucking sick of it. I have zero interest in trying to nail jello to a wall.

But has the death toll increased? From what I've heard, case numbers are increasing, but deaths are decreasing.

The death rate may have reduced, however I fear that won't last. I'd be more than happy to be proved wrong, but I sure don't want to bet on it.

[Axtremus]

I visited Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan, years before COVID-19. Even then it was quite common to see people there wore masks. The people there have somehow developed the social norm of wearing masks whenever they were sick with the common flu. I don’t think there was a government mandate for them to wear mask, but there was enough public health education and awareness that the people there generally accept that wearing a mask when one is sick with an illness that can infect others through coughs and sneezes is the right thing to do. This seems rather logical and need not be politicized as we have done here.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Jolly said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

If you want to wear a mask at all times, feel free to do so.

What this argument about is certain people here and elsewhere have consistently downplayed the risks of this pandemic, and consistently argued that we should do nothing out of the ordinary, against pretty much all expert advice, and all evidence to the contrary. As the death toll has increased, the only thing that's changed has been the excuses used to justify doing nothing.

And I for one am fucking sick of it. I have zero interest in trying to nail jello to a wall.

You need to live in my neck of the woods. The folks here are positively police state versus what I see and hear from the majority of people around here...

Absolutely not the case here. I'm not "safety at any cost." I said it before: for 4th of July weekend, there was a sea of people out and about and after making a few passes in my car, I counted 12 motherfuckers wearing masks out of thousands. That's it. I'm not advocating "safety at any cost," I'm saying it's disgusting how many people in this and other areas are doing absolutely, positively nothing apparent to keep themselves and others safe.

[Catseye3]

Same here, Aqua. Smaller scale -- in my local mom n' pop store. Very few wearing masks, but there seemed to be a lot of respect for the six-foot distancing.

One thing I've noticed. I've visited this store for years, know the staff and etc to nod to. But wearing the mask, I felt a kind of shunning. Not actual shunning, but like I'd turned into a stranger that they didn't particularly want to get to know.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Jolly said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

If you want to wear a mask at all times, feel free to do so.

What this argument about is certain people here and elsewhere have consistently downplayed the risks of this pandemic, and consistently argued that we should do nothing out of the ordinary, against pretty much all expert advice, and all evidence to the contrary. As the death toll has increased, the only thing that's changed has been the excuses used to justify doing nothing.

And I for one am fucking sick of it. I have zero interest in trying to nail jello to a wall.

You need to live in my neck of the woods. The folks here are positively police state versus what I see and hear from the majority of people around here...

The thing is, I'm not at all police-state about it all. I'm happy for people to follow social distancing guidelines and not wear a mask if they can maintain that. MA has done a pretty good job of reducing the infection rate, although it's creeping.

I also don't believe that we should put our lives on hold, but believe that we should be capable of demonstrating some level of self-restraint. The idea that it should be business-as-usual is unsustainable.

[Jolly]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

@Jolly said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

If you want to wear a mask at all times, feel free to do so.

What this argument about is certain people here and elsewhere have consistently downplayed the risks of this pandemic, and consistently argued that we should do nothing out of the ordinary, against pretty much all expert advice, and all evidence to the contrary. As the death toll has increased, the only thing that's changed has been the excuses used to justify doing nothing.

And I for one am fucking sick of it. I have zero interest in trying to nail jello to a wall.

You need to live in my neck of the woods. The folks here are positively police state versus what I see and hear from the majority of people around here...

Absolutely not the case here. I'm not "safety at any cost." I said it before: for 4th of July weekend, there was a sea of people out and about and after making a few passes in my car, I counted 12 motherfuckers wearing masks out of thousands. That's it. I'm not advocating "safety at any cost," I'm saying it's disgusting how many people in this and other areas are doing absolutely, positively nothing apparent to keep themselves and others safe.

Sorry, I didn't make myself clear. Many people around here equate wearing a mask with being in a police state. I'm positively a flaming liberal on the issue.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Horace said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

If you want to wear a mask at all times, feel free to do so.

What this argument about is certain people here and elsewhere have consistently downplayed the risks of this pandemic, and consistently argued that we should do nothing out of the ordinary, against pretty much all expert advice, and all evidence to the contrary. As the death toll has increased, the only thing that's changed has been the excuses used to justify doing nothing.

And I for one am fucking sick of it. I have zero interest in trying to nail jello to a wall.

That may not be an accurate portrayal of what people here have been "consistently" posting.

There should be room in the discussion for those who raise a few questions to the virtuous noises about saving lives at any cost. But I don't really think you want to have a discussion that allows for that room.

See my other reply. I don't believe in saving lives at any cost, it's not feasible. But arguing that masks are pointless or unnecessary is not that. All I would hope is that people would be able to exercise reasonable caution, which is what wearing a mask in a store is doing. Going to a massive public beach party seems like reckless stupidity. Going on vacation and maintaining social distancing doesn't seem unreasonable.

[Doctor Phibes]

I also think it's very sad that wearing a mask has become politicised to the extent that it has.

In another time I'm sure it would seem like plain common sense, but apparently not in this time.

[Catseye3]

@Doctor-Phibes Agreed 1000%. It's beyond silly to politicize something like this, a virus that shows no political preference in its victims!

Maybe we should start a thread titled "Things That Can't Be Politicized", see how many such topics are left. (Left = remaining.) I wonder how many we could come up with.

[Jolly]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Tucker: Masks and social distancing have no basis in science:

I also think it's very sad that wearing a mask has become politicised to the extent that it has.

In another time I'm sure it would seem like plain common sense, but apparently not in this time.

We're Americans. No matter how civilized we become, the national ethos is you're-not-gonna-tell-me-what-to-do-by-God rebels.

[George K]

There is some evidence that mask-wearing prevents transmission. That's a good thing.

There is also evidence that vaccination prevents measles. That's another good thing.

Neither one infringes on your "freedom." Both of them involve some minor inconvenience. If the mask-wearing is, ultimately, proven to not being effective, what's the loss, other than someone not seeing your face and some $$?

Your right to not vaccinate your kids stops exactly where my kids' right to not get the measles begins. I'd like to hear a reasonable argument how this is any different, other than the mask "science" is, for now, speculative.

At which point does the right of the inconvenienced surpass the right of those not to be infected? I'm going to stand to the left of that line and mask-up for now. As Phibes has said, it's a minor inconvenience and has potentially significant benefits. Why risk?