RE: mask wearing - if you walked into a room...

It’s the basic difference between left and right. The common good vs. the needs of me and mine only. She lives in a very red area. Her everyday experience is with people who only care for themselves.

You can’t argue with people who have internalized the idea that no one matters but themselves. They can’t see that we all rely on each other for society to work. They can’t see that we rise and fall together.

We’re fixing to fall.

Maybe they’re from a different are where mask wearing isn’t a “social norm.”

There are LOTS of areas where masking wasn’t even the norm at the height of 2020, much less now.

Here, at least, a church is the last place I would expect to see masks. I strongly associate the kind of people who go to church with the kind of people who don’t wear masks.

I have a lot of friends who are really, really against mask wearing. Some decline invitations to anywhere that requires a mask. Some read the signs carefully and if the signs only say “recommended/requested/encouraged/etc.” or masks required for some guests and not others, they won’t wear a mask. Some won’t put on a mask unless approached by someone from the venue regardless of what the sign says. Some won’t put on a mask unless the venue provides masks.

I’ll put on a mask only if a place says it’s “required” (no mandates here and there haven’t been mandates for a long time, most of the time I don’t even have a mask with me, only if I’m going somewhere I know it’s required). However, once inside if other people aren’t wearing them or if employees aren’t wearing them (and wearing them correctly), I’ll take it off.

It’s the basic difference between left and right. The common good vs. the needs of me and mine only. She lives in a very red area. Her everyday experience is with people who only care for themselves.

You can’t argue with people who have internalized the idea that no one matters but themselves. They can’t see that we all rely on each other for society to work. They can’t see that we rise and fall together.

We’re fixing to fall.

The difference is belief in personal responsibility versus belief in a nanny state.

I went to a school meeting with about 25 kids and parents. We were asked to wear masks when called and there were signs on the door.

Maybe 4 or 5 people came in and didn't wear a mask.

The lady in charge handed them some booklets she had on hand about illiteracy and classes they could take. When they took offense at that she said the notice she sent out had masks required or they could do zoom meetings. And that there were also signs on the door. They didn't acknowledge either of those so she thought they were illiterates.

She did get some blowback but the principal backed her up, since it was a voluntary meeting that we didn't need to attend.

If I attended your meeting I'd probably speak loudly about how sad it is that people are unable to read in this day and age.

Jennifer

For someone who claims to support personal responsibility, you have not demonstrated any personal responsibility when it comes to covid mitigation measures.  Maybe in your world view, personal responsibility could more accurately be described as freedom from responsibility

Almost two weeks ago, I was diagnosed with COVID. Even though I had a very mild case, I sat in the doctor’s office and cried. I wasn’t crying because I had COVID.  I have been vaccinated and boosted so I was relatively confident that I would be ok.  I cried because I had been around:

*the teacher I work with who has a toddler that is too young to be vaxxed and a mom who has cancer
*my friend whose mom is in a nursing home, and she can’t visit for a week because I may have exposed her
*my daughter-in-law who is pregnant
*my dh who is looking forward to visiting his parents, one of whom has cancer and the other has a heart condition and dementia
*all of my students and co-workers

It is beyond me how anyone can not worry about exposing anyone, let alone those people they care about. 

It’s the basic difference between left and right. The common good vs. the needs of me and mine only. She lives in a very red area. Her everyday experience is with people who only care for themselves.

You can’t argue with people who have internalized the idea that no one matters but themselves. They can’t see that we all rely on each other for society to work. They can’t see that we rise and fall together.

We’re fixing to fall.

The difference is belief in personal responsibility versus belief in a nanny state.

For someone who claims to support personal responsibility, you have not demonstrated any personal responsibility when it comes to covid mitigation measures.  Maybe in your world view, personal responsibility could more accurately be described as freedom from responsibility

It’s the basic difference between left and right. The common good vs. the needs of me and mine only. She lives in a very red area. Her everyday experience is with people who only care for themselves.

You can’t argue with people who have internalized the idea that no one matters but themselves. They can’t see that we all rely on each other for society to work. They can’t see that we rise and fall together.

We’re fixing to fall.

This just reiterates my point that no matter what precautions anyone takes, you can still give it snd get it. If I am masked and vaxed and I still get it, anyone I came in contact with BEFORE I knew I had it could get it from me. That could be dozens and dozens of people. There is no control over this virus. Like it or not, we are all going to have to learn how to live with it until the variants become less aggressive or die down or out.