Anyone Here Still Refusing To Wear A Mask?

I always wear a mask when I'm going to be around people and I think that those who refuse to wear one are just acting stubborn.

People who don't wear a mask are being part of the problem and not part of the solution. It's not as if you have to wear a mask 24 hours a day. Wearing a mask for an hour or so it's not going to kill anyone and you can always go outside and pull it down and deep breathe for a while when you're not around people.

It is a fact that wearing a mask helps slow the spread of the virus!!
 

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I wear one when I go into a store (about 20 minutes, once a week). Otherwise, no, because I don't come within 10 feet of anybody except my wife.

When I play golf, I'm far away from my partners. They are on the fairway and I am in the woods somewhere looking for my lost ball.
 

I never refused to wear one, to me that's selfish and foolish. But I only wear one when I'm close to people, like in a store or having a chat with my neighbor closer than a 10 foot distance. I always have one with me and in my vehicles, actually carried on in my pocket on my camping trip although I never came close to anyone there except my husband and the wildlife.
 
Keesha said:
My husband talked with his brother tonight only to discover that he doesn’t believe in this pandemic.
They’ve got 4 children. I wonder how an attitude like that affects their children. How sad.
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a lot of people , think that it has been taken all out of context........
This will be with us always now, just like the common cold , flu, etc
 
I think NOT wearing a mask when mandated by your state or county shows immense disrespect for the health of others, not to mention the law. I am sick to death of the people who insist on making this issue political. In fact, I am sick to death of politics, period.
 
CarolfromTX said:
The law, or ordinance, or what ever you call it, that my city passed, has some "outs." People who have trouble breathing in a mask are exempted. So tell me how they're going to determine that?
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So tell us how one gets a document proving a mask is detrimental to their breathing "problem." You are totally in the dark as mask do not inhibit air passing through.
 
rgp said:
We do indeed ! ......

What about an older person, [thinking of a friend] that actually has severe difficulty breathing with one on ? He says he has tried three [I think] different types, none of them seem to do the trick. So he is wearing his 'down' , and if approached by someone about it .... he just pulls it up.
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Yesterday, I was scheduled for a breathing test with my Pulmonologist in a large medical building. I was masked and winded by the time I got there. Among other breathing tests, I had to walk up and down a long hallway with a mask, and I was sweating and darn near passed out I was breathing so hard. My point is, I would never go out in public without a mask. Masks are very difficult for me, and that's why I need to stay home as much as possible. Able bodied people should be ashamed to complain that masks just aren't "convenient" for them.
I have no use for maskless people, there's simply no excuse. Frankly, when I see people not wearing a mask, I can't help but make an instant character judgement on their personal discipline and their basic lack of consideration for those around them. A picture speaks a thousand words.

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fmdog44 said:
So tell us how one gets a document proving a mask is detrimental to their breathing "problem." You are totally in the dark as mask do not inhibit air passing through.
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You know this how? I'd suggest you read my previous post to get some first hand knowledge about that. None of the many masks I've tried keeps me from being air obstructed, but I wear it anyway if I have to be in public.
 
fmdog44 said:
The point is there is no such thing as medical "Get Out Of Jail Free" cards for people not wearing due to breathing "problems".
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The (ADA) American disability act might disagree with your statement. There can be many reason why a disabled person should not wear a mask, and business can not discriminate so now the business must make the decision. That opens up a new can of worms.
 
fmdog44 said:
So tell us how one gets a document proving a mask is detrimental to their breathing "problem." You are totally in the dark as mask do not inhibit air passing through.
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I didn't write the law. I don't know how they're going to enforce it. So I don't know how you prove, and to whom, that you are physically unable to wear a mask.
 
I haven't been on this forum in quite a while, it is so very sad to see a lot of people choose not to wear the masks or face shields. Call it rebellion, ignorance, selfishness, or going along with the crowd. We are seniors and we need to protect ourselves, wear the masks, self distance, etc. This stuff is very real and deadly and they do not know how to fix it yet. So, wear the masks/face shield!!!!! I wear a face shield, you can breathe better and you get more air.
 
Just since the level has spiked again in a few states, I am wearing a mask in my car, while walking outside, and just going the extra mile of protection.
 
squatting dog said:
The (ADA) American disability act might disagree with your statement. There can be many reason why a disabled person should not wear a mask, and business can not discriminate so now the business must make the decision. That opens up a new can of worms.
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That is not my point. I want to SEE a document stating the person cannot wear a mask because it inhibits breathing. BS! To add to my point see jujubes entry about fake deferment cards.
 
CarolfromTX said:
I couldn't read Sunny's article, because I'm not subscribing to WashPo. But I find it hard to believe that mask wearing or not wearing runs along political lines. Dave and I wear masks. We also watch Fox News so apparently we are free thinkers. LOL! Seems like a prudent thing to do. If I had to make a generalization, and that's all it is, nothing scientific, I see more masks in our somewhat high end grocery store than I do in Walmart. What does that mean? No idea. As of July 3, our city has made wearing masks into businesses mandatory. Well, we'll see. Could be difficult to enforce. Honestly, I think the biggest problems come when large crowds gather, especially in closed spaces. We need a freakin' vaccine!!
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Here's part of the article, which I copied and pasted. Too long to show the whole article, but this shows the gist of it.


June 28, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. EDT


Three serious research efforts have put numerical weight — yes, data-driven evidence — behind what many suspected all along: Americans who relied on Fox News, or similar right-wing sources, were duped as the coronavirus began its deadly spread.

Dangerously duped.
The studies “paint a picture of a media ecosystem that amplifies misinformation, entertains conspiracy theories and discourages audiences from taking concrete steps to protect themselves and others,” wrote my colleague Christopher Ingraham in an analysis last week.
Here’s the reality, now backed by numbers:

Those who relied on mainstream sources — the network evening newscasts or national newspapers that President Trump constantly blasts as “fake news” — got an accurate assessment of the pandemic’s risks. Those were the news consumers who were more likely to respond accordingly, protecting themselves and others against the disease that has now killed more than 123,000 in the United States with no end in sight.
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Those who relied on Fox or, say, radio personality Rush Limbaugh, came to believe that vitamin C was a possible remedy, that the Chinese government created the virus in a lab, and that government health agencies were exaggerating the dangers in the hopes of damaging Trump politically, a survey showed.
New research explores how conservative media misinformation may have intensified the severity of the pandemic
“That’s the real evil of this type of programming,” Arthur West of the Washington League for Increased Transparency and Ethics, which sued Fox News in April over its coronavirus coverage, told the Times of San Diego, a news website. “We believe it delayed and interfered with a prompt and adequate response to this coronavirus pandemic.” (A Fox News lawyer called the suit “wrong on the facts, frivolous on the law,” and said it would be defended vigorously; a judge dismissed the suit in May.)
 

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