06-01-2020, 06:56 AM
(05-31-2020, 10:16 PM)TheNomad Wrote: I'm getting to consider myself "old" but I dread the mask. I would rather have the virus and whatever that brings than to live my life under this wretched thing.
If I have to be real, the mask is changing us on a fundamental level. Every person we see or come into contact with is a potential threat. Every person and item we come into contact with "could kill us". We are not interacting the same any more. We cannot. Forced covering of faces is a cross of very real existential rights and liberties we enjoy as Americans.
You seem to have a case of galloping paranoia. Seek help!
TheNomad Wrote:I am NOT downplaying a threat to health and safety. BobButler and those like him I feel are just really quick to give in to such a thing without even wanting to know about repercussions long-term. Acting quickly is a sign of fear. I am against anything that originates from fear.
Acting responsibly is not a fear response. It's common sense. You don't put your hand on a hot stove either, but I doubt you feel your liberties are under threat because you can't.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.