NBC: "Fauci Says Face Masks Could Become Seasonal After COVID Pandemic" (generations, March)

[GoldenPineTree]

Originally Posted by ditchoc

Mask wearing is at least in part cultural.

Yes, you're right, it's cultural. But there is a concerted effort by higher ups to change our culture so it becomes part of our culture to wear masks.

There is no reason to accept it if we don't like it.

No reason to be a sheep, and go with the flock. Eventually that will take you to the slaughterhouse.

[retiredcop111]

First off I do not trust Fauci at all. He has been wrong numerous times. I have never seen an expert with such a horrible track record. That being said he moves the goalposts every single day. What a narcassist.

[kmom2]

It used to be illegal to cover one's face in public. Maybe it still is? So when the Covid emergency is over, he is telling people to break the law?

If it is legal, I don't have a problem with people choosing to wear a mask. The problem is, these little tidbits that Fauci drops usually end up as policy somewhere. I don't want to see small children having to wear these things all day in school during flu season. Or college kids being required to wear them. Enough.

[Enough_Already]

Originally Posted by TheseGoTo11

It won't be mandatory and living in the Bay Area, the safest thing to do on BART will always be to wear a hazmat suit and that won't be seasonal.

Private companies like supermarkets could make it mandatory; "no mask, no service".

[whogo]

Originally Posted by GoldenPineTree

Yes, you're right, it's cultural. But there is a concerted effort by higher ups to change our culture so it becomes part of our culture to wear masks.

There is no reason to accept it if we don't like it.

No reason to be a sheep, and go with the flock. Eventually that will take you to the slaughterhouse.

Why are they wanting us to wear masks? They think most of us are ugly or what?

Nutso conspiracy theories should at least have a rational motive.

It's probably not a bad idea for those susceptible to serious consequences from the flu to mask up indoors in public places.

[whogo]

Originally Posted by Enough_Already

Private companies like supermarkets could make it mandatory; "no mask, no service".

Their property, they set the rules.

Before the right adopted nutso conspiracy theories they defended property rights.

[Arya Stark]

Originally Posted by Storm King

It will be optional, but wearing face masks in the winter months could help prevent the flu like we saw in 2020.

I wouldn't be surprised if (masks or not) the flu comes back when the financial incentives to classify it as covid are gone.

That being said, the only thing I really don't mind out of all of this is the masks. Asian people used to wear them on the subway but I didn't have the nerve (or a mask) but now, you better believe I will be using them for that purpose. Also on the train.

I do believe it helps a little and frankly as I have said before, it is a great nose and mouth cozy. Plus you don't have to make awkward half smiles with people.

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by whogo

Their property, they set the rules.

Before the right adopted nutso conspiracy theories they defended property rights.

You're leaving out the part where the state dictates the rules as a condition to operate.

[gmagoo]

Originally Posted by springfieldva

"Fauci says" should be a column in The Onion.

A person who graduated first in his class from Cornell Medical School is probably smarter than 99.9% of the people who post here. You think?

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by Enough_Already

Private companies like supermarkets could make it mandatory; "no mask, no service".

And customer and employee can protest those rules through non-compliance, lawsuit,boycott, complaints to the management...