Mask Hysteria

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Fredkrueger100

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Shawnee is mandating that we have to wear masks when out in public. Well I don’t. Nobody has said a word and I’ve seen numerous other folks not doing it. Yesterday I went to Braums and I was standing in line talking to this older man ( who was very friendly) when all the sudden this other older man butted in and said “did you know the city has a mandate that you have to wear masks”? I said no sarcastically. Then he says “do you not care if you kill someone because you ain’t wearing a mask”? I said I ain’t killing nobody and I ain’t sick. He said “ have you been tested”? I said yes sarcastically and then he says “I doubt very seriously you have”. Then the nice older man says “ I have seen so many fights over this mask thing”. By that time I was pissed and I turned to that jerk old man and said “ I ain’t a puppet that does whatever the government says. I’m a free freaking citizen and I’ll do what I want”. He turned around and acted like he was looking at some food. I guess he thought I would just take whatever he had to say. I know I didn’t act the way a Christian should act and I have repented of it but I was fuming mad. I don’t get mad like that very often. It’s people like that, that get themselves killed or beat to a pulp. Hopefully he keeps his mouth shut now. People are so ridiculous.
 

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He won't keep his mouth shut. His opinion of you as an unreasonable and uncaring person was validated in his mind, instead of making him stop and think twice, he simply wrote you off and you actually reinforced any negative stereotype already in existence in his mind.

Just sayin'. I'm not saying I would be any better. But when we have interactions like that in this day and age, we need to not lie to ourselves and try to convince ourselves we 'converted' anybody. Any more than he 'converted' you.
 

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Shawnee is mandating that we have to wear masks when out in public. Well I don’t. Nobody has said a word and I’ve seen numerous other folks not doing it. Yesterday I went to Braums and I was standing in line talking to this older man ( who was very friendly) when all the sudden this other older man butted in and said “did you know the city has a mandate that you have to wear masks”? I said no sarcastically. Then he says “do you not care if you kill someone because you ain’t wearing a mask”? I said I ain’t killing nobody and I ain’t sick. He said “ have you been tested”? I said yes sarcastically and then he says “I doubt very seriously you have”. Then the nice older man says “ I have seen so many fights over this mask thing”. By that time I was pissed and I turned to that jerk old man and said “ I ain’t a puppet that does whatever the government says. I’m a free freaking citizen and I’ll do what I want”. He turned around and acted like he was looking at some food. I guess he thought I would just take whatever he had to say. I know I didn’t act the way a Christian should act and I have repented of it but I was fuming mad. I don’t get mad like that very often. It’s people like that, that get themselves killed or beat to a pulp. Hopefully he keeps his mouth shut now. People are so ridiculous.

I sure hope he was wearing an N95 mask or better.
 

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Shawnee is mandating that we have to wear masks when out in public. Well I don’t. Nobody has said a word and I’ve seen numerous other folks not doing it. Yesterday I went to Braums and I was standing in line talking to this older man ( who was very friendly) when all the sudden this other older man butted in and said “did you know the city has a mandate that you have to wear masks”? I said no sarcastically. Then he says “do you not care if you kill someone because you ain’t wearing a mask”? I said I ain’t killing nobody and I ain’t sick. He said “ have you been tested”? I said yes sarcastically and then he says “I doubt very seriously you have”. Then the nice older man says “ I have seen so many fights over this mask thing”. By that time I was pissed and I turned to that jerk old man and said “ I ain’t a puppet that does whatever the government says. I’m a free freaking citizen and I’ll do what I want”. He turned around and acted like he was looking at some food. I guess he thought I would just take whatever he had to say. I know I didn’t act the way a Christian should act and I have repented of it but I was fuming mad. I don’t get mad like that very often. It’s people like that, that get themselves killed or beat to a pulp. Hopefully he keeps his mouth shut now. People are so ridiculous.

There is so much I could say, but your own words sum it up pretty well.
 

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I tell people who have said something to me -- politely (yes, hard to believe I know) -- that I have a medical condition which makes wearing a mask more dangerous to my health than COVID and it is against the law for them to harass me or ask questions much like it is against the law for them to harass someone with an emotional support animal. (None of this is untrue, mind you. My PTSD goes into overdrive ...) Only a couple of these folks have seen fit to challenge me further. That tends to not go so well for them as I get out my phone and start very obviously recording (for my lawyer and LE, ya know). THAT seems to speak to them. Thank God.

I rarely go out these days -- it's better for all of us that way. I hate people more and more as time -- and 2020 -- goes by ...
 

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Doesn’t have to be to help decrease transmission. Nothing is 100% effective. It’s about reducing risk.

Didn't say anything about 100%.

Some are considerably more effective than others. Most are wearing cloth masks, which are garbage. I mean if he is going to guilt trip someone, he'd better understand the science behind what he's wearing. Who knows... maybe he was wearing an N95?
 

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