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Nope, I Won’t Mask Up Again

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Posted By: Garnet, 7/30/2021 6:32:29 AM

Last March, I followed the CDC’s advice and got fully vaccinated against COVID-19. I did so more out of a sense of civic duty than any actual fear that I might contract the virus. It was just an easy and scientifically sound way to help slow its spread. Naturally, I was delighted when the CDC finally announced that fully vaccinated people could safely participate in indoor and outdoor activities without wearing inconvenient and clinically useless face masks. Now, the CDC has reversed itself and issued new guidance telling 163.6 million fully vaccinated Americans to put our masks back on. Sorry, no sale.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Califedup 7/30/2021 6:48:09 AM (No. 861930)
Amen to this article. Time for all of us Freedom Loving Americans to stand tall and proud and refuse to obey this illegal communist regime any longer. Civil Disobedience on a mass scale will bring this soon to be brutal communist totalitarian regime tumbling down. No Masks and No Lockdowns, Ever Again. We are Americans.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: JrSample 7/30/2021 7:21:32 AM (No. 861949)
Why do they specify ''face mask''? Are there any other kind? Is it to avoid confusing it with a crotch mask or a chest mask?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Bur Oak 7/30/2021 7:47:58 AM (No. 861965)
The Center for Democrat Control specifies a mask but have you ever seen specifications for a mask? Any old rag or piece of paper will do as long as it is over your mouth and nose. I won't wear a mask either. CDC's credibility is almost zero and just a little higher than the FBI's.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: jinx 7/30/2021 7:50:11 AM (No. 861966)
This reminds me of the words to a song we used to sing. I have forgotten the exact words but it goes something like this. First you say you will, then you won't. What are we going to do? They send out so many different messages there is no wonder people are reluctant to take the vaccine or wear masks. The MSM is playing a major role in this mess.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Sanddollar 7/30/2021 8:05:05 AM (No. 861977)
I have to wear a mask at the doctor's office, the hospital and on airplanes. I am willing to wear them there but no where else. Biden wants to keep the virus front and center as this distracts people from his other power grabs.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: stablemoney 7/30/2021 8:13:47 AM (No. 861985)
It is going to be mandated. You better mask up. They are going to send people to your house, fire you, and force contrition. It's all voluntary though.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: figowitz 7/30/2021 8:16:25 AM (No. 861988)
Bravo, #3! CDC = 'Center for Democrat Control'
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Reply 8 - Posted by: walcb 7/30/2021 8:17:55 AM (No. 861990)
We'll be fighting in the streets With our children at our feet And the morals that they worship will be gone And the men who spurred us on Sit in judgement of all wrong They decide and the shotgun sings the song I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again The change, it had to come We knew it all along We were liberated from the fold, that's all And the world looks just the same And history ain't changed 'Cause the banners, they are flown in the last war I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again No, no! I'll move myself and my family aside If we happen to be left half alive I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky Oh I know that the hypnotized never lie Do ya? There's nothing in the streets Looks any different to me And the slogans are replaced, by the bye And a parting on the left Is now a parting on the right And the beards have all grown longer overnight I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again Don't get fooled again No, no!
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Reply 9 - Posted by: udanja99 7/30/2021 8:42:02 AM (No. 862020)
#4, I think you’re remembering “Honey Don’t” by Ringo Starr.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Kate318 7/30/2021 8:52:58 AM (No. 862033)
Sorry, David, but masks are not a “scientifically sound” way to slow the spread. Covid-19 and all its variants are aerosols. Masks are only effective against droplets, and for a short period of time, at that. That being said, I refuse to wear a mask again.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: bpl40 7/30/2021 9:03:22 AM (No. 862044)
The Nazis had the Star of David , the Democrats have 'the mask'. Same intent, same evil.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: varkdriver 7/30/2021 9:28:38 AM (No. 862083)
#8: That was beautifully put. Can I quote you on that? Thanks. signed, The New Boss* *same as The Old Boss Flew on Delta airlines yesterday. The stupid mask Karen announcements were driving everyone nuts. I just ordered another gin and tonic, sipped it VERY slowly, and all was well.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: varkdriver 7/30/2021 9:31:16 AM (No. 862089)
Sorry for the second post: #2, sped right past your excellent post. Back in the bad old days of 2020, when one of the least-loved barmaids at my favorite watering hole would screech at me to put on a mask, I would always say, innocently and sweetly: "Why, I AM wearing a mask. Would you like to see where?" The whole place would crack up, and she would get even angrier [as if that were possible].
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Reply 14 - Posted by: EQKimball 7/30/2021 9:31:41 AM (No. 862091)
Interesting that the party that trusts people to vote without ID wants proof of vaccination at a restaurant.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: starboard 7/30/2021 9:39:07 AM (No. 862103)
As a couple of Republicans in the house say to this dictate...kiss my mask.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: bigfatslob 7/30/2021 9:54:08 AM (No. 862130)
When the black population hanging out on street corners at 2AM and Muslims wear them or stop gathering in groups to stop the spread I might just think about it. Until then I'm not putting on a mask, getting a shot of some unknown untested chemical to make someone else feel good and safe in public. I agree with the article.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: oldmagnolia 7/30/2021 10:24:18 AM (No. 862164)
So let's get this straight. We have to wear masks and push to get the "experimental" vax but the government is allowing millions of infected illegal aliens with all kind of contagious diseases come into the country and be distributed everywhere so they can keep the shamdemic alive.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: Vaquero45 7/30/2021 10:36:04 AM (No. 862179)
I couldn’t have said it any better. This is exactly what I’m going to do.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: privateer 7/30/2021 10:37:13 AM (No. 862181)
4's query suggests 'Undecided', an old swing-era big band number. Maybe one of the Dorseys.
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Reply 20 - Posted by: DVC 7/30/2021 11:20:26 AM (No. 862254)
Me, too. No more masks. End of discussion.
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Reply 21 - Posted by: mc squared 7/30/2021 12:38:36 PM (No. 862322)
#4; Undecided. By Ella Fitzgerald and many others. https://www.lyricsfreak.com/e/ella+fitzgerald/undecided_20045942.html
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Reply 22 - Posted by: bad-hair 7/30/2021 2:00:10 PM (No. 862371)
Tell me that if I don't wear a face diaper you won't sell me food I know plenty off places that will. In a pinch I can always have it delivered.
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Reply 23 - Posted by: Vaquero45 7/30/2021 2:36:24 PM (No. 862409)
#4, tge Ames Brothers had a big hit with “Undecided”. They also had another hit that applies: “If it ain’t yes, it’s no, If it ain’t fast, it’s slow, If it ain’t yes, it’s no - Gotta be this or that.”
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Reply 24 - Posted by: franq 7/30/2021 7:52:05 PM (No. 862686)
I went maskless all week at work. No intention of returning to wearing it. We move back in to our remodeled office next week. Will be interesting to see how it plays out. Best case scenario is the company lets it slide. Don't ask, don't tell. Medium case: Roy Cooper institutes some sort of mandate again where everyone must mask up. Not sure how I would respond. Alternate and/or worst case: I get confronted by someone in the company. I will state they can keep me or fire me.
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Reply 25 - Posted by: Faithfully 7/30/2021 9:08:54 PM (No. 862760)
I wore a plastic face shield for the first year of this nonsense. I could breathe easily, people could recognize me and nobodies spit got on me. After that I was told I could not enter the shops without a surgeon's mask. Being on the receiving end of a functionary with a little authority is surreal.
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