Opinion Poll: Should Face Masks Be National Policy

[Paynebringer]

You cut your finger you put on a band-aid to stop the bleeding and protect the cut from germs, you have a pandemic put on a mask to protect yourself and others from a disease that can possibly kill you or the ones you love, why does something so simple need to be so political..?

 

[all caps]

Yeah, but a face mask is easy and doesn’t hurt anybody. What’s the risk reward analysis? No risk, lots of potential reward. Seems like a simple no brainer unless people are intentionally looking to complicate it.

So put your mask on and stfu. Quit worrying about what another man does.

 

[ArmenianAssasin]

Yeah, but a face mask is easy and doesn’t hurt anybody. What’s the risk reward analysis? No risk, lots of potential reward. Seems like a simple no brainer unless people are intentionally looking to complicate it.

But why not allow governors to handle this based on necessary conditions inside each individual state

deems have been arguing any local guidance placed by the federal government would be illegal
Throughout this entire process

 

[luckyshot]

But why not allow governors to handle this based on necessary conditions inside each individual state

For one, because interstate travel is a thing.

So put your mask on and stfu. Quit worrying about what another man does.

You realize that the entire point of wearing a mask is to protect other people right?

 

[morgado388]

We know Joe, We know

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

You cut your finger you put on a band-aid to stop the bleeding and protect the cut from germs, you have a pandemic put on a mask to protect yourself and others from a disease that can possibly kill you or the ones you love, why does something so simple need to be so political..?

Well, the politics comes in when someone tries to make it a national policy.

 

[Starck]

This shouldn't even be a political issue. Studies have shown that countries which adopted wearing of masks early on have experienced comparably far fewer cases. Selfishness and stupidity fuel non-wearing of masks.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

For one, because interstate travel is a thing.

Should it be? Had the feds shut down all travel in and out of NY/NJ in March-June it would have saved lives.

 

[ArmenianAssasin]

Should it be? Had the feds shut down all travel in and out of NY/NJ in March-June it would have saved lives.

When trump suggested it I believe Cuomo threatened a federal lawsuit and there was much outrage

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.lohud.com/amp/2934301001

 

[Paynebringer]

Well, the politics comes in when someone tries to make it a national policy.

If people would just do it because it's the right thing to do in a pandemic you wouldn't need a national policy.

 

[luckyshot]

Should it be? Had the feds shut down all travel in and out of NY/NJ in March-June it would have saved lives.

Perhaps. But there is a real risk/ reward calculation to be made there at least. Like I said, face masks have no risks, they are easy, they are cheap or free (you can use an old t shirt to make ten)... there is just reward.

 

[all caps]

For one, because interstate travel is a thing.


You realize that the entire point of wearing a mask is to protect other people right?

My health is none of your concern

 

[ArmenianAssasin]

For one, because interstate travel is a thing.


You realize that the entire point of wearing a mask is to protect other people right?

look, I get the arguments that your making

but the tone has already been set on this issue and it was mostly through democrats arguing the federal government has limited rights to enact measures

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.lohud.com/amp/2934301001

 

[Headkicktoleg]

I personally am wearing a mask in public and don't understand the people who say wearing a mask is "insert fascism", but at the same time I don't agree it should be federally mandated.

 

[The XL]

No. This is America, not China. The government doesn't have a right to force you to wear a mask.

 

[luckyshot]

If people would just do it because it's the right thing to do in a pandemic you wouldn't need a national policy.

Lol, correct. Face masks save lives. Other people’s lives. But Mericans won’t voluntarily wear them. Because we are a “Christian” country, right @TheComebackKid ?

 

[blaseblah]

But why not allow governors to handle this based on necessary conditions inside each individual state

deems have been arguing any local guidance placed by the federal government would be illegal
Throughout this entire process

That's what we've been doing...

 

[ArmenianAssasin]

That's what we've been doing...

that’s what was agreed upon after tons of negotiation and threatening lawsuits from both parties

Dimentia joe does this well, he’s just playing politics

 

[Anung Un Rama]

Are masks going to be available to everybody? Are they going to be free? How are they going to be distributed? the problem isn’t a lack of a mandate, it’s the lack of a consistent, even if ever evolving, message/ leadership. Instead we have retarded right wingers thinking it’s a hoax and that they’d rather kill their grandmas then give up their FREEEEEEEDOMMMMM!

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

I wear a mask and put masks on my kid when we do errands. I'm not interested in any federal law related to masks.

This pandemic was politicized from beginning to end. We had people screaming that a desperately needed reopening was akin to human sacrifice. The same people bent over backward to justify packed protests. To talk about rational policies now is going to be pretty damned hard. The earth has been scorched.