(05-19-2020 04:24 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  I don't understand the incredible anger some people are showing towards folks who wear masks. I'm wearing a mask at work (indoors - not outdoors when I head to the street) because quite frankly, I work with a bunch of fools who I don't trust well enough to stay healthy. Whether or not it keeps me healthy is certainly questionable, but the argument it's making me sicker is incredibly foolish. Are those same people saying that on a super cold day, you can't wear scarves outside because you're also limiting your oxygen intake?

Some people aren't going to wear masks and that's fine, although I don't want them coming up to me to invade my personal space if I'm uncomfortable with that. At the same time, I don't know how anyone can get mad at me for wearing a mask. People have been doing that in other countries for years. It can also be a cool fashion statement - my wife just made me a new Purdue mask that I love. I'm going to also ask her to make me a Rice one.

Another question - why is requiring masks any different from requiring people to wear clothes? I guess I'm not talking clothes in general, but there are plenty of restaurants that say no shoes, no shirt, no service (especially ones near beaches or swimming pools). I don't see where the requirement to wear masks is any different from that type of sign.

You have it backwards. People are angry at the Nazis (those in government and those out of government) who try to impose their choices on everyone else.