Same Lunacy. Different Year. Mask Mandates Are Officially Back
We knew it was coming, and now they're here
If you thought masks were gone forever, think again.
It’s been obvious for several weeks that masks were on their way back, as the media, “experts,” and institutions ramped up the fear and panic over the discovery of new variants.
It’s also been nearly three and a half years since "experts" flip flopped, contradicting years of scientific research with no justification, by deciding to recommend the general public wear masks to stop the spread of COVID. And for a subset of people committed to unblinking compliance with ideologically-aligned authority, it fundamentally and permanently changed their lives.
Masks instantly became an opportunity. Not to prevent the spread of infection, but to signal allegiance to the "correct" set of views and maintain an unearned, inflated sense of self importance.
And there may not be a better description of the Fauci-sycophants in Hollywood than that.
No matter what the data said about masks, no matter how consistently the "experts" were proven wrong. No matter how many evidence reviews confirmed masks didn't work.
New Gold Standard Evidence Review on Masking to Stop COVID Has Been Released
Well who could have predicted this. The evidence base on masking has grown substantially over the past few years as global governments have imposed mandates with the full support of the public health “expert” community. Real world data has been accumulated from dozens of countries, U.S. states, counties and other jurisdictions showing that
It's all irrelevant compared to the need for certain individuals to maintain their virtue, avoid acknowledging mistakes or admit they were wrong. And so here we are, in August 2023, and mask mandates are back.
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