Did You Know? Masks Are OPTIONAL!
Rod Klingler Rod Klingler
It's true!
And, it's true for several different reasons.
To begin with, every "mandate" in the state of Idaho has exemptions, as discussed in our article, Idaho Student-Parent Mask Opt Out Now Available! These exemptions apply to a great many people living in our state, and there is likely one that applies to you!
Do you believe that face masks are protecting you or others? We encourage you to read Masks: The Science Is NOT Settled. You should also understand the intended psychological effect of mask-wearing:
And, it's true for several different reasons.
To begin with, every "mandate" in the state of Idaho has exemptions, as discussed in our article, Idaho Student-Parent Mask Opt Out Now Available! These exemptions apply to a great many people living in our state, and there is likely one that applies to you!
Do you believe that face masks are protecting you or others? We encourage you to read Masks: The Science Is NOT Settled. You should also understand the intended psychological effect of mask-wearing:
[M]asks are mostly a tool of Risk Communication 101. The theory goes that if the public is given “something to do” they’ll feel empowered and less fearful. That’s not to say that some mask somewhere hasn’t prevented a virus from escaping one person and reaching another. It’s to say that the real magic in the mask is in the illusion that it’s stopping coronavirus from getting out and hurting people. Obviously it’s not.
“At a minimum, you can give people some sense of control by suggesting something they can do,” wrote Dr. Peter Sandman, a crisis communications consultant who often works with government officials. Sandman was the lead lecturer at a pandemic planning conference I attended in 2005 when I worked for the state of Idaho and helped develop the state’s pandemic response plan.
– Let your smile shine free: Disobey McLean’s mandates (Idaho Freedom Foundation)
If you are actually concerned about the risk of contracting COVID-19, we would point you to the following:
Believe it or not, there are actually even more reasons than this. For more information and analysis, use the tags below to jump to related articles and videos.
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