A Virus Attacks Our Constitution

This image changed my opinion about masks.  At first, I was ambivalent about their use in public but after viewing this picture, I found them abhorrent.  The photograph shows the Chinese National People’s Congress dressed in monolithic black suits accessorized with matching masks.  That unmasked dude strutting in front of his faceless lackies is Xi Jinping; General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and President of the People's Republic of China. 

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.  Animal Farm, by George Orwell.

We’ve already imported too much from Communist China.  I’m not talking about only products. The Cultural Revolution was the original Cancel Culture.  Leftists adopted Hong Kong White Shirt tactics to stake out a thuggish street presence.  Audited and censored social media took a cue from the Communist Chinese. Enough is enough. Americans chart their own course.

Suppression of constitutional rights, state control, and roughshod policing of lawful behavior has become more of a norm than an exception.  The Wuhan virus was the piece de resistance.  Emergency powers gave governors and mayors an opportunity to flaunt totalitarian instincts.  None of this has done us any good and we sure don’t need to import the Communist Chinese fetish for stripping people of their individuality.

Public safety does not require mandatory masks.  Even when used properly, surgical masks cannot fully protect against a virus. Unlike bacteria, viruses are submicroscopic and easily pass through most masks. Improperly used, masks become a petri dish that increases the risk of catching a bacterial illness.  Additionally, Mask wearing by the healthy can cause headaches, breathing difficulties, facial skin lesions, dermatitis, mask mouth, and worsen acne.

How about wearing masks to protect others?  As evidenced by shifting recommendations by health organizations, there is no settled science on this assertion.  First off, the sick should quarantine themselves and wear a mask if they absolutely must go out in public. This was the standard practice before everything got turned upside down by this virus. To counter this commonsense response, a narrative has been crafted that asymptomatic Covid19 carriers unwittingly spread the disease.  Recent studies could not confirm this supposition. Asymptomatic individuals might be false positives, or the absence of coughing and sneezing may curb contagion. After the World Health Organization stated that the pandemic spread by the asymptomatic is “very rare,” the organization got so much pressure from mask bigots that they revised their statement to basically say that there’s no evidence either way.  How WHO was supposed to prove a negative is beyond me. Here’s an idea, if you see someone in public without a mask, don’t get in their face.

Masks are scary, a health risk, dehumanizing, and uncomfortable.  We learn as babies how to read expressions. Many actors do their best work when they don’t have a single line of dialogue.  Comedians, voice actors, and politicians know that inflection is a big part of verbal communication. Just imagine going to a movie where every character wore a mask.  Criminals and Antifa use masks to remain incognito.  Much like the niqab, pandemic masks adherents aggressively browbeat others into donning this symbol of collectivist virtue.

Leftists pooh-pooh the idea that masks are some form of abasement.  But look at the type of people who inflexibly insists everyone must always wear a mask.  Look at the bullying tactics they use to forbid us from exposing anything but our eyes.  Look at those who demand that every American wear a mask in public at all times.  Why?  Science does not justify this oppressive level of control over our daily lives.  In America, we take pride in our liberty.  There should be no stigmatism attached to wearing a mask nor should there be any stigmatism for declining to wear a mask.

Here's the bottom line, once we are all obediently masked, we’ll discover which animals are more equal than the rest of us.