https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/08/07/is-the-mask-controversy-a-masquerade-of-incompetence-and-errors.aspxTo mandate or not to mandate? Do masks work or not? As the controversy about whether states and local governments should be mandating masks &mdash; and whether they even work or not &mdash; rages on, a mathematical statistician offers his take on theenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/08/07/is-the-mask-controversy-a-masquerade-of-incompetence-and-errors.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#10179838/8/2020 12:07:02 PM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1017983Bluesss<p>How many people have been in an emergency room, for a non contagious reason, and felt relieved to see a patient with a cough, contagious, slip on a mask?  Why is there a different attitude during this pandemic?   Isn&#39;t it possible to separate slipping on a mask mentality, as an attempt to avoid spread, from mandatory vaccine mentality, injections, and other issues?</p> https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/08/07/is-the-mask-controversy-a-masquerade-of-incompetence-and-errors.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#10179288/8/2020 9:07:24 AM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1017928klm3833<p>Dystopian Muzzle</p> https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/08/07/is-the-mask-controversy-a-masquerade-of-incompetence-and-errors.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#10178248/7/2020 7:42:57 PM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1017824Kitera<p>An interesting comment about a mask being a gag device. &nbsp;Although it seems easy enough to wear one there is a lot of opposition and I think it is &nbsp;a gut feeling there is something wrong with this approach.</p> <p>The &quot;&#39;gag device&quot; seem symbolic - but as symbolism it seems to represent a obvious vote for the present approach - that is people are willing to wear them even if they do not believe &nbsp;it makes much difference</p> https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/08/07/is-the-mask-controversy-a-masquerade-of-incompetence-and-errors.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#10177738/7/2020 10:46:23 AM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1017773el-graf<p>&quot;A mask is nothing more than a gag device.&quot; - Pastor Greg Locke, &nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0lwwuTO1lA">www.youtube.com/watch</a> </p>