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forthemiddle

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9. It's becoming a political badge of honor

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #2)

Tue May 18, 2021, 04:54 AM

May 2021

Even though our President has said that he agrees with the CDC, for some reason many here want to continue to mask as a show of their "enlightenment".
I have been surprised at the amount of people on DU, that seem to honestly want the pandemic to never end. If we have been preaching for the past 14 months to "follow the science" why are we now reluctant to do so?
I will continue to mask whenever asked, but if it's not mandatory, I am done with masks.

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An emergency room physician weighs in on CDC's relaxed masking, distancing guidelines [View all] CentralMass May 2021 OP

For the people who have not been vaccinated yet, they should still wear masks and social distance Yavin4 May 2021 #1

I find it sad, discombobulating and incomprehensible PoindexterOglethorpe May 2021 #2

I'm going maskless outdoors for sure. ShazzieB May 2021 #3

Same here. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2021 #4

Well PoindexterOglethorpe it is unfortunate but we all cant be you. CentralMass May 2021 #6

It's becoming a political badge of honor forthemiddle May 2021 #9

I live in rural Virginia. phylny May 2021 #10

Some people are prioritizing their communities along with their health seeing vaxed doesn't uponit7771 May 2021 #12

I don't understand the logic that says that fully vaccinated people should continue to wear masks totodeinhere May 2021 #5

My reply is getting truncated fir some reason so .. CentralMass May 2021 #7

I get my second shot this coming Sat .. SarcasticSatyr May 2021 #8

"It's the behavioral science" and too many Americans deny this science even exist !!! uponit7771 May 2021 #11

Fully vaccinated people are very unlikely to get Covid. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2021 #13