The Cult of Masks
It requires complete and total adherence.
https://jordanschachtel.substack.com/p/the-cult-of-masks
Jordan Schachtel
Jul 29

Masks have become a belief system. The cloth mask has become the symbol of a cult movement, whose advocates consider themselves endlessly virtuous, and whose members become enraged at the thought of an individual defying their supposedly righteous demands.

Today in America, membership in the mask cult requires complete and total trust and confidence in the mask, because we are still left with a paper-thin body of evidence that masks do anything positive to slow the spread or prevent transmission of the novel coronavirus. Of course, it doesn’t matter if you wear a surgical mask, a cloth mask, or even a bandana, any face covering suffices to show that you are a member in good standing with the mask cult.

Those who aren’t true believers must be demonized and dehumanized, in the name of “safety” and protecting others, of course. Failure to secure that piece of cloth to your face, regardless of if you are anywhere near another human being, is now being interpreted as an act of total recklessness, or even violent behavior. Governments have instituted 4 figure penalties for failure to comply. In many places in America, you can be arrested or even imprisoned for not wearing a mask.

Many of the true believers in the mask cult have become convinced that this is literally a life or death matter. Some become enraged when they see someone failing to comply with their demands:

sally @sallyKP
This woman literally looks into these children’s eyes and says, “I hope you all die.”

I’m at a loss for words.🥺

July 28th 2020
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My friend Daniel Horowitz, a practicing modern orthodox Jew who writes over at Conservative Review and elsewhere, regularly reminds me that his faith is seemingly amateurish compared to the rigid ideologues he encounters in politics. I always get a laugh out of his ...

...they cover a wide variety of detrimental physical, mental, and emotional effects. Also, rebreathing the virus through a mask can potentially result in further complications from COVID-19. -- excerpt, rest at link above --

that's because the country (and ROW) has become filled with effing morons over the past several decades....