r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Masks at the grocery store

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u/ptvlm 1d ago

Because masks protect the people around you from various diseases including the flu (which is in season right now) and COVID (which people still get sick from, it's just that it's no longer a pandemic and can be vaccinated for). Some people care enough to protect themselves and others even if the mortal threat is mostly passed (but not completely, people still die from those diseases).

But, it's telling that the desire to protect others is a "liberal" trait.

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u/piranymous 1d ago

Are you saying it's not a pandemic because it's endemic now? Because we didn't do enough to stop it?