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                So I’m hearing that people are keeping their kids home from school because they think that masks are detrimental to their kids health. However, people are keeping kids home because they feel that a deadly disease is detrimental to their kids health.

                Who is right? Who is actually looking out for the best interests of their kids?

                I’m also learning that the answers are related to your political allegiance. One side will affirmatively say that masks are the problem. The other side will say that death is the problem. Its really hard to say which side has the better argument. On the one hand potential but rare breathing problems is certainly an issue. On the other, death means, that the children are presented in front of Jesus. Clearly very hard to tell which side might be more realistic during this pandemic.

I’m not worried though, I have it on good authority that listening to a serial sexual harasser who has never thought of another human being other than himself, is someone worth listening to. He has assured me that this disease that has killed more Americans than AIDS in the last 40 years is nothing to worry about.
                if I’m fine, and the governors of the states with the most Covid cases in the US tell me that I’m safe, I believe it. I’m not dumb enough to believe scientists. Who do you think I am? An idiot? I would never trust someone who has dedicated their lives to preventing spreadable diseases, or those who have dedicated their lives to a pursuit of knowledge. Who do you think I am? I’m no idiot. I’d prefer to follow those who have no affiliation with truth, and present things on a news network I was taught to trust.

I don’t care that that news network was founded by an Australian or that he still has complete control over its content because I’m an American, and therefore the information put before me is correct and nothing can challenge my world view. It doesn’t matter to me that the people who tell me my “truth” wearing facemasks inside my work place. It doesn’t matter to me that the people that tell me vaccines are evil are requiring them in order to enter the building.

No. the only thing that matters is that talking heads are telling me that there are people out there who insist that I care about someone other than myself. And that is very troubling. I’ve never cared about anyone else in my life. I was raised Christian, I was taught things like loving my neighbor was wrong. I’m not supposed to give something that might be excess to someone who needs it. I’m supposed to think that that I’m superior to everyone else because I’ve found the answer to everything (42).

I’m very upset, What am I supposed to do? Am I supposed to tell my child to protect those around them? That can’t be right. Why should anyone be elevated above my kids?

Am I supposed to keep them home and teach them that there are people out there who put other people’s lives above their own? That can’t be right, its very clear that the bible doesn’t allow for compassion.

Am I supposed to explain to my children that there is a very serious disease going around that can be passed through the air, and that wearing a mask and keeping distance is the best course of action to keep both them and me safe? Should I also mention that playdates are incredibly complicated even if I trust the other parents explicitly? Can I possibly mention that we aren’t going to go to a restaurant because you can’t sit still and will walk around?

I’m incredibly sarcastic, and also a pessimist. Is there anyone who is going to tell me that I’m wrong? Not wearing masks, not getting vaccinated is going to prevent the biggest health crisis of our lives?

I’m just confused about how protecting lives has become political. What have I missed? I get that masks might not work as well as we think, but we still trust surgeons to wear them. Meaning that they work, but there is something about the deadliest disease to ever inflict humanity that we don’t agree with.

Oh shit, I forgot, the Australian that I mentioned earlier. He might have something to do with our perceptions. I know that’s hard to believe, how could an Aussie ever play a factor in the fact that we live FOX News…not possible.   

On the off chance that the scientific community actually wants to keep people alive, do you think that maybe they want to keep you alive? I don’t know, I’m very confused about the data that people have dedicated their lives towards maintaining life. I can only assume they want people to die. I mean its counter to their lives goal afterall.