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by blackwater 07/19/2020, 6:44pm PDT |
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Originally, both the CDC and the WHO recommended against citizens wearing masks.
It's funny to hear people try to gaslight me about what happened at that period in time. Guys, I was there. I even posted to a few sites mocking them for their recommendations, which I felt were misguided.
Here was the World Health Organization's stance on March 30th, 2020.
The World Economic Forum wrote:
* The World Health Organization held a media briefing to update the public on the COVID-19 outbreak. Streamed live Monday, 30 March.
* WHO officials do not recommend mask wearing for healthy members of the general population.
* Masks should be worn by those with the disease or those in close contact with those infected.
The CDC had a similar policy on March 31, 2020. It changed in April, and changed even more in May, until it became the policy that we know this month and last, that everyone should wear masks in public.
There were several reasons why they made the recommendations they did. One reason was that there weren't really studies showing that masks actually help stop the spread of COVID. To be valid, a study would have to have a group of people wearing masks and another group not wearing masks, both exposed to COVID, and numbers about the spread. But there wasn't really anything like that. Another reason is because it's generally accepted that medical professions do need masks, and having regular citizens hoard them would create shortages.
It's fair to say that there are logical reasons for believing masks should work but not a lot of hard data, even now. You could look at places that have started requiring masks, and those that haven't, but there are a lot of confounding factors. For example, anywhere that has a lot of old people is probably going to have a disproportionate amount of COVID deaths. The best we can say, even now, is that masks are PROBABLY a good idea. Which is what I was saying from the very beginning, and what I still believe.
By the way, Democrats have been politicizing this since the very beginning. Does anyone remember the Caltrops threads where we posted long and terrible newspaper articles talking about "Trump's racist COVID travel bans"? The real virus, it turned out, was anything that interfered with the open borders agenda. Now we're seeing the same thing, with BLM protests. It's very important to prevent big public gatherings... unless it's a public gathering in support of a progressive cause. I'm sure that in a few months, this will be memory-holed too, and nobody will know what I'm talking about when I talk about the big protests we had during COVID, just like they don't remember the CDC and WHO's original recommendations. |
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If you don't mask up you're an asshole. NT by fat fat fat 07/14/2020, 7:07am PDT
Let every one know you are on the right side of 2020 H1 by Karen Q. Public 07/14/2020, 9:33pm PDT
hahah "masks are for sheeps" it said anonymously by Ichabod 07/15/2020, 6:01am PDT
I'm actually glad there's anti-mask people here. NT by Jason Rohrer's Don't Loot People 07/15/2020, 7:54am PDT
It's just that one asshole. NT by NordVPN 07/15/2020, 3:50pm PDT
The "Dirty Work" reference makes me 60% sure that it's jsoh. NT by L 07/15/2020, 4:25pm PDT
You really think he still hangs around here though? NT by Judge Barry 07/15/2020, 5:16pm PDT
It's science, you slovenly racists by Karen Q. Public 07/15/2020, 8:33pm PDT
Re: It's science, you slovenly racists by Wow. Just wow 07/16/2020, 5:33am PDT
Don't feed the goddamn troll! NT by Internet 101 07/16/2020, 6:02am PDT
Insulting is not feeding. NT by Internet 102 07/16/2020, 6:29am PDT
I'll own the trolls with facts and logic! NT by Liz Warren's DNA test 07/16/2020, 6:49am PDT
Liz stumbles once in her entire career and the cult brings it up every day by Hot Takes from the Right 07/16/2020, 7:55am PDT
Never respond to a spazposter but by Vested Id 07/16/2020, 1:19pm PDT
Re: Never respond to a spazposter but by Hot Takes from the Right 07/16/2020, 8:58pm PDT
Never respond to a spaz poster, but Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election, I b NT by elieve. - Vested Id 07/16/2020, 9:08pm PDT
Fact check: True NT by Politico 07/16/2020, 9:26pm PDT
Remember when Vested Id thought an article from July 4th was from April? NT by The "Oops, Donny" Guy 07/17/2020, 5:54am PDT
This one? https://www.caltrops.com/pointy.php?action=viewPost&pid=202130 NT by Society for Creative Anachronism 07/17/2020, 6:47am PDT
What's wrong with finding something new by Ivanka Trump 07/16/2020, 10:44pm PDT
The troll makes some good points (thinking face emoji) by blackwater 07/16/2020, 12:54pm PDT
These are not good points by laudablepuss 07/16/2020, 1:56pm PDT
Re: The troll makes some good points (thinking face emoji) by Hot Takes from the Right 07/16/2020, 9:06pm PDT
Re: The troll makes some good points (thinking face emoji) by Vested Id 07/16/2020, 10:06pm PDT
Cuomo is a piece of shit and any lefty who thinks he's cool, look up the NY IDC. NT by Mischief Maker 07/16/2020, 10:10pm PDT
Cuomo sucks. Only New Yorkers would keep governor in the family like this NT by Maybe Texas too 07/17/2020, 10:15am PDT
Re: The troll makes some good points (thinking face emoji) by Hot Takes from the Right 07/17/2020, 6:49am PDT
Re: The troll makes some good points (thinking face emoji) by The "Oops, Donny" Guy 07/16/2020, 9:24pm PDT
Re: The troll makes some good points (thinking face emoji) by Wow. Just wow 07/16/2020, 9:44pm PDT
Tell us about the CFR increase in these Horrible Death Zone states by Karen Q. Public 07/16/2020, 10:23pm PDT
You couldn't understand a 30x increase in infections, why would anyone keep repl NT by ying? Kill yourself. 07/17/2020, 6:53am PDT
Re: Tell us about the CFR increase in these Horrible Death Zone states by News for Simpletons 07/17/2020, 7:04am PDT
Three months ago these guys thought it was a "hoax." You have to go slow. NT by Kirahu Nagasawa 07/17/2020, 7:35am PDT
Where's the alarming increase in fatality rates you're seeing? by Karen Q. Public 07/17/2020, 7:20pm PDT
Sorry, what are you asking, cunt? by Mysterio 07/17/2020, 11:26pm PDT
Tone it down a little. NT by Ichabod 07/18/2020, 12:00am PDT
You science denying racists are all the same NT by Karen Q. Public 07/18/2020, 10:04am PDT
THERE it is by Mysterio 07/19/2020, 3:21am PDT
Re: THERE it is by Politiwatch 07/22/2020, 5:24pm PDT
Guys who admitted they don't understand scientific method NT by Yup, none of this is Donnie's fault 07/22/2020, 5:28pm PDT
BREAKING:dumbest human on earth invents plague in secret WH lab by HAHAHAHAHAH 07/22/2020, 9:03pm PDT
You guys really don't like it being called the Trump Virus. by Yup, none of this is Donnie's fault 07/22/2020, 9:35pm PDT
Are you kidding? by We LOVE it 07/22/2020, 9:48pm PDT
Scientific method: "zigging and zagging" by Yup, none of this is Donnie's fault 07/22/2020, 9:53pm PDT
"Whenever we change our minds about something by IT'S SCIENCE!" 07/22/2020, 10:24pm PDT
The one time conservatards care about racism. So funny. by Mysterio 07/23/2020, 7:09am PDT
HAHAHAH OMG you just have a direct line dripping CNN into your veins do NT by you 07/23/2020, 9:26pm PDT
Watch a retard laugh up above. NT by HAHAHAH OMG 07/23/2020, 10:36pm PDT
Re: "Whenever we change our minds about something by fucking moron 07/23/2020, 8:51am PDT
Congrats on admitting Trump was right and YOU were wrong by I know it was hard, I'm proud of u 07/23/2020, 9:23pm PDT
so when are 4chan discord chef's kiss guy and libtard gonna make out? NT by caltrops cares 07/23/2020, 9:58pm PDT
Re: Congrats on admitting Trump was right and YOU were wrong by HAHAHAH OMG 07/23/2020, 10:38pm PDT
Can you guys stop embarrassing us? NT by Kenji Carter 07/23/2020, 11:03pm PDT
Here's to hoping it gets him before you burn your city down by I guess 07/23/2020, 11:26pm PDT
Oh and Trump never said to slow the testing down NT by I guess 07/23/2020, 11:28pm PDT
Hi, I'm facts by Nice to meet you, finally 07/24/2020, 9:36pm PDT
Don't assume anything signed by a username was actually written by by that user 07/25/2020, 12:03am PDT
Re: The troll makes some good points (thinking face emoji) by Kirahu Nagasawa 07/17/2020, 8:59am PDT
Re: The troll makes some good points (thinking face emoji) by Vested Id 07/17/2020, 9:04am PDT
Re: The troll makes some good points (thinking face emoji) by Kirahu Nagasawa 07/17/2020, 9:55am PDT
Vested ID really thought he had you with that one too. NT by The "Oops, Donny" Guy 07/17/2020, 9:56am PDT
The Surgeon General is the General of the CDC by Vested Id 07/17/2020, 10:44am PDT
I give up. NT by Kirahu Nagasawa 07/17/2020, 10:46am PDT
Let's talk about what actually happened in 2020. by blackwater 07/19/2020, 6:44pm PDT
150,000 dead and this dumb bitch blames Democrats NT by lol blackwater never knows whats go 07/19/2020, 9:50pm PDT
Re: Let's talk about what actually happened in 2020. by laudablepuss 07/19/2020, 10:42pm PDT
I'll quote the part our friends here need. by Friendly Mysterio 07/20/2020, 12:46pm PDT
failing to understand the collection of evidence NT by to own the libs 07/20/2020, 12:54pm PDT
That tweet is from February. Kind of funny by Mysterio 07/17/2020, 10:00am PDT
You still claiming the "This pandemic is a hoax" quote is real NT by kinda makes you easy to dismiss 07/17/2020, 11:00pm PDT
The problem with you guys is that you think we're as dumb as you are. by Mysterio 07/17/2020, 11:17pm PDT
The video has been posted many times before. by Discord Channel Laughter 07/17/2020, 11:23pm PDT
It almost seems like he was saying something right before "hoax" by but it got edited out 07/18/2020, 12:06am PDT
It's been explained to them before by it never helps 07/18/2020, 12:26am PDT
Kill yourself by Mysterio 07/18/2020, 10:45am PDT
Golly, I'll get right on that after responding to your OTHER post by asking for further input 07/19/2020, 3:06am PDT
Re: It almost seems like he was saying something right before "hoax" by Mysterio Helps Dummies 07/18/2020, 11:30am PDT
Re: It almost seems like he was saying something right before "hoax" by but it got edited out 07/19/2020, 3:08am PDT
Re: It almost seems like he was saying something right before "hoax" by HAHAHAH OMG 07/23/2020, 10:44pm PDT
"I like/sucking/that fat piece of shit" by Simply repeating what you said 07/24/2020, 4:50pm PDT
Re: It almost seems like he was saying something right before "hoax" by but it got edited out 07/19/2020, 3:22am PDT
Huh, weird glitch, probably caused by Trump and McGonagall by but it got edited out 07/19/2020, 3:41am PDT
holy fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck by Mysterio 07/23/2020, 10:47pm PDT
Which one? by Mysterio 07/23/2020, 10:53pm PDT
Why do trumpsters like you refuse to remember why they said dont wear masks? by WormBot 07/19/2020, 10:03pm PDT
Dishwashers, light bulbs, record for new infections NT by This is My Guy 07/17/2020, 4:16pm PDT
You guys were not kidding. by Mysterio 07/23/2020, 10:46pm PDT
Reddit? Isn't that where after a certain amount of time they delete your posts? NT by Roop 07/24/2020, 10:13pm PDT
Re: If you don't mask up you're an asshole. by JPG Man 07/25/2020, 1:44pm PDT
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