Thread by @JMZ_UK

I can’t hold it back any longer. Will try to keep this as respectful as possible but it's not an easy task because the masks that so many are already proudly wearing before tomorrow are the height of stupidity & it’s not easy for anyone to communicate something like that.

I know we're all keen to stay positive. I know most people don't have the time or patience to look beyond the top-line of the news. I know the media, government & celebrities are extremely effective at shaping our impressions of social & political “norms”.

I know politicians on both sides of the fence are congratulating you for "doing your part to help beat the virus”. And I know that makes most of us feel good at a time when we could all use some lifting up.

Obviously that’s a powerful cocktail of forces at play there, especially when almost everybody you know has 100% bought into it. But as every good parent will hopefully at some point tell their children: just because everyone else is doing it, doesn't make it right.

YOUR MASK IS MAKING YOU MEANER:

Because you're wearing one, you're mad at anyone else who isn't. You can't say with any certainty or evidence that you know you're right to wear one, or that someone else is wrong not to. But that's what you were told, so you believe it.

You decided to get a piece of cotton & wear it to cover only 3 of the 5 orifices on your head, & yes it is a pain in the arse, but you believe it's part of a collective, noble effort to work with each other & take part in something bigger than yourself.

I say it's a pain, but let's be honest, a good portion of you probably see your masks as fashion accessories that make you look cooler, better looking or more "woke." But whether you love or hate wearing a mask, when you see someone who isn't wearing one, you take it personally.

You've been told that people without a mask don’t care about your health or safety. And you believed it. So now you see anyone who isn't wearing one as a bad person; one who isn't willing to chip in, like you are, for the greater good. Cue that sense of moral supremacy setting in

And worse, you see that person as someone who is deliberately putting you & others in immediate danger. You're wrong, & that hostility you feel for anyone not wearing a mask is unfounded & deeply unhealthy for you.

And to top that off, unfortunately (I hate to say it)....

YOUR MASK IS MAKING YOU DUMBER:

You've decided to become a "joiner" without doing the tiniest bit of research. You've ignored the entire laundry list of everything the “experts” got completely wrong about COVID19, even though they assured you they were “guided by the science”

You've hardly peeped at the sheer totality of the social, economic & other health-related collateral damage those monumental failures have not only cost you, but your family & your neighbours too.

Perhaps you were panicking about toilet paper a couple months back, but as soon as you got a decent supply you just kind of accepted everything else that followed?

And boy, the free-falling economy & all the businesses that are suffering, or sadder still, have already shut their doors for the last time, are a hard pill to swallow.

On a more personal level, having the kids out of school is uncomfortable & taxing on you, & for them...

Not being able to go out to eat in your favourite restaurant because it’s still closed (maybe permanently), or chill out with your mates anywhere you like - it's all a bit much. But what can you do? We just gotta ride the wave & listen to those experts again. Right?

Nope. Soz.

You don't have to look too far to realise the Governments response to Covid-19 was madly overblown. Everything they advised was to "flatten the curve" so we wouldn't overburden the NHS.

And now some hospital trusts are firing poor migrant workers just so they can stay afloat. Why? Because the advice scared anyone who didn't have COVID-19 out of treating other health problems. So instead of getting the help they needed, they chose to suffer & die at home instead.

Sweden kept everything opting for herd immunity, & their per capita numbers are practically the same as other countries with one major difference: they're much further ahead in terms of actually beating the virus. Why? Because antibodies stop virus’ from spreading.

These aren't opinions by the way. These are the current facts. Facts you don't need to look far to substantiate.

But at some point very early on in our national humiliation you decided you weren't going to do any research. You were just going to accept whatever you were told.

So what were you told? You were effectively told to be terrified. You were told to stay at home & save lives. You were told never to go within 6 feet of anyone unless you live in the same household as them.

And now, finally, when the curve has been flattened you're being told to wear a mask. And you applied zero critical thinking to any of what you were being told. Instead you just accepted it, because that's what everyone else is doing 🤷‍♂️

You also lacked the confidence or courage to look more closely, or assert any shred of independent thought. And from tomorrow you'll be walking around with a mask on, & you'll be mad at anyone you see who isn't.

Keep in mind, you haven't spent a full 20 seconds washing your hands in over a month. In fact you're not even really washing your hands with any more diligence or regularity than you were before COVID-19 arrived. And you’re touching your face without giving it a 2nd thought now.

Those pillars of common sense viral risk mitigation are well & truly out the window, because you didn't invest any of yourself in understanding their application or merits. You just listened to what you were told.

But now, you're not told those things anymore, so you basically forgot about them. But now you're told to wear a mask. So you're going to do it. Why? Because these days, doing what you're told is easier than thinking about things yourself, & getting a secondary medical opinion.

YOUR MASK IS MAKING YOU MORE AFRAID:

You feel good about your mask. You think you're making a difference. You're part of something bigger. You're doing your part to help beat this virus once & for all. That's how you feel. That's what you tell yourself. That’s what you believe.

But as human beings we have something called subconscious. Your subconscious is where deeply meaningful impressions are forged psychologically that manifest in your thoughts & actions yet are completely undetected by your overt feelings or awareness.

And while you tell yourself your mask is a badge of pride that means you're doing your part to help save lives, you're subconsciously reinforcing a perpetual fear of the outside world that exists beyond the confines of your home.

Everywhere you go, you mostly see masks. So when you don't see masks, you're offended & angry at the whoever isn’t wearing them. You believe masks are saving lives, & the absence of masks means lives are at risk. And it's constant. And it's all around you. All the time.

You want to get back to normal. You want to stop being afraid. You were told that masks were the best way to do that. But now masks are the “new normal”. And that means fear — ubiquitous, constant fear — the new normal.

You don't realise it because you're proud to be doing your small part to help those around you. You think about your fear & deem it necessary given the “dangerous” environment that lurks all around you.

But more than anything else your mask is what's reinforcing your belief of a lurking danger. You’re wrong if you believe that. A dangerous environment doesn't lurk all around you. At least no more than usual anyway.

YOUR MASK IS MAKING YOU LESS SAFE

One of the cool things about intelligent design is that we have a vaccine that's built-in. It's called "herd immunity."

And while the experts who want to scare you in to constant submission are pretending that herd immunity is some sort of ridiculous phenomenon, it’s worked for centuries & Sweden has had success with it, in spite of its per capita criticism.

The alternative to herd immunity is simple: stay at home, keep the economy shut down, continue turning away any patient who doesn't have COVID-19, & twiddle our thumbs for a year or two while the UK rots away waiting for a vaccine funded by the capitalist billionares you hate.

And I'm guessing a lot of people, because they’re so bought into the fear, would say, "Hey man, if that's what it takes, so be it!" - this is actually insane when you really think about it.

There isn't a ventilator big enough to save the economy if we did that, & people who think that’s a good idea must be so spoiled by the comforts & security a relatively free western nation has given them that they don't even realise the irresponsibility of what they’re suggesting

The stupidity of that idea is eclipsed only by the sanctimony. One of the only things we know for sure about COVID-19 is that the overwhelming majority of people who get infected will either have very mild symptoms, or no symptoms at all.

So for the love of all that's holy if you're not elderly or immunocompromised, do everything you can to contract COVID-19. Because the sooner you get it the sooner you'll develop antibodies that will prevent you from getting it again. And that means you won't be able to spread it

And when enough of us get it & can no longer spread it, guess what happens? It stops spreading. That's the goal. That's where we want to be. If you were truly wanting to do something noble & contribute in a meaningful way to beating the virus, that should be your new goal.

But because government “experts” have you so bought into fear, & because they're saying things like "Phase 1" & "Phase 2", they’ve convinced you that means they have a proper plan - they don't.

Instead people are walking around with a piece of cotton over their face - meaner, dumber, less safe & more afraid.

There. I said it. Hope that wasn’t too taxing for you. Give it some thought. Don’t be so judgmental about those who choose not to wear a mask. Love you all x 😁