edwardmurphy wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 7:43 am
Kurieuo wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:25 pmYou mean doctors who are general practitioners? Or Fauci with masks not being necessary?
And there it is again. Empty nonsense in response to a serious discussion about a life and death issue.
I mean anyone who can't maintain social distancing and doesn't want to contract, suffer from, and perhaps die of Covid. You know, like Herman Cain just did - 2 weeks after declining to wear a mask at a Trump rally.
And I think you know that Fauci's actual statement was that we had a mask shortage and that they should be reserved for medical practitioners and first responders. He made that comment before we knew that the novel coronavirus - novel meaning new and unknown - was so easily transmitted through the air. See, Fauci started with limited information, and he changed his guidance as his understanding of the virus changed. That's what scientists and doctors are supposed to do. It's not an example of incompetence. Incompetence is floating an untested cure, then clinging to it long after clinical trials have shown it to be ineffective. See the difference? You're supposed to trust the person who admits mistakes and is guided by data, not the charlatan who just says what he thinks people want to hear.
Herman made his own choices and is responsible for them. That's the thing about the US, everyone gets to make their own choices, even if you're "protesting" in the street ignoring all medical advice about social distancing and what not. You seem to only be concerned when it fits in with your desired political narrative.
We also had a discussion a few months back, my take that only moron would say masks are useless. You seemed to agree. I've seen both sides flip around on them, but I just don't see the logic of WHY they wouldn't help stop the spread. Obviously, something blocking/reducing transmission of particles via the air from one person to another, such is going to have a big impact on the spread of any virus. Maybe it takes someone with an ounce of logic to see that and people just aren't very logical today.
Fauci's meant to be an "expert" and has given wrong advice. If he said that, in order to reserve masks for medical practitioners, then that's what he should have said rather than lying to the public. It's not his job to handle the logistics of procuring masks, such is the role of state government with federal government support. It isn't his job to be political either, though sadly that's something inescapable given corona has been highly politicised. If he lied to public, then the public can't trust him. It's that simple.
And, by extension, I think anyone who says masks don't make a difference are pretty stupid too with respect to the mask issue. Maybe doctors and nurses should just forego them all together if that's really the case.