- schools were closed for too long
- remote learning wasn't working
- forced masking of children when
schools reopened, both against
the children's and parents' will
- politicization of all things healthI agree with this one.
> schools were closed for too long
Probably, but what you're not factoring in is teachers being afraid of going "back to the office" (like most other people were at the time). Unless you're going to force them or fire them (and then where do you get new teachers from?).
(There was never any evidence of masking working. Fauci himself had written a paper about how masking didn't work in the Spanish Flu pandemic and instead caused problems. Today it's understood that masking never worked. There is no reputable science that shows masking working in any significant way, and certainly not enough to justify forcing captive audiences to wear the fucking mask. Never again.)
> without evidence
Of course there's evidence that masks prevent the spread of airborne diseases -- it's not that it protects the wearer from viruses penetrating the mask, but it greatly reduces the amount of viral load that is spewed out by a sick person, which in turn reduces the amount of viral load that others are exposed to especially in confined settings. This isn't specific to COVID.
> Today it's understood that masking never worked.
Not true. Masks can't fully protect you or prevent COVID but they do reduce the amount of viral load you're exposed to depending on the environment.
Some of that is related to lack of diverse socialisation (watching/hearing different people talk) but also caused to masking. Not being able to watch the mouths/lips critically affects a kid's speech development.
That is a ridiculous thing to say. Many people, children and adults were very unhappy to wear those disgusting things and/or found them very uncomfortable, and "traumatized" or not should never have been forced to. And yes, being forced to wear them by "authorities" who weren't is traumatizing for some. How dare you say something so fucking offensive? Who the fuck are you to say "it wasn't such a big deal for the kids"?
Anyways, now you know: many people hated it, hated you and your ilk for being such petty, tyrannical little shits about it, and now it's our turn to do things you don't like, like homeschool. There's nothing tyrannical towards you in others homeschooling, but you are all so offended by it because it takes away your power.
> Of course there's evidence that masks prevent the spread of airborne diseases -- it's not that it protects the wearer from viruses penetrating the mask, but it greatly reduces the amount of viral load that is spewed out by a sick person, which in turn reduces the amount of viral load that others are exposed to especially in confined settings. This isn't specific to COVID.
Utter bullshit, but even if you were right it wouldn't justify forced mask wearing, especially for children.
> Not true. Masks can't fully protect you or prevent COVID but they do reduce the amount of viral load you're exposed to depending on the environment.
They cannot protect you AT ALL from covid or any small viruses. The boxes say so themselves.