Comments by "SK ONTHEROAD" (@skontheroad2666) on "McEnany: Wearing a mask has nothing to do with politics" video.

Yes, for the greater good! It is unfortunately necessary because too many people are too selfish and refuse to wear a mask in public to protect themselves and others. Those who don't wish to comply can, by all means, move! No one is stopping them.
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@karyndewit193 Are seatbelts also a violation of one's rights? Or not being able to smoke indoors? Or in certain cities in California, where the law says that one must be X amt of feet away from the front door of a business to smoke, AND one must be walking--you cannot step outside a restaurant in Yolo County and have a cigarette. You have to walk back and forth...(and no, I am not joking, crazy as it sounds).
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Is there somewhere that you have not been able to go, or is there something that you have not been able to do, due to the mask rules/laws?
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@karyndewit193 I am not asking to be argumentative, I am trying to understand the other side of the argument so that I can approach my staff with some understanding of where they are coming from, while at the same time, enforcing the law. I also find it hard to breathe with it on, but I also find a seatbelt uncomfortable, yet I have to wear it, so I do. Also to set an example to my kids so that we all stay safe. Is it that the mask is uncomfortable or simply the issue that it is a law? Have you tried different types of masks? We have been through a few varieties....
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@karyndewit193 I also take it that you have been lucky to not have any close family or friends have a severe case of Covid?
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@karyndewit193 I absolutely understand how it could make you feel constrained or anxious, especially if it triggers something negative from your past. But putting that aside (as it is personal to you), even if there were a very small chance that it could keep you or someone else around you healthy, why would you advocate for people not to wear it? I was just discussing it with my husband as we have two groups of friends--the mask wearers, and the anti mask group (most of which also happen to be doctors ironically). And my husband was talking about it with the one friend who agrees with him about wearing masks and he said that it is not because he is afraid of getting sick or dying (although I am high risk), it is that he and this one friend, both had Covid outbreaks at work and they both had to close for 2 weeks, I had to open a case with the Health Dept., we paid thousands of dollars to get everyone tested and retested privately bc testingwas such a mess here. We lost tons of money (and annoyed a ton of clients), and still had to pay everyone. All because our "patient zero" went to visit a friend who was in quarantine, stayed for dinner bc she was asymptomatic, and then SHARED A FORK WITH HER!!!. Then came to work (while shedding) and after work, the second person asked for a ride home and they sat in a car for an HOUR without masks and the windows rolled up So they didn't even get sick AT work, but it was a HUGE, expensive, annoying hassle! Same thing happened to our other friend. It was so stressful and we just don't want to go through it again. That's the other side people don't think about until they have to deal with it. And I am not even talking about the sick ones. We all got lucky with that, thank goodness! So, if everyone would just help each other out and wear a mask, maybe we will get through this sooner and life can get back to normal!
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@karyndewit193 And you are right about it being hard not seeing people's full face. I had to retrain the front office staff to smile with their eyes so that their warmth would show through. But it is a challenge. I don't think anyone is trying to take anything away from anyone by asking them to wear a mask. I think we all just want to do whatever we can to get through this. I hate my mask, but have to wear an N95 at work (and again, I am very high risk and if I get it, it won't be pretty). Otherwise I try others. But I also have to set an example at work. At home for the kids, and even when I nudge my husband, I don't want to come off as a hypocrite (but he wears one half a day for surgery so he is used to it after all the years). I just want this to be over! And I would guess most people feel the same way. Plus, there are sooo many other things to stress about right now in this country, the mask seems minor to me at this point. Just my perspective.
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@karyndewit193 I am so sorry to heat that. But yes, when it is our time, it is our time. But I still wait for the light to turn green.
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@karyndewit193 Then move to South Dakota! No one is stopping you.
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