Masks

Where are boardsies buying/getting your face coverings? Looking for recommendations as the disposable surgical ones aren’t suiting me. Thanks

Ahh, the good Dr Buttar again.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashid_Buttar

A well-known conspiracy theorist ....

Buttar has been criticized for his use of chelation therapies,[2] such as topical cream containing chelators to treat children with autism, and for his use of intravenous hydrogen peroxide and EDTA to treat cancer.[5][18]

In April 2010, the FDA sent Buttar a warning letter for illegally marketing unapproved topical creams as drugs via his websites,

Don2012 wrote: »

Please watch this, and give viewpoint afterward thank you.

https://youtu.be/U47_sRuG0Yg

John O.Groats wrote: »

So you`re comparing Ireland to North Korea ? Seriously? Another of the tinfoil hat wearers that are on the loose in this thread.

Tinfoil hat.
Tinfoil hat.
Tinfoil hat.


No arguments though.

Don2012 wrote: »

Was this anything of substance to contribute, beyond a snarky comment and a meme?

Don, i was agreeing with you. Why are you doing this to me?

xhomelezz wrote: »

Ok, so watched it and it's actually amazing how much bullsh1t you can cram into 12 minutes. Must be some kind of competition on YouTube. That guy is certainly heading for a gold medal.

That was kind of my point. My bullcrap meter went to the overdrive at 1:30 so kudos to you that you could bear the whole 12 minutes

Now seriously - there could be many motives for this - getting clicks and ad revenue is one of them or bringing the watchers to some business "product" of his. Or as I said, he could be just a madman.

Don2012 wrote: »

Smart guy!!

Smart enough to look at real evidence rather than spend my time on the Conspiracy Theory forum.

Some of us live in the real world Don.

Wibbs wrote: »

Well people generally don't like complexity and life is complex. They want easy simplistic answers and they'll go out of their way to get them. This generally goes for the hardline at both ends of an argument too. The only way to sift through the BS of the simple answer is to see how far it stands up to the burden of actual repeatable proof.

This is it. The age of Trumpism. Anti-science anti-fact anti-expert sentiment on the rise. Populists (or worse fascists and despots) like to present simple solutions to complex problems.

Many people like simple solutions for complex problems.
Fortunately this can be fixed by education which teaches people to use rational arguments and evidenced based approach. You won't calculate or measure something in physics by listening to some lunatic on YouTube telling you that the formula for calculating volume of a liquid in a container is a conspiracy.

Wibbs wrote: »

To be fair M it was always thus throughout human history. Distract the "mob" with bread and circuses and religions and superstition and the flow of easy answers from their "betters". The man or woman who offered to translate the shades of grey into black and white was rarely without a job. The only difference now is there are more portals for it and more people with access to those portals.

This is it. During the Spanish Flu there was also conspiracies. People had “opinions” on masks and there was a major one that held that Spanish Flu was created by Bayer. But as you say, there’s more platforms now and it’s much easier to reach people.....and target particular people as Cambridge Analytica have shown us.

Overheal wrote: »

Dr Fauci in front of congress also advised that just because some study is peer reviewed doesn’t make it as important as the content. I can’t remember what study of hydroxychloroquine the republican side was trying to argue with him about but his whole point was despite being peer reviewed the study in question was not a placebo-controlled blind study, and so in his view was worth very little as a pharmacological study.

It just goes to show that the presidents words actually matter. There's loads of people in the USA now who fully believe that HDQ is the cure but it's being supressed by the media and people like Fauci in some grand conspiracy.

At least he has come around to mask wearing when he's out and about.

SweetCaliber wrote: »

Very high level of compliance in the shops I was in this morning, even the petrol stations where practically nobody was wearing them before today. Quite surprised!

Shop beside work where very few were wearing them last week now has 100% compliance when I was there at 10am. All staff (even behind the three different food counters and till) as well as all patrons were wearing them. I saw one guy being refused entry until he got his mask (out in the car) and he did with no issues.

It's the same as the travel restrictions... it'll last only as long as the threat of fines/jail time is there.

If enforcement doesn't happen or slacks off (as it did with the travel restrictions) it'll be up to individuals to do as they wish

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

It's the same as the travel restrictions... it'll last only as long as the threat of fines/jail time is there.

If enforcement doesn't happen or slacks off (as it did with the travel restrictions) it'll be up to individuals to do as they wish

I think you mean that if there is not adequate enforcement than many anti social individuals will do as they wish, like dumping litter.

Probably armed with "medical exemptions" done up using Microsoft Word and home printer as well.

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

So what about offices? Still only recommended if social distancing is difficult. People will see that as a choice.

The employer should have a risk assessment complete to determine requirement on whether masks are a requirement.

Actually, an optician is one person who should be masked up. As anybody who has ever had an eye test will tell you, they have to get very close to your face at times.