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Wearing A Mask Should Not Be A Political Issue

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Wearing A Mask Should Not Be A Political Issue

COVID-19 has changed 2020 and changed the lives of everyone around us.

There is no denying, the changes and adjustments made for our safety were hard to get used to.

However, we are months into this pandemic and it is not over because people are "sick of it".

First, we were all encouraged to social distance, and no backlash was received under this request.

Now, Americans are encouraged to mask up, and for whatever reason this infringes on our Constitutional rights.

Those who do not want to wear a mask in public are making that decision purely for their own reasons and comfort.

I wear a mask at work, and trust me it is anything but comfortable.

I work at a restaurant that seats indoors and outdoors, and that combined with the summer heat and wearing a mask, I'm sweating my entire shift.

But if I did not wear a mask during my shift, the likeliness of me contracting COVID would skyrocket.

I interact with 50-60 customers a day, and me wearing my mask makes me feel 100 times safer.

On top of that, when I work my second job in food delivery, I wear a mask when interacting with customers or when picking food up from a restaurant.

While it is incredibly uncomfortable, I feel the sacrifice is worth the inconvenience in order to save someones life.

This a global pandemic we are in, if there's a time in history to mandate and enforce mandatory masks, now is the time.

We all want our lives to go back to normal, but this virus will not go away if we don't do everything in our power to prevent the spread of COVID.

If you really are pro-life and a true patriot, you would do whatever it takes to preserve the sanctity of people's health that live the nation you care so deeply for.


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