Streamer,

I oppose authoritarian mandates almost always. I went along with what I thought was the best available science at the time during covid. I have two friends whose careers were in the health industry, and they had a lot of connections in high places. So I sought their advice about both masks and the vaccine. We had no way of knowing at that time that the advice might be wrong. Quite clearly I am not a Covid scientist and haven't been reading recent reports about the vaccine and masks.

BTW, I don't watch CNN and never once ordered groceries delivered. I went to the grocery store and put on a mask like everyone else. I don't need mandates, I'm not miserable, and I'm not trying to drag anyone anywhere. I went along with the mandates because we're a pluralist society where the majority makes the decision (the majority being represented by the elected officials). When new information supersedes the old, officials will make new and better decisions in the future. I think this is critical because pandemics are likely to occur more frequently because of the magnitude of international travel.

WDFW x 1=0,

Yes, like the "oldest profession" scientists can be bought. Curiously, I think, is that scientists are most often bought by Republican corporate owners to fend off regulations that put human safety over corporate profit. You can test this by examining a list of registered lobbyists of Congress. The good guys are vastly outnumbered by the bad guys.