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This article resonates in my soul!

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"“what’s the big deal?” It’s just a mask, after all. It’s not, though. It’s moral autonomy, the basis of personal excellence, and of free political life. "

Nope. It's just a mask. Unfortunately some have chosen to make it their Thermopylae in the cold civil war. I understand how people in our hair-trigger times could easily confuse the two, but even before the science (I know, I know) began to shore up mask-wearing as a simple and available method to prevent respiratory droplet emissions and the spread of this respiratory pathogen, it made sense to mask up in public.

Speaking of the Spartans, BTW, let's have a TMWYRT on the real deal--Biden's drive to re-criminalize modern sporting rifles. Μολὼν λαβέ

Timothy Wheeler, MD

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