If you choose not to wear a mask when around other people, because
you think that this is somehow an expression of your freedom, you
have fallen into a trap.
If everyone succumbs to this line of thinking, and no one wears
masks, the COVID-19 virus will quickly spread. Hospital ICUs will
overflow, emergency rooms will overflow, and hospital waiting rooms
will overflow. Soon, people who have life-threatening injuries or
medical problems will die because they can't get medical treatment
fast enough.
When this happens, governments will shut down businesses and schools
again, and you will be at home, in lockdown. You will not be free to
visit friends or family, or go out to get your haircut or go to the
park.
You will not be free.
If you choose to wear a mask when around other people, and your
fellow citizens do the same, the virus won't spread as fast and the
hospitals will be able to keep up. Businesses and schools can stay
open. You will be able to go out and visit friends and family, or
get a haircut, or go to the park. You will be free.
