[SamoyedFurFluff]

I specifically do not want to live in a society where people cannot willingly cover half their face, especially when they’re sick or it’s flu season. (Not to mentioned during a pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands of people in my country.)

Luckily my country is also a representative republic where we can vote for what policies we want. (Although I certainly have issues with the many ways my vote is subverted or rendered less-than others votes based on land.)

[betwixthewires]

You don't really have to vote on whether you're allowed to wear masks for health reasons, only on telling other people the have to. Just wear them if you want, don't if you don't.

[SamoyedFurFluff]

Please reread the parent post that I’m responding to. The post says they don’t wish to live in a society where people willingly mask. This explicitly targets people who would mask without a mandate.

[betwixthewires]

Yeah you're right. Apologies.

[readflaggedcomm]

Before a couple of years ago, masks were often banned at the local level in the US. There's no good reason for bans or mandates in normal circumstances, and that includes being a democracy.

[SamoyedFurFluff]

I don’t understand why you’re responding to me with this point. My point had nothing to do with mandates, only objecting to the desire to ban masks.

[smt88]

Masks were not "often" banned at the local level. Tons of Asian tourists, Muslims, and people in cold places wore them.