Diaper Report

Guest Post by Eric Peters

It’s sometimes hard to fix damage once done. Psychological damage especially. People who were abused as kids often carry that damage with them through the rest of their lives.

It is the same with societies.

An article published by The Washington Times (my old outfit) states the following:

“Rates of COVID-19 are manageable, normal life has resumed and mandates are gone, with few exceptions at discrete businesses or schools. Yet masks have gained a foothold in American society, a remarkable change after face coverings sparked public spats and questions about cultural acceptance.”

The Washington Times is not what it was, either.

Where to begin? How about with “rates of COVID-19 are manageable.” As if they ever weren’t. As if “rates” – like “the cases” – had any significant meaning. How are the “rates” of people going to sleep in the evening doing? Is the fact that almost everyone does it indicative of a phenomena that is not “manageable”? Did an editor read this copy prior to it going live?

Probably not. At least, I hope not.

“Yet masks have gained a foothold in American society, a remarkable change after face coverings sparked public spats and questions about cultural acceptance.”

“Masks” did not “gain a foothold” – like some quirky fashion trend. They were violently forced on the entire population, with refuseniks literally thrown out of public spaces or not permitted to enter them in the first place. This went so far as siccing cops on people seen outdoors and nowhere near others who had the gall to not wear a “mask.” The social pressure applied was enormous. So were the lies about “masking.” People were told by people who ought to know better – such as medical doctors – that “mask” wearing was the only thing preventing them from dying and also from transmitting death to others.

People believed it.

People were terrified not to believe it. Many of them are still terrified, years after the “mask” mandates were finally rescinded. It is a near certainty that, if you go to any open-to-the-public place such as a supermarket or Wal-Mart you will see at least one person wearing a “mask.” Granted, 99 percent aren’t. But that 1 percent (or even half of that 1 percent) is not an insignificant number when factored over a population of 330 million people. One percent of 320 million is in excess of three million people. That is about half the entire population of the state of Tennessee is still “masking.”

That’s millions more people than wore “masks” before the population of the United States was subjected to an unprecedented campaign of emotional-psychological abuse that millions have not yet recovered from and maybe never will.

At least, not if The Times and other publications continue to let the lies stand by not rebuking them.

My old outfit quotes William Schafner, who is described as an “infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt auniversity.” Schaffner says: “Masks are at least acceptable, even though they are not widely employed,. . . At the moment, there’s a segment of the population that is very interested in health, very interested in prevention.”

Italic added.

The Times doe not take this golden opportunity to challenge – to discredit – the ongoing idiocy that wearing a “mask” has anything to do with protecting the physical health of either the wearer or those who do not. Nor to challenge the statement made by someone who ought to know this; i.e., an infectious disease specialist. Imagine reading an article about how to safely drive a car that advised drivers to pinch their knees together and clench their sphincter muscles in order to avoid losing control of the car. If an “expert” offered up this to a reporter who didn’t know better it might get past him. It ought not to have gotten past the copy desk. If it did, the outfit that allowed it to be published would pay heavily for it in well-earned ridicule.

But when it comes to “masks” – and anything “COVID” related – it seems the idiocies have acquired a kind of canonical authority. It is certainly the case that most people who do not “mask” are willing to pretend that those who do aren’t badly shattered people in need of therapy. We are encouraged to pretend that a “mask” is just an article of clothing, like a scarf – and that it would be impolite to notice the thing. This is a very odd thing. Five years ago – just before the mass-traumatization of the population – the only people who wore “masks” outside of surgical suites were psychological derelicts. The shambling homeless schizophrenics you saw dumpster diving or pushing an old shopping cart full of junk down the street. It was understood these people were sick. Not in the pejorative sense but in the really sad sense.

The Times apiece and others like it are prolonging and worsening this by letting it slide that it’s reasonable for people to wear the things. Several “mask” wearing people are interviewed; none are challenged. Apparently, to do so might upset them. Probably so. These people are not “masking” because they think it’s cute. They are doing it because they still believe what they are told – and because no one is intervening to tell them otherwise.

Doing that is uncomfortable. No one – most people – likes a confrontation. But there are times when certain things have got to be confronted, else we’re stuck pretending nothing’s wrong when it obviously is for the rest of our lives.