bransonglobe.com OPINION • LETTERS Continued from page 6 to build up their immunity. They can have a severe effect on the immune system making the wearer more prone to sickness. It has been proven that paper, cloth, surgical masks are totally ineffective to filter SARS-CV2 virus. Home-made masks are just as bad including bandanas, they do not filter viruses, they don’t do squat for protection. If a mask is not tested and approved as a legitimate N95 respirator by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) it’s not going to do much to stop a virus from reaching your mouth or nose. CDC has maintained that you should only wear a mask if you yourself are infected. NIOSH warns that people with lung diseases, elderly people or those with claustrophobia may struggle with a N95 masks. Face masks can be effective against larger free-floating particles, connected to air pollution but nothing suggests that they help protect you from airborne viruses. People with cancer, especially if the cancer has spread, will be at further risk from prolonged hypoxia as the cancer grows best in a microenvironment that is low in oxygen. Low oxygen promotes inflammation which can promote the growth, invasion and spread of cancers. People with respiratory disabilities such as asthma, COPD, or cystic fibrosis may not be able to wear a face mask because of difficulty in or impaired breathing. These people are disabled according to the Americas Disabilities Act (ADA), forcing them to wear masks could pose as a health problem where organizations and businesses can be fined up to $75,000 for the first ADA violation and $150,000 for any subsequent violation. The CDC also states that anyone who has trouble breathing should not wear a face mask. Companies that mandate their employees to wear face masks, because of the CO2 factor, may face law suits in the future. We have been dealing with a non-lethal virus with approximately a 99% recovery rate. Viruses are seasonal and spread only in certain conditions. The flu and cold season runs from November thru March 31, because viruses flourish in cold and low humidity. As the temperatures rise, the viruses die off which we have experienced with this virus. If a spike in numbers during the warm and hot season are reported, they are intentionally inflating them to keep the fear going when there is none. During the warm and hot months, enjoy the outside, there is no reason to wear a mask, other than fear. Expect the hype to begin as the temperatures get colder. The best way to get rid of a flu virus is through herd immunity. Herd immunity occurs when a large portion of a community (the herd) becomes immune to a disease, making the spread of disease from person to person unlikely. As • PATRIOTISM Continued from page 6 al Anthem be a time to say, “Yes, we have problems and our Nation is not perfect but, in this moment of time, under this flag, we stand together, united, to honor the sacrifices made on Her behalf, and the “Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity” She represents? An Ole Seagull believes that the answer is “Yes.” What does it say about us, as a nation, if America is so divided that Her people cannot even unite together, under one National Anthem, for a moment, in a common united effort of respect for Her and, just as importantly, each other? In talking about an enemy destroying America Abraham Lincoln said, “At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it a result, the whole community becomes protected. This can also be reached when a sufficient number of people in the population have recovered from a disease and have developed antibodies against future infection. Face masks give the illusion of fear, sign of defeat and make it harder to read facial expressions. They are perceived as a sense of safety, well-being which they are not. Face masks, social distancing, one way aisles, plexiglass by registers, are all areas of manipulation and control to promote fear that doesn’t exist. Get rid of the fear, take back your power and resist these measures of control. This is your decision that you must make for yourself. Do your own research. I personally will not wear a face mask and will not comply. I will not shop at businesses that require face masks. If a business loses enough customer base who refuse to shop with them because of this policy, maybe this will stop. Bill Mitchell Branson ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As Demonstrators and face masks Dear Editor, In your July 3 and 4 paper, thank you for my letter on recycle. It probably will fall on deaf ears but we tried. I have a reply to Mr. Carlile [July 3 edition]. I agree with him. Why can’t these travelers or demonstrators stay at home and redo their own neighborhood. We have done fine here for many years without the help from outsiders who know very little about the people and town they converse on. There must be someone or some people that are financing these fools. I agree with him, you don’t like the store don’t go in. As of 7/4/20 we still have the opportunity to make our own decisions. If you don’t like it STAY AWAY. These people serve the customers and money input. Spend your money somewhere else. The Confederate flag is part of the culture like the constitution, Lincoln, Washington, FDR and all the rest of our past leaders. Get a a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.” The world’s only perfect man said, “If a kingdom is divided against itself, July 10 - 11, 2020 • 7 grip people. Most of these fools have no idea of what they’re marching for. About the face masks you can’t make it mandatory. If you go somewhere wear yours and if the store or restaurant doesn’t observe the practice DON’T GO THERE. Theres’ really not much you can do about the City people except next election vote them out. We still have that privilege left. You are responsible for you. Do what you have to do to protect you. You can’t be responsible for the fools who don’t care or think that it’s not their responsibility. Hey people get a grip. Marjorie Derry Hollister (The comments on these pages are the opinions of the writers, and not necessarily those of Branson Globe, or its staff. Want to weigh-in? Have something to say? Share it with us in your own Letter to the Editor. See submission guidelines on page 4) that kingdom cannot stand. If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.”
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