Wearing a face mask in a pandemic is polite, easy, cheap and effective. And we already sacrifice for the greater good in so many ways, such as:

Waiting for a green light and a break in traffic before turning left.

Parking in a non-disability spot except with a blue tag.

Leaving a bar after last call.

Driving while sober after leaving that bar, or calling a ride-share driver or friend.

Putting house waste in a bin at the curb instead of on a neighbor’s porch.

Applying for approval to build a hog confinement barn in a residential neighborhood.

Wearing clothing in public.

Refraining from stopping cars on a public street to extract a toll for personal use.

Liberty is not a license for individual action without limit. Sharing space with other humans in an office, neighborhood, city, nation or planet requires a willing suspension of some freedoms.

Like going face mask commando. It’s such a tiny freedom – and a selfish, reckless and deadly freedom. Because when invoked, it may harm and even kill fellow humans.

Please wear a face mask.

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