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I’ll try not to “bury the lede” as I sometimes do – there was something excruciatingly dumb that Supervisor Don Wagner said at the last “special meeting” on Wednesday May 26 that needs to be responded to. This was the meeting where over 70 “spreaders” showed up protesting even the county’s “strong recommendation” to continue wearing facial coverings as businesses open up, and calling for the head of County Health Officer Nichole Quick, who had made that recommendation.
This was when these folks insisted on continuing to deliver their passionate anti-mask, anti-Quick speeches in the middle of an unrelated item, despite the futile efforts of Wagner ally Michelle Steel to keep them on subject. Finally Wagner, agreeing with most of what they were saying (as Michelle just then realized she also did) broke in and vehemently defended their right to keep speaking against masks. Echoing their disgruntlement with Dr. Quick, Don bellowed:
“I’m EXTREMELY disappointed, that, right when the Governor is finally allowing us to move FORWARD with opening up some of our businesses, Dr. Quick wants to move us BACKWARD to wearing masks and social distancing!”
Okay, if it’s not clear to you how dumb that was, then it’s even more important for me to explain.
We ALL want to open back up again before our economy flatlines completely. But opening up, going to work, patronizing your favorite businesses, socializing with the folks we’ve missed so much, does NOT mean the virus is killed. ON THE CONTRARY, it makes it EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, more important even than before, for all of us to follow the social-distancing and mask-wearing guidelines while out and about, if we don’t want our summer progress to create another more deadly wave.
In other words the contradiction that Wagner sees, with his simple black-or-white mind, between “moving forward” and “moving backward,” does not exist. Is there a way to explain that to him, and also to Michelle Steel who takes his cue on everything with her eyes fixed on Harley Rouda’s Congressional seat?
Another Supervisors meeting is starting in half an hour, and I’m relieved not to see an agenda item calling for defiance of Quick’s order, or her removal. And so far the three-member sensible majority against the irresponsible Steel and Wagner is holding firm, but Andrew Do did seem to be wavering a little after being worn down by all those zealots. (Andrew’s up for re-election too, you know.)
Quick and Souleles
The same mob of anti-mask zealots is sure to show up again to speak on the general coronavirus item 53, and Wagner is sure to play to that audience again. I don’t want Dr. Quick to suddenly mysteriously go the way of David Souleles, who’d been leading our essential effort to get more testing in this county until April, when he abruptly wanted to spend more time with his family. (Literally he said that.) And beyond that it’s hell of unhelpful to keep having mixed messages going out to the public, from our “leadership,” on this crisis.
I’ll resist saying the other things I was gonna say about Wagner. Have a good responsible week!
Open it up and get on with life — the mask is ridiculous— all of this government over load is ridiculous— you all look ridiculous in you arguing— open up !!!!
Hey grit-for-brains: Open up but with masks.
Speaking about the grit… where is your true one as it was in OCCUPY Communist one? It looks that ANTIFA steal your thunder.
Oof, you’re quite dumb.
Hah reminds of the time he said if a clock strikes 13:00 you are wrong… Dude is not familiar with 24h time. Dumber than a box of rocks.
I don’t have an issue with masks esp indoors. I think masks anytime outside of the house has been a bit overboard, and rather than just shouting personal talking points, it is more constructive to find a happy medium.
Business do need to open up and the economy needs to move forward even if it is slow at first. Most municipal budgets and the current State budget have been decimated and will only be exacerbated if full closure continues.
Most of the cases that have resulted in people contracting the illness have revolved around being in close proximity and indoors. Given those circumstances, anything inside like a grocery store, retail store, etc should require masks to be worn if they are to open.
I am probably the 2% that can compromise, but it seems the other 98% want to play “all or none” in their view points which leads to the discord we are currently having today.
I kinda laugh at folks wearing masks as they drive down the street all by themselves in their cars.
We didn’t grow up with our parents teaching us how to wear face coverings during a pandemic, so everyone’s got their own idea I guess.
I sometimes wear a mask in the car (when I’m going shopping) because if I don’t put it on when I think of it I may forget to put it on when I arrive. YMMV.
I don’t want to spend more time with my family.
OC’s anti-maskers achieve international fame! (Obviously compiled Tuesday or Wednesday.)