Face Mask Acceptance Will Be by Degrees
A public policy writer, Dr. Ronald Fraser’s articles have appeared in the New York Times , the Washington Post and dozens of other newspapers and professional journals.
By Ronald Fraser Ph.D.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent Coronavirus-related executive order directs all New Yorkers, when in a public place and not maintaining appropriate social distancing, to cover their noses and mouths with a mask or cloth face-covering.
By imposing on New York citizens a radically new mode of public behavior—an innovative way for people to interact with one another—the governor has staged a grand, four-part drama running from April 17th to May 15th.
To get some idea how this state-wide drama might play out among adults as it draws-in 15 million New York actors, let’s consult Professor Everett Rogers’ popular diffusion of innovation model. Once a new idea is introduced—the wearing of a face cover, for example—the model will help us track its adoption over time.
US Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams, M.D.
Early Adopters. Rogers predicts the drama’s first act will involve about three million New Yorkers who will eagerly adopt the new idea. Their acceptance of face coverings demonstrates a high degree of opinion leadership. Early adopters are respected by their peers for their discrete use of a new idea. Their adoption is seen as a subjective evaluation that decreases uncertainty other citizens may be experiencing.
Early Majority. Next, enter the early majority, about four and a half million New Yorkers. They adopt the new idea slightly ahead of late adopters. Rogers writes, “The early majority’s unique position between the very early and relatively late to adopt makes them an important link in the diffusion process. They provide interconnectedness in the system’s network.”
Late Majority. Another four and a half million New Yorkers—the more skeptical and cautious variety—adopt face coverings only in response to increasing pressure from others. They wait until the new idea has already been widely adopted and its utility has been established.
Laggards. As this drama draws to a close, the citizens most reluctant to don face coverings will trickle in. They are focused on the past and value how things have been done traditionally. Their adoption occurs long after the new idea has been shown to be overwhelmingly worthwhile.
The use of face coverings in New York State is sure to test our social cohesion. Unlike a law, the executive order—more akin to a polite request—does not stipulate how the face-covering decree will be enforced or the penalty for ignoring the directive.
Widespread compliance will more likely depend on a general willingness among citizens to trade off the inconvenience of wearing a face cover with concern for the well being of their neighbors.
As the wearing of face covers spreads and is adopted throughout the state, peer pressure will continue to build until finally even the laggards will relent and accept their assigned part in this unique civic drama.
In Israel, police fine people for not wearing face masks in public.
FACE MASKS ARE FOR CORRUPT GANGSTER POLITICIANS WHO DON'T WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED WHEN TAKING BRIBES!
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE US CONSTITUTION?
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BILL OF RIGHTS?
HOW ARE PEOPLE SUPPOSED TO EARN LIVINGS WHILE PERVERTED POLITICIANS EXPERIENCE ORGASMS FROM THEIR POWER TRIPS?
HERE IS WHAT OUR ARROGANT ASSHOLE POLITICIANS ARE SAYING TO US:
A.) WE HAVE TO DETAIN YOU BECAUSE YOU MIGHT HAVE A VIRUS.
B.) EVEN IF YOU HAVE NO SYMPTOMS YOU MIGHT STILL HAVE THE VIRUS.
C.) THE GOVERNMENT HAS THE POWER TO FORBID ALL SOCIAL GATHERINGS, EVEN INNOCENT GET TOGETHERS BETWEEN FRIENDS.
D.) THE GOVERNMENT HAS THE POWER TO ENTER YOUR HOME TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU ARE NOT SOCIALIZING WITH FRIENDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE UK.
E.) THE GOVERNMENT HAS THE POWER TO SHUT DOWN YOUR BUSINESS AND THROW ALL OF YOUR EMPLOYEES OUT OF WORK ON THE MERE POSSIBILITY THAT YOU MIGHT SPREAD DISEASE.
MIND YOU THAT THE TESTING KITS COMING OUT OF CHINA ARE ALREADY CONTAMINATED WITH THE WUHAN VIRUS.
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F.)ALL OF THESE POWERS ARE EXERCISED ON THE MERE POSSIBILITY THAT YOU MIGHT SPREAD A VIRUS TO OTHERS THAT MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT BE DEADLY.
IF THESE POLITICAL HACKS WANTED TO STOP VIRUSES THEY :
WOULD:
1.) CLOSE THE BORDERS.
NO FOREIGN NATIONAL HAS THE RIGHT TO DEMAND ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES.
2.) STOP ALL TRAVEL TO AND FROM CHINA.
3.) BAN ALL TRADE WITH CHINA.
4/) RESTORE THE IMMIGRATION LAWS IN EFFECT BEFORE 1965.
5.) STOP THE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS THAT PREVENTS PEOPLE FROM SAYING THAT ANY POSSIBLE VIRUS COMESFROM A CHINESE GOVERNMENT BIO WEAPONS LAB!
6.) BRING BACK THE MEDICAL SUPPLY INDUSTRY FROM CHINA!
7.) BAN AMERICAN SCIENTISTS FROM CONDUCTING RESEARCH FOR THE CHINESE COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT!
8.) BAN CHINESE SCIENTISTS AND STUDENTS FROM STUDYING OR CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES OR LABS!
9.) AS REPARATIONS REPUDIATE ALL DEBTS OWNED BY AMERICAN GOVERNMENTS, CORPORATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS TO CHINA OR CHINESE ENTITIES AND CITIZENS.
10.) BAN ALL AMERICAN CORPORATIONS FROM ASSISTING WITH CHINA'S MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.
THIS INCLUDES STOPPING ALL INTERNET SPYING AND CENSORSHIP CURRENTLY BEING CONDUCTED BY CHINA ON A GLOBAL BASIS.
WHEN AMERICA WAKES UP FROM THIS COMMUNIST CREATED AND IMPOSED NIGHTMARE WHAT WILL IT FIND?
A NATION RULED BY MARXISTS FROM THE FORMERLY DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
THE END OF AMERICA'S TWO PARTY SYSTEM.
A RIGGED ELECTION SYSTEM WITH NATIONAL VOTE FRAUD CAUSED BY BALLOT HARVESTING AND VOTE BY MAIL.
A COMPLIANT MEDIA CONTROLLED BY THOUGHT POLICE AND CENSORS TO PREVENT THOUGHT CRIMES.
THIS WILL BE CREATED BY GOVERNMENT BAILOUTS OF MEDIA COMPANIES.
A SYSTEM OF INTERNAL PASSPORTS FOR INTERSTATE TRAVEL.
A NETWORK OF RE-EDUCATION CAMPS TO ERADICATE POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS.
CORPORATIONS WITH GOVERNMENT AGENTS ON THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS TO MAKE SURE THAT CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES ARE IN SYNC.
PERIODIC FOOD, AND ENERGY SHORTAGES AS AS WELL AS PANDEMICS TO KEEP THE SERFS IN LINE.
WELCOME TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF NORTH AMERICA!
DOWN ON YOUR KNEES, SERFS, TO GIVE THE KOMMISAR HIS DAILY GROUP FELLATIO!
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