Mask impedes breathing in an unhealthy manner. It of course does not impede viruses. Mandated masks are a statement that all humans are a risk to one another merely by existing. It's like forcing men to wear chastity belts as a safety device as all men are potential rapists. Mandated masks were a litmus test. Will people bend the knee? We have an alternative to using permanent hankerchiefs to ward mouth snot. Handkerchief which you pull out and use when needed like our fuking civilized ancestors did. Now you are informed why mask mandates are to be opposed