On July 29, 2021, the Sitka Assembly met to discuss a mandatory mask ordinance. I learned of the meeting three hours before the meeting started. Because I had so little time to prepare, I borrowed heavily from the writings of John C.A. Manley who publishes at MuchAdoAboutCorona.ca. Manley’s file is included at the bottom of this blog.
Based on previous experience and on my understanding of human nature, I realize that public testimony rarely influences assembly members. That fact is especially true during this bizarre time when people’s capacity to think rationally is compromised due to 24/7 fear mongering and the expectation of group compliance to “the experts.”
As expected, the ordinance passed 6-0.
After I spoke and during a break, Richard Wein, a former assembly member and a medical doctor shook my hand saying he appreciated my thoughts on the subject. I said to Dr. Wein, “I just don’t get it. Why can’t these people see that the science supporting masks just isn’t there?”
He replied, “Confirmation bias. They see what they want to see to confirm what they already believe in.”
Later, when I was leaving the meeting, the Chief of Police, Robert Baty, met me at the drinking fountain. He also shook my hand and thanked me for my comments. We spoke about the passage of the ordinance, and it was noted that there were many problems associated with enforcing a fine for mask non-compliance. When asked, he stated none of the sponsors had consulted with him regarding the ordinance. It was also noted that no-one from the assembly asked for his opinion during the discussion of the ordinance even though he was present during the entire discussion.
I addressed the assembly not because I believed it would change minds, but because it was the right thing to do. I don’t regret it. If I hadn’t spoken, I wouldn’t have met or conversed with Chief Baty. I feel safer knowing that a man of his character is heading up the Sitka Police Department.
Following are my comments:
I’m Brett Wilcox. I’m opposed to a mandatory mask ordinance based on the following:
- After a review by the National Institute for Health on July 29, 2020, Dutch Minister for Medical Care, Tamara van Ark, asserted, “from a medical perspective there is no proven effectiveness of masks”.19
- “We’re seeing inflammation in people’s gums that have been healthy forever, and cavities in people who have never had them before,” says Dr. Rob Ramondi, a dentist and co-founder of One Manhattan Dental. “About 50% of our patients are being impacted by this, [so] we decided to name it ‘mask mouth’ — after ‘meth mouth.’ ”2
- Dr. Andreas Voss, member of the World Health Organization expert team and head of microbiology at a Dutch hospital stated that masks were made mandatory “not because of scientific evidence, but because of political pressure and public opinion.”21
- Drs. Karina Reiss, Phd and Dr. Sucharit Bakdi, MD in their book Corona False Alarm?, wrote “In fact, there is no study to even suggest that it makes any sense for healthy individuals to wear masks in public. One might suspect that the only political reason for enforcing the measure is to foster fear in the population.”22
- A hospital arbitrator ruled against the mandatory masking of nurses in Ontario: “Evidence that masking as a source control results in any material reduction in transmission was scant, anecdotal, and, in the overall, lacking… [and mandatory masking] is the exact opposite of being reasonable.” 15
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said, “If you look at the history of totalitarian regimes… they all do the same thing, which is they try to crush culture, and crush any evidence of self-expression. And what is the ultimate vector for self-expression? It’s your facial expressions…. [Yet] we’ve all been told to put on the burqa and be obedient.”23
- Mark McDonald, M.D., a child psychiatrist, says, forcing a child to wear a mask is a form of child abuse. (Jeffrey I. Barke, M.D. “Faith Over Fear,” Rx For Liberty, February 17, 2021, https://www.rxforliberty.com/blog/faith-over-fear)
- “Masks are utterly useless,” says Dr. Roger Hodkinson, a pathologist, certified with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. “…masks are simply virtue-signalling… It’s utterly ridiculous seeing these unfortunate, uneducated people — I’m not saying that in a pejorative sense — walking around like lemmings, obeying without any knowledge base, to put the mask on their face.”24
One size fits all medical mandates are madness especially when made by non-medical government officials.
It’s time to stop following sock puppet authority figures who profit from your fear and start following the science. Several studies show little benefit or even negative efficacy of regulated mask use in clinical settings.
If regulated mask use doesn’t work when worn correctly by medical professionals in medical settings, how can you possibly conclude that unregulated facial coverings would work when worn until they stink in everyday use?
What’s the big deal with mandated masks?
Dr. Lee Merritt, MD, answers this question: “The big deal is, they may be soft, and they may look okay, but this is George Orwell’s boot on a human face forever if we don’t get this off.”
If you mandate facial petri dishes, you are mandating fear, intolerance, discrimination, hatred and disease. Nothing good will come of it.
Thank you.
Brett Wilcox is a husband, parent, grandparent, Licensed Professional Counselor, and author of three books:
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