Here, President Biden begs states that have lifted mask mandates to put them back in place. Based on his assumed 'logic,' you'd think that states that have lifted mandates or never had them were drowning in dead bodies and overcrowded hospitals. Is that the case?

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Wait two weeks, they always say. Well, Texas ended its statewide mandate well over two weeks ago. By now, hospitals and funeral homes should be overwhelmed, right? Nope, not even close.

Georgia never had a statewide mask mandate at all. At this point, things there should be pretty close to an apocalypse that makes "The Walking Dead" (minus the zombies) look like child's play. Or not.

Tennessee, my state, never had a mask mandate either. Sure, we had something of a casedemic, but things also never got close to getting out of control - and the curve has been more than flattened. How on earth did this happen without a statewide mask mandate?

Mississippi also lifted their mask mandate over two weeks ago, but cases continue to decline like the masks never had anything to do with it.

South Dakota never had a mask mandate and is widely considered the most maskless state in the union. Yet, their recent curve is remarkably flat (this is similar to surrounding Montana and North Dakota as well). It's almost like viruses are gonna virus, regardless of what we do.

On the other hand, masked-up New York is leading in new cases and hasn't really had much of a downswing. It seems like if masks were the answer, New York would be doing better, doesn't it?

Same with mask-loving New Jersey. These two states (New York and NJ), by the way, also LEAD THE COUNTRY in deaths per million. People always say that without masks things would be worse, but truly, how much worse could it get than #1 and #2?

Sure, we could see some spikes here and there (generally it's geographic and seasonal), but thanks to vaccines and natural immunity, deaths are declining and should continue to do so. If people aren't dying & hospitals aren't being overrun, why are we worried about cases anyway?