Dear Reader,
The wearing of a face mask to protect against a respiratory virus is an act of grand deceit. It is a behavior that defies research on the topic. Wearing a face mask, as this article (one of many) points to — is unsafe to do and is ineffective.
Until the narrative around mandatory masking has changed, each day by 6am Eastern, I will both post here and send out a science-based reason why no one should wear a face mask.
I ask that you help me circulate these pieces to those around you who you believe could most benefit from them. It is important not to remain silent on this topic. These are important discussions to be having with friends, family members, business owners, healthcare practitioners, public servants, and others in the community.
-Allan
Cloth masks are harmful for you, likely worse than other types of masks. Cloth masks are ineffective, likely more so than other types of masks. Cloth masks carry disease, likely worse than other types of masks.
Much is said in favor of cloth masks, but many significant questions remain. How often should one change them? How often should one wash them? What should one make them out of? What design should one use? I would love to see the data on any of that. The data simply does not exist. The data about cloth masks is that wearing one is far worse than wearing nothing at all.
People who make up tall tales about reality and present them as fact are called liars.
Though there are lots of liars in the face mask debate and others trying to push unsafe, ineffective, and non-consensual one-size-fits-all approaches on others, the idea that someone’s crusty, reusable, cloth mask is saving society is among the most ridiculous claims being made.
In 2015, The British Medical Journal published a paper entitled, “A Cluster Randomized Trial of Cloth Masks Compared with Medical Masks in Healthcare Workers.”1 The paper was written by nine authors from the University of New South Wales, the University of Sydney, the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Vietnam and the Beijing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in China. The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of cloth masks to medical masks in hospital healthcare workers. The study, which was extensive, concluded that the results caution against the use of cloth masks.
“‘This is an important finding to inform occupational health and safety,’ concluded the authors. ‘Moisture retention, reuse of cloth masks and poor filtration may result in increased risk of infection.’”
If anyone tells you to wear a face mask, you know they are either stupid or up to no good. If they tell you to wear a cloth mask, you know they are really stupid or really up to no good.
MacIntyre CR, Seale H, Dung TC, et al. A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers. BMJ Open. 2015;5(4):e006577. Published 2015 Apr 22. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006577
The bestselling book "Face Masks In One Lesson" by Allan Stevo describes how to never wear a face mask again. The follow-up to the book, "Face Masks Hurt Kids," describes why to never wear a face mask again. We must defeat the awful, narrative around the mandates.
Examples of how face masks hurt kids will be posted to the Lockdown Land Substack each morning by 6am Eastern until the narrative around this ineffective and harmful medical intervention has shifted. Face masks are, in fact, not just harmful to children. Face masks are harmful to everyone. Thank you so much for helping me circulate this research.