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
Science magazine pointed to a flaw in the social sciences: results tend to under-represent so-called conservative views. “Traditional,” “conservative,” or “status quo” views exist in every field.
In 1805, pirates from the Barbary Coast were seen as antagonistic enemies by some in the United States. It would be hard for anyone living in 1805 to make sense of why that was not the case in 1905 when Spaniards were seen by some as enemies or 2005 when Afghanis were.
At any given time there is a status quo view. The Shy Tory Effect exists in the social sciences: a bias toward change. It is described in political polling. Pollsters are more likely to under-represent conservative or “Tory” views politically, to use British vernacular, and to over-represent non-conservative views.
In masking, or in any aspect of health or nutrition, this can be understood to represent a bias toward the trendy: those who seek to rely on what has worked in the past and is therefore well tested are more likely to be under-represented.
Those who push for untested ideas are more likely to be over-represented.
Research in the social sciences has a bias towards change rather than a “bias” toward divulging the truth.
This is a hard point to take into account too often.
There is a bias toward trendiness, even in studies. On its face, this provides a challenge to all behavioral psychology, social science, and public health policy — public health mandates included.
Since they have a bias toward the trendy, they have this additional obstacle in identifying truth and wisdom through their research. Outsiders look at these fields and see that quite clearly. Insiders have a hard time and tend to believe a great deal of their own nonsense. This brings considerable conflict. Reckless societal destruction and human misery, then, has resulted in the Ides of March 2020 — face mask policies being but one example.
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.
Very interesting and explains a lot - thank you!