I still don't get how wearing a mask to save our families and fellow Americans became a political issue.
Well, I guess I do when I consider who the "leader" is.
But think of it this way, why can't you smoke in bars or offices anymore?
Anyone??
Is it because we don't believe smokers have the right to kill themselves and waste their money while doing it?
No.
It's because when smokers decide to kill themselves it has a negative consequence on those around them. Their exhalations are toxic and can kill people.
Same thing with Corona virus.
Pretty simple.
Remember, your rights end the minute exercising your rights adversely affects someone else's rights. Everyone around you has the assumed right to breathe clean air that won't kill them. Even if the chances of someone actually dying are low, you don't have the right to risk their lives just because you don't feel like wearing a mask.
If you choose not to wear a mask, that's fine. Go hang out in the woods isolated from everyone else and run around all day with no mask. Hell, run around with no clothes too if you feel clothes violate your personal freedoms. Nobody will care.
But most places require you to wear clothes in public no matter if you want to or not. So they can require you to wear a mask too.