So looking for some help and thoughts about what the right thing to do is. There is a growing rift in my small family that I really worry is going to go into something much bigger.
So in Korea 99% of people ware masks, I generally don't wear one outside, Inside of stores where you can't even get in without one, I'll put it on, but under my nose or chin, I really don't have much of a choice... and I wear it out of more respect to Koreans in general.
My son who is 1 year old... at some point is going to be required to wear a mask to go into places.... and it is true what my wife says it's hypocritical for us both to have masks on in a store and him not to when people ask why he doesn't have one. My wife thinks the masks don't work or do anything, BUT she still wears it because Koreans have hive minds about this shit and she's worried about what people think.... (ive tried SOOOOOO hard to change this with her.....)
So my option is to not mask my son, get away with it as long as I can until I can move back to what is left of the USA in 2 years....
Or just put a mask on him only in spaces where it's required... it makes me so sad to think about, but at some point he'll miss out on normal things, I can limit his mask wearing greatly... but I just hate doing it at all.
Idk, this shit just depresses the fuck out of me.
There is NO reason children should ever have masks on. There was a report that the average IQ of children aged 3 months to 3 years dropped significantly (<20) since the masking began. Their brains and bodies are still developing and they need oxygen. Also, it is NEVER healthy to breathe in one's carbon dioxide. AND think about the psychological damage. Keep the child home rather than subject him to this torture. But obviously it's your choice. *The CDC did not mandate masks for its' employees.
I agree, you're preaching to the choir..... I've seen 2 month olds with masks on here... and I know there is damage being done... just when me and my wife wear masks around our son, because he stops smiling or emoting at all, just gets this blank stare.
Idk, maybe I just keep him out of places, or just ride the no mask thing for him until it's impossible....
You can prevent damage by making your own masks from appropriate materials, as I do.
I'm currently using a thin, open-cell foam covered with fly-screen mesh. I sew on round-the-head elastic because I don't like it to pull my ears. And the elastic allows me to drape the mask round my neck.
Obviously, this doesn't mitigate the psychological problems.
Yeah you are right. I think what I'm going to do is just if forced, then I'll put one on him just to get in and then he'll pull it off and I'll just leave it at that.
Wife thinks masks don't work & wears them because of 'Korean hive-mind'
OP thinks masks don't work & wears them out of 'respect for Koreans'
Imho, respecting your countrymen would be telling them the truth vs lying to/deceiving/placating them, living your principles (resist) & fracturing their hive-mind mentality by not conforming.
How many others are thinking the same as you & your wife? How many know the truth & are obliging tyranny because they too think their action is 'respecting' their fellow man. Respect others with truth & it will set you all free.
Be a leader, have the guts to stand out & be ridiculed in public - your people will respect you for it in the end. https://youtu.be/V74AxCqOTvg
I 100% agree, but I'm American who speaks no Korean living over here... If I was in the states would be a different story, I would have never worn one. I came over here with my wife because she is from Korea and we always wanted to live here for a few years.
My plan was to travel in the area and see my brother who is stationed in Japan.
I mean I 100% get what you are saying, if I could speak Korea I'd have a mega phone and find other like minded people, but literally you can't do shit here inside, with out a mask.
Ooh
That changes things a bit, I wrongly assumed you were a native. Tough spot, as you're kind of a guest in your wife's native land.
Either way, you're here & awake, I'm sure there are plenty of redpills flowing through Korea that you slung!
Best of luck to you, OP, & I hope you're able to find a good, balanced approach to resolving your dilemma.
Is it a legal requirement to wear one? If not, don't do it.
It’s time to stop using a “go along to get along” strategy.
If we don’t make a stand on the small stuff, it will never end.
Sigh... :/ Yeah. My wife's thought is putting one on him but in Korea they have these things that attach to the strings so you can wear the mask like a necklace when it's off... so my wife thinks we just put that on him... so it looks like he has it at least around his neck... but not covering his face.
I wish I could.... only 2200 people have died in Korea total and you would think half the population died. You can't get into most places without a QR code.
You don't see protests on the news about South Korea, because they have bought EVERYTHING about this pandemic....
Asians have been wearing masks in large numbers for a couple of decades now. You’re right, they are the ultimate hive mind mentality.
Korea lost their freedom when the Joseon Dynasty took over back in the 1600's. Joseon Dynasty rolled out Confucianism to strip away people's freedoms. That dynasty only fell when Japan colonized Korea, and before that the Mongols had them paying tribute for 'protection'. After WWII was over and Korea gained their independence, there was only a short time before the Korean War, and that resulted in a military dictatorship on both sides. It wasn't until Park Gunhe's daddy decided to make SK great that SK finally became a democracy.
I say all that to say that Koreans don't understand freedom or democracy. The hivemind you speak of is proudly toted as a feature of Korean society. They, sadly, got their true freedom in the 80's only to now have a communist president.
I'm half-Korean and married to a Korean lady, so I was in the same boat as you OP. The Korean people were pacified long ago, so you're in the lion's den. Personally, I made the decision to return to the states because there's no way to fight over there, or at least there wasn't for me. I don't speak the language very much so I couldn't find any like-minded people, cause as you would expect wifey's family just believe what the TV says. SK is in a pre-Erdogan Turkey state, so I would come back if I were you, but if you decide to stay then I would cut slits in your masks and continue wearing in the wrong way. There's no much else you can do as a wei gook in. God bless you and your family.
idk, I think the play is to just keep doing what I'm doing until I get kicked out because of my son... then I'll worry more about it then. Koreans sorta don't like confrontations about stuff, specially with a foreigner, so maybe that is what I should do.
I have a son who's roughly the same age and what I would do in your situation is just not take him out to stores or places that requires this mask shit. I'm sure there are parks and playgrounds that you can go to until you get back here...
What sucks is depending on where you return to the USA it might just be as bad as it is there ...
Either way, that's probably what I'd do, these stores and businesses are too hyper for a child to go to anyway...