Here’s * exactly * how dumb the mask debate has become

Asked about the decision on Wednesday, President Joe Biden said the following: “The last thing – the last thing we need is the Neanderthal thinking that in the meantime, it’s okay, take off your mask, forget it. It still matters. “

“Neanderthals are hunter-gatherers, they are protectors of their families, they are resilient, they are resourceful, they take care of their own. So I think Joe Biden needs to rethink what he is saying.”

So yes, I think we’re doing it then? What comes next: a debate about whether we should take Biden literally or seriously?

This, of course, is totally ridiculous. What Biden meant when he said “Neanderthal thinking” was that ALL public health experts said that opening businesses at 100% capacity and discarding mask mandates is stupid and can cause another increase in the virus, even though it is only two months away. for every American to get a vaccine they want.

Which is, admittedly, more words than “Neanderthal thinking”. But it conveys the same meaning.

The point: Blackburn, of course, knows all of this. She is being deliberately obtuse to score political points, which is a horrible reality when you consider that more than 519,000 Americans died from Covid-19.