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Pearls of wisdom on the Masque from Italy where “emergency” measures are mostly over. It is clear that the imposition of “masques” on the general population is a kind of asymmetric warfare. The response has to take this into account. Unless you move in political circles, you probably never see much less know the official or bureaucrat who orders the wearing of masques; they would certainly be unable to sustain a personal discussion on the “medical” validity of this measure, so they use the insidious means of “indirect enforcers” – store personnel, “security guards” etc. who are more afraid of losing their jobs or getting fined than protecting health. Do not apostrophize “masque-wearers” whose body language shows they are brainwashed: you are wasting your breath. Unless there is an organized local movement against these pseudo-medical measures, your best bet is usually irony and humour. And, as my Irish friend Thomas Sheridan says, “If they can’t take a joke, feck ‘em”.