Bonfire of the anxieties

As evidenced in the responses to my prior letter, the Covid mask issue is an emotional one for many people. However, concern and patriotism do not address my two main points:

1. A spike in reported cases is the logical conclusion to artificially keeping them low for an extended period of time. To react to this spike by putting more restrictions in place just extends the duration of the crisis.

2. A great many of us see our rights being burned away in the bonfire of the anxieties. To impose restrictions by definition takes away individual rights.