There is one salient fact that the Woke and unnecessary mask debate has missed. Look back through history. Recall the illustrations from your childhood reading lists and think, for once. Who wears masks? What sort of people? What is the common denominator?
In case you are a hard-of-thinking lefty chancing upon this august publication, let me remind you. Mask wearers are pirates, burglars, foreigners, do-gooding superheroes. In other words, criminals.
These people wear masks to disguise their true identity. Who would ever wish to do this? Only those up to nefarious purposes. By mandating masks in schools, we run the very serious risk of breeding a generation of bank robbers.
Face masks are, therefore, a gateway disguise to stockings over one’s face, balaclavas, and a sawn-off shotgun. It’s the thin end of a deadly wedge. Where will this end? At school, one’s merry high jinks are rapidly snuffed out, but this is only possible if one of the Masters recognises one. If one is caught in the act of liberating a portion of foie gras from the kitchens for a much-deserved midnight snack, then a jolly good six of the best follows. Justice is restored, and a valuable lesson learned.
But if the miscreant is masked, then it could be anyone behind it. Yes, it’s probably Tarquin from the Lower Fourth, but one cannot be sure. And giving the entire school six of the best, while doubtless enjoyable, will encourage little Tarquin to repeat his audacious venture, and let everyone else take the blame.
It is clear that masking children leads directly to a life of crime. It also leads to a punishment culture that will, in the fullness of time, breed resentment amongst those who never so much as shared a crafty fag during the Headmaster’s sermon.
Do you want your boy to grow up to be Jack Sparrow, Robin Hood, or Batman? Of course not! It follows that masking children must end, now.
