If you are recommending masks instead of requiring them, that means you know what is the right thing to do, but you'd much rather placate a minority of selfish anti-maskers instead of protecting the health of the majority.
If you are recommending masks instead of requiring them, that means you know what is the right thing to do, but you'd much rather placate a minority of selfish anti-maskers instead of protecting the health of the majority.
Choosing to "recommend" masks instead of requiring masks is a conscious choice. It's a choice to knowingly do the wrong thing while trying to maintain the illusion that you care.