Anti mask civil disobedience rally

So here's the thing. If it's OK to protest by Black Lives Matter (and it totally is) then this protest is OK too. You may not like it. You don't have to attend. If they get the virus, they will pay the price. Or not. But free speech is free speech. Get over it.
 
Between this CV-19 pandemic, and these BLM protests, I think millions of people in the U.S. are going borderline Nuts. The more I watch the news, the happier I am to be living in a quiet rural area. 2020, IMO, is going to go down in history as one of the most divisive in the nations history.
 
CarolfromTX said:
So here's the thing. If it's OK to protest by Black Lives Matter (and it totally is) then this protest is OK too. You may not like it. You don't have to attend. If they get the virus, they will pay the price. Or not. But free speech is free speech. Get over it.
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Agree ... (y)
 
CarolfromTX said:
So here's the thing. If it's OK to protest by Black Lives Matter (and it totally is) then this protest is OK too. You may not like it. You don't have to attend. If they get the virus, they will pay the price. Or not. But free speech is free speech. Get over it.
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Totally ok to peacefully protest whatever the hell you want. Just as it is totally ok for me to find some protests ridiculous, dangerous, or counter-productive.

Or stupid....this is an anti-mask protest, and yet “masks are optional”. What is the POINT? If you are strongly opinionated enough to want to vehemently protest, why would you be doing the very thing that you are protesting AGAINST???
 
Ronni said:
Totally ok to peacefully protest whatever the hell you want. Just as it is totally ok for me to find some protests ridiculous, dangerous, or counter-productive.

Or stupid....this is an anti-mask protest, and yet “masks are optional”. What is the POINT? If you are strongly opinionated enough to want to vehemently protest, why would you be doing the very thing that you are protesting AGAINST???
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Not optional everywhere ...... They became mandatory here last week.
 
rgp said:
Not optional everywhere ...... They became mandatory here last week.
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They’re mandatory here too. Signs posted everywhere. For the most part people are complying, though I’ve noticed what I hope isn’t becoming a trend where folks will mask up to get past the door watchdogs, then will immediately pull it down below their chins. Sort of defeats the purpose. There are people in the store that they’re going to get closer than 6 foot to, because store aisles simply aren’t wide enough to allow that much distance.
 
Wonder how these whiners would have felt about food rationing during WWII? Or gas rationing back in the early 70s.

You don't always get what you want. Only spoiled brats think they have that right. Next thing they will protest that they shouldn't be required to not drink and drive, or that they are required to wear pants in Walmart. Nobody's freedom is complete unless they live under a rock somewhere.

The point for me, while I agree that people have the right to protest that it's Tuesday if they want to, the fact that they don't wear a mask doesn't make much difference to those that refuse to do so, it can have a big impact on others. Your mask doesn't really protect you, but it can protect others. It isn't a matter of freedom, it is a matter of public health. I don't have much sympathy if those protesters get the virus, but I do not think that it's OK for them to take the chance and then spread the virus to others just because they are too self-centered to wear a mask.
 
I agree, Butterfly. Although these idiots will immediately only infect those clueless enough to attend their adolescent little rally, this disease spreads exponentially and largely invisibly. They will bring it home to unsuspecting family members, neighbors, co-workers, etc.

So their meeting is on July 18? Watch for the Ohio numbers to go up dramatically around July 23, and continue to rise in the weeks thereafter.

Great thinking, folks. We have a killer disease that is wreaking havoc, and doing its best to destroy this country. So lets all get together in close quarters and see what we can do to help the virus along. Yup, we "patriot groups" stand for FREEDOM! A new front-runner for the Darwin Awards!
 
A discussion with my 65 year old sister got very heated today. She is saying it's Communism to make people wear masks, Covid 19 is just "a bad flu," and accused me of disregarding anyone's opinion if it differs from mine. I say that I am on the side of health and science, not politics.
 
In our State, the numbers are climbing among those aged 30 or less. I guess these younger people think they are immune, and can continue to Party. It will be interesting to see what happens when the nations universities begin to hold their Fall classes. Already, our largest university has announced that Masks Will be Mandatory....but even so, if these youngsters continue to ignore the warnings during their non-class time, there will be little improvement in the numbers.

We're a bit concerned about what the State public schools will be doing....our little great grandkids will be affected by whatever policies are instituted if/when school begins again.
 
Ronni said:
They’re mandatory here too. Signs posted everywhere. For the most part people are complying, though I’ve noticed what I hope isn’t becoming a trend where folks will mask up to get past the door watchdogs, then will immediately pull it down below their chins. Sort of defeats the purpose. There are people in the store that they’re going to get closer than 6 foot to, because store aisles simply aren’t wide enough to allow that much distance.
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They say"mandatory" however we are also told there is no way to enforce that, so really they're optional. As I have said, I'm on the side of health and science and would rather be safe than sorry.
 
I'm definitely on the right-wing side of the political spectrum. But I don't understand this kind of thing at all. I'm happy to wear a mask when I go out. It seems like a relatively painless way to cut down on the spread of the virus.

And every mask ordinance I have seen has words to the effect that "masks must be worn when social distancing cannot be observed." Sounds reasonable enough.
 
I've been thinking about that, @LindaB, and the conclusion I came to is that Florida is nuts to allow these businesses to operate, particularly a buffet that everyone touches. We are only now having outdoor dining (which I wouldn't do under these circumstances though I love it normally.)

That's what happens when politics rule science.
 
LindaB said:
They say"mandatory" however we are also told there is no way to enforce that, so really they're optional. As I have said, I'm on the side of health and science and would rather be safe than sorry.
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Yes. I believe the law is that businesses can be fined for not enforcing the mandate, but consumers have no such penalty
 
CarolfromTX said:
So here's the thing. If it's OK to protest by Black Lives Matter (and it totally is) then this protest is OK too. You may not like it. You don't have to attend. If they get the virus, they will pay the price. Or not. But free speech is free speech. Get over it.
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Actually free speech does not encompass law-breaking.
Pepper said:
I've been thinking about that, @LindaB, and the conclusion I came to is that Florida is nuts to allow these businesses to operate, particularly a buffet that everyone touches. We are only now having outdoor dining (which I wouldn't do under these circumstances though I love it normally.)

That's what happens when politics rule science.
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It would be interesting to see how bacteria and viruses spread at a buffet even during non-pandemic times. I stopped eating at salad bars after I saw news footage of a man surreptitiously spraying such set-ups with a dreadful mix of water and effluents.
 
@JimBob1952
You seem more like a reasonable person than a right wing one. More like a George Will than a Tucker Carlson for example.
 

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