Polling shows a majority still support mask mandates on airplanes and public transit, but as has been the case throughout the pandemic, the intensity is with the opposition. The people who previously were having violent temper tantrums over being required to wear masks now get their way thanks to a decision by a single Trump-appointed judge … and some are shifting quickly to trying to impose their preferences on their mask-wearing neighbors.
Because it’s not just about personal freedom for people who have bought into the Republican culture war on masks. (Never mind that the freedom they’re ostensibly seeking is to dismantle the concept of public health and spread a dangerous virus.) It’s about dividing the nation and defeating opponents. And, as many of the tweets about how this divide has played out in the days that followed the judge striking down the mandate show, it’s about the feelings of anti-maskers taking precedence over the comfort and safety of people who still wear them.
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This one is from Donald Trump’s surgeon general, so, uh, I’d think he’d have had plenty of experience with this phenomenon.
In response to a taunting reply, Adams added, “My wife is being treated for cancer, and people like you got WAY more upset about being asked to wear a mask than ive gotten about being asked not to wear one to protect my wife’s life.”
Here’s someone who had a great response:
Many people in the replies to that one suggested answering that you have COVID but will take the mask off if your neighbor really wants. Here’s a little twist on that:
Last week a tweet asking what people would say if they got that question drew a lot of good responses:
If you plan to fly or ride public transit while masked in the near future, do you have a response planned to rude questions? What is it?
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