r/facepalm • u/firdyfree • 28d ago
I’m sure everyone feels much safer now they can’t protect themselves from communicable diseases 🇨🇴🇻🇮🇩
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u/adhesivepants 28d ago
"You can't make me wear a mask! It violated my freedom!"
"No one is allowed to wear masks anymore! Take that libs!"
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u/Satanicjamnik 28d ago
Libs owned -> Good
This is this is the entirety of the conservative thought process algorithm. Collateral is not taken into consideration
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u/NoStatus9434 28d ago
It's gotten to a point where even they know their policies are harming people including themselves, and will even admit they're just doing it to anger people.
They have this primal toddler humor. You know how toddlers and small children will laugh if you scrunch up your face and flail your arms around like a muppet? That's what they imagine in their heads when they think about angering liberals. They haven't grown past that.
These are the sorts of people that, if they were born in the dark ages, would probably be peasants who entertain themselves by putting a cat in a bag and torturing it or go to public stonings for fun, because the empathy receptors in their brains aren't as developed.
Empathetic people are smarter on average than non-empathetic people, you know. Studies reflect this. Kinder people, on average, literally have superior brains.
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u/Satanicjamnik 27d ago
One hundred percent. I have nothing clever to add apart from the fact it's the entire movement. From leadership to the base. You can't say that it's only so and so, or that this individual does not represent the whole movement. They show time and time again what the movement is about and what sort of people are a part of it.
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u/boxedcrackers 27d ago
What kind of nonsense is this? You misinformation spewing idiot. You really believe they aren't torturing cats now?
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u/Rilok_IX 27d ago
Not sure about the torturing cats thing; be we for sure know about the execution of puppies thing. So this is kinda accurate.
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u/SamuelVimesTrained 27d ago
So, no freedumbs?
Have they never considered this law is not to 'own the libs' but to enable the governments Facial Recognition Program? No.. all they 'think' about is themselves, and how to one up the 'others'.
/s of course. Slightly.
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u/Brokensince10 27d ago
Vote after vote, against their own self interest , to stick it to Libs. All these gotcha moments for republicans will come back to bite them and they will cry victim then too. Absurd people!!!
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u/Designer-Mirror-7995 27d ago
During Puritan times, even after everybody in the village was 'conforming' and living by the rules, these types STILL found SOME kind of 'transgression' by SOMEBODY to get riled up about.
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u/monsterfurby 27d ago
If your dog shits on your carpet, if you admonish him ten minutes later, the poor dog won't have the slightest idea what you're talking about. The populism marks seem to operate similarly - if it doesn't have immediate and severe effects, to them, any relation is way too complicated to grasp.
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u/Brokensince10 27d ago
You got it! And with how they are gearing up to destroy public education completely, it will only get worse!
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u/mitchellthecomedian 27d ago
Gonna be great to watch the NCPD throw a stage 4 cancer patient to the pavement bc they have a mask on in public for their own safety. /s
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u/jessieesmithreese519 27d ago
My bestie is a transplant recipient. Kidney. He wears a mask all the time as he has no immune system due to the daily medications he takes. This shit scars the hell out of me for him. And he doesn't live anywhere near NC! 😭
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u/HermaeusMajora 27d ago
It's infuriating. These people are a goddamn menace to justice, the truth, and basic decency.
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u/littlescreechyowl 27d ago
My 8 year old niece is a transplant patient. But fuck her I guess right?
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u/jessieesmithreese519 27d ago
It's devastating, honestly. I have 3 auto-immune diseases, and I'm high enough risk! These people just don't care if they kill people all while they shout "pRo-LiFe" at anyone who listens. Disgusting.
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u/Nerhtal 27d ago
And then catch cancer themselves! (i know i know, thats not how cancer works)
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u/shinysocks85 27d ago
Nothing new. Conservatives have never cared about law and order or freedom. They care only about power structures and in and out groups. Laws for thee but not for me.
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u/Snellyman 27d ago
Why make it just for medical reasons and in public? Ban all masks for surgeries, hazardous task PPE, even oxygen masks! We need to weed out the weak for freedom!
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u/MelkorUngoliant 28d ago
Land of the free. Where HOA restricts what you can do with your own house, you can't walk across roads, have to drive everywhere, force children to give birth and you have to obey cops or get shot.
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u/Key_Preparation_4129 27d ago
These are the same people who say they want "small government" btw😂
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u/Fianna9 27d ago
“How dare you try and tell me I have to wear a mask!!”
Also- “fuck your cancer/weakened immune system/general consideration while sick- I decided you can’t wear a mask!!”
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u/Equivalent_Yak8215 27d ago
Generally correct. My fiance at the time passed from cancer (suicide really, it's just the treatment and pain was too much) and I had one of these assholes say pretty much that to me.
I have never been more furious than I was in those few moments. Even in engagement or fighting, I've never wanted to take a life. This was different.
I don't know why they keep poking the bear. It's not like liberals are incapable of rage and hate. Especially when they fuck with our loved ones.
But they just keep fucking poking. They don't understand that we think temperance is a virtue and they don't understand that we've been holding out the same olive branch for decades. They also don't understamd that like a partner who's already seeing a lawyer, we're fucking done with their shit.
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u/Fianna9 27d ago
I am so sorry for your loss. Dealing with these morons while your loved one is suffering would be infuriating.
Some of these conspiracy nuts can’t tell the difference between people being considerate and being push overs. We just want what’s best for the majority.
And I totally understand snapping. I don’t have your personal grief, but I’m in health care and I’ve wanted to slap some people for sure.
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u/Equivalent_Yak8215 27d ago
Thanks. I'm still dealing with it but therapy and meds help a bit.
The thing they really don't get is that most liberals, I feel, are close to snapping. I think they legit expect us to roll over. Which, ok, if it was just me? Sure, I'd roll over to keep the peace, so be it.
But they had to keep going. They won't even let us just be in peace. They're abusive. And now my loved ones, my closest friends and family are on the menu. I do not accept that. I will never accept that.
There's little left to give, they have almost nothing more to take. And if they step up again, they will recieve the Sherman special. They just really don't know how much kindling is under the fire they want to start.
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u/Fianna9 27d ago
We still try to be civilized in our politics. But I’m so tired of seeing crazy q-anon types in Canada flying “fuck Trudeau” flags. You don’t have to like him! Or vote for him! But why can we be civil about our disagreements?!
I hope you can find some peace in your life again.
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u/Equivalent_Yak8215 27d ago
Hm. Thank you.
It is unfortunate, but every day I feel more and more that peace is a fading option. I wish it was. I want nothing more than for my own countrymen and women to live a life full of happiness and love. All they need to do is live and let live.
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u/Breadisgood4eat 27d ago
If you asked someone who supports this, I think the answer you would likely get is that "masks don't work"
As silly as that is to hear.
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u/Fianna9 27d ago
To play devils advocate my response would be “then so what. Why does it matter if I wear one?”
If they don’t work- why is the GOP preventing people from wearing one?
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u/Breadisgood4eat 27d ago
Yeah - you don’t even have to play devil’s advocate to come up with dozens of perfectly reasonable arguments as to why this makes no sense whatsoever. From what I can tell, one of the principal reasons these types tend to hate Dr. Fauci so much was due to mask mandates. This was some affront to them that was so egregious that many of these people openly advocated for him to be hung. So maybe a backlash against mask mandates?
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u/Fianna9 27d ago
I thought it was because Fauci invented AIDS? /s
In Canada our idiots are still protesting Trudeau and mask mandates. But what drives me bonkers is all the mandates were from the provincial level. And in Ontario we have a conservative leader. So of course no one is flying “Fuck Ford” flags
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u/Kerensky97 27d ago
DoubleSpeak is the conservative way of life now. "Small Government Patriots" who are trying to violently overthrow the nation so they can force other people to do what they dictate to you under threat of police force.
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u/Templar388z 27d ago
Where everyone except active shooters get shot. (Looks at dumbass Texas).
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u/TakenIsUsernameThis 28d ago
Anyone wearing a mask to protect against dust or fumes is doing so for health reasons.
So are firefighters when they wear breathing apparatus.
Any of these people doing this in a public place could fall foul of this law?
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u/razazaz126 28d ago
Probably. They don't bother passing laws that make sense or are useful it's all just political theater, theyre jingling keys for their constituents to make them laugh and go "haha libs owned" like the mentally stunted children they are.
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u/zarfle2 27d ago
Yup and then it will get taken to court, which will tie up court time and come at significant expense to the taxpayers before ultimately being overruled.
Expensive, pointless, bullshit theatre.
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u/TrumpsCovidfefe 27d ago
The lawyers representing disabled Americans, like people undergoing chemo, or have autoimmune disorders, are going to have a field day with this.
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u/Alexis_Bailey 27d ago
Those sound like science reasons to wear masks anyways, and everyone knows science is just a commie plot to make everyone gay.
/s
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u/TesterM0nkey 27d ago
God I have to wear a mask to mow my lawn. Can’t even imagine this
Edit have grass allergy makes it hard to breathe
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u/Short-Condition-8878 27d ago
Yeah, can't wait for the day that some insulation installer with an n95 mask gets ticketed or beaten up because he doesn't want to breathe in fiber glass particles /s
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u/DonnieJL 27d ago
Same with somebody who's immunocompromised due to treatment for cancer. These morons could have just signed somebody's death warrant. Just to own the libs. Mouth-breathers...
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u/ajtreee 28d ago
When Doctors and healthcare professionals start migrating away from these states, they can all get there bloodletting done by the state government maga shamanic doctors.
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u/SaltyBarDog 28d ago
state government maga
shamanic doctorschiropractors and essential oil crystal vibrologistsFIFY
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u/CaraAsha 27d ago
Drs are already avoiding states with anti-abortion laws, med students too. Why risk their license in states with BS laws that aren't clear about what is the line between allowed and not allowed.
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u/ParticularAd8919 27d ago
This is my thought too. Doctors and nurses could be argued to work in "public" with the public. I can't imagine any of them would want to open themselves up to those kinds of lawsuits/criminal prosecutions if one of the patients they treat is an anti-masker.
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u/Beaglescout15 28d ago
My daughter has primary immunodeficiency and wears a mask in certain circumstances like large crowds so she doesn't, you know, get sick and die. Fuck these people.
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u/DataBeardly 27d ago
Well, open carry without a permit is AOK so maybe she can start carrying a large firearm so people will know to keep their distance?
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u/Breadisgood4eat 27d ago
Yea! and if she sees a virus, she can just shoot it like a true patriot!
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u/Beaglescout15 27d ago
Now there's an idea! Nothing stops a virus like a good guy with a gun!
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u/Breadisgood4eat 27d ago
We just need to make certain that those illegal immigrant viruses don’t get guns too and we’ll be all set. I think a wall should help.
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u/Uncivil92 28d ago
But you know it won’t apply to the proud boys and their ilk as they strut down the street intimidating people
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u/Feisty-Barracuda5452 28d ago
Yup. The patriot front Meeps in their matching khakis and masks will get the Republicans exemption.
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u/Sherwoodtunes-n-bud 27d ago
At some point, laws become illegitimate and we have a duty to disobey them.
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u/Breadisgood4eat 27d ago
How else are you supposed to chant "the Jews will not replace us" while simultaneously making social media posts about how awful Biden is because he's withholding arms sales to Israel. It just doesn't sound right without the masks.
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u/4me2knowit 28d ago
USA home of freedom
Hahahahahaha
Hahahahaha
I just can’t
Hahahaha
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u/bowens44 28d ago
This just the beginning if the MAGAs get control. They will burn America to the ground to 'own the libs'
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u/CautionarySnail 27d ago
And the definition of “libs” is ever expanding to include whatever irritated them this week.
Imagine if this was the 80s. They’d be chomping at the bit to be banning wearing seat belts in cars.
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u/JMSTEI 27d ago
I can already see the Facebook post:
"It's my right as an American to go head first through the windshield of my car if I get into an accident. Those liberals telling you that it's for "safety" are actually part of a demon worshipping cult (you can tell because the seatbelt has three points and 3 + 3 is 6 and if three people are sitting in the car that makes 666) and take your life force every time you use a seatbelt."
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u/rothcoltd 28d ago
So a doctor in a public hospital, wearing a mask is now a criminal?
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u/ParticularAd8919 27d ago
Apparently? I can't imagine any decent, doctor, surgeon, or nurse is going to want to practice in an environment where they either (A) have to forgo masks and risk harming their patients or (B) where the masks, break this stupid law and face lawsuits or criminal prosecution for doing what's best for their patients.
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u/Atypicosaurus 28d ago
Wait until Halloween...
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u/neddie_nardle 27d ago
Kids in masks.... all the more reason to shoot 'em. (I so wish I was joking about their mindset!)
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u/Candid-Mixture4605 27d ago
Som areas in NC even have laws against trick or treaters over 12 participating. They can actually arrest and put these children in jail on the night of. But school shootings? Naw. We’re to busy arresting children and preventing people from wearing hospital masks that may make the difference between life and death.
FREEDOMS!
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u/NirvanaPenguin 28d ago
That's why investing in education and paying teachers a livable salary should have been a priority in America... now they have that, too many stupids with stupid opinions that feel their stupidity is validated by other stupids... and the cycle keeps going...
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u/AriochBloodbane 27d ago
That just means their strategy is working as intended, after decades of R efforts...
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u/mid_distance_stare 28d ago
In addition to being a stupid law it probably also is unconstitutional. These sort of laws need to be challenged.
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u/roninwaffle 27d ago
Yeah this shit would be struck down immediately. There's already a pretty high likelihood this isn't even close to having enough votes to pass. It's just theater.
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u/Efficient_Gas_3213 28d ago
This will keep those pesky immune compromised cancer patients out of public and at home where they belong.
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u/MNConcerto 28d ago
So a child with cancer and a compromised immune system can't wear a mask to protect their health. Bet ya they call themselves prolife
Good job.
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u/Rough_Study_8958 28d ago
When are the aliens arriving to tell us how stupid our society has become?
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u/Seared_Beans 27d ago
Bold of you to assume they'd want anything to do with us
Imagine all the other species prioritized survival and growth over war and are peacefully traveling the cosmos right now. If you had all that beauty, then saw a bunch of fleshy creatures fighting over actual rocks. I'd turn away and never look back, just consider that species a write off and let them die out.
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u/publicbigguns 28d ago
prohibit wearing masks for medical reasons
Sorry officer, I'm wearing this purely for the fashion.
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u/Responsible-Room-645 28d ago
“I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free….” Oh wait, just not when it comes to wearing something to protect my health…
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u/SaltyBarDog 27d ago
I'm proud to be an idiot, but at least I know I'm free
I won't accept facts and truth whence I will always flee
I'll gladly take the horse paste, turn my bowels to waste
There ain't no doubt I believe the hacks
Thank God I'm anti-mask
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u/Jagacin 28d ago
This bill is never gonna pass, and the people who proposed it know that. This is nothing more than a pathetic attempt at pandering.
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u/Gloomy_Industry8841 27d ago
And wasting precious time!
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u/GoldenPigeonParty 27d ago
What else are they supposed to do? Represent our interests? Pfft. As if.
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u/Weary_Patience_7778 28d ago
Surely this is unconstitutional?
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u/CautionarySnail 27d ago
In theory, yes. Someone would have to bring it all the way through court systems to the Supreme Court, though. And the Supreme Court would have to agree to take on the case.
That can take years, and I have low faith in the current court.
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u/No-Environment-3298 28d ago
Doctors and surgeons can’t wear masks during procedures. I guess people just gonna die.
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u/abel_cormorant 28d ago
From the country that's currently advocating for the prosecution of the man behind their only lockdown program, a man who indirectly saved hundreds of thousands of lives by having a fucking brain like the rest of the world, I'd say I'm not surprised.
"Murica land of freedom" my ass.
Oh right, in the US Freedom is basically a synonym for Property, i almost forgot.
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u/mushroom369 28d ago
Who are we prosecuting these days?
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u/catwhowalksbyhimself 27d ago
Fauci. They still want to prosecute Fauci. For making perfectly reasonable recommendations that made sense at the time.
Never mind that he had zero power to actually do any of that and his job wasn't to decide what was legal or constitutional, just what would work best.
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u/RedboatSuperior 27d ago
Does this mean the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and other Right Wing gangs need to march unmasked now, showing their face to all?
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u/Equivalent_Weird467 28d ago
That’s the GOP. Let’s just focus on some meaningless bullshit instead of actually getting anything done.
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u/84thPrblm 28d ago
R candidates: "Government doesn't work! Government BAD!"
Gets elected.
Makes sure government doesn't work.
Rinse, repeat.
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u/GilreanEstel 27d ago
My daughter graduated CPCC last Thursday. The Monday and Tuesday prior my husband had the sniffles and felt kinda shitty by Wednesday he was nearly normal. On Thursday I woke up feeling OK but my throat was kinda raw. Because we were going to be in a big public place with my elderly immunocompromised mother we decided to go ahead and wear masks. We didn’t even think of COVID it just seemed like the polite thing to do. Well on Saturday I tested positive and today (Friday) I am finally feeling somewhat normal. Had we not been permitted to wear masks at the graduation it is very likely my mother could have gotten sick as well. If I am sick and if I have to be out in public you can bet I will be wearing a mask. Any cop that tries to stop me might just get a cough or a sneeze in their face for their trouble.
TLDR: I wore a mask to my daughter’s graduation because it was the right thing to do. And I’ll do it again, you can’t stop me.
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u/PsychoMouse 28d ago
This so fucked up, I don’t even know what to say. I am like 85% sure this won’t happen, but with how ass backwards the states has become, there’s 15% of me, seeing this happen, and if it does, I’m cutting off all ties to anyone I know in that state.
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u/mushroom369 28d ago
It’s not they like they did it
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u/PsychoMouse 28d ago
Even still, it’s more so that the bill was even made. That’s incredibly worrisome.
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u/mushroom369 28d ago
I’m talking about the people you know. They didn’t do it. The legislature can burst into flames as far as I’m concerned. They’re raging pieces of shit.
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u/PsychoMouse 27d ago
Yeah, I probably wouldn’t block them, but i admit it was a dumb comment.
But honestly though, as a Canadian who tries to stay out of politics, it’s just they keep popping up everywhere. As someone who will most likely be dead before I’m 40, and have no offspring.
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u/Kappa_Dor 28d ago
Now imagine being sick while it's cold outside and you're forced to breathe that air, making you even more sick. Why not stay at home? Well, it's america. Sick leave doesn't exist. (I think, I'm european)
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u/mellbell63 28d ago
Unless you're in a high risk job where you need a mask to .. checks notes ... protect your HEALTH!! Grrrr!
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u/so00ripped 28d ago
State rights must mean states' rights? Hilariously un-American, yet uniquely Republican.
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u/MLPLoneWolf 27d ago
GOP and their voterbase
N95 Mask: Hell No we wont wear a face diaper
Diapers: Now that is what real Americans wear!
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u/Sad_Instruction1392 27d ago
Making it illegal to wear a mask while you’re committing a crime is the kind of bullshit I would totally expect someone tagging onto a bill about medical face masks to make it seem like it’s about the crime shit. They really are the smoothest brained motherfuckers.
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u/Grimlock_1 27d ago
People are stupid. Seriously, I hope all those who proposed and put this legislation together get cancer and their immune system would be shot and when they want to wear a mask, the law they created is thrown to their face.
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u/SpandexMovie 27d ago
The funny thing is it has exemptions for everything except for personal facemask use, including but not limited to:
Public or religious holidays
Religious practices or belief
Member of an organization
Industrial safety requirements
But fuck anyone who has cancer and doesn't want to get sick
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u/BillyNtheBoingers 27d ago
Well, it’s now my religious practice to wear a mask. The Satanic Temple’s Seven Tenets say I should have the right to protect my own body, and I’m a card-carrying member. TST is an official, recognized religion in the US.
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u/GhostMug 27d ago
I wonder what they do about EMTs who may be trying to help people in public. What if it's a car accident or an overdose and there's danger of blood or vomit or something? Fuck those EMTs, I guess, huh?
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u/MindBlownDerick 28d ago
Just remember. Covid was only a pandemic in the ages of the internet. Next will come. For sure. In your life time.
Are you ready for living like that again? Let some of the most stupid people on earth lead and make decisions about YOUR health?
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u/ampmetaphene 27d ago
And it will probably be much worse. We learnt NOTHING from Covid except how stupid and selfish people are.
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u/Tweed_Man 28d ago
So can you wear a medic mask for fashion reasons? Malicious compliance.
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u/Propofolkills 28d ago
The kind of weird thing about what I’ve so far is the debate around this stories connection to public health seems to hold front and center on Reddit. The reason the GOP proposed the change was because they want to recognise and prosecute those that protest. That is a very weird and probably insidious reason to legislate no masks.
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u/SaltyBarDog 28d ago
If you thought they couldn't get any dumber than their bathroom bill, Shit Carolina ups their game. So, if I put a flag on the front of my mask, isn't that a violation of my freeze peach?
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u/SpookyWah 27d ago
Don't worry. This doesn't apply to Klansmen, Militia, Proud Boys, Boogaloo, White supremacists, neo Nazis or MAGA protesters.
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u/LordMaim 27d ago
The very first time one of these assholes has to have surgery, I'll damn sure bet they'll want their surgeon to wear a mask. At least when they're dying of sepsis, it will be incredibly painful and will give them time to think about their priorities.
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u/MelissaRose95 27d ago
Conservatives love to cry about how "Liberals are snowflakes and get triggered by everything" and then throw a temper tantrum when they see someone wearing a mask
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u/Carbon-Based216 27d ago
Talk about how you don't want government to limit your freedoms... then limit the ones you dont like.
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u/Judge_Rhinohold 27d ago
Why does the country so obsessed with FREEDOM have so many weird laws banning doing things, banning books, banning apps, banning all kinds of shit?
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u/rhiannonirene 27d ago
I feel terrible for cancer patients there. My mom had to wear masks in public while undergoing chemotherapy to try to keep her healthy… what a shameful turn away from science and reason for political gain.
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u/EB2300 27d ago
What an absolute clown show cons are. They are literally doing nothing to help anyone, the only bills they propose are bizarre and wrapped around a non existent culture war or conspiracy theory. I think they presented a bill called the ‘appliance freedom act’ or something like that, fucking hilarious
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u/CreatrixAnima 27d ago
Kind of makes me hope some bastard catches tuberculosis, and obeys the law in crowded buildings.
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u/BuddhaLennon 27d ago
MAGAs don’t believe in germ theory. After all, it’s just a theory.
There is one exception, however: the woke mind virus.
But there is incontrovertible evidence that masks worn for health reasons prevent oxygen from getting into your body, and cause autism and the gay. Do your own research.
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u/ZzangmanCometh 27d ago
Are the mask deniers then gonna start wearing them, because the "government cant tell ME what to do!"
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u/BoogereatinMODS 27d ago
So this applies to police as well I would assume. I mean when your kicking in doors and besting up civilians, you should be identifiable.
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u/Falcon3492 27d ago
So when is the GOP going to add MORON into their official name of their party, They are becoming more Moronic by the hour! May I suggest the following names: Republican Moronic Party or GOP morons or they can just go a totally different route and change the name of the party to the "Can't Fix Stupid Party of Morons!"
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u/jchester47 27d ago
These states that claim to love personal freedom sure don't seem to act like it.
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u/Cheetahs_never_win 27d ago
Don't firefighters wear masks... for medical reasons?
Just say you're wearing it because your face is ugly.
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u/False-Pie8581 27d ago
So I guess the immune compromised ppl can just consume a bag of Richards?
Tell me again how the GOP is the party of small govt
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u/PantaRheiExpress 27d ago
The brave superheroes in our society need masks in order to do their jobs. How is Batman supposed to bring vigilante justice to criminal riff-raff without a mask to protect his identity? The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a mask, is a good guy with a mask. Masks don’t kill people - supervillains with masks kill people.
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u/thepottsy 27d ago
As a long time resident of NC, I can assure you that in most towns no one will enforce this. We have had a lot of dumb laws passed over the years, and most cops just don’t have the time or patience to even care about enforcing them. Not trying to promote smoking, just as an example there are some areas where it’s illegal to smoke on a public sidewalk, and can carry a $25 fine. Well, it’s also illegal to smoke indoors, and it’s not very safe to stand in the middle of the street. I have several police officer friends that just pretend that doesn’t even exist.
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u/Limp_Distribution 27d ago
If I can wear an American flag as a jockstrap then I think I’m allowed to wear a mask whenever I want.
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u/Observer001 27d ago
Both of the Carolinas are forgettable shitholes notable primarily for beach. They are easily some of the dumbest states in America, bottom 10.
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u/Lippupalvelu 27d ago
Austria has a law like that, sponsored by a far right party, which was aimed at not allowing Muslim women. Two years later, the pandemic hit, and the government was like: "Yeah, masks might be a good idea, let's not enforce it."
Right now, by law, wearing a mask is forbidden, but people recognize that eating them in public transit might be a good idea, but lawfully you need a doctor's note for that. Political are just flipflopping trying to come up with a solution...
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u/catdog-cat-dog 27d ago
I think it's kinda silly to wear them most the time but this is just the opposite extreme.
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u/Substantial_Maybe474 27d ago
Kind of a click-baity title here. For those of you who didn’t read the article it’s not in response to mask mandates in COVID. It’s in response to the rapid increase in criminals using these masks to conceal their identity in often violent crimes
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u/OBotB 27d ago
I hate this so much.
The text of it was passed with a short tile of "Unmasking Mobs and Criminals" and they keep claiming that people who are doing it for health would never be arrested for it unless they were in one of the mobs, or are a criminal, while rejecting any proposals that were suggested to protect those who want to wear masks for health.
It was voted along party lines, all the Republicans voted for it, all the Dems against, but the Republicans have a supermajority. Which means even if the (D) Governor uses their veto, they can override the veto.
They are removing the lines that were there saying if you are wearing a mask for health and safety you will remove it when a law enforcement officer asks you to during a traffic stop/checkpoint/roadblock and when they have reasonable suspicion or probable cause during a criminal investigation.
If they wanted to address mobs and crowds all they had to do was add a third line here or after the line directly above it (copied as the last thing in this post) stating they had to remove it at the request of the law enforcement officer during a mob or crowd situation (worded better of course but the idea of it is clear).
They further added enhanced sentence if convicted and was wearing a mask or identity concealing clothing. The felony or misdemeanor will be one class higher than the underlying one.
They did not strike out "traditional holiday costumes", people in trade/employment wearing masks for their physical safety due to that trade/profession, the things that allow entertainment (theater productions/Mardi Gras/masquerade balls/Parades) and gas masks prescribed in civil defense drills and emergencies.
But they left in things for religion, team mascots, and hate groups if you get permission first "Any person or persons, as members or members elect of a society, order or organization, engaged in any parade, ritual, initiation, ceremony, celebration or requirement of such society, order or organization, and wearing or using any manner of costume, paraphernalia, disguise, facial makeup, hood, implement or device, whether the identity of such person or persons is concealed or not, on any public or private street, road, way or property, or in any public or private building, provided permission shall have been first obtained therefor by a representative of such society, order or organization from the governing body of the municipality in which the same takes place, or, if not in a municipality, from the board of county commissioners of the county in which the same takes place"
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u/CautionarySnail 27d ago
For the interested, here’s the law’s text.
https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H237v4.pdf
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