Posted on 07/01/2025 5:49:14 AM PDT by John Semmens
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has decided that face masks will be strongly encouraged rather than required for their August 2025 national convention. This slight move to allow a small bit of individual choice was harshly condemned by the Democratic Socialists of Maine (DSM).
"The National Political Committee's decision to make masking optional, despite years of advocacy from DSA's Disability Working Group puts members at risk, and has already had an impact on our delegation," said a name-witheld-on-request spokesperson for DSM. "COVID is still a threat to the working class in 2025, and to deny this would be a grave mistake. Additionally, bird flu cases continue to rise, which disproportionately harms our immigrant neighbors."
"It is bad enough that the fascist Trump regime has discarded the compulsory health mandates for masks and vaccinations freely provided by the semi-socialist Biden Administration, but for our own national leadership to neglect to compel all members to be masked at the convention is a betrayal of socialist values," the DSM spokesperson complained. "It also needlessly exposes us to being identified and persecuted by the Trump Gestapo that we all fear has infiltrated our ranks."
DSA Co-chair Megan Romer tried to calm down the Maine delegation by pointing out that "all convention attendees must show proof of COVID vaccination and a booster taken within the last 12 months and a negative COVID test within 48 hours of the August 8 to 10 convention. In addition, anyone showing any symptoms of any disease is instructed to not attend."
The DSM spokesperson was not mollified, saying "if we are not going mandate the full range of appropriate behaviors for ourselves how can voters be assured we will mandate them for the entire country once we gain power? Maybe we need an American Lenin to bring true socialism to our country."
**Except when they’re attacking ICE or looting stores!
This is why it is very dangerous to force ICE to wear face masks. They will be confused for the pro-Muslim Terrorists, college loan deadbeat supporters and many “public servants” could get seriously hurt or even killed.
On suffering the consequences of being a party of effeminates.
Having seen the types of women who attend Democrat functions and protests I whole-heartedly agree they should wear masks.
Full coverage of their faces whenever out in public so I can retain an appetite, older people aren’t shocked into cardiac episodes and small children aren’t subjected to nightmares.
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