I have NO pity for them...”
These laws were rushed through illegally, in the middle of the night with *no* public output. I have full sympathy for people that find themselves under the rule of tyrants, even if, at some time in the past, they voted for them.
Chances are most upstaters didn't vote for these tyrants. Unfortunately, they are outnumbered by the commies in the city.
Most of the ones I know are furious, but impotent to do anything about this. The county sheriffs are resisting as are many of the county legislatures but in the end the NY State Police and Albany hold all the power. They are going to continue to ram it down their throats and will probably prevail. It's all in the numbers and money. Upstate has neither.
I agree with you, I remember how all this was pushed through in recent past...
But I still have NO pity for them for not taking care of this infestation once their stink got out of the box...
The NYState government hedged their bets that no one would fight this, and they won...They believe people in their state are a bunch of cowards...