“Most of us only went along with any of this in the first place because he asked us to.”
Exactly! He ASKED us to — and we AGREED. No command. Now we’re hearing commands.
An hour ago I had my first haircut since January. The sign on the door said masks are required, but I went in without one. My stylist had hers hanging from her ear and I thanked her for not wearing a mask. She thanked ME for not asking her to. The people in the shop have had enough of this crap.
Unintended consequence — in a good way: She, some others there, and friends of theirs, have decided to home school their kids from now on. (They’ve hears rumors of schools probably requiring them on kids when schools open again.) She’s the shop owner, and they’re all working together to make hours work for all of them to keep their jobs plus home school.
I went to the local tire store to get new tires for my wife’s car. I am nearly deaf and rely on reading lips. I explained that to the service tech and he said, No problem and pulled his mask off. We had a great conversation and no one died.
Go figure.