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'Put your damn mask on,' the man on the plane snarled...
Americanthinker.com ^ | 12/24/2020 | Jeffrey I. Barke, M.D.

Posted on 12/24/2020 10:12:31 AM PST by rktman

“Put your damn mask on” said a guy three seats behind me on a Southwest Airline flight heading to Washington, D.C. to the passenger walking down the aisle. The man's mask had slid down under his nose as he negotiated his carry-on bag while holding his little daughter’s hand.

I turned around to see who was making such a demand so rudely. Just as I suspected, it was the guy who came aboard sporting a full N95 mask, face shield cover and surgical gloves. Forget for a moment that the father’s mask slipping actually posed zero risk to the hazmat-protected, delusional passenger. Who appointed him a member of the mask police and protector of the well being of all the other passengers? Where did decorum and common courtesy go?

When you cannot see someone’s face, anonymity prevails. It provides the same disrespectful arrogance and brazen nastiness of the social media world. I remember hearing that you should not say anything about someone on social media that you would not say to them in person. The mask now lets us say the nasty things that previously had been said while hiding behind a computer screen.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; hysteria; karens; masks
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The response (other than what we REALLY want to do) would be: "Sir, if you have an issue, I suggest you contact one of the flight attendants since THEY are the arbiters of proceeding aboard this aircraft. If you wish not to do so, mind your own business." Getting a little tired of the self annointed mask cops out there.
1 posted on 12/24/2020 10:12:31 AM PST by rktman
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To: rktman

Better answer is “shut up or my little girl is gonna kick your ass”


2 posted on 12/24/2020 10:15:49 AM PST by kjam22 ( )
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To: kjam22

Good one !!


3 posted on 12/24/2020 10:16:51 AM PST by maddog55 ((the only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!))
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When Americans police themselves, the program is complete.


4 posted on 12/24/2020 10:17:33 AM PST by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: rktman

Even if you believe the mask is our savior how stupid is it to get in a yelling match with someone over it? Hey, this guy might be a spreader so I think I’ll kick him into high gear.


5 posted on 12/24/2020 10:17:48 AM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Beware the media industrial complex )
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To: proust

6 posted on 12/24/2020 10:18:43 AM PST by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: rktman

Get off the plane if you are that paranoid!


7 posted on 12/24/2020 10:19:15 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: kjam22

+1.

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8 posted on 12/24/2020 10:20:29 AM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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To: rktman

The slaves comply and the Globalists smile. We, as a Nation, sink further into slavery and submission.


9 posted on 12/24/2020 10:20:40 AM PST by sport
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“...it was the guy who came aboard sporting a full N95 mask, face shield cover and surgical gloves.”

Obviously, someone who is so scared of the virus that he cannot be a man. He’s probably already buzzed for a flight attendant.


10 posted on 12/24/2020 10:22:32 AM PST by DugwayDuke (Biden - Not My President!)
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Just wondering whether masks (those blue ones) have had the virus blown through them in tests?


11 posted on 12/24/2020 10:24:59 AM PST by SkyDancer
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It would be appropriate for 50 or so passengers to turn to look at him, and all say “@$$hole!”


12 posted on 12/24/2020 10:26:32 AM PST by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: rktman

Politely say “no problem, I just need to see your badge number, officer” then when he says he has no badge then say well then mind your own effing business


13 posted on 12/24/2020 10:28:08 AM PST by toddausauras (How far will the left go in terms of destroying our personal freedoms?)
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To: kjam22

Or: “What’ll your ‘boyfriend’ say when you tell him an 11 year old girl kicked your ass?”


14 posted on 12/24/2020 10:28:20 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: rktman

yep!


15 posted on 12/24/2020 10:28:56 AM PST by kjam22 ( )
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To: kjam22

:-) Merry Christmas.


16 posted on 12/24/2020 10:29:50 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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How about meet me on the jetway Karen?


17 posted on 12/24/2020 10:31:17 AM PST by crusty old prospector
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"Just wondering whether masks (those blue ones) have had the virus blown through them in tests?"

This is from my company issued mosquito net:


18 posted on 12/24/2020 10:32:09 AM PST by 2CAVTrooper (Voter fraud should be punishable by death)
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To: proust

Mask Nazis


19 posted on 12/24/2020 10:34:48 AM PST by Tommy Revolts
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To: rktman

Don’t worry, I don’t watch Television, maybe you should learn to read someday


20 posted on 12/24/2020 10:35:01 AM PST by eyeamok
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