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It’s Time for Mass Civil Disobedience on Masks
Townhall.com ^ | February 22, 2021 | Scott Moorefield

Posted on 02/22/2021 4:03:39 AM PST by Kaslin

Whelp, President Joe Biden’s “100 days” of mask-wearing took all of less than a month to extend into basically "wear a mask until 2022." The virus numbers are dropping like a rock, even in the dead of winter, and no solid numbers have shown places with mask-mandates to work any better than those without, but nevertheless, we are told we must keep our air holes covered indefinitely, with no end in sight. And if they are telling us that NOW, at the beginning of 2021, it only goes to show you that my long-held speculation that our overlords want masks literally forever can’t be far from reality.

It seems, tragically, that the monsters who favor somehow reaching so-called “zero-COVID” have managed to obtain a stranglehold on all levers of power, not just in the U.S., but the entire world. I’ve got to grudgingly give it to them - it’s a brilliant strategy. Since “zero-COVID” is an impossible goal to reach, the struggle to obtain it via tyrannical measures can never possibly end. Even in New Zealand, where COVID has seemingly been eliminated, a single case can trigger fresh new rounds of lockdowns. Indeed, for the power-hungry, the COVID-19 pandemic has truly been a dream come true.

So, how DO we get things back to normal, in a time when seemingly little is going our way? It’s easy to ask, “What can I do?” when faced with something that seems so much bigger than ourselves, and often the answer is sadly, “very little.” I’ve certainly written before about opposing corona-fascism in our local communities, but here I’d like to focus on a single step that most individuals can take themselves, right now, and make a measurable difference.

That step is very simple:

Make a personal choice to defy mask-mandates in your area.

This decision is easy for some, more difficult for others, even impossible for more, but I implore you to at least consider it. Some of us have been doing this the whole time and have zero problem walking barefaced into a store like we own the place. Others have chosen to at least to some degree submit for a variety of reasons that likely include fear of conflict, reluctance to disobey authority, and social pressure. It’s understandable. I know many people like this who know all the correct information, yet still choose to conform because it’s the ‘easy’ thing to do right now. Still, here’s my obvious question to those who know the truth yet continue to obey: How long do you intend to submit to this insanity? All of this year and the next? The rest of your life? Will there be a point where you say, “Enough!” If so, when will that point be?

I say that time is now. (OK, I said this many months ago, but since time travel is impossible, the time REALLY is NOW!) What am I doing? I live in a red-state with no mask mandate but a county that does employ a toothless one. Consequently, as required, there are signs on every business entrance. Do I pay attention to them? Nope. I just walk in like I own the place, and I haven’t been challenged yet. Maybe I’ve gotten a few stares, but I don’t care, and I can barely see them anyway peering (I assume) self-righteously from behind their giant COVID diapers. Keep breathing those microfibers, chumps, and let’s see where that leads a few years from now.

The left already thinks we’re all terrorists, racists, homophobes, and every other possible name in the book. In the COVID-era, add “grandma-killer” to the list. Whatever. Who gives a flying you-know-what what they think? I don’t. Do you? I consider it a badge of honor. I parade around with my face exposed dying for some triple-masked Karen to come up and film me and put it on social media. When/if they ever do, I’ll call it “street cred” and laugh maniacally as the hate pours in and my Twitter mentions explode.

Now obviously, we’ve got to be smart about this. For example, I can promise you I’ll have a COVID diaper on my face when I fly Delta next month. I’m NOT messing with the TSA! In other words, the degree to which you decide to engage in civil disobedience will understandably depend on your location and circumstance. If you’re in a blue state that also punishes citizens with fines for non-compliance, maybe you need to take a more measured approach. Maybe you just avoid wearing them outside and/or place yours under your nose when indoors. Heck, these days even not wearing a face muzzle alone in a vehicle can be a small act of defiance. The point is, far be it from me to judge anyone for what they choose to do, but I would simply challenge every like-minded individual to do more than they are doing right now.

Is it a little uncomfortable? Sure, at first. But you get used to it, I promise. I used to get the pitter-patters every time I’d think about going inside somewhere I knew almost everyone else would be masked. Now, I barely think about it. And guess what? Seeing someone else also daring to stand for science and defy the status quo always boosts my spirits, as I hope I do theirs. The point, ultimately, is to let others know the water is fine. We’ve already got hard data comparing masked versus non-masked counties in Tennessee and Florida, and the numbers aren’t in their favor. Let’s give this rotten tree a push and see if we can take a step towards bringing it down. It's the moral, righteous thing to do. Think of it like a game of Dominoes. The more people go without masks in the more places without the sky falling, the easier it will be for others to follow suit.

No, the war against COVID-fascism isn’t easy, but fighting it in any way we can is necessary and noble. The good news is, any of us can engage and even win a ‘battle’ by choosing to fight our fears, show our faces, smile, and simply walk into the arena with our heads held high.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: covid; covid1984; covidfascism; facemask; fascism; joebiden; maskmandate; plannedemic; scamdemic; wuhancoronavirus
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1 posted on 02/22/2021 4:03:39 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

The author says he has had no push back from not wearing his mask. He should check out California....there is pushback. So he can blithely say to “resist” but I am an elderly lady and am nit crazy about going to jail for this issue.


2 posted on 02/22/2021 4:15:32 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I Love BULL MARKETS!)
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To: Kaslin

Easy optics that will catch on. We are coming up on a year since “15 days”. On that date we announce 15 days to end the mask and handwrite it on our masks with a sharpie. After 15, we stop wearing.

It has to be done in a coordinated way. This would build momentum.


3 posted on 02/22/2021 4:17:34 AM PST by ilgipper (The mob only destroys. Never creates. )
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To: Kaslin

I had a dental appointment last week and of course I had to wear a mask to get in. The assistant took my temperature with one of those hand held devices before taking me back to the dental chair. Once seated the mask came off and for the next hour I was allowed to go mask less while the dentist worked on me. Then I had to put a mask back on to leave the office.

That Covid19 is one smart virus, it knows when to come out and when to stay hidden.

Any questionnaire that relies on the honesty of the person filing it out is worthless.


4 posted on 02/22/2021 4:18:45 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: Kaslin

5 posted on 02/22/2021 4:20:37 AM PST by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: ilgipper

We do not wear masks.

I have 35 to 50 + people working in very intimate close proximity to each other 7am to 4 pm, five days a week since March.

No one’s been sick.

Chain link fences do not stop mosquitoes.

Big box stores have their dressing rooms closed but you can go in the restroom and stand between some guys and take a piss. The Stupidity is astounding.


6 posted on 02/22/2021 4:23:19 AM PST by Captain7seas ( )
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To: Kaslin
The sentiment is fine, but the approach is flat-out wrong.

Some of us have been doing this the whole time and have zero problem walking barefaced into a store like we own the place.

I don't care if masks work or not, or if I even have any interest in wearing one. If the owner of a business establishment orders me to wear a mask (or a "Biden 2020" T-shirt, for that matter), I have two options: (1) wear it, or (2) go somewhere else.

It takes a special kind of @sshole to walk into a store "like we own the place" when you DON'T own the place.

If I want to act like that kind of an @sshole, I'll join Black Lives Matter.

7 posted on 02/22/2021 4:37:26 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("And once in a night I dreamed you were there; I canceled my flight from going nowhere.")
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To: Kaslin
. If you’re in a blue state that also punishes citizens with fines for non-compliance, maybe you need to take a more measured approach.

Any police officer who enforces a mask mandate or a lockdown is a domestic terrorist and should be dealt with as such.

8 posted on 02/22/2021 4:51:23 AM PST by nonliberal (Caput gerat lupinum)
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To: Kaslin

I started in March of 2020.

Welcome to the party.


9 posted on 02/22/2021 4:53:08 AM PST by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house.... But the fact checkers said the story was false!)
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To: BunnySlippers
The author says he has had no push back from not wearing his mask. He should check out California....there is pushback. So he can blithely say to “resist” but I am an elderly lady and am nit crazy about going to jail for this issue.

Maybe you should read the article before commenting. The author says that we need to pick and choose when to resist. The author is taking a flight and will wear a mask because tangling with the TSA and Delta Airlines is not worth it.

But if you want to resist in California, do not wear a mask in public. When challenged, tell them you have a medical condition that prevents mask usage.

Watch them back down.

10 posted on 02/22/2021 5:00:09 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (We are being played by forces most do not understand)
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To: Kaslin

If challenged, state that you have a medical condition.

They will back down.


11 posted on 02/22/2021 5:00:37 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (We are being played by forces most do not understand)
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To: BunnySlippers; All

...and that’s why Rosa Parks is considered a hero in most circles. Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing.


12 posted on 02/22/2021 5:01:31 AM PST by wiseprince (Me,)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Don’t forget that those local, state, and federal kakistocrats who ordered the wearing of masks should be dealt with as criminals with trials convictions, and sentencing.


13 posted on 02/22/2021 5:02:44 AM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: Erik Latranyi

“When challenged, tell them you have a medical condition that prevents mask usage.”

I told a busybody in Walmart that I have “KMA Syndrome” and she left me alone.


14 posted on 02/22/2021 5:03:04 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Just because you're offended doesn't mean you're right.)
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To: Kaslin

Ditch the mask and reopen this country!

National movement starting.

https://banthis.tv/watch?id=60285dcfc30f83054f099395


15 posted on 02/22/2021 5:05:28 AM PST by Captain7seas ( )
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To: Kaslin
Make a personal choice to defy mask-mandates in your area.

From the beginning, I only wore a mask where they required it. The only places that require masks now where I live are hospitals, doctor's offices, federal offices, County Courthouse and businesses that were leaned upon to request wearing masks.

Yes, I do know people who died and they had Covid19. I know a lot of people who were tested and showed they had it that showed few if any signs. And they recovered without event. And my 95 year old father was diagnosed positive by the long test in December. He has lots of health issues, but they put him on a 3 day dose of Ivermectin, zinc and heavy D-3. He pulled through pretty quickly. He is still at his home.

16 posted on 02/22/2021 5:09:36 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: cableguymn

Time outdoors in open air and sunshine is the cure.

I’m totally sick and tired of the #ComDem_Covid19_Dictators. Governmors, Mayors and Bureaucraps.


17 posted on 02/22/2021 5:13:13 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Alberta's Child

The owner of the business is not ordering anyone to wear a mask. The signs on the front door are put there simply to satisfy a state or local mask mandate. The business owner is not required to ENFORCE that mandate —-and they uniformly do not,

BTW, our local Walmart now has a sign out front that says masks for shoppers are “recommended” rather than required.

Just take your masks off, people. They’re not doing you or anyone else any good.


18 posted on 02/22/2021 5:20:22 AM PST by Walrus (I do not consent)
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To: BunnySlippers
"...am nit crazy about going to jail for this issue."

I am not from Cali but has the state house and senate passed a law on wearing masks that was signed by the governor? If not I can't see what law you would be breaking with jail time required.

The Sheriff in my county said just that. He enforces the law not some edict by a politician.

19 posted on 02/22/2021 5:22:30 AM PST by mosaicwolf
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To: Walrus

(Tennessee) HB 794/SB 320: “Medical Non-Discrimination Business & Consumer Act” is officially entering the legislative session!

This bill protects both businesses & consumers from medical device (mask) discrimination & retribution.

https://twitter.com/tennesseestands/status/1360216470995820545

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMatGVbJZW0


20 posted on 02/22/2021 5:25:22 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Just because you're offended doesn't mean you're right.)
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