It’s a HUGE thing.
Since this started, I have slowly ceased being the friendly little nut in line who strikes up conversations with people and who has friends that work in the stores.
I’ve devolved to sullen, angry deaf-mute who stomps in to get what she needs and stomps back out again.
Couple weeks ago, a pretty, statuesque young black lady was behind me in line at Michaels and her mask had a huge smile printed on it.
I told her I loved it and why, as none of us get to see the smiles of others anymore.
[and honestly, when I got to my car, I cried about it a little, as it drove home just how much we have lost]
The muzzles are a cruel psy-op designed to rip away our humanity, our sense of community and erect walls of paranoia and suspicion in their place.
I HATE them.
I see no difference between a forced mask and having my hands cuffed behind my back so I won’t risk “contact exposure”.
If wearing them means I have a statistically puny “better chance” of living, I’d rather risk dying to be fully human again.
FWIW, I don’t run into many conservatives who think they’re a “good thing”.
Seems to be mostly liberals and I suspect their motives and virtue signaling would vanish the minute Biden won.
“Seems to be mostly liberals”
Instead of having the division between conservatives and liberals, I wonder if the line separates Christians and non-Christians.
I see NO masks in church.
For a couple days I kept thinking about your whole post, and it’s exactly how I feel. The cross-stitch masks I make for myself have clear messages on them. (”Under duress”, “Tyranny”, etc.)
The secretary at the community center where I quilt asked another quilter, “Why doesn’t ‘MayflowerMadam’ like masks?” I thought I might find her and let her know why. Then I realized that if she (1) likes masks herself, and (2) doesn’t know why an American WOULDN’T like masks, there’s really no hope for her. She’s too frickin’ stupid for me to waste any time on.
Like you, I’ve become angry and anti-social when in places where masks are required. I stopped at a dollar store yesterday wearing a mask. A man was in the checkout line nearby not wearing a mask, and I made a quick step a bit closer to him just to see if they had a certain gift card. He saw me getting closer and jumped back, respecting my “space”. (I was a little offended that he thought I cared about social distancing.)
I laughed and said, “Don’t do that!! This is ridiculous!” I figured he “got it” as he was mask-less. A minute later we were both getting in to our cars in the parking lot — and we smiled in that sympathetic way — like, “When will this be over?”