*What does one say to these diaper-faced vigilantes? * *"Fuck off"? "Mind your **own business"? Rational argument doesn't work on* *minds undone, turned off, by ignorance and fear (and further weakened by* *hypoxia). *
*Suggestions welcome.* *MCM* *From Matt Witt:* > *Hey Mark - Saw your post today about the masked madman. * > > *I had nearly the same this morning, standing outside a bakery in line > with* > > *my GF. * > > *In front of us was a portly guy, mid-70s of so, suddenly turning on us > with* > *no warning, **saracastically angry: "Would you PLEASE put on your masks!!* > *Or stand farther away **from me." Stabbing his finger at us. * > > *My GF announced that we were 6 feet away, meeting the standards for* > *outdoor occupancy. **He insisted that we were just like Trump. I pointed > out* > *that scores of studies have made clear **that masks do not prevent > contracting* > *disease. "You sound just like Trump!" * > > > *He persisted ranting, "Oh, yes, they do!! Yes, they do!" * > > *I finally said, "You can repeat that mantra all you want. You sound just > like* > > *Trump." * > > *He huffed. We stood there, shaken in anger. My GF is still upset. I've > just* > *been waiting for this **to happen. She can't believe it. * > > *Right in the middle of Claremont, the most liberal precinct of the > "Inland* > *Empire" region east **of Los Angeles. Home of the Claremont Colleges* > *(but not a single independent bookstore).* > > > --- Support News from Underground: http://bit.ly/NFUSupport You received this email because you are subscribed to News from Underground. To unsubscribe from this email list, please go to: http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=pIdjNUgiG2h8yxbhC54SSy4SEskAoEMs For archives, please go to: http://archives.simplelists.com/nfu
