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Originally Posted by Cida
I'm bothered whenever people unjustly and irrationally wish to be violent.
In this case, any "pomposity" seems to be only in your own mind, and even if it were real, it's a strange trigger.
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Perhaps you don't get it, but I get it. The media here in NYC has made a point of trying to point to certain groups having lower vaccination rates depending where they live in NYC and linking that to their political affiliation, etc., and then also implying that these groups tend to have higher COVID rates.
If you don't think that COVID hasn't been politicized here in NYC, I've got a bridge to sell you. I find that in particular, the liberal media has tried to paint certain groups as somehow less than, and yes, I take offense to it.
It is not in my mind. Throughout this pandemic, wearing a mask or not has definitely come with a political statement. The NYTimes even covered this story, and even when you are wearing one, for some it is not enough.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/03/u...-protests.html
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"ATLANTA — As the nation edges away from lockdown and people once again share public spaces in the middle of a pandemic, wearing a face mask — or refusing to — has become a flash point in a moment when civic rules are being rewritten, seemingly on the fly.
The result has been dirty looks, angry words, raw emotions and, at times, confrontations that have escalated into violence."
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Now the majority of people from what I have seen are not using this whole COVID situation to make another point, but some are.
The fact that you're so bothered by a simple statement of what someone thought is comical. I can imagine you'd be one of the types that has been absolutely paranoid of this pandemic and acting over the top like some people I've seen covering their nose outside while wearing a mask despite being around people that are all masked. It's one thing to be concerned and another to be paralyzed with fear and over dramatic.
I only posted this topic to see how many other people have experienced this foolishness and how widespread it was. I think some of this is fueled again by reports that NYC is a hotspot, and so you have tourists esp. coming here terrified thinking the entire City is infected.
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