Just going to share a quick story. I'm not a leader, I'm definitely a follower. When I have had to lead, I've done the job well enough, be it at projects for work or otherwise. However, I would rather be a good worker bee than the queen so to speak.
That said, I tend not to be confrontational. I've still been wearing my masks despite the mandates in Texas. I went into an Albertsons, wearing my mask. and I saw two older gentlemen in their 50's. Neither of them where wearing their chin diapers, and they both had an air of strength and power, as in do not approach us about fucking masks. It inspired me.
I immediately took mine off. Nobody said anything.
Today, I went to the same Albertsons, this time without my mask completely. Nobody said anything once again. Then another man looked at me while wearing a mask himself as I walked past him.
When I checked out, I saw him again, this time without the mask.
The point is this: there are a lot of folks like me out there who aren't the leaders, or necessarily the ones who will pull the trigger. That is NOT a bad thing. We all can't be leading the charge. However we WANT to do the right thing. It just takes a spark to push people like me to act. If you know you are an alpha leader type, remember that next time you enter a store, and pull off your mask.
In retrospect, I recalled just now that (also in an Albertsons store, this one in Western Washington state) I too entered the store masked, maybe 9 months ago, when I saw one and then a second person not wearing a mask. ZIP -- off came mine, never to be worn in that store again. I've had checkers and baggers comment on how they wish they could remove their disguises but are prevented from doing so by corporate (or store) policy. I've also heard from at least two patrons, one who gave me an "atta boy" for standing up, and then a woman who did likewise but then voiced her regret that (as she put it) she's "not brave enough" to remove hers.
I have done likewise in a nearby Safeway, and while nothing was said there was a palpable tension in the air as I've gone through the checkout line. I go to a Vons when in SoCal, and THOSE people are absolutely brainwashed and frightened like cave rats in a spotlight factory. There, I only wear my Halloween costume when it's time to enter the checkout line.
Lastly, I fly by air quite a bit. One I get through TSA "security" check, I remove my mask and don't go into disguise mode again until it's time board. To date, no one has said a word in opposition, and one of the places I fly through is Seattle. I've been told by several TSA folks that they wish they too could remove theirs, but again they are coerced at threat of firing to comply. I have found myself - more so lately than ever - to be the ONLY person within view who is not wearing a disguise.
The more of us who stand against this idiocy, this tyranny, and this glob-leftist programming, the sooner we will revert to sanity and put the mask thing in the rear view mirror.
Don't be fooled -- "they" have NO plans to let up on this control freakism. NONE. WE THE PEOPLE are the only ones who can rail against that snot-nosed egotism and exercise our rights NOT to be programmed or controlled.
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