He was being a bit belligerent, even if he was in the right. Being forced to wear a facemask to fly is also completely political and arbitrary, and yet if you refuse to do it, no one expects you to not be kicked off the flight.
Again, I'm not saying the airline is right, but I am saying their response is not unprecedented.
It is not necessarily political.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/08/05/woman-booted-from-american-airlines-flight-over-offensive-facemask-955944/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4wbggw/turns-out-airlines-will-kick-you-off-planes-for-having-the-word-fuck-on-your-shirt-if-they-feel-like-it-456
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/fuck-trump-bumper-sticker-breaks-152108469.html
He was being a bit belligerent, even if he was in the right. Being forced to wear a facemask to fly is also completely political and arbitrary, and yet if you refuse to do it, no one expects you to not be kicked off the flight.
Again, I'm not saying the airline is right, but I am saying their response is not unprecedented.