There is a small grocer near my parents house just outside of Boston. The guys been there for decades and enjoyed the communities support especially considering there are Costco's, Wal Marts and other shit holes like that all around.
During the plandemic I went in there mask less and he gave me shit every time. It's like he completely forgot who I am, how long my family has been supporting him and just how much money I've poured into his business.
Eventually I just stopped going cause he pretty much without banning me directly, banned me.
My parents told me he's struggling as costs have soared and most people are shopping at wal-mart etc.
I ran into this just a few minutes ago leaving my parents house and he's all friendly and asking me shit like "where you been? we missed you!" yada yada...
I cut him off before he could go on with the fake pleasantries and trying to get me to come back. Told him without mincing words that he's never getting a dime from me again and that him and every other business like him deserve exactly what they are getting because when I tried to support him, he gave me shit in order to win the favor of a bunch of virtue signalling cowards in the store he assumed would remain loyal. And that now they are nowhere to be found as Costco has what he has but cheaper which is exactly where they all are.
He looked defeated and I walked away.
Not trying to sound hard or anything but I genuinely don't give a fuck about any of them facing hardship. If you're too stupid to take my money as I argue for to you have it, you don't deserve success.
It's identical to what my BIL up in Canada told me about the area the convoy was in. All the businesses that remained open against the suggestions of police made a killing and the virtue signalling faggots complained to the government later that they lost all sorts of revenue.
Fuck every single one of them. I have zero patience for these people. None.
This also doesn't take into account how terrified MA retail is because crime has rocketed and over Christmas, people were legit scared to shop in person so that caused massive hits to walk in shops.
Looking at it another way, this small business going under is exactly according to the plan cooked up by the Klaus Schwab types. The owner was caught and didn't have any way to avoid pissing off somebody. Either you were going to be pissed off, or the Boston mask-loving liberals were going to be pissed off.
There is no doubt that the lockdowns were designed to kill off small businesses like his. The mask rules of course didn't help.
They hate small businesses because they can't control them directly, like they already control Costco, Walmart, Target etc. They want to take control of everything we buy, so that they can deny it to frens as soon as they can get their social credit system up and running.
That's very true. However, there are tons of "small business groups" here who were clapping like seals at the opportunity to mask and mandate QR codes. Once that happened and they still didn't see any revenue growth, they began complaining for handouts. They didn't think to come together in the same fashion to protest mandates to open things up especially after several other states did, won and enjoyed economic booms.
There is a point where you have to look in the mirror and take a stand. They are paying the price for not taking a stand while simultaneously championing stupidity. It's not like these people are against the mandates. They wanted them and are now getting what they deserve.
Looking at it YET another way, the owner didn't have to be so gung-ho and self-righteous about it.
THAT's what destroyed his business.
Yes, the game was rigged. But the owner was quick to kowtow to authority.
Had his attitude been more subdued, perhaps he'd still have a business.
This exactly. One small local chain of stores had one of their employees step in front of me and block the way cause I wasn’t wearing a rag. Walked right out and haven’t ever come back.
The businesses that, in the middle of the shutdown, said, "sorry, but I am forced to have you wear a mask" kept my business. Although I avoided like nuts ALL transactions requiring masks. It was just a few medical offices.
And poison you. Don't forget they love doing that.
He as the owner had options. I'm a small business owner myself as well as others in my community. Our approach was you do you. Want to mask, feel free, don't want to mask, that's cool too. We stayed open during lockdowns and paid the fines. It was well worth it. There's always a way around control. Let the people police themselves, if anyone becomes unruly, they are asked to leave. Everyone should love freedom. Lefties just love control over others.