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> The COVID scolds who rail at people to wear masks while distanced outdoors or campaign to close down parks and beaches, despite no evidence that such measures
by jhardy54 6y ago
> The COVID scolds who rail at people to wear masks while distanced outdoors or campaign to close down parks and beaches, despite no evidence that such measures impact COVID transmission, are like the Orthodox Jews in Israel who throw rocks at people driving on Shabbat.
Is this meant to be parody?
- pensatoio 6y agoSeems like a fair comparison to me.
- gagege 6y agoI agree. Something I've begun to notice this year with the pandemic panic is that religion is everywhere. It may not be called religion by most people, but it has all the marks, devotion ("follow the science/experts", "it's just a mask"), high-priests (Fauci, Gates), cleanliness rituals, evangelism (posters, billboards, in every city and on most businesses).
- powerslacker 6y agoIt's meant to be humorous, but it is not parody. You taking offense gives credence to the author's argument.
- jhardy54 6y agoTaking offense? No. But "you should social distance and/or wear a mask when outdoors" is not equivalent to religious zealots attacking people because of their bigotry. Oof.