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No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service

8/11/2021

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As we all know, there are a lot of problems with Facebook. However, as someone who's always looking for new voices, my frustration with it is that sometimes it's almost impossible to figure out who originally wrote something I'd like to feature here.  Such is the case with the following piece. Nevertheless, here's a down-to-earth approach to the masking issue. Author unknown.
                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                

I don't understand some people's problem with wearing a mask.

I grew up with no shoes, no shirt, no service. Nobody turned that into a civil rights issue as far as I know.

When I go to a fancy restaurant and they require a sport coat I don't spit in their face. I wear a sport coat.

When I go golfing and they require a collar, I don't yell and scream and turn it into something political. I wear a shirt with a collar like I was asked to do.

When I walk into a place of worship if they ask me to wear a head covering, I am polite and wear a head  covering. I don't rant about my god given right to not wear a head covering.

Right now we are being asked to wear a mask to make everyone feel more comfortable about restarting society. I don't understand all of the anger about that. I will wear a mask for the benefit of everyone. It's what I am being asked to do. And just like in the other instances, I will do it because I don't consider it an infringement on any of my basic human rights. It is simply the polite thing to do for the common good. 




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