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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Fri May 22, 2020, 08:29 AM May 2020

People who refuse to mask are not liberty lovers, they're sociopaths

The persons pushing back against masking amid COVID-19 are not freedom fighters. They are sociopaths. They are not imbued with a love of liberty and choice; they are marinated in a diagnosable anti-social personality disorder…
These are neither people with whom we might reason nor folks whom progressives should be trying to understand. They are not persons to whom we should reach out in the name of political ecumenism. They are not merely uninformed but well-meaning people who just need better information, which we, of course, will provide, as we lead them to enlightenment.
Nope, screw that.

[link:https://medium.com/@timjwise/opposing-social-distancing-isnt-about-freedom-14dda5c88757|]
If you want to access the full article you need to copy and paste link into browser - it is funny medium thing.
Emphasis mine

The definition of a sociopath is a term used to describe someone who has antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). People with ASPD can't understand others' feelings. They'll often break rules or make impulsive decisions without feeling guilty for the harm they cause

Tim Wise is spot on. And actually it makes sense. Birds of a feather flock together after all and right wing policies are not exaclty known for empathy or supporting hard to reach communities are they? So if you give s hit you would never vote republican. BUT if you really do not care about anyone else, of course that is where you congregate.
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People who refuse to mask are not liberty lovers, they're sociopaths (Original Post) Soph0571 May 2020 OP
Exactly. Sociopaths following and emulating a sociopathic leader. bullimiami May 2020 #1
Remove the @ from the link and it will work Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #2
Our mail carrier doesn't wear a mask CivicGrief May 2020 #3
Spot on. K&R crickets May 2020 #4

CivicGrief

(147 posts)
3. Our mail carrier doesn't wear a mask
Fri May 22, 2020, 10:24 AM
May 2020

We called the post office a few times. His supervisors, who say they agree he should wear one, had talks with him. He still doesn't wear a mask. Asshole.

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