Trump 'patriots' ready to die for freedom shout down county commissioners on masks

[TomCADem]

This is not just Florida. Tune into your city council meeting and you will see Trump supporters showing up to argue that BLM is a false flag operation, that COVID-019 cases are a hoax, and that wearing a face mask is tyranny.

https://www.alternet.org/2020/06/trump-patriots-ready-to-die-for-freedom-shout-down-county-commissioners-because-they-dont-want-to-wear-face-masks/

Supporters of President Donald Trump in Palm Beach County, Florida this week screamed at county commissioners who voted unanimously to require that residents wear face masks when out in public.

As The Daily Beast reports, the public hearing on Palm Beach County’s new mask policy drew scores of angry self-described “patriots” who accused the commissioners of taking part in a conspiracy involving Bill Gates to enact a tyrannical government in the United States.

“Every single one of you has a smirk behind that little mask, but every single one of you are going to get punished by God,” thundered one angry woman. “You cannot escape God. You cannot escape God. I’m going to say that again. You cannot escape God.”

Another woman wearing a camouflage “Trump 2020” hat told the commissioners that they were failing in their jobs by mandating masks while looters were purportedly ready to roll into Palm Beach County.

[onecaliberal]

1. I guess they don't wear helmets/seat belts, or shirt and shoes in a place of business.

It just pathetic.

[GusBob]

2. I'd bet they never wash their hands even after the bathroom

eom

[onecaliberal]

7. :

[demosincebirth]

24. I hope they use toilet paper...?

[Alex4Martinez]

3. Yup. Neither do they think that toilet tissue is consistent with their idea of liberty.

And this just makes them all the more irritating.

[gratuitous]

4. "I appreciate your delusions, madam"

But I'm here to deal with facts and reality. The reality is that this pandemic is killing Americans by the tens of thousands. If you have actual facts that show these alleged looters, we'll deal with that. In the absence of any evidence, however, the board declines to take you seriously.

[Crunchy Frog]

5. I hope they do. n/t

[Nevilledog]

6. Ummm.... How does wearing a fucking mask relate to potential looting?

[Newest Reality]

8. It's like...

It's like Homer Simpson and Peter Griffith decided to get together and have a civil war.

Yeah, that's how it happens now. The lowest common denominator against the rest.

Doh! 2, 3, 4! Doh! 2, 3, 4!

Will there be donuts and beer? What about the Battle on Heart Attack Hill? Bring your oxygen tanks, walkers and medications.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. They have to wear pants in public places too, don't they?

There are ordinances and statutes everywhere that mandate the wearing of pants or their equivalent in public, even in Florida: Fla. Stat. sec. 800.03. Doesn't that impinge on one's freedom to let it flap in the breeze?

And I'm kind of wondering what that one woman thinks God is going to do to punish the mask-wearers. Couldn't it be argued that the wrath of God might actually take the form of an incurable virus that destroys your lungs?

[Initech]

14. It's Florida - shirt and shoes optional.

[Walleye]

20. But no public breastfeeding

[58Sunliner]

10. Those "patriots" should just go ahead and expire.

[Solly Mack]

11. Wackadoodles on parade

[lpbk2713]

12. Brooks Brothers rioters.

They were probably all paid to be there.

[Initech]

13. Go ahead and scream your fucking heads off, assholes.

And then you can head to the back of the line when you get COVID, leave those spots for the people who actually follow the rules.

[Penn Voter]

15. These Trumphumpers cannot escape stupidity! n/t

[vercetti2021]

16. Dumbasses being dumbasses

Nothing new

[zstat]

17. Mayor To Community: You are required to wear a mask and be clothed when in public. New rule.

So lets change this a bit. The new rule is "You do both or you will be fined and not allowed in the public place." It makes no difference what you think about your rights and your god given freedoms - a mask and clothing are required. You can't be naked in public and you can't be without a mask in public. Very simple. They are both freedoms you can exercise and each one has consequences, depending how you choose.

Choosing to comply with one because you consider it convenient and choosing to not comply with the other because it is not convenient doesn't cut it anymore. Your freedom to choose to be naked in public will result in a fine and probably a trip to the jail.

[underpants]

18. "ready to roll into" sounds like Antifa hysteria

It IS a right to be stupid.

[ananda]

19. They'll be gone within two weeks...

Nuff said.

[Thekaspervote]

21. If governors, mayors would make it mandatory for all business patrons & employees to wear masks

On threat of closure of said business. It would resolve the matter rather quickly. They can stay home, or wear a mask

[roamer65]

22. GHW Bush called these people the "crazies in the basement".

He was right.

[TomCADem]

26. The Problem Is That The Republican Party Has Embraced Them...

...at one time "mainsteam" Republicans would just make dog whistles toward the racist core base. Trump captured the Republican party by making the racist subtext a headline. This is why Trump has such a hold on the Republican party.

[SoonerPride]

23. "Please sign this waiver of medical treatment for yourself and all family members. "

Thanks and have a nice day.

[Thunderbeast]

25. Tattoo the denial of care across their foreheads

Do not want any confusion.