Ran into Pro-Life neighbor at grocery store

[randr]

He was not wearing a required mask. The only person in the store without one. He finally recognized me and said hi. I told him I had always thought he revered life, he has pro-life signs on his fence line. It took him a minute to process then he said he was exercising his right of choice. I responded that I personally have chosen to not kill him or anyone else in the store at that moment. He had no response. I hope he gives it some thought. I wish I had also added; I was treating him and everyone else as I would hope they would treat me.
I am growing more impatient with these people and soon will start asking establishments I enter to follow the protocols or forever lose my business.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Some pro-life stance he has! Yeah, right.

I think he feels his life takes precedence over other peoples'.

I hope businesses will quickly start enforcing the rules!

[PatSeg]

19. It would seem that his pro-choice stance

supersedes his pro-life one. How ironic. When it affects HIS rights, he is pro-choice.

[RVN VET71]

49. Thats the way they all feel.

Hypocrisy is in their DNA.

[PatSeg]

50. That's for sure

They love telling other people what to do with their lives, but the rules rarely apply to them. They are often oblivious to what they are doing, because they are incapable of seeing things from another person's perspective.

[Towlie]

65. Should have called him out on "exercising his right of choice."

 
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The bottom line: There is no right to spread disease!

[jrthin]

2. He wants to exercise his right to chose, yet he doesn't want

to give women the right to choose.

[randr]

4. The irony is as thick as the hypocrisy

[JDC]

67. My first thought also

[leftieNanner]

3. "his right of choice"

You mean, he thinks that people should have a choice about their health?? Like maybe women should have a "choice" about what they can do with their bodies??

Oh, you mean a man gets to have a choice about whether he gets sick or infects other people. Got it.

If he tried that at my grocery store, they would boot him out! The assistant manager is quite fierce about that.

[usaf-vet]

18. +1000. Well said.

[Hortensis]

5. When you see him again, remind him that most unborn babies die with their mothers.

And that at any time a bit over 1 out of every ten females of childbearing age are pregant. That means he's already supported the sacrifice of many thousands of unborn babies to his freedom to refuse to wear a mask.

He has no problem with laws that restrict his freedom to cross empty streets, but that's because his leader didn't tell him to.

[Skittles]

6. please stop calling them pro-life

they have NEVER been pro-life

[randr]

7. Good point, I wish the term had not stuck to them.

[SWBTATTReg]

11. Good point. I think the label 'their choice and no one else's' is a better description.

[Skittles]

12. these fuckers are all against government interference

unless it's between a woman and her doctor

FUCK THEM

[niyad]

25. Woman-hating gestational silvers is my preferred label. .at least, it's one I can use in public.

[wnylib]

42. "Anti choice" is shorter and it fits.

[cstanleytech]

48. "Assholes" is even simpler and fits even better.

[usaf-vet]

21. Exactly they are pro-birth AS A POLITICAL TOOL.

Once the child is born from that point on they are on their own.

How many families right now are out of work (CoVid) closures WITH a newborn in the house. That needs money for food, heat, rent, and medicine. And MoscowMitch is opposed to giving those families $2000 because he doesn't want to give it to people who don't need it. BULLSHIT.... pro-life is a repug JOKE.

[CaptainTruth]

43. Pro-forced birth.

[get the red out]

61. Anti-reproductive rights

But once a baby is born to someone who is poor they are either useless eater who should never have been born, or a potential product for Fundy adoption agencies.

[sfstaxprep]

8. Good For You

If it were me, that would probably be the last time I ever responded to them with even a "Hello." I'd act like they didn't exist.

These people ostracize and put us down, and then think a nice "hello," is going to make it all better.

And I'm also long past sick about those in Congress referring to their "Friends" across the aisle. THEY'RE NOT YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS. They DESPISE EVERYTHING you stand for, and are willing to go to any lengths, including FRAUD & CHEATING, to beat you down.

[Buckeyeblue]

9. I'm with you. I tend to cut these people out of my life.

[randr]

10. I have always assumed they use the term "friends across the aisle" sarcastically

[Beartracks]

68. I always thought so, too. A formal, traditional, and polite sarcasm.

[lunatica]

13. It's like being beaten by your spouse while he

screams how much he loves you.

[sfstaxprep]

29. Great Analogy nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. Personal liberty does not include endangering others. They do not get to decide what is endangerment

Science (medicine) gets to decide what is the endangerment in a pandemic. They have spoken.

No, personal liberty does not give you an unobstructed right to build a 100 story tower on a suburban or urban house sized plot.

Because physics.

No, personal liberty does not give you the right to store a moving van full of explosives in a urb/sub neighborhood. Not if you are an expert explosives technician or a guy whose experience is reloading bullets with gunpowder.

Because chemistry.

No, personal liberty does not give you the right to drive 100 mph in a populated neighborhood even if it is a wide straight road on a clear day.

Because statistics.

[groundloop]

27. And it's not like wearing a piece of cloth on their face is a huge inconvenience.

These bastards aren't exercising any 'right' and they know it. They're just stupid assholes.

[AmericanCanuck]

15. You could have asked "Does this mean you're pro-choice?"

[BootinUp]

16. The only way to get a store

To change is if local law enforcement makes it.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. Boycotting the store works. There are more maskers than anti-maskers, even in some red places. . nt

[keithbvadu2]

20. Pro-life is a myth.

Republicans are in favor of killing living babies and have done so.

Pro-life is a myth.

The supposed pro-lifers cared naught when the state of Texas (republican gov, republican Prez) deliberately killed living baby Sun Hudson against the mother's wishes because he was an inconvenience to the state.

It is not a matter of life to the supposed pro-lifers.

It is a matter of control.

[malaise]

22. How does he get to exercise his right of choice while trying to impose his on the rest of us?

I hate these people

[MagickMuffin]

23. Ask him about a woman's choice and whether he nows understands personal choices are our own

He doesn't get to decide what a woman's choice on making their own decisions.

[Nitram]

24. You should have told him you were surprised to hear that he was now Pro-Choice!

[randr]

47. I can only hope the thought crossed his mind

[Nitram]

69. I've decided thoughts don't cross the minds of those people. They already know all they want to

know, so they don't have to listen to the opinions of anybody else.

[TygrBright]

26. Why does his choice to potentially kill dozens matter more than a woman's choice about her body? n/t

[Chakaconcarne]

28. Oh... I was hoping it involved a skateboard or bike.

[sfstaxprep]

30. Why Should I Wear A Condom, When My Lover Can Just Get An Abortion?

I'm just exercising my personal liberties by not wearing a condom. Screw your Pro-Life BS.

[barbtries]

31. "pro-life" is a misnomer,

assuming you're referring to a person who is anti-abortion. please don't give them that moniker.

[randr]

32. Isn't "pro-life" the moniker the anti-abortion crowd has labled themselves?

Any time I hear the phrase that is what I assume.

[barbtries]

34. i just don't believe that right-minded people should concede that to them.

yes, they did, and it is deceptive. pro-forced birth, anti-women, anti-choice, any of these are more accurate.

I am pro-life. I am pro-choice.

[randr]

35. I would have never conceded to them, however, they started using this around 1980

It is rather ingrained in the American lexicom, unfortunately.
It is sad that the pro-choice people have never come up with a counter that had more power.

[barbtries]

36. still fighting it

after all these years! it's a little campaign i'm on. Join me, let's grow it

[randr]

37. As are we all, and we have so far held them off.

[AllaN01Bear]

33. i have lost all patience and am ready to hit one with my kerbonger

[RestoreAmerica2020]

38. We're going ro have to start wearing N95 masks bc these mf dont give a fuck about anyone. N95

..or M95 forgot which [will ask my son who works @ at trauma hospital] he says they are more expensive but protects the wearer and ate required protective wear for drs and nurses and or direct patient care support staff.

[randr]

39. My wife is an ER nurse and has made sure we are equipped with N95s from the start.

I encourage all our DU friends to mask up and survive.

[paleotn]

40. Thought? That's the furthest thing from these people's minds....

If they have minds at all.

[Rhiannon12866]

41. Rev Al had a very well spoken fellow minister on with him last week

Who had an excellent description of what it means to be "pro life." He said it meant to support the lives of other humans from the cradle to the grave.

[millard filmore]

44. pro life and no mask

Go forth and kill.

[mjvpi]

45. No liberty without responsibility

[LiberalFighter]

46. There are two things you can do.

Report the violation to the county health board. And if the grocery store is part of a chain report it to the store too.

[Blue Owl]

51. Nice!

[90-percent]

52. Pro birth is a much better description.

After you pop out it's every newborn for themselves.


With thanks to Molly Ivans.


-90% jimmy

[BobTheSubgenius]

53. How can people not take this pandemic seriously?

No offence, but that especially applies Americans. It's not like the US has a lot of facets of this pageant of horrors that be pointed to with pride. HE is one of the reasons the country is struggling so. A bit player, for sure, but still part of the cast.

[Dorian Gray]

54. You said the right stuff to him

the could actually change his mind. Hopefully it made a dent.

I will never for the life of me understand the resistance to mask wearing. It's stupid and unnecessary.

Luckily the few republicans i know wear them willingly (albeit more because they feels guilted/compelled to in the Northeast.) Regardless, I appreciate the culture of expecting masks and people choosing not to wear them are the outliers. Grateful I'm not in a place where it's less commonplace.

[Vinnie From Indy]

55. That was very cordial as you describe it!

You could also have said that you were wearing a mask because you cared enough about him to not kill him by giving him the disease.

[secondwind]

56. I would have responded that women should also be given

the RIGHT OF CHOICE.

How selfish he is!

[lillypaddle]

57. When I read your header

my immediate first thought was, "You mean you ran into an anti-choice neighbor."

Funny that he would bring up the issue of choice. They sure pick and choose what fits their sick narrative, don't they?

[Celerity]

58. Not pro life, they are forced birthers, and they can go fuck off hard

[Aussie105]

59. Why do people use the 'pro life' title

when they really mean pro birth - and you are on your own after that?

More to 'life' than 'birth' surely?

People truly advocating 'pro life' really need to think about healthcare from birth, educational opportunities, job opportunities, and care in old age.

Force a mother to give birth against her best wishes, and you really are obliged to provide adequate support for her and her child for the rest of the child's natural days.
(Other countries seem to manage that quite well.)

But the 'pro life' people never seem to go there. Wondering why?

[Tribetime]

60. Good for you I feel the same way, it's hard for me

not to lose my temper. I just start walking with a pronounced step shaking my head in a pissed off mode ad I pass the maskless. It seems to get the point across that Im pissed without a confrontation

[get the red out]

62. There is far less reason

For a woman to have to cover her breasts than for people to have to cover their noses and mouths during a raging pandemic. (Not that I would recommend going topless in most of the country right now, brrrr).

[The Wizard]

63. If they want the government to

enforce their religious dogma on others they, by definition, are anti First Amendment and anti Constitution, and by extension, anti American, and anti everyone who has sworn an oath to protect and defend that same Constitution from all enemies both foreign and domestic.
They unwittingly wrapped themselves in a package we can send to FEMA reeducation camps, preferably in Uzbekistan .

[brewens]

64. Walmart gets my grocery business as much as I hate to say that. They were the best in my area about

enforcing precautions. I'm in Idaho and that particular Walmart is about three miles away in Washington, so they had to. My previous preferred store was Winco in Idaho, an employee owned and operated store. I sent them several messages about enforcing masks. They only replied that they follow local regulations and would continue to do so.

Maybe I'll go back after all this is over, I have become quite attached to the Walmart pickup system. I hope they continue it. It wasn't like I enjoyed grocery shopping all that much anyway. It's pretty nice putting the order in online, sitting in my truck listening to tunes for a few minutes and having them bring my stuff to me.

[randr]

66. I did the Walmart pick-up for one shopping trip last yesr

They did a good job. Otherwise I have been going 20 miles, near Walmart, to a Safeway. They are almost empty mid mornings, have wide aisles, very protocol oriented staff, and a great organic selection of everything. The store in my post was my more local City Market which I have rarely shopped at this year due to larger crowds and less space.