The Washington Post carried an article this morning about a small town in South Dakota that has now been confronted by the reality of covid with positivity rate of 49% and members of its community dying every day.
The article also mentioned the vocal opposition from some in the community: "During the public comment section in Mitchell, a handful of anti-maskers spoke, alleging that masks don’t work and that the measure was an overreach that would violate their civil rights". And at a local school board meeting"...a vocal group of anti-maskers continued to protest... That led to a viral video in September showing a burly man refusing to leave the meeting after being asked to put on a mask"
I hope there is more video that will serve as a record of their actions and of those like them which has contributed to the dire situation their town now faces.
And in a similar vein, those who make public statements that are demonstrably erroneous but have tragic consequences for society should also be memorialized. That list includes anti-vaxxers, climate change deniers, and last but not least 2020-election fraud conspiracy theorists.
All should be remembered as having contributed to the woes that could have been avoided had they deferred to those who know what they are talking about.
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