This is you in a mask:
On Monday the New York Supreme Court declared mask mandates unconstitutional. The state appealed triggering a stay on the decision, so technically the mask mandates are still in place.
However, it may have done its job.
This morning long time vaccine choice advocate Rita Palma, with CHD NY, posted this tweet reporting rumors of children taking their masks off in school without consequence.
I posted the tweet and promptly got a phone call from a friend who was in Saks Fifth Avenue, on Fifth Avenue in New York City yesterday, to tell me about her experience.
She was shopping and heard a commotion. A woman was yelling about masks. She assumed it was a “Karen” episode, but could not see or hear the woman clearly from where she was, so she walked over to see what was happening.
As she rounded the corner, she heard the woman yelling something to the effect of, “NO I WILL NOT PUT MY MASK BACK ON!”
Now very interested, my pal stood and listened to her further.
“THE NEW YORK SUPREME COURT HAS SAID THAT MASK MANDATES ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL! THIS IS ILLEGAL. IF NOT, SHOW ME THE LAW! SHOW ME THE LAW!”
My friend, now quite pleased with what she was hearing, caught the woman’s eye, and gave her a thumbs up. This only further empowered our upper crust freedom fighter.
“I CAN’T BELIEVE ALL THESE SMART, WELL EDUCATED, WEALTHY PEOPLE ARE STILL DOING THIS!”
At this, my friend, who was still masked, removed hers and smiled at her new compatriot.
And then those around them started removing theirs.
The response from the staff of Saks? Nothing. No security called, no further argument with the woman, no asking her to leave the store.
They simply started bringing her more cloths, serving their customer as is their job.
I have another friend who has said that basic capitalism will win this war. That those who just need to pay their bills, keep their job, and preserve their businesses, will stop tolerating the nonsense and that is when this will end.
We are seeing that in spades this week.
Even at Saks Fifth Avenue.
Insurrection at Saks Fifth Avenue