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@blueskyposter@lemmings.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months ago

Banning masks means banning (a subset) of disabled people from public places without great risk to their health

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Banning masks means banning (a subset) of disabled people from public places without great risk to their health

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@blueskyposter@lemmings.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months ago
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  • cally [he/they]
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    What?? Why, where and how are masks being banned? Like, face masks?

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      Yes, face masks. Republicans, largely, but some Democrats too.

      Citing a flurry of protests on college campuses in recent months, GOP lawmakers in North Carolina last week overrode a veto by the state’s Democratic governor to ban mask wearing in public, with certain exceptions. As part of the new law, people may wear medical masks in public to prevent the spread of illness, but officers and property owners may ask people to remove their masks to verify their identity.

      Republican Sen. Buck Newton, a supporter of the bill, said last month, “It’s about time that the craziness is … at least slowed down, if not put to a stop.”

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        it’s a great day to not live in the USA

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        One of those exceptions is a carveout for the KKK. Not even joking.

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          Source?

          https://www.wunc.org/2024-05-29/does-proposed-nc-mask-bill-exempt-kkk

          https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/may/22/tweets/no-north-carolinas-mask-bill-doesnt-include-a-carv/

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          1•6 months ago

          Not all Republicans are racist. But the GOP has a knack for doing racist shit.

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      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preventing_Persons_from_Concealing_Their_Identity_during_Riots_and_Unlawful_Assemblies_Act

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