@keep truckin do you now know see why the aforementioned terms are deemed merited by an increasing number of people?
Well, social media has been mentioned but that's very toxic & polarised so I stay off it.
Of course, say for example, if someone has a medical condition which means they are permitted not to wear a mask, then I can see how they can be judged. I was in a restaurant a week or so ago & one server wasn't wearing one. I initially thought it a little odd as all the others were wearing one, but then I reminded myself not to judge as there could be a valid reason.
If people are overzealous or rude to someone not wearing one when they are exempt, then that is completely wrong. In the same way as if someone not obviously (but is) disabled perfectly legally parks in a disabled bay & another driver jumps to the wrong conclusion & berates them is wrong.
I just think there is also an anti-science element that like to throw the 'maskivist' type of slur about like confetti. It's the type of word that I'd expect the Donald to use for example. If the below story is true, as I haven't verified it, then many of the protestors are the types I'm referring to.
Speakers told the crowd to tell restaurants they were 'Mickey Mouse' as part of track and trace efforts.
metro.co.uk
In a nutshell, I feel balance, calm & the best science is what is needed, as well as researching thoroughly, in a non partisan manner, the existential threats we face that I outlined earlier. We live in a relatively free society & it is incumbent on us as responsible citizens to hold our representatives to account & to literally save our home & way of life.