I’ve just returned from a family business trip to the Bay Area of California. During my time I visited large cities, like San Francisco and Oakland; smaller ones, such as Alameda and Walnut Creek; and towns in more rural areas – for example, Sonoma.
As many readers of this article will remember, at the height of the COVID-19 ‘emergency’, under the ‘leadership’ of totalitarian state Governor Gavin Newsom, California was at the forefront of actioning ‘measures’ to stem the progress of the ‘deadly’ coronavirus. Amongst the slew of useless and self-harming intrusions imposed upon Californians, highly prominent was the demand that people masked up. Indeed, just days before his ill-fated visit to the wildly expensive Napa dining hot spot, the French Laundry, Newsom had preached at his fellow citizens, “Going out to eat with members of your household this weekend? Don’t forget to keep your mask on in between bites.” Throughout his dinner at the exclusive restaurant, Newson was, of course, maskless.
From his prominent perch, Newsom was the worst of the California Covidian evangelists; but there were plenty of others who lectured and dictated to the populace, whilst excusing themselves from the mass mask madness. The hypocrite list is long and includes the likes of San Francisco Mayor, London Breed, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Congresswoman, Nancy Pelosi and nonagenarian Senator, Dianne Feinstein.
Sadly, Californians followed the demands of these ‘leaders’, and riven with fear of a virus with a recovery rate of 99.9%, whether they were inside or outdoors, strapped cloth to their faces. Alongside other mandates such as lockdowns, social distancing and ‘working from home’, masking helped turn cities like San Francisco into living stage sets for a future remake of The Walking Dead.
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