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Why Do Leftists Still Love Masks?

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Posted By: mc squared, 4/15/2025 10:44:11 AM

On March 24, anti-Jewish protesters showed up at Columbia University chanting, “Long live the intifada.” Many were wearing masks, and speakers urged students to follow suit. But wearing a mask while protesting has been illegal in New York City since 1845. It was later used to combat the Ku Klux Klan. Today, it is invoked to combat supporters of left-wing pro-Hamas terrorists. It is easy to understand why the pro-Hamas gang likes to wear a mask: they want to conceal their identity from the police. But what explains why those on the left are fond of wearing a mask for alleged health reasons?

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Pew found they are mostly Democrats. I could have save them the effort.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: VietVet68 4/15/2025 11:03:32 AM (No. 1932909)
That Pew found most of the mask wearers to be democrats doesn't surprise me at all. Worse still is that most of those who drank the cool-aide and got COVID vaccinated + boosted + boosted-etc. will turn out to be democrats as well and will account for the lion's share of long term COVID ailments, turbo cancers and heart issues. But, it's a free society and they were free to make their own decisions.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Scrubber 4/15/2025 11:04:55 AM (No. 1932911)
The article really doesn’t answer the question. I firmly believe it’s virtue signaling. That and incredible stupidity.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: chagrined 4/15/2025 11:11:42 AM (No. 1932917)
Simple question. Simple answer. Because your normal every day Democrat is an idiot, that's why!
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Reply 4 - Posted by: mean Gene 4/15/2025 11:16:37 AM (No. 1932920)
Beyond the virtue signaling masks do hide one's identity. Just maybe they might do something illegal during their protests. Like burn down a building or key a car.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: snowoutlaw 4/15/2025 11:18:21 AM (No. 1932922)
Leftists are ugly people, inside and out.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Hazymac 4/15/2025 11:20:26 AM (No. 1932927)
Whenever I see a masked individual, masked, I always ask, "What are you afraid of?" What I wouldn't ask in public: "Are you nuts?"
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Reply 7 - Posted by: seamusm 4/15/2025 11:31:57 AM (No. 1932944)
Simple answer - they are cowards afraid to actually stand behind their 'speech'.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Maggie2u 4/15/2025 11:59:22 AM (No. 1932955)
If you want to see something interesting, google the protests that took place in Gaza last week where Gazan's by the thousands were protesting Hamas and want them gone. None of them were wearing masks. And those people are definitely putting themselves in danger if Hamas identifies them. Right?
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Reply 9 - Posted by: enemyofthestate 4/15/2025 12:19:14 PM (No. 1932965)
They're hiding. That's why. They are afraid of being held accountable for their beliefs..... their nutism.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: qr4j 4/15/2025 1:40:02 PM (No. 1933026)
These intifada folks are cowards. If they cannot show their face, it tells me they do not possess the courage of their convictions. They harass Jews and anyone who sees issues differently. And they do this behind a mask. Masks dehumanize those who wear them so that they can dehumanize those they wish to harm. With a mask, one can behave like a monster. No different from the Klan. Wickedness!
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Reply 11 - Posted by: NorthernDog 4/15/2025 1:44:25 PM (No. 1933029)
They miss the COVID hysteria terribly. Instead of moving forward in life they want to cling to the authoritarian edicts and feeling superior by wearing a mask.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: MickTurn 4/15/2025 3:43:39 PM (No. 1933130)
TO HIDE THEIR UGLY, PERIOD!
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Reply 13 - Posted by: southernboy 4/15/2025 5:10:57 PM (No. 1933177)
My theory is that the "government" told them to wear masks and they will wear them until the "government" tells them to stop wearing masks.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: judy 4/15/2025 8:02:39 PM (No. 1933256)
Because they are ugly???
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Reply 15 - Posted by: 5 handicap 4/16/2025 5:56:46 AM (No. 1933390)
This would be a really good time to bring out the fire hoses and sweep the garbage off the streets!
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