clodhopper
Get off my lawn, punk!
Lighten up, Kevin........
I respect company policy because I understand I do not have a right to shop in a given store.
If an employee asks me; I'll put it on.
It's absolutely no different than a 'no shirt & shoes-no service' store/company policy.
If one doesn't like said policy; one does not have to shop there.
And the only reason I carry it is to shut people up by showing it to them IF they challenge me.
If a private citizen asks me to put it on; I'll tell them to get fucked.
This.
We have been under a mask mandate since March. Early on we had the mask protestors trying to make a point. Now, I don't disagree with the point they were making. However, the way the mandates were written, it put the responsibility of patrons wearing masks onto the store itself, and penalties were assessed to the retailer. Once the understanding of this got around and people understood that protesting harmed the retailer, all that stuff disappeared. You wanna protest, go do it on the statehouse lawn. Not wearing it in a store is just being an ass.
I get it, YMMV. Every state is different and maybe the retailers in your area are just dicks. Could be. I haven't experienced that. I support your right to protest, just make sure you are protesting to the right people.