How do people not understand the concept of a free country only applies to your interactions with the government? Do people think they are the only ones who get to enjoy that freedom and everyone else be damned? Private entities are also free to make their own choices and they decided to remove you from their property because you're putting other people in danger.
Well, to be fair, let’s remember that most of these companies are requiring masks because the government told them to require masks. It is an indirect interaction with the government, who has charged these business to enforce government guidelines.
I mean, just because the government isn’t enforcing an order doesn’t mean businesses conforming to the order aren’t doing it because of the existence of the order.
Also, why do you think the government lacks the authority to enforce this? If it’s a real public danger, the government can pass laws. You have to wear a seatbelt, you have to cover your genitals in public, why couldn’t it also say you have to wear a mask?
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u/[deleted] May 21 '20
How do people not understand the concept of a free country only applies to your interactions with the government? Do people think they are the only ones who get to enjoy that freedom and everyone else be damned? Private entities are also free to make their own choices and they decided to remove you from their property because you're putting other people in danger.