Never did from day one. By resisting I knew from the beginning that I would be viewed as crazy, having an unhealthy "obsession" that came at the expense of friends and family, a non team player, disruptive and/or "needing help" during the pandemic. When in actuality, my actions were because I CARED about other humans and was totally sane…
By resisting I knew from the beginning that I would be viewed as crazy, having an unhealthy "obsession" that came at the expense of friends and family, a non team player, disruptive and/or "needing help" during the pandemic. When in actuality, my actions were because I CARED about other humans and was totally sane while almost everyone else were de facto zombies.
I also knew that after the pandemic, any hint of "I told you" would lead to the same views. That sentiment will persist because the average person just wants to move on vs. reconciling the truth that all of us knew very early on. Any mention of Covid has become a trigger for most.
Even when the facts can not be denied people will not recognize that we were doing what we did for the right reasons. If they did, it could make them feel like they didn't act or were duped when faced with a binary decision between RIGHT and WRONG.
Knowing that folks like us who paid the PRICE, when others could not be bothered while being dismissed after making those sacrifices made resistance that much more difficult. But I could do no other in good conscience, in particular for my children.
That dynamic is/has been and probably will always be the most frustrating experience I've had in my life.
Right there with you. To go against conscience is neither right nor true. In the words of H. L. Mencken, "Morality is doing what is right regardless of what you are told. Obedience is doing what is told regardless of what is right."
I believe Einstein said the following. "The Nuremberg Trial of German war criminals was tacitly based on the recognition of the principle: criminal actions cannot be excused if committed on government orders; conscience supercedes the authority of the law of the state."
We will never get that....."you know Ryan you were right all along " moment. The best we will get is "embarrassed silence. I've been waiting for the moment when I can say " tell me what I got wrong since February 2021" ! We won't get that, But I'll settle for the embarrassed silence....I have to. 😏
You perfectly described the dynamic. I've had fairly lengthy discussions with my closest friends and family and i know them well enough that they're tacitly agreeing in their own heads that they got it wrong.
Its awkward because they feel duped by what was such obvious nonsense. That's punishment enough.
I'm fine with it. Nobody ever gained the moral high ground by saying I told you so.
My friends all know that I know that they're all a little awkward and sheepish...cuz they're just waiting for me to dunk. And they all pretend like nobody's pretending, in hopes they won't have relive how effing lame they were.
The anticipation of the dunk is good enough for me.
I walked into a grocery store in Florida in late 2020 without a mask. I was screamed at by a worker and chased down the walkway (with the helpful arrows) that I must cover my face. I half put the mask and when out of sight I pulled it off. I paid and left with my bare face, many were staring wordlessly. One man was walking in with a mask in his hand, he saw me, he did not out on his mask. One at a time we had to erode this mass paranoia. It was horrible.
Never did from day one.
By resisting I knew from the beginning that I would be viewed as crazy, having an unhealthy "obsession" that came at the expense of friends and family, a non team player, disruptive and/or "needing help" during the pandemic. When in actuality, my actions were because I CARED about other humans and was totally sane while almost everyone else were de facto zombies.
I also knew that after the pandemic, any hint of "I told you" would lead to the same views. That sentiment will persist because the average person just wants to move on vs. reconciling the truth that all of us knew very early on. Any mention of Covid has become a trigger for most.
Even when the facts can not be denied people will not recognize that we were doing what we did for the right reasons. If they did, it could make them feel like they didn't act or were duped when faced with a binary decision between RIGHT and WRONG.
Knowing that folks like us who paid the PRICE, when others could not be bothered while being dismissed after making those sacrifices made resistance that much more difficult. But I could do no other in good conscience, in particular for my children.
That dynamic is/has been and probably will always be the most frustrating experience I've had in my life.
Right there with you. To go against conscience is neither right nor true. In the words of H. L. Mencken, "Morality is doing what is right regardless of what you are told. Obedience is doing what is told regardless of what is right."
Ooh, I like that quote. Succinct and spot on!
I believe Einstein said the following. "The Nuremberg Trial of German war criminals was tacitly based on the recognition of the principle: criminal actions cannot be excused if committed on government orders; conscience supercedes the authority of the law of the state."
We will never get that....."you know Ryan you were right all along " moment. The best we will get is "embarrassed silence. I've been waiting for the moment when I can say " tell me what I got wrong since February 2021" ! We won't get that, But I'll settle for the embarrassed silence....I have to. 😏
You perfectly described the dynamic. I've had fairly lengthy discussions with my closest friends and family and i know them well enough that they're tacitly agreeing in their own heads that they got it wrong.
Its awkward because they feel duped by what was such obvious nonsense. That's punishment enough.
I'm fine with it. Nobody ever gained the moral high ground by saying I told you so.
My friends all know that I know that they're all a little awkward and sheepish...cuz they're just waiting for me to dunk. And they all pretend like nobody's pretending, in hopes they won't have relive how effing lame they were.
The anticipation of the dunk is good enough for me.
Ha! "Anticipation of the dunk" ......perfect!
I walked into a grocery store in Florida in late 2020 without a mask. I was screamed at by a worker and chased down the walkway (with the helpful arrows) that I must cover my face. I half put the mask and when out of sight I pulled it off. I paid and left with my bare face, many were staring wordlessly. One man was walking in with a mask in his hand, he saw me, he did not out on his mask. One at a time we had to erode this mass paranoia. It was horrible.