I don’t really care about being forced to wear a mask, but being “ashamed” of the US for spreading this pandemic

Apr 3, 2020
12:50:50am

Pistol Shrimp All-American

is a bit ridiculous in light of its origins in China and its spread through Europe. Ashamed? Really? You think the folks who caught this in the Washington nursing home were entitled brats?

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Laredo passes law fining people up to $1,000 if they don’t wear a mask over nose and mouth.

SierraCoug Truly Addicted User

4/2/20 11:03pm

That's nuts!

cambo

4/2/20 11:06pm

It’s pretty standard for Saudi Arabia, and they’re one of our closest allies.

Y2k

4/2/20 11:42pm

RE: Laredo passes law fining people up to $1,000 if they don’t wear a mask

777

4/2/20 11:06pm

Good grief.

antiyewt

4/2/20 11:11pm

People have lost their freaking minds.

Samsonite

4/2/20 11:15pm

If that happens in my town, fine me.

antiyewt

4/2/20 11:24pm

At least those responsible for collecting the fines in Laredo have their faces covered.

Brisco

4/2/20 11:26pm

Americans are just letting their freedom be taken away without a fight

Blue Cougar

4/2/20 11:30pm

oh, so it's a basic right to leave your mouth and nose uncovered? huh, all these years, things I learn

ChinaFan

4/2/20 11:32pm

I'm sorry, I didn't know Freedom and the Constitution were on quarantine too!

carcoug

4/2/20 11:40pm

RE: oh, so it's a basic right to leave your mouth and nose uncovered? huh, all

Blue Cougar

4/2/20 11:40pm

oh, I'm dead serious. What a pitiful whine to think that complying with a local order to wear a mask is some kind of

ChinaFan

4/2/20 11:45pm

Maybe you lived in China too long.

antiyewt

4/2/20 11:49pm

Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding

carcoug

4/2/20 11:55pm

This truly can’t be a serious post. If so, too much time spent in China

shammy

4/3/20 12:05am

You need help

therockbenz

4/3/20 12:42am

Wow! You're one amazing dude. Hey, do us a favor and head back to China

Blue Cougar

4/3/20 12:45am

hey, how about that, I'm here right now, being awesome. Wearing my mask

ChinaFan

4/3/20 12:50am

Hopefully China will be blackballed and as much industry as possible will move

kotacoug

4/3/20 12:57am

guess anything is possible

ChinaFan

4/3/20 12:59am

Time was a long time ago.. but better late than never

cougfanz

4/3/20 2:50am

Has China reissued the little red book? Instead of killing all the educated

bald man

4/3/20 12:17pm

Says the dude who is a fan of China.

OceanMang

4/2/20 11:44pm

good or bad, that's true, very much so right now....because I'm ashamed that my home country now leads the world

ChinaFan

4/2/20 11:50pm

Lol

Idahofallsblue

4/2/20 11:55pm

It’s bad

YIsForBrigham

4/2/20 11:59pm

What a disgusting response. China is an oppressive country whose lies about the transmission of CV allowed it to spread

SierraCoug

4/3/20 12:03am

Yea, let's talk about the Country who acted irresponsibly in this crisis.....

carcoug

4/3/20 12:06am

did I say I was 'ashamed to be an American", neigh, I've bled for my country... and it's people who whine about

ChinaFan

4/3/20 12:17am

The only part of this sacrifice that bugs me is how unevenly it is applied.

Colorado

4/3/20 11:17am

I’m seriously confused whether “your country” is China or the USA.

antiyewt

4/3/20 2:01pm

Maybe they can weld us shut in our homes too.

shammy

4/3/20 12:07am

If it is for the "greater good" seems like it.

dfudge

4/3/20 12:09am

Oh no, not even close. The only country that could have shut it down is the one you’re in, and they totally screwed up

Mike Honcho

4/3/20 12:09am

Oh please.

antiyewt

4/3/20 12:09am

Your “home country” = China, right? That’s the only way this comment makes any sense.

Pistol Shrimp

4/3/20 12:23am

really? how many years did you serve? I'm a little more pragmatic than some. I don't see evil behind every street

ChinaFan

4/3/20 12:25am

I agree with all that. Except being compelled to wear a mask.

antiyewt

4/3/20 12:29am

Ha. This is funny considering in China you have to be blind to miss the face scanning cameras on every corner

YIsForBrigham

4/3/20 12:30am

oh man, and you think our country doesn't have cameras? TV might misuse them, and no doubt China has made them

ChinaFan

4/3/20 12:41am

you foment a bunch of lies and innuendo here. They may be accessible by

bald man

4/3/20 12:28pm

I've traveled to a lot of countries in the world

AZ Coug

4/3/20 12:48am

Sadly, this all does happen. But, it is changing. Slowly, but they are learning slowly to think about others. But

ChinaFan

4/3/20 12:52am

anyone remember the following s story....

kotacoug

4/3/20 1:01am

Sadly, it's part of the culture

AZ Coug

4/3/20 1:08am

It’s only been 31 years since the Tiananmen Square massacre. A peaceful pro-democracy demonstration resulted in

SierraCoug

4/3/20 1:21am

I don’t really care about being forced to wear a mask, but being “ashamed” of the US for spreading this pandemic

Pistol Shrimp

4/3/20 12:50am

You have some great insight from China, but these takes here are bad. What

777

4/3/20 12:38am

We have a full blown communist China sympathizer on CB.

ToasterChive

4/3/20 12:41am

Its gross. Ill never look at this dude the same.

Backcountry

4/3/20 5:59am

Leads the world? Look at the deaths per million

AZ Coug

4/3/20 12:42am

Decent post except I think you're confused about which country is your home...

Blue Cougar

4/3/20 12:48am

Man, I usually really like your posts. This one is terrible however.

Busting Coveys

4/3/20 12:49am

Wow What a terrible post. You should really take another look at

kotacoug

4/3/20 12:55am

Yikes. One of the worst takes ever on CB

Beggar

4/3/20 5:58am

Please stay in that hell hole of a country and never come back

Backcountry

4/3/20 5:58am

or maybe China could of just not let the millions continue to leave WUHAN. Maybe

bald man

4/3/20 12:19pm

You’re ok with this, really?

antiyewt

4/2/20 11:48pm

What do you believe is the intent?

Cosmo's Uncle

4/2/20 11:59pm

It’s a means for dramatizing the seriousness of the epidemic, to basically frighten people into compliance.

antiyewt

4/3/20 12:14am

Do you believe that's President Trump's intent as well? He said today that

Cosmo's Uncle

4/3/20 12:18am

no evidence? I wear a mask in a country every day that has 1.4 billion people who for more than two weeks haven't r

ChinaFan

4/3/20 12:11am

Lol. Of course they haven’t reported anything.

antiyewt

4/3/20 12:22am

and again, your statement is lame. You act like the general populace was complicit in the virus issue, like people here

ChinaFan

4/3/20 12:30am

Now this is just sad.

YIsForBrigham

4/3/20 12:22am

Do workers at the wet markets wear masks?

kcca

4/3/20 12:26am

yes, they do. Some markets have always had workers like the fishmongers who wear them. But, of course, now it's

ChinaFan

4/3/20 12:42am

Good. Next step, close them down. I’m sure no reasonable citizen will

kcca

4/3/20 12:50am

No new cases, except imported? Who is running propaganda in China theese days?

carcoug

4/3/20 12:27am

This is great. Dude thinks China’s data is legit! Hahahaha!

shammy

4/3/20 12:51am

Uh. Yes. Are you claiming it is not a right?

YIsForBrigham

4/2/20 11:58pm

Give an inch and they’ll take a mile.

kcca

4/3/20 12:04am

First speed limits, then seat belts and helmet laws.

Sumguy

4/3/20 3:46am

Lets not get over dramatic

ALC

4/3/20 8:03am

Do you say that because you have to keep you tushy covered?

StalwartBraveTrue

4/3/20 8:25am

What’s next, law forcing us to cover our rear ends.

Y2k

4/2/20 11:43pm

Or making us wear seatbelts! Can you imagine?

SandYFan

4/2/20 11:46pm

Really stupid comparison.

antiyewt

4/3/20 12:18am

They are actually unconstitutional as well. I follow them because it's

777

4/3/20 12:59am

Nah. Come to California there are beaches here you would love to visit!

calblue

4/3/20 1:27am

So it doesn’t matter what you use to cover your mouth/nose or whether it is doing anything? Sounds like

Pistol Shrimp

4/3/20 12:25am

I’m wearing one of these next time I go to the gas station mini mart.

kcca

4/3/20 12:29am

I wonder if a good ol’ Texas mustache would count?

NorthernLight

4/3/20 1:05am

I was going to post something about Texas, bandanas, masks, but then I found this

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