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Kudos to The Leader for running Mr. Mann’s brave column. The anti-vaxxers and anti-mask crowd fall into various categories: the willfully ignorant, the superstitious , and the political right wing (aka the tea baggers and Trumpbots), who misunderstand or purposely distort data. Often they declare they are “patriots,” while trampling on the rights of other Americans struggling to avoid the hideous plague. Meanwhile, their non-compliance is leading to horribly overcrowded hospitals while keeping the virus alive and well, which means, say leading scientists, it will eventually mutate into something even more deadly. Hundreds of millions have been safely vaccinated and are not keeling over in the streets. But many millions of the unvaccinated have died of the disease — and many who recovered suffer the agonies of long-haulers, something which the anti-vaxxers never mention. As for those who say they are upholding our Constitution by fighting mandatory masks and vaccines, they should remember the sorts of pundit Samuel Johnson: “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” These people need to suffer the consequences of their dangerous actions— including the loss of their jobs. The sane among us can no longer rollover for their pernicious nonsense.

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