Ulrich - „nuke from orbit - only way to be sure.“: Something like that. Power games.

This is why mask bans are suddenly being proposed. If you’re in a place where that’s happening and you think we should prioritize public and personal health and freedom over expanding the powers of the police state then please do let your representatives know why the freedom to mask matters to you

Cops don’t like them; makes it harder to use surveillance footage and facial recognition to arrest people (especially at protests).

Though that’s a fabricated „argument“ on why to ban masking. Facial recognition software can easily do the number crunching to „calculate the mask away“ with great reliability. The company I work for sells access control systems and masks + biometrics aren’t a real issue anymore.

yeah, it's more about "how dare you disrespect my authority to see your unobstructed face +hair whenever i want" plus "how dare you acknowledge the pandemic/pollution/wildfire i am studiously ignoring" than a functional inability to ID ppl

Something like that. Power games.

Oh yes, definitely power games. And tribalism, as Marcotte was suggesting the other day (which goes back to ignoring pandemic, climate etc).

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