![]() ![]() Anna North makes a parallel argument: “Such militaristic, tough-guy messaging, along with Trump’s refusal to wear a mask, may encourage ordinary people-especially men-to minimize the risk of coronavirus for the sake of appearing manly.” North further points out that American racial bias also plays a fundamental role in the refusal to cover one’s face: Whereas young black men are perceived as doubly dangerous when they are masked, some white men like to perform their own immunity from criminal consequences by refusing to cover up. I inhaled, smiled and pondered, “During these trying and scary times that code seems to say it all.Frank Bruni argues that the message from the White House is that “masks are emblems, maybe the best ones, of the Trump administration’s disregard for, and degradation of, experts and expertise.” Lippman and Lizza wonder whether the rejection of masks says something like “ I don’t have to wear a mask because I have access to regular testing,” adding that “in that sense, being in close proximity to people without covering your face is a kind of new status symbol for the pandemic era.” Liz Plank argues that Trump would rather endanger himself and others. ![]() I recalled how my role model lived up to the Lone Ranger’s code.įeeling the need for some fresh air, I pulled off the mask. ![]() I have no idea whatever happened to that piece of paper.īut I remembered the conversation as if it were yesterday. I took it as if I was receiving a piece of holy scripture. “Son, I’ve had this for quite a while, now it’s yours.” He handed me the yellowed piece of paper. In my Creator, my country, my fellow man.” It may serve you well for the rest of your life. “Son, talking about philosophies, the Lone Ranger has one I’m going to read it to you because it’s good moral code. In his wallet he fished for and found a yellowish piece of paper. There’s a philosopher, Emanuel Kant, who said it best, ‘All things can be used for good or evil.’ĭad then stood up, reached into his back pocket and pulled out his wallet. “Yup Kemo Sabe, while other cowboys wore masks on cattle drives to keep dust out of their mouths and lungs others wore them to mask their criminal identities. “But Dad, most of the cowboys we see on TV mask their identities with bandannas when they rob banks, trains or saloons.” It was made popular at the Venetian Carnival and by the Lone Ranger.” “It’s a small rounded mask covering the area around the eyes and the space between them. ![]() So to honor his late brother, he fashioned a domino mask out of his late brother’s vest.”ĭad rimmed of his eyes with his thumbs and index fingers. He figured it would be easier to get the bad guys if they didn’t know we was alive. “He wanted to hide his identity from the gang that almost killed him but did manage to kill his brother and four other Texas Rangers. ![]()
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