{"id":1493,"date":"2020-06-25T14:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whatsupwindsor.com\/?p=1493"},"modified":"2020-06-25T14:00:50","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T14:00:50","slug":"windsor-man-concerned-over-looming-dictatorship-because-of-mask-wearing-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/whatsupwindsor.com\/?p=1493","title":{"rendered":"Windsor man concerned over looming dictatorship because of mask-wearing mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Windsor, ON \u2013 Richard Johnson, age 48, of Windsor says he will not wear a mask when the Health Unit\u2019s mandate that face coverings be worn when entering commercial establishments goes into effect on Friday.\u00a0 \u201cI refuse to wear a mask.\u00a0\u00a0 Where does the government get off telling me to wear a mask?\u201d an angry Johnson said on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mr. Johnson provided further explanation on his position \u201cI\u2019ve read a lot about this mask wearing.\u00a0 Not any actual material on the subject but I\u2019ve read a lot tweets and some news headlines on social media so I feel I am pretty well informed on the subject.\u00a0\u00a0 I think this is a slippery slope to infringe on our rights.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It will start with wearing a mask and next thing you know they will be telling us we have to wear a shirt and shoes to get service in a restaurant!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From his Twitter account Mr. Johnson advised the people of Windsor \u201cIt\u2019s the start of dictatorship I tell you!\u00a0 Our rights are being taken away.\u00a0 Those who would ignore history are doomed to repeat it!!!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Despite being an asked for an historical reference Mr. Johnson could not cite any moment in the history of the world of a dictatorship when citizens were asked to help their community in stopping the spread of a pandemic virus by wearing a mask for fifteen minutes while shopping inside a Walmart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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