{"id":433968,"date":"2021-04-20T09:50:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T13:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=433968"},"modified":"2021-04-20T09:50:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T13:50:40","slug":"a-handful-of-liberal-outlets-said-no-to-outdoor-masks-they-were-accused-of-trying-to-get-people-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-handful-of-liberal-outlets-said-no-to-outdoor-masks-they-were-accused-of-trying-to-get-people-killed\/","title":{"rendered":"A Handful Of Liberal Outlets Said No To Outdoor Masks. They Were Accused Of Trying To Get People Killed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-handful-of-liberal-outlets-said-no-to-outdoor-masks-they-were-accused-of-trying-to-get-people-killed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=433968&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Three liberal outlets broke ranks with the consensus that people should wear a mask all the time \u2013 even while they are alone \u2013 over the weekend, and a mob accused all three of trying to get people killed.<\/p>\n<p>Liberal outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/technology\/2021\/04\/masks-outside-covid-risk-low.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slate<\/a> broke ranks first, declaring in a Sunday article that people should stop wearing <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/16\/new-hampshire-lifts-mask-mandate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">masks<\/a> while they are outside because the outdoors is \u201cvery, very safe.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/162081\/outdoor-mask-charlie-baker-safe-summer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New Republic<\/a> followed suit, then a staff writer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2021\/04\/are-outdoor-mask-mandates-still-necessary\/618626\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Atlantic<\/a> agreed.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the evidence that the articles cited, the resulting response was predictable: A digital mob descended on them, going so far as to accuse the three outlets of trying to get people killed.<\/p>\n<p>When Slate posted a tweet linking to their article, they were quickly hit by a flood of angry comments. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/10\/university-of-california-berkeley-bans-outdoor-exercise-coronavirus-restrictions-outbreak-campus-police-dorm\/\">(RELATED: University Of California, Berkeley Bans Solitary Outdoor Exercise As Part Of New COVID-19 Restrictions)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeaths are increasing again due to the spread of variants partly BECAUSE so many people refused to wear masks all along but this op-ed is definitely smart and a good idea,\u201d one user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mad_Ruskie\/status\/1383460200292655109?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>. Another user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueGhostSkater\/status\/1383447826676387843?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> that the article was \u201cirresponsible and not helping,\u201d and one comment simply <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/analyzeit1\/status\/1383365458267500545?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">read<\/a>, \u201cthis is unhelpful.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.4349775784753\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Deaths are increasing again due to the spread of variants partly BECAUSE so many people refused to wear masks all along but this op-ed is definitely smart and a good idea<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 what did you expect (@Mad_Ruskie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mad_Ruskie\/status\/1383460200292655109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.9019607843137\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">*files this under irresponsible and not helping*<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonathan Sexton (@BlueGhostSkater) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueGhostSkater\/status\/1383447826676387843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"4.6229508196721\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is unhelpful.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 analyzeit (@analyzeit1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/analyzeit1\/status\/1383365458267500545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t wear them to only protect ourselves, we wear them to help protect others,\u201d someone <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IrishNorsewoman\/status\/1383602555322703873?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">responded<\/a>. \u201cWhat is wrong with you?\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/26\/march-coronavirus-surge-mask-mandate-restrictions-texas-mississippi-cdc-new-york\/\">(RELATED: It\u2019s Been Three Weeks, Where Are The COVID-19 Surges?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.1860465116279\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We don\u2019t wear them to only protect ourselves, we wear them to help protect others. What is wrong with you?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katiedid ???????????????? (@IrishNorsewoman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IrishNorsewoman\/status\/1383602555322703873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI am astonished with what ease you\u2019re spreading misinformation that will kill people. 566K is not enough?\u201d another person <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StefanK1117\/status\/1383644484768919553?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">asked<\/a>. \u201cShameful!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LionelJ08992589\/status\/1383541635196223498?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> that they reported the article to the social media site for \u201cCOVID misinformation.\u201d Slate was also asked why they wanted \u201cold people to die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although many people in the more than 200 comments and more than 150 quote tweet replies agreed with the article, the angry replies seemed endless.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.6282051282051\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">600,000 people are dead so maybe shut the fuck up with stupid shit like this <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cYhl4gCJeP\">https:\/\/t.co\/cYhl4gCJeP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aram (unv\u0435rified) (@rawfishandbeer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rawfishandbeer\/status\/1383959788149567488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.502024291498\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">this is why NYC hasn\u2019t left its \u201csecond\u201d wave \u2013 y\u2019all are so hellbent on not wearing masks outside that you\u2019re willing to infect others. this is why 566k people have died. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SoKCMxZEJb\">https:\/\/t.co\/SoKCMxZEJb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 dizzy (@permanxiety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/permanxiety\/status\/1383857487539888139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.6548672566372\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">All well and good until it\u2019s you or your loved ones getting hit by that lightning. This piece is tone deaf at best, murderous at worst. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/whatsyourdegree?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#whatsyourdegree<\/a> ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mdYJaPFco8\">https:\/\/t.co\/mdYJaPFco8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 mellokittyx4 (@riotgrrl2x) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/riotgrrl2x\/status\/1383752607110336514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.361623616236\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is irresponsible reporting. Its about protecting yourself, your family, and others. It kills no one to wear a damn mask. It could kill someone by not wearing a mask. I do not want that on my conscious. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kLF2J0Z4pE\">https:\/\/t.co\/kLF2J0Z4pE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 the oracle (@Jenazar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jenazar\/status\/1383583674247962630?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"13.523936170213\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is very irresponsible. I\u2019ve watch people say \u201cit\u2019s fine, I\u2019m outside\u201d while maskless before catching the virus. Sure, sitting by yourself on the porch, go maskless if you want. But numbers are increasing and people are dying. Let people wear their masks to feel some peace <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aA5xKulQTK\">https:\/\/t.co\/aA5xKulQTK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rad Tasia, Is Staying Positive (@GroovyTasia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GroovyTasia\/status\/1383474535480004610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Natalie Shure, the columnist at The New Republic who argued for the end of outdoor mask mandates, was faced with a similar response after posting her article on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour \u2018hot take\u2019 adds nothing good,\u201d someone <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PegLegSally\/status\/1384198793252335623?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">responded<\/a>. Another Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gucci_Guzik\/status\/1384133424978358280?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> to \u201cjust wear the damn mask.\u201d Just like Slate, there were hundreds of angry replies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.5842696629213\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thanks for this dumbass take, Natalie.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Croissant Roll (@CroissantRoll) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CroissantRoll\/status\/1384115711430201351?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.2588235294118\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m so relieved you all made it through the pandemic learning nothing about ableism or hygiene. I knew you could do it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cosmic Cutie (@wearecosmicco) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wearecosmicco\/status\/1384160352829534217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.0344827586207\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">people are dying. Wear the fucking mask.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KarlTwoCents | Livin\u2019 La Vida Doomer. (@HotDamnTamale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotDamnTamale\/status\/1384144143237062657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.292307692308\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Or \u2014 and hear me out \u2014 you can continue to give a shit about the people in your community who can\u2019t get vaxxed yet, like, for instance, every single child under 16. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gi4cDEjNX5\">https:\/\/t.co\/gi4cDEjNX5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anarcatcommunism ???????????? (@SabrinaSpiher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SabrinaSpiher\/status\/1384193131822796803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.786885245902\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The last 5 \u2013 6 years have proven one thing, over and over and over again\u2026 You can\u2019t trust strange white people. They\u2019re just fine with possibly fucking you over, and often for no other reason then they think they might be slightly inconvenienced by something. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zqJqliFe4E\">https:\/\/t.co\/zqJqliFe4E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u201cThe Unbannable\u201d Jonathan Hansen (@HANSEN_SOGROOVY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HANSEN_SOGROOVY\/status\/1384180769006833666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.1146496815287\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is a horrible take and it\u2019s going to get people killed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UINaVdBvxm\">https:\/\/t.co\/UINaVdBvxm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike???????? (COMMISSIONS CLOSED) (@MikeLovesTacos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeLovesTacos\/status\/1384148241340461063?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Social media users also attacked Derek Thompson, a staff writer at The Atlantic, when he argued against outdoor mask mandates.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.88\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sit down! The off ramp is when people aren\u2019t dying.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KikiD.Oakley (@KikidOakley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KikidOakley\/status\/1384123257624748034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.7272727272727\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is disgracefully irresponsible.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Salome Strangelove (@salstrange) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/salstrange\/status\/1384209945629917189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.4424778761062\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">governments should probably be more concerned with keeping people from dying unnecessarily rather than giving people an \u201coff-ramp\u201d just because they feel like it. this absolutely sucks.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ben (@beardyblue) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beardyblue\/status\/1384136047022338057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"4.551724137931\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Grow up.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 danny carbona (@wormwoodscrub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wormwoodscrub\/status\/1384119972880781325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"14.318181818182\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So, no real examination of current transmission, hospitalization, or mortality rates. Apparently you are just tired of wearing a mask, right? Young white guy has no patience for public trust actions people ask of him, and is more annoyed when mandated. Shocker.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Suzanne C-J (@barefootswan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barefootswan\/status\/1384124397603090440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.8338108882521\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Do you stop at red lights and stop signs if there aren\u2019t any other cars around? Bc the law says you must. Is that bc there\u2019s a danger of getting killed if you don\u2019t? No, it\u2019s bc blanket rules save more lives than ones riddled with exceptions. This isn\u2019t hard. ???? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/05fJj8zjDy\">https:\/\/t.co\/05fJj8zjDy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maggie the Nerdmom (@IgiturOne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IgiturOne\/status\/1384201702673240079?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three liberal outlets broke ranks with the consensus that people should wear a mask all the time \u2013 even while they are alone \u2013 over the weekend, and a mob &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276215,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-433968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}