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I appreciate your reply, I don't object to the mask per say, I've had to wear a mask when I worked as a first responder so the mask isn't really the deep down anger I feel, it is the "demand" that I wear one, in other words, the imposition of some stranger on my freedom of choice that has me seeing red. At the end of the day everyone has opinions of a variety of issues, that's fine with because I do as well...it is when opinions become "entitlements" that becomes the problem. When your perceived "entitlements" is being foisted on me then it becomes an even bigger problem. For the most part it has been an issue for the past three days before these three days no one cared one way or another. I may not agree with every opinion out there but there are better ways to express them other than demands and threats.
I understand you don't want to be told what to do, and yeah, wearing masks suck. But, when you enter a domain, like a bus, that states the rules up front like "must wear a mask" (or shoes, or shirt, or don't spit, or no pets), it's not really for you to decide that the rule doesn't apply to you. In my opinion, if one doesn't like the rules as stated, they shouldn't play.
Don't want to be told to wear a mask on the bus? Don't take the bus.
Demands and threats are, unfortunately, the primary means of interaction between strangers in our society.