Well, I haven't gone quite as far as you, but i am doing some boycotting.
I do still comply and don a mask in some situations that demand it, although I try to avoid those places when I can. For example, I grudgingly mask up at the veterinary and dentist office because I need those services, and don't want to argue with a mandate that in my estimation is stupid but, unlike vax passes, not technically illegal. To my mind, mask mandates, however stupid, still fall within the legally-allowable category of dress codes and religious head coverings that businesses have always been allowed to impose. Vax mandates, on the other hand, violate bodily autonomy and therefore constitutional rights. That's the line in my mind, anyway; others may differ. But I support your choice to fight the mask in your thoughtful way.
That said, I am doing a lot of boycotting and choosing shops with no mask mandates whenever practical, and I will not patronize buisinesses that ask for proof of vaccination or negative tests.
My local theater has also instituted a "show your vax papers" (or negative test papers) policy, and I unsubscribed from their email and will not be going back. Good luck filling seats. A local dance school where I once took some classes has instituted a vaccination or negative test protocol for everyone over 12. My understanding from the scuttlebutt is that they're puzzled as to why they have almost no registration for classes (despite having such strong "safety protocols" to reassure people), but are chalking it up, to, get this, people being "hesitant" about coming back to in-person activities during an "ongoing pandemic". (It assume that it just never occurs to them to check with schools that aren't demanding vax passes and find out if maybe they don't have that problem.)
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Date: 2021-09-16 03:22 pm (UTC)I do still comply and don a mask in some situations that demand it, although I try to avoid those places when I can. For example, I grudgingly mask up at the veterinary and dentist office because I need those services, and don't want to argue with a mandate that in my estimation is stupid but, unlike vax passes, not technically illegal. To my mind, mask mandates, however stupid, still fall within the legally-allowable category of dress codes and religious head coverings that businesses have always been allowed to impose. Vax mandates, on the other hand, violate bodily autonomy and therefore constitutional rights. That's the line in my mind, anyway; others may differ. But I support your choice to fight the mask in your thoughtful way.
That said, I am doing a lot of boycotting and choosing shops with no mask mandates whenever practical, and I will not patronize buisinesses that ask for proof of vaccination or negative tests.
My local theater has also instituted a "show your vax papers" (or negative test papers) policy, and I unsubscribed from their email and will not be going back. Good luck filling seats. A local dance school where I once took some classes has instituted a vaccination or negative test protocol for everyone over 12. My understanding from the scuttlebutt is that they're puzzled as to why they have almost no registration for classes (despite having such strong "safety protocols" to reassure people), but are chalking it up, to, get this, people being "hesitant" about coming back to in-person activities during an "ongoing pandemic". (It assume that it just never occurs to them to check with schools that aren't demanding vax passes and find out if maybe they don't have that problem.)
Anyway, just my thoughts and data points.