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Another great write up. Top! The points regarding losing individuality and fawning over group/folk think is so very much of the moment too. Scary times.

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Thanks. I agree. The article’s main point is “group think is good”, so stop thinking for yourself.

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It seems the only group worth listening to is that of the kids who want rid of the bloody things.

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I am in Thailand and cannot wear a mask. Thankfully things are getting loosened on that front but for awhile going in public without one yes I got those open stares. The collective shaming is absurd and immoral...good write up

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I agree it’s immoral, which makes western MSM articles glorifying it so bloody infuriating. How is mask compliance among foreign tourists in Thailand?

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Mask compliance is bad among tourists something Thais complained about a great deal at first but which they now let go because many are financially desperate. I am in very tourist dependent Phuket we got whipsawed all over the place as their testing ground: they closed the Sarasin bridge (the only way in or out of the province by land) and the airport because Covid and wouldn't reopen until they tried to institute the jab passports and needed 100% jab compliance for any public facing job. They tried all that stuff you are talking about in Japan with the same results as you speak of: nobody came. So now some Thais are assessing their debt and over it...

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MSM will never report the truth. Where would we be without Substack?!

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Indeed. It’s reading nonsense like the ABC News article that made me take up blogging in the first place.

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Aug 3, 2022Liked by Guy Gin

Just as a heads up: for some reason this article isn’t appearing on the home page (though you see it if you hit the Archive tab)

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Thanks for letting me know. It’s on the homepage now.

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