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This week on the mighty GLoP Podcast, we're properly social distancing by recording from Florida, Long Island, Manhattan (and Southern California if we're being technical about it). We cover the au currant issue of the masks as the latest weapon in the Culture War (inspired by Jonah's great G-File on this topic), what exactly a Quibi is and why you should care about it, and some thoughts (rumination?) on the legal issues of one General Flynn.
John Podhoretz
Jonah Goldberg
Rob Long
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Quibi? I like the Quebe sisters, does that count?
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Oh, the mask conversation. I wish I could've chimed in.
I don't own a mask and never will.
Mask absolutist. This guy. But it's not machismo, and it's not irrational. And never in my life have I ever used the phrase "own the libs."
There are about a thousand arguments against universal masking that you guys did not mention.
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See... John... One argument against masks is that they don't actually do anything to protect anyone, and that your self-sacrifice happens, not to save lives, but to help some people think that they are doing something when they are really doing nothing.
They are the reusable bags and paper straws of the pandemic. Obnoxious, useless, uncomfortable, and existing solely to comfort the irrationally panicked. I don't mind if people want to wear them. But the real problem is when they become mandatory. In my home state, plastic bags and straws are banned. That's not something I'm willing to accept simply because some douchebag says it has something to do with manliness.
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I don't understand the apparent contradiction of telling people to wear masks when they are already socially distant. If I'm not close to people why do I need a mask? I have not worn one yet.
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Rob,
Just use the real Confederate flag:
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