{"id":15794,"date":"2021-10-13T19:57:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T23:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=15794"},"modified":"2021-10-13T19:58:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T23:58:06","slug":"letter-to-the-editor-masks-in-lakeland-are-being-pushed-we-do-not-want-masks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/10\/13\/letter-to-the-editor-masks-in-lakeland-are-being-pushed-we-do-not-want-masks\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to the Editor: Masks in Lakeland are being pushed! WE DO NOT WANT MASKS!!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On a beautiful day in Lakeland Fl, on October 13, 2021, I was stopping by a Donation\/Thrift Store to donate items and to check out the store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5445 US-98 N <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lakeland, FL 33809<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was SHOCKED to see a SIGN reading….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“MASKS ARE BACK!!!! NO MASKS EQUALS TRESPASSING!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

..and it was printed in Red, White and Blue. (Laughable).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My first thought was, well, I am in possession of an email from Stephanie Madden from City Hall stating, “I spoke to our city attorney yesterday and we will NOT BE EXTENDING THE MASK MANDATE….” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Attorney’s know that there is no way anyone or any business can deny anyone service for not wearing a mask BECAUSE IT IS DISCRIMINATION! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I proceeded to walk in and was stopped IMMEDIATELY by the masked up employees, wearing the China-made mask that states on the box that it DOES NOT PROTECT from any viruses INCLUDING Covid-19.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

She tells me that I need to wear a mask. She will provide me with one. If I DO NOT COMPLY, I WILL BE REFUSED ANY SERVICE. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, guess what happened? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SHE TOLD ME TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY AND REFUSED MY DONATION TOO! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I WILL NEVER COMPLY! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lakelander posted a TRUE STATEMENT LAST year! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Instead, the city relied on SOCIAL PRESSURE for COMPLIANCE with the rule of requiring masks …….” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOCIAL PRESSURE??!!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LAKELAND PATRIOTS…..FIGHT BACK AGAINST SOCIAL PRESSURE AND COMPLIANCE! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THIS IS SOCIALISM AND MARXISM!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Written by: LC Journalist <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lakeland, Florida\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Editor comment: We called the thrift store and left a message at of posting no has called us back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disclaimer \u2026\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The views and opinions expressed in this online newspaper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other agency, organization, employer, company, or this newspaper \u2013 Lakeland Gazette<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sometimes, an entire newspaper will collectively print and endorse an editorial written by a staff member or a few staff members. For example, conservatives tend to deride the<\/em> New York Times because its editorials tend to espouse \u201cliberal\/progressive\u201d points of view. Conversely, progressives make similar claims about the Wall Street Journal<\/strong>. However, the pure news content of both papers seeks to be objective.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other times, the Lakeland Gazette<\/strong> will print editorial pieces written by a single individual who is credited with its authorship. In the latter case, the views of the author should not be construed to represent the views of the Lakeland Gazette<\/strong> as a whole. Today, you can find editorials all over the Internet on various blogs and websites.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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