Just to show anti-maskers aren't only an American phenomenon

[OnlinePoker]

This happened in Victoria, BC the day after the province mandated masks in all public spaces except restaurants when eating.

https://www.reddit.com/gallery/jyeghc

on edit: apparently he received a $400 (?) fine.

[Sherman A1]

1. No they certainly are not an only American phenomenon

and they are not a new thing. I understand that 1918 had the same problems from my reading.

[tanyev]

3. I've got a book about the 1918 pandemic on hold at the library and am eager to get it.

I hope it goes into the psychology of the anti-maskers. I can understand back then it was mostly just a hunch and then anecdotal observations about the effectiveness of tying some cloth to your face. What I don't get is that we now have so much more information about diseases and how to fight them, instantaneous communications, and PPE that was unimaginable to the people of 1918. How is this still an issue???

[Initech]

2. 1918 had their share of maskholes and deniers too.

This really is history repeating itself!

[abqtommy]

4. Stupid people abound the world around. Deniers are a big thing in Europe.