Inspirational stories of regular people taking a stand for what they believe.

"I wanted to let you know that I’m not going to go to class because of the new facemask rule. I know that you made your decision thinking about others’ well-being, but the reality is that you and I have a very different idea of what that well-being is. For me, I don’t want to live in a world with facemasks, a world where we are afraid of microbes and of physical contact between humans. And if I want that world to exist, I have to lead by example, because nobody else is going to do it for me.

In all honesty, I think that facemasks do more harm than good, and I have already set a clear boundary which consists of not using them, even if that means being excluded from activities, businesses, etc. I hope you don’t interpret this as a personal attack and I didn’t want to write anything in the group because it could create a pointless conflict. I hope I can once again participate in the group in the future but in a way that doesn’t conflict with my values, if you will still accept me. Thank you in advance for trying to understand my viewpoint."

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Maybe I’m just selfish, and that these random acts of kindness are nothing more than ulterior motives to help me live with myself a bit better. A kind of coping mechanism. I guess it doesn’t really matter in the end what the reasons are, just that we do whatever we can in our own small ways to try to unfuck this world, and ourselves.

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