 I got on the road yesterday, I guess the day after or two days after the mask mandate was eliminated by a court in Florida, basically ruled that the CDC did not have the authority to have a mask mandate. Immediately, I think almost all the airlines eliminated their own mandates, so masks are not required on flights anymore. It'll be interesting tomorrow. I assume there'll be no masks on the international flight to London. That's the best. Those are long flights to have a mask on. You already were able to cheat on those flights, but it was really good. It was interesting though. So when I arrived in the airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, almost everybody was wearing a mask. I'd say 80 to 90% of the people wearing masks on the flight from San Juan to Miami. Most people, 70, 80% of the people were wearing a mask. I was in business class and almost everybody. Yeah, almost everybody was wearing a mask. The woman next to me was wearing a mask. The people in my role in the other side wearing a mask, almost everybody was wearing a mask. In Miami, at the airport, I'd say probably 60%, no mask, 40% mask. So the difference between Miami and Puerto Rico is big. I think Puerto Rico people are more, I don't know, obedient, maybe is the right word or they follow instructions and still recommend it to wear a mask. They wore a mask still. But a huge difference in Miami. I was in, actually I haven't been to any other airports because I landed in Milwaukee way late at night. So I didn't see what the situation was there. But it was a pleasure to fly without having to wear a mask. But let me be clear about something. Let me be clear about something. I am not against masks. I've never been against masks. From day one, my view is if masks help, and if you're in a susceptible group, if you're older than 65, if you have different pre-existing conditions, if you tend to get COVID pretty easily, like I know Tessie here gets COVID, you know, she's had it three times. She's obviously quite susceptible. And it's destructive to your life. And you want to avoid it. And you have a good mask, like an N95 mask. Then yeah, I mean, wear a mask. I have nothing against people who wear masks. I have no problem with people wearing masks in airplanes and airports in social gatherings. I think outside it's ridiculous and stupid. So I draw the line that outside because I think outside is so absurd. But indoors, in crowded places, if people want to wear masks, I have nothing against them wearing masks. And have no problem. I think it's wrong to make fun of people like that. I think it's wrong to complain about it. People have different levels of risk tolerance. People might not want to get the flu or get a cold. In Asia, people wear masks all the time in public transportation and have for many, many years. So I don't have a problem with people wearing masks. Oh, I don't think it's a model issue. I don't think it's an issue of making fun of people. I do think that people should have a choice. I've always thought people should have a choice. And I think that people who are particularly susceptible to COVID or particularly COVID constitutes a significant risk for them should probably wear a good mask that protects them. And even though other people are not masks, if you wear good mask, you're probably protected at least to some extent. So I don't see the big issue. The big issue has always been the mandates. The fact that the government is out of mandating masks is a major step forward. It is a victory for all of us. You notice that the Justice Department is now appealing this case, not because I think they believe that masks are that important, not because they're worried about a spike in COVID cases. I think they're appealing it because they're afraid of the precedent that a court has basically said the CDC does not have authority to have such a mandate. They're afraid of the elimination of government power. A lot of what we're going to talk about today is about government power. It's about what should be the role of government. And when government exceeds its power, it destroys human life, it destroys freedom, and it destroys the economy. It is destructive and it doesn't matter if it's Republicans, it doesn't matter if it's Democrats. So the problem with mandates, mask mandates, vaccine mandates, other mandates is that they are, they are government excess power. It goes beyond the role of government to protect our individual rights. It is a power grab and a government interference in our lives that is unwarranted and unjustified and is a perversion and a distortion. So I'm happy, happy that the mandate is gone and happy to see this return to a question of individual preferences and people making choices for themselves. Thank you for listening or watching the Iran book show. If you'd like to support the show, we make it as easy as possible for you to trade with me. You get value from listening, you get value from watching, show your appreciation. You can do that by going to Iranbookshow.com slash support by going to Patreon, subscribe star locals and just making a appropriate contribution on any one of those, any one of those channels. Also, if you'd like to see the Iran book show grow, please consider sharing our content and of course subscribe, press that little bell button right down there on YouTube so that you get an announcement when we go live. 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