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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBurning question about airplane passengers who create a brouhaha over not masking:
Their motivation, actually.
Do they mask when coming into the airport, checking luggage, sitting in waiting area, getting the boarding pass, and, most importantly, entering and sitting on the plane?
Surely they know they have to mask for some, if not all, the preflight stuff. And they know if the flight requires them.
So what is the point of starting a fight in the seating area? Haven't they watched the news and seen the consequences of previous rule breaking passengers??
I don't get it.
PSPS
(13,659 posts)Spot on.
Not worth the effort.
GeoWilliam750
(2,523 posts)Last edited Sat Sep 18, 2021, 12:45 AM - Edit history (1)
is not a competitive advantage.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,608 posts)I guess I duplicated your post, GW.
Scrivener7
(51,111 posts)3Hotdogs
(12,508 posts)Scrivener7
(51,111 posts)hissing around inside their empty heads.
multigraincracker
(32,809 posts)being a victim of those mean liberals.
Rhiannon12866
(207,516 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,626 posts)I suspect some element of claustrophobia and the confinement of the plane is the final trigger.
Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)PJMcK
(22,112 posts)These people are told the rules ahead of time. They are fully aware of their behavior. Hold them accountable and throw their asses in jail AND ban them from the airlines for life.
They are jeopardizing the plane, crew and passengers with their foolishness. This is unacceptable. By the way, its always one schmuck causing the trouble. The other folks on the plane arent misbehaving so why coddle the troublemakers?
ms liberty
(8,650 posts)To attempt to understand the motivations of people.
Irish_Dem
(48,757 posts)Irish_Dem
(48,757 posts)We have a big chunk of the population who are not able to function in an adult way.
They are entitled and feel the rules don't apply to them. Narcissists and not smart sociopaths are so wrapped up in themselves they cannot read the room, and believe they can bully, threaten others into giving them what they want.
They will throw tantrums like a child to meet their needs.
Some are truly delusional and believe covid is fake. And are willing to die or go to jail.
Others know it is real, but just want an excuse to act out.
Throw booze and drugs on top of these pathologies, it is a recipe for disaster.
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