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By Mike Mercer, Stevensville

Some things are meant to be fought for, no matter what; I put the handshake in that category. Too much has been swept away in the name of progress, science, love, economics and now safety. The manner in which we greet one another has always been intimate not distant, inclusive not isolated. What we have been asked to do during this virus invasion has had a profound impact on some people while others take it less so. An argument can be made for both reactions but it is not my intent to argue one way or the other. My point is, how much do we give for safety, ours and others, who dictates the rules and how long they remain in use; to that end I would say that the handshake dictates. So, when you feel comfortable, put your hand out there and fearlessly declare you freedom.

 

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  1. Mike Mercer says

    David,
    I have no intention of changing anyone’s mind on how they should manage their health, please do likewise and leave the insults in the schoolyard.

  2. David Welch says

    Good news! Shaking hands is not illegal in Montana. The reason most people are not doing it is because they are smart enough to know it is a stupid thing to do during a pandemic.

    So if you can find someone foolish enough to shake your hand, go for it! No authority will stop you.

    “Give me liberty AND give me death!” – The motto of shaking freedom fighters.

    • Roger Mitchell says

      Mike Mercer, I will shake your hand anytime you wish, whether you are perfectly healthy or on your deathbed. If this makes me a foolish person, so be it.

      I like this phrase, “Give me liberty AND give me death!” This is much better than being told that I have to be protected from possible harm by someone that I do not know–a meddling, power-hungry Nanny State and its sycophantic enablers.

        • Roger Mitchell says

          “When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.”–commonly attributed to Socrates

          • David Welch says

            You and Mercer are not being slandered; you are being ridiculed. If you can manage to use a dictionary correctly, go look up the difference.