The new COVID sensibilityAs Harry and Sam stood near the front of the line to get into their favorite bar, Harry looked back to see how long the line was.
It only ran three-quarters down the length of the block, much shorter than when they first queued up at the rear. The line consisted of several people standing right up against each other, with no one wearing a mask.
The general attitude was that the people had the freedom to wear a mask or not, because forcing people to don a face covering was taking away their freedom.
The right-leaning Supreme Court had just ruled that masks could not be forced on the American people. "That damn COVID-19 was putting a damper on our freedoms," Harry thought to himself.