Cowardice is decision in some circumstances one needs to act differently... not for honest men protecting their own, and others, who may be bugf*ck terrified on a daily basis.
That one? Is known as courage. Honor. Loyalty. Strength.
In my country a lot of people see it as lack of honor, Illoyalität, weakness. Let me explain why:
First of all: a poll showed that 87% of the population are not only in favour of mask wearing but in favour if compulsory mask wearing. However this majority is silent. Those who are opposed to masks are much louder. People get harassed for wearing one where it is not the law.
Okay - back to the discussion about cowardice. This discussion has become so emotional. This who are opposed to mask wearing think it is actually killing people.
For example they do think it hurts the economy. They think people are avoiding shops because of masks, the people loose their jobs and they commit suicide.
They say masks scare those suffering from dementia who will experience confusion and anxiety when they cannot see people faces.
They say masks lead to carbondioxide poisoning.
They think it hurts those who are hard of hearing/deaf (hohd). People who are hohd in some cases have a more difficult time understanding what an individual is saying if he is wearing a facemask. It might sound more mumbled and it robs them of the ability to read the other persons lips.
(Actually there are transparent masks, designed to make lip reading possible - however they are pretty rare)
They say the world has become a scary place for the hohd individuals because of facemasks - they are excluded from society. They become suicidal... There was press coverage about how horrible it is for them. How they suffer.
My vet is hoh, I have several relatives who are. My vet doesn’t go grocery shopping those days (because of fear of the coronavirus) but if he had to go shopping and was offered a choice between a shop where nobody was wearing a facemasks and a shop where everybody was of course he would choose the second.
Basically all my hoh relatives are in favor of the masks because of the benefits thy offer. I asked them how they think about it.
They say masks scare those who have mental health conditions because not being able to read people facial expressions scares them to death.
So they basically see very serious even deadly consequences of mask and think that those who choose to wear them or even demand compulsory mask use just because of that harmless little pandemic are cowards.
They often say “If you are afraid please hide in the cellar but let the rest of us have a normal life“... like implying there is something wrong with people who are in favor of masks, pathological cowardice, lack of love for the flag, and everybody else is hur by that.
So the message is a bit like: Cowards, see how they harm their fatherland and put those who suffer from dementia/are hoh/depend on an income from working in a shop at risk.
My vet always had a fear of being called a coward... that was the case before the pandemic...
