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when you attack stupidity you're attacking America

2021-08-21 16:45:14.037058+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Arnold Schwarzenegger loses corporate sponsor of bodybuilding event for 'dangerous, anti-American' comment

In a controversial interview, Schwarzenegger had a message for those arguing that "freedom" is more important than wearing masks amid the coronavirus pandemic.

"People should know there is a virus here. It kills people, and the only way we prevent it is to get vaccinated, wear masks, do social distancing, washing your hands all the time, and not just to think about, ‘Well, my freedom is being kind of disturbed here,'" the "Terminator" franchise star, 74, said.

"No, screw your freedom, because with freedom comes obligations and responsibilities. We cannot just say, ‘I have the right to do X, Y and Z.’ When you infect other people, that is when it gets serious," he added, publicly admonishing those who aren’t subscribing to the practice of masking up and getting the shot."

As Elf Sternberg observed:

Stupidity is so American that when you attack stupidity people think you're attacking America.

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