Get over it, wear your mask

DEAR EDITOR:

2020 is almost over and I am hoping this tired trend of people who have no idea what its like to be oppressed, acting oppressed is done. I can’t fathom why they want to be oppressed so bad in the first place that they would take their first-world problems and throw a tantrum until they have convinced themselves that they actually are oppressed. This is just crazy.

Having to wear a mask for the safety of their neighbours is not oppression. Having to pray at home to keep your village healthy is not oppression and to complain about it is the most un-Christianlike attitude I have ever encountered. Not having big parties to not overwhelm our hopitals and heroic hospital staff is not oppression. A little inconvenience is not being oppressed and crying about it isn’t protest, it’s a selfish little tantrum. I honestly hope 2021 is better for us all. I wish for health, happiness and prosperity for all, including those throwing little tantrums. Kristine Shepherd

Penticton