# Republicans Ban School Mask Mandates

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-ban-school-mask-mandates/949789>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [August 30, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-ban-school-mask-mandates/949789 "2021-08-30T18:06:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-ban-school-mask-mandates/949789/65 "2021-09-03T02:09:57Z")

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> [@asahi](#):
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> We are surrounded by reptiles. We need to break out the Bowie knife. We’re going to have a fight. There is no way around it.-

Metaphors are all well and good. What does this look like in Real World terms?

What do you think motivates Democrats?

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