If you can't join due to time restrictions, at least find a local branch within your area and let them know what issues are important to you. We need to know what matters to the masses so we can collect and analyze the data in order to make decisions based on the people's needs.

Hey thanks for this didn't know that was a thing. Will try to follow up

One of the issues of enforcing strict mask mandates during our events is that we don't want to cut off some people that would be turned away from this but would have been open to learning about our program and eventually become more radicalized and educated. We have considered mandating masks, but by encouraging people to wear a mask during our events and making it a cultural expectation so that people who would not wear a mask feel uncomfortable not doing so. I am of the opinion we should be strict with it regardless because I want the disabled people to feel as safe as possible.

So I get what you're saying, but this does sort of echo the kind of thinking that has led me to leave friend/acquaintance groups of vile liberals who were otherwise somewhat tolerable -- their desire to not alienate people led them to to allow harmful reactionary shit which in turn alienated me. The calculus of disregarding everyone's safety when they can instead be taught to be better about it, in order to be more inviting alienates who knows how many other people who cannot accept that same risk. I tend to think leading by example and projecting strength and confidence in one's decisions is the way to lead a change -- just the presence of a "masks required because Covid is still dangerous" with maybe some zines about how many people have become disabled from long covid could impress upon people that it isn't over. Especially since covid-minimization is a tool of Capital to send workers to our deaths.

But I am glad to hear there's at least a cultural push for masking. It's a good starting place.

I will try to write something up more coherent and then try to reach out to a local PSL branch with this feedback. Thanks.