Steven Crowder claims that he will not follow future COVID-19 mask mandates or lockdowns.

“It could be a whole new strain. It could be killing babies and women. We're not We're not putting a mask on.”

Gerald believes that the lockdowns imposed in China are effectively imprisoning citizens and causing extreme hardship without valid justification.

“If someone welds you in your house it's not cuz they're going to open the door again I think that's an yeah I don't think they're going to come back around and swing around yeah that's a very final move”

The speaker believes that the prohibition of indoor dining in New York City has destroyed the city's social character and soul.

“it stole the soul of the city yeah especially in the winter in the summer we're fine in the fall we're fine in the spring we're fine you can walk around you can go to parks you can do things new york when it gets cold cold is in it in uninhabitable it's uninhabitable”

The speaker views the current restrictions in New York City as an unacceptable hardship that warrants moving to a region with fewer constraints.

“what do we do we would have these amazing bars restaurants nightclubs there'd be all these things we could go to where we could communicate with each other we could be around each other we could feel that like that cultural i don't even like calling it a melting pot it's like [ __ ] um pinball”

COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions have caused unnecessary economic harm and prioritize government control over quality of life.

“it's like uh yeah we're defending our democracy mean in the meanwhile you can't go to the gym and apparently you can't buy alcohol before Thanksgiving in Pennsylvania I mean dude it's getting [ __ ] weird”

Richard Hanania believes that COVID-19 lockdowns and school mask mandates were not justified and were evidence of a neurotic, fearful government response rather than a sound policy.

“and like I don't think that was a reasonable mistake of that I don't think it was a conspiracy I think they're just sort of blindly just you know um uh you know scared and neurotic and not wanting to do anything different”