Dumbernats

 Now, more than ever, is a good time to recognise to great work that King O'Malley's does to support the Canberra community. Chess players will already recognise O'Malley's as both the venue and sponsor of Street Chess, having provided a venue for chess players every Saturday for over 15 years. But they also support a number of charitable activities including Movember, World's Greatest Shave and Skin Check Champions. They also host a number of community activities such as painting classes, a Pint of Science and charity trivia competitions.

So today when a group of anti-vaxxer's turned up to the pub, I was not surprised that they dishonestly claimed that they were being discriminated against. Just as we were packing up after an enjoyable days chess I saw them go into the pub, mask less, and ignoring the check-in signs at the front. They then claimed they were refused service because they were not wearing masks and were unvaccinated. This is of course at odds with reality, as a number of players in the chess tournament were not wearing masks, and no one was asked about their vaccination status by the staff. The health regulations in the ACT require to wear a mask indoors, but there were plenty of empty tables outside. Indeed I saw a photo from another group of Anti-Vaxxers (outdoors and mask less) later on who were happily celebrating the days protest with a cold beer, purchased from King O'Malley's. 

The whole thing reminds me of a quote from Emmanuel Lasker "On the chessboard lies and hypocrisy do not survive long."