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title: "An Estonian anti-masker makes a fool out of himself by wearing – yup – a mask"
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# An Estonian anti-masker makes a fool out of himself by wearing – yup – a mask

![An Estonian anti-masker made a complete fool out of himself by protesting against masks while wearing one. Photo: screenshot from the video.](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tambet-1024x585.jpg)

An Estonian anti-masker made a complete fool out of himself by protesting against masks while wearing one. Photo: screenshot from the video.

By  [Sten Hankewitz](https://estonianworld.com/author/stenhankewitz/)
  ·  November 28, 2020  · [Life](https://estonianworld.com/category/life/)
 · 1 minute of reading

### An Estonian anti-mask demonstrator made a complete fool out of himself by giving an interview to a local TV channel while protesting against the country’s mask mandate while wearing a mask.

The young man, who, in his own words, was protesting the mask mandate that the government finally instituted in Estonia on 24 November (long after the shit had already hit the fan, of course) was holding up a sign that said, “FAKK SÜSTEEM”, which can be construed as “Fuck the system”.

When the interviewer addressed him, asking what he was protesting, he was wearing a mask, which he pulled down and said, “I’m protesting against masks because it’s taking away the freedom.”

When the interviewer pointed out that he was, indeed, wearing a mask, he responded, “That was an accident, I forgot.”

The video below is in Estonian.

Estonian World calls upon everyone to wear a mask when social distancing is impossible – wherever in the world you are. It will help slow down the spread of the virus. It’s not political, it’s science. It’s about saving human lives.

## About The Author

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[Sten Hankewitz](https://estonianworld.com/author/stenhankewitz/)
Sten Hankewitz is a lifelong journalist and the Executive Editor at Estonian World. Having lived in Estonia, Spain, the UK and all around the US, he now resides in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. He loves to write and besides working at Estonian World, he [writes books](https://estonianworld.com/culture/the-grand-illusion-estonian-worlds-sten-hankewitz-publishes-a-novel-about-growing-up-in-the-soviet-union/)
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