“You stay safe. I’ll stay free”

“You stay safe. I’ll stay free” is a saying that has been printed on many images. “You stay compliant. I’ll stay defiant” is often the second message. The expression refers to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, where some people embraced restrictions (wearing face masks, socially distancing and taking vaccines), while others rejected these measures.
 
“I went up a down aisle in the supermarket today.  A boy worker ran after me, ‘Miss, Miss, we actually have a one way system in place to keep everybody safe’ I replied, ‘That’s alright son, you stay safe & I’ll stay free!’” was posted on Twitter by “photoviapop Edinburgh Scotland” on June 24, 2020. “People often mistake safety for freedom. You stay safe I’ll stay free! Masks down!” was posted on Twitter by Don Wentling on August 4, 2020. “Guy at the mini-mart says to me as I’m walking out ‘stay safe.’ I told him ‘you stay safe, I’ll stay free’” was posted on Twitter by Rich PCB on September 2, 2020. “You stay safe. I’ll stay free” was posted on Twitter by FatherRotten(ComradeBotBoy) on September 24, 2020.
 
An extension was posted on Twitter by Suspicious Mind on November 30, 2020:
 
“Dear Sheeple,
You stay safe,
I’ll stay free.
You stay compliant,
I’ll stay defiant.
You say baa,
I say nah.”

 
 
Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in January 2020 and a pandemic in March 2020.
     
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photoviapop Edinburgh Scotland
@mumblemews
I went up a down aisle in the supermarket today.  A boy worker ran after me, “Miss, Miss, we actually have a one way system in place to keep everybody safe”
I replied, “That’s alright son, you stay safe & I’ll stay free!”
A bit like what William Wallace did for Scotland.
6:43 PM · Jun 24, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
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Don Wentling
@dwent77
Replying to @TomDangora
People often mistake safety for freedom. You stay safe I’ll stay free! Masks down!
6:39 AM · Aug 4, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
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Rich PCB
@RichRey60374738
Replying to @Jali_Cat@rkymtnmvrk and 2 others
Guy at the mini-mart says to me as I’m walking out “stay safe.” I told him “you stay safe, I’ll stay free.”
2:40 PM · Sep 2, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
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FatherRotten(ComradeBotBoy)
@FatherRotten
You stay safe. I’ll stay free.
2:45 PM · Sep 24, 2020·Twitter Web App
   
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Chris Barts
@ChrisGBarts
Replying to @cryptolightshow @1ofmany7 and @MahyarTousi
Yeah this could go on a while. You present an article from your echo chamber, I present one from mine. It’s also pretty clear neither of us will change the others mind so shall we agree to disagree? You stay safe and I’ll stay free.
5:10 AM · Oct 27, 2020·Twitter Web App
   
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Deputy Dangerous
@DangerousDeputy
You stay safe.  I’ll stay free 🇺🇲
4:59 PM · Nov 14, 2020 from Bull Run, VA·Twitter for Android
   
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tiff
@tiffanipatino
you stay safe.
i’ll stay free.
10:54 AM · Nov 18, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
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m zee
@maryzamorski
Replying to @BuchKristine and @GovKemp
You stay safe and I’ll stay free. I’ll also rely on info apart from the mainstream media and big pharma who are banking on you believing their every word and taking their every cure Syringe. Hoping more people will wake up before they take everything from you.
8:29 PM · Nov 22, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Suspicious Mind
@SUSPICIOUSsMIND
Dear Sheeple,
You stay safe,
I’ll stay free.
You stay compliant,
I’ll stay defiant.
You say baa,
I say nah.
6:29 PM · Nov 30, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
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BraveHeart
@Braveheart_USA
You stay safe
I’ll stay free
You stay compliant
I’ll stay defiant
You say baah
I’ll say nah
@InfidelAngela
7:22 PM · Dec 4, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Ryan M
@imryanmcneil
You Stay Safe
I’ll Stay Free
You Stay Compliant
I’ll Stay Defiant.
You say BAA
I’ll Say NAH
7:44 PM · Dec 5, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
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AMERICAN BADASS 🇺🇲
@SWFLPatriot
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
YOU
STAY
SAFE
I’LL
STAY
FREE
9:18 AM · Nov 22, 2021·Twitter for Android