Agreed...the next time "covid" happens we need to have arguments and phrases that are clearly articulated to the "enforcers". It needs to be simple, concise and definitive . And should be based on reason rooted in grammar and expressed through effecitve rhetoric.
I Suggest the following phrase: " No"
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/201311/the-power-no
I like “eat shit”
That works too...same idea, different delivery.
Honestly the best thing I’ve found is just straight up ignoring them.