Things I don't want to hear from the next Montgomery County Executive

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you're not interested in county efforts to make sure that county government works as well in areas with less-affluent people as in areas with affluent people - then, ok, I guess? But I am.

I’m all for implementing solutions and supports.

I’m not interested in funding more studies.

I’m beyond frustrated with mcps. We used to have one of the best school systems in the nation, and now it’s a joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're not interested in county efforts to make sure that county government works as well in areas with less-affluent people as in areas with affluent people - then, ok, I guess? But I am.

I’m all for implementing solutions and supports.

I’m not interested in funding more studies.

I’m beyond frustrated with mcps. We used to have one of the best school systems in the nation, and now it’s a joke.

But MCPS isn't run by the county executive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Surprised”

I guffawed at this. If I had a dollar for every time Elrich claimed he was "surprised" by Hogan's pandemic-related health and safety decisions in the past year...

Stop feigning surprise and start leading!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're not interested in county efforts to make sure that county government works as well in areas with less-affluent people as in areas with affluent people - then, ok, I guess? But I am.

I’m all for implementing solutions and supports.

I’m not interested in funding more studies.

I’m beyond frustrated with mcps. We used to have one of the best school systems in the nation, and now it’s a joke.

Did you think equity would not come at a price?

Big picture: white privilege is entrenched in America and getting whites to give up their unearned privilege is proving extremely difficult. People just won’t do the right thing here.

But the winds of change are blowing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're not interested in county efforts to make sure that county government works as well in areas with less-affluent people as in areas with affluent people - then, ok, I guess? But I am.

I’m all for implementing solutions and supports.

I’m not interested in funding more studies.

I’m beyond frustrated with mcps. We used to have one of the best school systems in the nation, and now it’s a joke.

Did you think equity would not come at a price?

Big picture: white privilege is entrenched in America and getting whites to give up their unearned privilege is proving extremely difficult. People just won’t do the right thing here.

But the winds of change are blowing.

More woke logic 🤣

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're not interested in county efforts to make sure that county government works as well in areas with less-affluent people as in areas with affluent people - then, ok, I guess? But I am.

I’m all for implementing solutions and supports.

I’m not interested in funding more studies.

I’m beyond frustrated with mcps. We used to have one of the best school systems in the nation, and now it’s a joke.

Did you think equity would not come at a price?

Big picture: white privilege is entrenched in America and getting whites to give up their unearned privilege is proving extremely difficult. People just won’t do the right thing here.

But the winds of change are blowing.

That's not what GARE says and it's not how county employees were trained to do racial equity. The changes are supposed to make things better for everyone. It's not supposed be a money and resource grab from the privileged to give to the non privileged. But that's about all their simple minds can figure out how to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're not interested in county efforts to make sure that county government works as well in areas with less-affluent people as in areas with affluent people - then, ok, I guess? But I am.

I’m all for implementing solutions and supports.

I’m not interested in funding more studies.

I’m beyond frustrated with mcps. We used to have one of the best school systems in the nation, and now it’s a joke.

Did you think equity would not come at a price?

Big picture: white privilege is entrenched in America and getting whites to give up their unearned privilege is proving extremely difficult. People just won’t do the right thing here.

But the winds of change are blowing.

That's not what GARE says and it's not how county employees were trained to do racial equity. The changes are supposed to make things better for everyone. It's not supposed be a money and resource grab from the privileged to give to the non privileged. But that's about all their simple minds can figure out how to do.

Go back and reread your second sentence and reflect on that a bit PP. Then maybe you will be able to figure out why your last sentence is a major self own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're not interested in county efforts to make sure that county government works as well in areas with less-affluent people as in areas with affluent people - then, ok, I guess? But I am.

I’m all for implementing solutions and supports.

I’m not interested in funding more studies.

I’m beyond frustrated with mcps. We used to have one of the best school systems in the nation, and now it’s a joke.

Did you think equity would not come at a price?

Big picture: white privilege is entrenched in America and getting whites to give up their unearned privilege is proving extremely difficult. People just won’t do the right thing here.

But the winds of change are blowing.

That's not what GARE says and it's not how county employees were trained to do racial equity. The changes are supposed to make things better for everyone. It's not supposed be a money and resource grab from the privileged to give to the non privileged. But that's about all their simple minds can figure out how to do.

Go back and reread your second sentence and reflect on that a bit PP. Then maybe you will be able to figure out why your last sentence is a major self own.

Sorry meant reflect on the third sentence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're not interested in county efforts to make sure that county government works as well in areas with less-affluent people as in areas with affluent people - then, ok, I guess? But I am.

I’m all for implementing solutions and supports.

I’m not interested in funding more studies.

I’m beyond frustrated with mcps. We used to have one of the best school systems in the nation, and now it’s a joke.

Did you think equity would not come at a price?

Big picture: white privilege is entrenched in America and getting whites to give up their unearned privilege is proving extremely difficult. People just won’t do the right thing here.

But the winds of change are blowing.

Rhetoric. Word salad. Meaningless blah blah blah.

Tell us exactly what we need to invest in so that everyone achieves equity.

BTW, I’m a liberal who has never and will never vote Republican. Nonetheless, I’m growing tired of the performative wokeness that prompts meaningless rhetoric in the form of knee jerk lectures. Even worse: throwing money down the drain on things that yield no measurable results.

I’d love to see MoCo have tough conversations about why migrants who arrive without knowing English can manage to thrive after a generation while some black residents cannot similarly achieve. Both groups face racism, so that can’t be it. Determine what the problem is and fix it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Rhetoric. Word salad. Meaningless blah blah blah.

Tell us exactly what we need to invest in so that everyone achieves equity.

BTW, I’m a liberal who has never and will never vote Republican. Nonetheless, I’m growing tired of the performative wokeness that prompts meaningless rhetoric in the form of knee jerk lectures. Even worse: throwing money down the drain on things that yield no measurable results.

I’d love to see MoCo have tough conversations about why migrants who arrive without knowing English can manage to thrive after a generation while some black residents cannot similarly achieve. Both groups face racism, so that can’t be it. Determine what the problem is and fix it.

Consider the possibility that not everyone experiences exactly the same racism in exactly the same ways, nor has exactly the same resources to overcome barriers.

As for the advisory committees, work groups, studies, etc. - that's not "performative wokeness," whatever that means. That's the way Montgomery County has done things for many decades. And when Montgomery County doesn't do things that way (or even when Montgomery County does), a vocal contingent of older affluent white homeowners shows up to complain vociferously about lack of community involvement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Rhetoric. Word salad. Meaningless blah blah blah.

Tell us exactly what we need to invest in so that everyone achieves equity.

BTW, I’m a liberal who has never and will never vote Republican. Nonetheless, I’m growing tired of the performative wokeness that prompts meaningless rhetoric in the form of knee jerk lectures. Even worse: throwing money down the drain on things that yield no measurable results.

I’d love to see MoCo have tough conversations about why migrants who arrive without knowing English can manage to thrive after a generation while some black residents cannot similarly achieve. Both groups face racism, so that can’t be it. Determine what the problem is and fix it.

Consider the possibility that not everyone experiences exactly the same racism in exactly the same ways, nor has exactly the same resources to overcome barriers.

As for the advisory committees, work groups, studies, etc. - that's not "performative wokeness," whatever that means. That's the way Montgomery County has done things for many decades. And when Montgomery County doesn't do things that way (or even when Montgomery County does), a vocal contingent of older affluent white homeowners shows up to complain vociferously about lack of community involvement.

If the myriad committees, work groups, studies, etc. actually did something, then they wouldn't be performative. But if you attend any of these things (and most are open to the public) all you hear is opinion after opinion, and repeated validation from the group, and NOTHING ever gets done. Nothing is actionable. Nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Rhetoric. Word salad. Meaningless blah blah blah.

Tell us exactly what we need to invest in so that everyone achieves equity.

BTW, I’m a liberal who has never and will never vote Republican. Nonetheless, I’m growing tired of the performative wokeness that prompts meaningless rhetoric in the form of knee jerk lectures. Even worse: throwing money down the drain on things that yield no measurable results.

I’d love to see MoCo have tough conversations about why migrants who arrive without knowing English can manage to thrive after a generation while some black residents cannot similarly achieve. Both groups face racism, so that can’t be it. Determine what the problem is and fix it.

Consider the possibility that not everyone experiences exactly the same racism in exactly the same ways, nor has exactly the same resources to overcome barriers.

As for the advisory committees, work groups, studies, etc. - that's not "performative wokeness," whatever that means. That's the way Montgomery County has done things for many decades. And when Montgomery County doesn't do things that way (or even when Montgomery County does), a vocal contingent of older affluent white homeowners shows up to complain vociferously about lack of community involvement.

If the myriad committees, work groups, studies, etc. actually did something, then they wouldn't be performative. But if you attend any of these things (and most are open to the public) all you hear is opinion after opinion, and repeated validation from the group, and NOTHING ever gets done. Nothing is actionable. Nothing.

I'm the PP you're responding to, and I agree. As I said, Montgomery County has been doing it that way for many decades. It's a feature, not a bug. The committees, work groups, studies, etc. ARE the action. Plus there are many, many of them, with many, many meetings, and no person who has a life can possibly attend them all. Not to mention occasionally when you actually want the county to not do something, and you find out that's impossible, based on decisions made 30 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Rhetoric. Word salad. Meaningless blah blah blah.

Tell us exactly what we need to invest in so that everyone achieves equity.

BTW, I’m a liberal who has never and will never vote Republican. Nonetheless, I’m growing tired of the performative wokeness that prompts meaningless rhetoric in the form of knee jerk lectures. Even worse: throwing money down the drain on things that yield no measurable results.

I’d love to see MoCo have tough conversations about why migrants who arrive without knowing English can manage to thrive after a generation while some black residents cannot similarly achieve. Both groups face racism, so that can’t be it. Determine what the problem is and fix it.

Consider the possibility that not everyone experiences exactly the same racism in exactly the same ways, nor has exactly the same resources to overcome barriers.

As for the advisory committees, work groups, studies, etc. - that's not "performative wokeness," whatever that means. That's the way Montgomery County has done things for many decades. And when Montgomery County doesn't do things that way (or even when Montgomery County does), a vocal contingent of older affluent white homeowners shows up to complain vociferously about lack of community involvement.

If the myriad committees, work groups, studies, etc. actually did something, then they wouldn't be performative. But if you attend any of these things (and most are open to the public) all you hear is opinion after opinion, and repeated validation from the group, and NOTHING ever gets done. Nothing is actionable. Nothing.

I'm the PP you're responding to, and I agree. As I said, Montgomery County has been doing it that way for many decades. It's a feature, not a bug. The committees, work groups, studies, etc. ARE the action. Plus there are many, many of them, with many, many meetings, and no person who has a life can possibly attend them all. Not to mention occasionally when you actually want the county to not do something, and you find out that's impossible, based on decisions made 30 years ago.

Well then their racial equity is all talk and no action. So what good does that do? DC is implementing its 911 mental health response and all we do is......talk about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're not interested in county efforts to make sure that county government works as well in areas with less-affluent people as in areas with affluent people - then, ok, I guess? But I am.

I’m all for implementing solutions and supports.

I’m not interested in funding more studies.

I’m beyond frustrated with mcps. We used to have one of the best school systems in the nation, and now it’s a joke.

Did you think equity would not come at a price?

Big picture: white privilege is entrenched in America and getting whites to give up their unearned privilege is proving extremely difficult. People just won’t do the right thing here.

But the winds of change are blowing.

Rhetoric. Word salad. Meaningless blah blah blah.

Tell us exactly what we need to invest in so that everyone achieves equity.

BTW, I’m a liberal who has never and will never vote Republican. Nonetheless, I’m growing tired of the performative wokeness that prompts meaningless rhetoric in the form of knee jerk lectures. Even worse: throwing money down the drain on things that yield no measurable results.

I’d love to see MoCo have tough conversations about why migrants who arrive without knowing English can manage to thrive after a generation while some black residents cannot similarly achieve. Both groups face racism, so that can’t be it. Determine what the problem is and fix it.

This. It’s all talk. No actual measurable goals or progress toward those goals. It makes people feel better is all. We never hear about the root of the problem and work to fix that. Another coat of paint on an old, worn down house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Rhetoric. Word salad. Meaningless blah blah blah.

Tell us exactly what we need to invest in so that everyone achieves equity.

BTW, I’m a liberal who has never and will never vote Republican. Nonetheless, I’m growing tired of the performative wokeness that prompts meaningless rhetoric in the form of knee jerk lectures. Even worse: throwing money down the drain on things that yield no measurable results.

I’d love to see MoCo have tough conversations about why migrants who arrive without knowing English can manage to thrive after a generation while some black residents cannot similarly achieve. Both groups face racism, so that can’t be it. Determine what the problem is and fix it.

Consider the possibility that not everyone experiences exactly the same racism in exactly the same ways, nor has exactly the same resources to overcome barriers.

As for the advisory committees, work groups, studies, etc. - that's not "performative wokeness," whatever that means. That's the way Montgomery County has done things for many decades. And when Montgomery County doesn't do things that way (or even when Montgomery County does), a vocal contingent of older affluent white homeowners shows up to complain vociferously about lack of community involvement.

If the myriad committees, work groups, studies, etc. actually did something, then they wouldn't be performative. But if you attend any of these things (and most are open to the public) all you hear is opinion after opinion, and repeated validation from the group, and NOTHING ever gets done. Nothing is actionable. Nothing.

Nothing has been done? Really??

Montgomery county’s school system has transformed from one of the best and most admired public school systems in the USA to its current state as a disaster that grows worse each year.

Things have been done. They need to be un-done.