Can someone explain AEM to me?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. Who knew there was so much trash is Arlington?

Parents Defending Education = white supremacists
Arlington Parent Coalition = anti-LGBTQ

And people defending them with their real names. Wow.

I'VE Said it before and I"ll repeat myself. This is the part that blows my mind. Also, I know some of them and really, really didn't want to know whathateful people they are.

So. EHN does not want people to know who is behind the anti-CRT movement in Arlington.

She claims it's not APE. But we've heard that one before.

I have my popcorn.

EHN is/was definitely APE. She took her name off the "steering committee" last Fall.

She is APE as much as she is AEM. She is a prolific poster in both and that’s about as far as it goes, it seems.

I don't understand. APE is an agenda-oriented group that organizes talking points, press coverage, holds rallies. It has a steering committee. EHN was on it. They even ran a School Board candidate.

AEM is an open discussion group, that's it.

My understanding is that she is not actually involved in APE, she just posts a lot.

[Anonymous]

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EHN is/was definitely APE. She took her name off the "steering committee" last Fall.

She is APE as much as she is AEM. She is a prolific poster in both and that’s about as far as it goes, it seems.

I don't understand. APE is an agenda-oriented group that organizes talking points, press coverage, holds rallies. It has a steering committee. EHN was on it. They even ran a School Board candidate.

AEM is an open discussion group, that's it.

My understanding is that she is not actually involved in APE, she just posts a lot.

NOW she's not an official member, but she was in the past, and her goals align very neatly with anti-trans, anti- anti-racism parent groups.

She is one of those people who declare "I vote Democrat but" people, and the "but" is that she will work to support the goals of the current GQP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

EHN is/was definitely APE. She took her name off the "steering committee" last Fall.

She is APE as much as she is AEM. She is a prolific poster in both and that’s about as far as it goes, it seems.

I don't understand. APE is an agenda-oriented group that organizes talking points, press coverage, holds rallies. It has a steering committee. EHN was on it. They even ran a School Board candidate.

AEM is an open discussion group, that's it.

My understanding is that she is not actually involved in APE, she just posts a lot.

NOW she's not an official member, but she was in the past, and her goals align very neatly with anti-trans, anti- anti-racism parent groups.

She is one of those people who declare "I vote Democrat but" people, and the "but" is that she will work to support the goals of the current GQP.

I don’t even buy this bit. There’s a lot of overlap between these various right-leaning groups, and I have felt all along that people behind APE were just trying to make a wedge issue out of school closings to promote their other more nefarious agendas.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

EHN is/was definitely APE. She took her name off the "steering committee" last Fall.

She is APE as much as she is AEM. She is a prolific poster in both and that’s about as far as it goes, it seems.

I don't understand. APE is an agenda-oriented group that organizes talking points, press coverage, holds rallies. It has a steering committee. EHN was on it. They even ran a School Board candidate.

AEM is an open discussion group, that's it.

My understanding is that she is not actually involved in APE, she just posts a lot.

NOW she's not an official member, but she was in the past, and her goals align very neatly with anti-trans, anti- anti-racism parent groups.

She is one of those people who declare "I vote Democrat but" people, and the "but" is that she will work to support the goals of the current GQP.

I don’t even buy this bit. There’s a lot of overlap between these various right-leaning groups, and I have felt all along that people behind APE were just trying to make a wedge issue out of school closings to promote their other more nefarious agendas.

I mean is this just a hunch? I know some very liberal people that are active in APE.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

EHN is/was definitely APE. She took her name off the "steering committee" last Fall.

She is APE as much as she is AEM. She is a prolific poster in both and that’s about as far as it goes, it seems.

I don't understand. APE is an agenda-oriented group that organizes talking points, press coverage, holds rallies. It has a steering committee. EHN was on it. They even ran a School Board candidate.

AEM is an open discussion group, that's it.

My understanding is that she is not actually involved in APE, she just posts a lot.

NOW she's not an official member, but she was in the past, and her goals align very neatly with anti-trans, anti- anti-racism parent groups.

She is one of those people who declare "I vote Democrat but" people, and the "but" is that she will work to support the goals of the current GQP.

I don’t even buy this bit. There’s a lot of overlap between these various right-leaning groups, and I have felt all along that people behind APE were just trying to make a wedge issue out of school closings to promote their other more nefarious agendas.

Tons of Democrats wanted open schools, including the many in APE. APE is very open about its agenda too (which doesn't include anti-trans or anti-racism things).

However, AEM's "moderator" should absolutely be open about her agenda (including her closed school advocacy). AEM is like the Fox News of biased APS news (with commentators as nuts as Sean Hannity, just they're people who live in Arlington) while the power-hungry moderator likes to imagine herself as the Rupert Murdoch of APS news. Fox is now open about their agenda. AEM should be too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

EHN is/was definitely APE. She took her name off the "steering committee" last Fall.

She is APE as much as she is AEM. She is a prolific poster in both and that’s about as far as it goes, it seems.

I don't understand. APE is an agenda-oriented group that organizes talking points, press coverage, holds rallies. It has a steering committee. EHN was on it. They even ran a School Board candidate.

AEM is an open discussion group, that's it.

My understanding is that she is not actually involved in APE, she just posts a lot.

NOW she's not an official member, but she was in the past, and her goals align very neatly with anti-trans, anti- anti-racism parent groups.

She is one of those people who declare "I vote Democrat but" people, and the "but" is that she will work to support the goals of the current GQP.

I don’t even buy this bit. There’s a lot of overlap between these various right-leaning groups, and I have felt all along that people behind APE were just trying to make a wedge issue out of school closings to promote their other more nefarious agendas.

Tons of Democrats wanted open schools, including the many in APE. APE is very open about its agenda too (which doesn't include anti-trans or anti-racism things).

However, AEM's "moderator" should absolutely be open about her agenda (including her closed school advocacy). AEM is like the Fox News of biased APS news (with commentators as nuts as Sean Hannity, just they're people who live in Arlington) while the power-hungry moderator likes to imagine herself as the Rupert Murdoch of APS news. Fox is now open about their agenda. AEM should be too.

“Closed school advocacy”? LOL.

Nutter.

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Tons of Democrats wanted open schools, including the many in APE. APE is very open about its agenda too (which doesn't include anti-trans or anti-racism things).

However, AEM's "moderator" should absolutely be open about her agenda (including her closed school advocacy). AEM is like the Fox News of biased APS news (with commentators as nuts as Sean Hannity, just they're people who live in Arlington) while the power-hungry moderator likes to imagine herself as the Rupert Murdoch of APS news. Fox is now open about their agenda. AEM should be too.

Tons of Arlington Democrats are pretty darned conservative. They pay lip service to progressive goals and slam on the brakes if it looks as though Arlington (PS or County) is headed towards anything that might come at any sort of cost for them. Remember the boundary tantrums over W-L?

[Anonymous]

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Tons of Democrats wanted open schools, including the many in APE. APE is very open about its agenda too (which doesn't include anti-trans or anti-racism things).

However, AEM's "moderator" should absolutely be open about her agenda (including her closed school advocacy). AEM is like the Fox News of biased APS news (with commentators as nuts as Sean Hannity, just they're people who live in Arlington) while the power-hungry moderator likes to imagine herself as the Rupert Murdoch of APS news. Fox is now open about their agenda. AEM should be too.

Tons of Arlington Democrats are pretty darned conservative. They pay lip service to progressive goals and slam on the brakes if it looks as though Arlington (PS or County) is headed towards anything that might come at any sort of cost for them. Remember the boundary tantrums over W-L?

Arlingtonians are Democrats until their kids are school age, and then Option Schools become a things to keep them away from those poor brown and black people.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Tons of Democrats wanted open schools, including the many in APE. APE is very open about its agenda too (which doesn't include anti-trans or anti-racism things).

However, AEM's "moderator" should absolutely be open about her agenda (including her closed school advocacy). AEM is like the Fox News of biased APS news (with commentators as nuts as Sean Hannity, just they're people who live in Arlington) while the power-hungry moderator likes to imagine herself as the Rupert Murdoch of APS news. Fox is now open about their agenda. AEM should be too.

Tons of Arlington Democrats are pretty darned conservative. They pay lip service to progressive goals and slam on the brakes if it looks as though Arlington (PS or County) is headed towards anything that might come at any sort of cost for them. Remember the boundary tantrums over W-L?

Arlingtonians are Democrats until their kids are school age, and then Option Schools become a things to keep them away from those poor brown and black people.

NP. Pretty certain that many liberal Democrats in very white parts of n Arlington don't need option schools and remain liberal Democrats. Plus, which option school isn't diverse? The immersion schools? Campbell?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Tons of Democrats wanted open schools, including the many in APE. APE is very open about its agenda too (which doesn't include anti-trans or anti-racism things).

However, AEM's "moderator" should absolutely be open about her agenda (including her closed school advocacy). AEM is like the Fox News of biased APS news (with commentators as nuts as Sean Hannity, just they're people who live in Arlington) while the power-hungry moderator likes to imagine herself as the Rupert Murdoch of APS news. Fox is now open about their agenda. AEM should be too.

Tons of Arlington Democrats are pretty darned conservative. They pay lip service to progressive goals and slam on the brakes if it looks as though Arlington (PS or County) is headed towards anything that might come at any sort of cost for them. Remember the boundary tantrums over W-L?

Arlingtonians are Democrats until their kids are school age, and then Option Schools become a things to keep them away from those poor brown and black people.

NP. Pretty certain that many liberal Democrats in very white parts of n Arlington don't need option schools and remain liberal Democrats. Plus, which option school isn't diverse? The immersion schools? Campbell?

DP. The FARM rates in most elementary option schools are pretty high. But particularly in South Arlington, parents get on waiting lists to get their kids out of the higher FARM rate schools like Hoffman Boston or Randolph. And there's much cache about specialized education.

[Anonymous]

So those white liberal parents in south Arlington, opting for school that are only 50% fr/l are the problem? But not any white families that can buy their way out of thinking about it. Right . . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So those white liberal parents in south Arlington, opting for school that are only 50% fr/l are the problem? But not any white families that can buy their way out of thinking about it. Right . . .

I don't think anyone's saying that.

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Anonymous wrote:So those white liberal parents in south Arlington, opting for school that are only 50% fr/l are the problem? But not any white families that can buy their way out of thinking about it. Right . . .

I don't think anyone's saying that.

I'll say it. Go look at the APS Board meetings regarding the school moves and boundary changes that took place in N Arlington. Upper middle class white parents with SB connections were able to convince the board to move them to closer schools while the poorer kids in certain planning units will now pass a couple of elementary schools on their way to their new school.



S Arlington's boundary plan I'm sure will be more of the same.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So those white liberal parents in south Arlington, opting for school that are only 50% fr/l are the problem? But not any white families that can buy their way out of thinking about it. Right . . .

I don't think anyone's saying that.

I'll say it. Go look at the APS Board meetings regarding the school moves and boundary changes that took place in N Arlington. Upper middle class white parents with SB connections were able to convince the board to move them to closer schools while the poorer kids in certain planning units will now pass a couple of elementary schools on their way to their new school.



S Arlington's boundary plan I'm sure will be more of the same.

It was either that or concentrate all of the poor kids at Innovation. I thought that was something else we were supposed to avoid?

[Anonymous]

Classic reply on AEM to EHN today because it's so, so on point:

TO EHN: I have to thank you. Every time you speak, your words restore my confidence that the misguided and intolerant will almost always out themselves. You’re defending the statues? And blaming their removal on CRT? Even I thought you were smarter than that. If you really are a liberal like you claim, maybe you should take a step back and consider why so many people “misunderstand” your intentions.