McLean to Explore Separating from FC & FCPS

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Anonymous wrote:It’s a great idea. And it will be even better if there can be a wall built around McLean to keep the low-lifes out. Residents could get a tag that would allow quicker access at the gate. Visitors would have to pay a fee and undergo a check.

Agreed. And anyone moving to McLean would have to pass a background check to make sure they are of the right demographic. As a PP mentioned up thread, we don’t our resources to help those living in Annandale or Springfield. So we must ensure that only a certain demographic can move to McLean.

Stop making this about demographics, McLean has a very diverse population. These guilt trips don’t work anymore, we want better for our community and that’s what is behind this idea.

McLean is 2% black and 4% Hispanic. Would you like to try again?

DP. MHS is closer to 16% Black and Hispanic and 50% minority and it gets ignored by FCPS, so the sooner that general area can separate from FC/FCPS the sooner they can have decent facilities. Those running FCPS hate McLean (and hate Great Falls even more) and have lost the trust of the community.

Langley HS is 5% Hispanic, doesn't even mention black students. It's hard to make an exact claim without boundaries, but it seems unlikely that a McLean City would reflect broader Fairfax County in terms of race/ethnicity or socioeconomic diversity. Claims that "McLean has a very diverse population" are a complete joke. You all are so quick to build wealth off other people's exploitation but the moment you maybe have to contribute to a broader good you're falling over yourselves to prove how put upon you are.

In your rage, you’re babbling incoherently. Who exactly has been “exploited”? Be specific. It’s pretty clear FCPS sees nothing wrong with exploiting McLean and Great Falls as cash cows to fund the rest of the county. We’ve been contributing to the broader good for decades. If you live in Fairfax Co., you’ve benefited from it. And it’s a$$holes like you that make many of us want to run, not walk, to the nearest exit. Fend for yourself.

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DP, btw. ^^^

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I’m curious as to why PP revived a thread that had been quiet for about a week regarding an idea that had been thoroughly discussed and won’t come to pass any earlier than 2024, if ever. It seems insecure and, as PP noted, browbeating people about why they must go along with a status quo they find unacceptable will only make them more likely to challenge it.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m curious as to why PP revived a thread that had been quiet for about a week regarding an idea that had been thoroughly discussed and won’t come to pass any earlier than 2024, if ever. It seems insecure and, as PP noted, browbeating people about why they must go along with a status quo they find unacceptable will only make them more likely to challenge it.

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The insecurity of those against this is palpable. Very telling.

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Anonymous wrote:The MCA types taking the lead with this initiative include a bunch of people who’d rather eat nails than pay taxes for sidewalks on their secluded suburban streets. However, they would take much better care of the local schools than the clowns running FCPS and, for that reason alone, have my blessing.

Wrong. The MCA board passed a resolution a few years back to get more sidewalks built.

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What's the obsession with forcing in minorities to exceed the neighborhood norms? Just let it go and allow mclean to manage their own schools, budgets and taxes

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Anonymous wrote:What's the obsession with forcing in minorities to exceed the neighborhood norms? Just let it go and allow mclean to manage their own schools, budgets and taxes

+1 it's exhausting

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Anonymous wrote:Ah, the top 9.9% hoarding their riches and only caring about their own kids.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/06/the-birth-of-a-new-american-aristocracy/559130/

It gets harder to guilt-trip people after you've flipped them off for years.

If you say so.

This thread is appalling.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the obsession with forcing in minorities to exceed the neighborhood norms? Just let it go and allow mclean to manage their own schools, budgets and taxes

Couldn't do a worse job than FCPS is doing currently.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the obsession with forcing in minorities to exceed the neighborhood norms? Just let it go and allow mclean to manage their own schools, budgets and taxes

Except there is no uniform understanding or acceptance of what McLean actually constitutes, making a separation from FCC highly unlikely at best. Vienna would have an easier time becoming a city since it already has defined town boundaries.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m curious as to why PP revived a thread that had been quiet for about a week regarding an idea that had been thoroughly discussed and won’t come to pass any earlier than 2024, if ever. It seems insecure and, as PP noted, browbeating people about why they must go along with a status quo they find unacceptable will only make them more likely to challenge it.

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The insecurity of those against this is palpable. Very telling.

I’d say it’s the rich and entitled white folks pushing this idea of separation who are insecure.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m curious as to why PP revived a thread that had been quiet for about a week regarding an idea that had been thoroughly discussed and won’t come to pass any earlier than 2024, if ever. It seems insecure and, as PP noted, browbeating people about why they must go along with a status quo they find unacceptable will only make them more likely to challenge it.

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The insecurity of those against this is palpable. Very telling.

I’d say it’s the rich and entitled white folks pushing this idea of separation who are insecure.

You can say whatever you want. Dissatisfaction with the status quo and insecurity are different things. If this goes forward in the coming years, the supporters won’t be limited to white people.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m curious as to why PP revived a thread that had been quiet for about a week regarding an idea that had been thoroughly discussed and won’t come to pass any earlier than 2024, if ever. It seems insecure and, as PP noted, browbeating people about why they must go along with a status quo they find unacceptable will only make them more likely to challenge it.

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The insecurity of those against this is palpable. Very telling.

I’d say it’s the rich and entitled white folks pushing this idea of separation who are insecure.

You can say whatever you want. Dissatisfaction with the status quo and insecurity are different things. If this goes forward in the coming years, the supporters won’t be limited to white people.

Oh, come now. Have the courage to call this whole charade for what it is: A bunch of UMC white people in McLean want their own little privileged and exclusive enclave so they hyperbolize about how bad the schools are and how bad FCC is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m curious as to why PP revived a thread that had been quiet for about a week regarding an idea that had been thoroughly discussed and won’t come to pass any earlier than 2024, if ever. It seems insecure and, as PP noted, browbeating people about why they must go along with a status quo they find unacceptable will only make them more likely to challenge it.

+1
The insecurity of those against this is palpable. Very telling.

I’d say it’s the rich and entitled white folks pushing this idea of separation who are insecure.

You can say whatever you want. Dissatisfaction with the status quo and insecurity are different things. If this goes forward in the coming years, the supporters won’t be limited to white people.

Oh, come now. Have the courage to call this whole charade for what it is: A bunch of UMC white people in McLean want their own little privileged and exclusive enclave so they hyperbolize about how bad the schools are and how bad FCC is.

You could stop pontificating and read the thread. You’d see both that there is wide dissatisfaction within the county about county government and FCPS, a common theme being that the county and FCPS are simply too large to manage efficiently and effectively. The only difference is that some in McLean are now actually taking the initiative to explore other options down the road. Those who support that initiative are not just white.

Your insecurity that we might actually pull it off speaks volumes. Apparently your life would have less meaning if you didn’t have us to insult (and tax) any longer.

No one has said “how bad FCC is,” either. No idea what you’re talking about there. If anything, FCC’s ability to function as a separate city with a much smaller population than a new Potomac, VA (McLean+ Great Falls) would have underscores its viability.

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It’s people complaining on a message board who have latched onto another group formed to complain about zoning- until they start getting local politicians on board, that’s all it is