"Glenn Youngkin is an authoritarian who puts our children at risk"

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:He is a centrist and will restore sanity - particularly in school policy.

If you have not been following the state-wide VMPI debate, you should.

And Terry would have implemented the plan to follow in NYC footsteps in eliminating all accelerated / AAP programs in VA.

This person is most definitely NOT a centrist. He's right-wing. Not extreme right, but solidly to the right. Just acknowledge this, PP. It's OK to like right-wing politicians. It's not OK to lie.

DP. Whether he's a centrist or "solidly to the right" does not concern me at all. The PP is correct. He will appoint people with common sense to the VDOE - something that has been sorely lacking for some time. All the money and time that has been wasted on an "equity lens" and "anti-bias" needs to be funneled into academics. Normal, rational people of ALL political stripes - sorry, "stakeholders - have had it with the far-left's crazy policies.

Let's ignore what racism has done to large swaths of our citizens so your privileged children can continue to benefit from a system that is guaranteed to help you and your klan only. The slaves were happy and benefited from the patronage of their slave masters anyway, right?

DP

The current system seems to be working just fine for me and others in my non-white community. Though we do tend to spend a fair amount of time after school/weekend school due to FCPS's low expectations and lack of elementary school homework.

As for an "authoritarian", I think Youngkin just said he's going to let localities handle COVID policy, which seems to be the opposite of authoritarian.

Good post. I agree that schools are way too easy these days, starting at the early ages. No child left behind means all children learn less on average. The “dumbing to the average” syndrome. Sigh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He is a centrist and will restore sanity - particularly in school policy.

If you have not been following the state-wide VMPI debate, you should.

And Terry would have implemented the plan to follow in NYC footsteps in eliminating all accelerated / AAP programs in VA.

This person is most definitely NOT a centrist. He's right-wing. Not extreme right, but solidly to the right. Just acknowledge this, PP. It's OK to like right-wing politicians. It's not OK to lie.

DP. Whether he's a centrist or "solidly to the right" does not concern me at all. The PP is correct. He will appoint people with common sense to the VDOE - something that has been sorely lacking for some time. All the money and time that has been wasted on an "equity lens" and "anti-bias" needs to be funneled into academics. Normal, rational people of ALL political stripes - sorry, "stakeholders - have had it with the far-left's crazy policies.

Let's ignore what racism has done to large swaths of our citizens so your privileged children can continue to benefit from a system that is guaranteed to help you and your klan only. The slaves were happy and benefited from the patronage of their slave masters anyway, right?

DP

The current system seems to be working just fine for me and others in my non-white community. Though we do tend to spend a fair amount of time after school/weekend school due to FCPS's low expectations and lack of elementary school homework.

As for an "authoritarian", I think Youngkin just said he's going to let localities handle COVID policy, which seems to be the opposite of authoritarian.

Isn’t the issue that Youngkin supports the national GOP effort to overthrow our democracy and the 1/6 coup?

Seems somewhat worrying. And authoritarian, frankly.

If he's looking to audit the 2020 Virginia election, thats news to me.

If he’s NOT looking to audit (beyond our normal audit) as promised then we know it was The Other Big Lie.

[Anonymous]

Lol. So much fear mongering from Democrats. But it's what the democratic party feeds on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lol. So much fear mongering from Democrats. But it's what the democratic party feeds on.

Taking projection to new heights, huh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He will continue to give the impression of the non-crazy, reasonable guy while fully supporting GOP agenda behind the scenes.

Look how carefully he chooses his words. He’s creating this shiny facade for the GOP.

It clearly shows.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He is a centrist and will restore sanity - particularly in school policy.

If you have not been following the state-wide VMPI debate, you should.

And Terry would have implemented the plan to follow in NYC footsteps in eliminating all accelerated / AAP programs in VA.

This person is most definitely NOT a centrist. He's right-wing. Not extreme right, but solidly to the right. Just acknowledge this, PP. It's OK to like right-wing politicians. It's not OK to lie.

DP. Whether he's a centrist or "solidly to the right" does not concern me at all. The PP is correct. He will appoint people with common sense to the VDOE - something that has been sorely lacking for some time. All the money and time that has been wasted on an "equity lens" and "anti-bias" needs to be funneled into academics. Normal, rational people of ALL political stripes - sorry, "stakeholders - have had it with the far-left's crazy policies.

Let's ignore what racism has done to large swaths of our citizens so your privileged children can continue to benefit from a system that is guaranteed to help you and your klan only. The slaves were happy and benefited from the patronage of their slave masters anyway, right?

DP

The current system seems to be working just fine for me and others in my non-white community. Though we do tend to spend a fair amount of time after school/weekend school due to FCPS's low expectations and lack of elementary school homework.

As for an "authoritarian", I think Youngkin just said he's going to let localities handle COVID policy, which seems to be the opposite of authoritarian.

Isn’t the issue that Youngkin supports the national GOP effort to overthrow our democracy and the 1/6 coup?[b]

Seems somewhat worrying. And authoritarian, frankly.

Uh, no? Keep on trolling though. It's really a great look for you.
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lol. So much fear mongering from Democrats. But it's what the democratic party feeds on.

THIS ^^^. Is it just one troll here, or several?

[Anonymous]

A simple rule to remember: when Democrats accuse conservatives of something, the Democrats are actually doing it themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A simple rule to remember: when Democrats accuse conservatives of something, the Democrats are actually doing it themselves.

So much this. Look at the completely psychotic posts from liberals enraged that a Republican won VA. These people are beyond clueless.

[Anonymous]

Virginia is a center left state and Youngkin has excellent political instincts. He saw voters were sick of phonies like McAuliffe and the virtue-signaling hypocrites on local school boards. That doesn’t mean he can push a far-right agenda. If he tries, he’ll soon be looking about 5’7” not 6’7”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Virginia is a center left state and Youngkin has excellent political instincts. He saw voters were sick of phonies like McAuliffe and the virtue-signaling hypocrites on local school boards. That doesn’t mean he can push a far-right agenda. If he tries, he’ll soon be looking about 5’7” not 6’7”.

He has the lt gov, the state house, and maybe the senate on some issues.
https://www.virginiamercury.com/2021/11/03/wild-card-democratic-senators-in-line-to-be-power-players-of-divided-government/

It will not be a quiet term.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Virginia is a center left state and Youngkin has excellent political instincts. He saw voters were sick of phonies like McAuliffe and the virtue-signaling hypocrites on local school boards. That doesn’t mean he can push a far-right agenda. If he tries, he’ll soon be looking about 5’7” not 6’7”.

He’s not trying to push a “far-right agenda.” He’s simply going for common sense and a swing back to the reasonable middle.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I had a conversation with my neighbor today, who made the strong case that whatever Youngkin himself believes, he's just the tip of the spear of an authoritarian movement that wants to destroy democracy.
The take is: Youngkin may have backed away from Trump, but it's the billionaires and elites that run the GOP that are setting up the plan to steal the 2024 election, not Trump. It's the party that's designing gerrymanders to assure white Christian authoritarian minority rule. And the guy made the case that Youngkin embraced all that -- Youngkin took the money from Koch and Heritage billionaires and the GOP corporate interests and the gun companies and fossil fuel companies.

I am not sure if Youngkin himself is an authoritarian. To me he seems more like a dim, born-advantaged private equity guy who might not fully know what the GOP stands for today.
I don't fully see voting for Youngkin as embracing authoritarianism and helping to further climate disaster that will impact our kids future.

My kids will have the chance to get an abortion in VA or MD or another blue state.
Is Youngkin really a step to taking that away?

Op if your greatest concern for your daughters is where they will be able to get abortions, you have totally failed as a parent.

100% this. I have more pressing concerns for my kid than how close we live to an abortion clinic

And you will until you are in a situation where you want or need it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A simple rule to remember: when Democrats accuse conservatives of something, the Democrats are actually doing it themselves.

Yeah, I was fairly pro-Democrat until a few decades ago, until in a horrifying moment of realization I saw that the Democrats were exactly the ones causing the problems they were telling everyone to avoid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Virginia is a center left state and Youngkin has excellent political instincts. He saw voters were sick of phonies like McAuliffe and the virtue-signaling hypocrites on local school boards. That doesn’t mean he can push a far-right agenda. If he tries, he’ll soon be looking about 5’7” not 6’7”.

He’s not trying to push a “far-right agenda.” He’s simply going for common sense and a swing back to the reasonable middle.

Nothing about the GOP in 2021 is “reasonable” or “middle”.