Wake up local Boards of Education
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Anonymous
The right fringes can be blatantly anti semitic and anti Asian. The left is more insidious about it - which I actually think is worse. You haven’t even noticed the anti Asian taste to the TJ thing. |
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Anonymous
Anyone remember China Flu? Is the head of a part the fringe now? |
Anonymous
This is wishful thinking. The LCPS recall will fail. It's nominally about the presence of two Board members in a Facebook group (with thousands of members) where there was some thread about identifying people campaigning against anti-racism policies in LCPS (i.e., people wanted to call out the racists). The argument is that they violated open meetings laws by being members of this group where this was discussed. It took MONTHS to get 10% of the voters to sign the recall petition, so people aren't exactly clamoring for this. The technical basis for the recall is flimsy at best -- really, this is an attempt to recall people based on ideological/policy reasons, which is not permitted under Virginia law. Around the country in November, candidates who ran for school board by ranting about "CRT" were soundly rejected. It will be even harder for such people in the next cycle as people observe the disaster that has been the Youngkin administration in its first month -- he's been a national embarrassment. The fixation on "CRT" is also not even a national thing, just the figment of the niche right-wing media. People either don't care or would LIKE to see its concepts taught. While the anti-mask furor is similarly niche -- anti-mask people are extremely outspoken but very much in the minority, the resentment over school closures is real. But, we're well passed that now. To the degree that districts mess with advanced education programs, however, there could be blowback on boards. One of the main reasons Youngkin won in Virginia is Asian-American populations upset about Math Pathways and TJ voted for him. There's some truth to this but it will really only be a factor in places where these communities are large enough to sway an election at the margins. |
Anonymous
You seem out of touch. I guess we’ll find out in November if the country wants liberals to end race neutral entrance exams to rigorous schools and to allow CRT principles in schools. Its a bold strategy, Cotton. Let’s see if it pays off for em’. |
Anonymous
Yep, well said. Fox news, AON and Q have taken over the forum |
Anonymous
+1 exactly. Dems can't seem to read the room. Rs are better at that. For better or worse, Rs know how to tap into anger, while Dems are way too kumbaya and blind to how their hyper focus on all things race and gender related is enraging other groups. They remind me of Richard Gere's speech during the 9/11 concert. He also couldn't read the room and got booed off the stage. And that's why Ds will lose 2022, and probably 2024. |
Anonymous
THIS. I absolutely agree with this. It has been my experience in Montgomery County, for sure. |
Anonymous
So what is worse? A racist who uses the phrase “China flu” but who does not want to remove your child’s chances at admissions to elite education institutions, or a racist who loudly talks about never using a racist phrase like “China flu” but who explicitly supports policies designed to keep your child from elite education institutions solely because of your child’s race? I mean, did you read the Tweets from Alison Collins that a lot of Democrats were silent about? Are those tweets really so much better than “China flu”? Really? |
Anonymous
| Honestly, you see this in a lot of biracial folks, and psychological research proves this, but many times there is an overcompensation on the part of biracial people toward race. It depends on which side they identify with more, but it seems like Alison Collins probably hasn’t similar issues and is overcompensating for her biracialness by writing hostile, borderline racist tweets and pushing extreme policies that got her removed from the board. Look at Collin Keipernick as well. |
Anonymous
What I meant is that she is overcompensating for her racial identity issues through activism. |
Anonymous
This. And as a voter, I vote based on policy. The Democrats have nothing to offer me as a voter. I live in Montgomery County and see first hand how their policies have affected my family and my kids. I’ll pass on that at the federal level also. |
Anonymous
That's what it was actually called until the name change. Most crazy infectious viruses have historically been named after the place they were first identified. It wasn't invented by the right. The problem was using that term AFTER the name change. Mostly as a dig to the government of China, but stupidly oblivious to how it affected Asian Americans. Immigrants are used to stupid in this country, we don't like it, but it's a common thing that is faced. Insidious behavior is more dangerous though, it's the knife in the back from the guy with the smile on his face that is more difficult to defend yourself from vs the knife in your face that your can swipe out of the hand of an obvious aggressor. |
Anonymous
+1,000 Never thought I'd see the day when doing well in school and going on to be successful in life is considered "white supremacy." These loons need to be run out of town. |
Anonymous
| Let’s replace all of the fcps board members. |
Anonymous
I can’t vote for McLaughlin myself but I don’t think she has to go. The rest of them - yes. |