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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yep.  There are a whole lot of hypocrites on this website that's for sure.[/quote]

+1. I find it so funny that they are so defensive about their hypocrisy. Yes, dear, you purchased a 1.2 million dollar, 1,000 sq ft home in upper NW “for the schools”. We all know what you mean.  But, hey, you went to a BLM protest and have a little sign in your yard.[/quote]

Fair enough. But [b]can't you support police reform, BLM, etc and still not want to put your kids in failing schools? [/b]Do you think AA parents who put their kids in charter schools are racist too?[/quote]

I think this is a fair point. It seems like what is being argued for is some sort of anti-racist purity test. I can be an ally and advocate for public policy changes and stand up for BLM and against police misconduct if I am wiling embrace in whole someone else's definition of right and wrong, including, apparently, a requirement to put my kids' education at risk to prove my devotion to your world view. I can agree with 80% of a progressive slate of ideas (thereby disagreeing with 20%) and still support that progressive organization. And I can try and improve others' lots in life without living those experiences firsthand.

If you extend this argument to its logical conclusion then no one should donate to or work on homelessness if they themselves are not willing to give up their homes and be homeless. 
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