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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]This narrative about "far left" people not supporting our military is ridiculous. "Far left" people support our military just as much as anyone else in our country. You're here lecturing about not painting keepers with a broad brush and calling them racist, but are perfectly ok with calling "far left" people anti military. What happened to your lecture about not labeling people?

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Oh, please.  Some of those people were likely out protesting against soldiers and calling them "baby killers" back in the day.[/quote]

Are you referring to people who opposed the Vietnam War back in the day i.e. people who protested soldiers/called them "baby killers"?  You understand that conflict ended 42 years ago, yes?  So anyone who was protesting the war is in their 60s now, at minimum.

Are you trying to say that *every* single member of the "far left" is of retirement age?[/quote]

DP here.  The fact is that the six more conservative members of the School Board were prepared to rename JEB Stuart after a Hispanic-American who was a war hero, an educator, and long-time community resident.  None of the more liberal members on the School Board were prepared to join their ranks, even though it would have led to the first school in the county named after a Hispanic-American (at a school that also has a majority Hispanic population).

Going forward, they'll have to explain to their Hispanic constituents why they balked.  Saying they couldn't stand to be on the same side of an issue as Elizabeth Schultz certainly isn't going to get them very far.  They can say they thought it was more important to honor the broader concept of justice, or three individuals, than a single Hispanic-American, but they will have a very tough time the next time someone proposes to name a school after an African-American.  Whether they intended to or not, they've probably ensured all future names will be either concept or place names. [/quote]

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