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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Time to grow up and move out of Old Town and Del Ray.  You won’t miss it nearly as much as you think you will.[/quote]

"Grow up?" What a spiteful recommendation. You may not share the values of people who live here including walkability and sense of community. It's a rare thing in this area. [/quote]

My sense of community was destroyed by Alexandria and ACPS. If you go along to get along, don't complain and follow the orders of the political establishment, you can enjoy the illusion of community. Trying speaking out against ACPS and the establishment. There is no community here just like there is no open mindedness. [/quote]

I'm OP and I have read and considered all the responses here. I completely understand what you mean PP... the very few times I've spoken out against ACPS leadership I've been met with cult-like disdain. It is, I realize, eroding my sense of community. With some thought I don't think I'll miss this aspect of living here at all.[/quote]

Cult-like is a perfect description. I used to be very involved in ACPS and events across the city. I regret the time, it was totally wasted. [/quote]

Sorry to hear that (OP again). What motivates these people to behave the way they do? Is it really as simple as they benefit from being UMC and white and don't want that to change, lest it threaten their kid's position/rank in school?[/quote]

NP.  I think these people have a lot invested in convincing themselves staying in ACPS is the right thing and the choices they’ve made to date are valid.  Calling it out would be calling out their own choices as parents on some level.  [/quote]

Yes. They get very defensive. After covid, when so many people were leaving our elementary school, a mom kept talking about how of course she could afford to send her many kids to private but she was choosing not to because ACPS was just so great. She got quite nasty about it and still is. [/quote]

Stockholm Syndrome. In this context it happens to liberal whites who are too poor and prideful to either go private, or admit they are wrong, or just lie about the above and just live with the hypocrisy like their richer, liberal, betters, who know the game.[/quote]

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