Yeah, this doesn't end well for them. There are enough high school students that are serious about debate and know their shit well enough to derail these meetings by "just asking questions". And they're all here for it too.
Fuck you and fuck your apology.
This librarian is a much better person than I would be.
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MAGA kids need those accommodations too. Sadly it will never occur to their parents that their voting has made life more difficult for their children and their children's teachers.
This^^^^
Go to the gun thread of you want to talk about guns. I would be surprised to hear that Talarico has ever fired a gun. It's like talking about consensual sex in the Trump thread.
I think the fact that a political argument has branched off into a shotgun proficiency flame war is exactly why we need James Talarico in office... and exactly why we probably won't get him in office (I say this as someone that just gave him a small part of my meager teacher salary).
Also, that gun room tells me that any political decision you make has little to do with freedoms (like the 2nd A) and everything to do with hoarding wealth.
Exactly. They've normalized releasing evidence as it's gathered on Twitter. If nothings being released, it's because they haven't figured out how to construct the narrative.
The Seven Stages of Grift... I Mean Grief... I Mean Grift. 1. Shock/Disbelief - I don't know how we're going to keep the grift going? This grift doesn't work without ______. 2. Denial - We can keep it going. This is a good grift no matter who's in charge. 3. Anger - Goddammit! They took away our grift! 4. Bargaining - Let's split the grift. You get this much, I'll take that much. 5. Guilt - We could have done so much more grifting. Why didn't we grift more when we had the chance? 6. Depression - It really was a great grift. We'll never grift like that again. 7. Acceptance - Oh well, on to the next grift.
I've seen more than a couple of them. I just saw a clip from one of those pastors sharing what this past week turned into after going viral. One of the things he mentioned was keeping the congregation safe. It made me realize (again) the load we (I) ask black people to carry.
I hate that it once again falls on black people to tell it like it is. I hate that I'm too much of a coward to do the same. I hate that black people have to be brave for me, in part because (I'm assuming) their thoughts are, "What else are they going to do to us?".
And why does DEI make him suspicious... specifically of black people? He's still saying that these people got their position because of some racial quota he made up in his head. If anything the first part of his comment is what's taken out of context, not the latter part.