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In reply to the discussion: More perspective on the white woman swing from D to R in VA [View all]SouthBayDem
(33,283 posts)30. How should Mac have phrased it differently?
I do think those comments came off as unpolished and disrespectful. On the other hand it is true that America has a lot of ignorant parents who proudly share their vapidity on Facebook. Thing is: school is to teach kids how to engage with and live in the world around them. Yes sometimes parents need to hold their kids schools accountable...but we need to accept that democracy is too easily weaponized by people work ulterior agendas
Besides, creationism and "abstinence only" are the predictable results of "letting parents tell schools what to teach".
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No, just a certain percentage of them that handed the election to Trump in a fleece vest.
SMC22307
Nov 2021
#10
parents shouldnt decide whats taught in schools. mothers don't like hearing that nt
msongs
Nov 2021
#6
Ohhh. I wasn't paying that close attention so I didn't hear about that remark...
electric_blue68
Nov 2021
#24
While it's a phony issue, it's also wrong to laugh at it without addressing it.
Claustrum
Nov 2021
#12
It wasn't a "misspeak". Instead of walking it back, he doubled down in subsequent days
Klaralven
Nov 2021
#29