How the Covington Catholic firestorm reinforced America's divisions

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8. Let's be adults here

Goes without saying that I wholly disagree with the boys' politics - the MAGA hats, the anti-choice rally, the history of students in black face. Bad. Bad. Bad. As a teacher of teen boys, I also see minors. And I am willing to be a grown-up and admit that my initial impression of what happened specifically and only during the incident at the Lincoln Memorial was wrong. Completely off.

I wasn't gaslighted by Republicans. I was initially shown just a picture, then just a clip. Then I spent time researching further. Now I can admit that my first impression of that incident and that incident alone was incorrect. It's called being an adult. We need to be able to face facts, even when they go against our ideologies. And don't try to tell me the mother Tweeted about wishing something about more small pox. That came from a fake acct that was purposely spewing divisiveness.