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Shortly after she arrived at her first school board meeting, Jessica Miley watched a man with his hand on the knife in his waistband scream expletives at a security officer.
She was still wiping away tears when the meeting started. Outside, a crowd kept from entering because of COVID protocols flanked the entrance and chanted let us in.
After Miley finished speaking, security insisted on walking her to her car. The officer shone his flashlight on her tires to check for tampering. He told the mother of two to get in her car, lock the doors, turn on the headlights and waste no time leaving. Thats exactly what she did.
Is this normal, she wondered? At a school board meeting?
In many places, it is now. What before the pandemic was an often overlooked part of civic life is back at the forefront of the culture wars: Fights over reopening turned into fights over masks and vaccines, all of that happening simultaneously to districts and boards embrace of efforts to make schools more equitable places after George Floyds murder.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/profanity-screaming-threats-hampton-roads-170300667.html
HUAJIAO
(2,385 posts)Although, most of these dipshits are completely oblivious as to why/what they are doing.
brush
(53,776 posts)Russian deconstructionist Aleksandr Dugin. Of course Bannon has no idea what to do next if society descends into the horrid dystopia he's after.
Irish_Dem
(47,045 posts)And rebuild the country in their racist, fascist white supremacy vision.
brush
(53,776 posts)to let their kakistocracy take effect.
Irish_Dem
(47,045 posts)Response to Irish_Dem (Reply #5)
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Volaris
(10,270 posts)And the rest he doesnt give 2 fucks about.
Nittersing
(6,361 posts)Be sure to set up some computers nearby so no one can scream about lack of access.
I suspect if they didn't have an in person audience, they wouldn't have the same effect.
Mr.Bill
(24,284 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)to some private school they like better. Of course, it would cost them but surely it would be worth it.
Nanjeanne
(4,960 posts)dumbcat
(2,120 posts)and because I'm in a mood today.
Were there any building burned?
Were there any neighborhood stores looted?
Were there any cop cars burned?
Were there any dumpsters set afire?
Were there any curfews broken?
Were there any traffic blockages?
It just seems that there was a different standard for "peaceful protest" vs "terrorist activities" back a year ago or more.