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>They mobbed/brigaded school board meetings in a coordinated fashion. It's a strange way to write "parents attended school board meetings".

nadieyninguno1 4y ago
Gotta “Save Our Democracy!” unless it’s something I disagree with then it’s “problematic.” HN needs to take a hardline stance against anyone engaged in this “narrative control” garbage we’ve seen in this thread. There is 0 substance provided and it is entirely politically motivated.
greedo 4y ago
In multiple cases, these were not parents, or didn't even have kids in the schools they were protesting. This was an organized, coordinated movement to disrupt board meetings and intimidate board members.
- nadieyninguno1 4y ago
  > In multiple cases, these were not parents, or didn't even have kids in the schools they were protesting. What if I have a significant other and we intend on having kids next year? Or in 5 years? We don't wish to move to a new district. What if we have nieces, nephews, cousins, or family that teach in the district but are too afraid to speak out for fear of reprisal? What if we have grand children, or volunteer with children in the district? What if I am simply being taxed to pay for public servants who know preach topics I find morally reprehensible? What if I simply recognize that "the children are our future" and so have a both legitimate self-interest and extrinsic-interest in seeing my version of what is right and wrong being promulgated? Just please stop - this is obvious-as-all-hell political flame-bait.
  - greedo 4y ago
    You're defending indefensible conduct. These "protestors" were threatening board members, stating "We know where you live" etc. They weren't politely and respectfully arguing over funding disparities between sports and the math club. They were instigated by right-wing media that touts ridiculous stories of kids using litter boxes in classrooms, of trans kids assaulting others in restrooms, and other non-events.
    - nadieyninguno1 4y ago
      - mftrhu 4y ago
        > No sir, you are. You're absolutely fine with rampant sexual misconduct in our schools and pretend none of your politically inconvenient crimes have occurred while "the other guys" are evil for demanding their children be in a safe learning environment. "You are absolutely fine with rampant sexual misconduct"? That's a pretty harsh thing to accuse someone of, especially in the context of a discussion of people writing to schools they are not related to to complain about LGBT+ topics being discussed. Going from that to rampant sexual misconduct, also, feels like a bit of a leap.
        nadieyninguno1 4y ago
        dang 4y ago
        We've banned this account for breaking the site guidelines. Please don't create accounts to do that with. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
        nadieyninguno2 4y ago
        And yet you don’t touch ‘greedo for the same conduct? You’re a pathetic bug-man.
        dang 4y ago
        Which comment(s) are you referring to? If you see a post that ought to have been moderated but hasn't been, the likeliest explanation is that we didn't see it. You can help by flagging it or emailing us at hn@ycombinator.com. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=likeliest%20explanation%20by%3Adang&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...
anigbrowl 4y ago
Obvious shill is obvious.

nadieyninguno1 4y ago

Gotta “Save Our Democracy!” unless it’s something I disagree with then it’s “problematic.” HN needs to take a hardline stance against anyone engaged in this “narrative control” garbage we’ve seen in this thread. There is 0 substance provided and it is entirely politically motivated.

greedo 4y ago

In multiple cases, these were not parents, or didn't even have kids in the schools they were protesting. This was an organized, coordinated movement to disrupt board meetings and intimidate board members.

nadieyninguno1 4y ago
> In multiple cases, these were not parents, or didn't even have kids in the schools they were protesting. What if I have a significant other and we intend on having kids next year? Or in 5 years? We don't wish to move to a new district. What if we have nieces, nephews, cousins, or family that teach in the district but are too afraid to speak out for fear of reprisal? What if we have grand children, or volunteer with children in the district? What if I am simply being taxed to pay for public servants who know preach topics I find morally reprehensible? What if I simply recognize that "the children are our future" and so have a both legitimate self-interest and extrinsic-interest in seeing my version of what is right and wrong being promulgated? Just please stop - this is obvious-as-all-hell political flame-bait.
- greedo 4y ago
  You're defending indefensible conduct. These "protestors" were threatening board members, stating "We know where you live" etc. They weren't politely and respectfully arguing over funding disparities between sports and the math club. They were instigated by right-wing media that touts ridiculous stories of kids using litter boxes in classrooms, of trans kids assaulting others in restrooms, and other non-events.
  - nadieyninguno1 4y ago
    - mftrhu 4y ago
      > No sir, you are. You're absolutely fine with rampant sexual misconduct in our schools and pretend none of your politically inconvenient crimes have occurred while "the other guys" are evil for demanding their children be in a safe learning environment. "You are absolutely fine with rampant sexual misconduct"? That's a pretty harsh thing to accuse someone of, especially in the context of a discussion of people writing to schools they are not related to to complain about LGBT+ topics being discussed. Going from that to rampant sexual misconduct, also, feels like a bit of a leap.
      - nadieyninguno1 4y ago
        dang 4y ago
        We've banned this account for breaking the site guidelines. Please don't create accounts to do that with. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
        nadieyninguno2 4y ago
        And yet you don’t touch ‘greedo for the same conduct? You’re a pathetic bug-man.
        dang 4y ago
        Which comment(s) are you referring to? If you see a post that ought to have been moderated but hasn't been, the likeliest explanation is that we didn't see it. You can help by flagging it or emailing us at hn@ycombinator.com. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=likeliest%20explanation%20by%3Adang&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

anigbrowl 4y ago

Obvious shill is obvious.