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something to think about

artappraiser — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 19:59:24 +0000

In reply to Seems to me that in too many

something to think about somewhat related:

My property tax bill on Orcas island was itemized like a grocery receipt: this much for the school, this much for the airport, this much for emergency services, this much for the cemetery.

All very transparent, and every item was hotly debated openly by citizens. https://t.co/JWdBLUsHYY
— Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth) (@antoniogm) January 20, 2023

Seems to me that in too many

artappraiser — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 19:23:17 +0000

In reply to Horrid - list was received

Seems to me that in too many cases whoever can shout the loudest and cause the most trouble for the local school board gets their way with the curriculum. And that shouldn't be the case. I dunno how to solve it, though. Elected school boards have the problem of pandering for votes, but appointed officials have the problem of pandering to educational theorists where institutions have been overtaken by radicals right or left.

Horrid - list was received

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:41:00 +0000

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Horrid - list was received from Focus On The Family, and the school board head just checked to see if any books were on the religious jackasses' list

4 from Toni Morrison, 3 from Steven King ffs, 2 already old Anne Rice vampire books, and then Margaret Atwood's Handmaid's Tale? These guys come across as real stupid dicks.

I remember Perks as being a dull film - will have to check out the book. But isn't it written about bad high school experiences? Aren't drugs, sex, suicide, abuse, etc part of the landscape to contemplate, vs how Helen launched 1000 ships a few millennia ago? (presumably someone out to censor the naughty bits and horrid behavior out of that Bible as well - getting drunk & sleeping with both your daughters? Naughty Lot.)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perks_of_Being_a_Wallflower

good question inspired by

artappraiser — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 01:34:27 +0000

In reply to [Woke narratives] real life bias?

good question inspired by another VA school thing;

No fan of censorship, but the question remains: if you don't think locally-elected school boards should have the power to make these decisions, then who should? And to whom should they be accountable and by what mechanisms? https://t.co/4OV1oYHmPk
— Robert Pondiscio (@rpondiscio) January 19, 2023

Yes, and weather makes a big

artappraiser — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 22:04:27 +0000

In reply to The main reason San Francisco

Yes, and weather makes a big difference: anyone who has any experience going about Manhattan knows that many chronic homeless will go to a shelter by choice when it's bitter cold, but when it's warm enough to stay at their preferred street spot, they would rather stay there and have to be forced to move by police (or property owners as the case may be.) This is true through many mayoral adminstrations and decades of waning and waxing of numbers of homeless on the streets. (Also should be noted: it is very rare to see any kind of homeless families on the street at night in NYC - it is virtually ALL single individuals. Families don't risk being on the streets at night.)

So I am VERY open to the argument that many of the homeless on the streets of California cities are recent transients from other states - they go there for the weather! So they can stay outdoors instead of going to a shelter! (Heck I would make the same choice!) And they have many more subsidies than elsewhere, so moving there if a homeless person can manage it, via Greyhound or whatever, is a smart choice for them.

The main reason San Francisco

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 19:30:02 +0000

In reply to [Woke narratives] real life bias?

The main reason San Francisco lacks sufficient homeless shelters, and leaves psychotic people on the streets, is because of @fbach4 pic.twitter.com/6mciJinyWr
— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) January 11, 2023