But after taking office and examining hundreds of pages of curriculum, Gore was shocked by what she found — and didn’t find.
The pervasive indoctrination she had railed against simply did not exist. Children were not being sexualized, and she could find no examples of critical race theory, an advanced academic concept that examines systemic racism. She’d examined curriculum related to social-emotional learning, which has come under attack by Christian conservatives who say it encourages children to question gender roles and prioritizes feelings over biblical teachings. Instead, Gore found the materials taught children “how to be a good friend, a good human.”
Gore rushed to share the news with the hard-liners who had encouraged her to run for the seat. She expected them to be as relieved and excited as she had been. But she said they were indifferent, even dismissive, because “it didn’t fit the narrative that they were trying to push.” …
So she actually did her homework like a responsible, functional adult, shared the good news of her findings, and in response, her constituency turned their backs.
“I have an ignorant, fearful, bitter narrative, and I’m sticking to it. In Jayzus name.”
“AMEN!”
They disregard the few intelligent people among their own, with annoyance and probably even suspicion. What a fucking nightmare of a people.
These people have nothing to offer the world other than misery, they will not heal nor leave others in peace. And they will not go away on their own, like a herpes or hepatitis virus. Even after so many of their own anti-vaxx anti-mask own died, still the urgency of reason and civility took no root.
How can a society deal with this? How can the political power of their stubborn, weaponized ignorance be diluted?