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That’s my view from the ground here in Fairfax as well. I hope I’m wrong- that would be absolutely insane. People are pretty pissed at the teachers union and the schools being closed in Fairfax indefinitely though and are beginning to realize a school board full of dems and unions may not be such a good thing- so maybe some on the fence / lean dem voters flip. We are in the bluest area of Fairfax County and my son is president of the newly launched young republicans at the public high school and they have 18 members. More membership than the young democrats. Last year there wasn’t a young republicans. Many Of these young republicans are minorities -the school is Title IX and is 45 percent hispanic, 30 percent Asian. 18 percent white and 7 percent black . There is an awakening under President Trump and Covid also has caused an awakening as to tyranny. Teenagers for the most part think it’s insane. They think it’s completely fabricated. They are having a debate about abortion, Covid response, gun control and race Monday. In a government school that is lovingly called by the students the ghetto school of fairfax county. This school that pushes the 1619 project and LGBTQ issues and gun control walkouts and safe spaces on them 24/7. These kids aren’t buying into it and think it’s BS. The overdone attempts at indoctrination by authority that has turned them into sceptics! I know the parents of some of these kids who have joined the young republicans - or Trumplicans- and they are liberal. It’s pretty awesome! I’m sure they have no idea that their kids are in the club!
kids and their parents are liberal....

That's good news. When I was a kid what I wanted was a great big car. I think my first car got about 12 mpg, maybe less. I can't believe kids would buy into the ride the bus, save the world BS.

I think you are right that the indoctrinators have overplayed their hand and are no long believable.

Here in CA we are actually following this Fairfax thing closely. I’m heavily involved in CA school reopening efforts.

Fairfax county is appalling—worse than even what LA Unified is doing.

What is Fairfax county thinking? Those parents care about education more than anyone in the US. I was really surprised to see that. Are your teachers’ unions even stronger than those in CA?

Time for parents in VA and CA to wake up. I almost moved to VA in 2010—Great Falls—VA made a huge mistake with that last governor. Time for a reset.

And you are right about teens and young people—especially young men of which I have 3—they know indoctrination when they see it and resist it.