So, yesterday was a bit of a disaster, locally, though we intend to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and come back swinging. 2016 should be a good year, or, if not, it should spell the end of the Republic.
But things were not bad everywhere, and one election in particular gives reason to hope for the future. A few years ago, faraway Jefferson County, Colorado, made the mistake of electing several right wingers to the school board. It can happen, since these people often operate under the radar, and don’t show their true colors until they get elected. Also, people don’t really pay attention to local elections, as we Democrats in Groton learned to our sorrow yesterday.
Anyway, the right wing school board in Jefferson County proceeded to try to turn the high school AP history course into a sham, teaching fantasy history instead of real history. The result gives hope for the future. The students refused to be propagandized. The teachers and parents joined in their protests, and yesterday the entire board was recalled, and replaced with sane people. The vote was by a huge margin (64-36) and came despite (or one would wish, because of) tons of Koch Brother’s money being spent to support the forces of darkness. So, the folks in Jefferson County did themselves proud. It is greatly to be hoped that they are not outliers, and that the rest of the country (the ignorant Southland, of course, excepted) will be ready to follow their lead.
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