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"God, you're hot" school board member Keith Ervin not removed from school board. (www.youtube.com)

submitted 2 days ago by UnpopularCrow@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Half the school board thinks Keith deserves a third chance (that's right, not his first time making inappropriate comments to a child).

They say only he can decide if he wants to step down. They did vote in favor of censuring him. The rest of the school board members that laughed during the comment and touching of a child faced no repercussion. Some even pretended to be offended during the emergency hearing.

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[–] justastranger@sh.itjust.works 0 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It is an eye-opening experience, for sure. But the most important thing to keep in mind is "You Are Not Immune To Propaganda." There is an entire category of propaganda engineered to be seen just because it pushes people in the opposite direction. Nations like Russia deliberately support every potential "direction" of radicalization for the sole and specific purpose of fragmentation. Or, in the words of Abraham Lincoln: "A house divided against itself cannot stand."

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 0 points 9 hours ago

You're absolutely correct. I usually try to ground myself in "love not anger" type thing, but I know I'm not special and will still fall victim to propaganda. So I try to keep an open mind, and just learn while checking my bias as much as I can. It's not perfect by any means, but like a muscle that has to be exercised

The most powerful groups are united, and I'd love to see a day where that united group is simply "human". A hopeless optimist I guess