Submitted by Risquechilli t3_11db5oj in philadelphia
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ROTLA t1_ja7qa9v wrote
They’re worried that whatever place they think is reserved for them in society - however meager or uncertain - is under attack. So they’re desperately trying to become ignorant of reality again so that they can feel better and more secure. The irony is that if they embraced change, they would feel better but fighting it makes it worse.
They’re little kids stuck on a diving board.
8Draw t1_ja818bc wrote
"Harassment" in this case referring to people correctly calling out Divine & Partners choice to accept $180k of taxpayer money to rep a bigoted fringe cult.
BlackhawkinPA t1_ja7psyf wrote
The best and worst line from this article: "In January, the Republican board members wrote in a Philadelphia Inquirer opinion piece that the policy would ban Pride flags because they want to teach students “how to think, not what to think.”
ScottEATF t1_ja7x10r wrote
And then immediately contradicted themselves and said oh wait they aren't actually banned.
As if the only overarching policy is seeing what they can get away with and then dialing in back when confronted.
Risquechilli OP t1_jacfafx wrote
I really don’t understand how these people don’t see that they’re on the wrong side of this. I’ve been both intrigued and upset by this story when I first learned about it last year.
AKraiderfan t1_ja7uil6 wrote
180k a year to do exactly what?
Well written story, btw, because it contrasts it with another PR firm's relationship with a NJ school district, and how that relationship had a specific incident relationship to hire the firm, at a fraction of the price of the Central Bucks deal.
>Public relations firm Devine + Partners is no longer working for the Central Bucks School District after alleged “targeted harassment” from community members, according to the district.
This means what? People are asking about them specifically at public meetings? (hint: that's probably it, they didn't think this would get public press like it did)
a-german-muffin t1_ja8123t wrote
Devine's at least in part a crisis comms firm (it uses the euphemism "issues management"), which should tell you something about why Central Bucks contracted with them.
When you're too much of a shitshow that a crisis firm cuts ties, well...
uptown_gargoyle t1_ja7lun6 wrote
i can't wait for the netflix docuseries on this
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ROTLA t1_ja7tgoj wrote
It’s precisely because there are different ways of ‘seeing things’ that you’re getting downvoted. You can’t tell us to grow up while defending the actions of a group explicitly trying to block others’ viewpoints.
B3n222 t1_ja7lv3c wrote
Seems like adults are really concerned with what kids are taught these days. Are they really worried that voting habits are going to be shaped by posters in their high school library?