This is what has been tormenting me the last 24 hours. I don’t see any possibility of a peaceful resolution to the current climate. And I don’t see how civility can possibly win the day. My wife even noticed and mentioned it, I’m verging on full blown depression. Doing all I can to keep it together.
We also had a very serious discussion about moving to the coast. The Oklahoma Superintendent sent a message to parents that Kirk was a hero and to report any teacher who is found to have said anything remotely negative for immediate decertification. My wife is a counselor at a majority Black/Hispanic school and said everyone is on eggshells. The kids know what happened and have opinions, how do you help them without risking losing your career?
I can’t raise my kids here, I never thought the death of a hateful asshole would be the tip of the scale but I think we’re there. The governor is also going to war with our Black democrat mayor over homelessness and for some weird reason the responsibilities of the state highway patrol. It’s only going to get worse.