Both backwards as usual
Spokane doesn't pop up in the big political websites often. This article at TheIsraelist is a rare exception.

The incident was a conflict between a "progressive" school and a "conservative" Christian preacher. The school was doing one of those idiotic Drag Story Hour things, and the preacher tried to get into the school and pray.

I don't doubt that the incident occurred, because most elements of the story seem correct; but it didn't make a splash here. I didn't hear anything about it from real people, or through comments on the Spokane News FB page. Presumably the Rush-branded radio talkers were discussing it, but I turned them off 10 years ago.

Elements that seem correct:

1. The city persecutor went after the preacher hard. This is standard procedure. The city government is pure Satan, pure NYC. The persecutor tries to overturn all parts of Natural Law. Professional criminals are good, normal humans are bad.

2. The county judge dismissed the case immediately and slapped down the persecutor. Again standard. The judges here are remarkably sane and rational. I've seen it in the news, and verified it in my three jury experiences.

Element that seems dubious: I strongly suspect the preacher was not just praying. Ordinary cops are pretty careful, and they don't get involved unless someone is seriously disruptive.

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Bigger point: The "progressive" school and the "conservative" opponents are pushing in the wrong direction as always, defeating their own ends by using a Shared Lie instead of truth.

When kids see a topic presented IN SCHOOL WITH OFFICIAL APPROVAL, it becomes dull and aversive. It loses fascination. The quickest way to stop an adolescent fashion is to turn it into required classroom material.

So the "progressive" school is lowering interest in its current favorite topic, and the "conservative" preacher is making the topic COOOOL and fascinating.

Labels: Emersonian justice, Shared Lie

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