I think this is the best place for this story. This is a bit of a long story but it happened last night and thought I would share.
Last night, MrsCCU, myself and some friends attended a group meeting of Drinking Liberally. My wife and her friend have gone to 1 other event and said it was lowkey but there are 1 or 2 loud members who, " make Bernie look like a Republican." Last night was my first (and last) time attending.
Let's go back a few days - on Tuesday there was a School Board meeting about a group of pro mask people tried to ask why all other safety precautions, not including masks, were removed. They weren't successful and it sounds like it's mainly due to 1 disruptive anti-masker Karen who was coughing on people, yelling at people and screaming at the children present that "their parents are killing them," as well as using time to present her "evidence" that wearing a mask for 5 minute produces dangerous levels of Carbon Monoxide and you'll die.
After that shit storm of a meeting, a Republican board member reached out to this group to apologize and said he wants to hear their concerns. They invited the man to last nights meeting.
So at the meeting, he gives his background and explains to the group why their concerns aren't being heard. TL/DR - they're disorganized and don't understand how the School Board and School District work. Having said all that, he said he was for masks.
The karens (mostly 2 women) started badgering him about 2 different questions which he tried to explain several times until he finally told them he won't answer any questions while being attacked and their tones were unacceptable. The two questions:
1. What can we do to get rid of the Superintendent (meanwhile this is the guy that for the past decade has taken our school district from the middle of the pack to the #1 district in SC.)
2. Will he appoint or request a special commission to speak with local experts/leaders and mandate masks be worn in school.
The 2nd question was asked 5x, 5 different ways and each time he said he can't promise that. That didn't go over well..at all. It's at this time that I finally spoke up and mentioned that this guy isn't going to promise something that's extremely difficult to deliver on and that he's already stated that he's having background conversations concerning COVID safety and protocols. This is where I got my first "boo". The 2nd was while asking a question, Karen #2 interrupted me, prompting me to say, " I'm speaking, don't interrupt. Don't be rude." This came with a scoff, an eat shit grin and then her looking at her husband who did nothing.
Next up, my buddy Will. He's a bigger asshole than I am. He asked the very simple question, " You, the board, the district, administrators are getting's 1000s of emails and calls but do you guys understand what this group wants?" The board member said no. That pissed off the group, to which prompted both us to say that there is zero organization, zero understanding of how this works and that's part of the problem. After getting a thank you from the board member, we can sense that "Drinking Liberally" doesn't really want outside thinkers. I even suggested that I would act as a lobbyist/liaison for the group and that was shot down.
In the end, I thanked the guy for stepping up and went home. My wife tells me that the facebook group is bitching about my buddy and I b/c we "mainsplained" something that Karen #2 agreed she didn't understand.
Not that I would go back, but i'm quite certain i'm not welcomed back at that bullshit group which is basically dominated by 2 Karens.
