Contradictions - by Michael Smith - Unlicensed Punditry

Progressivism and its contradictions have found a home in the Democrat Party. That's why the Democrats can't find a way out. - Michael Smith

In 2019, I joined with a group of parents in Park City to oppose the implementation of an "anti-bullying" program at a local elementary school – even though all three of my kids had long graduated from the school system and matriculated to university. 

• On the surface, the program seemed well-intentioned, but it was part of a broader initiative by the Human Rights Campaign to inject LGBTQ ideology into elementary schools under the guise of combating bullying. 

The curriculum raised concerns among parents - conservative and progressive alike - who saw it as less about protecting kids and more about promoting a specific social agenda to young, impressionable students who were essentially captives of the classroom.
The resistance we mounted wasn’t without backlash...