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    1. Conor Friedersdorf‏Verified account @conor64 Mar 22

      In email correspondence a few people have asked me: do the public school parents who request anonymity when making widely held, inoffensive critiques of school protocol or curriculum really need it? Are they just being cowards or overstating the consequences of speaking out? 1/x

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    2. Conor Friedersdorf‏Verified account @conor64 Mar 22

      The answer is complicated. I do think people need to be more forthright in opposing ideas they believe to be bad for the world. As @kmele puts it, "Be brave, call bullshit." No one is asking you to storm the beach at Normandy. But this is a self-governing republic. 2/x

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      Conor Friedersdorf‏Verified account @conor64 Mar 22

      At the same time, I think a lot of people underestimate the pressure that ideological bullies are putting on fellow citizens. I can't blame people with kids who fear the loss of their livelihoods. And its deeply embedded in human nature to fear stigma and shunning. 3/x

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        2. Conor Friedersdorf‏Verified account @conor64 Mar 22

          What might surprise people who aren't paying close attention? Here's an example from Evanston: an anonymous Instragram account that describes itself as "examines issues of race and equity and builds community," which is not quite how I would put it 4/x

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        3. Conor Friedersdorf‏Verified account @conor64 Mar 22

          Say you're an Evanston District 65 parent who wants to reopen K through 8 public schools.pic.twitter.com/SGCZQk2aan

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        4. Conor Friedersdorf‏Verified account @conor64 Mar 22

          More than anti-racist I'd call this Instagram site neo-Puritan... and can you really disagree?pic.twitter.com/dz7QSVCSly

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        5. Conor Friedersdorf‏Verified account @conor64 Mar 22

          I won't post an image of this next one because it's just a post anonymously labeling someone a white supremacist: https://www.instagram.com/p/CMnMHC-Bkbl/ 

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        6. Conor Friedersdorf‏Verified account @conor64 Mar 22

          Now, this account is small. 416 followers. But a k through 8 school district is a small community. And Evanston parents who hadn't talked to one another told me they feel anxious about being smeared anonymously as a white supremacist if they advocate for, say, reopening schools

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        7. Conor Friedersdorf‏Verified account @conor64 Mar 22

          Anonymous, ideologically driven smear campaigns are hardly new, but social media does add a new dynamic to them. I understand how and why they silence some people. I also think "be brave, call bullshit" is the only way to sap their pernicious power.

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        8. Conor Friedersdorf‏Verified account @conor64 Mar 22

          Anyway, if you ever wonder why public school parents expressing innocuous positions will only do so if given anonymity, this is an example of a reason.

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        1. Eric Owens‏Verified account @ericowensdc Mar 22
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          I think the issues are simpler and more basic. People gotta get their kids into high schools, and into colleges. And teachers and principals can really harm dreams. It's a very delicate dance.

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        2. Max‏ @aoxamaxoa Mar 22
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          “Loss of their livelihoods”? I understand that there are a number of journalists/media people that have lost their jobs due to their views or writings but where is the evidence that this is a thing that actually happens to average people in other sectors?

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        3. HafeedAleppo‏ @HafeedAleppo Mar 22
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          Does it get more average than a janitor at Smith College? It happens to all manner of normal people.

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