Ben Piggot
@benpiggot.bsky.social
Arsenal. Some politics and a bunch of other random interesting stuff. And now I have a substack (and you should read it!)
https://theworldasitis.substack.com/
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I think it just depends on your level of engagement with schools, maybe the nature of the school itself. I didn’t have too many issues myself after the summer of 2021 personally
November 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I think it just depends on your level of engagement with schools, maybe the nature of the school itself. I didn’t have too many issues myself after the summer of 2021 personally
well, I don't this was very visible to me bc I've never volunteered at a school and my kids didn't really do extracurricular at the time either (were in 2nd and 7th grade).
In that sense, I think my experience as a parent was quite typical.
In that sense, I think my experience as a parent was quite typical.
November 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
well, I don't this was very visible to me bc I've never volunteered at a school and my kids didn't really do extracurricular at the time either (were in 2nd and 7th grade).
In that sense, I think my experience as a parent was quite typical.
In that sense, I think my experience as a parent was quite typical.
the other thing I will say about this from personal knowledge - the backlash such as it existed was driven by highly-engaged, affluent parents. Working class families were always more cautious, less favorable to re-opening (I can tell you reasons why if interested)
November 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
the other thing I will say about this from personal knowledge - the backlash such as it existed was driven by highly-engaged, affluent parents. Working class families were always more cautious, less favorable to re-opening (I can tell you reasons why if interested)
Masks were still required(-ish), but otherwise were open normally. At the time I had a child in both Seattle and Highline School districts
November 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Masks were still required(-ish), but otherwise were open normally. At the time I had a child in both Seattle and Highline School districts
not in Seattle area at least
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
not in Seattle area at least
I personally was in favor of re-opening as was my wife (an educator). And we sent our kids back.
Honestly, the affluent/"elitist" class were much more in favor than working class parents.
The discourse on this is totally wrong.
Honestly, the affluent/"elitist" class were much more in favor than working class parents.
The discourse on this is totally wrong.
November 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I personally was in favor of re-opening as was my wife (an educator). And we sent our kids back.
Honestly, the affluent/"elitist" class were much more in favor than working class parents.
The discourse on this is totally wrong.
Honestly, the affluent/"elitist" class were much more in favor than working class parents.
The discourse on this is totally wrong.
yeah I've been saying this for years. I've seen private polling school districts did on this from early 2021. The public was opposed to re-opening.
A majority parents kept their kids home even after there was partial in-person from March on.
This was not some populist groundswell.
A majority parents kept their kids home even after there was partial in-person from March on.
This was not some populist groundswell.
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
yeah I've been saying this for years. I've seen private polling school districts did on this from early 2021. The public was opposed to re-opening.
A majority parents kept their kids home even after there was partial in-person from March on.
This was not some populist groundswell.
A majority parents kept their kids home even after there was partial in-person from March on.
This was not some populist groundswell.
could do with Trump's US too
November 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
could do with Trump's US too
And he should be impeached for it. I understand and largely agree with your argument. But you would not make an argument like this for another president.
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
And he should be impeached for it. I understand and largely agree with your argument. But you would not make an argument like this for another president.
they aren't going to get 1/3 of the vote in the next election
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
they aren't going to get 1/3 of the vote in the next election
They are basically trying to govern for a set of voters that don't exist outside a few weird intellectuals. Like it is one thing to moderate and make compromises, but they have wholesale adopted idiosyncratic center-right views that no real voting constituency has.
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
They are basically trying to govern for a set of voters that don't exist outside a few weird intellectuals. Like it is one thing to moderate and make compromises, but they have wholesale adopted idiosyncratic center-right views that no real voting constituency has.
They aren't bad enough to make the government have 10% favorable ratings.
The other big problem is they have pursued policies unpopular policies with their voters on topics like trans rights and immigration that don't win right-leaning voters either. So everyone hates them.
The other big problem is they have pursued policies unpopular policies with their voters on topics like trans rights and immigration that don't win right-leaning voters either. So everyone hates them.
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
They aren't bad enough to make the government have 10% favorable ratings.
The other big problem is they have pursued policies unpopular policies with their voters on topics like trans rights and immigration that don't win right-leaning voters either. So everyone hates them.
The other big problem is they have pursued policies unpopular policies with their voters on topics like trans rights and immigration that don't win right-leaning voters either. So everyone hates them.