The cognitive dissonance you describe is very powerful, and can be hard to even recognize, much less overcome.

You are not alone

Wow, this eclipse was directly on his Mars Venus conjunction

I believe this is an obscured internal reason the Moon being in good aspect to the Sun is so important in electional astrology. besides her own inherent condition and light, the dispensation of fortune and unfolding of events are also apportioned according to the Sun and Moon's relationship

You can simply reply "I was mistaken" and this will all blow over with your reputation slightly improved. Why not give it a try?

… did someone reply to me and then, after a polite exchange, block me because I described the experience of Black children in underfunded public schools? I think they did.

The kids are told where to be, what to read, what to write, what to do, when to speak, when to be quiet, when to stand, sit, walk, run. Often need permission to use the bathroom, and often denied it. This is public education in one of the largest U.S. cities.

And yet the children are given no meaningful autonomy.

You’re hereby formally and personally invited to learn and think more deeply about this.

Schools are not generally places where children have rights though. Children’s rights should extend to choosing what they learn, how, and when, with no coercion.

Its not that clear cut: many parents choose homeschooling so they can grant their children as much autonomy as possible. Most schools have a coercive, authoritarian model of education with no meaningful rights granted to students.