Honestly, what were we expecting when we pulled in a charter school exec from Florida to run our education department? Her work history couldn't be any less aligned with Vermont's core values.

I don't necessarily disagree with this take, except when it's used by certain progressives to suggest that it's okay to leave some groups of people (i.e. trans people) out in the cold. Ideological purity shouldn't be necessary for progressives, but inclusion/intersectionality should.

Same. I blame AuDHD. It's like having two different personalities that are fundamentally at odds with each other but both are absolutely necessary.