WakeCARES

This post is addressed to the thousands of people who are venting their anger regarding Judge Manning's decision at WakeCARES.

Dear WakeCARES critics,

First, I'd like to let you know that you make me want to puke.

Second, I'd like to correct you on a few of the accusations you make:

1. You characterize people in WakeCARES and a pampered and affluent bunch of spoiled parents who just want things their way and don't care about other people.
   Fact: I know people in WakeCARES. They do not live in hoity-toity Preston mansions, they live in basic Apex homes. If you want to vent your anger at rich people, then start tracking down the FOWC'ers (Friends of Wake County) and yell at them. These are the developer-funded people who cajoled us into spending $1M on schools so that they could keep increasing their wealth through land development. Unless you know the WakeCARES people, your assertions about their affluence and intent have no basis in fact, and I suspect you don't have many facts at all regarding what has led us to the current schools debacle.
2. I know at least one WakeCARES member whose children have not even reached elementary school yet. These people are fighting for what's right, not for their self-serving need. The fact that they have persevered despite the onslaught of ill-informed rhetoric from people like you tells me on which side the true character lies.
3. You are being manipulated and you don't even know it. By taking an arrogant stance of 'No Plan B' the BoE cemented our fate. In fact, the BoE has a longstanding and documented record of pro-MYR policy-making, so the genesis of this problem goes back years [read: before WakeCARES was formed]. By venting focusing your anger on WakeCARES, you are absolving the BoE of any responsibility.
4. Use your brain before you speak. The judge has ruled that MYR is ILLEGAL. WakeCARES didn't make it illegal, the BoE did. Your WakeCARES attacks are the equivalent of stating that you want the BoE to break the law, making you a co-conspirator.

Stop acting like sheep who are just glad they weren't the ones who go sheared or slaughtered this time around -- your time could come next. The BoE has already demonstrated that they are incapable of responsibly using the power they have... Don't act like you support giving them the additional power of amnesty above the law.