Raleighwood, NC: Fighting Resegregation

Resources for Fighting Resegregation & the Resegregationist 5

I'm developing some resources here related to the Wake County School Board and the Resegregationist 5 that I will feature in the Resources for Fighting Resegregation category and, for the moment, in the navigation bar at the top of the page.

Currently they consist of three core news sources for keeping up with School Board developments:

N&O WakeEd Blog: T. Keung Hui

IndyWeek: Bob Geary

NC Policy Watch: Chris Fitzsimon & Rob Schofield

I Can't Give This Fight Up, I Rank Too Highly on Google for Terms Related to Resegregation and Resegregationists!

As you can see from the previous two posts, your boy's been under some stress lately that's actually unrelated to this campaign, though it may appear otherwise:

The Resegregationist 5: I May Stand Down

At the end of the day, I recognize that a full rebranding campaign is no small matter and should not be conducted lightly. However, I just discovered I rank quite highly on Google for some pretty nice keywords:

Google: resegregationist

Google: resegregationists

And that's just the beginning of a web game I know how to play.

So I'm definitely going to be working on this at some level, just not necessarily at the level that true rebranding requires.

Watch and learn what I can do in spare moments without dropping the ball on my other projects and then tell me how you like me! These fools are in through 2013 and they're going to trip on what I can do on the side.  It'll be even funnier if I leave Raleigh and show how they can be touched from a distance.

Note: I don't have any time for dialogue with resegregationist school board members on this. I'll just watch your actions, rather than exchange emails, and respond accordingly.

And, if you don't like it, you can thank Ann Arkey for the inspiration!

Update: If the board members want dialogue, they should talk to the members of the community who have been politely attending their meetings like the Coalition Of Concerned Citizens For African American Children and local chapters of the NAACP.  And I don't just mean pretending to listen and doing what they want to do anyway.  I mean democratic dialogue without hidden agendas.

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The Resegregationist 5: I May Stand Down

I'm facing a lot of challenges right now with unrelated but more pressing concerns and, though I feel like the rebranding process would be a powerful tool against The Resegregationist 5, I have to focus on my own needs rather than the needs of others whom I don't know.  I wish I was walking away from a struggle that had a chance of winning but this situation is part of a larger movement by conservative forces that I think will win in the end as they retake America.

I don't feel the need to apologize to anybody but the poor kids I'm letting down since it's the people who know them and the political forces who support them that let them down in the first place.  Sorry kids.  Your supporters dropped the ball and there's no picking it back up.

I don't know any of these people and they don't want my help unless it's on their own limited terms.  And that's not what I'm here for.

Best of luck.  Remember me when the Resegregationists have their way.

PS - I really hope diversity activists prove me wrong.  I really do.

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Resegregationist 5 Category

Resegregationist 5 Campaign: Delay of Game, See You Soon

Looks like I won't be back on this project till Wednesday sometime soon.

Plus, one of the 5 is attempting dialogue so that will add to my workload. But, if they want to talk, I'll talk.

Till then be sure to check out some great work by Bob Geary:
Diversity takes a backseat in Wake schools: Rich kid, poor kid

Update: Man, I'm busy.  Good thing the problem children are here till 2013.  Lots of time to wreak havoc and spread chaos!  Actually, that's not such a good thing but that's the reality we face.  Till soon.

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RE: Comments on News & Disturber Blog Post About Resegregationist 5 Campaign

My evaluation of week one of the campaign against The Resegregationist 5 is still in progress and might have to wait till Monday.

However, I had a friend tell me it must be hard to read through all the comments at the News & Disturber blog post that references the campaign against The Resegregationist 5.

As I told him, I don't read those comments because those people already know what they're going to say before they read anything and what I'm doing is obviously not about a democratic dialogue. The Resegregationist 5 took that off the table by refusing to work in good faith with their opposition and a head fake by Debra Goldman doesn't change anything as long as she's against diversity.

Anyone who supports ending the current diversity policies in the Wake County School System is supporting policies that will inevitably result in damage to poor kids. Therefore, whether you are unable or unwilling to recognize that fact or have safely bundled it up in some neat little rhetorical package, you are an enemy of the poor and therefore my enemy because I stand with the poor.

But, since my friend asked, I decided to take a look and see if they went beyond the expected:

A) "This guy's a nutkase and hez really scaree and sumthing should be dun! Let's form a posse!"

B) "This is not helpful.  He should be begging and pleading like the rest of us in the loyal opposition while the Resegregationist 5 stifle their chuckles behind their fat white fists!"

I read about three and moved on. People are posting links to an online photo and implying whatever so that does introduce the possibility that folks are posting veiled threats.

I personally intend to clarify my work in the future so that it doesn't look quite so threatening in a physical sense because that's not what I do. I have other things in mind which I shall make clear in my upcoming analysis.

At this point, I see two potentially negative consequences that I would not enjoy exploiting but am certainly prepared to exploit.

Legal attacks:
I've been in the media for a long time and have an even longer history as an artist. I'm making some mistakes in my messaging based on the response of people I trust but I'm trying to correct those and make it clear that this is an editorial/artistic venture that simply has real world consequences. I say real world because people imagine that they can't be destroyed by art!

In any case, any legal action against me will make it much easier to turn this into national news. In the absence of such foolishness, taking this fight to a level that gains national media attention is going to be a much more difficult process.

Physical attacks:
That would suck if you take me by surprise or confront me with a weapon or group of thugs or have your cop friends do your dirty work. If I am convinced you're a cop, you'll temporarily have the upper hand until I see you in court and you'll then get to enjoy national media attention while you're home on leave.

If I'm not convinced, I'll give it all I got and, if I figure out who you are, you're done. If I can take you in the moment, you're done.

Just want to make it clear that I will exploit all attacks via the media and I am committed to hardcore self-defense if it comes to that.

And isn't that what freedom's all about?

ROFLMAO!!!

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The Resegregationist 5 Campaign: 1st Week Evaluation in Process

In the next day or so I want to break down what's happened over the last week, talk about what worked and what didn't and then clarify where things are going given what I've learned.

For the moment, I'll say it was a rich, action packed week in which I successfully began the process of rebranding the Wake County School Board members attempting to undo diversity with a so-called "Neighborhood Schools" agenda as "The Resegregationist 5" and that's definitely going to be an important focus moving forward.

However, I "jumped the shark" a bit along the way, made some missteps and have to clear those up.  No apologies will be forthcoming since my opponents have shown themselves unwilling to engage in democratic processes or to bargain in good faith.

They've got their dirty tricks.  I've got mine.  The experiments will continue!

Nevertheless, though I have been and will continue to use psychological probes to evaluate my opponents, I have communicated a more threatening message than I intended which has the potential to undermine my work, though it's hard to feel too bad about upsetting people whose actions will be so damaging to so many poor kids.

So, back soon with more behind the scenes analysis in preparation for week two of The Resegregationist 5 campaign.

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N&O Covers Resegregationist 5 Campaign w/Some Inadvertent Disinformation

N&O blogger T. Keung Hui writes about the Resegregationist 5: Wanted for Crimes Against Wake County School Children campaign but inadvertently, I hope, uses a classic disinformation technique of the juxtaposition of unrelated facts in a manner that might discredit me (at least among those who aren't already totally appalled, lol!).

After discussing my post on Monday and an interchange with a blogger who couldn't be bothered to read the whole post, he states:

"Regardless, tensions are definitely higher at school board meetings now. Even though the crowd was smaller, more security was present on Tuesday. A sign at the public comment signup table told people to show proper behavior during the meeting."

"After the meeting ended, security escorted the board members to their cars."

Now, having discussed such things with reporters before, my best guess is that he'll say the term "regardless" separates the two which technically it does. However, the average reader won't necessarily process such details but only note the narrative flow: Monday Clyde did this, Tuesday security was heightened.

I don't think he intended to create that opportunity for misinterpretation but that's one of the problems with journalism as a practice, a reliance on stylebooks and professional practices that are increasingly disconnected from the readers themselves.

You can simply ask whoever called for increased security what was up and why they made that move.  That should confirm my statements in a responsible, journalistic manner and possibly even avoid stirring up the real nutcases that already seem to be crawling out of the woodwork in response to my project.

Besides, if I was planning violence, I wouldn't have a blog and you would never hear my name.  Instead, I've decided to make each stage of this campaign public so I will be posting about whatever I do.  Think open source brand destruction rather than nutcase telegraphing his every move. Lol!

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The Resegregationist 5 Inspire the Relaunch of Brand Destruction Research

What does an angry old man with a PhD, a history of involvement in arts and activism, an obsession with blogging for justice and an incredibly deep-seated rage do to feel good about the world?

Actually, I can think of a lot of things but, right now, I feel inspired to relaunch Brand Destruction Research with a focus on the total brand destruction campaign now in motion against the Resegregationist 5.

I relaunch with two operating principles:

Destroy only brands that represent evil [note: google has shown us there's quite a bit of wiggle room here but it's a place to start].

Use only legal means and operate as publicly as possible [note: think open source brand destruction and tactical crowdsourcing].

To keep things real, I've gotta thank the Resegregationist 5, scumbags that they are, for their inspiration to follow what may well be my true calling. Stay tuned and watch me make these guys way more famous than they ever hoped to be!

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School Board Member Debra Goldman Doesn't Support "Ramming the Changes" Through

Debra Goldman seems to have thrown Ron Margiotta for a loop by not voting in absolute lockstep with the rest of The Resegregationist 5:

Says Commandant Margiotta: "She's going to go where she wants to go. But you ask yourself, 'Where next?'"

That's cool and implies something less than total fascist mind control on the part of those who hate poor kids but she still says she's against diversity so she will remain a target of Raleighwood, NC's Wanted for Crimes Against Wake County School Children campaign.

Coming soon: DIY Tools for Brand Destruction featuring The Resegregationist 5!

Anaylytical Update: I've been thinking about Goldman's move and I'm sure some will take heart in her potential for change.  But there are certain things one should keep in mind:

A) Given the nature of this board's actions up to now and Goldman's repeated claims that her actions discussed in the above N&O article accomplish the same things the other Resegregationists want, but on a different timetable, it is possible that this whole scenario is staged to throw off the opposition and also gauge the response to such a move.

B) If Goldman honestly feels that "ramming" changes down the throats of the opposition is a bad move, the next time a measure is introduced without allowing the opposition to see it followed by a forced vote, Goldman will express her disagreement with that move.

[This is what smart reporters would be asking her about right now.  Are there any on this story at the N&O or are they simply going down their checklist of things required for "balanced" reportage?]

C) At the end of the day, this appears to be a short-term tactical disagreement between members of The Resegregationist 5, rather than a disagreement over long-term goals.  Perhaps Goldman just doesn't want the rather obvious label of "sock puppet" and good for her!  Ruining the lives of children can be accomplished much more effectively if one maintains the image of an independent brand.

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Democrats Are Failing Due to Their Own Incompetence in Political Battle

Once the opposition shows clearly that they will not bargain in good faith, continuing to be polite and propose bipartisan solutions is the path of the loser.

From the struggles surrounding the Wake County School Board to the recent debacle in Massachusetts, Democrats are showing that they are not fit to govern because they cannot counter the tactics of the Republican Party which are quite obvious and easy to evaluate if one is wiling to do so.

Though I often support Democrats, that's a tactical decision because I feel life is generally better for more people when they're in office.

But I guess some people would rather hold on to bourgeois values than actually care for the weak and defenseless in an effective manner.  "What about the children?"  It's a funny line on the Simpsons.  It's an incredible tragedy in real life.

The loyal opposition is currently getting what they deserve for setting themselves up for failure but all of us pay the price when justice is denied.

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