# Selective Magnet School in Virginia moving towards a lottery system

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**Created:** [October 6, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selective-magnet-school-in-virginia-moving-towards-a-lottery-system/922347 "2020-10-06T15:59:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![ZosterSandstorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e0b2c6/32.png) [@ZosterSandstorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZosterSandstorm)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selective-magnet-school-in-virginia-moving-towards-a-lottery-system/922347/641 "2020-12-18T16:40:56Z")

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> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> Make allowances for the possibility that those that disagree with you are doing so from a position of principle and a desire for justice, even if they reach different conclusions from yours.

I recall another recent incident in Virginia where we were told to look at a conflict between “people advocating racism” and “people opposed to racism” and instructed to believe that there were “very fine people on both sides.” No thanks.

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