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‘Sometimes we need to feel all the feels’: Idaho school board member, 18, stands by vile attack on governor

April 7, 2023 | | Print Article

There is a certain militancy from Gen Z members now being elected to office, this being a generation some will argue that has been radicalized by fiery rhetoric from left-wing media figures and politicians like U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. — rhetoric based much more on feeling than facts.

It’s evident in the first Gen Z member elected to Congress, U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, D-Fla., a hard-left AOC protégé who often dehumanizes his Republican colleagues as “fascists,” and it’s evident in a young Idaho school board member who spewed vulgar hatred toward the Republican governor in his state — both have the peculiarity of including their pronouns in their Twitter profiles.

At the center of much of this hate is the targeting of children by the transgender movement, where minors are undergoing life-altering genital mutilation and other chemical alterations before they are old enough and mature enough to understand the often-permanent consequences of these decisions.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little continued a growing trend in Republican-controlled states to make it illegal to give minors puberty blockers and hormones, and Boise school board member Shiva Rajbhandari lashed out like an irrational teenager.

“F*ck you @GovernorLittle. I pray you live a long life so you can bear witness to the pain you’ve unleashed on Idaho’s children and families today. When you do die though, I’m pissing on your grave,” Rajbhandari tweeted.

Turns out, Rajbhandari is a teenager, an 18-year-old who was elected to the school board. On that note, it’s a fair argument to suggest that a community that would put him in office is deserving of whatever comes next but, make no mistake, Rajbhandari stands by his vulgarity because the tweet is still up two days after it was posted.

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In fact, he made it clear he is unapologetic, saying in a statement that his “strong language is reflective of my anger and frustration.”

“Sometimes we need to feel all the feels and say what we’re really thinking,” Rajbhandari said in a tweet that included his statement, before adding, “I remain steadfast in my love for Idaho’s trans community and in my rage at our leaders over passage of this hateful bill.”

So there you have it, sometimes you just need to feel all the feels — good Lord, what is wrong with voters in Boise?

Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story from Twitter:

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