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Kindness and Bulldozers: A Love Story by David C. Bills

“Kindness that is received in an unexpected or seemingly random way can be very uplifting.”
... David C. Bills, West Genesee High School Superintendent
Source

So touching, right?
A gentle reminder from the Superintendent to smile more, wave at neighbors, maybe pick up a dropped pencil in the hallway.
The problem is ... while he’s busy writing about kindness, the rest of us are busy wiping construction dust off our porches and pretending our neighborhood didn’t just get bulldozed in the name of “community improvement.”

Because nothing says kindness quite like a 2 months of noise, dust, lights, and dozers… followed by a tidy CYA letter explaining how none of it is really his fault.

When “Community” Means “Just Trust Us”

It’s a fascinating definition of community engagement:
send out a carefully-worded note that could not even manage empathy (like at ALL), and zero accountability.

A masterclass in performative kindness, signed ... of course ... by Dr. David C. Bills himself.
Meanwhile, Ken Coon and Mike Walker are somewhere polishing their awards.

It’s not that kindness is bad. It’s that he uses it as marketing for power moves.
You can’t flatten the neighborhood spirit with one hand and write inspirational blog posts with the other.
You can’t hold “Kindness Week” while treating your own residents like background noise.

Well… apparently you can. But the rest of us call that hypocrisy with a smile.

Maybe Next Time: “Kindness and Accountability Week”?

If the district wants to teach kindness, great. Start with listening.
Start with honesty.
Start with actually calling the people whose homes you impacted instead of issuing sanitized newsletters and damage-control letters.

Because right now, every “Kindness Counts” poster at West Genesee High School feels like it should have an asterisk:

Kindness applies everywhere except Clark Ln.

Fuck you David C. Bills... just fuck you... is that kind enough for you ? Hypocrite....