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What is critical race theory, and why do Republicans want to ban it in schools?
WaPo piece that’s a brief primer to the growing Republican passion to ban teaching or curricula related to “critical race theory”.
Of course, they spin it as an important movement against “divisiveness”, “Marxism” and feelings “white guilt”.
And they are making active efforts to brand the term “critical race theory” as essentially evil, wicked, crazy, etc.
Now…it seems to me this is merely yet another example of Republicans striving to inventing “problems” they can posture/claim to care about. To inflame misdirected, misinformed, and ultimately misguided passion amongst Trumpublican sheeple. For the purpose of gasping for political power.
Rather than caring to understand or address actual problems.
I mean, is it really wrong to explore the issue of systemic racism? To try and understand our collective history honestly? Even if to do so is uncomfortable? In order to live collectively better and more honorably? Is this the true thrust of critical race theory?
I’m sure some of those academics exploring and writing actual critical race theory make mistakes and/or are mistaken. But I’m pretty sure this rising Republican passion to ban teaching/curricula is an intentional effort not as an honest corrective but as an intentional self-serving mischaracterization.
Yes, this could go under the Republican debacle thread or the fascism one. But maybe a somewhat more specific thread is warranted on this…?
WaPo piece that’s a brief primer to the growing Republican passion to ban teaching or curricula related to “critical race theory”.
Of course, they spin it as an important movement against “divisiveness”, “Marxism” and feelings “white guilt”.
And they are making active efforts to brand the term “critical race theory” as essentially evil, wicked, crazy, etc.
Now…it seems to me this is merely yet another example of Republicans striving to inventing “problems” they can posture/claim to care about. To inflame misdirected, misinformed, and ultimately misguided passion amongst Trumpublican sheeple. For the purpose of gasping for political power.
Rather than caring to understand or address actual problems.
I mean, is it really wrong to explore the issue of systemic racism? To try and understand our collective history honestly? Even if to do so is uncomfortable? In order to live collectively better and more honorably? Is this the true thrust of critical race theory?
I’m sure some of those academics exploring and writing actual critical race theory make mistakes and/or are mistaken. But I’m pretty sure this rising Republican passion to ban teaching/curricula is an intentional effort not as an honest corrective but as an intentional self-serving mischaracterization.
Yes, this could go under the Republican debacle thread or the fascism one. But maybe a somewhat more specific thread is warranted on this…?