Thread by @wokal_distance

This is not a fair comment. Myself, @NeilShenvi @HPluckrose and @ConceptualJames have all explained how CRT is related to both Marxism and postnodernism, and we have quoted the theorists and academic literature in explaing this...

https://twitter.com/scott_m_coley/status/1345884494163832833

Critical Race Theory (CRT) is related to marxism because CRT uses a neo-marxist approach called "Critical Theory" when it analyzes the relationship between race and the law.

@ConceptualJames explains How Critical Theory is related to Marxism Here:
newdiscourses.com/tftw-critical-…

There is information about how CRT is related to marxism from @NeilShenvi here:

https://twitter.com/NeilShenvi/status/1335724689549910025?s=19

Here is an excerpt from the book "Words That Wound" which was co-written by three of the founders of CRT: Mari Matsuda, Richard Delgado, and Kimberlee Crenshaw. That book explicitly states that CRT uses marxism, Critical Theory, and Postmodernism.

Here is a link to the thread I did where I explain the relationship between CRT and Postmodernism amd where I quote that book and a host of other literature:

https://twitter.com/wokal_distance/status/1343196979636162560?s=20

Here is a link to "A Pincipled Opposition to Critical Race Theory" which is an excerpt from Cynical Theories which @HPluckrose wrote with @ConceptualJames

newdiscourses.com/2020/06/princi…

It's wrong to say that those opposed to CRT cannot show the connection between CRT and Marxism. As you can see, several of us have brought receipts amd shown how the relstionship works by quoting many of the CRT founders.

Honest disagreement requires honest understsnding...

Of what the disagreement is. I think @ConceptualJames @HPluckrose @NeilShenvi and myself have done a fair job of being honest and clear about where we disagree with CRT.

I'm not convinced our opponents have shown the same concern for accuracy with respect to our arguments

/fin

/PS

How did I forget this???

@ConceptualJames did a VERY thorough and clear explanation of the relationship between Marxism and Wokeness for New Discourses. It's the best article I've read which focuses on exactly that point. That piece is here:

newdiscourses.com/2020/07/comple…