“Critical race theory” is a very specific doctrine that the Right has demonized and broadened to encompass pretty much anything liberals say about race that they don’t like.
It’s a lot like what they did with “Antifa”.
It’s a lot like what they did with “Antifa”.
In the words of Otto von Bismarck, “Politics is the art of arguing with your uncle at Thanksgiving”, so if he believes “critical race theory” encompasses the 1619 Project & rebooting SCOOBY-DOO with a black Velma then our protestations to the contrary will likely mean very little
Conservative media is most effective when they use language that frightens and alarms their audience, so when they say “Antifa” they’re usually not talking about Antifa and when they say “critical race theory” they’re usually not talking about critical race theory
America has a long history of institutional racism which very much affects our lives today. Under no circumstances do today’s Republicans want this history taught in schools. CRT is a very specific subset of this idea, but as far as the Right is concerned they’re interchangeable.
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