Republicans everywhere are insisting that liberal school boards are brainwashing our children with Critical Race Theory.
This is a lie. Many of them know this. But it wins them elections.
When truth & power are at cross purposes, the GOP will choose power.
This is a lie. Many of them know this. But it wins them elections.
When truth & power are at cross purposes, the GOP will choose power.
A report was released yesterday where the 1/6 insurrectionists insisted they were “force fed” CRT in jail. (My gut reaction featured many intemperate words.)
“CRT indoctrination” was never a grievance that could be a legitimately addressed. It was always a political dog whistle.
“CRT indoctrination” was never a grievance that could be a legitimately addressed. It was always a political dog whistle.
You can’t tell Democrats to “Stop forcing Critical Race Theory on us” when Democrats were never doing that in the first place.
But politics is far less about what is really happening than what people BELIEVE is happening.
The grievance, not the resolution, was always the goal.
But politics is far less about what is really happening than what people BELIEVE is happening.
The grievance, not the resolution, was always the goal.
The GOP base is motivated by their fear of indoctrination about CRT and caravans crossing the border and rioting & looting in the suburbs and YES, THESE ARE ALL ABOUT RACE.
They didn’t even care much about COVID-19 until they were told it was a bioweapon developed by China.
They didn’t even care much about COVID-19 until they were told it was a bioweapon developed by China.
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