Thread by @JeffreyASachs

Two South Carolina reps have just pre-filed what is the most extreme, absurd, and flat out destructive anti-CRT bill I have come across in any jurisdiction in the country to date. Bar none.

scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2…

The bill would prohibit any school (public or private), university, non-profit, state agency, contractor or sub-contractor, or private business that receives state funds from "promoting, engaging, or treating" individuals in relation to the following concepts:

Note well the inclusion of terms like "political belief" and "culture". Under this bill, it would illegal to make, say, a Nazi feel guilt or discomfort because of their beliefs.

Hell, a church or non-profit would be legally PROHIBITED in South Carolina from have employees treat race is a social construct. Which I guess means that they have to insist it's...a biological reality? I'm really grasping for alternatives here, folks.

"But I'm a professor. What does this bill mean for me?"

Well, here are a few things that would now be illegal:
- omitting relevant and important context
- creating an atmosphere hostile to open and respectful inquiry and discussion
- marginalizing students w/ differing opinions.

What's the penalty if you get caught in violation? Complete lose of state funding, tax exemption status, and any other state-provided accommodation or privilege.

"Well I'm an anti-Woke warrior and I think this is great. It's about time we started owning you libs!"

Not so fast. Liberalism is a political belief and owning me makes me feel discomfort. Sir/Madam, you have broken the law. Go directly to jail. Do not pass Go.

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?

By the way, a lot of people want to know how Dems can get out of their defensive crouch and start pushing back against this stuff. I'd suggest they begin by running ads warning darkly that two members of the SC GOP want to take away your basic American freedoms.