Hi Matthew, since you follow me, I know you'll see this.

I have a few questions about the thread quoted below where you claim "the anti-CRT propaganda machine" attacked city Grove college over a 6 minute video.

This appears to be, how shall we say, not the whole story...
The Parent of mixed race student was upset that the Dean, Justin Rose, apparantly spent the RA training time talking about white guilt and, says thebstudent, his wife admitted she was a racist and said others should do the same...
Another parent says there is a "Diversity Council" pushing the book "Reading While Black."

While a third parent is concerned about making Irbam Kendi's book "How To Be Anti-Racist," central to an education class.

My problem Matthew, is that you didn't tell the whole story...
Those screemshots are from the paremts petition (linked below). I have no idea if these parents are right, or if somebody misheard and the complaints are off base.

What I do know is that these parents are not doing what you said they were doing...

petitions.net/save_gcc_from_…
You said parents were complaining on the basis of a 6 minute video by Bryan Stevenson, and framed your thread as though that was *THE* reason for the parents complaint.

That's is like saying "Hitler was a vegetarian." It's true, but it's not the whole story now is it?
The Stevenson video was one thing the parents mentioned out of at least 6 complaints listed.

You pretended that was the only complaint in order to paint the counter-CRT people in the worst way possible.

This is dishonest.

And you follow me, you had to know you'd get caught.
Pretending that parents and students, (it's a college, the students are adults) were upset over a 6 minute video when in fact they brought out a list of 6 incidents that troubled them is not honest.

(Again, you follow me, you had to know I'd come with receipts)
Maybe the parents are wrong. They may have misheard, they might miss context. Maybe they are correct. Maybe CRT is making it's way in.

What is absolutely undisputable is that they were not just bitching about a single 6 minute video.

One last thing...
Come correct or don't come at all. And don't leave out details in the service of creating a false impression.

Have a good day.

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