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| | '''Critical race theory''' ('''CRT'''), also known as '''critical race conspiracy theory'''<ref>[https://www.currentrevolt.com/p/texas-sex-offender-registry-mislabels Texas Sex Offender Registry Mislabels People For "Equity?"]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/CNNW_20210626_210000_CNN_Newsroom_With_Jim_Acosta CNN Newsroom With Jim Acosta CNN June 26, 2021 2:00pm-3:00pm PDT]</ref> and '''cynical race theory''',<ref>[https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/labeling-critical-race-theory-crt-what-it-really-is Cynical Race Theory: Chicago Parents Wake Up to What CRT Really Is]</ref> is a radical [[racist]] ideology and [[conspiracy theory]] asserting that races can be put into different categories: That [[white people]] are the oppressor and [[black people]] and minorities are the oppressed. Critical race theory is [[Postmodernist]] that pins races against each other. Critical race theory also asserts that America was founded on racism and slavery, as well as that any attempt to end racism in America, such as [[Brown vs. Board]], is just an attempt to maintain [[White supremacy]]. Many parents have rightfully protested against critical race theory being taught in public schools. | | '''Critical race theory''' ('''CRT'''), also known as '''critical race conspiracy theory'''<ref>[https://www.currentrevolt.com/p/texas-sex-offender-registry-mislabels Texas Sex Offender Registry Mislabels People For "Equity?"]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/CNNW_20210626_210000_CNN_Newsroom_With_Jim_Acosta CNN Newsroom With Jim Acosta CNN June 26, 2021 2:00pm-3:00pm PDT]</ref> and '''cynical race theory''',<ref>[https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/labeling-critical-race-theory-crt-what-it-really-is Cynical Race Theory: Chicago Parents Wake Up to What CRT Really Is]</ref> is a radical [[racist]] ideology and [[conspiracy theory]] asserting that races can be put into different categories: That [[white people]] are the oppressor and [[black people]] and minorities are the oppressed. Critical race theory is [[Postmodernist]] that pins races against each other. Critical race theory also asserts that America was founded on racism and slavery, as well as that any attempt to end racism in America, such as [[Brown vs. Board]], is just an attempt to maintain [[White supremacy]]. Many parents have rightfully protested against critical race theory being taught in public schools. |
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| − | Critical race theory rejects the core teachings of [[Dr. Martin Luther King]], that people should be judged on the content of their character and not the color of their skin.<ref>https://www.discovery.org/education/2021/06/09/the-radical-reshaping-of-k-12-public-education-part-3-critical-race-theory-woke-academics/</ref> Critical race theory teaches that [[white]] people, white society, and white culture is inherently and irredeemably racist.<ref>https://americarenewing.com/issues/one-pager-ending-state-sanctioned-racism/</ref> Christopher Rufo of the [[Manhattan Institute]] says CRT “isn’t an exercise in promoting racial sensitivity or understanding history. It’s a [[radical]] [[ideology]] that seeks to use race as a means of moral, social and political [[revolution]].”<ref>https://archive.is/xuNSu</ref> | + | Critical race theory rejects the core teachings of [[Dr. Martin Luther King]], that people should be judged on the content of their character and not the color of their skin.<ref>https://www.discovery.org/education/2021/06/09/the-radical-reshaping-of-k-12-public-education-part-3-critical-race-theory-woke-academics/</ref> Critical race theory teaches that [[white]] people, white society, and white culture is inherently and irredeemably racist.<ref>https://americarenewing.com/issues/one-pager-ending-state-sanctioned-racism/</ref> [[Christopher Rufo]] of the [[Manhattan Institute]] says CRT “isn’t an exercise in promoting racial sensitivity or understanding history. It’s a [[radical]] [[ideology]] that seeks to use race as a means of moral, social and political [[revolution]].”<ref>https://archive.is/xuNSu</ref> |
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| − | Christopher Rufo says CRT teaches "that America is an irredeemably racist nation and that the constitutional principles of [[freedom]] and [[equality]] are mere “camouflages,” in the words of scholar William F. Tate IV, for [[white supremacy]]. The solution, according to prominent exponents of critical race theory such as Ibram X. Kendi, is to abolish [[capitalism]] and install a near-omnipotent federal bureaucracy with the power to nullify any law and silence political speech that isn't “antiracist.” | + | [[Christopher Rufo]] says CRT teaches "that America is an irredeemably racist nation and that the constitutional principles of [[freedom]] and [[equality]] are mere “camouflages,” in the words of scholar William F. Tate IV, for [[white supremacy]]. The solution, according to prominent exponents of critical race theory such as Ibram X. Kendi, is to abolish [[capitalism]] and install a near-omnipotent federal bureaucracy with the power to nullify any law and silence political speech that isn't “antiracist.” |
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| | According to their own policy prescriptions, the critical race theorists would limit or abolish the right to private property, [[freedom of speech]], [[equal protection]] under the law, non-discrimination, [[free enterprise]], and the Federalist system of government. In its place, they would create a new regime of group-based rights, race-based redistribution of wealth, omnipotent [[bureaucratic]] authority, and active racial discrimination. It's a program of [[revolution]] that rejects the founding principles [[equality]] and [[freedom]], and would overturn the premise of the [[Constitution]]. | | According to their own policy prescriptions, the critical race theorists would limit or abolish the right to private property, [[freedom of speech]], [[equal protection]] under the law, non-discrimination, [[free enterprise]], and the Federalist system of government. In its place, they would create a new regime of group-based rights, race-based redistribution of wealth, omnipotent [[bureaucratic]] authority, and active racial discrimination. It's a program of [[revolution]] that rejects the founding principles [[equality]] and [[freedom]], and would overturn the premise of the [[Constitution]]. |
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| | ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| − | *[https://youtu.be/cfmpnGV0IGc Critical Race Theory], Christopher Rufo, YouTube | + | *[https://youtu.be/cfmpnGV0IGc Critical Race Theory], [[Christopher Rufo]], [[YouTube]] |
| | * [https://newdiscourses.com/tftw-critical-race-theory/ Social Justice Encyclopedia] | | * [https://newdiscourses.com/tftw-critical-race-theory/ Social Justice Encyclopedia] |
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