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GP A few thoughts:
1. Critical race theory is dumb
2. CRT is a just Marxism with race substituted for class.
3. Attempts to ban it from universities + colleges are dumb.
4. Attempts to ban it *entirely* from K-12 are dumb.
1. Critical race theory is dumb
2. CRT is a just Marxism with race substituted for class.
3. Attempts to ban it from universities + colleges are dumb.
4. Attempts to ban it *entirely* from K-12 are dumb.
GP Just because we don't like something or it's unpopular doesn't mean we should cancel it.
We can vigorously explain why we think it's wrong and bad and dumb and dangerous, but banning stuff has the stink of fear of the thing banned about it and will only make it more popular.
We can vigorously explain why we think it's wrong and bad and dumb and dangerous, but banning stuff has the stink of fear of the thing banned about it and will only make it more popular.
GP Heck, as part of my college political philosophy course I read Mein Kampf and the Communist Manifesto.
These are both horrible and discredited. But we need to read others' thoughts to understand them and hopefully not make the same mistakes again.
These are both horrible and discredited. But we need to read others' thoughts to understand them and hopefully not make the same mistakes again.
GP The issue I have with academia at all levels is it has been captured by the Left and there is no longer room left for vigorous debate of issues of import. Only one viewpoint is permitted to be spoken.
This is the issue, not CRT itself. CRT is the symptom, not the cause.
This is the issue, not CRT itself. CRT is the symptom, not the cause.
