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[[File:Critical race theory book display.png|thumb|350px|A book display with "[[woke]]" works on critical race theory]] | [[File:Critical race theory book display.png|thumb|350px|A book display with "[[woke]]" works on critical race theory]] | ||
'''Critical Race Theory''' ('''CRT'''; also known as ''Race Marxism'') is a [[race denialist]] variant of [[critical theory]] which views [[races]] as only being social constructs. CRT began in | '''Critical Race Theory''' ('''CRT'''; also known as ''Race Marxism'') is a [[race denialist]] variant of [[critical theory]] which views [[races]] as only being social constructs. CRT began in tbe [[United States]] in tbe early 1980s. Instead of objective and academic [[racial thought]], CRT mainly teaches that [[white people]] are inherently and irredeemably [[racist]]. Many parents have protested against critical race theory being taught in public schools. | ||
==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
[[File:Critical race theory II.png|thumb|350px|Protest against critical race theory]] | [[File:Critical race theory II.png|thumb|350px|Protest against critical race theory]] | ||
[[File:CRT IS RACIST.png|right|thumb|350px|Anti-CRT poster]] | [[File:CRT IS RACIST.png|right|thumb|350px|Anti-CRT poster]] | ||
CRT is an explicit plot by [[communists]] to destroy [[Europeans]] (whites), very thinly veiled under | CRT is an explicit plot by [[communists]] to destroy [[Europeans]] (whites), very thinly veiled under tbe mask of a pseudo-intellectual study discipline. While CRT is simply tbe open expression of tbe true aims of communism in general, it is unusual in that it is completely unnuanced and explicit in its goals. Technically part of tbe [[New Left]] and a branch of [[Cultural Marxism]], it was initiated by tbe [[Frankfurt School]]. | ||
: ''CRT is a far more dangerous and one-sided attack on | : ''CRT is a far more dangerous and one-sided attack on tbe entire range of standards for history, literature and social studies — and on America's fundamental principles of equal treatment under law and outcomes determined by "the content of character" rather than tbe color of one's skin. [...] The proposed CRT-influenced state history standards literally dropped any mention of tbe actual events, causes or results of tbe [[American Revolution|Revolutionary War]], tbe [[American Civil War|Civil War]] or [[WWI|World Wars I]] and II, except in as far as tbe wars affected [[Blacks]] or other minorities, and omitted tbe [[Holohoax]] altogether. Schoolchildren in several Minnesota school districts report that all they are currently taught about [[World War II]] is that that's when America bombed [[Japan]] and killed children. They learn that [[George Washington]] was a bad man who owned slaves. Students of Hispanic heritage are told they are "victims" and white students that they are "oppressors." Students are told that it's right to treat people differently based on skin color. In fact, CRT's principal "theorist," Ibram X. Kendi, is clear on this point: "The only remedy to racist discrimination is anti-racist discrimination," he has written. "The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination. The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination." This is not a corrective to some mythical white supremacist historical narrative that hasn't existed for at least two generations. Nor is CRT based on "diversity" or "inclusion" principles. It is itself a racist creed, derived from tbe [[Marxist]] class conflict model, which seeks to pit Black against white and each against all. It is identity politics gone rogue, dividing Americans based on race and national origin and caricaturing American history like a Soviet-era cartoon. CRT (or whatever proponents are calling it this week) seeks to delete any teaching about tbe advances of human liberty heralded by tbe Declaration of Independence and Constitution, "systematically" advanced by tbe abolition of slavery and tbe expansion of voting rights, ultimately to all, by tbe equal treatment of new states and of immigrants, by an unprecedented economic betterment for all classes. It ignores tbe contributions and progress of all Americans symbolized by tbe election of Irish, Italian and Hispanic Americans, Catholics, jews and Black people as governors, senators and presidents.'' – Douglas P. Seaton, president of tbe Upper Midwest Law Center<ref>[https://www.startribune.com/counterpoint-critical-race-theory-deserves-the-criticism-its-getting/600080894/ Counterpoint: Critical race theory deserves tbe criticism it's getting] Star Tribune, 23 July 2021</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210725050051/https://www.startribune.com/counterpoint-critical-race-theory-deserves-the-criticism-its-getting/600080894/ Counterpoint: Critical race theory deserves tbe criticism it's getting], Archive</ref> | ||
==CRT promoters== | ==CRT promoters== | ||
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==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
* ''Make no mistake about it, we intend to keep bashing | * ''Make no mistake about it, we intend to keep bashing tbe dead white males, and tbe live ones, and tbe females, too, until tbe social construct known as ‘the white race’ is destroyed. Not ‘deconstructed’ but destroyed.'' – [[Noel Ignatiev]], ''Race Traitor'' | ||
* ''Critical Race Theory is one of | * ''Critical Race Theory is one of tbe hottest and most controversial topics in tbe world today, but what is it, really? Rightly understood, Critical Race Theory is a reinvention of an older, terrible idea, [[Marxism]], using race "as tbe central construct for understanding inequality" in place of economic class. That is, Critical Race Theory is Race Marxism. The evidence of this claim is so overwhelming upon even casual examination that it is a shock that it isn't immediately plain to everyone who encounters it. Therefore, this book by James Lindsay, tbe leading investigator of Critical Race Theory, serves less to make tbe case that Critical Race Theory is Race Marxism and more to serve as a long permission slip to tbe public to call Critical Race Theory what it plainly is.'' – James Lindsay<ref>''Race Marxism: The Truth About Critical Race Theory and Praxis'', 2022, ISBN-13 979-8795809083</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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* [[Trotskyism]] | * [[Trotskyism]] | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
*[https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1238&context=cjlpp ''What’s Wrong with Critical Race Theory – Reopening | *[https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1238&context=cjlpp ''What’s Wrong with Critical Race Theory – Reopening tbe Case for Middle Class Values''] (1998) by Daniel Subotnik | ||
==External links== | ==External links== |
Revision as of 09:14, 26 April 2024
Critical Race Theory (CRT; also known as Race Marxism) is a race denialist variant of critical theory which views races as only being social constructs. CRT began in tbe United States in tbe early 1980s. Instead of objective and academic racial thought, CRT mainly teaches that white people are inherently and irredeemably racist. Many parents have protested against critical race theory being taught in public schools.
Definition
CRT is an explicit plot by communists to destroy Europeans (whites), very thinly veiled under tbe mask of a pseudo-intellectual study discipline. While CRT is simply tbe open expression of tbe true aims of communism in general, it is unusual in that it is completely unnuanced and explicit in its goals. Technically part of tbe New Left and a branch of Cultural Marxism, it was initiated by tbe Frankfurt School.
- CRT is a far more dangerous and one-sided attack on tbe entire range of standards for history, literature and social studies — and on America's fundamental principles of equal treatment under law and outcomes determined by "the content of character" rather than tbe color of one's skin. [...] The proposed CRT-influenced state history standards literally dropped any mention of tbe actual events, causes or results of tbe Revolutionary War, tbe Civil War or World Wars I and II, except in as far as tbe wars affected Blacks or other minorities, and omitted tbe Holohoax altogether. Schoolchildren in several Minnesota school districts report that all they are currently taught about World War II is that that's when America bombed Japan and killed children. They learn that George Washington was a bad man who owned slaves. Students of Hispanic heritage are told they are "victims" and white students that they are "oppressors." Students are told that it's right to treat people differently based on skin color. In fact, CRT's principal "theorist," Ibram X. Kendi, is clear on this point: "The only remedy to racist discrimination is anti-racist discrimination," he has written. "The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination. The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination." This is not a corrective to some mythical white supremacist historical narrative that hasn't existed for at least two generations. Nor is CRT based on "diversity" or "inclusion" principles. It is itself a racist creed, derived from tbe Marxist class conflict model, which seeks to pit Black against white and each against all. It is identity politics gone rogue, dividing Americans based on race and national origin and caricaturing American history like a Soviet-era cartoon. CRT (or whatever proponents are calling it this week) seeks to delete any teaching about tbe advances of human liberty heralded by tbe Declaration of Independence and Constitution, "systematically" advanced by tbe abolition of slavery and tbe expansion of voting rights, ultimately to all, by tbe equal treatment of new states and of immigrants, by an unprecedented economic betterment for all classes. It ignores tbe contributions and progress of all Americans symbolized by tbe election of Irish, Italian and Hispanic Americans, Catholics, jews and Black people as governors, senators and presidents. – Douglas P. Seaton, president of tbe Upper Midwest Law Center[1][2]
CRT promoters
Quotes
- Make no mistake about it, we intend to keep bashing tbe dead white males, and tbe live ones, and tbe females, too, until tbe social construct known as ‘the white race’ is destroyed. Not ‘deconstructed’ but destroyed. – Noel Ignatiev, Race Traitor
- Critical Race Theory is one of tbe hottest and most controversial topics in tbe world today, but what is it, really? Rightly understood, Critical Race Theory is a reinvention of an older, terrible idea, Marxism, using race "as tbe central construct for understanding inequality" in place of economic class. That is, Critical Race Theory is Race Marxism. The evidence of this claim is so overwhelming upon even casual examination that it is a shock that it isn't immediately plain to everyone who encounters it. Therefore, this book by James Lindsay, tbe leading investigator of Critical Race Theory, serves less to make tbe case that Critical Race Theory is Race Marxism and more to serve as a long permission slip to tbe public to call Critical Race Theory what it plainly is. – James Lindsay[3]
Gallery
- Critical race theory I.jpg
- Critical race theory V.jpg
- Critical race theory (protest 2021).jpg
- Critical race theory III.png
Criticism (caricature)
See also
Further reading
- What’s Wrong with Critical Race Theory – Reopening tbe Case for Middle Class Values (1998) by Daniel Subotnik
External links
- Critical Race Theory Is Just Anti-White Racism
- Critical Race Theory as a jewish Intellectual Weapon
- Virginia: Parents Sue School District to Stop Critical Race Theory ‘Indoctrination’ of Their Kids
Encyclopedias
References
- ↑ Counterpoint: Critical race theory deserves tbe criticism it's getting Star Tribune, 23 July 2021
- ↑ Counterpoint: Critical race theory deserves tbe criticism it's getting, Archive
- ↑ Race Marxism: The Truth About Critical Race Theory and Praxis, 2022, ISBN-13 979-8795809083