Eight Big Reasons
is Terrible for Dealing with Racism James Lindsay offers eight reasons that Critical Race Theory (CRT) is terrible…for dealing with racism and for American relationships. His article presents some overarching statements, i.e. bullet-point summaries. They, at the least, reveal that CRT’s meaning of racism is not what mainstream America has traditionally viewed as racist, and that CRT is confusing and divisive. 1. CRT believes racism is present in every aspect of life, every relationship, and every interaction…therefore it has its advocates look for it everywhere. 2. CRT relies on interest convergence (white people only give black people opportunities and freedoms when it is also in their own interests), thus CTR doesn’t trust any attempt to make racism better. 3. CRT is against free societies and wants to dismantle them and replace them with something its advocates control. 4. CRT only treats race issues as “socially constructed groups,” so there are no individuals in Critical Race Theory. 5. CRT believes that science, reason, and evidence are a “White” way of knowing, and that storytelling and lived experience are a “Black” alternative, which hurts everyone, especially black people. 6. CRT rejects all potential alternatives, like colorblindness, as forms of racism.
and reasoning the concepts are. Who believes that racism, their definition of it, is in every aspect of life, in every relationship, and in every interaction? And then consider that those who advocate their idea of racism and it being all-consuming believe that it should be looked for EVERYWHERE! Mindboggling!! And it has been carried out. We’ve seen it pointed out in a variety of areas: Dr. Seuss’ writings, cartoons like Elmer Fudd and even classical works like Gone with the Wind have been labeled racist. Now they are out for Cracker Barrell, opposing Southern food (and lifestyle) by saying, “When you walk in, you get a whiff of Jim Crow and biscuits.” And what about “interest convergence” as far as CRT sees it? Critical Race Theory tells us that Whites give Blacks opportunities and freedoms when it is also in their own interests, according to James Lindsay, author, mathematician, and political commentator. CRT is saying that Whites only do things for themselves. How sad that a whole race of people is labeled as totally insensitive, self-seeking, uncaring. It doesn’t stand up. All people, Whites included, are not totally motivated by “what’s in it for me?” Is that a mentality you believe totally permeates our America? CRT is not a liberal idea. It is, in fact, critical of liberal societies, against the idea of freedom to its core. CRT sees a free society as a way to structure and maintain inequalities…especially by telling minorities not to want to do radical identity politics. This dogma, this CRT, only treats race issues as “socially constructed groups,” so there are no individuals in CRT. Also, it Continued on Page 30
7. CRT acts like anyone who disagrees with it must do so for racist and white supremacist reasons, even if those people are black. 8. CRT cannot be satisfied. After reading each of these eight points of the Critical Race Theory, what do you Mr/Mrs Average American see that you could in any way espouse, or believe in? Then look at the ideas and see how they are generally presented. Do you believe you could identify with/hold to/ support a single one of them? A reading shows us how far away from normalcy of thought
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