CRT in public schools – 1984 is here

CRT…Critical Race Theory.

What is it?

According to an article at ThoughtCo:

• Critical race theory was a response by legal scholars to the idea that the United States had become a color-blind society where racial inequality/discrimination was no longer in effect.
• While “race” as a notion is a social construction and not rooted in biology, it has had real, tangible effects on Black people and other people of color in terms of economic resources, educational and professional opportunities, and experiences with the legal system.

According to Britannica.com:

CRT is intellectual movement and loosely organized framework of legal analysis based on the premise that race is not a natural, biologically grounded feature of physically distinct subgroups of human beings but a socially constructed (culturally invented) category that is used to oppress and exploit people of colour. Critical race theorists hold that the law and legal institutions in the United States are inherently racist insofar as they function to create and maintain social, economic, and political inequalities between whites and nonwhites, especially African Americans.

Why is CRT an issue?

From a religious perspective (Christian) in an article at Answersingenesis.org there are three (3) issues that stand out:

1. Races don’t exist in scripture
2. CRT promotes ethnic discrimination
3. CRT is a different religion

From a political point of view Senator Marsha Blackburn, in an article on her website, Why Is Critical Race Theory Dangerous For Our Kids? – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackb… (senate.gov) says:

• Although promoted as “anti-racist” civil rights education, CRT actively encourages discrimination. At its core, CRT segregates people into two main categories: oppressors or victims. The calculation is based solely on skin color. The tenets of CRT stretch far beyond the humanities. In some classrooms in Oregon and California, students operate under the understanding that “finding the right answer” in mathematics is racist. “Right” and “wrong” answers are deemed a product of white supremacy. The woke gymnastics required to reach such a conclusion would be amusing if this destructive ideology didn’t pose such a danger to education in America.

The well known Heritage Foundation has an extensive article worth reading.

• Critical Race Theory (CRT) makes race the prism through which its proponents analyze all aspects of American life—and do so with a degree of persistence that has helped CRT impact all of American life. CRT underpins identity politics, an ongoing effort to reimagine the United States as a nation riven by groups, each with specific claims on victimization. In entertainment, as well as the education and workforce sectors of society, CRT is well-established, driving decision-making according to skin color—not individual value and talent. As Critical Theory ideas become more familiar to the viewing public in everyday life, CRT’s intolerance becomes “normalized,” along with the idea of systemic racism for Americans, weakening public and private bonds that create trust and allow for civic engagement.

At a site called Newdiscourses.com they outline their concerns:

CRT:

• believes racism is present in every aspect of life, every relationship, and every interaction and therefore has its advocated look for it everywhere
• relies upon “interest convergence” (white people only give black people opportunities and freedoms when it is also in their own interests) and therefore doesn’t trust any attempt to make racism better
• is against free societies and wants to dismantle them and replace them with something its advocates control
• only treats race issues as “socially constructed groups,” so there are no individuals in Critical Race Theory
• believes science, reason, and evidence are a “black” alternative, which hurts everyone, especially black people
• rejects all potential alternatives, like colorblindness, as forms of racism, making itself the only allowable game in town (which is totalitarian)
• acts like anyone who disagrees with it must do so for racist and white supremacist reasons, even if those people are black (which is also totalitarian)
• cannot be satisfied, so it becomes a kind of activist black hole that threatens to destroy everything it is introduced into

If you want to fight CRT what do you do? An article at The Federalist they provide: “A guide to long-term strategic thinking for parents who oppose CRT in schools”

In an article at Hillsdale College Christopher F. Rufo provides some useful background information and suggestions on how fight CRT in Public Schools: Critical Race Theory: What It Is and How to Fight It – Imprimis (hillsdale.edu)

Some additional articles that may be useful to help you fight CRT:

• How To Stop Critical Race Theory In Your Local Schools: Advice From A School Board Member | The Daily Wire
• CRITICAL RACE THEORY: HERE is a list of organizations to help you help your children navigate the CRT minefield – Glenn Beck
• Critical Race Theory in Education: How to Fight It | National Review

There is so much more. We’ll leave you with this thought…Washington State Superintendent of Schools, Chris Reykdal, has, in conjunction with the Democrat controlled house and senate, mandated all teachers be forced to take a course in CRT in preparation for indoctrinating your children.

Only you…each of you…can stop this. You are in charge. You must choose to act.