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StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)
13. Gotcha
Wed Jun 23, 2021, 02:28 PM
Jun 2021

But considering most academics in the social sciences or liberal arts has likely been influenced to some degree by great thinkers who were at some point in their lives Marxists or Communists, injecting "Marxism" into any discussion of Critical Race Theory - especially when done by racists like Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson - has only one purpose: to mischaracterize it as something it is not and to convince uniformed people that it's something foreign, suspect and dangerous instead of an honest attempt to present a more honest and accurate version of American history, law, society, and culture.

And yes, that was snarky. I've not only read all of those scholars and taught their readings in my own classes, I studied under one of them, and have known some of them personally, including two who are/were close personal friends.

Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2021 #1
I like this one, too: CrispyQ Jun 2021 #2
Ha ha StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #3
That's good! yardwork Jun 2021 #10
+1 BobTheSubgenius Jun 2021 #28
I can already see the responses. Caliman73 Jun 2021 #4
He's almost always right Bettie Jun 2021 #5
Tiedrich knows better JackintheGreen Jun 2021 #6
You parrotted the right wing talking point just like Heritage Foundation framed it StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #8
No, I don't think I will JackintheGreen Jun 2021 #9
Yes, you are mischaracterizing it StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #11
I see what's happening here JackintheGreen Jun 2021 #12
Gotcha StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #13
Phew... JackintheGreen Jun 2021 #15
How does calling out racists for calling CRT "Marxist" concede ground to them? StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #17
"Marxist" and "Marxism" aren't dirty words... druidity33 Jun 2021 #23
Aaaand... there it is FBaggins Jun 2021 #24
It may very well be HF's argument... but it's still a problem FBaggins Jun 2021 #18
Critical Race Theory has been around for more than 40 years StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #19
I'm well aware FBaggins Jun 2021 #21
That's an awful lot of extra steps between CRT and Marxism. Beastly Boy Jun 2021 #14
Erm...I'd like to see your work on this claim JackintheGreen Jun 2021 #16
Ok, if you insist... Beastly Boy Jun 2021 #20
And Marx has been dead longer than that JackintheGreen Jun 2021 #22
Incorrect. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2021 #29
It's funny you bring up Unger JackintheGreen Jun 2021 #30
Okay... Act_of_Reparation Jun 2021 #32
That's fair n/t JackintheGreen Jun 2021 #33
K&R ck4829 Jun 2021 #7
New wrinkle.. Permanut Jun 2021 #25
Nothing new there FBaggins Jun 2021 #26
The "we can't erase history" folks IronLionZion Jun 2021 #27
Just like they whine about 'Cancel Culture' The Mouth Jun 2021 #31
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