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In reply to the discussion: Is "Critical Race Theory" the "Defund the Police" of 2022? [View all]wellst0nev0ter
(7,509 posts)50. Once Again, Some Dems Are Ready To Dodge a Culture War Instead of Winning It
First of all, everything you've been hearing from the goops about CRT is a big, honking lie, a deliberate misinformation campaign designed to scare perpetually nervous Democrats.
Second, this should be an opportunity to speak from a position of extreme confidence, not from a fear of backlash.
"Education is good"
"Racism is bad"
"The U.S. had a racist history"
"White nationalists suck"
This isn't complicated unless you WANT to make it complicated.
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Yep. Every year, it's something new. Gay Marriage was the GOP sword used in early 2004.
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2021
#1
Yes, GQP will make *ANY* issue to tag dems pols with vs dem pols getting out first and tagging them
uponit7771
Jun 2021
#3
Trumpanzee turnout and bad Dem adverting was the cause of the election losses
wellst0nev0ter
Jun 2021
#34
There's a whole internet for you to just look up its history and see who they were...
JHB
Jun 2021
#19
A theory doesn't determine whether something exists; it's meant to explain how/why something exists.
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2021
#20
Absolutely. Especially good since it came it came straight off some university campus so it sounds...
Hekate
Jun 2021
#21
The issue, as I understand it, is whether it *should* be taught to anyone at any time for any reason
Hekate
Jun 2021
#29
I'm NOT objecting to changing the curriculum; I'm objecting to the pointless phraseology
brooklynite
Jun 2021
#51
Once Again, Some Dems Are Ready To Dodge a Culture War Instead of Winning It
wellst0nev0ter
Jun 2021
#50