This is an excellent summary. For more detail see CYNICAL THEORIES by James Lindsay and Helen Pluckrose. Critical theory is not easy to grasp, at least partly because of the confused thinking of its adherents but also because of the density of their prose - intentional, I believe to make the reader give up in frustration.
Thank you for this article. I have two young kids and I can't wait for 1619 series of kids books to come out. I'll use them explain how CRT infected and destroyed so many previously great institutions.
America and Capitalism are the two greatest inventions in human history. I am so grateful to live during this period of general enlightenment. While CRT is destructive and has landed some good punches, Capitalism has a good chin and won't go down easy. Capitalism has the amazing self healing method of shedding the bad and keeping the good. All these institutions that are corrupted by CRT will die and better institutions will replace them. Who in their right mind would let CRT into their organization at this point...it is a death wish. Just look at CNN, they are going downhill fast.
New education and new media are everywhere now. The University of Austin just opened up and Substack is filling a media void. So many thoughtful content creators out there right now.
Fighting Capitalism is like trying to win a game of wack-a-mole. Nobody knows where the next great institution will pop up next.
Thoughtful and concise, which is hardly surprising considering what an awesome writer you are. There was a long piece by Naomi Schaeffer Riley, published in the Wall Street Journal, addressing the gross untruths in the 1619 Project. Highly recommend.
Thank you for this excellent background on the roots of CRT.
Wherever I can be heard, I have been arguing that CRT is nothing more than a hatred for all things Western. Your review above, along with the cites, provides addition ammunition.
Thanks for writing such a comprehensive overview of CRT. I look forward to the second installment.
You wrote: "The common link that unites Critical Theory, Critical Legal Studies, and Critical Race Theory (and Critical Gender Theory) is a hatred of Western liberalism..." This and other statements describe a nihilistic belief system, devoid of any positive values. If that is true, CRT is doomed to fail, but I suppose it could severely corrupt Western civilization in the course of its own demise.
I think you're absolutely right about it being doomed to fail. The best possible thing anyone could do against CRT is hand its biggest supporters a microphone and give them an audience. Record it...broadcast it worldwide. It wouldn't take long before people would realize how absolutely idiotic it is. The logic is infantile.
I think nihilists eventually figure out that destroying everything includes destroying themselves. It would be great if they understood this at the beginning and agreed to do the deed on themselves before moving on to everything else. :)
This is an excellent summary. For more detail see CYNICAL THEORIES by James Lindsay and Helen Pluckrose. Critical theory is not easy to grasp, at least partly because of the confused thinking of its adherents but also because of the density of their prose - intentional, I believe to make the reader give up in frustration.
Thank you for this article. I have two young kids and I can't wait for 1619 series of kids books to come out. I'll use them explain how CRT infected and destroyed so many previously great institutions.
America and Capitalism are the two greatest inventions in human history. I am so grateful to live during this period of general enlightenment. While CRT is destructive and has landed some good punches, Capitalism has a good chin and won't go down easy. Capitalism has the amazing self healing method of shedding the bad and keeping the good. All these institutions that are corrupted by CRT will die and better institutions will replace them. Who in their right mind would let CRT into their organization at this point...it is a death wish. Just look at CNN, they are going downhill fast.
New education and new media are everywhere now. The University of Austin just opened up and Substack is filling a media void. So many thoughtful content creators out there right now.
Fighting Capitalism is like trying to win a game of wack-a-mole. Nobody knows where the next great institution will pop up next.
Thoughtful and concise, which is hardly surprising considering what an awesome writer you are. There was a long piece by Naomi Schaeffer Riley, published in the Wall Street Journal, addressing the gross untruths in the 1619 Project. Highly recommend.
This needs to be heard by so many in our culture!!
Many thanks. This essay sheds a great deal of light.
Thank you for this excellent background on the roots of CRT.
Wherever I can be heard, I have been arguing that CRT is nothing more than a hatred for all things Western. Your review above, along with the cites, provides addition ammunition.
TRUTH!!
Thanks for writing such a comprehensive overview of CRT. I look forward to the second installment.
You wrote: "The common link that unites Critical Theory, Critical Legal Studies, and Critical Race Theory (and Critical Gender Theory) is a hatred of Western liberalism..." This and other statements describe a nihilistic belief system, devoid of any positive values. If that is true, CRT is doomed to fail, but I suppose it could severely corrupt Western civilization in the course of its own demise.
I think you're absolutely right about it being doomed to fail. The best possible thing anyone could do against CRT is hand its biggest supporters a microphone and give them an audience. Record it...broadcast it worldwide. It wouldn't take long before people would realize how absolutely idiotic it is. The logic is infantile.
I think nihilists eventually figure out that destroying everything includes destroying themselves. It would be great if they understood this at the beginning and agreed to do the deed on themselves before moving on to everything else. :)