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Apr 22, 2021 · When they see what is happening, Americans are naturally outraged that critical race theory promotes three ideas—race essentialism, collective guilt, and neo-segregation—that violate the basic principles of equality and justice.
Apr 20, 2021 · In this article by Christopher Rufo, he outlines the Marxist basis of critical race theory, how it has infiltrated every part of society, and how to fight back. Key quotes: “Its supporters deploy a series of euphemisms to describe critical race theory, including “equity,” “social justice,” “diversity and inclusion,” and ...
Apr 23, 2021 · The Courage of Our Convictions: How to fight critical race theory. April 23, 2021 Jim Zellmer. Christopher Rufo: Critical race theory is fast becoming America’s new institutional orthodoxy. Yet most Americans have never heard of it—and of those who have, many don’t understand it. This must change.
- ‘Where Your Beliefs Meet Your Identity’
- Grudge Matches Everywhere
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I’m a philosopher who studies truth and democracy. And as I argue in my 2019 book, “Know-it-All Society: Truth and Arrogance in Political Culture,”the key to understanding why people are prone to turn straightforward disagreements into matters of conviction lies in understanding what convictions are in the first place. A conviction isn’t just a str...
Conviction’s connection to identity also helps to explain how our increasingly polarizedpolitical culture can encourage us to turn every debate – from debates over chicken sandwiches to the path of hurricanes – into a grudge match. People’s identities, particularly political identities, are not formed in isolation. We construct them by adopting opi...
For many, identity is increasingly constructed online, their self-image determined by what social networks say about them and what they say in response. Social networks, in turn, can act as tools for reinforcing and policing the way in which people describe each other and the convictions these descriptions encourage. Platforms like Facebook not onl...
- Michael Patrick Lynch
Apr 23, 2021 · When they see what is happening, Americans are naturally outraged that critical race theory promotes three ideas — race essentialism, collective guilt, and neo-segregation — that violate the ...
Apr 25, 2021 · The Courage of Our Convictions: How to Fight Critical Race Theory, by Christopher F. Rufo. Critical race theory is fast becoming America’s new institutional orthodoxy. Yet most Americans have never heard of it—and of those who have, many don’t understand it. This must change. We need to know what it is so we can know how to fight it.
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Aug 10, 2012 · We have to lose the courage of our convictions and be open to being wrong. Remaining skeptical doesn’t mean that you have to become a cynic. Nor does it mean that you give up on core convictions.
