We need to talk to one another

When you ask people about critical race theory, most cannot describe it. Those that do, come up with something that is completely wrong.  

This is deliberate and it shows the extent to which people respond to propaganda. Christopher Rufo, who brought this obscure academic area of study into the spotlight, made no secret of his intentions. He said, “We have successfully frozen their brand — "critical race theory" — into the public conversation and are steadily driving up negative perceptions. We will eventually turn it toxic, as we put all of the various cultural insanities under that brand category,” Rufo wrote. “The goal is to have the public read something crazy in the newspaper and immediately think "critical race theory." We have decodified the term and will recodify it to annex the entire range of cultural constructions that are unpopular with Americans.”

There it is. Take a phrase and hi-jack the meaning. Turn it into something so scary that it distracts and divides us. Rinse and repeat.  

How many will continue to fall for this?  

Maybe instead of fighting over misleading words, we should be talking to one another and working together. Be sure to seek out pro-education candidates when voting in November and in the years to come.


SYLVIA HUMES

Sandpoint