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It has become clear that CRT is now a dog-whistle for racists who are pretending they are not racist.
Just like Birtherism during President Obama's campaign and presidency was code for racism, now CRT opposition is the same thing.
Here is how it has progressed:
Birtherism 1.0 was all the racism camouflaged as an argument over where President Obama was born.
Birtherism 2.0 was the support for racism and white nationalism during the Trump presidency.
Now, Birtherism 3.0 is all the concern over teaching CRT in schools.
In each case, racists have seized upon racially charged issues, and argued for the racist position by using proxy battles instead of honestly just professing their racism outloud.
That's why we should just call this what it is.
Objections to CRT in schools = Birtherism 3.0.
Many of today's racists want to believe they are not racist. So they fool themselves in this way. They pick out a racially charged issue and they take the racist position on it.
And then they say they are not racist.
Just like Birtherism during President Obama's campaign and presidency was code for racism, now CRT opposition is the same thing.
Here is how it has progressed:
Birtherism 1.0 was all the racism camouflaged as an argument over where President Obama was born.
Birtherism 2.0 was the support for racism and white nationalism during the Trump presidency.
Now, Birtherism 3.0 is all the concern over teaching CRT in schools.
In each case, racists have seized upon racially charged issues, and argued for the racist position by using proxy battles instead of honestly just professing their racism outloud.
That's why we should just call this what it is.
Objections to CRT in schools = Birtherism 3.0.
Many of today's racists want to believe they are not racist. So they fool themselves in this way. They pick out a racially charged issue and they take the racist position on it.
And then they say they are not racist.