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This episode picks out 10 points from Critical Race Theory.  I quickly run through them without commentary and then come back and cover most of them with some commentary.

Friday, September 4th, POTUS put out a letter banning Critical Race Theory in federal training of employees.  This made some waves by issuing a ban on all federal training that involves Critical Race Theory.  That covers almost every sector of our government as this theory is so entrenched in our system now.  No longer will the government allow tax dollars to be spent on training that undermines the very existence of our nation.  Of course, there is an uproar and there will be major backlash because as the hard left would say, this is just another example of fascism, white supremacy, and abuse of power at work.  It’s cancelling free speech they say.  Well, no one is saying that there isn’t freedom to publish and talk about CRT.  We don’t allow Sharia law or the Bible to be used as the basis to train our federal employees, and yet there is absolute freedom for Americans to practice and openly speak about their religions nonetheless. The contention of the letter is that CRT is not only divisive and not only does it undermine the core values of our nation, but that it discriminates against and demeans certain individuals while promoting inequality.
 
If you'd like to know more about the letter from POTUS check out this post on the AntiVisions blog.

Topics covered in the podcast:

• Racism is the "ordinary" state of affairs in society and its interactions. 
• Systemic Racism.
• “White Privilege.”  
• "Interest convergence"
• Racism is "permanent.” 
• All whites are racist and all whites are white supremacists.
• Whiteness as Property. 
• Classical Liberalism is problematic.
• Science, reason, rationality, and evidence are "cultural products" of white Western men and thus carry biases that favor those groups.
• White Silence is Violence.

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For further study on Critical Race Theory this is an excellent resource:  https://newdiscourses.com/2020/06/beginners-curriculum-critical-race-theory/

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Also, in last week's podcast started to talk about disparities and intended to scratch the surface on disparities in Policing.  I probably won't get to do a podcast on that topic for awhile so I have posted an article I wrote on the AntiVisions blog.  I intend to post more articles about policing and statistics as I find time.
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