Should We Be Afraid of CRT?? A Review of 'Untangling Critical Race Theory' by Ed Uszynski

[@HannahClapham]

The excesses of popular-level CRT is the WHOLE POINT of the conservative backlash against critical theory. If Uszynski rails against these excesses, then he should be considered, in a broad sense, as anti-CRT. Nobody much cares about what CRT “actually is.” To be blunt, it basically ISN’T what it “actually is.” Its esoteric academic parameters are largely irrelevant as these are not what the debate is about.

[@dqan7372]

Will be considering that for one of my next reads, though I already have had to send back a book or two unfinished recently. Tried to read up on CRT a while back, but it kept pointing back to CT, and then that reminded me how little I know about Marx. That's ok. I wanted to know more about Marx anyway. Anyway, I hope this book finds its audience.

[@michaelpcoffee]

The operative question is: Do you support using government force to implement racial discrimination? All the rest is academic.

[@Athanasius242]

Can you review "Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal" By Matthew T. Martens It's published by Crossway

[@JoelWentz]

Way ahead of ya :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJeYZJp5bLykq6s

[@calzonelover3950]

Great review. I'm glad there is the bit on the psychology of the reactions as that seems so important to making progress in the culture war. My thought has always been that i assume for many white people, most importantly working class and poor people that hearing the message "You have it easy because you're white" when they are actually doing it tough economically is difficult to swallow - while not the actual truth of CRT it can so easily be heard that way or twisted to be communicated that way by disingenuous actors.

[@BillyBoy66]

Joel, is there a book you know of that talks about CRT's view of the founding fathers, their involvement in slavery, and the building of America?

[@JoelWentz]

This is a great question - I'm going to keep thinking about this, but if you are looking for a volume that summarizes and responds to the ways that CRT scholars themselves have commented on or understood the American founders' views of race, then nothing comes to mind (of course, there's Kendi's Stamped From the Beginning, which I have read, but the question of whether or not he is actually representative of proper CRT is fraught....); I am about to review the new book "ownership," which looks like a careful study of certain historical American evangelical theologians' views of race (Edwards, Whitfield and Wesley in particular); so that's not exactly what you are looking for, but in the ballpark. Stay tuned!

[@wmndz510]

Thanks!

[@JoelWentz]

You are very welcome!

[@michaelpcoffee]

CRT obviates the need for any thought, word or act of racism as proof of their presumed verdict. All they need is their preferred race measuring less favorably than another. Regardless of the cause: they declare their favored race to be victims of the other. Then they would use real government enforced discrimination in response to their presumed discrimination; altering laws, policies and practices to favor their preferred race. All for the stated purpose of forcibly making the measurements between races identical. The operative question is whether you support using government force to implement racial discrimination. All the rest is academic. My answer is no.

[@calzonelover3950]

Sounds like you should read the book mate

[@michaelpcoffee]

@@calzonelover3950 Vacuous dismissal noted. I get everything I know about CRT directly from CRTists themselves. Do you have anything to say about it? The operative question is: Do you support using government force to implement racial discrimination? I certainly understand your reticence to answer and state your political position on the subject. That would be telling. Mate

[@calzonelover3950]

@@michaelpcoffee no you don't - it sounds like you get all your information on CRT from random people on twitter and you don't engage with actual academics. Your summary above certainly indicates that

[@michaelpcoffee]

​​​@@calzonelover3950 So; Vacuous dismissal, and projections, and personal remarks is all you've got. Brilliant. Makes it easier for me. You share the reticence to state your political position with most other CRTists. Nevermind; your refusal to answer is answer enough.

[@calzonelover3950]

@@michaelpcoffee what is one academic you have read on CRT To answer your earlier question, no I don't think the government should implement racial discrimination. The fact that you think this tells me you have not engage with academic literature on CRT

[@MrRezillo]

The very title of this video shows bias, with its strawman approach. It implies that anyone opposing critical race theory is obviously doing it out of fear, thus dismissing any rational argument one might have to CRT.

[@Athanasius242]

To be fair, the title is click-baity, but that's a common KZbinr tactic. The book review doesn't imply that the author is taking that approach nor does the reviewer. Nevertheless, it would be disingenuous or, at best, oblivious to claim that the rhetoric surrounding CRT in conservative Christian spaces and in conservative policitical spaces is not fear-based.

[@Joker22593]

​@@Athanasius242 All politics is fear based by that standard. Everyone is afraid of somebody else with a gun making them do things, which is what the government is.

[@Athanasius242]

@Joker22593 unfortunately that's true

[@MrRezillo]

@@Athanasius242 Of course the term "fear-based" shows your own bias. I'm not a "conservative Christian". Opposing CRT is simply a rational approach to an irrational and destructive ideology.

[@Athanasius242]

@MrRezillo I'm indifferent to CRT because in my country and the church that I attend, it's not an issue, nor is it a topic of discussion. I'm theologically conservative so the conservative Christians are who I would be in contact with. I'm telling you what I've observed so to say I'm being biased by using "fear-based" is inaccurate