Posted on 08/25/2021 9:03:12 AM PDT by karpov
Over the past several months, critical race theory (CRT) has become one of the most divisive topics in higher education and in America’s political dialogue. Mainstream liberals have framed the issue as simply a matter of teaching accurate history. In their eyes, teaching CRT in the classroom is equivalent to teaching that slavery existed, Black Americans were historically discriminated against, and there are still some residual consequences from that historical legacy. To oppose CRT, in their eyes, is to teach a white-washed version of history in which America can do no wrong.
But according to actual critical race theorists, this is not the case. Its founders were explicitly concerned with deconstructing liberal democracy. As CRT founder Richard Delgado writes, “critical race theory questions the very foundations of the liberal order, including equality theory, legal reasoning, Enlightenment rationalism, and neutral principles of constitutional law.” Their desire for deconstruction rests upon the claim that America is fundamentally based upon white supremacy. As Harvard professor Derrick Bell (another founder of CRT) explained via his concept of interest convergence, Black interests are only advanced in this country when they are aligned with white interests. Because America is fundamentally racist, it is impossible for non-whites to get ahead.
But is this claim true? Is the United States fundamentally broken, unable to escape from its legacy of racism? Or are the traditional American principles of equal opportunity, hard work, and meritocracy the key to overcoming our current brokenness, even though we have historically fallen short of those ideals?
Asian Americans offer a compelling answer to that question. Along nearly every measurable life outcome, Asian Americans outperform whites. Asian Americans have the highest per capita income, lowest per capita crime rates, and highest rates of postsecondary achievement.
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For your interest.
I don’t believe it. They’re sheep just like the rest of us. When they stand up to Covid like the blacks I’ll take their opinions seriously.
From the article: “Asian Americans have the highest per capita income, lowest per capita crime rates, and highest rates of postsecondary achievement.”
They also have the lowest incidence of illegitimacy and single-parent families of the major demographic groups in the US. Correlation is not causation, but I suspect in this case we’re not dealing with a coincidence.
Asian Americans do well in a free society... better than most other racial groups.
That’s true.
The a fly in the ointment is very few Asian cultures are free. Most Asians outside the US live in totalitarian hellholes.
Yes, there are a few small exceptions - like South Korea... but those few exceptions don’t disprove the rule. Asians use their intellect to improve the quality of lives for themselves and a small circle of family members. Not for making sane cultures.
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When in charge they create totalitarian hellholes like China, North Korea etc... People from middle eastern countries do well here too...
What about the very successful black immigrants from Nigeria and other countries on the African continent.
They are black, and making a very successful life for themselves in “racist” America.
Another theory devoid of facts.
And there there are Somalis
I BELIEVE THAT WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS THE RESULT OF DEEP SEATED FAMILY VALUES DERIVED FROM THEIR SOCIETAL/CULTURAL BACKGROUND. I WOULD THINK THAT ORTHODOX JEWS SHOW SIMILAR STATISTICS.
THE CONCEPT OF SHAME, ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, AND SHAMING THE FAMILY IN SOCIETY, HAS A GREAT DEAL TO DO WITH THIS. THE CONCEPT OF “SHAME” HAS BECOME ALMOST NON-EXISTENT IN “NORMAL” AMERICAN CULTURE. I NEED NOT ELABORATE.
I ALSO THINK THAT BY THE THIRD GENERATION REMOVED FROM THE SOCIO-CULTURAL VALUES OF THEIR GRAND PARENTS THE STATISTICS OF PEOPLE FROM BOTH GROUPS DECAY TO A CLOSER RESEMBLANCE TO THE IMMORAL “NORM” THAT WE HAVE ALLOWED AMERICAN CULTURE TO BECOME. THEY’VE BEEN “ASSIMILATED”.
FAMILY VALUES ARE THE BEDROCK OF MORALITY, LAWFULNESS, INDUSTRY, AND ACCOMPLISHMENT...AND CONTENTMENT, PEACE AND HAPPINESS IN LIFE.
IT IS LONG PAST TIME THAT WE THE PEOPLE, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION, SHOUTED “ENOUGH! NO MORE OF THIS INSANITY!”, AND DID WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO PURGE ALL THIS EVIL FROM OUR CULTURE.
FORGIVE ME FOR STATING THE OBVIOUS.
ADDENDUM:
NOTE THAT THE ETHNIC GROUP THAT HAS THE LOWEST “GOOD’ STATISTICS, AND THE VERY HIGHEST “BAD” STATISTICS (CRIME, ILLEGITIMACY, POVERTY,) THE GROUP THAT BIRTHED CRT, WHITE SUPREMACY, SYSTEMIC RACISM, A DEEP HATRED OF AMERICA, AND IS ITSELF THE MOST RACIST ELEMENT IN AMERICAN SOCIETY, HAD ITS NUCLEAR FAMILIES FOR THE MOST PART COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY LBJ, THE DEMOCRATS, AND THEIR CREATION OF AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN, AFDC, WELFARE!
FREE MONEY FOR EVERY CHILD IN THE FAMILY! AS LONG AS NO FATHER WAS PRESENT. WE KNOW HOW THAT WORKED OUT. EVERY LIBERAL DEMOCOMMIE THAT DOESN’T KNOW WHAT I’M REFERRING TO I INVITE TO GO TO CHICAGO, AND STROLL AROUND A BIT. LIVE STREAM IT FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN!
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