Trump's Culture War Targets America's Museums

[RDKirk]

A very good post and all valid points


But you can see how a "chip on the shoulder" can be formed, correct?

If policy proposals are going to proposed on the basis of a historical sin (that most cultures were doing), but only one culture is going to be viewed as "on the hook" for it...it's understandable that the culture in question would want to throw a counter punch. (especially with the political leverage dynamics that are at play)

That is very specifically Critical Race Theory in action.

I don't think it's any accident that any conversations/debates/discourse about the institution of slavery are US-centric. That's yet another counterbalance attempt aimed at the fact that we hold an outsized geo-political influence.

If black Africans believe that the US owes them reparations, I'm happy to tell them, "Get in line behind us." And I've already expressed my opinion about when that will happen,.

We have some ugly parts of our history (like almost any country), but when one particular faction seems dead set on only focusing on our "ugly parts of history", and doesn't want to discuss any of the others, and in some cases, claims that the others are "racist" to even bring up, that can be quite telling.

That is very specifically Critical Race Theory in action. Understand: When Critical Theory sets up the conflict between an Oppressor Class and an Oppressed Class, there is no accepted concept of treaty, compromise, or reconciliation.

Whatever the Oppressor Class does is for the sake of its oppression, and anything the Oppressed Class does is fair.

In a thread on here a while back, I got some serious flak on the fact that I posted about the Barbary pirates and their propensity for taking slaves (in fact, nearly triple the amount of slaves originally imported into the US), and highlighted how it was their religious dogma that made them feel justified in doing so.

Apparently that's "Un-PC" to talk about.

When everything is filtered through an "oppressed vs. oppressed modern day" lens, it does complicate certain issues.

In the case of my example, because Muslims are considered part of the "marginalized class by modern standards" it's in bad taste to bring up that they took more slaves than the US ever did, but it's perfectly acceptable to suggest that people have a moral duty to vote for <insert progressive policy here> due to the US's role in slavery

That is very specifically Critical Race Theory in action.

 

[RocksInMyHead]

In the case of my example, because Muslims are considered part of the "marginalized class by modern standards" it's in bad taste to bring up that they took more slaves than the US ever did, but it's perfectly acceptable to suggest that people have a moral duty to vote for <insert progressive policy here> due to the US's role in slavery

As I recall, the nature of the pushback you received to that claim was centered around a particular user's disagreement with your characterization of Islam as inherently supportive of terrorism. There was certainly no mention that I could find of how it was "un-PC" or "in bad taste" to talk about Islam that way - just disagreement, with data and citations to back it up. In other words, debate.

 

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White House Threatens Smithsonian funds in sweeping content review

The rhetoric from the Trump Administration on how to discuss the past is "very similar to Chinese Communist Party propaganda," he said. "Only positive stories, only positive energy, no negative energy allowed when you're talking about history."

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