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@BBFDSF6Progressive Agreements4mos ago

racism did not just exist in attitudes but it was built into laws and systems and we can still see the impact today

The median white family has 6-8x more wealth than a median black family, majority black school districts receive at least $2,300 less per student than majority white districts. Black students are suspended at twice the rate of a white student with similar behavior and black mothers are 2-3x more likely to die from pregnancy related causes.

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 @BBHSQ8X from Maryland  disagreed…4mos4MO

Why are you separating people by race? Why are you categorizing black and white people in statistics? Isn't that racist

 @BBGN9L5 from Texas  disagreed…4mos4MO

Racism exists in both attitudes and laws and has since the beginning of the United States. With that being said, we as a society should not teach our children (the future and next generation) the Critical Race Theory and how we have normalized the treatment of others different than ourselves in the past. This would lead to the kids doing the exact same thing. Rather, we should be examples of how to truly treat everyone equally and fairly and show the children how we ought to be. They will learn what is right before they are exposed to what America did wrong so they can see what was so wrong about it.

 @BBH8FMG  from Wisconsin  disagreed…4mos4MO

Critical Race Theory should be banned because it thwarts civil rights to anyone. Such a theory is to be called propaganda.

 @BBG8MXMLibertarian  from California  disagreed…4mos4MO

This is a true statement but it is becoming more and more false as we remove the ideas of racism from schools and the government.

 @BBGFN4S  from New York  disagreed…4mos4MO

That is the argument everyone gives to support DEI initiatives. We need to understand that we need to stop coddling minorities. Just look at the recent Nike scandals. We are turning qualified people away just because liberals are worried about the feelings of minorities.

 @BBG3GY8 from New York  disagreed…4mos4MO

Kids are already rude enough to each other with out involving the race theory. If we start teaching it in our schools, it could lead to more harm then good.

 @BBG4NSM from Michigan  disagreed…4mos4MO

Just because Black students generally act worse in school, have worse grades, and worse attendance does not mean there is anything inherently racist in the school district. Black kids most times don't have a father figure in their house which causes more stress on the mother and ruins the kid acts in school.

 @BBFY45GDemocrat from Virginia  disagreed…4mos4MO

While racism clearly still exists in society, I am more inclined to agree with the Civil Rights Movement's stance that the Critical Race Theory should "die the death it deserves" to quote a speech by Kennan Wilburn.

 @fashy  from Illinois  disagreed…4mos4MO

Rich privileged blacks are more criminal and less intelligent than impoverished disadvantaged whites. This gap will never close from any change in socioeconomic conditions and trying to force the gap to close anyway necessarily implies discrimination against targeted groups, and the more capable within those groups, causing discriminatory harm and harm for society/the nation overall. It hurts everyone

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