Guess what, Karen? CRT is a straw man backed by GOP billionaires who don't even care about the issue

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

You’re probably wondering, along with the rest of us, how such an inane straw-man issue like critical race theory (CRT) could be the fulcrum to catapult GOP darling Glenn Youngkin into the governor’s seat. Well, let’s say it wasn’t white suburban Karens toiling away in a grassroots effort. It was a carefully crafted scheme by GOP operatives, funded by billionaire donors such as Koch Industries working as puppetmasters and baiting scared white parents into serving as mouthpieces.

According to reporting by The Daily Beast, several of Virginia’s anti-CRT groups were found to have backing by lobbying firms, Koch groups, former Trump officials, and The Federalist Society.

These deep pocket groups used Virginia’s non-degreed Karens as the face of CRT (a curriculum that isn’t even taught in their kids’ schools) because these GOP-backed entities knew they could count on their PTA moms who’ve historically been there to fight the good fight against Black and brown people, and this was an issue they could quickly unite them around.

Virginia’s anti-CRT efforts were conducted primarily by rabid dog Ian Prior—former press secretary for the National Republican Congressional Committee, former comms director for the Karl Rove super PAC American Crossroads, and a former official in the Justice Department under former one-term President Donald Trump. Today, Prior works as a GOP operative behind Fight for Schools and launched Parents Against Critical Theory (PACT), even though he claims to be just another concerned Virginia parent.

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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/11/8/2062962/-Guess-what-Karen-CRT-is-a-straw-man-backed-by-GOP-billionaires-who-don-t-even-care-about-the-issue

[madaboutharry]

1. There had to be some hate in their hearts.

A person would need to have racist thoughts to start with in order to to fall into that trap. That’s my opinion.

[IronLionZion]

2. They oppose theories critical of racists

and view that as a dangerous threat to their privilege and power, just like what catapulted an unqualified bloviating dumbass to the presidency in 2016 over a much more qualified white woman.

Terry McAuliffe isn't very exciting but he's way more experienced and qualified than a private equity exec running for his first office.

[Marcuse]

3. "We don't want Calculus in kindergarten either. It will make our kids feel bad about themselves"