Why doesn't Jaime Harrison have a kit for parents and pols to respond to CRT

[TomDaisy]

a website, background info on issue, talking points!!!!, strong short counter-arguments, printables (rally signs, bumper stickers, etc.), action plan for local parents

and perhaps even an idea of how to go on offense instead of always being on defense,

basic coordination and fundamental messaging, to respond to this vicious, damaging and false attack. Is that too much to ask? is it?

[2naSalit]

1. Perhaps you could send him a text.

I have no idea if that would work but I like your idea.

[poli-junkie]

2. What ever happened to the

Rapid Response Dem campaign ethos?

[TomDaisy]

3. excellent question

[nykym]

4. The moderates want a

CBO score before they say anything.

[LenaBaby61]

6. Mostly non-existent except for Katie Porter, Bernie, Swalwell, Sharrod Brown, and several other ...

Dems who answer the GQP in kind, and who don't let them get away with their bull shit, fake, talking points.

[peppertree]

5. We should hammer them with "Republicans want to teach 'Hitler's side' of the Holocaust"

Which would be a hell of a lot closer to the truth than their CRT dog-whistle garbage.

[LenaBaby61]

7. I wish, but the mostly corporate media would chastise Dems for that ...

[peppertree]

12. True - but they do anyway

Wall Street prefers Rethugs, so Big media prefers Rethugs (except MSNBC, thank goodness).

[TomDaisy]

9. I like this "Punch and Pivot" kind of strategy. Jab and move. Jab and move. Fast.

[peppertree]

11. Thanks, and well put. I think that's exactly what we need.

What we've been needing since the Gingrich sound-bite-them-to-death era, at least.

[TomDaisy]

13. by the time they gear up to whine about what we said, we're hitting them again with something else

[peppertree]

14. Voila.

[LiberalFighter]

8. Send suggestion to your county and state Democratic Party.

[TomDaisy]

10. I just called one of my Dem senators and explained it to staffer

[LiberalFighter]

19. Best thing to do is let as many groups know.

If you have any local elected Democrats let them know.
Same for any elected Democratic congressional members representing you.
And of course the two I mentioned.

[leftstreet]

15. Do you really need a kit to expose what's behind it?

This is about breaking teacher unions and privatizing schools.

That's all it is.

Just Google this freak Christofer Rufo:

Link to tweet

?s=20

There are tons of links online and I don't for a minute believe that Dem strategists are unaware of this. They need to fuel parents and teachers with the truth

How a Conservative Activist Invented the Conflict Over Critical Race Theory

https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-inquiry/how-a-conservative-activist-invented-the-conflict-over-critical-race-theory

[TomDaisy]

16. how does that tweet translate into unified on the ground Action

who is providing the path

I'm a precinct leader. We don't act on our own. There is a structure so that we work in unison for maximum power.

[leftstreet]

17. I meant it starts at the top

Where is the "squad" on this?

Where is Dem leadership?

CRT is a smoke and mirrors bullshit game, so why isn't someone higher up the chain than we the peons, with media access, exposing this stuff and showing everyone else the way?

Public workers were supposed to be the backbone of the Democratic party

[TomDaisy]

18. they huffed and they puffed and they blew our house down

while we stood around with our hands in our pockets

[ecstatic]

20. I'm not sure what the disconnect is, but most of our DNC heads

have been ineffective. We need to have a different selection process. I really wanted Jamie to win the Senate seat. It didn't work out because lindsey is a liar who most likely shook down South Carolina officials right before trying to shake down Georgia's SOS. But I digress....

Great ideas don't automatically mean someone will be great at marketing and PR. Time to change our approach and get marketing gurus into that seat.

Hell, maybe even a group of comedians would work. The GqOP is a joke and should be treated as such. It should be flat out embarrassing to be a republican.

[JustAnotherGen]

21. It's not a thing though

CRT isn't being taught in schools. These gop parents are making stuff up.

I think - you are making this up in your head - that's a good response

[Hekate]

22. Have you suggested this to him? Might be a good idea.

[haele]

23. Actually, the answer is pragmatically simple...

Take the argument away from them.

Since CRT is an upper level University course that isn't even presented to students during their first 4 years to a bachelor's degree, simply say, "yes, we don't think it's an appropriate class for most K-12 to take, and since very few students would be able to understand both the context of the theory and have the maturity to handle the pedagogy to explore the theory, we agree Critical Race Theory shouldn't be taught in K-12 schools...
Next..."
And leave it at that. Redirection is a great tool good kindergarten teachers use all the time. And frankly, most of these CRT protesters pretty much failed kindergarten, from what I can tell by their actions.

You can still teach the history of of the US, including race and gender and class , appropriately to each age group that is learning it. And do it in a more or less "positive" way without whitewashing it. Point out the myths - you know -the "Rest of the Story" and how they were used as popular celebrity morality tales to get reactions from average people rather than actual truth that was usually not as exciting or compelling to most even then. Compare those historical myths and propoganda to memes.
It's not CRT, it's history that's factual and relevant. And teach some civics while you're at it.

History is to be learned from and provide a way to explore improvement of society. It's not just names and dates.

Haele

[maxsolomon]

24. Most of the "Ban CRT" Bills define it very broadly, and not accurately.

They've labelled "Uncomfortable Facts" as CRT.

They seek to ban teaching of historical facts that hurt white people's feewings.

[haele]

25. Yah, snowflakes are afraid their kids will ask them questions

And spouse just reminded me most of these lunkheads actually don't want history taught at all, they want the bible and other myths taught instead. And even then, only once in school. Just like they don't care about English.
They don't even want civics taught.
Heck, most of them would be happy if the kids could quit school in the fifth grade and go to some daycare/crafts club/apprenticeship facility where kids would just hang out, learn a job and stay out mom or dad's hair until they were old enough to be out on their own.

Sorry for being cynical, but for all their whining about quality education, these parents really don't care about an honest education for their kids.

Haele