Comments by "Jim Werther" (@jimwerther) on "What Is Critical Race Theory? | 5 Minute Video" video.

@mynameisroyalnoneya5057 Unfortunately, a POC who believes in CRT would automatically assume the worst no matter what.
5
@patsygardiner8999 CRT is anti-American propaganda. Open your eyes and learn.
4
@Ralphy James Lindsay is not a conservative. Every rational person understands the evils of critical race theory.
3
@dinner7513 Don't call yourself a denier. The CRT folks are the deniers - of facts, logic, evidence, and reality.
3
@Builder the bob He just gave a basic background on it. It gets worse from there.
2
@Builder the bob What Lindsay supplied here was an example, not a definition. CRT is not easily definable in a short video. Lindsay is a major academic, and wrote a book on CRT. You think he can't define it?? CRT starts out with the assumption that all racial inequality is inequity, and all statistical differences in results by race are necessarily due to racial differences. It ignores numerous obvious difficulties: A. Single variable statistics are near-useless B. Predetermined single-variable statistics are, if this is possible, even worse C. The overwhelming evidence of other data being the cause of differentials is extremely strong: * The timing pre- and post- the civil rights era * Other factors, such as median age and, more importantly, family dynamics When one is preconditioned to see the world based upon a pre-chosen narrative, the result will obviously be heavily skewed. CRT is not only a prime example of such a pre-decided lens, it was explicitly designed by its radical authors as a political polemic.
2
@Builder the bob Sorry, you are simply in denial.
2
@Builder the bob Your description is a gross oversimplification. As I explained above, CRT assumes that all unequal results are due to differences in skin color, conveniently ignoring the evidence which shows otherwise. Having reached a faulty conclusion, CRT goes on to prescribe exceedingly harmful solutions to a non-existent problem, thereby in fact creating major new ones.
2
@Builder the bob CRT is a false analysis, which ties in directly to the "solutions" proposed by the likes of Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo.
2
@Builder the bob If you support CRT and oppose both Kendi and DiAngelo, then you might be in a category of one. Either way, CRT is leftist propaganda, and not based upon truth.
2
@Builder the bob Again, CRT assumes that all disparate results are due to racial differences, despite the evidence which disproves that theory.
2
@patsygardiner8999 Wow, you actually think you are in the center. You're so deep in the propaganda, that you can't even recognize where you are. Scary.
2
@bradmason1588 I am going to guess that "Derrick Bell" is not your name irl, but that you dubbed your account after the 1960s/1970s radical who helped pioneer CRT. Not surprising, then. that you don't know - or don't want to know - the truth about the discipline. First, James Lindsay: The man is a very accomplished academic (not a conservative, btw), who wrote a scholarly book about CRT and its dangers. He rather obviously understands it fully. In this video he provides an illustration of its effects, not a definition. CRT is a shallow, hate- and falsehood- based argument, masquerading as an academic discipline. It starts out with the false assumption that all unequal statistical results by race are necessarily born of racism. It then seeks to uproot all of society based upon that myth. Single-variable statistics are near-useless, and pre-decided single-based statistics based upon political beliefs are, if possible, even worse. The timing pre- and post- the Civil Rights era demonstrates the obvious problems with CRT. And the other data which CRT conveniently ignores simply shows that hateful doctrine to he utter rubbish.
2
Huh. Never heard of him.
1
@joshuatijerina5731 Whatever that means. I only heard of him now, when I watched this video.
1
@stephenrohaim382 I'm not on Facebook or Twitter: No thank you. YT certainly promotes leftism while downgrading conservatives.
1
Never heard of him until now
1
@Builder the bob Do you know who James Lindsay is? He is a brilliant academic, who wrote a book about CRT: Unfortunately, the damn thing is so dry and technical that it's hardly an easy read. Obviously he gives a simplified version in a short video.
1
@ciscotx74 Not sure if he is trolling or just ignorant of the facts. One or the other. But his comments make approximately no sense.
1
You're the ignoramus, darling.
1
@skunkamunkah Did you expect me to write a 10,000 word essay here? The OP appears to be agreeing with the worldviews of Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo, two of the most ignorant public "intellectuals" to ever exist. Care to prove that people can't be colorblind? You can't, of course, and neither can anyone else. But if you are determined to find racism in your breakfast cereal, then facts just aren't your thing.
1
@trevornimoy5695 Every word that you quote has been thoroughly debunked by true scholars such as the great Dr. Thomas Sowell and Heather Mac Donald. Regarding the specific claims you make, read "Are We All Unconscious Racists?", the 2017 article written by Heather MacDonald. As to Sowell, every word he has ever said or written is worth absorbing, bar none. Lastly, don't put on Kahneman a claim that he never made.
1
@dinner7513 They don't want to eliminate racism. They want to have as much racism as possible. Fits their narrative, and gives them power.
1
@generalerica4123 The part of CRT that you described is the least pernicious part of it, yet it is still blatantly untrue.
1
@generalerica4123 You don't appear to understand CRT. And if you do, you don't understand why it is so wrong and dangerous.
1
@generalerica4123 You, too, can read my comment to "Derrick Bell". Whether your ignorance is willful or not is not yet known to me, but you are very, very wrong, and just repeating leftist propaganda. And the claim that this is not being taught in K-12 is demonstrably false.
1
@bradmason1588 I addressed all that in my prior comment to you
1
@Billy-sy3ed If he said that, then Kennedy was explaining how the crazy leftists think, not making a statement, obviously.
1
@Billy-sy3ed As much as YT comment sections have a tendency to be a cesspool, it is rare to see as absurd a comment as the one you wrote just above. It takes a remarkable amount of ignorance to write something so foolish.
1
@moatengator6047 You have established two points clearly: 1. You have multiple accounts from which to spam the comment section, suggestion a significant lack of self confidence, and 2. You suffer from severe tunnel vision. As to the latter...Anyone with knowledge and common sense would understand shortly after being introduced to CRT that it is a study not worth pursuing. Your immersion in that foolishness does not show you to be educated, but rather a shallow dullard. Let me provide an example: If a member of the Church of Scientology were to provide you a detailed questionnaire on the beliefs of L. Ron Hubbard, you would (hopefully) be unable to answer most of the questions. Why? Because any reasonable person should understand within five minutes that Scientology is quackery, and would not feel compelled to waste time delving into the specifics. In the briefest of fashions, I explained above why CRT is utter nonsense, used by racial Marxists to attempt to overturn this country, leaning upon the use of a string of falsehoods. Any reasonably intelligent and clear-minded individual should be able to discern this fact long before he went down the rabbit hole of hatred and nonsense. The fact that you choose to act superior due to your immersion in the cult does you no favors. If you want to learn something, delve into the writings of Thomas Sowell. With an open mind and knowledge of the brilliant Dr. Sowell's thinking, CRT would become as transparent to you as it is to all wise folk.
1
@PistolPackingMomma007 I. You are mistaken. I will have to break this comment into pieces because of the heavy hand of the YT censors.
1
@PistolPackingMomma007 II. There are no black victims of systemic racism in the United States today, unless you mean the indirect victims of the affirmative action policies which claim to help the "underprivileged". The system is set up to benefit blacks every step along the way.
1
@PistolPackingMomma007 III. The myth of systemic racism against blacks is essential to the CRT narrative, however, despite the unquestionable fact that it is absolutely false.
1
@PistolPackingMomma007 IV. "(h)ow they are able to represent themselves to counter prejudice" CRT makes no such attempt. Again, the alleged prejudice is not true to begin with, but CRT makes believe it is, and then tries to make everyone else change, which is very different than what you wrote.
1
@PistolPackingMomma007 1. Absolutely not. Please show me all the qualified people who were turned down because of their skin color. You won't find any.
1
@PistolPackingMomma007 3. Blacks get hired with lower qualifications.
1
@PistolPackingMomma007 4. The above has been well established by scholars such as the brilliant Heather Mac Donald.
1
@PistolPackingMomma007 5. 5. The legendary Thomas Sowell goes even further. He has demonstrated that blacks were far better off before the welfare state creation in the 1960s than they have been since. Without all the 1960s legislation, blacks on average would be far better off today.
1
@PistolPackingMomma007 6. A century ago, blacks got married at a higher rate than did whites, and had a higher rate of employment. That was half a century after the end of slavery.
1
@PistolPackingMomma007 7. Sowell also notes that different cultures always produce different results. The idea that every culture would produce the same result were it not for prejudice is belied by the fact that no two cultures have ever had the same interests and same results in the history of humanity.
1
@PistolPackingMomma007 8. Why did you not quote the statistics of NBA players? How is it that 13% of the population makes up 80% of the NBA? Is that the result of systemic racism as well?
1
@PistolPackingMomma007 9. Do yourself a favor and read Thomas Sowell, or watch him here on YT. No matter the subject, his work is always peerless. And Heather Mac Donald is also worth a read as well.
1
@PistolPackingMomma007 I see that YT deleted number 2, so this is my attempt at rewriting it in a way that will not get it censored: 2. Melanized people get into colleges with lower GPAs and lower SATs than do the non-melanized, and even moreso Asiatics.
1
@PistolPackingMomma007 Your questions answer each other. YT does not allow me to post links, but Heather Mac Donald has done those studies. Read, for example, "Are We All Unconscious Racists?", a 2017 article by Mac Donald. I also mentioned Thomas Sowell, who is always worth reading and watching.
1
@PistolPackingMomma007 I have to write the following in an unusual way in order to avoid the YT censors...melanized people have measurable advantages on this country when it comes to dealing with potential and current employers, with law enforcement, with college admissions, as well as with nearly every issue you can think of.
1
@dinner7513 Either Charlie Watts is lying, or else he is entirely ignorant of the facts. CRT is current-day National Socialism, 1930s Germany style. Those opposed to CRT believe that we should judge individuals based upon the content of their character, not the color of their skin.
1
@generalerica4123 Either Charlie Watts is lying, or else he is entirely ignorant of the facts. CRT is current-day National Socialism, 1930s Germany style. Those opposed to CRT believe that we should judge individuals based upon the content of their character, not the color of their skin.
1
@generalerica4123 There are a couple of major problems with what you wrote. 1. Your description of CRT does not match that of its creators, such as Derek Bell and Richard Delgado. 2. Even your modified version of CRT is highly unscientific, as is any univariate observation. Try the following: * When most people's calendars are turned to "July", it tends to be really hot outside. * When most people's calendars are open to October, the weather tends to be moderate. * Solution: To solve climate change, everyone should change their calendars to October, and keep it there. It would only be a small inconvenience on the calendar front, but would keep the glaciers from melting. Sounds like a plan? In real life, CRT is a radical "solution" in search of an intellectual fig leaf. It steadfastly ignores all contravailing evidence, as well as other significant factors, of which there are plenty. Why did blacks have a higher rate of marriage than did whites in 1900? Why did blacks have a higher level of employment than did whites in 1930? Why do first generation Nigerian-Americans who grow up in abject poverty do so well? Why do desperately poor immigrants with semi-literate parents, irrelevant of country of origin, do better than American blacks on average? Why do blacks who grow up with married parents outdo whites? Why are minority children in charter schools vastly outperforming their counterparts in public schools? Why are many of those same charter school students in many cases outperforming students in the richest school districts? Those and many other questions are conveniently ignored by CRT adherents, such as the grifter Ibram X. Kendi, as it would eviscerate their every claim which underpins CRT and its supposed "solutions", which in turn would only make things worse.
1
Indeed, the leftists snuck this evil doctrine into the schools, and it took too long for conservatives to realize what was happening. Naturally, the leftists are not happy that conservatives have exposed this garbage to the public at large.
1