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Critical Race Theory
Jul. 12th, 2022 01:29 pmA quote from an article about folks opposing CRT.
My response?
Are you benefiting from those actions of previous generations?
Legally, you may have no responsibility. But morally and ethically? That a quite different matter.
And therein lies the rub. We may be benefitting from wrongs done by previous generations. And if those benefits are due to us being of the same "class" as those who committed the wrongs, *shouldn't* we bear some resonsibility? Especially if our benefits are at the *expense* of the *current* members of the wronged class?
“It teaches kids that whites are inherently racist and oppressive, perhaps unconsciously,” and that “all whites are responsible for all historical actions” and “should feel guilty.”
She added: “I cannot be asked for repentance for something my grandparents did or my ancestors did, right?”
My response?
Are you benefiting from those actions of previous generations?
Legally, you may have no responsibility. But morally and ethically? That a quite different matter.
And therein lies the rub. We may be benefitting from wrongs done by previous generations. And if those benefits are due to us being of the same "class" as those who committed the wrongs, *shouldn't* we bear some resonsibility? Especially if our benefits are at the *expense* of the *current* members of the wronged class?
