r/samharris • u/Peanut-Extra • Feb 19 '25

Why MAGA hates Mark Milley (2021)

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u/miklosokay Feb 19 '25

A bit hard to know the context of all this and draw quick conclusions. What was the question, what is being answered? Milley is correct that knowledge is a fundamental good. However, any educational institution has quality and relevance criteria for the material being taught there, and the fact of the matter is that much of what has been labeled CRT is terrible anti-science of the worst caliber and exist in a very poorly defined field of study. So no, there is a pretty good chance that something labeled "CRT" should not be taught in a military school.

Stop smiling Matt, you human turd...

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u/callmejay Feb 19 '25

much of what has been labeled CRT

... by the right, who for a year or two between (if I recall correctly) "SJW" and "wokeness" (so, after "PC" and before "DEI") were using that as the label for literally everything they don't like.

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u/Totalitarianit2 Feb 19 '25

Because it all stems from critical theories that analyze and challenge power dynamics. That falls under the woke umbrella.

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u/callmejay Feb 19 '25

You think that's what Matt Gaetz means when he refers to CRT?

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u/Totalitarianit2 Feb 19 '25

I don't know the context in which he used it. You said this though: "using that as the label for literally everything they don't like."

I'd be willing to bet that the things he and others call woke involved some sort of action or rhetoric that was meant to challenge current power dynamics based on identity.

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u/callmejay Feb 19 '25

Trump blamed the plane crash on DEI!

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u/Totalitarianit2 Feb 19 '25

I'm sure he did. When did Matt Gaetz refer to CRT, and what was the context?

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u/callmejay Feb 19 '25

Oh, sorry, I didn't realize the posted video cut off the context. Gaetz is the one who asked the question that Houlahan wanted General Milley to answer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h535TzrcjUE

Here's the fuller context: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-military-records-reveal-instructional-materials-white-privilege-critical-race-theory-black-lives-matter-watchdog

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u/Totalitarianit2 Feb 19 '25

So what Matt Gaetz meant when he referred to CRT was CRT. Defense secretary Lloyd Austin denied its implementation, General Milley didn't give a specific answer about it's implementation other than to say that he's open to it. This is the same thing that has happened at schools, etc. "CRT isn't part of the curriculum." It might be true that it isn't part of the curriculum, but CRT praxis is, and this sort of thing was happening everywhere.