# Regarding Critical Race Theory and Intentional Racist Laws

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-critical-race-theory-and-intentional-racist-laws/944782>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [June 21, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-critical-race-theory-and-intentional-racist-laws/944782 "2021-06-21T18:12:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-critical-race-theory-and-intentional-racist-laws/944782/82 "2022-01-07T16:42:28Z")

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> [@UltraVires](#):
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> Under CRT as has been described, any person who is arguing against the regulation could say, as they already believe, that the regulation is purposeless, or has so little purpose as not to be sufficient to overcome the harm to minorities as the regulation will do.

IMO “say” and “believe” are incorrect characterizations which belittle the efforts and arguments being made.

> [@UltraVires](#):
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> Everyone wants to get out their supporters and keep the non-supporters at home.

No. This is false and worse, it is dangerous to a true democratic republic. I do not seek to keep _anyone_ from voting. I think that society is better served by a large turnout so the end result more closely matches the will of the people.

I think it says a lot that you just threw this out there as axiomatic.

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**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-critical-race-theory-and-intentional-racist-laws/944782/83 "2022-01-08T14:10:48Z")

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> [@Buck\_Godot](#):
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> I think that this confusion about intention is what makes many white people view CRT as a direct attack on them.

I think your post **Buck\_Godot** was a very good one, but let’s be clear that the reason people misunderstand CRT is because the political right have _fed them_ misinformation about it. At any given time, there has to be a boogie man on the left that’s coming for you and your family, and CRT is the current one.

Note the similar, numerous, misconceptions about BLM, antifa and “defund the police”.  
(Granted, “defund the police” was a poor choice of words in the first place. But as discussed elsewhere on the dope, it’s not all that popular a slogan now, but the right refer to it often as a nice way to handwave the actual debate, and caricature the people demanding reforms).

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