The Problems with (Cultural) Marxism, Capitalism, Social Justice, Critical Race….
Each theory is unrealistic, inaccurate, and-or misunderstood, to an extent.
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No single socio-economic theory, system or strategy can tackle the whole spectrum of issues America has, or is still creating. Nothing is perfect. Most constructs developed — that achieve a decent level of public awareness — become partially, or mostly, outdated in as little as a decade or two. Even true believers often revise or reinterpret their gospels. Any theory that is honestly trying to tackle a socio-economic problem should never be discarded out of hand. Marxist theory is older than Critical Race Theory, but each one should be looked at with a skeptical eye. The details do matter, revised or not. The approach to implementing the new theory is as more important as the reasoning, or logic in the original documentation. Being critical and skeptical have their place, yet these practices are not wholly sufficient, and too often a political ploy to subvert transformation.
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The status quo is apt to thwart the introduction and implementation of every new socio-economic idea in a reactionary, often violent, manner. The Brits pushed back on our attempt in the 1770s. Slave owners pushed back in the 1860s. Red-baiters, southern city and state governments…
