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Great post, but I think one distinction is needed. Yes, both CRT and book

banning are amplified on social media - true.

However, the more important point is that CRT (not the misrepresented version) is essentially an educational theory - debatable and subject to peer review - and IMO, a pretty common sense, general idea. The goal of the CRT social media amplification was to dumb down society by keeping this reasonable theory out of discussion (even though it was never in any curriculum).

The goal of the book banning amplification is to protest the dumbing down of society.

You have two forces working towards opposing goals. One wants to dumb down society (stopping all debate/contemplation) and the other wants to encourage thoughtful debate. And as we've seen in multiple societies (the Holocaust is a great example), historically terrible deeds can be the long term result of dumbing down a society.

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Posted: 01/28/2022 at 11:04AM

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Is the bible next???? ** -- Zhoo 01/28/2022 08:40AM

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Did he use a hammer? -- Zhoo 01/28/2022 09:52AM

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The Bilble is safe Z, they’ve never read it. -- Lazarus 01/28/2022 09:04AM

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Not yet. But if trump were to say it… ** -- 111Balz 01/28/2022 08:29AM

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Why do liberals need to lie about things all the time? ** -- ryno hoo 01/28/2022 07:51AM

While the article I used did not say that. Do you think that appropriate? ** -- Lazarus 01/28/2022 07:27AM

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I don’t think they replaced it based on your link - they plan -- hoolstoptheheels 01/28/2022 08:51AM

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Good observation. ** -- Shenhoo 01/28/2022 11:08AM

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Oh now my faith is restored in you JM. Twitter for news. Pitiful. ** -- Lazarus 01/28/2022 07:36AM

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