So, what does this anti-CRT lobbying from ALEC create? A prime example would be the new education law in Texas, SB3. This is the dangerous law which demands that equal time be granted to opposing viewpoints. At a surface level, this sounds benign enough, but the malignancy of white supremacy lurks between the lines. SB3 censors what teachers and students may discuss in any subject area throughout the entire K-12 curriculum. It whitewashes the truth about slavery, systemic racism post-emancipation, systemic misogyny, and the Holocaust. It does so by a specific clause in the bill which demands that "teachers who choose to discuss current events or widely debated and currently controversial issues of public policy or social affairs shall, to the best of their ability, strive to explore such issues from diverse and contending perspectivesWITHOUT GIVING DEFERENCE TO ANY PERSPECTIVE." 87(R) HB 3979 - Introduced version (texas.gov)
Look at that last clause, the one which forbids teachers from 'giving deference to any perspective.' This is the language which requires granting, once againfalse equivalenceto racist and Nazi perspectives. This provision is correctly interpreted to mean that if a teacher covers the evils of the Holocaust, then that same teacher must include Holocaust denial as a 'legitimate' perspective. This is the provision which grants a blanket permission slip to those who use the 'false equivalence' argument as a smokescreen to disguise what are clearly xenophobic propaganda libels. This strategy represents a systemic and cowardly attack on children of color and other minorities, while falsely claiming to protect children. Once again, ALEC has its bloody fingerprints on this new Texas law, since the sole author of the original House Bill 3979, (which became the Texas law SB3), is Texas state Representative Steve Tothan ALEC member. Texas ALEC Politicians - SourceWatch
Conclusion...
By now, the role of ALEC as a parasitic propagandist invading our public schools has become well established. The spate of anti-CRT laws is hell-bent on hunting down a K-12 critical race theory curriculum that has never existed, since that subject is limited to post-graduate legal studies. The lawyers of ALEC know this, but the truth doesn't matter to them. The goal is to censor our teachers and replace our true history with white supremacist propaganda, so the GOP of Trump can regain power. This ugly willingness on ALEC's part to prostitute themselves has resulted in school board candidates like Dave Reilly, who are boldly open and proud of their neo-Nazi beliefs. This situation is far worse than the earlier Lee Atwater "n-word" quote. It reminds me of another opinion gleaned from a prominent politician regarding the ongoing struggle between academic freedom and propaganda. Below is the quote which reflects the core values of ALEC.
(Propaganda's)""task is not to make an objective study of the truth, in so far as it favors the enemy, and then set it before the masses with academic fairness; its task is to serve our own right, always and unflinchingly."
The source of the quote was---Adolf Hitler. Nazi Propaganda | Holocaust Encyclopedia (ushmm.org)
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