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Re:How critical theory is radicalizing high school debate by vorpalhex on Saturday July 29, 2023 @07:29PM (#36925935)
We should totally disregard anyone who seriously backs critical theory and treat it the same as "Because God".

A theory that can explain everything is a terrible theory and explains nothing. Responding to your critics that they don't get it because of racial ad-hominem attacks isn't a defense.

Factual statements have criteria that would disprove them. There are experiments that would support a flat earth if that were an accurate reflection of reality. There is no such criteria for critical theory. Fail to find structural forces? You've simply been conditioned to ignore them. Explain away differences using a robust model? You're simply not being an ally.

Critical theory is not science, it's sloppy religious nonsense.

Re:How critical theory is radicalizing high school debate by Paul-Craft on Sunday July 30, 2023 @08:47AM (#36930635)
You miss the point. Critical theory doesn't seek to explain anything. It simply seeks to answer the question: "What if things were different?" In doing so, one is more able to see what the established power structures are, and to challenge those selfsame power structures.