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Well no, because an idea can't take over anything. But critical theory:
Critical theory is a social, historical, and political school of thought and philosophical perspective which centers on analyzing and challenging systemic power relations in society, arguing that knowledge, truth, and social structures are fundamentally shaped by power dynamics between dominant and oppressed groups.
Is just a fancied up academic way of justifying already existing belief sets, the ideas and beliefs go way back beyond the 1920s. This is part of my point, don't buy in to how important Academia (especially social sciences academia) tells you it is. All the fancy words, words, words just tell you that dynamics between groups with different levels of power can result in some groups oppressing others and that this is bad. That was already known back when Jefferson was writing!
Critical theory for most Blue Tribers is a post hoc justification for the fact they are uncomfortable with power dynamics around race within the United States. It is adopted because it explains their white guilt. It doesn't cause their white guilt.
You're working from a perspective where people have their minds changed by theories, but everything in my experiences suggests the opposite, that people choose which theories they adopt based on which ones fit with their already preconceived notions. So no Critical theory did not take over the Blue Tribe. It's a justification for their already existing feelings. The Blue Tribe took over critical theory in other words. That's why it is then adapted into Critical Race Theory (which is now the one getting most attention) because it is this race based "stain" on America that Blue Tribers were and are most sensitive too.
Do you really, honestly, can't possibly imagine what this could have been a shorthand for? I'm happy to explain if so, but if this is just being pedantic, and I have to phrase my post like I'm talking to a lawyer looking for any loophole to get out of a contract, that's not going to be fun for me.
Sure, and it was distinctly unpopular in America until recently. You don't have to go back very far, just watch some TV shows from the 80's and 90's, read some blogs from the 00's, and it will become clear that the Blue consensus at the time went against Critical Theory.
No, I'm not, though my theory differs from yours. I'm arguing from a perspective where people have their minds changed by status and authority.
It absolutely did. It was an idea so unpopular that it was deemed a strawman whenever a concerned Blue Triber tried to raise concerns over it. A lot of it was happening on this very forum.
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