GQP propagandists are now using the â1984âł doublespeak playbook on the term âantiracismâ to make it âtoxicâ
First the GQP propaganda machine worked hard to make âanti-fascismâ (i.e., âantifaâ) a âtoxicâ termâwhich was quite an accomplishment given that the US fought against fascism in WWII.
The âAntifaâ boogeymen the GQP want us to fear.*
âAntifa may set a new record for its big, national depiction as an outsized threat â at times, by no less than the president of the United States â when compared to its actual small size.â
â Randy Stapilus writing for the News-RegisterÂ
*To learn more about the real âantifaâ in the US as opposed to GPQ propaganda, read this article in The New York Times, this article in the News-Register, and this KGW8 article.
Now the GQP propaganda machine is trying to make âantiracismâ a âtoxicâ term along with âcritical race theoryâ(CRT)âdespite the fact that American heroes like Martin Luther King, Jr. were antiracists.
Antiracist protesters during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.
Antiracist protesters in todayâs world.
Teaching antiracism and CRT in schools**
According to a CNN article:
But [KimberlĂ©] Crenshaw notes that merely acknowledging the nationâs history of racism has long been vilified as unpatriotic and anti-American.
âIt bears acknowledging that weâve been here before: For his non-violent agitation for civil rights, MLK was targeted by the FBI as the most dangerous man in America,â she said.
**To learn more about the real âantiracismâ movement in the US as opposed to GQP propaganda read this article in Vox. To learn more about the real critical race theory (CRT) as opposed to GQP propaganda read this CNN article.
Why work so hard to make âantiracismâ and âanti-fascismâ âtoxicâ terms?
Unless of course your political party actually promotes fascism and racism? đ€
