Dr. V writes an essay on Substack: "Critical Race Theory Attracts the Uncritical."
Quick excerpt:
A key word in the CRT arsenal is 'equity.' 'Arsenal' is the right word given the Left's weaponization of language. Equity is an Unbegriff, an ‘unconcept.’ It combines something good with something unattainable except by the toleration of grave evils. Let me explain.
'Equity' sounds good and so people are thoughtlessly for it. It is like 'social justice' in this respect. They don't realize that leftists, semantic distortionists nonpareil, have hijacked a legitimate word so as to make it refer to equality of outcome. Being uncritical, people don't appreciate that there is an important difference between equality in its formal senses — equality before the law, equality of opportunity, equality in respect of political/civil rights, etc. — and equality of outcome or result. Formal equality is an attainable good. Material equality is unattainable because of group differences. To achieve material or non-formal equality, equality of outcome, the means employed would be worse than the supposed cure.
Well, equity is really the communist manifesto in sheep's clothing. I've always believed that equality of opportunity was a worthy goal. After that, it's on you to achieve whatever your capabilities allow. Taken to its illogical extreme, equity requires professional sports teams to be comprised of individuals consistent with their proportion to the population. The racist NBA needs more white players! It's all about equity!
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