America is very divided politically. I believe this is different from the cultural divisions of worldviews. A version of the Christian worldview used to be the dominant worldview in America. Today, prevalent in America, there are several variations of the critical theory worldview (with expressive individualism mixed in). And today both political liberals and conservatives use the critical theory framework to promote their agendas.
Critical theory states that there are unfair oppressive structures in society, and thus there are people being oppressed or in other words victims. Critical theory states these various forms of oppression are what is wrong in the world and its goal is to liberate us from the oppression. Some of the more common variations of critical theory are critical race theory, feminism, queer theory, and postcolonialism. You can especially see critical theory in action with the agendas found in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Movement. This has been part of a big push by the political liberals.
But the political conservatives use the same critical theory framework. The oppressive structures are instead the mainstream media, the deep state government, and other concerns, like voting. So the conservatives see different structures that are oppressing America and making us victims of the current power structures. Donald Trump is big in promoting the oppressive nature of these so-called liberal power structures, and in this current election cycle with his legal troubles he is especially promoting the idea that he is the victim and that he is taking the “attacks” for us. I believe this critical theory framework is one of the main reasons he has been able to resonate with so many voters because critical theory is already embedded in today’s culture.
“Wait, wait”, you say, “there is some truth in what they say”. Yes, there is some truth found in both the liberal and conservative statements. But note that every good lie has a kernel of truth. I believe the framework of critical theory twists the truth and makes it divisive. It ends up being less than the whole truth.
You need to be aware that critical theory’s way of thinking in terms of oppression is the dominant way of thinking in today’s culture. You still need to acknowledge the truth found in the twisted statements, but only the truth. You especially need to avoid using the critical theory framework. It is divisive. It is not an us versus them (the enemy and the oppressor) situation. There is really only one enemy. His name is Satan.
The Christian asks how I can help and make the situation better. The Christian realizes that it is not an us versus them situation, because we are all sinners in need of a Savior. We need to, as much as possible, work together and not be divisive. We are to be generous, kind, and gracious in our speech. We do not lie, but we speak the truth in love. We do everything from an attitude of love, wanting the best for the other person. The Christian Faith is about reconciliation and forgiveness, first with God, but also with our fellow human beings. Critical theory is about justice and fairness, whereas Christianity has justice with mercy. Relationships cannot be restored with only justice. Mercy and forgiveness is needed to end the divisions and restore healthy relationships.
I believe the political dysfunction in Congress and throughout American politics is due in part to critical theory thinking. Avoid it!
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Your article leaves me with some very mixed emotions. I agree that we Christians should speak the truth in love, gentleness, and respect, as Paul and Peter both urged us to do. And I agree that Donald Trump capitalizes on demonizing the other side — although to be fair, nearly all politicians do this, and this is nothing new at all. Trump is on a major campaign right now against forces that truly are hostile to him, and have been so ever since he first announced his first run for the presidency in 2015. Meanwhile he is also trying to defend himself against an onslaught of lawsuits, and casting himself as a victim as much as possible. I do think that most (not all, but most) of the lawsuits are indeed politically-motivated and would never have come up had Trump not decided to run for office again in 2023. And yes, some things are now coming back to bite him.
I understand and sympathize with Trump’s antagonistic relationship with the press, whom he accuses of generating “fake news”. To be more accurate, they largely generate one-sided news, which I’ve noticed myself for at least the last 20 years — at least since George Bush Jr. won a hotly-contested election against Al Gore in 2000. This was long before Trump entered the political arena. The slant of the liberal press and its sometimes open antagonism against conservatives continued to intensify under Barack Obama, and even more so when Trump won the 2016 election. The liberals hated Trump’s very entry into politics because he was the antithesis to absolutely everything they believed in and wanted to accomplish through Hillary Clinton … and had to wait for the next Democratic president and Democratically-controlled Congress, and are now working feverishly to accomplish under Joe Biden.
But I wholly disagree with taking conservative complaints and warnings about:
and equating them with liberal CRT propaganda and lies containing only a thin veneer of truth on the outside. Christian/conservative concerns are all very real and very well documented. There’s no mere ‘kernel of truth’ in any of them. They are all solidly real, unlike many of the Critical Race Theory pushes to convince people that:
While it’s true that there are some things remaining in our corporations, banking, tax and public funding structures, educational institutions, law enforcement, and employment that are or can be systemically racist and need to be fixed, most of the core — the very heart and soul — of what CRT promotes is a lie, and is why some states are moving to ban it, and rightfully so. To me there’s absolutely no fair comparison to be made between underlying CRT doctrines and agendas, and what Christians and Constitutional fundamentalist conservatives are warning us about. I disagree entirely with the accusation that conservatives are simply using their own brand of critical theory.
That said, yes, we do need to try to win our brothers’ and sisters’ hearts as winsomely as possible — not just for present-day concerns and national unity in this world, but far more importantly for eternity in the world to come, which will make our present strife look like a passing mist by comparison. But we can no longer remain quiet, apathetic, and sitting passively on the sidelines, or we will lose our country — and we are already in the process of doing so — and if that happens to the full extent, this nation will cease to be a “shining city on a hill”, and will no longer hold the moral high ground (relatively speaking), and will no longer be the leader and protector of the free world. This is exactly what dark forces are trying to accomplish in preparation for an eventual, immoral, completely post-Christian, totalitarian, one-world government.
Jeff