Part III: Critical Thought About Critical Race Theory
Let's now take a look at how the Left and the Right view the solution to the problem, and their prescription to correct it.
The Left believes that the only solution to the problem is to shift the balance of power so that the less powerful group becomes the more powerful group in order to end the oppression. The oppressed group is entitled to use any means at its disposal to correct the balance of power, and it is justified and without blame for doing so even if it breaks existing laws in the process. Corrective action involves discrediting people, ruining their reputations, stripping them of their rights (to assemble, to speak freely, to practice their religion, etc) so that the group is less cohesive and less unified, infiltrating and disrupting the systems (educational, financial, medical, etc.) that bring stability to the group, and using any other means to break the bonds that hold the group together.
The Right believes that solving the problem is a matter of changing people's hearts by helping them see the injustices that they are causing, and empowering them to right those wrongs. The prescription is to make individuals, public education, non-profits, small businesses, and larger corporations more aware of the problem and incentivize them to develop solutions using tax credits, grants, profit, donations, or volunteers to motivate and transform. Our Founding Fathers believed in a limited government, and gave the power to the people to be the change-makers in our free society.
