The classic example of CRT-type thinking in practice

Two people, one black and the other white, walk into a shop at the same time. If the shopkeeper serves the black person first that is an example of racism as it implies that the shopkeeper believes the black person is a threat to them, cannot be left alone in the shop, and should be encouraged to leave as quicky as possible. If the shopkeeper serves the white person first that is also an example of racism as it shows that the shopkeeper values the white person and their importance ahead of the black person.

For CRT theorists, every outcome within a society is an example of racism and this can never change until the underpinnings of that society have been broken down and the state empowered to manage the distribution of resources within that society. 

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