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Critical race theory: Is it critical? Why now? 

Here's the simple explanation to a very complex topic. Critical race theory (CRT) is just Marxism renamed- but to call it neo-Marxism would be too revealing for what it really is. 

Instead of feeding the Critical Race Theory (CRT) lies to our children and college students, we need to teach them about the amazing freedom and liberty that the Constitution and the Bill of Rights has given us. The United States of America is the best bastion of freedom the world has, if we preserve it.

And why now? CRTis just the next step by Leftists to separate children from their parents, college students from the truth and knowledge they need to know, and to separate different groups and classes of people. 

The United States of America is not systemically racist, although there are individual incidents of racism that have and do occur. Critical Race Theory does not attempt to address the problem of racism, but attempts to unravel and dismantle the foundations of our nation, such as the family unit, the Constitution, capitalism, equality and the economic free market system. 

“Equality” is one of the hallmarks of our Declaration of Independence, and is to guarantee all citizens an equal starting line in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 

“Equity” is part of the Marxist belief system that is an attempt to guarantee all citizens an equal finish line, and attempts to take from the achievers, while stripping us of the God-given rights we are born with, to somehow give everyone an equal professional and economic finish line. 

• The following is adapted from a lecture delivered at Hillsdale College on March 30, 2021 by Christopher Rufo, Founder and Director, Battlefront.
•  Critical race theory is fast becoming America’s new institutional orthodoxy. Yet most Americans have never heard of it—and of those who have, many don’t understand it. It’s time for this to change. We need to know what it is so we can know how to fight it….
• In explaining critical race theory, it helps to begin with a brief history of Marxism. Originally, the Marxist Left built its political program on the theory of class conflict. Marx believed that the primary characteristic of industrial societies was the imbalance of power between capitalists and workers. The solution to that imbalance, according to Marx, was revolution: the workers would eventually gain consciousness of their plight, seize the means of production, overthrow the capitalist class, and usher in a new socialist society.
• WHAT IT IS
• Critical race theory is an academic discipline, formulated in the 1990s, built on the intellectual framework of identity-based Marxism. Relegated for many years to universities and obscure academic journals, over the past decade it has increasingly become the default ideology in our public institutions. It has been injected into government agencies, public school systems, teacher training programs, and corporate human resources departments in the form of diversity training programs, human resources modules, public policy frameworks, and school curricula.

Full article by Christopher Rufo:

https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/critical-race-theory-fight/

Gov. Inslee  bill requiring public school teachers to have CRT training:

https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/05/washington-gov-inslee-signs-bill-requiring-critical-race-training-for-public-school-teachers/

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Are you after the NEWS, or the TRUTH? These are not the same.
 
How do we find out the truth about issues, and figure out what is the truth and what is just hype, media frenzy, and an attempt to increase ratings? How do we know if what we are reading or watching is the news, or the slanted view of the author or producer? 

Truth is hard to find in the news, so here’s how I approach finding the truth in all the news we are drowning in each day. In the podcast, I go into detail about KNOWING THE SOURCE of the news or media is very important to knowing if it is just news and hype to sell advertising, or is it the facts of what has actually happened.  Sometimes knowing what is news vs. what is truth is hard to discern. 
Reading a wide variety of news and sources, it's important to get the news from many different sources to get an accurate lay of the land, and know what has actually happened. 

Here’s a few good places to start:

National:

Wall Street Journal wsj.com

Patriot Post patriotpost.com

Dennis Prager prageru.com

Newsmax newsmax.com

Glenn Beck GlennBeck.com

The Federalist TheFederalist.com

dailywire.com

RealClearPolitics.com

AmericanThinker.com

c-span.org

Hillsdale College Imprimis https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu

Not The Bee NotTheBee.com

Behold Israel BeholdIsrael.org

American Greatness amgreatness.com

Life Site News LifeSiteNews.com

One America News Network oann.com

Military Times militarytimes.com

Epoch Times epochtimes.com

Dan Bongino bongino.com

Daily Mail (United Kingdom) dailymail.co.uk

Christian Post christianpost.com

Daily Caller dailycaller.com

Red State redstate.com

Washington Examiner washingtonexaminer.com

Washington Times washingtontimes.com

News Busters newsbusters.org

Washington State:

Washington Policy Center WashingtonPolicy.org

Shift WA shiftwa.org

TV Washington TVW.org

Freedom Foundation FreedomFoundation.com

Family Policy Institute of WA fpiw.org

Truth never changes, and applies through the changing times and seasons, regardless of where one lives or what our personal feelings are about the news. The shelf life of news is very short, but…God’s truth will last forever. 

“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever” (Isaiah 40:8).

We are in a cultural war for our country, and the war is being fought with words. Therefore, it's important to distinguish between what is truth, and what is news, and who is the source of the news.

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Socialism vs. Capitalism: What’s the difference? 

Socialism and Capitalism are defined, and contrasting examples from everyday life are cleverly explained.  The USA was built on the amazing economic engine of capitalism, providing the best economic achievements the world has ever known. 

Capitalism allows every person to keep the fruits of their own labors. 

Socialism forces this reward for work to be shared with others, regardless of their work ethic, and guarantees equal poverty and suffering for all.

What is capitalism? Everyone is guaranteed an equal starting line. 

What is socialism? Everyone is told they will be guaranteed an equal finish line. No one will come out ahead, and no one will be left behind. Everyone crosses the finish line at the exact same time. 

Socialism is pessimism, discouragement, hopelessness, lack, shortages, food lines, limits, bleak futures, religious persecution, and economic strain and poverty.

Capitalism is optimism, encouragement, hope, abundance, plenty, ample food, unlimited potential, bright futures, religious freedom, and economic prosperity.

Basic philosophy: 

Socialism has many limits and restrictions, and resources, money, jobs, housing, goods and services, access to medical care, freedom of transportation and movement, and everything else is limited and sparingly handed out to the citizenry as the government officials see fit. There are ALWAYS lack and shortages on every level, and punishments to those who want independence. 

Capitalism has no limits. There is not a limited amount of money in this system. Creating wealth in a capitalistic system is not getting a piece of a pre-determined pie, it is baking your own pie and being given the freedom of making as many pies as possible. 

There is no limit to wealth here. The only limits to this system are how much human energy and creative thinking one has, or acknowledging one’s own limits and hiring others to help you overcome these limits. Government officials get out of the way and let economic innovation and vitality thrive. Lack and shortages are extremely rare. 

As a final note: 

Since many of you are teaching your kids and grandkids at home this year, and have formed schooling pods, home school co-ops, and all of the other alternative methods of eduction that have popped up in the last year, 

Teach these valuable truths to your kids, and any other kids that are within earshot. 

It may just be what saves our nation. 

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Public Schools: Education or Indoctrination?

What is the purpose of education in our country?  
I dive into the history of the public schools here in America, and what they were 
originally created to do. Hint: it was never the main goal to come along side the parents 
and teach the children of our nation about reading, writing, and arithmetic. 
The founders of our nation thought it was absurd that government would educate children.

Resources: 

WA State Charter Schools:

https://wacharters.org

WA Alternative Private Schools:

https://www.privateschoolreview.com/washington/alternative-private-schools

WA Best Alternative High Schools:

https://www.publicschoolreview.com/washington/alternative-public-schools/high

WA Online Schools:

https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/learning-alternatives/online-learning/approved-online-schools-and-school-programs

WA School Learning Alternatives:

https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/learning-alternatives

The country school of to-morrow, 1853. Frederick T. Gates

https://archive.org/details/countryschoolof00gate/page/n17/mode/2up

Renew A Nation. https://www.renewanation.org

Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum.    

https://www.sonlight.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwsLWDBhCmARIsAPSL3_1B3hQQdnf7wQn26fXEgrxOdCtJ-PNBQDit5fpniR3LtbLRMfZzX_4aApHKEALw_wcB

Christian home school curriculums:

https://www.christianbook.com/page/homeschool?kw=christian%20based%20homeschool%20curriculum&mt=e&dv=c&event=PPCSRC&p=1020037&msclkid=225ba8405e1c1636bafdc8d43c92fc01&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Homeschool%20Broad&utm_term=christian%20based%20homeschool%20curriculum&utm_content=keyword-homeschool

https://christianlight.org/homeschool

Homeschooling with Live online classes:

veritaspress.com

Washington Policy Center for Education: 

https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/centers/detail/center-for-education

U.S. Census: Homeschooling on the Rise During Covid-19:

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/03/homeschooling-on-the-rise-during-covid-19-pandemic.html

False History Taught in Schools Incites Kids To Hate America:

https://www.theepochtimes.com/alex-newman-false-history-taught-in-schools-incites-kids-to-hate-america_3553516.html

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In Government, the meeting is the goal and more money spent equals more success. 

Do not apply basic Economics 101 to government thinking. That's not how they reason. 

How do those in government think? 

Here I lay out the differences between the government and the private sector, and how each measures success, and I answer the question, “What was the legislature and the governor thinking when they passed and signed into law all of these horrible laws?” 

In government, the meeting, the process, the endless discussion is the goal. Memos, intergovernmental agency meetings, and committee meetings are the goal. 

In the private sector, providing a good or service that someone wants, and is willing to pay for, is the goal. 

In government, spending money on a “problem” is the solution, and the more money that is spent on a particular issue means more success for that issue. 

In the private sector, goods and services produced must be what people want, and are willing to pay money for. For business to have success, they must produce what people want, regardless of how much money was spent to produce that good or service. 

Gov. Jay Inslee of WA thinks this last session was a success because more money was spent on programs that he thinks are necessary. Outcomes or results or other measurements of success are not part of how success is measured in his mind, nor in the mind of those in government. More money thrown at a problem mean that problem is solved, regardless of measurable outcomes. 

Using the education budget, I show how government believes that more money spend equals more success towards an issue. 

This podcast answers the question, “What was the legislature and the governor thinking when they passed all these horrible laws this session?”

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The Declaration of Independence, signed July 4, 1776. 

The document was drafted by a group of men in the Continental Congress made up of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston. Jefferson, an accomplished writer, wrote the first draft; then it was edited by the others, and then edited again by the whole Congress. 56 members of Congress signed it.

The Declaration of Independence clearly explains why the 13 colonies, at war with Great Britain and regarded themselves as thirteen independent sovereign states, wanted to no longer be under British rule. With the Declaration, these new states took a brave first step toward forming the beloved United States of America. 

https://www.davidstuff.com/opinion/founding.htm

https://www.geni.com/people/John-Hart-Signer-of-the-Declaration-of-Independence/6000000006712109764

https://www.ushistory.org/declaration//signers/hancock.html

https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history

What kind of men were they? 25 were lawyers, 11 were merchants, 9 were farmers or large plantation owners, 1 was a teacher, 1 a musician, and 1 a printer. 

5 of these men were captured by the British and brutally tortured as traitors. 9 fought in the War for Independence (1775-1783) and died. 2 lost their sons in the Continental Army. 2 others has sons captured. 

At least 12 had their homes pillaged and burned down. 

John Hancock lost an infant daughter due to hardships.

William Ellery’s home was burned and his property destroyed. 

Richard Stockton’s wife and family was driven from their home and hid with friends. His estate was looted, his possessions burned, and his horses stolen. He was so brutally treated while in prison he died before the war ended. 

Francis Lewis had his home and property destroyed, and his wife was put in jail. She died 2 years later from this mistreatment. 

John Hart’s 13 children fled for their lives when their home, fields, and grist mill were destroyed. His wife was near death. John Hart hid in the woods for over a year to avoid being captured. He often slept in caves. 

When he finally returned home, his wife had died, his children disappeared, and his land and farm were completely destroyed. He died in 1779 without ever seeing his family again. 

These are some of the sacrifices that were made when the 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence as it declared, “For the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of the Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor”. 

Contact your legislator in WA state:

leg.wa.gov

Then click “find your district” to find who your legislators and senator are.

WA state legislative hotline:

1-800-562-6000

https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Pages/default.aspx

To contact your member of Congress: 

Senators- 

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/WA

Representatives-

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/WA#representatives

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3 Branches of Government & why the Gov. Of WA has so much power. 

Executive, Legislative, Judicial

Executive branch: 

The executive branch carries out and enforces laws. It includes the president, vice president, the Cabinet, executive departments, independent agencies, and others. 

Legislative Branch:
Makes the laws.  

The legislative branch is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress. Among other powers, the legislative branch makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies.

The legislative branch also acts as a check against the executive branch. 

Judicial branch: 

The court systems of local, state, and federal governments, responsible for interpreting the laws passed by the legislative branch and enforced by the executive branch.

The judicial branch is in charge of deciding the meaning of laws, how to apply them to real situations, and whether a law breaks the rules of the Constitution. The Constitution is the highest law of our Nation. The U.S. Supreme Court, the highest court in the United States, is part of the judicial branch.

Law vs. Mandate

A law and a mandate have the same power to be enforced. The only difference is how it came to be. 

A law is passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives and signed by the governor. 

A mandate is made by the governor, with the power given to the governor to do this by the legislature in a state of emergency. 

Why does the WA State Governor have so much power? 

In 1969 here in WA — the legislature gave the governor sweeping authority to take charge in times of crisis.

No doubt their idea of an emergency was a natural disaster or major power outage, and act of war, or an act of terrorism. 

They probably didn’t consider the threat of a deadly disease, nor the data and “science” on which to base their decisions would need to be more clearly defined when there is an "emergency". 

 Articles referenced: 

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/editorials/article242598176.html#storylink=cpy

https://houserepublicans.wa.gov/coronavirus/governor/

Senate Bill 5260 in 2019:
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5260&Initiative=false&Year=2019

Senate Bill 6950 in 2007:

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6950&Year=2007&Initiative=false

Senate Bill 392 in 1969:

https://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/documents/sessionlaw/1969ex1c186.pdf?cite=1969%20ex.s.%20c%20186%20§%203.

We No Longer Have 3 Branches of Government:

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/three-branches-government-separation-powers-executive-legislative-judicial-214812/

https://mainepolicy.org/project/emergency-powers/

1969 law: 

• 
   RCW 43.06.220 acts as the primary source of the governor’s powers during times of emergency. These powers are quite broad. Speci

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So you want to run for office? Here are 10 things you should know. This is not how to run a campaign; these are 10 things to consider before you run. 
After being involved in 9 WA State House races as my husband ran, and being involved in dozens of other state and county races, here's an insider's perspective on what to know before you put your name on the ballot. 

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While in a difficult situation those in power, and often abusing their power to control people, move the goal post, change the goals, and constantly but vaguely describe the goals.... to keep people oppressed. This is the strategy of fatigue. 
During this past year of our government's response to Covid this strategy of wearing out the citizenry has been very effective, allowing our Constitutional rights to be further eroded. 
Our own governor here in the state of WA has used this strategy effectively as he continues to abuse the powers of the governor's office.
The early American colonists also were subjected to the strategy of fatigue from the king of Great Britain. 
This podcast describes this weapon of control, and I kept it short so even I do not practice this strategy of fatigue. 

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What is a Conservative? What is a Leftist? 

Words matter. Here I define the what is a conservative and what is a leftist, give some practical examples, and discuss that if you’re on the right or the left, we often use the same words, but they have very different meanings to those on the two sides. 

We may be saying the same words, but the MEANING of those words are NOT the same, and the same word has VERY different meanings according to who is using them. 

What is the definition of the word “liberal” to those on the left and those on the right? 

Also, I turn to Google for these definitions, and discuss the differences according to Google, and how these definitions define the laws we have now. 

Book discussed: “The Law” by Frederic Bastiat.