Despite the outrage caused by criticism of racial theory, most Republican voters want to teach the history of racism

Although Republican lawmakers and governors have widely criticized the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in public schools, a new poll shows that most Republican voters are not opposed to their children’s acceptance of “racist history” in the classroom “Education.

An opinion poll published by a poll Monmouth University Poll Institute It was stated on Wednesday that more than five in ten Republicans (54% of respondents) support teaching the subject in public schools. In contrast, 94% Democratic Party Say they support about History of racism.

At the same time, when another sample of interviewees is prompted whether they are particularly supportive Teaching CRT to students, 16% Republicans Say they support this idea, 75% of Democrats say they support this approach, and 15% say they oppose this concept.

Independence Monmouth University Poll Institute Said their survey was “as a test of the information framework” and pointed out that it asked two different questions about “public school teaching ethnicity.” It did not specify how many people participated in the survey.

Patrick Murray, director of the polling agency, said in a statement that the public “acted based on their views of the world around them.”

“The people who control the information control the public’s response,” he said. “As shown by the huge differences in the question of opinion polls about teaching ethnicity, negative internal information can very powerfully reconstruct the problems in the public’s mind.”

Murray added: “Just as we saw the’death panel’ discussions in the 2010 ACA (Obamacare) debate, so did the huge spending bill.”

Critical race theoryIt was developed in the 1970s and 1980s, and its core concept is that an individual’s race is the decisive aspect of his identity. It also focuses on the notion that race is socially constructed and that racism is systemic in American institutions.

Supporters say the CRT aims to combat racism in these institutions. Critics say the movement itself is racism.

The poll came at a time when more and more Republicans across the country pushed for a ban on the teaching of CRT in public schools. So far, Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas have banned or restricted teaching in public schools.

In June, the former vice president Mike Pence The Biden administration’s efforts to promote CRT teaching are described as “wholeheartedly embracing the radical left’s full-scale attack on American culture and values”.