{"id":1122946,"date":"2021-12-15T19:58:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T00:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1122946"},"modified":"2021-12-15T19:58:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T00:58:59","slug":"ron-desantis-wokeness-is-cultural-marxism-and-critical-race-theory-is-elite-driven-phenomenon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-wokeness-is-cultural-marxism-and-critical-race-theory-is-elite-driven-phenomenon\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron DeSantis: Wokeness Is &#039;Cultural Marxism&#039; and Critical Race Theory Is &#039;Elite-Driven Phenomenon&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fron-desantis-wokeness-is-cultural-marxism-and-critical-race-theory-is-elite-driven-phenomenon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1122946&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">WILDWOOD, Florida \u2014 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Wednesday blasted Critical Race Theory and the left\u2019s pursuit of wokeness, making it clear that Florida will not tolerate \u201ccultural Marxism,\u201d and deeming it an \u201celite-driven phenomenon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Republican governor went on offense, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/15\/gov-ron-desantis-offense-against-critical-race-theory-proposes-stop-woke-act\/\">introducing<\/a> the&nbsp;Stop Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act (Stop W.O.K.E Act), halting the advancement of the Marxist ideology in Florida schools and places of employment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe want all our students to understand why was our country founded. What were some of the key ideas that made us different,\u201d he said, noting the Founding Fathers\u2019 belief that mankind was endowed by our Creator with rights, emphasizing that those rights \u201cdo not come from government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what you see now with the rise of this woke ideology is an attempt to really delegitimize our history and delegitimize our institutions,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd I view the wokeness as cultural Marxism,\u201d he said to applause.<\/p>\n<p>Leftists embracing that ideology seek to alter the very \u201cfabric of our society and culture and things we\u2019ve taken for granted, like the ability of parents to direct the upbringing of their kids,\u201d the governor said, stating that they want to replace it with a \u201cmilitant form of leftism\u201d and adding that Americans have a responsibility to stand for the truth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19148874\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"37\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Banner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19148874 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Banner.jpg\" alt=\"Banner at event introducing Ron DeSantis\u2019s \u201cStop W.O.K.E Act\u201d in Wildwood, FL, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 \" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Banner at event introducing Ron DeSantis\u2019s \u201cStop W.O.K.E Act\u201d in Wildwood, FL, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 (Photo: Hannah Bleau\/Breitbart News)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>DeSantis briefly walked through some of the instances of CRT being taught in schools across the nation, including the Arizona Department of Education\u2019s toolkit that suggests that babies and toddlers show signs of racism. It is a nationwide problem, he emphasized, explaining that he has a \u201cresponsibility in Florida\u201d&nbsp;not to teach CRT, as it violates the Sunshine State\u2019s standards. While the state\u2019s Department of Education &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/06\/10\/florida-board-education-adopts-rule-banning-critical-race-theory\/\">approved<\/a> a proposal effectively banning CRT and content inspired by it in schools, DeSantis said they \u201cneed to do more\u201d to make sure those moves carry weight. That is what he hopes the Florida legislature will do with the Stop WOKE Act in the next session.<\/p>\n<p>As Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/15\/gov-ron-desantis-offense-against-critical-race-theory-proposes-stop-woke-act\/\">detailed<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"24\">\n<p>The legislation would protect employees, teachers and school staff, and ultimately students and families, he announced on Wednesday during a press conference in Wildwood.<\/p>\n<p>Under the legislation, CRT training would be considered an \u201cunlawful employment practice,\u201d making it \u201cclear that corporations and public sector employers violate the Florida Civil Rights Act when they subject their employees to training that espouses race or sex stereotyping or scapegoating including critical race theory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It also considers CRT discriminatory in the realm of education, stopping what his office describes as&nbsp;\u201cindoctrination in the guise of professional development, and requires districts and schools to adhere to professional development frameworks consistent with Florida\u2019s lawful and publicly adopted state standards.\u201d The measure would also solidify the Florida Board of Education\u2019s previous actions, making them law \u201cto guard students against indoctrinating curriculum.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNo taxpayer dollars should be used to teach our kids to hate our country,\u201d he said Wednesday to another round of applause, noting that the legislation would give parents private right of action to enforce prohibition of CRT and to recover attorney\u2019s fees if they prevail.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19149066\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"37\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Attendees.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19149066 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Attendees.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees at event introducing Ron DeSantis\u2019s \u201cStop W.O.K.E Act\u201d in Wildwood, FL, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 Photo: Hannah Bleau\/Breitbart News\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees at event introducing Ron DeSantis\u2019s \u201cStop W.O.K.E Act\u201d in Wildwood, FL, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 (Photo: Hannah Bleau\/Breitbart News)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>DeSantis also blasted the left-wing concept of \u201cequity,\u201d noting the term is used by activists to \u201csmuggle in their ideology.\u201d Ultimately, DeSantis said CRT is an \u201celite-driven phenomenon\u201d and promised that it will not be tolerated in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Writer and filmmaker Christopher Rufo, who has been at the helm of revealing the extent of CRT training in the federal government, also spoke at the event, and noted that DeSantis is laying down a marker and providing a model for every other state in this battle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WILDWOOD, Florida \u2014 Florida Gov. 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