Almost half of Britain’s young people are too frightened to challenge the beliefs of ‘white privilege’ according to a new poll.
The poll conducted by by the think tank the Policy Exchange revealed that 59 per cent of school leavers had been taught ‘crtical race theory’ (the premise by American academics that racism shapes Western life and white people enjoy advantages because of their color)
However, 40 percent of the 18-20-year-olds who were taught about ‘white privilege’ said they were afraid of being outed if they disagreed. Some even said that they had been worried about being expelled for airing their own views
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The Mail Online reports: Critics of the notion of ‘white privilege’ suggest it ignores the achievements of people from diverse backgrounds such as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is Hindu and whose parents are of Indian descent.
Reacting to the study Dr Samir Shah, a member of the Government’s Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, said: ‘School children should be able to say what they think without feeling an inability to do so.
‘It is incumbent on teachers, lecturers and parents to allow to children to voice their own feelings without fear of favour and that is quite central in my mind to what makes a liberal democracy- that there is no constraint on what you say within the law.’
Dr Shah, called for balance to be provided in classrooms and warned against presenting only one side of the debate around “white privilege” and critical race theory.
He added: ‘This thought-provoking report is a stark warning against such complacency.
‘Views which remain on the fringe in society as a whole, are held by a significant number, or even a majority, by voters in this age category.
‘But what makes the survey disturbing is that these new attitudes challenge the very foundations of liberal thought: free speech, tolerance, debate, and democracy.’
The poll took a sample from 1,542 18- 20 year-old British young people between 14 April and 6 May 2022.
It also revealed that 42 per cent of respondents aged 18 to 24 believe that schools should: ‘Teach students that Britain was founded on racism and remains structurally racist today’.
Last night Toby Young of the Free Speech Union said: ‘Schools should not be teaching these politically contentious theories as if they were indisputably true.
‘It leaves children feeling ashamed of their country and fearful that if they say something positive about Britain they will be accused of racism and targeted for cancellation.
‘We passed a law in 1996 making it illegal to politically indoctrinate children. They can be taught about political issues, but only if they’re given a balanced presentation of opposing views.
‘Unfortunately, that law is more honoured in the breach than the observance.’
Niamh Harris
The British empire was the greatest empire the world has ever seen. It was built entirely on white supremacy. The entire “conscience” was founded totally on their inherent Supremacy over the Indians, the Africans, the Aboriginals, the Polynesian, and the Asian.
200 years, makes quite a difference. Wonder where the Chinese rank in 100 years from now?
How sad that the cabal’s programming/brainwashing has been this successful.
You think its all nonsense?
The good sons of British Redcoats, now too shy to speak up about how they feel and say what they think.
Good, my forefathers ran the king and his redcoats into the sea. Let them cower again due to their weakness to speak up.