Soviet immigrant says critical race theory uses ‘the same concepts and language’ as Marxism

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An immigrant from the Soviet Union to the United States is warning against critical race theory, saying school curricula drawing from it resemble the Marxism that once flourished in the USSR.

Elina Kaplan, who said she’s a registered Democrat, said in particular that the state ethnic studies model curriculum in California reflects what she was taught as a child.

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