union. under this, the general wording of this bill somebody could get in trouble for teaching that truth. yeah, those are facts. that s the history. that should be taught to students in this country. let s be clear, critical race theory, a college academic theory is now being used for shorthand for this sort of talk in schools across the country. there s no doubt, he got in trouble for saying it, he is right, the state representative, it is being used as a divisive wedge issue. we saw it play out in the virginia governor s race. again, critical race theory not really taught in its name in virginia schools, but it became a shorthand for the idea of parents and wokism and so on. i think that republicans feel like they ve hit on somebody there. this debate right here, this is a debate we will have a lot between now and november in governors races, in congressional races, as republicans think they ve hit on something that could lead to more electoral victories at the ballot box. but i
forced and fake. you know, companies are about the bottom line, but a lot of companies are about the bottom line, their philosophies and their core values, and they make those things equal because they believe that they re about something. spotify has shown who they are. they ve got to clean it up. i ve got friends in spotify. they ve got to clean it up. it is simple. they can t just say, a pox on both their houses. no, stop with the false moral equivalency. i think they missed their opportunity. coming up as a republican-sponsored bill banning critical race theory in florida schools and workplaces makes its way through the florida house, one lawmaker is speaking out passionately. florida state representative ramon alexander joins us ahead on morning joe. on morning joe.
misinformation. where the truth and facts and history are constantly under attack. we ve seen this most recently with covid, but this is something that isn t unique to these times. this has been happening for years. let s take a look at alabama where earlier this year, state legislators passed a bill banning critical race theory from being taught in the state. one that has a rich history for african-americans. but this fight in the state house reveals a wider attack against black history in the state. a new report from the washington post shows that the museums attempting to continue to tell the story of black americans in the civil rights movement in alabama are struggling to stay afloat through grants while confederate memorial park, which tells the, quote, impartial history of the confederate soldiers, gets a stream of revenue that s codified in the state s constitution. from the washington post reporting, in 2020 alone, the park received $670,000 in taxpayer dollars. that s abo
this is what happens when one party gets out of control and thinks they re arrogant enough and thinks there s no check on what is happening. we were thrown back into the stone age when our entire state froze and our electricity went out and they were burning whatever wood they could get a hold of and furniture and pieces of the fence so they could stay warm and that right now we re being asked to turn down our thermostats and those are the things that we would like to see the state right, and not trying to do the nonsense things that they re doing and just try to keep the lights on. let s begin with that. let s talk about what s happening in schools because this was another controversial move signing a bill banning critical race theory in schools. it forbids teachers from being compelled to teach a current event or widely debated issue, specifically issues surrounding race or racism here in this