Conservatism vs progressivism. Religion vs atheism. Republic vs other forms of government. Capitalism vs socialism. All these are systems of organizing people. If the people are good, almost any system will work to some degree. But if the people are no good, even the best system will fail.

Those who disparage the importance of parents, and who believe schools should teach CRT instead of subjects, should keep this in mind. If we fail to raise good citizens, we fail.