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The Frankfurt School was a group of German intellectuals who fled Nazi Germany during World War 2. They brought their radical ideas to America, influencing its institutions, especially education and culture. One key idea was Critical Theory, which emphasizes challenging dominant power structures and cultural norms, valuing individual experiences in shaping social values, and promoting subjective morality. These ideas have greatly impacted modern society, especially education, encouraging students to question dominant narratives and inspiring social justice movements like feminism, anti-racism, and LGBTQ+ rights. Rooted in existentialism and nihilism, these ideas reject traditional values and morality, aiming to deconstruct Western society, including God and the traditional family model.

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