As interpreted by the privileged masses, CRT is an attempt to force the oppresive white majority (soon to be minority) to acknowledge the evil of their ways. It's human nature (or the ego's nature) to avoid taking responsibility for anything negative, so the recipients of white privilege would rather oppose CRT and assert their advantages in life are entirely due to their own goodness, hard work, and superior acumen. CRT is perceived as a direct frontal assault on their perceived sense of self as a good person receiving their just rewards in life, as such, it's something to be decried, undermined, and shut out of the public discourse. This is why CRT has gained so much infamy in Conservative circles.