No it isn't. Criticising is easy. Anybody can criticise. But criticising from a Critical Theory viewpoint is quite different. First of all it requires a theoretical base. It isn't enough to say situation "x" is bad. You have to be able to say WHY it is bad, and to give examples that show its badness. In Critical Theory, these arguments are usually grounded in the social, cultural, economic and political issues of everyday life. Furthermore, Critical Theory draws connections between these things in its explanations. It shows the relationships that exist between power and knowledge, between the economics of capitalism and world poverty etc. The point about having a theroretical base in Critical Theory is so that it can be challenged and tested in the light of everyday life.

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