If you don't believe in (recognize) white privilege why the fuck are you on a Democratic Forum?

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293. No, in fact reallity is not "somewhere between all the points of view"

Think about that for a moment. Think about what you know about, I dunno, math. Now i insist that two plus two equals seventeen. By your argument then, the "reality" must be that two plus two equals 10.5 - the midpoint between your "belief" (2+2=4) and my "belief" (2+2=17). And even though every shred of compiled evidence assembled asserts that your initial position is correct, that two and two equals four, you have to accept a middle ground between that, and my off the wall, unbased assertion that it equals seventeen. because you don't want to be dismissive, and you want to see differing viewpoints on the subject of basic addition.

Of course, I doubt you actually believe this - but it's the argument you're making. One annoying trend I've noted among other liberals is that they really like to say this self-congratulatory shit that they know isn't true but makes them feel open-minded and inclusive. Not all opinions are equal. Everyone has a right to have their opinions of course, but not all opinions are worthy of consideration. My theoretical opinion that 2+2=17, for example, is not worth considering and should be dismissed.

And yeah, it IS dismissive. because this stuff deserves to be dismissed. There's a reason we don't put 9/11 truthers on GD here on DU. There's a reason Ken Ham didn't get to co-host "Cosmos." There's a reason James Inhofe isn't invited to conduct climate research. There's a reason why we all roll our eyes at birthers.