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

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295. No, in fact reallity is not...

I think you're misunderstanding what I'm trying to say. I'm not saying reality is slaved to perception... I'm saying quite the opposite in fact... perception is slaved to reality... however, all perceptions are tainted by our personal experience and views.

Math, is actually a great example of that. How we quantify a thing or series of things varies, and has varied considerably throughout history. For example, we used to measure the weight of a thing in stones... we don't do that anymore, because our understanding of weight consistency, liquid displacement, and a heavy dose of fraudulent manipulation has changed our perceptions on how to best measure weight. Our individual perceptions guide and change how we react to things.

An even better example would be your response to my comment. You misunderstood my comment, and reacted according to your extrapolated point of view. You presumed I said that reality is dictated by the middle group between points of view, rather than "Reality, is often somewhere between all the points of view." - which considerably less absolute.

As to the second half of my comment, that's all personal choice... I prefer to default to trying be inclusive and give people the benefit of the doubt. I'll generally entertain a conversation until the point where it is clear there is nothing to be gained by doing so... then I exit that discussion. This is not to say I don't immediately dismiss some conversations... I certainly so... there is nothing to be gained by talking to someone who's convinced that Global Climate Change is a farce... but I certainly try to not default to that dismissiveness. Again, its a personal choice.