re: #289 Renaissance_Man

I cannot state this clearly enough. What we do - what positions we take, what actions we support, what policies we enact - must take into account many things, but most importantly, must take into account what is true, what is right, and what is just. What must never - NEVER - be considered is ‘what conservatives will say about it’. We do not share the same reality. We can’t ignore their reality, because it impacts ours, but the reverse is not true. We must overcome and drown out their reality, but we cannot modify our actions to try to influence it. That is not possible. You wouldn’t take a section out of your doctoral thesis because your neighbour’s cat wouldn’t like it. The same principle applies here.

quoted for fundamental truth