tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965783081453060079.post1589942598251313961..comments2023-04-10T04:41:45.293-04:00Comments on Triangulations: False Lessons, Universal Truthsmikhailbakuninhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13158822054353654203noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965783081453060079.post-67406473663912923632009-07-28T00:39:00.600-04:002009-07-28T00:39:00.600-04:00My sources tell me that George Bush is no longer T...My <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27531033/" rel="nofollow">sources</a> tell me that George Bush is no longer The Decider. My bad. :)mikhailbakuninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158822054353654203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965783081453060079.post-85097644594617669042009-07-28T00:33:49.015-04:002009-07-28T00:33:49.015-04:00I think we need to acknowledge the broader social ...I think we need to acknowledge the broader social context, but when we're investigating specific incidents, we also need to step back from that context and let the facts speak for themselves. <br /><br />There's no perfect dichotomy here.<br /><br />Situations involving race (and gender) tend to be intensely personal and extremely complex. Often, it's difficult to get at the <i>actual</i> facts. Sometimes those facts don't even make sense if they're divorced from a social context. <br /><br />But I don't think we should begin to examine <i>specific</i> instances with a bias perception of events -- even if that perception is based on a narrative that is largely accurate. (By "we" I mean both individuals and society.)<br /><br />I also don't think anyone in particular gets to decide what's true. If our goal is to get <i>beyond</i> bias perceptions, we all need to try harder to step outside our personal experience. <br /><br />But, if I really <i>had</i> to choose, I'd say that George Bush should probably be the one to decide . . . since he's, ya know, The Decider.mikhailbakuninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158822054353654203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965783081453060079.post-58913229551952335902009-07-27T22:34:00.827-04:002009-07-27T22:34:00.827-04:00Some of those periods should be question marks. I ...Some of those periods should be question marks. I guess my coffee is finally wearing off.petplutohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053307189721906583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965783081453060079.post-5518868356028137442009-07-27T22:33:22.773-04:002009-07-27T22:33:22.773-04:00we shouldn't let that context bias our reading...<i>we shouldn't let that context bias our reading of particular events. There are execptions to every rule.</i><br /><br />How do you (does one?) decide when the event fits into the general social context, and when it is the exception?<br /><br />Just as an FYI, I'm not trying to be a smartass; but it is something that I'm genuinely curious about. How we decide what is an exception and what isn't, what counts and what doesn't, and in what way our own viewpoints dictate what we privilege as being part of the system and what we take as a tale apart. And who gets to make the final decision on all of that.petplutohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053307189721906583noreply@blogger.com