^ sorry, i didn't even see it until just now.

when i said "your views on this issue are tainted by..." that wasn't talking down or insulting your point of view at all. that is expressing that it is MY opinion (as well as most scholars on Marxism) that the hegemonic (or dominant) society in which someone lives taints the way in which they view issues and what they assume to be the "natural" way to think. that was all i was saying. that wasn't me trying to talk down your opinion or anything, i think you misunderstood me... that was me expressing MY opinion.

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