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[Bob Kelso]

I saw a post on another site that talked about arguments that started with "As a <insert; woman/PoC/Christian/etc.>". They argued that such statements typically reveal the fragility of the their stance, and that if the position was true then it wouldn't need the identity credential. Frankly, I found it to be a convincing argument. Perhaps that's not exactly a surprise to some of you, given my opposition to IP. Now if someone is trying to introduce an opinion on something I'd say it could be a good opener, "here is who I am, and what I think about X". On matters of fact from fiction though, if we are interested in the truth, who we are -what we identify as- shouldn't matter one whit. 

Thoughts?