Quote:I'm sorry Padraic, outside of the fact that just about everything is mere opinion (even scientific explanations are "just" opinions, albeit based on empirical data, inasmuch as they are interpretations of specific observations when you consider them closely),
No need to apologise,I agree with you.
My point is that our view is one side of the conflict/consensus dichotomy of the nature of power. I think we're right. I also think the consensus view tends to be intellectually dishonest, even disingenuous at times.
I remain a skeptic about theories of all kinds at all. Conflict theory best explains to me the way the way is organised and operates. However,I realise my perception may not reflect reality. I think we agree in principle, but please feel free to have the last word.
