Where once there was an understanding that a reality independent of the human observer exists; students are now taught that truth is a social construction, a function of the power and position-or lack thereof-of persons or groups in society. (Ilana Mercer)

Where once there was an understanding that a reality independent of the human observer exists; students are now taught that truth is a social construction, a function of the power and position-or lack thereof-of persons or groups in society.

Ilana Mercer

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