“truth” changes depending on who holds power. - Fides et Ratio | Reflections on life from a theological and rational perspective

the idea that there is no such thing as “objective truth” and in reality all “truth” is a product and an expression of social and political power—i.e., “truth” changes depending on who holds power.
This idea stands in direct opposition to the words of a famous American document: “We hold these truths to be self-evident…”
So many commentators are stunned that Democrats are clinging to the idea of boys in girls’ sports, even though the idea is opposed by 82% of the public, and they are equally stunned that Democrats more broadly make the transgender movement a central component of their policy agenda, despite popular opposition.
These commentators are stunned because they do not grasp just how essential this issue is to the core beliefs of the modern Democrat Party. For Democrats, this is a hill worth dying on. I’ll explain. The modern Democrat Party is shaped and controlled by Karl Marx’s concept of historical materialism and its modern version, critical theory. These are the …