> And in general, to disagree with the postmodern conception of truth doesn’t imply that you think power is > irrelevant. Just that you believe it’s at l

> And in general, to disagree with the postmodern conception of truth doesn’t imply that you think power is > irrelevant. Just that you believe it’s at least possible to construct rational or adaptive > processes for finding truth and designating authority, and that it’s possible to compare such systems and to > evaluate truth claims in light of the processes that produced them. Well, "postmodernists believe it's impossible to construct rational processes for finding truth" is a strawman if I've ever seen one. Ironically, a postmodern approach would have likely been more fruitful in this attempt to deconstruct ideology, er-hem, I meant to say, to discuss "some sort of complex, multi-layered construct that shapes and constrains our beliefs, values, and positions on a wide range of issues".