At first, like everyone else, you are ignorant.  Then you find your impetus that makes you ask why.  People come to this from all different vectors: gender relations, academia, politics, whatever.  You start asking why and keep asking why and eventually you uncover truth.  A lot of it.  You take the next step:  argument.  You argue in favor of the precious truth you unearthed and the precious civilizations it could build.  But when you find a person to whom all reason is ignored, all rational inquiry met with defensive snark, I suggest you take another stride in mental framework:  Pity. […]