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You’re misunderstanding what I’m saying. I’m not denying that there’s a real reality. I’m saying we don’t have direct access to it.

No, you're just not being consistent with your own claim. You've gone as far as to say that the existence of the sun is a subjective matter. Now you're predicating your claim with "direct access".

Kant, Husserl, even modern physics all recognize that we only ever experience the world filtered through perception and cognition.

Right, but none of them argue that the biases in perception means we cannot come to a consensus in objectivity.

There’s the thing itself, and then there’s what our brains can make sense of.

And how do you know that the thing itself exist? Couldn't it just be a hallucination....?

Observation and measurement are still mediated by human perception, interpretation, and context. Science works because we build systems to reduce bias, not because we somehow step outside of subjectivity.

Again, you are falsely defining truth or reality to be a state devoid of any subjectivity. Just because there is subjectivity in perception and observation does not mean we cannot come to a consensus of what an objective truth or reality is.

the left often doesn’t. They treat “truth” as something fixed and self-evident, when in practice it’s always being shaped, reframed, and fought over

Again.... Maybe they just believe that "truths" (human construct) like human rights should be self evident and not up for debate.

That’s not the same as saying “nothing is true.” It’s saying that truth has to be communicated and maintained, not just assumed.

That is not consistent with your previous claims, you are moving the goal post.

The moral and ethical part is a separate issue. You can still have values, compassion, and principles while acknowledging that your version of truth is a construct.

You can, but there's no inherent reason to if it isn't consistent with your "version of truth".

Empathy doesn’t require metaphysical certainty. It just requires agreeing that suffering matters.

Empathy doesn’t require metaphysical certainty. It just requires agreeing that suffering matters.

"Suffering matters" is a self evident claim reliant on metaphysical certainty.......

left can’t learn from how they weaponize language and perception

Who says they don't? The left is a pretty big spectrum, most of which is largely absent in North America. I think the problem you're having is confusing leftist with liberals, as liberals only want to preserve the status quo, and are thus less likely to engage in more manipulative tactics.

It’s to stop being naïve about how people actually process information and form beliefs. Reality might be objective, but politics runs on perception.

Again, I think liberals in this country are walking a tight rope of dispelling the fascist regime without dispelling the suprestructure that allows it to be successful in the first place. It's hard to call out fascist without also disparaging the capitalistic system that the liberals are trying to preserve.