I don ' t think it is discounting my own opinion . Whenever you make an argument you speak with a certain set of knowledge and experience you have at hand . When you ' re dealing with lived experiences rather than quantitative data , IMO , acknowledging your background is just as important as citing your sources . Debates about civil rights are fundamentally personal , and for that reason appeals to laws or statutes don ' t mean anything until you ' ve acknowledged the evidence that purportedly undermines their justice , which is the lived experience of others . <| sep |> The winning just keeps coming in . Thank you . <| sep |> Was I drawn ? <| sep |> I ' d want the crates too <| sep |> In denial . <| sep |> They sound like a bunch of self centered children waiting on permission to eat dessert while mom is still in the kitchen cooking dinner .