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Originally Posted by unregistered
does perception define reality ?
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Perception is the self fulfilling prophecy of reality. This is especially true in politics, diplomancy, and propaganda.
These are all things that have led in large parts to the reality of the present day middle east. Perception has been critical through the past century ( Germany, Vietnam, Cold War, etc). It could be argued in large part that reality doesn't exist and all there is is perception, but that is more of a philosophical train of arguement.
Certainly when you are dealing with issues of fanaticism, perception does define reality. The perception is that isreal wants to take over the middle east, destory arabs (enforced by many a middle eastern movie), that the isreal-palistinian issue is a religous war, that the US only wants oil, etc. Its doesn't matter what the reality is if the perception doesn't change then the reality cannot change.