<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Meaning comes from paired opposites. Linguists... > Meaning comes from paired opposites. Linguists observe that light is understood against dark and yes against no, and ideologies also define themselves against their rivals. Recognizing that each camp needs the other for its identity softens the urge to annihilate it. **Source:** [[livestreams/Building Bridges Across Systems of Power - Workbook|Building Bridges Across Systems of Power]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Meaning comes from paired opposites. Linguists observe that light is understood against dark and yes against no, and ideologies also define themselves against their rivals. Recognizing that each camp needs the other for its identity softens the urge to annihilate it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-meaning-comes-paired-softens-urge-annihilate ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->