Postmodernism is a target for many divergent groups. All of the following are criticisms of Postmodernism except
A) Postmodernists try to suppress individual freedom by defining knowledge in terms of ethnic, gender, and sexual group identities.
B) Postmodernism is considered too conservative, as it denies ideals and erects barriers to communication.
C) Postmodernism functions as a safety valve in conformist modern society, relieving pressure so as to prevent an explosion.
D) Postmodernist thought denies the reality of existence, since there is no attainable truth.
E) Postmodernists' activities serve to uphold capitalist oppression.
D
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