Paul Crowley (
ciphergoth) wrote2009-06-04 02:18 pm
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You are not entitled to your opinion
- You Are Never Entitled to Your Opinion
- Sorry, but you are not entitled to your opinion
- Why You Are Not Entitled To Your Opinion
[Poll #1410915]
(edit: removed Harlan Ellison quote, which doesn't really express what I'm getting at here)
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I am lucky because in my professional and home life I am able to forbid that sort of lazy non-argument (well, in my presence at least, and dear me I am sounding a bit dictatorial. I suppose big fat hippies do end up enforcing their views; "you WILL be tolerant and thoughtful". Well this one does). Ultimately it's a meaningless statement. It's like saying "I am willfully ignorant", and willful ignorance is something I cannot stand.
However out in the world I feel there has to be an encouragement to critical thinking rather than a discouragement from entitlement, it needs to be a productive discussion and few people are up for that. In practise I either risk offending people by being 'patronising' or whatever or just leave it unless their opinion is based on an error of fact.
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