You are not entitled to your opinion

[ciphergoth]

• You Are Never Entitled to Your Opinion
  
• Sorry, but you are not entitled to your opinion
  
• Why You Are Not Entitled To Your Opinion

You are, I think, entitled to the right to hold and express any opinion without being shut down by the State for doing so; that is where the entitlement ends.

[Poll #1410915]
(edit: removed Harlan Ellison quote, which doesn't really express what I'm getting at here)

Comments

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

Right, so you're saying that the less people say it the happier you are, but you wouldn't actively try to discourage them because it stands a good chance of just making things worse. That makes sense - it's really the former I'm asking about rather than the latter.

[despina.livejournal.com]

I'd do some discouraging - well, some discussing about why it's not a meaningful statement etc - in the right circumstances. The phrase makes me wince. I'd rather people didn't think it ;)