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Paul Crowley ([personal profile] ciphergoth) wrote2009-06-04 02:18 pm
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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.

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

[identity profile] wight1984.livejournal.com 2009-06-04 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
This.

There's a big difference between 'freedom of belief' and 'freedom from criticism' and a lot of people who say 'I am entitled to my opinion' don't seem to recognise that difference.