People Are Entitled To Their Own Opinions  |
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 Why is it that when people choose to express their own opinions on something, they have to be attacked for having an opinion? I think the movie 'Home For The Holidays' explains it best with the quote "Opinions are like @ssholes. Everyone has one. Everyone thinks everyone else's stinks."
It doesn't matter what others think of your opinion. It is, after all, YOUR opinion. So why do people have to be so childish as to attack others for having one?
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2.  SiresTheOne (267) | 1 year ago |  Are you asking for my opinion on this one Alli?
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| SiresTheOne (267) | 1 year ago | Well then I am of the opinion that whatever alli says goes. | |
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 alliegator1215 (286) | 1 year ago | Wow! A male that knows that what a female says is always right! lol just kidding.:) | |
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| alliegator1215 (286) | 1 year ago | It's amazing how much time people waste attacking other people for their opinions. Especially when, through a little searching, they would find many other people voicing the same opinion. Why choose only one of those to attack? | |
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3.  djbtol (2055) | 1 year ago |  There are lots of people that react wrongly to opinions different than theirs. As you say, we all have opinions, and the more we say or write, the more they come out.
Thanks for the encouragement that my opinions are valid and I will continue to express those in the blogging communities you know so well. Will be looking forward to more of your opinions as well.
Have a great day,
djbtol
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| alliegator1215 (286) | 1 year ago | Thank you! I hope to see you around the blogging world soon! | |
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4.  jimbo45 (9449) | 1 year ago |  Actually,I cant take issue with the fabric of this post at all,and have experienced this myself quite often on this forum due to my opinions on the non existence of a certain being,but it is said,that the best form of defense is attack,and human nature dictates that this is so.And we all do it,at varying levels,and on many issues,thats for sure.
I think sometimes,that in these days of ultra political correctness,that defense can make the attack look worse than it really is,and perhaps may be just a bit to strong a word to employ.
Sometimes,if the ends justify the means,and both parties are winners,then aggressive strategy may be more applicable than attack,and in the case I have in mind,it may just work out that both parties,because I dont include anyone else,could well end up benefiting from the trans atlantic/cyber space skirmish of sorts.
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| alliegator1215 (286) | 1 year ago | Hopefully people can just agree to have differing opinions, and all parties can come out as winners. | |
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5.  jillhill (6264) | 1 year ago |  Good question. I have had several heated arguments with others defending my stance on several issues. I usually back down to save peace. Yet others scream out their opinion and get heard. Go figure.
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| leopardlady (36) | 1 year ago |  I think perhaps they are very self-conscious and not self-aware. They are threatened by others, have little to back up what they believe. I can have an intelligent debate with some people who do not see things in the same way as I do; then there are others who do get angry and rash, and we end in a heated argument, them usually slinging mud after awhile and me sitting there, totally stunned! lolol. I think it's a self-confidence self-esteem issue. They need to feel like they belong, and if someone is different than they are, they feel threatened, out of control and need to gain control over the person rather than their own ideals.
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| jillhill (6264) | 1 year ago | I think you are right in most case but sometime those same few have a very high opinion of themselves and are intolerant to what other people think. Case in point. My brother who has a very well rounded education and has done lots with his life finds that he has a problem with accepting other views. We recently got into a discussion on politics and both have strong views. Mine happens to center around the fact that politician have become too much about parties and not enough about solving issues that need to be attended to. Party or no party you would think they would concentrate on unifying our country instead clinging to policies defined by a certain party! | |
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| alliegator1215 (286) | 1 year ago | I know exactly what you mean! My MIL is extremely pushy with her political views, and even my FIL is afraid to express his differing opinions in front of her, simply to help keep the peace. I think there are more pressing issues than what party you choose. | |
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| 6. leopardlady (36) | 1 year ago | Honestly, I do not know. It makes no sense to me at all. There was a time in my history that I would feel attacked if someone had an opinion differing from mine, but I have learned to behave well, at least I think I do. lolol! and allow others to express their thoughts. I still get in heated debates with some folks, simply because they cannot tell me why they think the way they do. If someone is able to rationally express their opinion and why, I appreciate that and usually leave their presence with a new respect. I do not like having discussions with people who can't back up their thoughts, opinions and beliefs. That's what irritates me, because how can you really make a stand on something if you cannot explain why you have chosen that route? I even spar with people who think like me, simply because they cannot express WHY. lolol! I like to try to make people think and go deep into their own psyche and seek out knowledge, even if it's different than mine. | |
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| alliegator1215 (286) | 1 year ago | I agree that people should explain why they feel the way they feel. Examples helps make their opinion count a little more. If they can't explain why, it's usually (though not necessarily always) better to keep their opinions to themselves. | |
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| 7. killahclaire (1705) | 1 year ago |  I think the general rule is that if someone has a crap opion people wont leave you alone with it cos it it CRAP.
For example just the other day my friend was listening to Steps....5,6,7,8 If you are not familiar with it, it is bubblegum pop music from years ago that has its own line dance to go with it. Now if she was listening to somethign good nothing owuld have been said but obviously I just had to give her a piece of my mind and tell her not to offend us with her crap crap crap music.
Catch my drift?!?
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