Free Speech

As an adult member of a democratic country I feel that I am entitled to opine on anything that takes my fancy.

It is the classification of opinions currently being used that I am having difficulty coming to terms with.

It seems that it is permissible to have an alternative view, however

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If you express it, you are probably going to be called a bigot.

If you express it online you are probably going to be called a troll.

Unless you have personally experienced 'whatever the subject is' then you are not in a position to understand,

Shouting really loudly is the ideal way to get your point across.

Repeat the question as many times as it takes to get the correct answer.

My figures are right, yours are wrong.

After long and thoughtful consideration I have changed my mind.

 You on the other hand have done a 'u' turn.

It used to be that if you resorted to the Nazi analogy in your argument, you have lost, and people would walk away from the discussion.

I would suggest that although this is probably still the case, the ever changing 'racist' taunt is having a similar effect.

It is getting difficult to actually discuss a topic these days without one or more of the above creeping in.