Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The Right to An Opinion
Today I wanted to blog about something that has really been bothering me lately. I'm a little nervous to post this because I'm diving into politics. I've been noticing that there has been a lot of hypocrisy within the "vote yes/no" arguments that I've been seeing on Facebook and Twitter, especially tonight. One particular status I saw struck me. It said that everyone's opinions are important, but for this specific topic, to vote yes was wrong and to vote no was right. They said that everyone has rights and that you have to defend those rights no matter what their sexuality. The hypocrisy was so blatant that I really wanted to comment back and had to restrain myself from doing so. I'm not stating my political beliefs, I was simply noticing an issue within his argument. If everyone has rights and subsequently, the right to their own opinion, then why in that particular instance is everyone who votes yes wrong? By saying this you are disregarding their opinion and their right to state their opinion therefore infringing upon their rights. It seems that in today's society, the individual is always correct to themselves, and no one is able to admit if they are wrong, or think about topics objectively. I felt that this was a good example of I.B. and its positive ideals because it teaches you to form your own opinion, but to also be conscious of other points of view, which is something this person could have done when they posted their status.
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The old cliche attributed to Voltaire (but not actually by him) applies:
ReplyDeleteI do not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
It's true that everyone has a right to an opinion. Declaring someone's opinion as wrong is not correct, but you can disagree. All we need is respect for what others say even though we think otherwise. There IS a difference.
I have also been noticing this lately, Laura. I have noticed that the Vote Yes people are attacked much more than those who support the Vote No side. For example, I have seen three boys at school who wear Vote Yes shirts frequently. I have heard a lot of mean comments about them, saying that they are ignorant. I don't understand that because you don't really hear people making comments about the people who wear the Vote No shirts. I think it's interesting (for lack of a better word) that one side has a negative connotation in our school community, even though each side should be able to express their opinion freely and RESPECTFULLY.
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