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Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam
Hmmm... You're right. It's alright to have an opinion. I guess I'm speaking strong opinions in the sense of "OMG, NO I'M RIGHT, IT'S MY OPINION, DON'T FORCE YOUR OPINION ON ME."
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I've railed against this same thing recently, but I think it's even more general than this.
It's fine to have strong opinions - we have some intelligent people on this board, and some half-tards, and expressing opinions helps us not only differentiate between the two, but bridge the gap as well.
The defense mechanism you've noted is the frustrating part - if you express a strong opinion, then you have to be willing to have others judge the logic and utility of that opinion. To put it bluntly, your opinion may be wrong, or poorly formed, or misguided.
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Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam
Sometimes [strong opinions] are OK. Political stuff, at least it's more appropriate than here. Racially charged issues, and I suppose this is my strong opinion, are not the threads where a white girl should jump in and say how mean someone is for calling her a cracker.
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Actually, I disagree - the real 'problem' with race-issue threads on GC is that everyone wants to run from them. There's no reason they can't have the same caliber, depth and emotion of discussion that is held in other areas. (Note: yeah, I do understand that there are indeed 'reasons' why these threads devolve, but at least in theory, there aren't any endemic reasons)
Besides this - as my favorite comedian once said, if a friend owes you $200 and won't repay . . . hey, at least it only cost you $200.
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