Personal abuse to one side because that may have a different answer
I should be allowed to hold opinion on any subject and be free to express that opinion
If the opinion I hold is not personally offensive but causes someone with a different viewpoint to become offended then that's unfortunately tough on them
It needs to known that being offended does not give anyone who happens to be offended the right to enforce their opinion on others
I completely agree, but would add I draw the line at extremists who start inciting others to be hateful, bigoted or violent, particularly if those who are listening are not well educated enough to be in a position to question what they are being told or they are stupid enough to buy it without question.
I think what bugs me the most about the current situation is the disparity that exists.
If for example, I criticised say Islam, I would most likely be branded a racist (despite Islam being a religious ideology and not a race of people) or anti-Islamic (why would I be anti-Islamic if I simply have a view on some aspect of the religion? I just have an opinion, if you want to practice it, that's fine by me, that's your choice I'm not going to stop you, just don't expect me to and don't try and force your views on me). If I was critical of another woman (not her, but her actions or beliefs) I would almost certainly be branded sexist, misogynistic, a traitor to my 'kind' and would probably be accused of assaulting them or carrying out violence against them (apparently words can assault 3rd wave feminists - let's not go there, bunch of whiners who think they represent women - they don't represent me, I don't need them to defend me against male oppression, I like a good bit of office banter and the odd sexist joke, and p.s. to any that happen to be reading this, the gender pay gap is complete and utter carp, it does not exist and the difference in pay is a direct result of the life choices people make). On the other side of that coin are things like Christianity, Catholicism and white men. It's perfectly OK to criticise them, you're not racist, you're not anti-religion, you're not sexist, you just have an opinion.
So on the one hand we have opinions that could actually destroy your reputation, see you charged with a criminal offence or see you come to physical harm (or worse) just because you have a view that isn't aligned to a particular way of thinking and on the other it's just an opinion, even though you're saying the same thing but from an opposing view point. How can that be right?
That disparity is seemingly present in all Western societies and is getting worse, aided by liberals, the main stream media and the pandering to weak minded fools who are incapable of processing a view other than their own, typically in my view, as a result of being emotionally (or otherwise) immature or insecure in their beliefs.
