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Published: 2010-01-17 01:24:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 1805; Favourites: 70; Downloads: 0
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You know what they say about opinions... they're like those things that everyone has. >>.I see a lot of stamps proclaiming that someone has an opinion, and you better respect it, or something, or be nice when you disagree. I can be nice as cherry pie and people will act like I'm nailing them to the cross when I respond to them.
Like I said in my comments to the last stamp, if you have an opinion and you don't want anyone to challenge it, keep it to yourself. I don't so much mean like... in your blog or journal. That counts as personal space. But if you comment on a picture or in a forum, don't do so unless you're ready to defend your position. That goes as much for people I agree with as people I don't.
Otherwise, why should I care what you think?
This is just a stamp I've always wanted to make. Credit to John F. Kennedy who tackled this long before I was born: Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
And Thomas Jefferson : Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.
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In the paleoart community, it's "I don't care about your opinion if you're not citing anything."
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Oh my gosh, THAAANK YOU!
As a person who was damn near born to be a debater(also known as a 'Devil's Advocate' and/or troll depending on how butthurt people get) it always irks me when someone will just make some sort of random statement, even worse butting into a conversation, and then get all pissy if I or anyone else say something to them :I
Hopefully that's something people can grow out of.
Love this stamp <3
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Thank you so much! It always feels like such a distraction when someone brings up that it's "just their opinion." Like, "I wanted you to listen to mine, but I don't want to listen to yours." It's so obvious that it's an opinion, why bring it up otherwise?
Always happy to commiserate with a fellow word brawler. ;D
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Thank you, this is just what I was searching for!
Often undefended opinions are nothing but one-line dogmas, told over and over again without spending a further thought [brought to the extreme, of course].
I don't respect those. Don't think I should respect them.
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You certainly shouldn't. People should never be given any reason to believe your first amendment rights end where theirs begin.
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I wish there was a super fav option. I wouldn't say best stamp ever, but certainly the stamp I agree with most ever. I'm faving it twice in my mind.
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I just had a discussion about this issue recently. I get pretty heated when somebody wants to flail their opinions around, but are totally unwilling to have them challenged. Maybe I just enjoy banter too much...
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Yeah, I don't care for people who use the sanctity of opinion to shut down any conversation.
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What if I defend it in a very great manor?
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You are free to defend it however you like, but I can point out any weaknesses I find. ;D
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Ok can I try and defend mine against you?
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Ok.
I believe bases are tracing.
I'll leave it at that and you try and defend against it.
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Bases? Like the template I used? Fair enough. It would be better if I create my own, and it's certainly not beyond my abilities, but I think it looks better in people's journals on their profiles when there's a certain uniformity in the stamps they use. This uniformity is best achieved by using a widely available template.
I would have used another font from the one in the template, but I found this one is eminently legible, and that's what matters most in such a small format.
I hope that's what you meant.
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Ahh nevermind you didn't know what I was talking about, it's ok though.
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I think she meant the anime bases, not stamp bases.
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Yeah, I think you're right about that.
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