Fence Theft

So my opinion offends you? Gee, I am sorry to hear that. What is it with people? Are they really so insecure that someone else can’t have an opinion without it being a personal affront to the core of their belief system and/or being? To me that is a personal issue and to think I care, whether my personal opinion offends or not, is to be wrong. So here comes one of the more offensive directed commentaries I have done (in a couple days anyway).

Insecurity must be a real bitch to deal with, I wouldn’t know from personal experience but it seems that way to me. It appears to me that people have become so soft that they can’t stand up to criticism, commentary or plain old relevant conversation. Conversation being the key word really, as it means to communicate relevant, but not necessarily the same, ideas about a particular topic. In recent months it has become apparent to me that people don’t want to have conversation, what they want is to be accepted and told “Golly, your so smart, wish I could be like you.” Now I know that is going to come under heavy fire as people stand up and say “Not ME!” Grats, I am sure you aren’t like anyone else I am sure you are easy to talk with and capable of inserting your opinion without regard for someone’s personal issues. Good job, that would explain why you keep coming back to read this article; we communicate in relevant, but not the same, ways. Those who actually are the “Not ME!”s, can probably think of at least 40 people they have talked to in the last month that fit the description of what I am talking about. More importantly they do not feel that urge to stand up and say so. And those that aren’t well if you are reading this maybe you are trying. Kudos.

It seems to me that people who can’t handle criticism or commentary should probably concern themselves less with others opinions and more with fixing what ever it is they are so insecure about. Molested as a child? Get a pshrynk. Mom dint love you? Get a pshrynk. Mom and Dad were first cousins? Get a bullet. Whatever it is, get over it deal with it then come to me and tell me what an asshole I am for my views, but try and refrain from being offended by the opinions of others. It’s theirs they are allowed to have it; to think otherwise is to make yourself wrong for having one as well, moron.

Some people seem to think that having an opinion is a right, it’s not… having an opinion is a reality, everyone has one. Opinions can’t be taken away; they can be muffled but not eliminated. Voicing an opinion, however, is a right, and in some countries that right isn’t present. You want people to nod and smile and keep their opinions to themselves? Move to one of those countries. Around here people can say theirs as much as you can say yours, and you don’t have to like it any more than them, but don’t bother trying to stop it. You should not be afraid of any ones opinion of you, someones opinion will not change your ability nor will it change the truth. Perhaps people should develop a better understanding of their actual self, and worry less about anyone elses opinion of them.

Closing thought; Don’t like it? Don’t listen to it. Have a different perspective? Speak up. The goal is rarely to change someone’s mind, in my experience the goal is generally to be heard and to potentially find similar minded people you can converse with more often. Perhaps I am just weird… yeah that’s probably it.