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The Right to Opinion

There is often much talk of the right to other than to be eaten, or that real
be treated equally, despite one's religion consists of a god in a far-away
religion or one's ethnicity or one's Universe, I will not insult this man.
gender. Over the past century, our Nor would I harass him in any way that
society has shifted this debate from such would cause discomfort or antagonism. I
older-discussed traits as skin color and would only offer my opinion, as he
gender to things such as sexual offered to me. I would not rise in an
orientation. Though there are still uproar to upset his creed. I would raise
Civil Rights battles going on today for the lantern of Reason, and soundly offer
equal treatment of individuals regardless logic in opposition to his creed. There
of ethnicity or gender, Civil Rights can be nothing so irrational as resorting
today also encompasses other traits of to unkindly sentiments to those who hold
individuals which before were different opinions, or to denying
discriminated against without so much as opportunity to those who with different
a thought.The reason why it is irrational ethics. It is not my right to say that a
to discriminate against someone on their man cannot believe one thing or another.
race is because one's race does not Everyone is their own individual, capable
(normally) interfere with their line of of believing as they wish for themselves.
work. Now, there are definitely Anyone who states differently, that
circumstances where such preference is claims we have no obligation of kindness
absolutely justified. If a company was or sincerity to those who believe
advertising and their statistics otherwise, is an obstacle in the race for
department had told them that few African knowledge, a blockade to the doorway of
humans buy their products, they may opportunity, a stone on the path for
decide to advertise with more African life.When I say that discrimination
models. Would it be rational, in any should not occur to man because of his
reasonable man's mind, that the company beliefs, I do not mean to govern the
should be forced to hire as many lives of those who may sometimes judge on
Caucasion models as African models? I beliefs, and I certainly do not mean to
would doubt that with great sincerity. fill their lives with guilt. There is a
If, however, an insurance company was number of great individuals who refuse to
looking for a secretary, then the race of have a relationship with someone outside
the secretary would be completely of their race. And this will not be out
irrelevant. Being a good secretary is of scorn, or of hate, or of some other
not about one's appearance, but wholly unbecoming trait. It is because of
about one's intellectual capabilities, uncomfortability, or even an inability to
perhaps typing skills and diligance. It relate to someone. A man cannot be
is not a question of looks, but a blamed for being uncomfortable around
question of intellect. To say that the other races any more than a man can be
modeling company was discriminating by blamed for the race he is. If an
choosing an African human over a individual with this uncomfortable
Caucasion human is equally true as saying sentiment concerning members of other
the insurance company was discriminating races were to see a member of another
by choosing a smart secretary over an race afflicted with some ailment, and if
unintelligent secretary.The battles for this "race-phobic" person were to offer
Civil Rights of the people, regardless of aid -- not out of any sort of fear or
race, gender, or sexual orientation, will reward, but out of the sake of pure
continue on for perhaps an inestimable compassion -- can we honestly call this
number of years. The advocates of Civil person full of hate or anger? To make
Rights will exist as long as there is such a claim would be to advance
Reason and active compassion, and the ignorance and to put a scar on the face
opponents of Civil Rights will exist as of humaneness. Though individuals who
long as there is some ignorance and feel out of place when among other races
selective cruelty. A White Supremacist may stereotypically have one image of
may say that he will deny himself being pristine, this stereotype -- like
friendship or comradery with every every other -- does not hold true for all
non-White, based on that non-Whites are of these individuals. In this group of
incapable of making good friends. As individuals, there are good,
every good person of non-White ethnicity warm-hearted, kind people, and to make an
passes by this Supremacist, as every opposition against them is to become an
human being possesing the traits of enemy of every Humanitarian who contends
kindness and reverance, beauty and that duty and justice are our first
vitality, intelligence and understanding, priorities.Just as it is an atrosity to
as every good person with any skin color try to make someone act the same to other
passes by this supremacist, the man will races when they themselves are
find himself a little more alone, a uncomfortable with other races, it is
little less knowledgeable, and gravely also cruel and inhumane to insult someone
disadvantaged. So the battle of equal for not being comfortable with others of
rights will continue, as long as there is different beliefs. A person may find it
a group being persecuted, and as long as displeasurable to be among other races.
there are heroes of our species to defend So a person may find it displeasurable to
them. Every man or woman denied an be among believers of Nazism, Fascism,
opportunity because of traits which he Democracy, the electoral process,
cannot control is a badge of dishonor Socialism, Communism, Pacifism, or any
upon the ever-weakening chest of other creed which has been wrought from
humanity, a boulder upon the back of humanity. If a man honestly tells me, "I
truth, and a slash across the face of will not be among those people, because
beauty. As long as there is the things they say and the way they act
discrimination in the heart of any man, bothers me," then I can hold no animosity
there will always be fallacies in his whatsoever to him, but if a man tells me,
mind and intolerance in his actions.There "I will not be among those people,
is one battlefield that has almost been because they are innately cruel, beyond
entirely unsuccesful in the case for recompense, passed the point of worth,"
Civil Rights. This is the battlefield then I will only be deep within
for the Right to Opinion. Think not that disappointment. There are few creeds
I am speaking of the right to belong to that a man can believe that will put him
any political party, or believe in any beyond the point of opportunity. Though
religion. These rights, however, are a man has a right to association, to be
still under siege by those without a with those he likes and avoids those he
rational framework of thought -- this dislikes, I can only hope that the star
right to political theory is still a of fairness will shine, and all of our
source of hate for those who do not weild hearts will be open to others. But
Reason or humaneness, and it will beyond this matter of association, it is
probably always exist, as long as there important that a man can receive a job, a
is a ruling class. The Right to Opinion place to live, a place to buy food and
that I speak of is the right to believe other necessities, without harassment for
all that you wish, without being his creeds. Let a man believe as he
discriminated against. Though the right wish, and you can only hope that Reason
to belong to any political party or any will govern his judgment. Harassment
religion may be counted as part of this, will accomplish nothing, but will work
the Right to Opinion still does not away at the man's tolerance for others.
prevail. What man can openly, publicly, I cannot govern society or its members,
and brazenly say that he finds Nazism to but as far as the economy goes, no man
be a sound ideology, and then easily find should be behind bars because of their
employment? Would a black shop owner beliefs. This is a testament to freedom
hire this man, even if the Nazi was as much as it is a confession of
willing? If a man were to announce his humaneness and a declaration for beauty
membership in North-American Man-Boy Love in tolerance.Though observation will
Assocation (NAMBLA, working for the allow us to easily see that our society
rights of adults for consensual sexual is not always accepting of another man's
relationships with minors), would Right to Opinion, a person cannot go far
announcing one's membership of such an in their intellectual journey without
organization boost their chances of hearing someone say, "That person has
employment or relationships? It is their to their own opinion!" Though this
unpopular today to even assert that is certainly true, it is unlikely for
Nazism is right, or that Pedophilia may someone to say this about a man who
be right. But if someone were to cling believes Pedophilia is justifiable. It
to such ideologies, based on the juries would be of most difficulty to hear a man
of their mind, they will be harmed in all say "You have your right to your opinion"
ways: employment will be difficult, when another attempts to justify
friendships and family may be curtailed, Pedophilia. It would be gravely
and other social or economic conditions difficult to hear the same when a person
may worsen, simply by holding an makes a heretical remark, mocking a god
opinion.If an employer refused to hire or the unseen spirits of the worlds'
someone on the grounds that they held a religions. I only feel the need to
certain opinion, how could they respond? comment on this, that though everyone has
There are probably a thousand laws their right to their opinion, we always
inhibiting employers from such actions, have the right to comment on their
or completely disallowing public opinion, or hold an opinion of an
institutions from denying citizens their opinion. The point of existence for
right to equal treatment. But there are intellectual debate is not to find some
amazingly few laws upholding a man's conclusion, or to meet some compromise
right to belief in whatever he wishes. about some philosophical triffle. It is,
If a man professed belief in Nazism, the utmostly, so that we can understand each
business across this nation may very well other and -- with the serene hope that
refuse to employ him or to serve him. only sleeping children can dream of --
And, if he were to seek aid in his right that we will clear the way a little.
to belief, I doubt there would be a That will we remove any fog that pollutes
single politician who would stand beside our thinking, destroy stereotypes, burn
him. The ruling class are not concerned all aspirations that are made from
with justice so much as they are imitation, and bury every vice.
concerned with looking good in the eyes Intellectual debate is the foundation for
of the public. Being associated with a anything that was individually great and
Nazi is not something that would help accomplishing.Before closing, there are
reelection of any public official. But some facts which ought to be put into
do not only think of Nazism as a creed a light for those who still disagree with
man may hold that would harm him. If a me. Before anyone lights a torch in
man were to shout out in public, "It is effort to burn out their enemy for some
okay to have sex with children!" he would ideology, first think of Giordano Bruno.
be outcast. Employment would be Remember the monk who travelled
impossible, people would sneer, and the throughout Europe, dodging the hounds of
whole of society would be his enemy, as the Vatican as much as he could, only so
much as they are enemies to the Right to that he could write out what he believed,
Opinion.Do humans have the Right to only so he could try to prove that
Opinion beyond political parties and compassion would conquer the world.
religious belief? It is undeniable. So Remember the physician Servetes, burned
much as a man cannot choose his skin at the stake by a tyrant. Remember his
color, in many ways a man cannot choose exodus from the church, breathless for
his belief. If we see a crime being life as he searched the land for some
committed, we cannot help but believe refuge, and denied any sentiment of
that it took place. If we are presented compassion, as John Calvin mercilessly
with the evidence of a crime, we cannot ordered death. Think of Thomas Paine.
help but believe that there is a high He wrote a book, and they unleashed the
probability that it took place. But hounds of iniquity with the orders of
these are the thoughts of a rational man. destruction and cruelty. He spoke his
If, being presented with the evidence, a mind, and they gave him the death
man comes to believe that Caucasions are sentence. He was put behind the bars of
superior to Africans, or Africans are a French prison as much as he was put
superior to Jews, or Jews are superior to behind the bars of intellectual prison.
Hispanics, -- if a human being, with his Think of Francisco Ferrer. He taught the
own mind and his own will, gathers children of Spain a secular education,
evidence for himself and discovers gave them the gift of literacy and
reasons to believe as he does -- if a man thought, instilled in them an
does this, then what do we accomplish by insatiasable appetite for knowledge and
punishing him for speaking? Every man truth. His only gift to humanity was
certainly must have the right to judge teaching and kindness, and his only
facts for himself, regardless of what any sacrifice was his own life. Remember all
court in the world says. It is not about who have given their lives only because
supressing Nazism, Fascism, Sexism, they believed as they did, only because
Racism, Capitalism, Speciesism, and every they felt that they were compelled
other ill-doctrine by any means possible. towards truth, and remember the animosity
It is not about silencing those who we gave their offenders -- remember the
oppose me ideologically. It is about unbridled scorn and contempt held for
holding up the individual as the supreme those who executed heretics and heathens.
leader of society; it is about Before anyone raises their fist in
understanding the right of every person indignance towards someone with another
to believe as they wish, allowing the creed, remember our heroes, how they were
pathway to the temple of any theory, killed for their beliefs, and why we will
opening the door to a kingdom of ideas always cherish their memories in our
and concepts, releasing the chains around hearts. Life,Punkerslut (or Andy Carloff)
the legs of every slave and holding the has been writing essays and poetry on
torch up at night so they know where to social issues which have caught his
go to get to freedom. The Right to attention for several years. His website
Opinion is the same as the right to provides a complete list of all of these
belief, and upholding it is the same as writings. His life experience includes
the responsibility to decency, and the homelessness, squating in New Orleans and
duty to civilization.If a man comes to me LA, dropping out of high school, getting
and tells me that all other races are expelled from college for "subversive
inferior, that Free Enterprise benefits activities," and a myriad of other
the worker, that animals have no right revolutionary actions.




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