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Chamblee54 is normally a profanity free blog. However, for this piece, certain words are essential to the free flow of information. In other words IF YOU DON’T LIKE CUSS WORDS, YOU DO NOT NEED TO READ THE TEXT.
This text is going to be gender insensitive and use the male form throughout. Just remember, when you read he, it also means she and it. Or, she it. If you are from the south, you will enjoy that last comment. Unless you are a Sunni.
Recently, a radio whiner said that one third of all people were not qualified to have opinions. He did not say why. Possible reasons would be lack of education, or inability to think critically. Maybe these people have a disturbing tendency to disagree with the person doing the study.
When it comes to opinions about opinions, there are several classic lines. There is the crowd pleaser “opinions are like assholes, everybody’s got theirs”. This is missing the mark. Opinions have more in common with the shit that comes out of an asshole. Feces is the result of the food that is fed into the digestive system. Opinions are the result of information fed into the thought system. Doodoo is influenced by the digestive system. Opinions are influenced by the attitudes of the individual. They both stink. Only one can be used as fertilizer.
Another golden oldie is “Four Jews, Five opinions”. The numbers in the formula change, but you get the idea. There is also “You are entitled to your opinion”. This is usually said when you disagree with what you have just heard.
When the Supreme Court issues a ruling on a case, It is called an opinion. Sometimes, a justice will write a dissenting opinion. When getting an insurance company to pay for a procedure, you often need to get a second opinion.
Opinions are frequently more valued by the giver than by the receiver. Some opinions are best kept to the owner. You should be wary of someone who feels that his shit does not stink. He will usually feel the same way about his opinions.
Opinions are seldom humble, no matter what the owner of the opinion might say. The act of holding an opinion is often self aggrandizing, and contrary to humility.
You don’t have to have an opinion about everything. Many things are beyond your control. Some do not interest you. You should be wary of those who try to “fire up” your opinions. Often these people do not have the best of motives.
Opinions are a way of asserting one’s individuality. Many people have lives of quiet desperation, full of struggle and turmoil. Often, what the individual thinks is not valued by the powers that be. Having opinions can restore a sense of self worth to the individual. I am somebody. I have my opinion.
This is a repost. Pictures are from The Library of Congress.