There are a few things that have always fascinated me. One of them being is how people arrive at their opinions of things and how they get judged by those opinions by people with their own opinions.
When you really take a step back and think about it, it is a very intricated web. I have my own opinions about everything, from what TV shows I like to what my favourite colour is. A lot of our opinions are very "fluffy" and dont have much meaning beyond our own personal world.
This has all been bouncing around inside my brain (along with the two marbles) during our SARA Strategic planning session and the SACA conference. During the SACA Conference we got to listen to a wide ragne of speakers with varying opinions on everything from democracy to precision agriculture. While some of the ideas I may not have personally agreed with it was interesting to listen to someone talk about their opinions and ideas, and measure their opinions against mine. The difference in backgrounds, lifestyles, and even personal interests is all reflected in our differences of opinions.
The reason I bring this all up, is there have been a few times over the last few years where I have been at a conference or whatever and had someone present a topic and not ever give an opinion. They would ride the fence and not give their opinion one way or another, even after a question from the audience for a direct opinion they dodge like a wrench in the movie "Dodgeball".
I think that society is getting more and more censored where everyone is afraid to give an honest opinion because they are afraid of the backlash of those who disagree with them. Some of the stories I have heard over the years of the extent people will go to to get people in hot water over their opinions is unbelieveable.
I say if you have an opinion and you share it, kudos!
I think we should encourage more people to express their opinions without fear of backlash.
For those of you that share your opinions, keep it up, there are quite a few of us that appreciate an honest opinion (good or bad)!
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