Yeah, I agree with HHJ and the others, Kiwi.
I didn't read the entire thread, because it wasn't the subject matter that I thought it was, but I got the gist

I should always express your opinion, no matter how controversial it may seem.
Your opinion is what makes you the person that you are. It shows that you have a viewpoint based on passion and belief. If we don't discuss our feelings and objections, we cannot progress.
Debate offers us the chance to gain a different perspective from our own, and can facilitate a broader understanding of the world, and its peoples.

I, as with everybody else on this planet, have my beliefs and convictions; they might be right, they might be wrong - but without hearing the otherside of the argument, they could never be informed.

Sometimes, passion gets the better of us
It is at that moment, that we must learn to step back for a moment, collect our thoughts, and rejoin once we have assessed our new understanding.
Stooping to name-calling and disrespect, does nothing but create ill-feeling and a closing of the mind.

I enjoy rigorous, intelligent debate.
However, I always try to be respectful, compassionate, and am certainly not afraid of admitting that I am wrong (even though it is a rarity that almost negates the need for discussion ...).
With those basic rules in place, I say - Bring it on!
It's the only way we're gonna sort this mess of a civilisation out, I think.

Res...