This post starts out awkwardly, my apologies for that. It's a result of an exchange I overheard at work where one colleague shot down another for asking a question regarding the new health reform. As it turns out I thought their question, regarding the coverage of illegal aliens under the bill, was right on point.
Thomas Jefferson once said, "[a]ll tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent." The point he was making is simple: voice your opinion. Unfortunately this point needs to be resounded. Never allow someone to say that you are unqualified to make comments on your government. The right to free speech and the expression of ideas are the cornerstones that our country was founded on.
Rather ask what gives them the right to censure you; to question your free expression in what you think is right or wrong in our society.
One's ideas might be unpopular or even uneducated, but by sharing your thoughts you afford others the opportunity to render theirs, thereby fostering healthy discussions and debates.
This reminds me of another famous saying "the only bad question is the one that wasn't asked," don't feel ashamed to say what you think and then ask questions. How can anyone expect you to grow as a person without questions.
This seems obvious but if you look at the comments being registered on CNN articles or the like you would be amazed at how many of them are attacking others for their sheer audacity at voicing another opinion.
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