Reply #33: Depends. If it's something I am personally passionate about, no [View All]

[WildEyedLiberal]

I will say what I think even if 99% of DU disagrees.

However, there are other issues about which I have disagreed - even strongly - with the obvious prevailing DU opinion, but I don't voice my dissent, because quite frankly, it's not something I feel strongly enough about to make myself a DU pariah over. Not that the opinion of me on DU really matters that much, but when I *do* want to make a point that's important to me, I'd like to at least know that some posters will take me seriously, and respect my opinion, rather than just discarding it immediately because I have a "bad reputation" based on a flamewar that I didn't really care that much about to begin with.

So, the moral of the story is - discretion is the better part of valor. It really pays to know when to fight and when to just keep your mouth shut, turn off the browser and walk away.