My Opinion Isn't (A) Right

After reading the article before class and all the discussion about whether or not we have the right to our opinion, I actually kept all my frustration of the topic inside. This topic stated that no one has a right to their own opinion. That's really really interesting, no actually, it's horrifying. The words this article brings to me can best be described as, bull shit. It isn't fair for someone else to tell you what or what not to believe. It  is your responsibility keep your own viewpoint about what people say and what articles tell you. Remember that just because someone has an opinion, that doesn't make it justifiable. You can't justify an opinion by merely stating that the idea is correct. I'm not necessarily saying that people have a right to force an opinion or run around the world getting in people's faces shouting what they believe, but taking away opinions is taking away free will. Does this article mean that I can't believe in God? Does it mean that I no longer can think for myself? Then count me out. Telling someone that they don't have a right to an opinion is an opinion. "An opinion is a judgement, viewpoint, or statement about matters commonly considered to be subjective." David Foster Wallace shared the same viewpoint as I do in his book/speech titled "This Is Water." In it he provided insight through his powerful words, "education is not so much about filling you up with knowledge as it is about, quote, "teaching you how to think." he later says "to get in a place like this isn't really about the capacity to think, but rather about the choice of what to think about." Looking through this perspective I think we all have a right to our own personal ideas and just because I believe something, it doesn't mean I'm a sales man trying to buy your right to an opinion. It is completely up to you to disagree or agree with me, but I think that there is no definite "right" answer. I am humble enough to accept the fact that my thoughts may or may not be true, but I still have the right to my own opinion and so does everyone else. The ideas in the article make me feel alienated and it also sounds like I'm forced to accept the fact the I apparently don't have an opinion. This is what David Foster Wallace dis-promotes, someone else telling you what you believe and what you do or don't have.