Being entitled to an opinion then creates the obligation to back off. Or so we think. In society, we believe that we are entitled to our opinion and everyone else has an obligation to accept that opinion and accept us. Having an opinion does not mean that another person is responsible for accepting and adapting to our opinion. Claiming the right to our opinion doesn't get us closer to the truth. There is absolutely no such thing as "My truth" or "Your truth". How can there be? Everyone sees their version of the truth differently. And claiming that "our opinion is our truth" gets us nowhere. Because our society depends so much on shared understanding, it is really important to know our rights.
The 1st amendment does not state that we have "freedom of speech". The first amendment does say something about freedom of speech, religion, to assemble, etc. But the exact language that the amendment gives is, "Congress shall make no law ABRIDGING freedom of speech and so on. The 1st amendment isn't absolute in the sense of, we are allowed legally to threaten anyone, you can not cause immediate danger to anyone, you can't insight people to violence, and you can't use hate speech. Me ke aloha, Cece
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