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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
That is your opinion that anyone who questions Obama's birthplace is a raving lunatic. I'm sure there are plenty of people that agree with you. But I'm sure there are plenty of people who don't.
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There are also plenty of people who believe that if they blow themselves up, they'll be rewarded with 72 virgins in the afterlife.
There are also plenty of people who believe that George Bush ordered 9/11.
Not all opinions are created equal. Not every opinion should be respected as legitimate just because there is a group of people that believes it.
That's the problem. Not that you seem to think I don't know what an opinion is, or that you're entitled to one just like I am. The problem is that opinions are not necessarily equal just because someone says "well that's my opinion."
I say grass is green. If you tell me it's not, and that it's your opinion, that doesn't make your opinion legitimate. It is, obviously, still the opinion that you're certainly entitled to, but it's still ridiculous and laughable and absurd and should not be treated as anything less than such just because you're hiding behind the tired old "well that's your opinion, and this is mine, which I'm entitled to" routine.
And that's how we've ended up here. You're entitled to be a crazy birther, but you shouldn't expect to get treated like anything other than a crazy birther, as much as you seem to keep acting as though this is something along the lines of investigative journalism (certainly what WND is known for: objective investigative journalism!!1!!!!11!), rather than crackpot crazy conspiracy theory. If the shoe fits, wear it.