I agree with what you said to bunny...and you stated it VERY well. (I'm not going to mention the examples of flaming first time posters/dissenters on the VD threads)...So
yes, everyone has an opinion and FR is about NOT suppressing opinions. Since quotes are being thrown around, here's mine. I think its message is a major factor how we treat other people.
''To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.'' -- Theodore Roosevelt