That's a losing argument. Any example you give I'll just side with the opinion police on. You've got to come up with something better than that. My argument works really well for example because even if all of someone's opinions are correct, acting ashamed of them would still be bad. Shoot, it might even be WORSE to act ashamed of correct opinions.
Can you come up with a reason why it would be bad for the opinion police to access someone's data, even if the opinion police have good intentions?
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Nah, the argument was excellent. Pick a couple of opinion polices from Iran, North Korea, and Germany and let some judge each other. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Fanatics who want to kill the nonbelievers think that they themselves are virtuous.
Yeah, but I'm talking about OUR opinion police. Obviously North Korea's opinion police are tyrannical since they judge our opinion police poorly. Also, if our opinion police have changed over time then I am referring specifically to the latest opinion policemen in your specific jourisdiction. We can go all the way down to an individual officer if need be.
If you were that officer, would be confident enough to arrest anyone who disagreed with you? Do you tend to be especially insecure in your beliefs by any chance?
Also, is it still fanaticism if someone is right? What specifically are you trying to say is the problem here?