*poke*

You're entitled to any opinion you want,
but as long as you don't agree with me
your opinion is wrong.

I always say this - have done for years really. Of course I don't mean it seriously, but I still say it.

I'm not the biggest fan of Sweden, but here I'm allowed to do and say what I want, I'm allowed to discuss my opinion with others and most of all - I'm allowed to tell them that their opinions are different from mine. I'm allowed to say that I disagree and I'm allowed to tell them why I disagree. Imagine a world without the right to express your opinion just because it differs from someone else's. Imagine a world where you're told what to do and what to think. Imagine a world where your way of life isn't accepted. Where you get harassed and spit on for being who you are; whether you're a woman, homosexual or just a critique of the regime.

Then imagine someone attacking. Someone who don't speak that same language that you do, who have different values and who look different. They're attacking to "free" you from the regime, but they kill your friends and loved ones in the process. Would you still thank them when the leader of your country dies? Would you still be happy when you're "free"? Would you still celebrate even though you don't have anyone to celebrate with?

We used to be like this. Female-fobic, homofobic, opinion-fobic. In the 19th Century. We got past it. Why is our way of life considered "better"? Are we really that much better than they are?

Don't get me wrong here - I like to have the same rights as a man (of course), but I still can't help wondering if they'll get through this on their own.

Just like we did once.