There are two types of editorials - Columnist featured and by everyday people. What makes free speech so great is truly expressed on the pages of the editorial section where everyone can have their opinion.
While you are free to post your opinion in these sections, you have to accept responsibility and consequences for what you write. Other people have the right to react and that is the chance you take when you write an editorial. Not everyone will agree with you.
If you write something hostile or inflammatory, chances are you will get an equal response to your opinion. When you delve into the territory of controversy, you have to remember not everyone sees things in the way you do. They are just as entitled to their opinion, so brace yourself when you say something that may be unpopular.
An annoying trend, as of late, is the digression of intellectual debate turning into playground level insults. There are people out there who have not grasped the concept of respectfully disagreeing with a different opinion. Try to rise above the gutter level while you respectfully voice your opinion. However, you may encounter those who completely miss the point, did not fully read your opinion and jumped to the wrong conclusion, or have very low reading and social skills who may try to provoke you by mis-stating what you have written and launch and insult or smear campaign against you. In those cases, fight back so your point is not lost, but try to be as respectful as possible.
A Listing Of Editorial Web Sites
To help you connect with a more balanced perspective of news and opinions from around the world, here is a list of web sites that feature editorials. Some you can post your editorial immediately and others will only let you submit by snail mail.
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