You only think that you are free..

We're all brought up with the illusion that we have Free Will and Freedom of speech, but do we really? Are we completely free of all boundaries that we can fully express ourselves without worrying that what we will say could maybe offend someone somewhere because it goes against what they believe, or their opinions? Do we actually have the freedom to go whenever we want and do anything or is it just an illusion of freedom put on us my the society we live in. Obviously I don't mean everyone has the right to say hurtful and degrading things, because words last forever, but we should all be able to voice our opinions in a discussion with others without feeling like a monster for being 'pro-choice' or accepting that stem cell research is a necessary and vital form of research in today's medicinal community. 

Why do people feel the need to try and change your opinions? You can be a catholic without preaching to the atheists and you can be a politician without telling the nation that your opinion is the only right one. It's not against the law to believe what we want, or to voice our opinions for that matter, but it does seem to be above some people to allow us to say what we want without discriminating against us for it. Is it too much to ask to be able to say and believe the things that are the most moral and sound in their reasoning. 

If everyone just accepted that not everybody thinks in the same way then the world would be better place. We shouldn't be afraid to think differently or even be different for that matter. As long as we have good hearts and think through our actions why should there be a problem? Don't be persuaded to believe something that you don't feel strongly about and don't feel like you need to conform to society, just accept that everyone's different. Leave the big decisions to the politicians, vote for what you believe in, protest peacefully if it'll make a difference and the world will be a better place. Probably.