Opinion （6do encyclopedia）

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Opinion can refer to a variety of beliefs, thoughts, ideas, and attitudes held by individuals or groups. Essentially, an opinion is a personal view or judgement based on one’s interpretation, perception, or experience of a particular topic, issue, or situation. Opinions may vary widely and can be shaped by various factors such as culture, socialization, education, emotion, and reasoning. As such, opinions play a crucial role in human communication, decision-making, and the formation of social norms and values.

Types of Opinion

Opinions can be classified according to different criteria such as their content, origin, or level of consensus. Here are some of the most common types of opinion:

1. Political Opinion - This refers to the beliefs and attitudes of individuals or groups about political ideologies, parties, leaders, policies, or systems. Political opinions can vary widely based on factors such as ideology, ideology, and personal experience.

2. Religious Opinion - This refers to the belief systems and practices of individuals or groups regarding their faith, theology, rituals, and morals. Religious opinions may be shaped by factors such as tradition, revelation, authority, and experience.

3. Scientific Opinion - This refers to the conclusions and hypotheses made by scientists and experts based on research and evidence. Scientific opinions are often subject to scrutiny and revision based on new findings and peer review.

4. Social Opinion - This refers to the views and attitudes of individuals or groups about social issues such as race, gender, sexuality, inequality, and justice. Social opinions are influenced by a range of factors such as culture, education, mass media, and personal experience.

Origins of Opinion

Opinions can have various origins. They can stem from experiences, emotions, biases, culture, education, and reasoning. Here are some of the typical sources of opinion:

1. Personal Experience - Our individual experiences can shape our opinions. For example, someone who has been a victim of discrimination may hold strong opinions about social justice and equality.

2. Culture - Our cultural background can influence our opinions. For example, someone from a religious background may have strong opinions about certain ethical and moral issues.

3. Education - Our level of education and the type of education we receive can influence our opinions. For example, individuals educated in scientific fields may have different opinions on climate change than those who are not.

4. Reasoning - Our opinions can also be influenced by our ability to reason and think critically. For example, individuals who are adept at logical thinking may have stronger opinions on complex issues such as politics and economics.

Importance of Opinion

Opinions have significant importance in various aspects of human life. Here are some ways opinions matter:

1. Communication - Opinions play a crucial role in human communication, as they allow individuals to express their thoughts and beliefs through language, writing, and other forms of expression.

2. Decision-making - Opinions can provide insight into how individuals make decisions about their personal lives and how they approach public policy issues.

3. Social norms and values - Opinions can help shape and change social norms and values. For example, public opinion on LGBTQ rights has changed dramatically in the past several decades and has resulted in significant changes in laws and policies.

Challenges of Opinion

Opinions can also pose challenges and risks in various areas of human life. Here are some challenges associated with opinions:

1. Confirmation bias - Confirmation bias can be a significant hurdle in developing informed opinions. People tend to seek out information that confirms their beliefs, which can limit the range and quality of opinions.

2. Polarization - Opinions can create polarization and division between individuals or groups, leading to intolerance and conflict.

3. Inaccuracy - Opinions can be based on inaccurate or incomplete information, leading to false beliefs and misunderstandings.

Conclusion

Opinion is an essential aspect of human communication and decision-making. Opinions can vary widely based on various factors, including context, culture, and personal experience. Although opinions can pose challenges and risks, they remain crucial for shaping social norms, values, and policies. Therefore, it is essential to cultivate informed and respectful discussions around opinions to promote social cohesion and understanding.

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Why a cooling-off period for resale homes is a bad idea

The Toronto Star

23-05-14 13:00

The Ontario government is considering consumer protection measures for families buying newly-built homes from big developers. One of the proposed measures is a 'cooling-off period' before a commitment to purchase is final, which already exists for new condominium sales. The Ontario Real Estate Association supports the idea and believes the rules for buying and selling homes should acknowledge that ordinary families do not have the same knowledge as corporate developers. However, the government is making the distinction between newly-built homes and resale homes, with cooling-off periods only applying to the former. Speculators may exploit cooling-off periods for resale homes.

https://www.thestar.com/business/opinion/2023/05/14/why-a-cooling-off-period-for-resale-homes-is-a-bad-idea.html

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In Turkish election, some voters return to quake zone to cast ballots

Reuters

23-05-14 12:50

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Hundreds of thousands of people in Turkey left homeless by the February earthquake have returned home to vote on Sunday, including Mehmet Ali Fakioglu, who had to make a 15-hour journey to be able to vote. Critics of President Erdogan's government have accused it of a slow response and lax enforcement of building regulations, while opinion polls have shown the opposition to be narrowly ahead. Political parties, municipalities and NGOs have been arranging transport to enable people to cast their vote.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkish-election-some-voters-return-quake-zone-cast-ballots-2023-05-14/

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Erdogan’s leadership in the balance as Turkey votes in pivotal elections

The Globe and Mail

23-05-14 12:44

Turkey holds landmark parliamentary and presidential elections on Sunday. The poll could represent incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s biggest challenge since he came to power in 2002. Erdogan is facing off against Kemal Kilicdaroglu, head of the centre-left Republican People’s Party, who has accused the president of pursuing a "one-man rule." Voter turnout is being predicted as being high. The economy, which has been hit by a currency crisis, inflation and high interest rates, has emerged as a key issue.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-erdogans-leadership-in-the-balance-as-turkey-votes-in-pivotal/

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No, California should not pay slavery reparations

Telegraph

23-05-14 12:01

California's reparations task force has suggested that individuals receive compensation of up to $1.2m each to address the historical wrongs suffered by California’s black community throughout history. The cost to the state would be in the hundreds of billions of dollars. California entered the American Union in 1850, prior to which no slaves were held in the state. Blacks now represent 6.5% of California's population, much less than their national average. Furthermore, the report did not cover other wrongs suffered by non-black inhabitants of California such as Japanese Americans held in internment camps and Chinese immigrants subjected to racial discrimination. It appears unlikely that reparations will be paid.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/14/slavery-reparations-california/

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Progressives ruined San Francisco, now New York could be next

Telegraph

23-05-14 12:00

New York has become mired in far-left policies with officials intent on "destroying" its economy, driving out businesses and middle classes, according to The Telegraph. This follows reports the city passed a bill banning weight discrimination, while it has also, over the past 20 years, become one of the most "zealously paternalistic" in the world with burdensome rules on anything from drink sizes to sugar content in food. It also has the highest state tax rate in the US and is suffering from worsening crime, which has contributed to $80bn in lost revenue over the past decade.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/05/14/san-francisco-new-york-regulations-high-tax/

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Letters: Britain’s aspirational young have been left without a party to vote for

Telegraph

23-05-16 00:01

The UK’s Conservative, Liberal Democrat, and Labour parties are all failing young people, according to letters printed in The Daily Telegraph. The Conservative government has been criticised for imposing high rental costs on younger people, denying them the chance of home ownership, and paying benefits to richer pensioners. The Liberal Democrat party was accused by another letter writer of opposing building developments, essentially ruling out house ownership for younger people. Labour was criticised by a third correspondent for planning to penalise companies which offered employment opportunities. The three parties were also claimed to have failed to institute Tory values or provide effective leadership capable of solving the country’s current problems.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2023/05/16/letters-aspirational-young-without-a-party-to-vote-for/

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It’s time for Sadiq’s mayoralty to end

Telegraph

23-05-16 00:00

Conservative investor and tech entrepreneur, Lawrence Brass, has announced that he will stand for the position of London Mayor in 2020. Brass believes that the British capital should be a place where anyone can achieve success by working hard, regardless of their identity, and will campaign under the slogan “Let’s Unlock London’s Potential”. Among his policies are the building of homes on the sites of railway tracks, the expansion of the use of new technology, the introduction of policing based on Minor Crimes Officers, and the creation of a London-wide public sector Digital Corps.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/16/its-time-for-sadiqs-mayoralty-to-end/

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Russia slams Macron for saying Kremlin is becoming subservient to China

South China Morning Post

23-05-15 22:45

Russian officials have rejected comments by French President Emmanuel Macron claiming that Moscow was becoming subservient to China. Middle East Eye reported that they claimed Western countries must get used to a world underpinned by the Kremlin’s close ties with Beijing. The comments were made after Macron gave an interview to the Parisian daily, l’Opinion, in which he criticised Russia’s isolation caused by its invasion of Ukraine more than 14 months ago.

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3220665/ukraine-war-russia-slams-emmanuel-macron-saying-kremlin-becoming-subservient-china

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Ukraine cannot win on promises alone

Telegraph

23-05-15 22:00

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been meeting with heads of government in Germany, France, and the UK to seek out increased assistance for his war effort. As the conflict enters a critical phase, Kyiv is preparing for a counter-offensive, but Zelensky has played down expectations of an imminent mass advance, stating that it is likely to be a sequence of manoeuvres. It is essential that Ukraine launches the counter-offensive from a position of strength with as much of the promised weaponry from NATO delivered as possible. However, the greatest unknown is Russia's air power. The Kremlin has thus far failed to use its air power effectively above Ukrainian-held territory, but without more fighters and bombers, Ukraine may struggle to hold their positions. The biggest immediate issue is whether to expedite Ukraine's membership of NATO, to which Germany in particular remains opposed.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2023/05/15/ukraine-cannot-win-on-promises-alone/

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Regulations and rules are stifling British tech

Telegraph

23-05-16 06:00

Activision Blizzard's has won approval for its £55bn merger with Microsoft by EU regulators, but has been blocked by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK. The CMA said the merger could buy Microsoft a stranglehold on cloud gaming which would stifle competition. When the CMA's decision was revealed Activision protested that it showed the UK was closed to growth businesses and putting investment at risk.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2023/05/16/regulations-and-rules-are-stifling-british-tech/

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Marking out the paths to victory

Financial Times

23-05-16 09:19

Although Rishi Sunak's position as the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer appears secure, after the local elections some politicians believe a change of leadership is necessary to ensure success next year. The Conservative party has three paths to success in the Tory contest: winning among members, as the candidate of the party’s establishment or of its rightwing. Michael Howard in 2003 and is a prime example of taking the overwhelming preference of parliamentary colleagues to avoid the whole messy business of a contest. Despite chatter of Kemi Badenoch and Suella Braverman, as well as James Cleverly, little has been confirmed regarding who plans to take over the Conservative party from Boris Johnson.

https://www.ft.com/content/7d960d23-86ff-4e1f-b707-824262db1fca

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Andrew Phillips: Panic attack in Quebec over immigration threat

The Toronto Star

23-05-16 09:00

Quebec's biggest media organisation (Quebecor) launched a campaign through its flagship newspaper (Le Journal de Montréal) warning about the country being "drowned" by massive waves of immigrants. While the argument by the newspaper is logical, the paper's argument's are xenophobic and fallacious. Canada's federal government plans to ramp up immigration to approximately 500,000 by 2025 to increase the country's population to 100 million by 2100. Quebec does face choices, if it accepts more immigrants, there will challenges to its historical “identity”. However, if it refuses immigration, it will shrink relative to other provinces. As a result, Quebec's separatists see large-scale immigration as an opportunity to revive the long-dormant debate about separation. The more realistic answer is that Quebec is going to have to figure out ways to change without having an existential meltdown.

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/05/16/panic-attack-in-quebec-over-immigration-threat.html

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It’s not NIMBYism: Premier right on need to build up, but good design is critical

The Sydney Morning Herald

23-05-16 08:00

Letters to the editor in response to a variety of issues were published in the Sydney Morning Herald, including opinions on infilling the city center with apartments rather than expanding onto farmland, the factors that need to be considered when building higher density housing, the harm caused by attempts to prevent exposure to porn, the gutless move by the ACT Brumbies to urge Rugby Australia to take a neutral stance on the Voice, and the suggestions that GST should be increased to 15% and the idea of carbon capture and storage. Some readers support the idea of infilling Sydney with apartments, but others say that design is everything if developers want public agreement to more development. Councils need to factor in sunshine, privacy and parking when approving new housing developments. In response to understanding the potential harm caused by porn, readers suggest that young boys and girls should be taught age-appropriate sex education, and relationships could be ruined by excessive porn use. In response to Rugby Australia's reluctance to support the "Yes" campaign for the voice, letters say that no professional rugby player will be harmed by standing up for the voice but it will make a huge difference to so many Indigenous people and communities now and into the future. Additionally, readers suggest that GST should not be increased to 15% as it hits those on lower incomes the most while carbon capture and storage is unproven technology and wouldn't it make better sense to not create the emissions in the first place.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/it-s-not-nimbyism-premier-right-on-need-to-build-up-but-good-design-is-critical-20230516-p5d8o2.html

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Inadequate and inefficient, Britain has forgotten how to work

Telegraph

23-05-16 08:00

The pandemic has created a culture of inadequacy in which people lack motivation and the ability to work, according to The Sunday Times writer India Knight. She criticised employees who do not remember their advertised services, and said the most desirable trait will eventually be an ability to show up every day. While the recent “right to switch off” law in France is being considered by the likes of Sir Keir Starmer in the UK, Knight said that “the ship has sailed” and that many office workers have embraced a new work-life balance.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2023/05/16/britain-forgotten-how-to-work/

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This AI hoax should terrify woke journalists

Telegraph

23-05-16 07:00

The Irish Times published an opinion piece which was created and submitted by a pseudonymous prankster using AI. The column claimed that wearing fake tan is racist, and gained much traffic before being removed by the editors, who then apologised for not spotting the prank. The Times' situation is a valid excuse as the accusations in the column are consistent with the type of accusations made against white people by left-wing columnists at publications such as The Guardian.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2023/05/16/irish-times-ai-hoax-fake-tan-racist-woke/

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Now woke Canada insults the war dead of Vimy Ridge

Telegraph

23-05-16 13:55

The Canadian government's decision to eliminate historical imagery from its new passport, replacing it instead with pages featuring images such as a man raking leaves and a squirrel, has been criticised as disrespectful to Canada's heritage. Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser suggested that consultations with Indigenous communities and other government departments had shifted the passport's focus. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of being out-of-touch and egotistical, claiming he could not "imagine there are any Canadian stories bigger than him". The Vimy Ridge Memorial, dedicated to fallen Commonwealth soldiers, is among those images no longer included on the travel document.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/16/woke-canada-insults-war-dead-of-vimy-ridge/

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Britain isn’t ready for the coming immigration surge

Telegraph

23-05-16 13:30

The UK has practised a policy of mass migration without the necessary preparation for it, causing voter dissatisfaction for Conservative supporters who feel let down and Brexit voters. The government has not prepared public services and has instead offended liberal supporters with its tough talk on migration while offending others who view it as a threat to public service and the standard of living because of its lack of control over migration.Silicon Republic recently reported that the UK tech sector may also suffer from Brexit immigration reforms.The number of workers applying for permanent residency in the UK has increased as a result.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/16/britain-is-running-out-of-room/

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James Bond has been ‘de-poshed’ for middle class audiences – and it’s a pity

Telegraph

23-05-16 12:50

James Bond would no longer be considered one of the British elite, according to a new study from Dr Alex Baratta of the University of Manchester. While 007 has an appreciation of fine things and an abundance of wine knowledge, his use of high-street wear takes him out of the upper echelons of society. Dr Baratta, who studied the accents and details in Bond films, said middle-class people are the most likely audience for the films, indicating that making Bond less posh for accessibility isn't a bad thing. But insiders believe de-poshing has been applied purposefully to recent films.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2023/05/16/james-bond-middle-class-audience/

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Sadiq Khan isn’t behaving like a man who wants to win

Telegraph

23-05-16 12:36

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that he will run for re-election in the city’s 2024 contest using the first past the post electoral system, instead of the supplementary vote used in the five previous contests. His opponents will include former Liberal Democrat council member Duwayne Brooks, Conservative former City Hall leader Susan Hall, Samuel Kasumu, previously an advisor to Boris Johnson and Daniel Korski, a former special advisor to David Cameron. Kahn, a Labour Party member, is seeking to become the first three-term mayor of London in history.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/16/sadiq-khan-isnt-behaving-like-a-man-who-wants-to-win/