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Be the Voice That Invites a Dialogue
At OpinionsO, we believe that honest conversation is the foundation of a healthy, thriving society. That’s why this platform exists, to give you a place to speak your truth without fear of being blocked, doxed, shadowbanned, throttled, or deplatformed. Here, every opinion matters, and every channel has its counterpoint, because respectful dialogue between opposing points of view is embedded in our DNA.
This commitment isn’t just philosophical; it’s grounded in principle. The United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 19) affirms that freedom of expression includes the right “to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.”
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), founded in 1889 and composed of 179 member parliaments, defines itself as “the global organization of national parliaments [that] empower parliaments…to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development.” The IPU further insists that for democracy to thrive, citizens must be free to “express political opinions without interference,” and to “seek, receive and impart information and to make an informed choice.”
That’s why, at OpinionsO, you own your channel. Your voice cannot be silenced, because your platform is yours.
Click each section below to explore the foundational ideas behind OpinionsO.
OpinionsO is all about truth-seeking. because no one has a monopoly on truth, OpinionsO’s DNA encourages conversations between those with opposite world views.
Clearly, the widespread discovery of truth is a fundamental prerequisite to freedom and liberty. Those in pursuit of truth recognize there are two main obstacles to discovering truth. One is external, the other internal.
Overcoming both obstacles to truth is in the public interest. OpinionsO exists to serve that public interest.
Abraham Lincoln said: “I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis.” The important phrase is: “If given the truth”. This speaks directly to the main external obstacle to discovering truth.
Individuals and organizations dogmatically committed to either a right or left political worldview often fail to deliver truthful information. The same goes for those who adamantly refuse to consider the validity of any opposing point of view.
It may be profitable to stick blindly to a one-sided “narrative”, but public interest is not served when media is biased in favor of one political point of view. The public’s ability to discover real facts is further hindered when social media’s censorship determines what we the people are allowed to see, hear, read or express.
This is especially injurious to the public interest when the biased individual or organization is in the “news” business.
A fidelity to fanaticism and a refusal to listen to opposing points of view fails to serve public interest. Public interest is best served when access to a wide variety of views and opinions is the norm. That’s a natural result here because of how OpinionsO is structured.
OpinionsO content creators own their channel. They are free to express their opinions. Additionally, every Opinion channel has an Opposing Opinion channel, what we call a “-Opinion” channel. It’s almost impossible not to have a wide variety of views and opinions at OpinionsO (more on this below).
The Truth Seekers’ Question:
“If what you believe was not true would you want to know?”
As dangerous as external obstacles to truth are, internal obstacles may pose the greater danger.
If “No” is the answer to the Truth Seekers’ Question, then there is a good chance something other than truth is the highest priority.
Might a “No” response be indicative of one falling short of open-mindedness? A closed mind is “self-imposed imprisonment”.
Knowing sometimes you are wrong, is the first step to jail breaking from self-imposed mind imprisonment.
OpinionsO’s DNA contributes to overcoming both external and internal obstacles to the acquisition of truth. At OpinionsO, accessing an opposing point of view is just a “click/tap” away.
Relevance of OpinionsO to You
Unlike other social networks that reap the financial benefits of the content you create, the “fruits” of your creation on your OpinionsO channel are yours.
It’s your sole and unencumbered right to choose to monetize your OpinionsO channel (or not). And we provide the monetizing tools at no additional cost. When you monetize the contents of your OpinionsO channel you keep all proceeds generated from your channel.
Additionally, you are free to sell your channel at any time.
Unlike most social networking sites, at OpinionsO you can broadcast your Opinions to many other social networking sites where you have an account.
And, here’s the best part, you can also broadcast your Opinions at over one hundred C100 sites. (Chronicles Community Creations, i.e. C100 is the creator of OpinionsO.)
The Inspiration for OpinionsO’s Format
In the golden age of newspaper journalism, the paper’s opinion was typically on the left-hand page and the opposing opinion was usually on the right-hand page of the paper.
Think of OpinionsO as a digital improvement of that sensible way to stimulate an exchange of ideas between contrary opinions.
In the case of OpinionsO, instead of “columns” we have “channels”. Every channel has three sections. The opinions of the channel owner are posted in the “Home” section.
Opinions that are supportive of the “Home” section are posted in the “+ Opinions” tab. The opposing opinions are posted in the “- Opinions” tab.
What is allowed or denied in the “+ Opinion Channel” is controlled by the channel’s rightful owner or by the current Option holder of the channel (more on “options” below).
The opposing opinion channel is controlled by someone who purchased the related “-Opinion” channel. They invested in the “-Opinion” channel because they want to provide opposing opinions to those appearing in the “Home” and “+ OPINIONS” tab of that specific channel.
People of the world face formidable challenges. Limiting our sources of news and information to big tech and big media does not provide the truth based, factual knowledge needed to select the best solutions to our problems and to govern ourselves successfully.
As a practical matter, most of us will surely agree that solving a problem requires knowing the truth about what caused the problem.
Follow any blood-red thread through history and we find resistance to truth, misunderstandings, misjudgments, half-truths, and outright lies at center stage in nearly every human blunder.
What they all share in common is a lack of truthful information. Calamities result when we are unaware of the truth (the external obstacle) or refuse to accept it (the internal obstacle).
The health of any community depends upon a truthful assessment of the problems and issues affecting the community. The question is: who can we rely on to help identify the real problems and offer the best solutions?
In the past, we relied on news media to keep us informed. Unfortunately, far too many of today’s purveyors of news and information have become activists. Others are just pandering to special interests instead of pursuing the facts irrespective of where they may lead.
Most everything we are allowed to read, hear or see today comes to us from a handful of tech and media giants who control the flow of information. They own the dominant social media sites, the electronic media (radio and TV), hundreds of newspapers, magazines, book publishers and motion picture production.
We have been eyewitnesses to a dramatic decline in the reliability of what we hear, read and see. The “news” simply is not providing the kind of truthful knowledge that is up to the challenge of maintaining freedom where it exists and cultivating it where tyranny reigns.
Too many “news” sources today have demonstrated they are not reliable truth-seeking partners.
Truth deserves more than applause. It deserves a platform.
If you believe what you have to say matters, and that respectful disagreement is welcomed, it’s time to own your voice.
Start your Opinion Channel to speak your truth.
Claim an Opposing Opinion Channel to challenge another, constructively.
Or better yet… own both and shape the full conversation.
Because the battle for truth isn’t won in silos, it’s won when thoughtful voices step forward.
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