Darkness seized the sky,
And iridescent tears fell,
Never such vigour.

Strange how people see rain. Tears of the angels, people used to say, referring to heavenly sanctuary above the skies, where amazing angels and archangels dwell in eternity.
Have we got to get used to the darkness that accompanies the rain that we are shocked at the sight of the sun hanging overhead while we scamper, feeling wet drops on our skin? 
Such is the pitiful state of freedom and democracy. 
While we relish the power it provides us, whether in the power of making individual choices, or that you are free to move around to wherever you wish, and that you can say what ever you want, we often forget what we got used to: restrictions. We got to know it when we were young, when we were unable to pass judgement rationally, restrictions help us define our judgement,showing what is wrong and what is right.
What about know?
Are we so used to the darkness that envelope us that we often forget it has always been there? We see people voicing off opinions without giving it a second thought, then defending it with vigor that even the idea was wrong, they would rather be blinded to it instead. But who are you and I to pass judgement on others? Maybe they were right, and that we were ignorant. 
We see youngsters rising in violent protests that sacrificed innocent lives.
We see politicians willingly send their young men to war in spite of knowing that a war on the defensive is nearly always a losing war.
We see people harbouring strange accusations against people of other religions in spite of not an inkling of the religion. 

Let the darkness spread.

"It's just an opinion of mine~~"

Seriously, ask yourself this. Have you ever heard of the phrase, "in my opinion,...","it's just what I'm thinking..." or something like this? What exactly is the purpose of stating that the following speech or thought is just something personal? By stating his or her stand, that it is all simply a personal thought, the person carries the burden of responsibility of the speech. Listeners might feel safe; they are simply listeners, anything crazy he or she said is just them. On the other hand, any glory taken by the speech is only for the speaker and nobody else is supposed to take credit for it. This seems to be a self sacrificing way that guards everybody's interests. It's a win-win situation: you get to listen and comment on what he or she says without offending others and the speaker gets to express him or herself. Now look deeper. Why is the phrase truly needed? If it's spoken by someone neutral or of higher status, the accentuation actually would awaken a hidden instinct to hear and have higher recognition of the speech. Humans are a social pack; we would rather follow the crowd than go against it. Unless you have a streak for going against the norm, the phrase would actually press you to believing the speech. On the other hand, if the speaker is deemed inferior to the listener, the accentuation would rather have a negative effect on the speech instead! Notice the effect of the phrase on the listeners: you will notice the subtle change of body language and then there's where you step in and resume listening, without the subtle psychological compulsion to adhere to the speech. We control our minds, not the other way around.