On February 08, 2007, Robyn Kozierok wrote:
> On 2/8/07, Susan Gallant <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>  The last thing i will add, however, is I am entitled to add my input just
>> as much as the next person, whether or not it maintains the status quo.
> 
> Yes, and we are entitled to point out where it doesn't make sense, where it
> flies in the face of well-established fact, and where your opinions are
> dangerous.

I did not respond to Susan's email (I have been blocking her since early 2006 so I never see what she writes unless somebody quotes her, which is not often) but I'd like to stress Robyn's point:

Any statement made in a public forum is fair game for others.
Moreover, making the statement is implicitly considered an invitation to deconstruct it.

So yes, everybody is entitled to an opinion but if they state their opinion, they should be prepared to accept flak for it and defend it.