[400-Character Column] I want to hold onto the feeling of being able to say I like what I like

As I have said before, even if our ideologies and beliefs differ, and even if our principles and arguments do not align, friends are still friends.
If you are in trouble, I will help you at any time, and regardless of whether it is something I can solve or not, I will at least listen to you.

Seeking total agreement and excluding dissenting opinions is the mindset of a totalitarian.
If our opinions differ, I will say they differ, and if I realize the other person is wrong, I will admonish them. Isn't acknowledging that debate what democracy is?

If a child recklessly approaches an exposed heater, it is common sense to keep them away, sometimes even by shouting 'It's dangerous!' That is a common form of imagination, and you understand that just because I shouted, it doesn't mean I have come to dislike or hate that child, right? When I say 'child,' I don't mean to treat the other person like a brat, but rather it is a metaphor for someone who does not recognize dangerous things as such.

Given that,
'Mizuno-kun, you are trying to deprive me of the freedom to get warmth from me, that is a violation of the Constitution!'
I am at a loss and get fed up when I am accused of things like that (laughs).