The answer to this question is...Yes
We are continually asked to accept one opinion over another with little or no challenge because they are coming from a position of power as the government, media, educator, peer, employer, or manager, do you have a responsibility to check if this opinion is worth pursuing or accepting?
We often choose to go with the flow, to accept the status quo. Many years later we look back and lament the effect this blind acceptance has led us to.
It is an oxymoron to say you believe in democracy and freedom, to then follow the opinion of one person blindly without considering and challenging it. It is naive to think that if everyone remains silent it is a better opinion than one forged in the fire of conflict and friction. In fact, conflict and friction are the making of better opinions and should be encouraged. However, our current political environment marginalises you for having a contrary opinion thus your choice seems to be “Silence" or risk marginalisation as you “Speak Out”.
Silence
"Silence" is by choice, a surrendering of honesty and especially moral truth, and by extension, it seems the avoidance of responsibility.
Speak Out
Requires you to be proactive and is a confronting choice, that requires you to check your facts and prove your case. The action of your truth is a courageous decision one I highly respect whenever I see people doing it on whatever the issue.
Socrates said: "the unexamined life, was not worth living", Professor Steven Novella said: "the unexamined thought, was not worth thinking".
I say: "the unchallenged opinion, is not worth pursuing".
So, responsibility is the privilege of a so-called free world and thus you must exercise your responsibility to examine these opinions you have been asked to believe and decide for yourself if they are worthy. Because this simple action will create conflict and friction that makes a better opinion and by extension a better outcome and by further extension a better world. So, embrace your responsibility, be an active part of the future, and not be a passive passenger who says, "I was not involved in the decision and therefore not responsible". Because remember: