Unpopular Opinions.

Siuin

criticalcritic wrote: »

They had 9/11 coming to them for along time beause its 9/11 every day in the middle east due to their foreign policy

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I would tell you what I think of you, only that would be a popular opinion

dr.bollocko

Anyone who listens to the David Harvey show on 4fm should be neutered. Anyone who actually calls in should have their entire extended family wiped out.

chocksaway

Siuin wrote: »

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I would tell you what I think of you, only that would be a popular opinion

+1

criticalcritic

Siuin wrote: »

criticalcritic wrote: »

They had 9/11 coming to them for along time beause its 9/11 every day in the middle east due to their foreign policy

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I would tell you what I think of you, only that would be a popular opinion

Id tell you to tell me

But nobody gives a **** what you have to say

chocksaway

chocksaway wrote: »

I think students should have to pay fees- and I am a student! It'll stop them doing stupid meaningless courses that are of no benefit to anyone! And the money saved should be put into sicence and technology because these areas create more jobs than a stupid degree in english!

chocksaway wrote: »

hey it's just an opinion.. isn't that not the point of this thread...

Yeah but people are allowed to discuss opinions brought up, or the thread wouldn't be much fun.

Speaking as a science student (which according to you is a worthwhile course), it seems to be a trend that the people who say "yeah I'm a student but I think fees should be brought in" are people who can afford it. Especially when they don't mention means testing or their stance on the grant.

Even if fees were kept out, I wouldn't be able to afford college without the grant.

As for arts being stupid, how do you think the world would be without educated journalists, writers, or historians? To name but a tiny fraction of the important jobs filled by arts students.

Plumpynuter

I don't feel that anyone has any natural obligation to contribute to society in any way. I agree that society and civilization makes sense but the goal posts are continually moved and therefore erode our freedom.

I believe that humans have no more significance then any other creatures that has evolved on this planet. I also believe that we have the same natural entitlements as any other creature. A persons value is not their contribution to society.

Religion, good and evil are just the natural rules that have evolved to maintain order and control in society and people will always endeavor to corrupt any organisation or agreement for their own means.

I also believe that it does not matter as its all random bollox to keep us busy while we survive and procreate like any other organisms on this planet.

chocksaway

true-or-false wrote: »

As for arts being stupid, how do you think the world would be without educated journalists, writers, or historians? To name but a tiny fraction of the important jobs filled by arts students.

It is true what you say- it just winds me up wen people apply to do courses that they don't really have any interest in just because they want the whole social life side of 3rd level education. You can get that without doing a degree! I just think that most of these people float through the couple of years and get nothing of major value out of, ending up with a qualification and still not having a clue what they're going to do with it.

I'm just finished my undergrad in chemistry, where i worked everyweekend and any free evening I could to put myself through it. I wasnt entitled to the grant and recieved no financial support from my parents- it was my ideas to go to college, so I should be the one that pays for it. And now I'm doing the same again for my masters.

The grant is a great benefit to anyone that's entitled to it, but i think it should be managed better, like having to provide receipts before getting the next installment, so that it can only be used for transport, books, and other college expenses- and not holidays or drink.

TL-DR
Probably just jealous that i had to pay my own way through college and couldnt afford to go out and party!

chocksaway

chocksaway wrote: »

The grant is a great benefit to anyone that's entitled to it, but i think it should be managed better, like having to provide receipts before getting the next installment, so that it can only be used for transport, books, and other college expenses- and not holidays or drink.

Actually I agree with you there, I have seen some horrible misuse of the systems in place to help people who need it.

Dudess

criticalcritic wrote: »

America is a fascist empire, content on inposing its will on the world, and exploiting resources at the expense of all on this planet

Its a country with no race, language, culture or unique heritage,
Just collection of different races thrown together into commercialist melting pot

A sh*thole,

While dont like see any die over politics

They had 9/11 coming to them for along time beause its 9/11 every day in the middle east due to their foreign policy

While I don't agree with "America, fuk yeah!" drivel, it is not a fascist empire. E.g. I'm sure Jewish immigrants from nazi Germany, an actual fascist state, would ever so slightly prefer America.
And it's too big to be referred to as a sh1t-hole.
Why are you leaving out words?

Mike 1972

People with nothing better to complain about than first world problems like the overrepresentation of homosexuals and/or nonwhite's on television soap operas are either pathetic little whiners with a terrible persecution complex or have recently been unsuccessful applicants for acting jobs ?

pbowenroe

People who wear t-shirts with slogans on them are attention seekers and look like walking fukin fridge magnets.

iguana

Mike 1972 wrote: »

People with nothing better to complain about than first world problems like the overrepresentation of homosexuals and/or nonwhite's on television soap operas are either pathetic little whiners with a terrible persecution complex or have recently been unsuccessful applicants for acting jobs ?

Comprehension failure? The complaint isn't about over-representation it's about people complaining about under-representation when the opposite is happening.

strobe

Direct democracy should be implemented in Ireland.

The UN should be federalised.

Any country not adhering completely to the UNDHR should be blacklisted from international trade.

We should adopt Germany's age of consent laws.

It's perfectly acceptable for a man to hit a woman if she hits him.

Phantom 105.2 is the only good radio station in Dublin.

Modern day feminism has very little to do with equality.

All the major psychoactives (including meth, heroin and cocaine) should be legalised.

Premises that serve alcohol should be allowed open 24 hours a day if they aren't in predominantly residential areas.

4zn76tysfajdxp

criticalcritic wrote: »

The over gayification of the entertainment industry is annoying,
Every channel you turn to your bombarded by screaming queen gaybos

Agreed. I didn't think he was too bad on the Late Late but he's become intolerable since he took over the RSA.

Dudess

A man could potentially do more physical damage to a woman if he hit her than vice versa.

Fear Uladh

I hate Michael d Higgins.

4zn76tysfajdxp

I'd say I could take Dudess in a fight.

Mike 1972

Mike 1972 wrote: »

People with nothing better to complain about than first world problems...

Must live in the first world.

So people have to be living in a third world country to complain about something?

are either pathetic little whiners with a terrible persecution complex or have recently been unsuccessful applicants for acting jobs ?

Because being a pathetic little whiner and being unemployed produce the same attitude?

Omackeral

Georgia Salpa needs to just go away. Her over-exposure just pisses me off.

theg81der

Omackeral wrote: »

Georgia Salpa needs to just go away. Her over-exposure just pisses me off.

Agh come on I`m a girl and even I can see why people would want to look at her. She`s very hot! Maybe your just a jealous girl or a woman hater .

Sunnyisland

I am going to mass tomorrow.

wonderfulname

theg81der wrote: »

Agh come on I`m a girl and even I can see why people would want to look at her. She`s very hot! Maybe your just a jealous girl or a woman hater .

I think Georgia Salpa is dog ugly, I don't understand how that's an unpopular opinion but there you are.

Sky King

Omackeral wrote: »

Georgia Salpa needs to just go away. Her over-exposure just pisses me off.

I don't think she exposes herself enough at all.

amacachi

Dudess wrote: »

That's three channels. And Brian Dowling barely does any presenting. Lol at the insecurity on this thread re gay men.

Insecurity? Careful now, wouldn't want to be a cliche and say that anyone talking about it is obviously secretly gay.

ItsAWindUp

There has never been a show as funny as Only Fools And Horses.

Paulor94

Dudess wrote: »

But in relation to chart music specifically it is a load of balls. Chart music in the 80s was generally of much higher quality. I'm watching Grace Jones on an old Top of the Pops right now - nothing like that in the charts today. Of course not all music is rubbish now, there's lots of brilliant stuff - but chart/pop music on the radio is obscenely bad, taken over by X Factor muck.

Ya most chart music is terrible auto-tuned ****.

steddyeddy

strobe wrote: »

Direct democracy should be implemented in Ireland.

The UN should be federalised.

Any country not adhering completely to the UNDHR should be blacklisted from international trade.

We should adopt Germany's age of consent laws.

It's perfectly acceptable for a man to hit a woman if she hits him.

Phantom 105.2 is the only good radio station in Dublin.

Modern day feminism has very little to do with equality.

All the major psychoactives (including meth, heroin and cocaine) should be legalised.

Premises that serve alcohol should be allowed open 24 hours a day if they aren't in predominantly residential areas.

Thats actually post of the thread for me. Cant disagree with one of those.

efb

realies wrote: »

I am going to mass tomorrow.

That's not an opinion

steddyeddy

ItsAWindUp wrote: »

There has never been a show as funny as Only Fools And Horses.

Rodney you w%nker. Uncle Albert you f-ing bastard!! Ha ha I remember it well.

Sky King

steddyeddy wrote: »

Rodney you w%nker.

Plonker, no?

K_2008

I think U2's 'No line on the horizon' was a very good album.

steddyeddy

Sky King wrote: »

Plonker, no?

I think I may be confusing it with bottom

Sky King

Good show, that.

Johro

paddyandy wrote: »

All my opinions are unpopular and it's why i'm often alone but i know people who are very popular and i promise you they are useless on a rainy day because they agree with everybody all the time.Useless company all of the time.You never learn anything from such people.I'm a pain and will always remain unapologetic about it.

Totally agree with ya.:D

Irish Guitarist

If I hear a news story about someone being attacked by an animal after they have treated the animal badly I'll feel more sympathy for the animal that inevitably gets put down than I'll feel for the human.

The same goes for people that stupidly keep animals like lions, tigers and monkeys as pets and get attacked. While I wouldn't go so far as to say they deserve it I would say they should have known better and it's ridiculous to punish the animal for doing what comes naturally to them.

I have no sympathy whatsoever for anyone that gets injured taking part in things like the Pamplona bull run. I actually would say these people deserve what they get.

Micky Dolenz

That all people are created equal.

Johro

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

If I hear a news story about someone being attacked by an animal after they have treated the animal badly I'll feel more sympathy for the animal that inevitably gets put down than I'll feel for the human.

The same goes for people that stupidly keep animals like lions, tigers and monkeys as pets and get attacked. While I wouldn't go so far as to say they deserve it I would say they should have known better and it's ridiculous to punish the animal for doing what comes naturally to them.

I have no sympathy whatsoever for anyone that gets injured taking part in things like the Pamplona bull run. I actually would say these people deserve what they get.

I wouldn't say that's an unpopular opinion. 'Matador gored by bull'
Yay. \o/

steddyeddy

Ill agree there, If a matador and a bull get in a ring together I want the one without the choice to get out alive. A matador choose to get in with a dangerous animal the bull didnt choose to put itself in that situation.

Nolanger

Black people are less intelligent than other races. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/fury-at-dna-pioneers-theory-africans-are-less-intelligent-than-westerners-394898.html

steddyeddy

Nolanger wrote: »

Black people are less intelligent than other races. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/fury-at-dna-pioneers-theory-africans-are-less-intelligent-than-westerners-394898.html

Racists are less intelligent than most people.

eilo1

FionnK86 wrote: »

I hate people who criticize America for invading Iraq and Afghanistan for Oil...

The fact there was WMD's in Iraq,we couldn't find any because the ***hole that in charge used them on his own people, Afghanistan's Taliban regime was possibly worse, and stoned women to death for petty crimes.

I think America is the only country with the balls to stand up for civil liberties, most people think its only fair to invade a country if they attacked you but in my opinion breaching the UN declaration of human rights is a much greater transgression than a military attack.

Bit like water boarding, as in torturing people to confess to crimes? mkay..........:pac::pac:

Dudess

theg81der wrote: »

Omackeral wrote: »

Georgia Salpa needs to just go away. Her over-exposure just pisses me off.

Agh come on I`m a girl and even I can see why people would want to look at her. She`s very hot! Maybe your just a jealous girl or a woman hater .

Why might they be either?

Yahew

a lot of personal but not unpopular opinion seeping in. its not unpopular to think Only fools and Horses is good - it is England's favourite comedy.

The unpopular, and correct, opinion - and mine - is that Only fools and Horses is sh*te.

Dudess

I like OFAH but yeah, it's hugely popular.

Celly Smunt

An Idiot abroad is acted and set up.

Johro

FionnK86 wrote: »

I hate people who criticize America for invading Iraq and Afghanistan for Oil...

The fact there was WMD's in Iraq,we couldn't find any because the ***hole that in charge used them on his own people, Afghanistan's Taliban regime was possibly worse, and stoned women to death for petty crimes.

I think America is the only country with the balls to stand up for civil liberties, most people think its only fair to invade a country if they attacked you but in my opinion breaching the UN declaration of human rights is a much greater transgression than a military attack.

Wtf? That's more than unpopular.. There's so much factually wrong with that I don't know where to start...

Paparazzo

Nolanger wrote: »

Black people are less intelligent than other races. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/fury-at-dna-pioneers-theory-africans-are-less-intelligent-than-westerners-394898.html

Same guy also said:

In 1997, he told a British newspaper that a woman should have the right to abort her unborn child if tests could determine it would be homosexual

Interestingly, soon after his "discovery" in your article he retired and said:

“there is no scientific basis for such a belief"

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/25/science/25cnd-watson.html

Paparazzo

wonderfulname wrote: »

I think Georgia Salpa is dog ugly, I don't understand how that's an unpopular opinion but there you are.

Don't understand the attraction. Saw her in the flesh wearing hot pants. She has the hips and arse of a 12 year old boy.

Dudess

Paparazzo wrote: »

wonderfulname wrote: »

I think Georgia Salpa is dog ugly, I don't understand how that's an unpopular opinion but there you are.

Don't understand the attraction. Saw her in the flesh wearing hot pants. She has the hips and arse of a 12 year old boy.

You're obviously just jealous... :rolleyes:

pickarooney

I've googled this Salpia person and I would have to conclude that, whatever your tastes, there is no way she could ever be objectively described as "dog-ugly".