Unpopular Opinions.

Andy!!

I think Star Wars: Episode I is actually pretty good, and the best of the prequels.

kathern lynch is a loud fat annoying b***h, and not even mildly amusing.

gay byrne is a patronising old w***ker.

ray darcy is turning into gay byrne.

why do people make such a big deal about saving the whales and dolphins?? what about all the other fish, why discriminate? because dolphins are cute is it? they swim beside you? ooooooh! bet you could easily swim alongside a shoal of ordinary old fish too.

climate change is just life. was bound to happen. its nature. so we are speeding it up a bit, so what? we are people, its just nature.
ireland was once had a tropical climate, then twas freezing in an ice age. its always changing. such is nature.


people who believe its ok for women to travel to another country to have a termination, or you believe its ok to allow rape victims to have a termination, but not in any other case are hypocritical a**holes. you either agree or you dont, make a choice and stick with it. (i believe it should be allowed in this country, btw!)

i shall post again!!

Napper Hawkins

Jester252 wrote: »

I hate atheist that bitch about religion without having an understanding of religion

Love your enemies.

mickydoomsux

I think the (genuine) protestors at the "Occupy" protests are naive fools.

They act as if the way the system has worked for decades is something new and surprising and i find their calls for "fairness" to be a tad childish. The world isn't fair, never has been and never will be. If they got into power tomorrow they'd act exactly the same way as the people there now.

I fully support their right to protest but their message is just delusional.

FTGFOP

bubblypop wrote: »

whales and dolphins?? what about all the other fish

Must resist...

FTGFOP

FTGFOP wrote: »

Must resist...

ok, ok,fair enough, so slight change then, why are mammals in the sea more important than the little fishes??? arguement still stands!!!

Jimoslimos

bubblypop wrote: »

why do people make such a big deal about saving the whales and dolphins?? what about all the other fish, why discriminate? because dolphins are cute is it? they swim beside you? ooooooh! bet you could easily swim alongside a shoal of ordinary old fish too.

Charismatic megafauna

I think Premier League footballers deserve every penny they get. Top level football is an entertainment business and they are the stars in a relatively short insecure career, not the club directors. No one complains when Tom Cruise or Adam Sandler gets $20million+ for every movie they make.

Still wouldn't watch much football though

FloatingVoter

Save the Sardine.

saa

LeeHoffmann wrote: »

you mean you don't like the 'commit' part? What do you say - ''they tried to kill themselves''? It just seems a bit too blunt to me :pac:

It is what it is.

I did the ASIST suicide intervention course and its hard to get into your head but being blunt straight up without being hurtful is the best way to go.
I would have to ask someone after listening to them enough that ive noticed something im worried are you thinking of killing yourself and wait for a yes or no answer.

Wattle

I think Ryan Tubridy is ok. I really don't see why so many people loathe the man.

flutterflye

Actors/actresses, singers, footballers etc etc etc... - none of them should be earning the ridiculous wage they receive.

It is absolutely disgusting to think what money they are making, when there are people starving all over the world.

Social workers, aid workers, and others like that should be earning more money than the feckin celebs ffs.

FetchTheGin

Feminists should be transported to one island where they can complain together in one hypocritical, man-hating utopia.

liamhana

Brilliant thread; My unpopular opinions;
the Office - either version - pure tripe as is all reality TV
Asylum seekers should be allowed to stay & work
If you took out a 100% mortgage on a property over 250K then make the payments. If you cant then the deeds should be handed over to the state.
Water charges are a great idea - so is the household charge
All bin/utility etc should be state ran
college fees need to be reintroduced
Travellers should be allowed to live on halting sites
You should not be allowed to oppose someone's planning permission for a house they intend to live in
Tds do a good job; senators do not
Off licenses prices should be subject to a 60% VAT rate
The private sector has been to blame for the recession
Juries are a bad idea
Regional airports in a country this size make no sense
If you intend to sue someone you should have to lodge a deposit of 20K with the court & if you lose then the court gives it to a good cause
Maternity leave should be a year & a half
Pubs should have less choice - guinness on draft & the rest on the shelf should be enough for anyone.

Cú Giobach

kieranfitz wrote: »

Well theyre not goverend from Dublin so yes

So this lad was really a foreigner, maybe we should get rid of this and this from outside Cork city hall, bloody foreigners using our plinths.

maximoose

liamhana wrote: »

Brilliant thread; My unpopular opinions;
the Office - either version - pure tripe as is all reality TV

You do know it wasn't real, yeah? :pac:

Dudess

Thread title needs to be changed to "Negative views/assumptions I hold". Some of these views are about as unpopular as The X Factor.

Although it's not unpopular to say The X Factor is sh1t either.

Wibbs

Dudess wrote: »

Thread title needs to be changed to "Negative views/assumptions I hold".

Why? An opinion is a subjective belief, which may or may not be backed up by references/evidence. 6 of one half dozen of the other really.

FetchTheGin

Nazi supermen are our superiors.

foxyboxer

Wattle wrote: »

I think Ryan Tubridy is ok. I really don't see why so many people loathe the man.

Hi Ryan! :pac:

Dudess

Wibbs wrote: »

Why? An opinion is a subjective belief, which may or may not be backed up by references/evidence. 6 of one half dozen of the other really.

Post edited to explain.

Although an opinion is something that's neither right nor wrong - too many people state that something which is fact or fiction (usually the latter) is their "opinion". An assumption isn't an opinion.

FetchTheGin

Dudess wrote: »

Post edited to explain.

Although an opinion is something that's neither right nor wrong - too many people state that something which is fact or fiction (usually the latter) is their "opinion". An assumption isn't an opinion.

Hilarious.

You've managed to create an argument out of virtually nothing. Well done.

Caiseoipe19

Don't see what's so special about Bob Dylan at all at all :eek:

Dudess

FetchTheGin wrote: »

Hilarious.

You've managed to create an argument out of virtually nothing. Well done.

thanks.

The King of Moo

flutterflye wrote: »

I think if endangered animals are endangered, let them die off - it is the natural way of the world.

I'd agree with that except in cases where man has caused or largely contributed to their endangerment without any benefit to us or attempts at maintain the population.



I believe that atheists who actively seek to do away with religion and convince religious people to recant are wasting their time, even if they act with good intentions.

I believe that religious belief stems from an innate human desire for there to be a system to explain and put a structure on the universe, and for there to exist something greater and more interesting than reality as we perceive it.

Though I'm not equating them with religious belief, belief in the supernatural and conspiracies stem from the same desire.
Even if religion were done away with, there will always be people willing to believe in irrational things, even if they fly in the face of clear facts. It's just human nature.

I also believe that though Richard Dawkins is incredibly intelligent, especially in terms of evolutionary biology, he has a poor grasp of basic human psychology, particularly in his apparent lack of understanding of the appeal of religion and why religious people are unlikely to be convinced by him.
By serving as a popular spokesman for atheist thought, he probably does the movement more damage than good.
The same goes for P.Z Myers and his childish publicity stunts.


Pro-choice people who use euphemisms like "bundle of cells," and split hairs about when life truly begin do the belief a disservice.

I believe that they should accept that abortion involves the death of a somewhat undeveloped child and that it should still be the mother's right to choose this.

El Inho

history of the holocaust should be reviewed...

a lot of the figures are wrong...like the 6 mil..was closer to 5...

im not a denier, just think no history should be untouched...like many allied atrocities get over looked

Miss Olenska

FetchTheGin wrote: »

Feminists should be transported to one island where they can complain together in one hypocritical, man-hating utopia.

OK but what about the feminists who like men?

Caiseoipe19

Also, Hitler's dictatorship worked in Germany...maybe we could learn from history to get the country out of this mess...obviously leave out the let's-murder-millions-of-people etc. aspects though.

FetchTheGin

Miss Olenska wrote: »

OK but what about the feminists who like men?

There are a lot of feminist men too.

pajunior

I'm delighted the IMF are casting an eye on our budgets. I only wish they did it for every country in the euro (France and Germany included.)

LighterGuy

Hmmm,
The most unpopular opinion I have is that I think generally people are as*holes. Especially with opinions. Such as boards is a good example.

Everyone seems to know everything and is always right. Remember the Japanese earthquakes last year? in that thread I never knew we had so many Nuclear specialists using boards.

Another massive unpopular opinion I got is about the Personal / Relationship issues forum on here. Such advice given is totally the opposite of helping someone. Its filled with such naiveness & unrealistic rationalization. Often users bash the op rather than helping him.

billybudd

bluewolf wrote: »

It means "you can't have it both ways" - you can't eat the cake and still have it

If you eat the cake then you will have had it. stupid cliche!

Personaly i have observed people eatimg cakes both ways.

foxyboxer

LighterGuy wrote: »

Hmmm,
The most unpopular opinion I have is that I think generally people are as*holes. Especially with opinions. Such as boards is a good example.

Everyone seems to know everything and is always right. Remember the Japanese earthquakes last year? in that thread I never knew we had so many Nuclear specialists using boards.

Another massive unpopular opinion I got is about the Personal / Relationship issues forum on here. Such advice given is totally the opposite of helping someone. Its filled with such naiveness & unrealistic rationalization. Often users bash the op rather than helping him.

Well in fairness, Boards is hardly the best place to seek help for personal problems.

Cú Giobach

Cygnus wrote: »

Also, Hitler's dictatorship worked in Germany...

Lots of building and positive growth for a few years, but apparently not the best in the long term, ie: longer than 12 years. Though I suppose people certainly had plenty to do for a few years after his work was finished.

PeefsPixie

People who hate on others for piercings, tattoos, bright coloured hair, different fashion sense... Whatevs! Go **** yourselves, dont put someone down for something that makes them happy. Your uptight and judgmental, mind your own business

chiloutus

Apple products are not worth the money and that anyone who buys them doesn't know enough about the market to put the money down to buy one. More money than sense alot of the time IMO

Misty Chaos

* The issue of Human Rights far trumps that of Animal Rights. Sure, I'm not saying there is not some shocking abuse of animals and that animals should be treated with respect but there a parts of a world where a human being has less rights than a dog in other parts of the world. This is wrong. Sort out the whole issue of human rights first THEN we can look at animal rights.

* Things are not as bad as the media would lead you to believe

* I hate the concept of nationalism / patriotism. Just because I was born in one country, does that REALLY mean I have to spend my whole life blindly serving that one country?

* I really do not like the fact that in many parts of the country, unless your an alcoholic, there is fcuk all else to do!

* The likes of Georgia Salpa and Megan Fox are not really all that.

Galtee

Cú Giobach wrote: »

Lots of building and positive growth for a few years, but apparently not the best in the long term, ie: longer than 12 years. Though I suppose people certainly had plenty to do for a few years after his work was finished.

Are you referring to Bertie or Hitler?

billybudd

Misty Chaos wrote: »

* The issue of Human Rights far trumps that of Animal Rights. Sure, I'm not saying there is not some shocking abuse of animals and that animals should be treated with respect but there a parts of a world where a human being has less rights than a dog in other parts of the world. This is wrong. Sort out the whole issue of human rights first THEN we can look at animal rights.

* Things are not as bad as the media would lead you to believe

* I hate the concept of nationalism / patriotism. Just because I was born in one country, does that REALLY mean I have to spend my whole life blindly serving that one country?

* I really do not like the fact that in many parts of the country, unless your an alcoholic, there is fcuk all else to do!

* The likes of Georgia Salpa and Megan Fox are not really all that.

They are for alot of people. suicide is on the rise, child poverty on the rise and i could go on but.

Galtee

Misty Chaos wrote: »

* The issue of Human Rights far trumps that of Animal Rights. Sure, I'm not saying there is not some shocking abuse of animals and that animals should be treated with respect but there a parts of a world where a human being has less rights than a dog in other parts of the world. This is wrong. Sort out the whole issue of human rights first THEN we can look at animal rights.

* Things are not as bad as the media would lead you to believe

* I hate the concept of nationalism / patriotism. Just because I was born in one country, does that REALLY mean I have to spend my whole life blindly serving that one country?

* I really do not like the fact that in many parts of the country, unless your an alcoholic, there is fcuk all else to do!

* The likes of Georgia Salpa and Megan Fox are not really all that.

:eek: You take that back!

flutterflye

Galtee wrote: »

:eek: You take that back!

I fully agree with her (him?).
Megan Fox for instance isn't even attractive, just slutty/trampy looking

sheesh

I think religion is important to a society and getting rid of it would be a bad move.

Snowie

X-Factor,
jim carrey
face book
migraines
PC's with windows operating system
the way my nephew trys to press all the buttons only laptop
I also dislike the lack of education 18 years old have these days... it shocking

OneArt

French is a horrible-sounding language. German is much nicer and sounds cleaner. Also the grammar is easier (f*ck you French!!).

Twitter is an annoying piece of [EMAIL="cr@p"]cr@p[/EMAIL] for attention seekers.

I find the Beatles boring. I understand how they contributed to music, I know their music is good, but I just don't personally enjoy it.

In general, music has gone downhill in the last century or so. Classical music is still miles more enjoyable than any of the sh!te around today.

Galtee

flutterflye wrote: »

I fully agree with her (him?).
Megan Fox for instance isn't even attractive, just slutty/trampy looking

No way madame. They are two little crackers.

c_man

The Moon wasn't towed here, Earth was.

The King of Moo

I think that this thread should be stickied along with a "Things that annoy you" thread so that people will be able to tell the difference between the two.

Cú Giobach

Galtee wrote: »

Are you referring to Bertie or Hitler?

You know the way in Christianity there are three beings in one, well........

Chuck Stone

Misty Chaos wrote: »

* The issue of Human Rights far trumps that of Animal Rights. Sure, I'm not saying there is not some shocking abuse of animals and that animals should be treated with respect but there a parts of a world where a human being has less rights than a dog in other parts of the world. This is wrong. Sort out the whole issue of human rights first THEN we can look at animal rights.

This deserves a thread all of it's own. I've been meaning to do it on this very issue but I'm a lazy fucker sometimes.

Actually, sometimes I write quite elaborate OP's and then read them and think 'Naaa'

*delete*

Hogzy

Two and a Half Men is not at all funny. Its cheesy crap and repetitive.

bigneacy

bubblypop wrote: »

people who believe its ok for women to travel to another country to have a termination, or you believe its ok to allow rape victims to have a termination, but not in any other case are hypocritical a**holes. you either agree or you dont, make a choice and stick with it. (i believe it should be allowed in this country, btw!)

Not saying I disagree with you - but if thats your view on it then you would be ok with women having as much unprotected sex as they wanted and just go for an abortion once every three weeks, yeah?

I mean either you agree with abortion, or you don't - you pretty much said yourself there is no middle ground to take, correct?

(I'm not 'pro-life', just contesting your argument)