What’s your most controversial opinion? **Read OP** **Mod Note in Post #3372**

eightieschewbaccy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121325219#Comment_121325219

I think removing the human entirely from the music disengages me. Plus the general ethics of bringing the dead back feels a bit off tbh.

Rothko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121325219#Comment_121325219

How is it self-indulgent?

tesla_newbie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121325233#Comment_121325233

While there is no doubt that Freddie Mercury was a born star , I believe Queen are an incredibly over rated band

Allinall

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121325219#Comment_121325219

I think you’ll find it’s not a new song

fortwilliam

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121325303#Comment_121325303

Really?

You weren't able to understand my post?

I'll make it so perhaps you can, concentrate now...

The newly released Beatles song called "Now and Then" is musically poor in my controversial opinion.

...... But you knew that didn't you, I hope.

ThePentagon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121325233#Comment_121325233

Coldplay? Right.

castletownman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121326341#Comment_121326341

'Tears stream. Down your face....' Great choon.

Fukkit I'd say Shania Twain's 'Man I feel Like a Woman' is more of a crowd pleaser than any Beatles number.

El_Duderino 09

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121322859#Comment_121322859

I don't think I said anyone should care, as such. But I do think you should be informed.

I also asked what people who aren't informed do when fuel goes up and refugees start arriving. Blame the government or what? Nobody answered.

Potential-Monke

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121326962#Comment_121326962

Something like that, doesn't matter who's to blame. If it's gonna happen, it's gonna happen. Me being vocally angry about it won't change it. I don't have the power to change anything. Thus, I don't care. I'm a single male with no dependants in full time employment, I shut up and pay, that's my role, it's been made well clear to me over the years.

El_Duderino 09

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121329571#Comment_121329571

Not sure what your answer to my question is. So do you remain ignorant and then get cross with the government when things like the cost of fuel goes up?

suvigirl

The world learned nothing from the holocaust. Jewish people have always been the most persecuted people and they continue to be.

Israel never started a single war, they have had to continuously defend themselves against all their neighbours. A small minority in their part of the world, and get the world sees them as oppressors, offenders and aggressors.

Not much wonder they are defensive.

indioblack

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121322846#Comment_121322846

Learnt to drive in one - with the squared off steering wheel.

Potential-Monke

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121329961#Comment_121329961

I don't get cross anymore, I just accept it because I can't change it. I used to, but there's no point. All getting cross does is put you in a foul mood. Someone will eventually say why to me it's gone up. What's your suggestion? Pay attention to it, take it all in, maybe even get involved in helping one side or the other, will that mean I don't have to pay increased fuel prices? Do I get a card saying "I know all about this so I'm exempt the increase"? No, I don't. It makes no difference what I know or don't know. I either pay, or I don't fill up. No choice either way.

El_Duderino 09

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121344656#Comment_121344656

I haven't suggested you should get involved and no, you won't be exempt from consequences.

Being informed simply means you have some idea of what's going on in human history at the moment. I think history is interesting so I think contemporary events are interesting. It also helps plan when you know how things are likely to change.

If you're genuinely not interested by current events, that's fair enough. Staying ignorant is a choice you're free to make. Please tell me you don't vote though.

kowloonkev

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121326962#Comment_121326962

Again with the fuel lol. What are informed people going to do if fuel goes up? What are the informed people living paycheck to paycheck going to do? Nobody answered because it's a stupid question. People either have money or they don't. Only an absolute loon would have a specific 'in case trouble in Gaza increases fuel cost fund'.

As I said Israel/Gaza is a great conversation piece for people who like others to think they're intellectual.

p.s. the pompous arrogance of suggesting someone shouldn't be voting in Ireland because he doesn't care about the arabs and the jews is unreal.

Greyfox

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121344097#Comment_121344097

If John owns a house and the government take control of it and give the upstairs part of it to Kevin without John's permission the most likely outcome is an argument between John and Kevin

El_Duderino 09

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121345345#Comment_121345345

Lol. Fuel cost and increasing numbers of refugees coming to Ireland were just 2 basic examples of how it would affect them (they asked for specific exampes, so I provided them).

Choosing to remain ignorant current affairs is grand, if that's what someone wants to do. But christ alive, at least have the decency not to meddle in politics if you're intentionally remaining ignorant of current affairs.

cj maxx

With it being November, there's alot of JFK programmes on. Watching these, I believe he was killed by the CIA. He was working on relations with the Soviets to warm up the cold War ,while instigated Liberal polices for Vietnam and in Africa . While Oswald was the trigger man, it was definitely, imo , a cia operation.

whisky_galore

If FDR was actually killed in that assassination attempt, there would be Deep State theories flying around as opposed to some random crazy with a gun and a grudge.

Wanderer78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121345345#Comment_121345345

...or maybe some of us think that complex global conflicts are beyond fcuked up, and directly and indirectly negatively affects us all.....

suvigirl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121345411#Comment_121345411

But if John didn't actually own the house and Patrick did, then John doesn't get to claim ownership.

Greyfox

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121345933#Comment_121345933

The problem is John has lived in the house for 50 years and was told by his parents that he did own the house so the situation should of been discussed with John before letting someone else move in.

Badly Drunk Boy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121345933#Comment_121345933

Ah now, don't be blaming Paddy for this! 😄

cj maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121323522#Comment_121323522

The Indian excess death rate during British time there is about 165 million . Victorian England and Robert Peel was a template for Hilter and Stalin

Galwayguy35

I think GB News presenters are stupid and thick even though my views are very much to the right.

randd1

Obviously we all know what abortion is, and whether you agree with it or not, it's here now. And with an abortion, whatever your view of it, the view of the state is her body, her decision (a view I agree with).

However, if man and a woman have sex and the woman gets pregnant, I think it should also be a legal right of the man to say that he does not want the child, and have in writing under the law that he does not accept the role of the father, and have the freedom to walk away without responsibility for the child if the woman wishes to continue with the pregnancy that he didn't want.

If women can have the freedom to have an abortion independent of the man, the man should have the right not have to rear a child he doesn't want also.

If "I don't want this/I'm not ready for this/I can't handle this" is reason enough for women to not want to continue with a pregnancy they don't want, it should be equal for men to have that same right.

Cordell

I find videos of cars driving through stop oil mobs very satisfying.

tesla_newbie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121365497#Comment_121365497

Absolutely agree and I’d one further thing , we cater to people with food allergies better than any country in Europe , you have a better chance of finding GF bread on the shelves of a small supermarket in rural Ireland than in a city in the UK , Eastern Europe is completely ignorant that anyone has allergies

kowloonkev

You find food allergies are not as common in less wealthy countries. This is a combination of younger mothers having natural births, larger families, more exposure to a wide range of foods earlier in life, and less inclination to over-parent.

You need to have a worthwhile market in order to make money from any product, including those for people with food allergies.

I also think a lot of adults seem to develop these food allergies or think they have an allergy because they got a spot on their nose.

tesla_newbie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121369997#Comment_121369997

I’m comparing Ireland to developed countries like Croatia , Italy and even the UK

I was in a cafe near Trafalgar Square two years ago , sat down with the Mrs for a coffee and asked for a GF brownie or a GF snack of any kind, they looked at me like I’d asked for dolphin steak

we do air b and b during the summer and many mainland European guests have commented how vegan ( and GF ) options are so readily available here compared to Italy or the UK

Lidl have almost half an aisle reserved for GF food , no such aisle in Lidl stores in Wales , I asked the till operator and they said “ there was no demand so they removed it “

as for you’re final comment, you are way off , a large number of people are coughing frequently due to food allergies , they wrongly attribute the symptoms to asthma in some cases , I was that presumed asthma patient , gave up gluten and dairy and all symptoms vanished