Relikk wrote: » You might want to read the OP again. You're seeing things that aren't there.
Cryptopagan wrote: » The OP posits that there is widespread decadence in Western culture, and cites the examples of transgender issues, Trump and Brexit. It's pretty transparently an attempt to yoke transgender issues to two very unpopular topics, Trump and Brexit, when they have nothing in common.
Relikk wrote: » He's talking about media as a whole where the content is lacking in credibility by reporting on nonsense, which in turn has influenced the social media sheep that pander to the eternally offended, idiotic politicians who shock and fuel misinformation and cause division, and where people give honest, and sensible, opinions and are attacked by vocal minority groups. All because every idiot has a voice due to social media. You're the one conflating those points, not the OP.
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morebabies wrote: » Yes OP, and wading through the mire of people's offended feelings, it's very hard to get to the truth of anything anymore. What do we use to measure the truth when our government and media all sing from the same hymnsheet? Where is true diversity of opinion? Everyone that says they subscribe to the groupthink is "brave", anyone that disagrees is hateful and bigoted, and must be silenced. #metoo (!)
Tabnabs wrote: » Commonly referred to as the Tytler Cycle "A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship." “The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to complacency; From complacency to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage Alexander Tyler, 1787.
DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: » Unpopular to who though. Trump and Brexit have just as many supporters as they do detractors. More supporters in fact if we go by democracy.
Auntie Semite wrote: » Another version is: Hard Times create strong men Strong men create good times Good times create weak men Weak men create hard tines
Potential-Monke wrote: » First we had Empires with Emperors, then Kingdoms with Kings, now Countries with... The problem isn't that anyone can have a voice these days, it's that people are willing to listen to anything which fits their agenda. Look at the Momo crap over the last month. Pretty sure not 1 case in Ireland has been linked to it (if at all in the world). But it didn't stop the wannabe 'great' parents from sharing it. No one actually looked into it before forwarding this garbage. I don't read papers anymore, because it's nothing but misery and rich people having fun. The news, while it does concentrate on some actual stories, often includes fluff pieces for the masses. Gossip on a global scale, and I hate gossip. Common sense will soon have to be renamed uncommon sense, as it's severely lacking these days. Claims up the wazoo, people getting massive compensation for being a stupid coont. Life dolers having a better life than people working 40+ hours a week. People popping out kids like their a fashion trend, regardless of whether they can support them or not. Free houses for life for people who haven't worked a day in their lives. People illegally camping on private property demanding to be paid the cost of the land before moving on... Fuk this country, fuk this world. I'll live in my own little bubble, harming no one.
conorhal wrote: » Fan's even set up a gofundme to ensure she would secure that title. Humanity can go F itself at this stage.
JupiterKid wrote: » I am a gay man and firmly believe in equality and fairness but we are indulging ridiculous notions and the eternally offended attack anyone with a common sense approach.
joe40 wrote: » So when exactly in the past did this "diversity of opinion" that you talk about exist. 1950s ireland perhaps. There is plenty of silly opinions expressed online from all quarters but mostly noise. Extreme views are amplified but not representative of the real world. Strawmen are built up all the time.
freshpopcorn wrote: » I think your referring to Paddy Manning.
JupiterKid wrote: » It seems to me that common sense has gone out the window on so many issues that are indulged by media luvvies and (gasp!!) virtue signallers. The culture of celebrity has been taken to ridiculous extremes (ie the Kardashians and other such non entities), the whole transgender issue (kids being encouraged to "transition" , transgender male to females - pre op in many cases - insisting in competing in womens sport and using women only spaces - tennis legend Martina Navratilova has pointed out the unfair advantage this would give them... ...and she is attacked and called a TERF. I am a gay man and firmly believe in equality and fairness but we are indulging ridiculous notions and the eternally offended attack anyone with a common sense approach. Then you have a cultute of politics that is all style and posturing over actual substance. And people reacting to this - Brexit (a clusterf*ck of epic proportions) and Trump come to mind... There is so much indulging in frivolous issues that IMO are whataboutery and distrations for more important considerations - like economic inequality, the environmental catastrophe, a lack of a long term vision for the world. Posts on the LGBTQI forum get shot down and locked at the slightest questioning of the cosy consensus and it is not healthy. Someone had a thread about cliques on boatds? QED...
Ush1 wrote: » The people in the hills are China, Russia, ISIS etc... Sure China are already "colonising" parts of Africa.
jimgoose wrote: » Some earnest beardo on Facebook said to me "What you are speaking is pure Hate!!" last month after I said that there were a lot of travellers that'd take your gate while you're sitting on it, and that's why most regular folks don't trust them. :pac:
Cryptopagan wrote: » In Ireland both are very unpopular.
