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

That’s the million dollar question. I’m thinking for a start, generational welfare scroungers, religious extremists, rich people who profit from environmental damage and the exploitation of others, psychopaths, career criminals, violent gang members, sex offenders, career politicians and anyone involved with making Hallmark Christmas movies.

I reckon that the world could easily hold 12 billion people, if we actually weren't so wasteful of resources.

I reckon there's more than enough food to go around if everyone ate healthily, ate from locally produced food, and ate what they needed, and nothing else more.

If the only electrical thing we had in our homes were a fridge, a cooker and lights, and a tiny heater we'd have plenty of energy around. ot everything needs to be "smart" and require constant charging.

If everyone used bikes for any journey less than 4km, or regularly carpooled, we'd have plenty of diesel/petrol.

Do we need as much disposable plastic as we use? Or more recently, do children need more than 2 Christmas presents? How much plastic, and by extension oil, is wasted on wastage?

It's not a lack of resources that's a problem. It's the shocking use of what we have already via consumerism and vanity.

Define "extraordinary".

Before there were antibiotics, pneumonia was the great killer of the old. TB killed a great many who had their lungs weakened by it at an earlier age.

There's also been a huge reduction in smoking since the mid 20th century, and smoky coal bans = more older people with lungs in decent shape

The mother in law has recently entered a home. She's nearly 90 and sharp as a tack mentally but unfortunately quite frail physically. Many in there are the opposite - physically doing quite well but in at least the early stages of dementia

I watched my mother die of it but it took 15 years because she was physically strong. I was well prepared for the funeral because by the time it arrived the person I knew had departed a long long time ago.

I'd like to have the option of being able to set a cognitive test level for myself below which I'd be painlessly put to sleep. The religions I'm not a member of, but influence politicians, prevent this. I'd also like to be able to actively choose euthansia at any time, but again the god botherers who know best, allied to cowardly politicians, prevent this.

PMBs almost always go nowhere, but when they do get somewhere it's a way for the governing majority to allow a bill to progress without having to explicitly endorse it. Rest assured that if "the government" wanted it to fail they'd have ensured it failed.

That we are a joke of a country . We held on to a bloated government created by the British , There’s no need for so many TDs and senators . We are an island nation on the west of Europe and we’ve never invested in our military . We voted in a FF government who decimated public services and privatised the whole economy . What do the people of the country get back . F-all while the politicians swan around the world on our dime pretending to be statesmen . Time to gut the government and cut them parasites to 250 at most

Low birth rates are definitely not an issue now that countries are taking in more immigrants than they can handle

….and add in the slow break down of our ability to grow and create enough food for us all, yup, it ll be grand!

Yeah, the idea that the parochialism is a hold over from back in the day crossed my mind before.

The snow/weather pictures reminding me that we can't for the life of us plant even the smallest amount of broadleaf trees in this country and the place looks like one big barren golf course.

It's kind of like how we plan our future as a society i.e. we don't and couldn't care less.

Why plant a tree that can give shelter, life, bird song, fresh air and beauty to an area, for you, your grand kids, the community, for wildlife, for the tiniest investment ...

when you can watch Netflix instead ?

The government just has to sell the message that trees increase the value of your area and your home. Then paddy would sit up and listen. I would say an advertising campaign less than the cost of Joe Duffys monthly salary would do this. But, what would do I know ?

It could be a problem for the immigrants' home country. An awful lot of young men are heading for pastures new leaving behind a lot of young women who will find it harder to marry and have children.

Don't mean to be crude, but all the money in the world can't impregnate a woman.

That tells us more about UK cops than the immigrants tbh

Ask any Irish person who lived there in the 70s

Donald Trump is a total fool and anyone who would vote for him and elect him again are even greater fools ….. do they think he'd be more intelligent after 4 years or what …. have they all got amnesia …. do they not know what his war with Iran will do …. they will all be complaining in a years time when oil will be more expensive and economy gone …. but good enough for anyone who voted for this eejit …..

For a small minority this is true but for most people the good times vastly outweigh the bad times. One day we will die bbut that just means we need to learn to be grateful for the days we still have and try to make the most of them.