Hey, bleeding hearts and artists...

bodice ripper · 05-12-2014 07:43PM #1

Anyone else notice how in the last two or three years it seems right wing opinions have become more fashionable online?

AnonoBoy · 05-12-2014 07:45PM

What's this got to do with artists?

bodice ripper · 05-12-2014 07:46PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

What's this got to do with artists?

Card carrying memeber of the PC Brigade, don't you know?

(anyway, its from The Wall)

nyarlothothep · 05-12-2014 07:46PM

Not in the last 2 or 3 three years, since 2005 and probably before that.

Icaras · 05-12-2014 07:46PM

Nope

who the fug · 05-12-2014 07:47PM

bodice ripper wrote: »

Anyone else notice how in the last two or three years it seems right wing opinions have become more fashionable online?

Those born after Blair and Clinton coming online

Tail Docker · 05-12-2014 07:47PM

Indeed. Much more popular now than they were in the 1930's...no, wait..

bodice ripper · 05-12-2014 07:50PM

Tail Docker wrote: »

Indeed. Much more popular now than they were in the 1930's...no, wait..

I am almost certain I did say in the last few years....

whiskeyman · 05-12-2014 07:55PM

bodice ripper wrote: »

right wing opinions have become more fashionable online?

"Oh, I just love how your anti-Immigration stance goes with your shoes!"

bodice ripper · 05-12-2014 07:56PM

whiskeyman wrote: »

"Oh, I just love how your anti-Immigration stance goes with your shoes!"

that would be amazing

bodice ripper · 05-12-2014 07:59PM

To be fair, this may be simultaneously occuring in the real world, but I haven't noticed because I would avoid discussing social issues wiht anyone i don't know really well.

adocholiday · 05-12-2014 08:00PM

It's not more fashionable and it's a pity that it isn't more popular. We could do with a right wing party in Ireland badly to balance out the left. The people that think our current parties are anyway right wing haven't got a clue

Wibbs · 05-12-2014 08:02PM

I'd say polarised and more entrenched opinions have become more prevalent in the last few years, especially on the interwebs, where there is little fear of real world repercussions. Take the "gender war" imported from "Merica BS of late, the hardcore nuts are about equal an online presence. The more moderates are more on the "liberal" or what is termed liberal these days side.

bodice ripper · 05-12-2014 08:02PM

adocholiday wrote: »

It's not more fashionable and it's a pity that it isn't more popular. We could do with a right wing party in Ireland badly to balance out the left. The people that think our current parties are anyway right wing haven't got a clue

so, have you an example of a country with a seriously right wing streak that you feel is getting it right?

btw, I think the fact that Ireland doesn't have a far right party says great things about ireland

Fuzzytrooper · 05-12-2014 08:10PM

bodice ripper wrote: »

so, have you an example of a country with a seriously right wing streak that you feel is getting it right?

btw, I think the fact that Ireland doesn't have a far right party says great things about ireland

All hail Bertie?

RobYourBuilder · 05-12-2014 08:16PM

bodice ripper wrote: »

btw, I think the fact that Ireland doesn't have a far right party says great things about ireland

Yeah, that we are a decade or two behind the rest of Western Europe on imjigration matters. We didn't receive many up until the late 90s. Give it time.

bodice ripper · 05-12-2014 08:17PM

RobYourBuilder wrote: »

Yeah, that we are a decade or two behind the rest of Western Europe on imjigration matters. We didn't receive many up until the late 90s. Give it time.

not at all, we were just the otherside of the coin

Venus In Furs · 05-12-2014 08:17PM

Used to think it - there really seemed to be a coterie of "Being right-wing is cool" types, especially younger people, who seemed like they were 30/40 years older - but now I think it's just extremist views on both ends of the political spectrum that are drowning out everyone else on social media.
There are people though who do seem to be far-right for show (e.g. loyalists supporting Israel) whereas far-left people, even though they can be downright toxic and often completely out of touch with reality, genuinely seem to believe in what they say.

RobYourBuilder · 05-12-2014 08:28PM

Used to think it - there really seemed to be a coterie of "Being right-wing is cool" types, especially younger people, who seemed like they were 30/40 years older

What are you on about? It's almost a revolutionary act for someone under 30 to come out with stereotypical "right wing" views in public such as being pro Israel, against gay marriage, anti mass immigration etc.

If a credible right wing party set up tomorrow, they would have a heap of death threats and a media smear campaign against them by next week.

Venus In Furs · 05-12-2014 08:30PM

RobYourBuilder wrote: »

What are you on about? It's almost a revolutionary act for someone under 30 to come out with stereotypical "right wing" views in public such as being pro Israel, against gay marriage, anti mass immigration etc.

Yeh I don't think that any more now that there's an extremely aggressive hardline left voice out there gaining prominence - but it definitely felt like it for a while. Possibly more of a US thing, and a leftover from the GWB era.

Nodin · 05-12-2014 08:33PM

RobYourBuilder wrote: »

What are you on about? It's almost a revolutionary act for someone under 30 to come out with stereotypical "right wing" views in public such as being pro Israel, against gay marriage, anti mass immigration etc.

If a credible right wing party set up tomorrow, they would have a heap of death threats and a media smear campaign against them by next week.

No, late next week at the earliest. Todays a Friday dude.

bodice ripper · 05-12-2014 08:34PM

RobYourBuilder wrote: »

What are you on about? It's almost a revolutionary act for someone under 30 to come out with stereotypical "right wing" views in public such as being pro Israel, against gay marriage, anti mass immigration etc.

If a credible right wing party set up tomorrow, they would have a heap of death threats and a media smear campaign against them by next week.

I was very right wing whan I was younger. I grew out of it.

crockholm · 05-12-2014 08:40PM

From what I can see,on the Continent-the Kids are turning away from "liberal" side of things and becoming more conservative because they don't want to end up in multiple failed marraiges with only half siblings like their hippy dippy parents.They face challenges in the globalized workplace that their parents didn't, (though the right are pushing this agenda as vigorously as the left here in Sweden).More crime.

pragmatic1 · 05-12-2014 08:40PM

Without a doubt OP. Might be due in part to the global recession we had. The way people consume media might have something to do with it to, we can pick and choose to support our own viewpoints online.

RobYourBuilder · 05-12-2014 08:41PM

Nodin wrote: »

No, late next week at the earliest. Todays a Friday dude.

You don't work weekends Nodin, no?

The Backwards Man · 05-12-2014 08:43PM

Thread needs more Floyd references.

crockholm · 05-12-2014 08:45PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Thread needs more Floyd references.

Mayweather or Patterson?

pragmatic1 · 05-12-2014 08:46PM

adocholiday wrote: »

It's not more fashionable and it's a pity that it isn't more popular. We could do with a right wing party in Ireland badly to balance out the left. The people that think our current parties are anyway right wing haven't got a clue

We don't have a strong left wing in this country. We have been ruled by center right parties for decades.

who the fug · 05-12-2014 08:50PM

crockholm wrote: »

Mayweather or Patterson?

Keith surely

The Backwards Man · 05-12-2014 08:51PM

crockholm wrote: »

Mayweather or Patterson?

Ooooh is it just a waste of time?

Galwayguy35 · 05-12-2014 08:52PM

Going by this site, the liberal agenda is thriving.

Hey, bleeding hearts and artists...

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