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Vivisectus · 22-05-2015 02:41PM

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Actually (cause it's a quiet day and I have time free ) he's right. Disagreeing with how they are intending to vote is fine (as long as you do so while still respecting their right to decide for themselves)

"Dragging" or badgering/harassing them into voting in the first place is bullying though.

See? Typical social justice warrior jumping on some sort of detail like "facts" in order to stop me from expressing my opinion that disagreeing with someone's opinion is bullying.

sdanseo · 22-05-2015 02:41PM

I notice a featured advert on Youtube at the minute is a video specifically aimed at swaying voters towards a particular side (in the interest of fairness I won't say which side). This isn't illegal, but with the video having more than half a million views you think Google would have some cop on.

Vivisectus · 22-05-2015 02:43PM

endacl wrote: »

We won't hit Good Friday turnout figures of 94.39%. We'll get a lot closer than any other poll I recall, though.

Funny, isn't it? When you put something in front of an electorate that they care about....

I am not sure you are 100% correct here, endacl. I mean that in a non-bullying, non bigoted way.

traprunner · 22-05-2015 02:43PM

sjb25 wrote: »

The reports of higher than average turnout is hinting a yes vote so the bookies are reacting

They would have reacted the opposite way. At the moment they dropped the odds of a No result to 8/1. It was 9/1 an hour or so ago. Yes went from 1/33 to 1/25.

But the odds are adjusted on the amounts of money put on. So it reflects a a fair bit more money has been put on No to win in the past hour or so.

JustTheOne · 22-05-2015 02:44PM

Jesus Christ people ramming it home on Facebook they voted yes like their some hero.

Nauseating attention seekers.

denhaagenite · 22-05-2015 02:44PM

sdanseo wrote: »

I notice a featured advert on Youtube at the minute is a video specifically aimed at swaying voters towards a particular side (in the interest of fairness I won't say which side). This isn't illegal, but with the video having more than half a million views you think Google would have some cop on.

Already mentioned. If you can watch it without ads, do, it will cost them money while not earning them any :pac:

traprunner · 22-05-2015 02:45PM

JustTheOne wrote: »

Jesus Christ people ramming it home on Facebook they voted yes like their some hero.

Nauseating attention seekers.

So religious people are voting Yes? I'd call them heroes. I'd call anyone voting Yes a hero

JohnnyChimpo · 22-05-2015 02:46PM

JustTheOne wrote: »

Jesus Christ people ramming it home on Facebook they voted yes like their some hero.

Nauseating attention seekers.

Facebook is a website/app which exists primarily to facilitate self-congratulation. If you have a problem with that you can delete your account.

kunst nugget · 22-05-2015 02:46PM

JustTheOne wrote: »

Jesus Christ people ramming it home on Facebook they voted yes like their some hero.

Nauseating attention seekers.

Jesus Christ, people going on to forums to complain about people saying they voted Yes on Facebook.

Nauseating curmudgeons.

Vivisectus · 22-05-2015 02:46PM

traprunner wrote: »

They would have reacted the opposite way. At the moment they dropped the odds of a No result to 8/1. It was 9/1 an hour or so ago. Yes went from 1/33 to 1/25.

But the odds are adjusted on the amounts of money put on. So it reflects a a fair bit more money has been put on No to win in the past hour or so.

Funny and sort of wonderful thing that in this country, you can use the biggest betting agent as a barometer for the mood of the country.

Pherekydes · 22-05-2015 02:47PM

JustTheOne wrote: »

Jesus Christ people ramming it home on Facebook they voted yes like their some hero.

Nauseating attention seekers.

Em, the Jesus Christ people are voting No?

ben.schlomo · 22-05-2015 02:47PM

JustTheOne wrote: »

Jesus Christ people ramming it home on Facebook they voted yes like their some hero.

Nauseating attention seekers.

For once a social media campaign which I agree with and have no issue with people crowing about.

Pherekydes · 22-05-2015 02:48PM

kunst nugget wrote: »

Jesus Christ, people going on to forums to complain about people saying they voted Yes on Facebook.

Nauseating curmudgeons.

See? Punctuation matters!

JohnnyChimpo · 22-05-2015 02:48PM

ben.schlomo wrote: »

For once a social media campaign which I agree with and have no issue with people crowing about.

Agreed, half the young-20s people I work with probably wouldn't be arsed voting without the incentive of being able to get some likes afterwards. Whatever works.

MrWalsh · 22-05-2015 02:48PM

traprunner wrote: »

They would have reacted the opposite way. At the moment they dropped the odds of a No result to 8/1. It was 9/1 an hour or so ago. Yes went from 1/33 to 1/25.

But the odds are adjusted on the amounts of money put on. So it reflects a a fair bit more money has been put on No to win in the past hour or so.

That's what I thought but i don't really know anything about odds etc so was waiting for someone else to confirm!

kunst nugget · 22-05-2015 02:49PM

JohnnyChimpo wrote: »

Facebook is a website/app which exists primarily to facilitate self-congratulation. If you have a problem with that you can delete your account.

But he doesn't use it like everyone else. He uses it to highlight things that are important to him and his life. Everybody else just uses it to look 'cool'. Bloody sheeple…

traprunner · 22-05-2015 02:49PM

Vivisectus wrote: »

Funny and sort of wonderful thing that in this country, you can use the biggest betting agent as a barometer for the mood of the country.

Sure we are a nation of drinkers and gamblers. Long gone are the poets and sheanachi(they are still alive and well in the No camp but they are crap)

Not a NSA agent · 22-05-2015 02:49PM

Saw someone on facebook saying "do you want your children growing up thinking its ok to be gay?"

Yes I do, hence the whole voting yes thing. I dont see what benefit there is to making some children think there is something wrong with them.

The Adversary · 22-05-2015 02:51PM

If anyone is bored, I've been playing a game for the last 20 minutes which is highly enjoyable. Go down to the polling station, sit outside and try to guess on appearance if someone is a Yes or a No voter

kunst nugget · 22-05-2015 02:51PM

Not a NSA agent wrote: »

Saw someone on facebook saying "do you want your children growing up thinking its ok to be gay?"

I want my children to grow up to be ninjas but let's face it, their co-ordination is fúcking terrible…

JohnnyChimpo · 22-05-2015 02:53PM

The Adversary wrote: »

If anyone is bored, I've been playing a game for the last 20 minutes which is highly enjoyable. Go down to the polling station. sit outside and try to guess on appearance if someone is a Yes or a No voter

But I have a job

kunst nugget wrote: »

I want my children to grow up to be ninjas but let's face it, their co-ordination is fúcking terrible…

Gay ninjas? Surely the pink outfits would be too visible at night?

Stillhouette · 22-05-2015 02:56PM

JohnnyChimpo wrote: »

But I have a job

They are open till 10pm.

kunst nugget · 22-05-2015 02:56PM

JohnnyChimpo wrote: »

Gay ninjas? Surely the pink outfits would be too visible at night?

Not if they're hanging out in cherry blossom trees. They'd be very season specific ninjas though…

Adamantium · 22-05-2015 02:57PM

secman wrote: »

Just did a sweeps in the office, 12 people, all straight, 2 female 10 male. Aged from 24 to 72.
All voting yes.
most optimistic was 72/28
least optimistic was 51/49
Average is 61/39

Not scientific but........hopefully

No wonder people can't say what they think. Ireland's too small a country to stick your head above the parapet and say any dissentling opinion, it could cost your career.

Can people can not go to work without been bothered. What if they had said "I don't want to talk about ", would you have assumed the worse?

Zubeneschamali · 22-05-2015 02:59PM

Adamantium wrote: »

No wonder people can't say what they think.

Actually, in that sample, everyone said what they think.

captbarnacles · 22-05-2015 03:02PM

My extremely conservative parents both voted yes today. I'm still shocked.

Bannasidhe · 22-05-2015 03:04PM

endacl wrote: »

:mad:

i hate you.

My email notification is the Tardis... it's like the effin arrivals hall in Gallifray around here

pmasterson95 · 22-05-2015 03:06PM

Adamantium wrote: »

No wonder people can't say what they think. Ireland's too small a country to stick your head above the parapet and say any dissentling opinion, it could cost your career.

Can people can not go to work without been bothered. What if they had said "I don't want to talk about ", would you have assumed the worse?

Exactly in public most people will say yes because its safe. In private some pf those "yes" will become no. The benefit of not being pestered or judged by people.

Gerry T · 22-05-2015 03:07PM

Riverireland wrote: »

Children of SSM are already equal as far as I'm concerned! There are elements of both sides of this debate tha t I do not like, seems to be bringing out the worst in some people's personalities.

The element on the yes side is the apparent need for everyone's approval. No one ever has everyone's approval in life. Everyone has some predjuce be it gender, age, social class or many other things. You'll have to deal with that fact sooner or later, it's not just all about you and what you perceive to be equality.

Wrong

whatismyname · 22-05-2015 03:07PM

I love that one of my UK friends just sent this to me and the others going to her eurovision party tomorrow night:

I am very excited with what is going on in Ireland right now, and I got very emotional when I read this article, even though I am not Irish nor gay. Apparently, the referendum results will be out Saturday afternoon! When we will be already gathering for the ESC party!!! Guys, should we prepare something special when the YES wins? And I say when, because I want to have faith in humanity!

So, now she's asked for ideas on rainbow themed food or drink and I'm stumped. Any ideas?

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