Unpopular Opinions - OP Updated with Threadban List 4/5/21

Millicently · 29-12-2019 5:29pm

Paddy Cow wrote: »

Cancer isn't a necessary evil. The birth rate is declining in Europe because of contraception and education. Fertility rates are also falling.

Parts of the world like Africa are over populated and people are starving because they are still having multiple children during famines. It's condoms we should be sending them, not cows.

Now that you mention it, I didn't see any adverts this year for Bothar sending poor unfortunate animals off to the 3rd world. I did see a few teenagers in school uniforms shaking tins for them I thought about asking them if they knew what the horrible reality for the animals being transported was and what halal slaughter was like, then thought better of it because they probably only decided to volunteer for collection to get the afternoon off school.

Raconteuse · 29-12-2019 5:39pm

Millicently wrote: »

Nope. Women are other women's worst enemy.

But why do you say that? It's a common way to put women down. "Oh those bitches tearing into each other lol". It's totally misogynistic, and very ironic when women agree with it.

No entire sex is any entire sex's worst enemy.

Raconteuse · 29-12-2019 5:44pm

castletownman wrote: »

Women are very often just as obnoxious and leery on a night out as men are, but its the men who are pigs. Hen parties can be very uncomfortable environments.

And women's culture is definitely way more sexualised (it wasn't males that made Fifty Shades of Grey, Magic Mike etc. so popular) too. Look at grown women losing their collective ****s whenever Westlife, One Direction, Michael Buble take to stage. Men are a lot more civilised in comparison

Not sure that's unpopular. I think some just like to think it is.

barney shamrock wrote: »

"Find them, fool them, fcuk them, forget them"

I heard that coming from a hen party table one night!

And you'd hear as bad coming from some men. Some people - male or female - are obnoxious.

Nintendo Lite wrote: »

Women are more prone to being validation junkies regarding their appearance. You get men showing off their muscles on instagram, but not nearly as much as you get women showing off their tits and ass in search of those precious likes.

Not unpopular, not untrue. All the "I'll show women that I can see through them" bravery here.

castletownman wrote: »

When I was only 18/19, I was essentially thrown around like a rag-doll by a few of the 'older' members of a hen-party. Ass and crotch grabbing, lifting up my shirt etc. Now I'm not treating it as a #meetoo incident, nor am I saying it wouldn't have been as embarrassing had they been younger women, but it was unwanted and those involved were definitely old enough to know better.

And it definitely happens more than society lets on. In fact, I am reminded of it every time I see pubs/clubs be heavy-handed towards letting stag-dos enter their premises. There is no way in hell a group of lads would act with such abandon- and if they did they would be rightly ejected.

Scummy bitches. Part of why they get away with it though is some men saying stupid **** like "I'd love to be sexually harassed."

Millicently · 29-12-2019 6:46pm

Nintendo Lite wrote: »

Women are more prone to being validation junkies regarding their appearance. You get men showing off their muscles on instagram, but not nearly as much as you get women showing off their tits and ass in search of those precious likes.

By women showing off their ''tits and ass in search of precious likes'', do you mean Millennial's? I only ask as I'm in my 40's and I've never ever posted pictures of my T's and Ass on anything online I don't know anyone of my age group who has done. Not all of us are ''prone'' to it and most of us don't need validation.

I don't like labels like 'incels' but there does seem to be a lot of very angry men out there who are infuriated by women and who blame women for everything. Sure, there are women who manipulate men and put pressure on them to have things that they otherwise might not want but most of us aren't like that. Most of us just want our partners/spouses to be happy.

Paddy Cow · 29-12-2019 8:25pm

jaxxx wrote: »

Widen your gaze. 100 years ago the global population was about 2 billion. In those 100 years, the population has almost quadrupled. Europe? That's one continent, the combined population of all its countries doesn't even come to 1 billion. More than half the Earth's population are throughout Asia, half of which is China and India. If cancer wasn't a thing, how much larger would the population today now be? It's the only 'natural predator' that our species has now. It's estimated that since the first dawn of humanity, there have been approximately 100 billion people. Almost 8 billion (7.7 I think to be exact) of which are alive today. Almost 8% of all people that ever lived are now currently alive. That doesn't shock you? Cos it bloody well should.

100 years ago it wasn't cancer keeping the population down. It was disease, malnutrition and lack of medical treatment. 100 years ago I wouldn't have survived childhood because I was a weak, sickly child who caught everything going. My mother would probably have died in childbirth because she had a couple of births that had serious complications.

Deaths from cancer aren't going to counteract the amount of people who are alive due to advances in medicine. Population is expanding at an exponential rate and the only way we can deal with this is through education and contraception. Only a generation or two ago in Ireland it was normal to have seven to ten kids. With the introduction and acceptance of family planning, that's not the norm anymore.

We can't force people in Asia, Africa or India to reduce the number of kids they have. Those countries have to reach that conclusion themselves. If they don't then who knows what life will be like in 50 years but cancer definitely won't be the cure. Cancer treatment gets better each year and I support it.

Millicently · 29-12-2019 8:33pm

Paddy Cow wrote: »

100 years ago it wasn't cancer keeping the population down. It was disease, malnutrition and lack of medical treatment. 100 years ago I wouldn't have survived childhood because I was a weak, sickly child who caught everything going. My mother would probably have died in childbirth because she had a couple of births that had serious complications.

Deaths from cancer aren't going to counteract the amount of people who are alive due to advances in medicine. Population is expanding at an exponential rate and the only way we can deal with this is through education and contraception. Only a generation or two ago in Ireland it was normal to have seven to ten kids. With the introduction and acceptance of family planning, that's not the norm anymore.

We can't force people in Asia, Africa or India to reduce the number of kids they have. Those countries have to reach that conclusion themselves. If they don't then who knows what life will be like in 50 years but cancer definitely won't be the cure. Cancer treatment gets better each year and I support it.

There will come a point where foreign aid is going to have to be linked with contraception. Europe cannot absorb the population of the third world and that is what we're being told we need to do. There's no real monitoring of Foreign Aid, of how much is going where it's meant to go or whose pockets it's going into. Africa has had billions pumped in yet what has really changed since the 80's? The same NGO's still have the same hands out.

Justin Credible Darts · 29-12-2019 8:36pm

dont forget the catholic church and its missionaries in other continents were the ones telling people condoms were wrong.

Paddy Cow · 29-12-2019 8:37pm

Millicently wrote: »

There will come a point where foreign aid is going to have to be linked with contraception. Europe cannot absorb the population of the third world and that is what we're being told we need to do. There's no real monitoring of Foreign Aid, of how much is going where it's meant to go or whose pockets it's going into. Africa has had billions pumped in yet what has really changed since the 80's? The same NGO's still have the same hands out.

Saying things like that makes you a racist /s

Millicently · 30-12-2019 10:00am

Justin Credible Darts wrote: »

dont forget the catholic church and its missionaries in other continents were the ones telling people condoms were wrong.

That's true but you have to balance the other side of the argument, the personal responsibility angle where parents are watching child after child slowly starve to death. Remember that most of these countries have forced child marriage, often FGM too. Sure, we can blame the catholic church for the absurd notion that condoms are a tool of the devil but there's also the issue of men needing to take responsibility and stop breeding kids that they can't feed. The population of Africa is expanding at a frightening rate and that has to stop.

Millicently · 30-12-2019 11:15am

The global media has an extreme left wing bias against white men and Jewish people. The innocent Jewish people attacked by an extremist were attacked by a man from a cult called The Black Hebrew Israelites. This is a group that believes that black people are the true descendants of the 12 Tribes. They are also responsible for the attack on a Jewish deli but did anyone hear anything about the attackers being black or being from a religious cult, nope me neither. It was only when I didn't hear the usual rant about it being a lone wolf white supremacist that I got curious and did a bit of researching and there it is.

But to the best of my knowledge none of the media are reporting on these facts. If it had been a white male it would have been constant coverage and trying to find people who knew him, likewise if it had been an attack on Muslims, but nope, the Jews don't seem to matter, antisemitism has become acceptable and protecting minorities, as long as they are the right sort of minorities is what's important. Forget racism, from what I've seen in comment sections of media Ireland has a massive antisemitic problem.

https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Inconvenient-antisemitism-The-daily-attacks-on-Jews-in-New-York-612420

the beer revolu · 30-12-2019 12:45pm

The majority of men in marriage break ups are quite happy for the woman to take custody of any children.
Not all

Mad_maxx · 30-12-2019 1:16pm

Millicently wrote: »

There will come a point where foreign aid is going to have to be linked with contraception. Europe cannot absorb the population of the third world and that is what we're being told we need to do. There's no real monitoring of Foreign Aid, of how much is going where it's meant to go or whose pockets it's going into. Africa has had billions pumped in yet what has really changed since the 80's? The same NGO's still have the same hands out.

The current policy of population transfer is wrong on many levels but we in Europe have a vested interest in helping those regions of the world

Ironicname · 31-12-2019 10:08am

Grey Fox wrote:

The human race is a parasite and the sooner we are all eradicated, the better

Happy new year

Omackeral · 31-12-2019 10:12am

Grey Fox wrote: »

The human race is a parasite and the sooner we are all eradicated, the better

Sure start with yourself there Chief, we'll follow you.

X111111111111 · 31-12-2019 10:17am

Ive little sympathy for people in poor parts of the world that continue to have big families (or Ireland for that matter) and live in poverty. If you want a big family fair enough but take personal responsibility for the misery that will follow and don't expect a hand out from people like myself who realized two kids is more than enough and took measures to ensure we would have no more. "Is was an accident" after you pop out kid number 5 or 6 doesnt cut it.

Grey Fox · 31-12-2019 12:46pm

Omackeral wrote: »

Sure start with yourself there Chief, we'll follow you.

How about you shut the hell up?

beggars_bush · 31-12-2019 1:17pm

Fining people in court or sending them to prison is just a waste of time

Our society would be better off if they were out picking up rubbish off the sides of road, beaches and canals

Justin Credible Darts · 31-12-2019 6:49pm

beggars_bush wrote: »

Fining people in court or sending them to prison is just a waste of time

Our society would be better off if they were out picking up rubbish off the sides of road, beaches and canals

aye...chain gang, would help clean up the streets whilst publicly shaming them in front of others

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 31-12-2019 8:14pm

jaxxx wrote: »

Cancer is a necessary evil. Can you imagine how much more overpopulated we'd be if cancer was eradicated? There aren't many more things keeping the population in check!

^^ I say that as a former cancer patient myself.

Wow, that makes me feel better about the fact that I’ll die of cancer in my 30s. It’s much easier to be philosophical when you survived it. I guarantee you’d feel differently if it was going to kill you. Necessary evil? Fuck right off.

iamwhoiam · 31-12-2019 8:22pm

beggars_bush wrote: »

Fining people in court or sending them to prison is just a waste of time

Our society would be better off if they were out picking up rubbish off the sides of road, beaches and canals

In Berlin a few years back people on the dole were offered an extra €50 a week to pick up rubbish off the streets . Did did an hour or so a day in their local area
It was well supervised and taken up by many .

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 31-12-2019 8:26pm

iamwhoiam wrote: »

In Berlin a few years back people on the dole were offered an extra €50 a week to pick up rubbish off the streets . Did did an hour or so a day in their local area
It was well supervised and taken up by many .

People in Ireland wouldn’t want dole recipients getting offered any extra money though.

Justin Credible Darts · 31-12-2019 8:37pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

People in Ireland wouldn’t want dole recipients getting offered any extra money though.

we have a culture where people complain about foreigners taking jobs for wages of pittance, jobs the people complaining would not do anyway

so yes, people on the dole making pittance, being offered a little extra to the benefit of society would have more people complaining

Ironicname · 31-12-2019 8:37pm

jaxxx wrote:

Cancer is a necessary evil. Can you imagine how much more overpopulated we'd be if cancer was eradicated? There aren't many more things keeping the population in check!

What a ****ing disgusting post. Words can't express how vile that statement is.

You should be ashamed.

MayoAreMagic · 31-12-2019 8:47pm

jaxxx wrote: »

Cancer is a necessary evil. Can you imagine how much more overpopulated we'd be if cancer was eradicated? There aren't many more things keeping the population in check!

^^ I say that as a former cancer patient myself.

If this is your opinion then why did you attempt treatment for yours?

Ironicname · 31-12-2019 8:51pm

Oh it's a necessary evil... For others...

I'm seriously thinking that is the most heartless and ill thought out post I have ever read on boards.

Tony EH · 31-12-2019 10:20pm

iamwhoiam wrote: »

In Berlin a few years back people on the dole were offered an extra €50 a week to pick up rubbish off the streets . Did did an hour or so a day in their local area
It was well supervised and taken up by many .

And what happened to the people that did that job for a living.

The only thing this genius idea does is satisfy some miserable cunts and put people out of a job.

iamwhoiam · 31-12-2019 10:32pm

Tony EH wrote: »

And what happened to the people that did that job for a living.

The only thing this genius idea does is satisfy some miserable cunts and put people out of a job.

It didn’t put anyone out of a job . The roads cleaners were redeployed to clear up lakes and rivers . Those on the dole reported illegal dumping to the proper authorities . It got the city cleaned up which is despite your put down a good thing . There were numerous incentives like it which put no one out of a job
One of them was planting flowers in old folks homes . Far from a bad thing

Tony EH · 31-12-2019 11:06pm

iamwhoiam wrote: »

The roads cleaners were redeployed to clear up lakes and rivers .

And what happened to the people who did that job?

iamwhoiam · 31-12-2019 11:08pm

Tony EH wrote: »

And what happened to the people who did that job?

No one was doing it !! Jeez a good thing happened and a city was cleaned up . ! Don’t you get that ?

Tony EH · 31-12-2019 11:23pm

iamwhoiam wrote: »

No one was doing it !! Jeez a good thing happened and a city was cleaned up . !

There must have been somebody doing it at some point. Rivers don't clean themselves.

Seriously, this idea of getting people on the dole to do work, only puts people who are doing that work already, onto the dole.

Jym Smith · 31-12-2019 11:31pm

Ironicname wrote: »

What a ****ing disgusting post. Words can't express how vile that statement is.

You should be ashamed.

What a load of nonsense.

Something has to kill people off or the planet would be completely unsustainable (much more so than it already is). What would you prefer everyone dies of starvation due to overpopulation?

The fact is death is a requirement in order for it to be possible for life to exist and cancer is one way of getting rid of us.

mr_fegelien · 01-01-2020 12:08am

Jym Smith wrote: »

What a load of nonsense.

Something has to kill people off or the planet would be completely unsustainable (much more so than it already is). What would you prefer everyone dies of starvation due to overpopulation?

The fact is death is a requirement in order for it to be possible for life to exist and cancer is one way of getting rid of us.

Haven't posted in this thread despite being the OP.

My unpopular opinion is that the elites are right in curbing human population. According to conspiracy theorists Alex Jones and David Icke, the population will be culled in this century from 7 billion to around 1.5-2 billion people through the use of hazardous biological or chemical agents. It will be great and mean a less strain on resources along with less third world immigration.

Tony EH · 01-01-2020 12:08am

Have to laugh at all the big talk about death being nothing on here. A load of internet wafflers talking bollocks.

They'll all be crying into their pillows begging for more time when the grim reaper comes knocking for them.

Jesus wept, what a train wreck of thread. :pac:

Jym Smith · 01-01-2020 1:06am

Tony EH wrote: »

Have to laugh at all the big talk about death being nothing on here. A load of internet wafflers talking bollocks.

They'll all be crying into their pillows begging for more time when the grim reaper comes knocking for them.

Jesus wept, what a train wreck of thread. :pac:

Death is a very necessary part of life, I don't think anyone has said they're looking forward to it just that it's necessary part of the life cycle of any species.

Ruben James · 01-01-2020 1:22am

Women. Just dont like their pretty little faces and the fact they've separate and other opinions than my own.

Greyfox · 01-01-2020 3:22am

Ruben James wrote: »

Women. Just dont like their pretty little faces and the fact they've separate and other opinions than my own.

I love their pretty little faces so much so that I'll listen to whatever they say. Women are amazing.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 01-01-2020 5:15am

Tony EH wrote: »

Have to laugh at all the big talk about death being nothing on here. A load of internet wafflers talking bollocks.

They'll all be crying into their pillows begging for more time when the grim reaper comes knocking for them.

Jesus wept, what a train wreck of thread. :pac:

Absofuckinglutely. The most tiresome are those who think it’s profound to say “Sure we all die” when it’s the most trite, mindnumbingly banal thing a person can say. Yes, we all die but most people want a long, fruitful life before that happens.

I’m also reminded of the huge gulf of understanding between advanced cancer patients and those who will survive. We don’t get each other at all. Completely different experiences.

mr_fegelien · 01-01-2020 7:13am

Tony EH wrote: »

Have to laugh at all the big talk about death being nothing on here. A load of internet wafflers talking bollocks.

They'll all be crying into their pillows begging for more time when the grim reaper comes knocking for them.

Jesus wept, what a train wreck of thread. :pac:

What about people who attempt suicide multiple times or suicide terrorists (9/11 hijackers)?

Ruben James · 01-01-2020 7:24am

Greyfox wrote: »

I love their pretty little faces so much so that I'll listen to whatever they say. Women are amazing.

No I'm a woman myself

was just messing. Seeing from what I thought was someone else's mind but just can't.

I wouldn't say women are amazing. They are very much the same as men imo. I dont make exceptions for either.

Paddy Cow · 01-01-2020 1:01pm

mr_fegelien wrote: »

What about people who attempt suicide multiple times or suicide terrorists (9/11 hijackers)?

People who are suicidal are severely mentally ill. Suicide bombers are extremists who are convinced they will go to heaven and live eternally. Neither are comparable with the average person who wants to live a long, healthy and full filling life. Having a terminal illness not only takes away your life, it's like having a noose around your neck every day for whatever time you do have left. With the right medical intervention, you can take the noose away from a suicidal person but a terminally ill one gets no choice.

nacho libre · 01-01-2020 5:39pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Absofuckinglutely. The most tiresome are those who think it’s profound to say “Sure we all die” when it’s the most trite, mindnumbingly banal thing a person can say. Yes, we all die but most people want a long, fruitful life before that happens.

Yes, i don't believe there are many humans who genuinely don't fear death. it's easy to say you're not in the abstract, and is most likely a defense mechanism for the most part

I do feel it maybe easier to come to an acceptance about your own end, when it comes your time, if you feel you have lived a happy and fulfilling life.

Paddy Cow · 01-01-2020 6:41pm

nacho libre wrote: »

Yes, i don't believe there are many humans who genuinely don't fear death. it's easy to say you're not in the abstract, and is most likely a defense mechanism for the most part

I do feel it maybe easier to come to an acceptance about your own end, when it comes your time, if you feel you have lived a happy and fulfilling life.

A 104 year old Australian David Goodall went to Switzerland last year to end his life. I can understand someone at that age making their peace with death and wanting to go out on their own terms, rather than fading needing round the clock care. That's an extreme case though.

freshpopcorn · 02-01-2020 6:04pm

I think if you knowingly get into a car with drunken driver, dangerous driver or if you don't wear a seat belt and something goes wrong. You shouldn't be made out to be this big victim. I do feel sorry for you but I don't see you as this little innocent person.

completedit · 02-01-2020 6:13pm

Tony EH wrote: »

Have to laugh at all the big talk about death being nothing on here. A load of internet wafflers talking bollocks.

They'll all be crying into their pillows begging for more time when the grim reaper comes knocking for them.

Jesus wept, what a train wreck of thread. :pac:

“I don’t fear death I just fear dying, when I die I won’t know I’m dead.”

The biggest amount of drivel ever, I get where it started and the point they’re making but completely misses the ****ing point. The fact you won’t know you’re dead makes the thought of absolutely petrifying. I say that as someone who is only gone 30 and lost both my parents already. Death is so so scary

mr_fegelien · 02-01-2020 7:26pm

completedit wrote: »

“I don’t fear death I just fear dying, when I die I won’t know I’m dead.”

The biggest amount of drivel ever, I get where it started and the point they’re making but completely misses the ****ing point. The fact you won’t know you’re dead makes the thought of absolutely petrifying. I say that as someone who is only gone 30 and lost both my parents already. Death is so so scary

The interesting thing is using recreational drugs removes the fear of death. Heroin, benzos, and alcohol addicts report an apathy towards death when they're rescued from an overdose. No fear whatsoever.

09-01-2020 11:58am

If some business chancer in Ireland came up with a "classic" games console here and managed to pay the licences to the original creator ( say Commodore ) the same chancer could manufacture a piece of $hit.

Then, when customers started complaining, they could be effectively shouted down on radio interviews by so called impartial reviewers, as well as on TV. The chancer could buy sufficient Facebook likes as well.

"Come on guys give xieann some credit! He's a entreprenuuur who's doing something differenttt!! Leave him alone!!!" , 'Professional' impartial retro reviewer on radio interview with sympathetic radio host ( pick your favourite talk radio station)

Ash.J.Williams · 09-01-2020 12:13pm

mr_fegelien wrote: »

The interesting thing is using recreational drugs removes the fear of death. Heroin, benzos, and alcohol addicts report an apathy towards death when they're rescued from an overdose. No fear whatsoever.

I've been a recreational user for 28 years and i am incapable of grieving if there's a link there i don't know but i think yes

ghost of ireland past · 12-01-2020 2:55pm

My unpopular opinion is that the China Credit Score is a good idea and it prevents scumbags from wrecking society. It makes China into a utopia, not a dystopia.

A second opinion is that the Chinese political system of having a benevolent dictator is a better system than ours. They are taking over the world, and they'll take over space too, with space ships, rockets and robots.

14-01-2020 1:06pm

When you use a public toilet in any Irish Shopping Mall, as a boards poster, be assured in the knowledge you are one of the better patrons of such facility.

vriesmays · 16-01-2020 5:51pm

Dermot Kennedy should change his name to Kanye Westlife.

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