Unpopular Opinions

[Sparrow]

People with self-caused problems should not get free health care. If you drink/smoke/eat yourself into some kind of medical condition (liver failure, lung cancer, diabetes ect.) then that's your own damn fault and you should pay for your own fucking healthcare.

[small]Also, I don't think DA2 was that bad. Not good, just not that bad.[/small]

 

[Relish in Chaos]

I think that we should leave the starving people in afric alone i.e. stop helping them and here's the why.

If you think about it, we are only prolonging their suffering and forcing them to keep writhing on the rusty blade of hunger and poverty. Obviously they cannot survive very well on their own out there, meaning they are supposed to die, they aren't supposed to live there and that's why nature is getting rid of them. If you can't survive, you die, it's the way of nature and we are getting in the way of and at the same time spending vast amounts of capital that could be used to do much better things, like funding scientific reasearch and such.
*rolls dice*
+10 flame resist

Also, them continuously spawning kids, only for them to fall into the poverty trap too and continue the cycle, doesn't help either.

 

[T'Generalissimo]

I think both sides of the abortion argument are completely insufferable. Taking the life of an innocent human is not a good thing and not something we should be striving for in society. However, making abortion illegal would resolve exactly fuck all. The real problem is not "There are too many abortions happening", it's "There are too many unwanted pregnancies happening" and that's what should be focused on resolving.

Also, "pro-life" and "pro-choice" are some of the most transparently pandering bullshit names ever; you're pro-abortion or anti-abortion, stop trying to make your position appear to be something wider than it really is. People should start to refer to them as pro-death and pro-slavery to compensate.

 

[Arina Love]

J-RPG is best form of RPG.
GT5 superior to Forza 4.
i don't like Portal.
Madoka Magica is horrible and overrated anime.
Skyrim is boring.

 

[Vegosiux]

People with self-caused problems should not get free health care. If you drink/smoke/eat yourself into some kind of medical condition (liver failure, lung cancer, diabetes ect.) then that's your own damn fault and you should pay for your own fucking healthcare.

Sales tax on tobacco and alcohol products give you a clue?

 

[Mycroft Holmes]

I think that we should leave the starving people in afric alone i.e. stop helping them and here's the why.

If you think about it, we are only prolonging their suffering and forcing them to keep writhing on the rusty blade of hunger and poverty. Obviously they cannot survive very well on their own out there, meaning they are supposed to die, they aren't supposed to live there and that's why nature is getting rid of them. If you can't survive, you die, it's the way of nature and we are getting in the way of and at the same time spending vast amounts of capital that could be used to do much better things, like funding scientific reasearch and such.
*rolls dice*
+10 flame resist

True and untrue. The problem is that there is an ebb and flow of 'help' and its sustainability that makes it a bad idea to help them at all. It forces them to become reliant on aid, which is the reason why lots of African countries such as Rwanda are refusing aid entirely or cutting back on it now.

Here's an example and the reason why its gotten so bad as it is now:

1) You're a farmer you plant wheat. You do alright and so do people around you. Everyone is poor sure, but things are improving at a nice rate.

2) The Western world comes along and decides that because they have so much more than you; they must be charitable and Christian by helping you out. So they see too many starving people and bring food.

3) Suddenly your wheat farm is now competing with a product that costs nothing. How do you run a business when your competition is a completely free product? You don't you fold because there's nothing you can do.

4) With food supplies going up people feel they are more prosperous so they have more children. So foreign aid ramps up to help them.

5) Eventually something changes in the west, we have a market crash or demand simply outstrips supply. What do the Africans and south east Asians do now? Their food growers were put out of business by free food. Their mosquito net makers were put out of business by free mosquito nets. And the places we did put them to work such as low cost shoe factories can not sustain their country at all. So they basically starve and die from diseases because of their poor health and malnutrition.

Its not that these places aren't sustainable. People have lived there for thousands of years. It's that we have forced them onto an unsustainable path with our 'charity.' If you want a better picture of the situation read, "Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is a Better Way For Africa." Its by Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo, who graduated from both Harvard and Oxford universities.

There is a way in which you can actually help however if you are so inclined. Don't donate to aid organizations that simply give people things. You can loan them money with 0% interest at http://www.kiva.org/ which will let them actually get businesses off the ground with usually zero cost to the investor. You can also donate to organizations that only go into war/disaster zones(where subverting local industry is not a concern) such as Doctors Without Borders or the Nonviolent Peace Force.

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

Raging atheists who stuff their atheism down my throat are as annoying as religious people who do it. I might not believe in a God, but if I can survive without forcing this point on others, so can you.

People who define themselves by their sexuality are irritating. My sexuality is a part of me, for sure, but it is not all that I am. I don't feel the need to express myself by highlighting my preference to men as my entire being, neither should you. We are made up of many facets. We are made up of all our experiences, all our thoughts, all our ideas and beliefs and personal preferences. Let that be who you show to me, not just one tiny part of you.

Marijuana should be legalised. Perhaps if it is regulated and distributed like any other legal drug, we mightn't have such a negative attitude to it.

Binge drinking cultures are a negative thing. Drinking is fine. Growing up with the belief that you need to get wasted as soon as possible and as often as possible is harmful to yourself and the the others who see you like that. Experience drink sensibly. Learn to love and savour some of the greatest alcohols out there.

People who hate smokers - why? Let them smoke. As long as they aren't - quite literally - in your face about it, then it's fine. Non-smoker here, and I don't get up in arms when someone sparks up until they blow it into my eyes. Then it's on.

Highly authoritarian people. Sure, some level of government intervention can be fine, and is probably needed in the world we live in, but there's such a thing as taking it too far.

I'm still a Liberal Democrat (UK politics yaaaaay ). While in an ideal world I'd like to believe in some form of anarcho-communism, I'm realistic. Clegg took the offer to get into power because if he didn't then he'd have been an ineffectual politician - why would you support a politician who didn't want to get into power? However, he has reneged on some of his promises, even ones that were part of the Coalition agreement. While this has weakened my trust in him, I still think that currently the Lib Dems are better than (or could be better than, if they ever properly got into power) New Labour, and certainly better than the Tories.

Finally, this might not sound controversial, but I think perhaps it is in our world. So, here it is:

Be Nice.

It's not too hard an ideal to follow, is it? I know I'm grumbling in this thread, but I don't go out of my way to hate things. I have a positive view of human nature; I reckon being nice and getting along is a great thing. Unfortunately, plenty of people seem to disagree

EDIT: Forgot my most controversial opinion: Every generation of Pokemon is great.

 

[Callate]

I think people with unpopular opinions should shut up about them.

...All right, in addition to being something of a paradox within the context of this topic, that's not exactly true. We need people with unpopular opinions to speak their mind. But I really wish that people who do so would have something to back their opinions up, some commonly recognizable shred of proof or fact or reason, something to make them a decent proponent of their point of view rather than just one more doofus with an opinion. If you have a burning fire in your belly about, say, vaccinations all being part of a government program to reduce voter IQ, you might want to consider the possibility that that burning fire is just the tacos you ate for lunch. And go watch a video or something, rather than clicking "post".

Failing to rise above the "opinions are like a$$#@%&$" test, could we at least try to sound like reasonable, polite human beings who are actually listening to one another rather than the Internet equivalent of that guy who's just waiting for you to stop talking so he can ramble?

Being with the majority does not make you right; any student of history can tell you as much. But neither does being with the minority make you some kind of brave, awesome rebel fighting the Man.

As far as non-opinion-related opinions, I'm really beginning to wish that the kind of atheists who feel a need to (ahem) proselytize their position would realize that the kind of smug certainty and derision for the opposite point of view they frequently express looks virtually identical to the kind of smug certainty and derision for the opposite point of view that comes from in-your-face fundamentalist Christians, to those standing outside.

 

[Sonic Doctor]

But I also think all drugs should be legalized. Yep - morphine, amphetamines, you name it.

Morphine? That's legal, yeah it is mainly used in hospitals, and also can be acquired with a prescription, but it is legal.

Unless: Are saying that there shouldn't be prescriptions and limitations on how much can be given out, that we should be able to just buy it over the counter?

Nope, that I don't agree with.

If the drug is needed for some kind of health condition or whatnot, then yeah, make it legal to prescribe it. Other than that, no, I wouldn't make it easier for people to feed their addictions and mess up their lives, and possibly other lives connected to them in the process.

 

[Luke3184]

Removed

 

[Luca72]

But I also think all drugs should be legalized. Yep - morphine, amphetamines, you name it.

Morphine? That's legal, yeah it is mainly used in hospitals, and also can be acquired with a prescription, but it is legal.

Unless: Are saying that there shouldn't be prescriptions and limitations on how much can be given out, that we should be able to just buy it over the counter?

Nope, that I don't agree with.

If the drug is needed for some kind of health condition or whatnot, then yeah, make it legal to prescribe it. Other than that, no, I wouldn't make it easier for people to feed their addictions and mess up their lives, and possibly other lives connected to them in the process.

Easier to feed addictions? Addicts are going to get what they want anyway, but at the moment they're going to get it from thugs who mix it with baking soda and harmful chemicals to increase their own profit. And since these addicts are already forced to live on the street, they're going to do whatever it takes to get it, like stealing. Talk to someone who works in a pawn shop and ask about their regulars - the drugs are out there and they're available, you just have to be willing to live a shit life to get them.

On the other hand, Amsterdam a few years ago (don't know if this is still happening, I know they've changed a few laws) allowed medical morphine. People who had been nonfunctional addicts before were able to live productive lives, hold jobs, etc. Addiction is a really ugly thing, and it's not as simple as "make it illegal and people will stop".

The other major change behind this is that junkies would be treated as people with a sickness, not criminals. You think a heroin addict who knows he has a problem but can't break his addiction is going to go to a hospital? Our society has such a backward view on drug policy that instead of treating someone with a very clear problem, we want to toss them in a cage and hope that straightens them up. I'm not defending the use of these drugs at all (except MJ! ), but I don't think this country has ever taken a realistic look at the situation.

 

[orangeban]

Total democracy was the worst thing to happen to the human race... /hides

What would you suggest instead? Not attacking you, just curious. Some kind of dictatorship presumably, but what? A real meritocracy (where the smartest are literally in charge), a monarchy?

 

[Shadow flame master]

I'm a racist to my own kind so that alone is unpopular.

Basically, I hate a lot of what the black community does. For one, all of this "you aint black" shit directed towards me because I don't smoke, rap, play sports or wear their fashion is a driving force. So what if I don't like to listen to 2 Chains or some Tyga. I don't like rap that much and if I listen to it, I'll listen to EMINEM or Kanye West or someone like that. I don't like it when black women are loud. It's not attractive, it's annoying listening to their business. Although some of them are smart and attractive, having them yell and talk like that makes me see them as ghetto. I also hate it when they try to act tough to me. Just because you're black doesn't mean that I'm scared of you and your supposed gun collection. If anything, you should be scared of me. I will kill if I see you as a threat and all of that noise of coming to my house and 'teaching' me isn't gonna make me back down.

So off that subject for a moment, I'm for abortion. If a woman comes in and wants to abort her rapist's baby, then she should be allowed to. Same goes for anyone else who doesn't want a child. There should be a system in place for the abortion clinics so they can keep their customer's from abusing their services (ex: woman gets an abortion every time she's pregnant and doesn't use protection). And to keep them from going to another clinic, they will send all information on their patients to all other abortion clinics so that they won't constantly abort every time their pregnant.

 

[Paradoxrifts]

Fallout 3 was batter than New Vegas.

Atmosphere in 3 was superior in every way.

*Flameshield... UP!*

You're totally wrong. Yet I can certainly see what you mean about the atmosphere or at least I think I can.

Fallout 3 had what can only be described as a truly breath-taking post-apocalyptic atmosphere. The problem with that is that it is set 200 years after the war so is really a post-post-apocalyptic game instead and has been such since the first installment of the series. If you're heavily invested in the entire franchise you keep running full tilt into things in FO3 that shatter the immersion as the game staggers drunkenly between set in the near-immediate post-apocalypse and the post-post-apocalyptic setting the rest of the franchise is set in.

Fallout 3 is still a great gaming experience (Assuming you can play it.), it's just frustrating to see Bethesda do such a great job but spoil it by tripping over their own feet.

 

[staika]

Let's see

For one I believe in god (oh noes) and I am a christian.

I listen to a lot of Christian heavy metal like Sleeping Giant and Demon Hunter.

I like to listen to some songs on a higher pitch for some reason. I don't do it because I find it funny that they sound like they were sucking on helium I really do enjoy it for some reason.

 

[RileyFaux]

I have another, it's a bit long.

I hate immigrants. If you come to my country to start fresh, a new life, you work and take care of yourself and family, then I welcome you, stay as long as you like, would you like to learn our language? Now I understand that my language(icelandic) can be very difficult to learn and ever harder to master but if you at least try, then great! But when you wont even bother to learn propper english in the least and apply for a job as a store clerk, then I get mad. I'm perfectly fine with foreigners coming here and making a contribution and becoming an active part of society and economy....But then there are the ones I hate.

My country, Iceland, is a nice country, it's beautiful, peaceful and clean. The people are friendly, tolerant and nice over all. Yes, I am a patriot, I love my country with all my heart, I am willing to fight and die for it and my countrymenn, because it's a good country. Did you know that there has never been a recorder serial killer in Iceland, there have been no acts of terrorism, we elected the first female president in the world and we have the oldest parliment in the world as well.

But in recent years, crime rate has gone up. This is due to an increase in immigrations. This pains and hurts me. I don't understand why people think it's all right for them to come from their piss poor country that's steeped in theft, murders, rape and just pure shit. For them to come here to us, we that welcome them with open hearts and hope and what do they do? They steal, they murder and rape and screw us over. We give them a chance to start fresh, clean and a new life and what do they do, they throw shit in our faces and rub it in our eyes. This isn't an exaggeration, most people in prison in Iceland are foreign, even last year there was an incident that has never happened in our modern history. A woman from Lithuania left her newborn infant to die in a dustbin. This has never been done here before, we just don't do that D:<
Indeed, most of the foreigners that turn to crime hail from Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia and their neighbouring countries.
Why, why do they come here to our country just to fuck things up, I mean we've never even had a war....well, there was the Cod War and we one that with no casulties!

/rant

captcha: yes, m'am

 

[Womplord]

The singularity will NEVER occur and the whole idea of it is laughable. Just because a computer has processing power, how will it just BECOME programmed with intelligence and awareness of the world around it? Computers are just circuits.

 

[PoliceBox63]

I hate the gay community. All of it. Absolutely, unapologetically hate it. Why, you ask?

THEY STOLE GOD-DAMNED RAINBOWS. ASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHOOOOOOOOOOOOOLES!!!

I mean, the rainbow was always kind of a fruity thing to like, but it never meant straight-up gay until the gay community adopted it as their symbol. I don't hate gay people, and I'm not against any of their causes, but seriously, fuck them for ruining rainbows. Fuck them all! You can't just "claim" the visual light spectrum! You can't!

It's not the gay flag. Do the straight community have a flag? The rainbow flag in one form or another was always used when representing diversity and inclusion. Think of it as the gay community saying "hey look we are a community of diversity and inclusion and hope" not "we are the gays and this is our flag".

 

[Rowan93]

Another one comes to mind: The main emotional effect the fanfic My Little Dashie had on me was to make me dislike the protagonist.

That's mostly the first part of the story, where our narrator is complaining about living in a dead city and... well, plenty of people have posted here about how much they hate misanthropes and people who say everything sucks, etcetera - the protagonist/narrator of My Little Dashie seems to me like one of those guys, and I don't emphasise with him. Also decreasing the empathy, he does almost the opposite of what I would have done in most situations.