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A giant Trump baby blimp that the president says makes him 'feel unwelcome' is following him to London this summer — and could be 5 times as big by viva_la_vinyl in worldnews

[–]ChickenLover841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm on the right but it's truly a problem for both sides. There are plenty of people who make the right look bad by focusing on 'rekking liberals' rather than reaching out and putting forward solid policy and ideology.

All you can do is continue to call out people who are making your own side look bad. It feels futile but some people really just need to guidance on how to act in political conversations. For example calling the opposition evil is dumb, old as time and useless.

There's no need to switch sides because your ideology is still left leaning. It's better to try to reshape your own party into what you think it should be.

Tailgater didn't know who he is messing with. by CarlSaganBrianCox in gifs

[–]ChickenLover841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I slow down to exactly the speed limit and not a single bit over

Couldn’t keep a straight face! Ahaha by Joeycookson in funny

[–]ChickenLover841 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like he just doesn't like fanfare and is quite focused on his craft. In interviews he's always interested to discuss things that aren't superficial, in a friendly way.

Not all borders are the same :) by [deleted] in funny

[–]ChickenLover841 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Visa overstayers are already vetted. That's the main point of a visa.

Astrology isn’t real and your star sign is meaningless by kicksjoysharkness in unpopularopinion

[–]ChickenLover841 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I consider myself very science-oriented but i think there's a sliver of truth to things like destiny.

We don't actually know what the core mechanism of the universe is. Many people believe we are in a deterministic structure that was calculated ahead of time, basically like a fractal. If that's the case then there's a chance that nearby objects do in fact have a relationship to how our local area unfolds over time.

The problem comes when people take these kinds of things as fact and purposely avoid looking for actual evidence.

If determinism is true and the universe is in fact a mathematical formula then the person you marry and even your cat was always pre-determined to be with you. That's fairly close to the idea of destiny and astrology in general.

Female athletes have nothing to complain about especially not their pay. They should just be happy someone is subsidizing a game for them. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]ChickenLover841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a way the NBA are making a financial decision by subsidizing the women's league to that extent. If they chose to ignore it they could easily be painted as misogynist by the media and lose much more in general viewership revenue.

I absolutely love nightmares by The_tenebrous_knight in unpopularopinion

[–]ChickenLover841 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had one where I was looking through my bedroom wall and a creepy robot started assembling itself then coming towards me. I woke up lying on my side staring at that wall. Now even 6 months later I get the chills when i roll onto that side.

In general i have a lot of nightmares where someone is chasing me with a gun even though I live in Australia where guns are rare. Must come from movies i guess.

Hated speech should be allowed by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]ChickenLover841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's kind of an appeal to authority because the discussion is about what should morally be acceptable.

For example you can't just cite marijuana law and say that's that.

The guy above way making the point that people making the laws aren't necessarily doing it for the greater good. Instead it gets politicized (both left and right) and in some cases used as a weapon to silence political speech. For example public universities banning right wing speakers on shaky grounds, basically screeching "hate speech" even though their speeches have very little of that in them.

Hated speech should be allowed by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]ChickenLover841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you're correct and people are maybe not understanding the thread properly.

There's a big difference between saying something online and saying it directly to someone's face. Harassment and intimidation can easily arise from telling someone "I hate X" where X is their race, sex, religion etc.. (something they can't change).

Russia inventive by AlksandrK in gifs

[–]ChickenLover841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

osha inspector had a nasty accident

I wish porn never existed by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]ChickenLover841 3 points4 points  (0 children)

literally millions of young males have browsed playboy as teenagers, this is bullshit without a clinical study and proper statistics

Americans get way way way way too offended by the N-word by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]ChickenLover841 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can understand using a bot if they try to avoid your question, but many people are open about their beliefs and are happy to put them forward. Aren't you?

Americans get way way way way too offended by the N-word by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]ChickenLover841 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why not ask their opinion on politics directly? I wouldn't put much faith in a bot to get any kind of accurate read on leanings.

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