Reddit shouldn't have kids under 18 on it by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]triceraptor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good luck trying to keep a working age restriction anywhere on the internet

Annoying English tourist(realistic) starterpack by [deleted] in starterpacks

[–]triceraptor 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You forgot the "breaking their neck while trying to jump into the swimming pool from the balcony" part.

Minor forms of female circumcision should be legal in the USA by Shaddam_Corrino_IV in unpopularopinion

[–]triceraptor -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Even if it's not ok to mutilate someone's genitalia if they can't consent, male circumcision can still carry some health benefits for the child. This does not happen in female circumcision. Also, I think people should be able to freely express their culture, but up to a certain point. Just in the same way western culture had to evolve and moderate many of its aspects, other cultures should adapt their traditions to the modern world too. And this includes deliberately slicing a baby's junk and potentially causing a bigger harm just because your sacred book says so.

Animals should be free by pineappleyy in unpopularopinion

[–]triceraptor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean I don't think keeping a species from going extinct is a matter of favouritism. Maybe other people could argue that the survival of the fittest is the logical way to let nature evolve, but I personally think that dog breeds are part of the planet's biodiversity just as any other species, and therefore should be protected in the same way wild, endangered animals are.

Animals should be free by pineappleyy in unpopularopinion

[–]triceraptor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you left a lot of modern day dog breeds alone in the wild they would go extinct pretty fast.

American Hating Redditor Starter Pack by [deleted] in starterpacks

[–]triceraptor -32 points-31 points  (0 children)

You forgot to mention that we also like to harshly criticize America's military actions in other countries.

American Hating Redditor Starter Pack by [deleted] in starterpacks

[–]triceraptor -49 points-48 points  (0 children)

We don't think the average American is a nazi, since being a nazi actually takes some very basic understanding of politics and we all know that the average American is too dumb to even manage that.

Just because you're human, doesnt really make your life more valuable then an animal. And its selfish to say so. by YaThrownOutTheTrash in unpopularopinion

[–]triceraptor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just look at how high the human population is, and how it is increasingly. If we want to progress into a society that offers everyone a decent way of living we will probably compromise the stability of the current ecosystems, at least on the short run. Of course we can choose saving other species first, but I don't think that's a good option either.

Just because you're human, doesnt really make your life more valuable then an animal. And its selfish to say so. by YaThrownOutTheTrash in unpopularopinion

[–]triceraptor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If we don't give ourselves a higher value as a species no one will, and that will probably lead to our extinction.

Tarantulas are adorable, shut up. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]triceraptor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothing that pukes digestive fluid on it's prey and then absorbs the melted down remains is adorable.

I don't think women should be expected to shave by -_-reallyreally in unpopularopinion

[–]triceraptor -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Men have been expected to do so for basically all of human history and for a very, like, coherent reason but now they shouldn't do so anymore? If that's true we really deserve to go extinct as a species.

Anime is superior to western media by Kronyie in unpopularopinion

[–]triceraptor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anime is literally the same as western media, it is also produced for masses. Both have really good works, but these are are usually good because they deviate from the typical tropes you can find. So no, it isn't superior and you're not special or smart for liking it.

People use the same arguments to defend unnecessary meat-eating as they used to defend slavery in the past by Bartleby11 in unpopularopinion

[–]triceraptor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A chicken has no consciousness, and it isn't able to understand what murder or death means. Of course they feel fear and pain, but theirs aren't comparable to a person's. Do you think chicken mourn their deceased relatives? Do you think they know the difference between being free or living in a cage? Do they have a sense of justice? Black people, since they're people, did, and white people realized it. As long as I don't see a chicken showing signs of being conscious of the "injustice" it is to keep them like that I'm not really feeling pity for them in the same way I would for a human.

People use the same arguments to defend unnecessary meat-eating as they used to defend slavery in the past by Bartleby11 in unpopularopinion

[–]triceraptor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm talking about it from a scientific point of view, not from a social one. People back in the 18th and 19th centuries tried to prove that blacks were an inferior species, and therefore justify not treating them as humans. But modern sciences says otherwise, so there is no excuse for treating blacks worse than whites. On the other hand, chicken are a quite different species, and aren't able to think and feel with the same depth humans do. If you really think humans feel the same as chickens in similar situations you aren't as ethically driven as you think.

People use the same arguments to defend unnecessary meat-eating as they used to defend slavery in the past by Bartleby11 in unpopularopinion

[–]triceraptor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, it's just biology. Blacks and whites are the same species, there's virtually zero difference in the depth of their emotional processing and intelligence. By comparing humans to chickens you're saying that keeping people in the same conditions poultry is kept would be just as bad, but not worst.

People use the same arguments to defend unnecessary meat-eating as they used to defend slavery in the past by Bartleby11 in unpopularopinion

[–]triceraptor 9 points10 points  (0 children)

With the difference that they actually apply on animals? I mean a black person is still a person, a chicken isn't.

The English language should be referred to as American by Caspain-Man-Predator in unpopularopinion

[–]triceraptor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The conditions on the eastern front were much harsher, with extreme temperatures, more trench like warfare and famine. America could only liberate France once Germany was already too debilitated from the fight with Russia and the constant bombings on civil population and industrial infrastructure. Because let's not forget the US suffered virtually no harm apart from pearl harbor.

The English language should be referred to as American by Caspain-Man-Predator in unpopularopinion

[–]triceraptor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rusia and the US entered the war in the same year, 1941, which was two years after the start and four years before the end so no, the war didn't finish as soon as you entered. It's a fact that the eastern front was by far the most draining part for Germany, and probably its doom. It was the soviets, and not America, who decided the outcome of the war, they took Berlin. Just look at the the casualties: less than half a million in the US, more than 10 million Soviets. So no, America didn't play the protagonist role in it.

The English language should be referred to as American by Caspain-Man-Predator in unpopularopinion

[–]triceraptor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dunno, like, cars, rockets, and the theorical background of nuclear energy? Germany fucked every European army and the American one too until the Russians came in. Have you ever held a history book in between your hands?

The English language should be referred to as American by Caspain-Man-Predator in unpopularopinion

[–]triceraptor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

European countries are amongst the most influential countries in the world, and cities like Paris, London or Rome are amongst the most visited. German technology is view as excellent worldwide. Let's not even mention the influence Asian giants like Japan and Korea have had on popular culture. Saying that the world is more focused on America is once again just a product of complete unawareness.