Unpopular Opinions You Hold

[Tommy G]

42 minutes ago, filbertway said:

Those eye brows are insane, she must have been inspired by sol campbells 40 yard slide tackle.

 

In other news

 

 

 

 

BOBFOC

[izzymuzzet]

3 hours ago, Greg2607 said:

for any of you that are worried about the UK economy, have a detailed read about what happened to Japan in the 90's.  There is a real risk that we are going in a similar direction and there are lots of similarities of our economies -   as a summary... chat gpt has helped me out... 

 

The UK has already experienced its own version of "Lost Decades" since 2008, with stagnant economic growth, weak productivity, wage stagnation, and rising inequality, much like Japan after its 1990s crash. However, while Japan struggled with deflation and an aging population, the UK faces high inflation, Brexit-related trade disruptions, and workforce shortages. Austerity policies weakened public services, and business investment remains low, preventing a strong recovery. Unlike Japan, the UK lacks a strong export-driven economy and has been more vulnerable to external shocks. To avoid permanent stagnation, the UK must boost productivity, invest in infrastructure, fix trade barriers, address labor shortages, and support high-value industries like green energy and technology before it’s too late. 

 

if you look at the things that we need to do to avoid further stagflation, Labour are genuinely trying to effect those things now.  THe impacts and results won't be immediate and they are having to do lots of unpopular things, that should probably have been done a long time ago, but the early signs are positive in terms of action... but i do also understand why alot of their actions have been unpopular... even if this has been hugely amplified by the Right Wing media and places like Twitter (X)

 

We don't discuss the UK's similarities with Japan enough. Island nation, ageing population, colonial legacy, big government debt, economically dominated by the capital city. The big demographic difference between the UK is their population is in decline due to a very low birth rate and comparatively low net migration while the UK has offset its ageing population and low birth rate with high levels of inward migration.

[Daggers]

27 minutes ago, izzymuzzet said:

We don't discuss the UK's similarities with Japan enough. Island nation, ageing population, colonial legacy, big government debt, economically dominated by the capital city. The big demographic difference between the UK is their population is in decline due to a very low birth rate and comparatively low net migration while the UK has offset its ageing population and low birth rate with high levels of inward migration.

Paging @Finnegan to the thread.

 

Me? I love Nipon as much as I hate the UK.

 

 

[bovril]

34 minutes ago, izzymuzzet said:

We don't discuss the UK's similarities with Japan enough. Island nation, ageing population, colonial legacy, big government debt, economically dominated by the capital city. The big demographic difference between the UK is their population is in decline due to a very low birth rate and comparatively low net migration while the UK has offset its ageing population and low birth rate with high levels of inward migration.

also tea and denying historical war crimes 

[Daggers]

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[Sly]

American Football is a very boring sport, with about 11 minutes of action in 4 hours. 

[Torquay Gunner]

4 hours ago, Sly said:

American Football is a very boring sport, with about 11 minutes of action in 4 hours. 

For me it's unwatchable for that very reason. Golf is more dynamic! 

[goose2010]

people that think American Football is boring because there is little action but sit and watch premier league football when the ball is basically dead for 40 minutes a game. 

[bovril]

4 hours ago, Sly said:

American Football is a very boring sport, with about 11 minutes of action in 4 hours. 

It's very American - short bursts of violence requiring minimal attention span, and plenty of stoppages to consume junk food. What amuses me is how Americans intellectualize it so much, when it basically requires memorizing a series of set plays.

[leicsmac]

The ascendancy of nationalist movements across the world, if not addressed adequately and allowed to control the democratic process, will result in a conflict/humanitarian crisis in the next two decades that will cost tens of millions of lives, at a minimum - either through direct application of supremacist ideals to oppress "undesirable" demographics, or from conflict over resources/lack of cooperation in the face of a novel natural threat, or both.

 

(This is unpopular because those movements appear to be growing all the time in terms of popularity in a lot of democratic nations with little consideration as to what they might lead to, apart from dismissal like "it won't be that bad...")

 

 

Edited 10 February 2025 by leicsmac

[bovril]

On the subject of American football I think this is probably the first super bowl I couldn't bring myself to watch. I think because the ugliness of America is so much on show at the moment, and they are making it very clear they are happy to **** over the rest of the world to achieve their goals (which they always did, but not this brashly). I did not want to subject myself to 4 hours of celebrations of Americana or more of their stupid culture wars. Absolutely contemptible culture and the fact British youths are so determined to immerse themselves in it bodes ill for the future.

[leicsmac]

16 minutes ago, bovril said:

On the subject of American football I think this is probably the first super bowl I couldn't bring myself to watch. I think because the ugliness of America is so much on show at the moment, and they are making it very clear they are happy to **** over the rest of the world to achieve their goals (which they always did, but not this brashly). I did not want to subject myself to 4 hours of celebrations of Americana or more of their stupid culture wars. Absolutely contemptible culture and the fact British youths are so determined to immerse themselves in it bodes ill for the future.

It does indeed.

 

And I think that it's not just limited to the UK, either. France, Germany, parts of Latin America, South Korea, to name but a few, are having upsurges in such sentiment that are affecting their social fabric.

 

Social media has allowed it to spread in that way.

[bovril]

1 minute ago, leicsmac said:

It does indeed.

 

And I think that it's not just limited to the UK, either. France, Germany, parts of Latin America, South Korea, to name but a few, are having upsurges in such sentiment that are affecting their social fabric.

 

Social media has allowed it to spread in that way.

I don't think the French or Germans are going to vote any time soon for someone who wants to annex their neighbours. We've mostly got over that in Europe. 

[Foxdiamond]

7 hours ago, Sly said:

American Football is a very boring sport, with about 11 minutes of action in 4 hours. 

Yes. I've tried to get into it without success. Stop start etc. Rugby Union and even League is far superior imo 

[leicsmac]

3 minutes ago, bovril said:

I don't think the French or Germans are going to vote any time soon for someone who wants to annex their neighbours. We've mostly got over that in Europe. 

One would hope the AfD and whatever Mdme Le Pen calls her band won't get enough traction for power, but given the change in landscape in the last decade, I wouldn't want to lay money on it.

 

Edit: the above being said, Yoon and his ideas in Korea have failed epically without much drastic change so there may be hope, yeah.

Edited 10 February 2025 by leicsmac

[RoboFox]

8 hours ago, Sly said:

American Football is a very boring sport, with about 11 minutes of action in 4 hours. 

It's fvcking awful. And they have the gall to say "soccer" is boring. 

 

I have plenty of friends who are massively into it too. Go whenever it comes to the UK. Book the day off work for the Superbowl. 

 

I just don't get it. 

[Dunge]

1 hour ago, bovril said:

I don't think the French or Germans are going to vote any time soon for someone who wants to annex their neighbours. We've mostly got over that in Europe. 

I think this is a bold statement considering the political landscape of both countries right now.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Reform will be the biggest party at the next election.

[Tommy G]

21 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Reform will be the biggest party at the next election.

If they are to be then it would actually be quite a popular opinion, but not on this forum. 

 

Not a reform voter either btw. 

[leicsmac]

17 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Reform will be the biggest party at the next election.

Four years is a long time and it remains to be how vote share translates to seats, but it does seem like there's the distinct possibility that they'll at least be kingmaker.

 

This timeline is... well, an odd one.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

2 minutes ago, Tommy G said:

If they are to be then it would actually be quite a popular opinion, but not on this forum. 

 

Not a reform voter either btw. 

Haha yeah I realised that as soon as I typed it. Neither am I, but I can see it happening after another 4 years of racial tensions being stoked.

[leicsmac]

5 minutes ago, Tommy G said:

If they are to be then it would actually be quite a popular opinion, but not on this forum. 

 

Not a reform voter either btw. 

Yeah, the polling numbers speak for themselves.

 

What that leads to... well, that will be interesting.

[Tommy G]

8 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

Yeah, the polling numbers speak for themselves.

 

What that leads to... well, that will be interesting.

A diet coke version of the states without the economic growth probably

[Sly]

11 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

Four years is a long time and it remains to be how vote share translates to seats, but it does seem like there's the distinct possibility that they'll at least be kingmaker.

 

This timeline is... well, an odd one.

You can see how quickly the tide has turned against Starmer. So many people just didn’t vote Conservative as a change was required.
 

Labour have inflicted self harm on themselves, by going back on pledges. Rightly or wrongly, whether it needed doing or not, that’s what they’ll be remembered for.  
 

People will throw mud at Rishi but overall, he didn’t do a bad job, compared to the Cabbage Lady and Boris. 
 

I think whoever took this period in office, was always in for a bit of a torrid time.

 

Ultimately the rise of reform at the moment, will come off the back of the distrust in Starmer and his current strategy currently, then the cluster than was the previous four years of the Conservatives.
 

Four years is a long time though. We’ve got another 1,400+ newspaper headlines they’ve got to survive yet. It’s easy to reach the top of one mountain. Once you become the target for the British media, they will look to tear you apart, as so many see.  
 

Then we’ve always got the “Elon” impact. 

[RoboFox]

People have very, very short memories. Especially when it comes to politics. 

 

Most voters won't remember what Labour did in their first few months in office when we get to the next GE.

 

This is why they've acted quickly to get the controversial policies out of the way.