Unpopular Opinions You Hold

[LiberalFox]

"Hate crime" feels like it is an overused term. 

[bovril]

4 hours ago, Oxfordfox83 said:

Apart from those born in the 50s and early 60s, who have spent their entire lives in growth and increasing prosperity and standard of living. Obviously.

True, I suppose the fact I was replying to Jon the Hat kind of threw me 

[bovril]

3 hours ago, ozleicester said:

As a world we are probably safer now that at any time in human history.

 

Well that's certainly an unpopular opinion in that I imagine every person on the planet knows we're not

[Dahnsouff]

1 minute ago, bovril said:

Well that's certainly an unpopular opinion in that I imagine every person on the planet knows we're not

Because there is more reporting does not inherently mean you are more at risk, arguably the contrary 

[bovril]

2 hours ago, Dahnsouff said:

Because there is more reporting does not inherently mean you are more at risk, arguably the contrary 

Maybe I misunderstood. Certainly we are less at risk as individuals, but "as a world" we are not safer, on the contrary. We have the means to destroy life on earth. 

[Dahnsouff]

2 minutes ago, bovril said:

Maybe I misunderstood. Certainly we are less at risk as individuals, but "as a world" we are not safer, on the contrary. We have the means to destroy life on earth. 

Oh I agree with what you say, so maybe I am the one who misunderstood. To confusion.  

[Foxdiamond]

35 minutes ago, bovril said:

Maybe I misunderstood. Certainly we are less at risk as individuals, but "as a world" we are not safer, on the contrary. We have the means to destroy life on earth. 

I suppose we have had that since the a bomb. Not sure what Putin is upto. In a lot of ways we are safer than in the past, well in this country anyway.  All rather a worry when we look at youth stabbings and drug crime. Things that in my childhood were not in the news. Mods and Rockers, Teddy Boys etc look trivial compared. Of course 24 news does impact more than it did so in a way we were in blissful ignorance  

[ozleicester]

9 hours ago, bovril said:

Well that's certainly an unpopular opinion in that I imagine every person on the planet knows we're not

 

9 hours ago, Dahnsouff said:

Because there is more reporting does not inherently mean you are more at risk, arguably the contrary 

 

6 hours ago, bovril said:

Maybe I misunderstood. Certainly we are less at risk as individuals, but "as a world" we are not safer, on the contrary. We have the means to destroy life on earth. 

 

6 hours ago, Dahnsouff said:

Oh I agree with what you say, so maybe I am the one who misunderstood. To confusion.  

Apologies for being unclear... i meant, as individuals (and allowing for specific locations and the ultimate end of the world due to climate change in the future) we are safer now than we have ever been before, but, the media, big business and governments are profiting from scaring us.

Edited 18 January 2022 by ozleicester

[FoxyPV]

Only heterosexual parents try to enforce their child's sexuality

[Daggers]

Wife came home with a load of freebie vegan stuff today. Fair play to Morrissons for lobbing food to the NHS, but fvck off. The pasty coated my mouth in something akin to bathroom sealant and the "fakon and cheese" thing was as rewarding as spending 8 hours in an office filing and being touched up by the randy assistant manager. Only harder work to get through. Seriously vegans, sod off. There has to be a better way to save a planet.

[Claridge]

17 hours ago, Daggers said:

Wife came home with a load of freebie vegan stuff today. Fair play to Morrissons for lobbing food to the NHS, but fvck off. The pasty coated my mouth in something akin to bathroom sealant and the "fakon and cheese" thing was as rewarding as spending 8 hours in an office filing and being touched up by the randy assistant manager. Only harder work to get through. Seriously vegans, sod off. There has to be a better way to save a planet.

Rather eat a vegan, than go vegan. 

[Parafox]

On 18/01/2022 at 14:51, Dahnsouff said:

Because there is more reporting does not inherently mean you are more at risk, arguably the contrary 

I guess the world wasn't informed enough before Germany invaded Poland. If only Poland had been warned by the press they could have saved millions of Jews.

Poland wasn't the first target for Hitler's Germany. There were precedents. I imagine people knew what was happening because they read the news. That didn't mitigate the risk.

I get what you mean though. We see, read and hear news from all over the world and it can be worrying if you don't have the capacity to gauge the threat to yourself or us a country. 

Like the Covid coverage, or the news about anything, if the media portray it in a certain manner to gain clicks or followers, then they will.

The news media has always been a competitive industry where it's all about making money where sensationalism is a cash cow. This has reached the point where it's almost "no holds barred". There's always a truth behind the reports but the way it's reported is questionable.

 

[Parafox]

2 minutes ago, Parafox said:

I guess the world wasn't informed enough before Germany invaded Poland. If only Poland had been warned by the press they could have saved millions of Jews.

Poland wasn't the first target for Hitler's Germany. There were precedents. I imagine people knew what was happening because they read the news. That didn't mitigate the risk.

I get what you mean though. We see, read and hear news from all over the world and it can be worrying if you don't have the capacity to gauge the threat to yourself or us a country. 

Like the Covid coverage, or the news about anything, if the media portray it in a certain manner to gain clicks or followers, then they will.

The news media has always been a competitive industry where it's all about making money where sensationalism is a cash cow. This has reached the point where it's almost "no holds barred". There's always a truth behind the reports but the way it's reported is questionable.

 

Jeez. That took me 35 mins to put together. I hope it was worth it.

[Dahnsouff]

16 minutes ago, Parafox said:

I guess the world wasn't informed enough before Germany invaded Poland. If only Poland had been warned by the press they could have saved millions of Jews.

Poland wasn't the first target for Hitler's Germany. There were precedents. I imagine people knew what was happening because they read the news. That didn't mitigate the risk.

I get what you mean though. We see, read and hear news from all over the world and it can be worrying if you don't have the capacity to gauge the threat to yourself or us a country. 

Like the Covid coverage, or the news about anything, if the media portray it in a certain manner to gain clicks or followers, then they will.

The news media has always been a competitive industry where it's all about making money where sensationalism is a cash cow. This has reached the point where it's almost "no holds barred". There's always a truth behind the reports but the way it's reported is questionable.

I understand what you mean, it is not that the critical news is not told, it is that it seems that nothing can escape the spin of the news outlets. Of course, I recognise I am being sentimental to times of old when the degree of framing/spin was not so evident or perhaps I am just being naive.

[Daggers]

I'm not impressed by people's ability to guess a 5-letter word.

 

Yes, I know, edgy stuff. Bring it...

[Jon the Hat]

53 minutes ago, Daggers said:

I'm not impressed by people's ability to guess a 5-letter word.

 

Yes, I know, edgy stuff. Bring it...

It’s just a bit of fun!

[Daggers]

1 minute ago, Jon the Hat said:

It’s just a bit of fun!

Words are serious stuff, not a source of frivolity.

[LiberalFox]

My mother started doing them. That's cured my interest in it. 

[Parafox]

3 hours ago, Daggers said:

Words are serious stuff, not a source of frivolity.

 

[Daggers]

14 minutes ago, Parafox said:

 

Mods! Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaawdz!

[Stadt]

Experience is massively overrated in football

[Nalis]

1 hour ago, Stadt said:

Experience is massively overrated in football

Ditto settling into a league. 

[The Bear]

4 hours ago, Stadt said:

Experience is massively overrated in football

It used to wind me up when pundits would constantly spout about PL experience when talking about prospective transfers from abroad or lower leagues. 

 

It doesn't matter! If they're good enough they'll soon adapt. 

[Daggers]

Matches are better on the TV. It's warm, the beer is decent, and I don't have to leave the lounge five minutes before full-time so I can have my supper before midnight.

 

It has just struck me that I am now officially old.

[RumbleFox]

Forest’s achievements under Clough were as spectacular as our title win.