Most of the time when people say they have an unpopular opinion, it turns out it’s actually pretty popular.

Do you have some that’s really unpopular and most likely will get you downvoted?

  • Throwaway@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Not all migrants are good for the country. Many come with views incompatble with western culture. Stuff like homophobia, transohobia, mysogyny. And they are often brought over as cheap labor, undercutting local labor.

    The right to keep and bear arms is an inalienable right. We should be able to carry on all public lands, and other places open to the public.

    Tattoos look bad like 90% of the time.

    The government is not to be trusted.

    • mim@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      The fact that you’re getting downvoted means that you’re on topic.

    • STUPIDVIPGUY@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      We only need guns in a dysfunctional society. Whatever you believe about the right to bear arms, the fact is that gun violence is rampant, and needs to be addressed. Everything else is a distraction.

      And I agree with your statement on migrants, but it is a really difficult issue due to how hard it is to filter who should and who should not be welcome, without succumbing to blatant racism. After all the USA was built on migrants, and we still need them. Ultimately I think private businesses need to be regulated more harshly on how they pay all workers, including migrants and natives, to close the pay inequality. This would be beneficial not only to the migrants but also to our economy as a whole in providing better opportunities for all.

    • Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      [The right to keep and bear arms is an inalienable right. We should be able to carry on all public lands, and other places open to the public]

      Even schools huh? 😐

      • kostel_thecreed@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        I’m not from or in America, but imagining a school where every person in that building (kid or adult) is holding a gun walking from point A to point B is very dystopian.

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        1 year ago

        Schools aren’t really open to the public. You have to have a kid, or be a teacher or something.

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      1 year ago

      I agree with your first point. As for your second point, beliefs like that are why we should not allow Americans to immigrate to Europe.

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      1 year ago

      It is hilarious that that timidly suggests that it might be possible that 100% of people brought into the US from wildly incompatible cultures might be an issue is considered so unpopular it’s being downvoted in an unpopular opinion thread.

      • moriquende@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I think the downvotes are for the other opinions. Nobody denies that inmigration for the sake of inmigration is damaging for a country.

        • OceanSoap@lemmy.ml
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          1 year ago

          What are you talking about, a ton of people do. "No human is illegal " is an overused, shitty slogan that is constantly everywhere, even though it doesn’t nake sense.

          • moriquende@lemmy.world
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            Those are two different things. One is acknowledging uncontrolled inmigration is a negative thing for a country. The other one is not giving a shit because it’s more important to help people fleeing life threatening situations, even at the expense of one’s own privileged quality of life. At this point it’s important to note that rich countries’ quality of life is only made possible by unfair distribution of planetary resources and human exploitation of the same people being denied entry.

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            1 year ago

            People have different ideals. For some, a more fair distribution of resources is more important than rich fucks remaining rich fucks. Btw, any problem immigrants may cause is already being caused 1000x over by the absurdly rich.

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      are often brought over as cheap labor, undercutting local labor

      I came to the US on a work visa and my company had to pay thousands of dollars for the visa fee, prove that my salary is in line with local averages, publicly post a job opening for the position I was going to fill, and in general show proof that there are no equally or better qualified local candidates for the job. I don’t see how they could have gotten my visa approved if they tried to pay me less.

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      On my drive to work every day, I see a man and woman of Middle Eastern ethnicity, walking and she follows approximately 5 -10 steps behind him. I don’t know what their story is but I am botherred by the fact that she MAY not be allowed to experience the freedoms her new country can offer her while she is influenced so heavily by whatever her previous culture was.

      • Today@lemm.ee
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        Maybe she just has shorter legs? That’s what i would choose to believe.