What are your unpopular opinions? (Vol. 2)
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hidetheelephants said:
Countdown said:
Drew106 said:
Countdown said:
Antony Moxey said:
So the haves have even more and the have nots get even less. Brilliant.
You mean the "Haves" keep more of what they earned and the "Have Nots" get less of other people's money?That doesn't necessarily have to be the outcome.
None of these variables are in one's control.
"he who pays the piper should call the tune"
On the subject of voting, I think there should be a simple quiz on basic features of the UK that you have to pass before being allowed to cast a vote. Nothing particularly difficult and purely factual stuff, just to weed out people who haven't got a clue about what it is they're doing.
Roger Irrelevant said:
On the subject of voting, I think there should be a simple quiz on basic features of the UK that you have to pass before being allowed to cast a vote. Nothing particularly difficult and purely factual stuff, just to weed out people who haven't got a clue about what it is they're doing.
It’s by design that the system is like that, who was it that said if voting changed anything you wouldn’t be allowed to do it…Roger Irrelevant said:
On the subject of voting, I think there should be a simple quiz on basic features of the UK that you have to pass before being allowed to cast a vote. Nothing particularly difficult and purely factual stuff, just to weed out people who haven't got a clue about what it is they're doing.
It could start with a picture round of famous British Paedos where you have to guess the odd one out. - Jimmy Savile
- Stuart Hall
- Rolf Harris
- Gary Glitter
I'd you don't know your front-of-The Sun kiddy fiddlers, no vote you joyless ignoramus.
Kuwahara said:
It’s by design that the system is like that, who was it that said if voting changed anything you wouldn’t be allowed to do it…
Just a witty epigram, plenty of examples where voters have changed things, Hitler's 2 federal elections in 1932, Roosevelt in 1932, Labour getting in in 1945.
Nethybridge said:
Kuwahara said:
It’s by design that the system is like that, who was it that said if voting changed anything you wouldn’t be allowed to do it…
Just a witty epigram, plenty of examples where voters have changed things, Hitler's 2 federal elections in 1932, Roosevelt in 1932, Labour getting in in 1945.
ds.Roger Irrelevant said:
On the subject of voting, I think there should be a simple quiz on basic features of the UK that you have to pass before being allowed to cast a vote. Nothing particularly difficult and purely factual stuff, just to weed out people who haven't got a clue about what it is they're doing.
My brother and I discussed this on a two hour train journey, and actually designed the test. 10 questions, multiple choice, on a computer screen in the polling booth. A big red arrow with "FAIL" on it above the booth that flashed up with a siren if you didn't score 50%, which is the pass mark. That will discourage people who even think they might fail from turning up at all, and holding the rest of us up. So you discourage millions of thickies before you even start. Q1. In order to pass this test, there are 10 questions and you need to score 50%. How many do you need to get right. 3,5 7 or 9.
Q2. Two houses make up the Houses of Parliament, the House of Commons and the...... House of Cards, House of Lords, House of the Rising Sun, House of Fun.
You get the picture.
NRG1976 said:
Democracy is flawed and inefficient way to run a country. Assuming no power crazy megalomaniacs and a basic level of competency, the UK would have been better off under a dictator over the last 30 years.
Democracy is the worst form of government... apart from all of the others that have been tried.The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.
NRG1976 said:
Democracy is flawed and inefficient way to run a country. Assuming no power crazy megalomaniacs and a basic level of competency, the UK would have been better off under a dictator over the last 30 years.
The benefit of dictatorship or similar is that stuff gets done. The downside is a lot of people get stuffed in the process and you have to keep imprisoning/killing folk who don't like it. And you never know whether the state will decide you're one of those who need imprisoning or killing. Apart from that, great. Trip Advisor 5*.
Oilchange said:
Countdown said:
Any vehicle with fake plates should be crushed and the driver banned for 10 years.
I’d rather the vehicle was broken for parts and the driver put naked in stocks and pelted with cabbages. The drivers of said cars are probably banned already!
The vehicle is broken for parts. The driver is put naked in stocks.
The driver is pelted with 10 random parts from the vehicle.
You could get one of those annoying plastic trim clips that break easily. Followed by an engine block
Countdown said:
Antony Moxey said:
Countdown said:
Antony Moxey said:
So the haves have even more and the have nots get even less. Brilliant.
You mean the "Haves" keep more of what they earned and the "Have Nots" get less of other people's money?That doesn't necessarily have to be the outcome.
Countdown said:
The NHS cannot survive in its current form. We need some element of individual direct payment (eg £10 for a GP appointment, £50 for a hospital appointment)
This would work out exactly like prescriptions, and I would find myself the only person in the waiting room who is not for some reason or another exempt from paying. Also, if you put someone off getting that funny looking mole looked at, the NHS ends up paying a lot of money to keep someone with stage 4 melanoma alive a little longer.
otolith said:
Countdown said:
The NHS cannot survive in its current form. We need some element of individual direct payment (eg £10 for a GP appointment, £50 for a hospital appointment)
This would work out exactly like prescriptions, and I would find myself the only person in the waiting room who is not for some reason or another exempt from paying. Also, if you put someone off getting that funny looking mole looked at, the NHS ends up paying a lot of money to keep someone with stage 4 melanoma alive a little longer.
Shame Rishi bottled it: https://news.sky.com/story/amp/rishi-sunak-backtra...
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