Unpopular

[captain_slinky]

I have several beliefs and/or opinions that are extremely unpopular, and I know they're unpopular. Some of them are down-right inflammatory! Which is why I always - ALWAYS - try my best to just keep quiet on these subjects and only express my opinions when repeatedly pushed to make a comment. And even THEN I make sure to preface my statements with "You have to understand that my opinion of this is extremely unpopular, irrational and inflammatory. You are going to waste a lot of time, energy and emotion on trying to convince me that I am wrong, and I will nod and agree with you to make you feel as if you've made me see th light once we're done".

MY UNPOPULAR OPINIONS
1) I am deeply, morally opposed to the Zoo. Putting something in a cage so you can stare at it is creepy and wrong.
2) I don't support our Troops any more than I support the people who work at McDonalds. They have a crappy job that has made them have to compromise their morals, and they get paid for it. That's not a *hero*, that's a hitman.
3) If you need Food Stamps, you don't need to save up for a Tattoo. If you have to SAVE UP for a tattoo, you don't need a tattoo. You really just don't need a tattoo, period.
4) Getting drunk is the stupidest thing you could ever do, and if you're drunk around me I will get very tense and fear you.
5) Religion isn't good or bad, it's just another type of fandom for people to be geeky about. "The Bible" and "Harry Potter" are equally good places to derive your morals from if you do it right.

Comments

[xerhino.livejournal.com]

I very much agree with 2, but think 5 falls a bit short. I doubt anyone has been killed for thinking that Picard is better than Kirk. They're opinions, so I think they're ok whatever they are, just commenting.

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

You don't hang in the same Trek circles as I do, obviously :P

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

But seriously, it's not about WHAT the religion is or what they do, it's about how *I* feel about them. Your book says you have to kill people who don't agree with you? Well THIS book tells you exactly how to wipe out entire PLANETS that don't reveal to you the location of the Rebel Base! It's not the book that's at fault here, it's the person *reading* the book.