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What's some really unpopular opinion you have? (lemmings.world)

submitted 2 years ago by rikudou@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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?

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[–] loffiz@feddit.nl 64 points 2 years ago (7 children)

USA is an oligarchy. I can imagine americans disagree. But perhaps not lemmies.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago

Americans disagree

Most of us wouldn't, and the rest of us will probably get on board if you rephrase oligarchy as "under the control of out of touch rich elites" because a lot of us are reflexively against anything that sounds educated.

[–] Fissionami@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Lemmies agree with you

[–] cedarmesa@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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[–] loffiz@feddit.nl 1 points 2 years ago

That's a great word, thanks!

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Almost the entire world is, that's not controversial, that's fact

[–] loffiz@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago

Thoughts can be controversial at some places, whilst not at most others. Still controversial.

[–] Sarcastik@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think a lot of you didn't understand the assignment. The question was around unpopular opinions.

It feels like you are all trying to run for highschool class president again.

[–] loffiz@feddit.nl 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And what do you know of it not being an impopular opinion in the US? I think you misinterpreted the assignment, it doesn't say where (locally or globally) it is impopular.

I do not enjoy grumpy and unnecessary comments.

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Most of us Americans don't know what oligarchy means lmao

[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I disagree on the basis of how many people willingly vote Republican.

[–] dyslexicjedi@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

American here and I completely agree