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The only political ideology that makes any sense to me is Libertarian Socialism i. e. Anarchism. CMV	How would you take a society like ours and turn it into a Libertarian - Socialist society? Would you use reason to convince everyone to stop what they're doing or would you have to use government force to change everything? Furthermore, if people are free to spend their money as they want how would you stop people from...	cmv
I think factoring in a potential mate's race is evolutionarily justified. Please CMV!	I understand the view I suppose, but it seems to me that blatant discrimination on skin color is very rare, at least in my parts of the south. The greater stigmas are cultural and economic, and will be based on your own belief, class, and your childs name and friends. None of these will change because of the skin color...	cmv
I think factoring in a potential mate's race is evolutionarily justified. Please CMV!	First and foremost : you are in college, right? The likelihood of marriage and kids are outweighed by the need to experience new things at this point in your life. I am a white guy who was also raised in the deep south. I lost " friends " in college when some of them found out I was dating a black girl. I can assure th...	cmv
I think public funding of elections could solve many of our political problems. CMV.	Most private funding comes from about 47 people though. The majority ( about 80 % ) of ads released by the top privately funded 501 ( c ) 4 groups were misleading. Keep that in mind. Then remember that people's opinions are swayed by ads, in New Hampshire exit polls for example 3 / 4ths of people said they were influen...	cmv
I think public funding of elections could solve many of our political problems. CMV.	Unfortunately, public funding for elections would be easy for corporations to tap into. Monied interests have a large influence on our government. Our government would have to be less corrupt than it is now for such measures to work successfully.	cmv
I think public funding of elections could solve many of our political problems. CMV.	I agree with you, but there's a problem with deciding which candidates to fund. Are you going to set up a standard candidates have to meet, and is that standard going to have anything to do with how good they'd be in office? If not, are you going to let any idiot who fills out the form to run have all that money?	cmv
I think that all mothers should be stay at home moms. CMV	well I don't know if I'll be able to change you view, but I'll give you my experience as a child of a working mom. My dad as you believed is not caring or gentle. He live with us however did not feel the need to provide for us. my mom however in my opinion was the best mom A kid could ask for. She made sure we all had ...	cmv
I think that all mothers should be stay at home moms. CMV	But what about single mothers? and what if the mother is unfit to be a mother? Is there no gradient between that kind of mother and a mother less equipped to care for a child?	cmv
I think that all mothers should be stay at home moms. CMV	It is a disservice to your child to only have them around the parents. Kids need to be exposed to lots of different points of view and lifestyles if you want them to develop into a well - rounded adult. Secondly, " Spending every possible moment " with a child creates a sense of dependency in both the mother and child ...	cmv
I think Israel is almost entirely to blame for the Israeli - Palestinian conflict. CMV.	With such a general opening statement, it's hard for me to know precisely what your view is, let alone try to change it. How exactly are you defining " Israeli - Palestinian conflict ", for example? Armed conflict? Political disagreement? Mutual antipathy? And if you don't abrogate responsibility from militant / terror...	cmv
I think Israel is almost entirely to blame for the Israeli - Palestinian conflict. CMV.	I think the existence of Israel is almost entirely to blame for the Israeli - Palestinian conflict, which is much different than Israel's policies being to blame. What you're dealing with are two distinct nationalistic entities disputing over one land mass, which is bound to cause conflict. You can argue that Israel's ...	cmv
I don't see why people oppose US drone attacks, please CMV	You are creating a false dichotomoy. It is not a question of using drone strikes or putting boots on the ground ; it is a question of killing men you don't have the decency to look in the face or just ceasing to kill people. The fact of the matter is that every single problem the West has had with or from the Middle Ea...	cmv
Here's what I would change about American gun regulations. CMV	I agree with what you say, but my only CMV point I can offer is this : For many heavily - politicized cases of " background check " or testing / evaluation that the government is responsible for, they have often swayed the test or grading in the direction they want. For example, even after blacks were permitted to vote...	cmv
I believe must police precinct value Job security and profit over actually trying to prevent crime - CMV	It seems to me the cops are tasked with enforcing the laws on the books, whether they like them or not. Does it seem to you that police organizations are excessively advocating for continued drug prohibition? My intuition is that they'd rather spend scarce resources chasing murderers and robbers, as opposed to, say, ar...	cmv
I believe everyone should have the right to do 100 % of what they want to do, no matter how crazy. CMV!	I think unlimited freedom nominally is impossible to create, because it is necessarily self - inhibiting. Through the actions of some, who would use their individual freedom to reduce the larger amount of collective freedom through exercising control for personal gain. The strongest would rise to the top with no restra...	cmv
I believe everyone should have the right to do 100 % of what they want to do, no matter how crazy. CMV!	( This isn't true but i think it's a good example ) Imagine that I have a daughter ( i'm male ) and the mother isn't in the picture. I'll put this child in the basement and as it grows up i'll condition it, first to perform oral sex, but once she hits puberty it'll turn to full on penetration. I'll live in an isolated ...	cmv
I believe everyone should have the right to do 100 % of what they want to do, no matter how crazy. CMV!	It depends on how you view morality. What is good? Is it ok to cause or permit the suffering of the people or other beings around you? If not, then your freedom ends where their suffering begins. I think " every man for himself " left our genetics long long ago, and I believe it is for this reason alone that human bein...	cmv
I believe everyone should have the right to do 100 % of what they want to do, no matter how crazy. CMV!	I'm not sure I follow you. What is stopping you from doing exactly what you want at anytime you want however you want? If your answer is " society " or " police " or " government " then I'm still not following... the reason those concepts stop you is because people want them to stop you from doing particular things - s...	cmv
I believe everyone should have the right to do 100 % of what they want to do, no matter how crazy. CMV!	The brain is hardwired to survive, so if there is an easy way to survive, we will automatically and unconsciously strive to do that thing that allows us to survive. As it turns out, the easiest way to survive is to trade certain freedoms in order to receive protection. You sacrifice some freedoms and power and give it ...	cmv
I believe everyone should have the right to do 100 % of what they want to do, no matter how crazy. CMV!	You can do whatever you want, just not around other people who have agreed to waive certain freedoms in order to prosper together. This concept is called " society ". Move to Antarctica and do whatever the hell you want to do.	cmv
I believe everyone should have the right to do 100 % of what they want to do, no matter how crazy. CMV!	Your freedom ends where mine begins. Let's say no society, still the same. Because if you killed me, my freedom wouldn't begin at all. So how peaceful your anarchy will be depends on how you limit your own freedom ( same for others ). An anarchy could work if we really governed ourselves. A really famous mexican saying...	cmv
" TRUST WOMEN. " All things considered I believe this is all we need with respect to reproductive politics. CMV.	People have human rights that must be protected by the state. I believe that a vagina isn't a magic human rights nullifier. This side of a vagina you have the right to life and full protection from society. That side you are at the mercy of somebody's whims and have zero rights. Doesn't seem right to me.	cmv
" TRUST WOMEN. " All things considered I believe this is all we need with respect to reproductive politics. CMV.	Not a lot of reasoning here, just " it resonates " i. e. it fits my pre - conceived notions. Carl Sagan also wrote " There have been no differences in intelligence between men and woman found, after child - rearing is taken into account " which might be a paraphrase from'The Dragons of Eden ". He too goes out of his wa...	cmv
" TRUST WOMEN. " All things considered I believe this is all we need with respect to reproductive politics. CMV.	Whenever anyone starts screaming " NO QUESTIONS! HEIL ME! " and insisting that they are so far above mere mortals that they can not be wrong, it is best to be suspicious.	cmv
" TRUST WOMEN. " All things considered I believe this is all we need with respect to reproductive politics. CMV.	[ quote ] There are two pieces of writing that I think are absolutely spot - on when it comes to the difficult issue of abortion. [ / quote ] It's not difficult at all, it shouldn't even be an issue. If the girl / woman wants an abortion, let her have it. I find it distasteful that even in civilized countries this subj...	cmv
I think all public schools should have a uniform dress code. CMV	I live in southern Louisiana, where we have uniform policies in most public or private schools. There seem to be two main approaches to implementation of the policy. For truly identical uniforms, all orders are made from a single store. This accomplishes most of your values, but can be cost - prohibitive - with no comp...	cmv
I think all public schools should have a uniform dress code. CMV	I went to both public and private. Most public schools are not enforcing some sort of psuedo dress code and it's nice. It establishes that students go to that school, and will minimize any inequality during normal school interaction. car circle / bus circle though, you'll be double judged on the car thats waiting for y...	cmv
I think all public schools should have a uniform dress code. CMV	Having different clothes etc is not a source of bullying nor is it the main source of it. I grew up in a country where 100 % of the schools have uniforms. It did not by any measure made everyone'equal'regardless of race or class. Bullying still existed in all the schools I went to and I went through 4 schools all up ti...	cmv
I think all public schools should have a uniform dress code. CMV	You can't stop bullying by giving all students the same clothes. Others will still stand out because of their face, their body, their abnormal behavior, their preferences, their race, etcetera. Clothing is not the fundamental reason for bullying : it's used just as an excuse. Clothing can be used to hide things. Overwe...	cmv
I think all public schools should have a uniform dress code. CMV	Many people are forgetting to mention the idea that clothing plays a huge role in nonverbal communication. The way a person dresses often says more about a person than they do. You can already tell a lot about someone if a he / she is dressed sloppily, dressed as an emo would, dressed extremely nicely, etc. This may be...	cmv
I think all public schools should have a uniform dress code. CMV	If you're only argument is cost and bullying you obviously didn't go to a school with uniforms. This is nothing compared to the " worldwide scouting movement. " Bullying will never stop as people naturally take on alpha roles. As for the uniforms when they know you HAVE to buy them, they set the price to what they NEED...	cmv
I think all public schools should have a uniform dress code. CMV	I don't know about cutting clothing costs, our uniforms cost a fortune! Maybe if low - income families got financial help with the cost of the uniforms. Also, KeeperZA is right. Bullies will always find some reason to pick on other kids.	cmv
I think all public schools should have a uniform dress code. CMV	Not to imply anything, but when I hear this proposal I immediatly think of the UK and several fascist groups. School uniforms will create friction between educational institutions as well as a hirearchy within the school. This is due to the clear military reference and therefore people will be more prone to other'milit...	cmv
I think all public schools should have a uniform dress code. CMV	I was told by my principals in schools with dress codes that it was created for equality for lower income and higher income students, but that was not the case. I was still bullied because my clothes didn't come from high end stores like Aeropostale etc. And kids still bully regardless. If your children are artsy and d...	cmv
I believe there are no valid arguments for eating meat, other than " I like the taste " - CMV	I just bought, 3 nectarines, 4 plums, a broccoli crown, A large sweet onion, 2 red bell peppers, 1 / 2 lb of green beans and two packages of blueberries, and a 1 / 2 gallon of milk for $ 8. 50. I looked at the chicken a the price per pound depending on what type of cut it is can range from $ 2 - $ 6 per lb. I should pr...	cmv
I believe there are no valid arguments for eating meat, other than " I like the taste " - CMV	I completely agree that many if not most of the processes by which we treat our animals for meat is inhumane. However, there is nothing inhumane about eating animals, simply look to biology for that, all animals eat different animals for various nutritional reasons. If you're staying healthy than being a vegetarian I b...	cmv
I believe there are no valid arguments for eating meat, other than " I like the taste " - CMV	I like meat for its texture and taste for the most part. You might say'there are plenty of other things that imitate the texture '. Well, for some part, this is true. Most things can be imitated and / or replaced by mushrooms for example. But having a piece of game ( hunted animals for its meat, like birds and swine ) ...	cmv
I believe there are no valid arguments for eating meat, other than " I like the taste " - CMV	My only argument against vegetarian diets is the formation of human teeth suggests a history and disposition to be an omnivorous creature. Also, the in wilderness humans would track, kill, and eat other animals, so what's wrong with continuing a modernized version of the same old same old? I disagree, however, with ani...	cmv
I believe there are no valid arguments for eating meat, other than " I like the taste " - CMV	While I would agree that it is just as possible for a vegetarian diet to be healthy for most people, there are some that are physically required to eat meat. I have a friend that has an admittedly rare issue with anemia. While most anemics are able to take iron pills or consume plants that are rich in iron, her body do...	cmv
I believe there are no valid arguments for eating meat, other than " I like the taste " - CMV	I read health and fitnessblogs and books, including some who tried to combine a vegetarian diet with exercise. I recall one of the writers felt more lethargic both after his workouts and on rest days. He had increased his protein intake by eating more beans, nuts and tofu. Once he made the decision to start adding anim...	cmv
I believe there are no valid arguments for eating meat, other than " I like the taste " - CMV	There was a post I read a few months ago that discussed the biological similarities of humans compared to herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores. Since I read that, I cannot disagree with you. Our bodies were designed to eat plant life. However, since we do eat meat, I don't see any reason why we shouldn't eat animals t...	cmv
I believe polygamy should be a legal part of marriage. CMV.	The two legitimate arguments I've heard against it are that - it tends to be male - dominated - marriage rights get very messy when polygamy is involved. I think it's a valid argument, but I imagine that we might be able to devise a legal system that allows for polygamy.	cmv
I believe polygamy should be a legal part of marriage. CMV.	I don't have a problem with polygamy itself. It does have a bit of a storied past, however, and the question of how you can curtail its past abuses without infringing on peoples'freedom is a thorny one. It can be especially abusive with certain insular religious communities. Invariably, it will be one man with many wiv...	cmv
I believe polygamy should be a legal part of marriage. CMV.	my issue with polygamy is this : if polygamy is allowed it should be done equally where both man and woman can have multiple spouses. but this leads to family trees to be more like family webs and if this continues, inbreeding becomes inevitable. with each passing generation there is an increased chance of mating with ...	cmv
I believe polygamy should be a legal part of marriage. CMV.	Polygamy would result in the destruction of the host society, that's why no seriously polygamist society has survived. Unmarried guys are the principle instigators of revolutions, crime, etc. For related situations, look at the problems China is predicted to have as the one child policy's side effect of there being way...	cmv
I believe the downsides of immigration from the third world and modern multiculturalism significantly outweight the positives, and thus Europe should severely limit immigration from Africa and the Middle East. CMV.	You are wrong on one issue. The increasing " reserve army of labor " has only positive effects for the ruling class. A non cohesive community is the goal. The ones to decide don't care about criminality, costs or hapiness of their slaves. Mass immigration may be bad for you, but it aint for the 1 % making the rules. Yo...	cmv
I think that if a job requires higher education, the company should be required to fund said education. CMV	I think that is too much risk for businesses to take. A college degree is expensive, much more expensive than I want it to be, but still, it would take years for a company to recoup the losses which makes hiring people difficult. And also, what do you do about people that already have a degree from a previous job? Do y...	cmv
I think that if a job requires higher education, the company should be required to fund said education. CMV	So they're supposed to wait 4 years before hiring someone for a position they need soon and hope that person doesn't change majors or fail or a billion other things? Really? Why in the world would they take on someone with that kind of liability vs someone who already has that degree? - - - For your personal issue your...	cmv
I don't accept the reassigned gender of people who have been gender reassigned. CMV	I'm happy that you're acknowledging that it's really about the ick factor but are otherwise openminded about the whole thing. I know exactly where you're coming from. You clearly understand the rational arguments and the trans person's perspective, so to be honest I think the only way your view could be changed on this...	cmv
I feel that Islam is, on the whole evil, and that many Muslims in Britain should be deported. Please CMV	The only muslims who make the news are radical muslims. Media outlets are giving a distorted world view - point because it is more profitable to report horrible things. Just a few examples can include : WestBoro, Terrorists, White Supremacy, Anti - GBLT, School Shooters, etc. There's a saying that goes " All news is ba...	cmv
I feel that Islam is, on the whole evil, and that many Muslims in Britain should be deported. Please CMV	Talk to some Muslims, it's so easy for you to change your view that way. I'm ashamed to say that I used to be racist toward some nationalities until I made friends from those countries. Now I have a completely neutral view of people from these countries, even though the media tries to convince me otherwise.	cmv
While I agree with vegetarianism, I still eat meat because I don't think it will make a difference to the meat industry whether or not one person eats meat. CMV	I'm going to disregard the arguments for and against vegetarian and just focus on your line of thinking : " It is okay to do it because it doesn't make a difference ". It is wholly immoral, in my opinion, to act against what you think is right purely because it won't make much of a difference. You should always act in ...	cmv
While I agree with vegetarianism, I still eat meat because I don't think it will make a difference to the meat industry whether or not one person eats meat. CMV	As one in a similar situation morally I feel similarly, though my concerns are purely hedonistic! I love me some bacon. For your economic concerns i can try to change your view! Essentially when you go to a restaurant and order a salad, the restaurant may not notice, but you have made a decision eith your money. If you...	cmv
Chris Dorner didn't need to be burned to death. CMV	How do you propose police deal with a person who is barricaded inside a building and uses firearms to shoot at anyone who comes near the building? As far as your due process claim goes, the proper center of analysis is the 4th Amendment's prohibition of unreasonable seizures, since the encounter happened during the cou...	cmv
Chris Dorner didn't need to be burned to death. CMV	He had important information that was damaging to either the LAPD or someone BIG. They weren't going to let that guy live. Not. A. Chance. BTW : Found burned with a PLASTIC Id beside him... suuuure. Not buying that for one second.	cmv
Chris Dorner didn't need to be burned to death. CMV	While he certainly should have been put to trial, the reality is that Dorner probably would never have surrendered. Given that there was a shootout and various attacks on police officers, getting the man in handcuffs was a matter of waiting until he ran out of ammunition. That isn't a good plan for somebody with the in...	cmv
Chris Dorner didn't need to be burned to death. CMV	I doubt an argument could be made he deserved burning to death. This is a country where even murderers deserve due process of law. Denying him that was probably illegal and likely motivated by the passions of LAPD rather than morality or necessity. I also suspect they didn't want him to go on the stand and testify abou...	cmv
I believe info about people who have concealed - carry weapons permits should be public. CMV	If you believe that having a fire - arm on you will help you defend yourself, publishing this information can help criminals pick targets. Robberta : So what do you say, shall we hit 24a in main street tonight Robbingtong : No, the internet says those people have guns, lets attack 22b instead. The knowledge of who can ...	cmv
I believe info about people who have concealed - carry weapons permits should be public. CMV	Devil's advocate on this since I don't really have a belief either way, but : If you make a list of concealed - carriers public, then people can just check the list to find out whether anyone in particular is armed. If the list is secret, then you never know who has a gun and who doesn't ( unless you're part of law enf...	cmv
I believe info about people who have concealed - carry weapons permits should be public. CMV	One boring and hopelessly pragmatical point to consider is that no one would ever bother check that list. I mean sure, you as a journalist might make an article or two but then it would be forgotten and nobody would care. Essentially this would be just a huge list ( like a phone book in larger cities ) that were filled...	cmv
I believe info about people who have concealed - carry weapons permits should be public. CMV	First reason and that of concealed carry weapon holders, less than 1 % will ever commit a felony. ( this is from my class for my permit, I need to check that though ) So what good does it do to call out the people that are law - abiding. This isn't the same as having pedophile maps or what not. Second is exactly what h...	cmv
I believe info about people who have concealed - carry weapons permits should be public. CMV	Let me preface this by saying I'm not trying to be inflamatory ; this is a serious question. Would you feel more comfortable with a simple carry permit, not a concealed - cary permit? It requires the weapon to be in plain sight, not hidden from view. This type of permit has the benefit of being clear and open with all ...	cmv
I see no reason that prostituition should be illegal CMV	Do you think sex should be a commodity to be bought or sold or that is should be given freely? Material gifts may be involved in sexual relations have always been involved in sexual relations without commodification. The commodification of sex produces an uneven relationship whereby the buyer has an advantage over the ...	cmv
I see no reason that prostituition should be illegal CMV	This is a very two sided issue IMO so let me list some of the pitfalls of legalizing prostitution : 1. Legalizing would essentially be making it socially acceptable, and the number of people seeing prostitutes would markedly increase. A great number of people would then be left with the experience of having a sexual pa...	cmv
I don't think white males are as privileged as they are made out to be. CMV?	Do you play video games? I found this article to be very useful to explain the concept of privilege. Basically, " privilege " doesnt mean that everything will be easy and great for you. It means that, all other things equal, white cis straight men will be better off than other parts of the population. Other thing to co...	cmv
I think non - violent criminals shouldn't be sent to prison. CMV?	I'm not sure that your proposal is much different from what currently happens - I'm assuming you are talking about the US judicial system. The vast majority of the time, first time offenders receive probation or similar for non - violent crimes, such as drug and and relatively minor property crimes. Then, if they reoff...	cmv
I think non - violent criminals shouldn't be sent to prison. CMV?	You might want to ask when someone is " relatively okay ". Is a crime boss, that did not kill anyone himself, relatively okay? What about large scaled fraud that destoyed the life of thousands of people? Prison time serves as punishment, and to remove people from society. I'm not saying mandatory minimums and the drug ...	cmv
I think non - violent criminals shouldn't be sent to prison. CMV?	Fines are tricky. How can you fine someone with no assets? If a homeless man breaks into your store, causing a few thousand dollars worth of damage, there's no recompense, no wages to garnish. The only things people all have are time and bodies. We can punish them by taking their time, with prison, or we can punish by ...	cmv
I think that men should be able to opt out of child support. CMV.	What if the woman is on birth control and it fails ( my mother was on the pill when she got pregnant with me )? And then of course you have woman who are opposed to abortion because of religious reason or simply because they don't want the risks associated with it. What about them?	cmv
I think that men should be able to opt out of child support. CMV.	A think a better option would be this : In order to receive child support, there must be parental influence in the child's life as well as guarantees the money is going to the child. If the mother ( or father ) wishes no child support then no influence, likewise going the other way. There are obviously circumstances th...	cmv
I believe prisons should not be privatized. CMV.	While I don't support privatization, there are two arguments that go for nearly any government contractor - 1 ) They will be more efficient. This is because of the lack of bureaucracy, and it's universally true. 2 ) They will be cheaper. This is because private companies can fire underperforming staff with relative eas...	cmv
I dont believe new gun laws will change anything CMW	I think that the specific gun laws that were passed will probably have zero effect on crime and mass shooting frequency. However, I don't think this generalizes to every gun law. There is a temptation among anti - gun control people to reject any gun laws, hence the baffling gun laws in this country. I think gun laws s...	cmv
I don't think democracy is necessarily better than any other way of governing a country CMV	Information about the needs and concerns of the citizenry is probably better passed in a democracy that in any other enacted form. It gives a responsive mechanisms to the needs of the people. This mechanism may be broken and inefficient, but most other forms lack this mechanism altogether. No matter how benevolent a di...	cmv
I don't think democracy is necessarily better than any other way of governing a country CMV	Well one of the things that shows from your original post is that you're familiar with the american system. The problem with lack of difference between candidates and low priority on keeping promises is that there's a two - party system in the US. Another part is that there is a ridiculous amount of money in the system...	cmv
I don't think democracy is necessarily better than any other way of governing a country CMV	The U. S. is only a representative democracy. I don't believe a true democracy has been implemented properly yet. What you said about Guantanamo Bay, don't forget that electing Obama didn't necessarily guarantee closing it down. There was no place for all the prisoners to go if it were to close down. The states didn't ...	cmv
I hate vegetarians. CMV.	You can't use the inhumanity of other animals to justify our abuse of them. There's a lot of horrible things found in the state of nature that we as humans regard as unacceptable for our society. If I started torturing a dog or a cat, you know there is a little voice in your head that says what I am doing is wrong. It ...	cmv
I hate vegetarians. CMV.	" Eating meat is a natural, ethical, completely normal thing to do. " natural : most undesirable human behaviour, including rape and murder, is natural. ethical : you can't justify something by saying it's ethical ; that's a circular argument. normal : many things are normal before we do away with them, including slave...	cmv
I hate vegetarians. CMV.	have you ever been to a slaughterhouse? Can you imagine what it would be like if an alien race that thought of us as animals treated us that way? That's usually enough for most people. Besides, we're human. We're sentient. We're the best precisely BECAUSE we no longer need to follow our instincts to survive. It costs m...	cmv
I hate vegetarians. CMV.	I fully agree with your views on eating meat and am a proud omnivore myself. That said, hating moral vegetarians is pointless. Their not eating meat only benefits you. It leaves more meat for you, which lowers prices. Even if they try to change your views to being a vegetarian, that's really no worse than someone else ...	cmv
I hate vegetarians. CMV.	Likening your own intelligence to an animal's when it comes to food but stating the vast difference when talking about anything else is what really annoys a lot of vegetarians, and I can see why. Animals don't have the ability to understand right from wrong in the same way we do. They are also not in the position to do...	cmv
I hate vegetarians. CMV.	I think you hate because you could never see yourself able to make a change like that. You could never build the will power to stop eating McDonalds chicken nuggets, Taco Bell's carne asada burrito or your restaurant's top burger. Its easy and cheap to eat meat in America. But as some recent news has shown you don't ev...	cmv
I hate vegetarians. CMV.	It's one thing to disagree with my moral views, but why do you hate me for it? Will you acknowledge that animals feel pain and emotions? If so, what is wrong with me empathizing with that? By choosing not to eat meat, I am not hurting you or anyone else. And less animals are being hurt. I don't go around judging and cr...	cmv
I think gay marriage is unnecessary ( in the UK ). CMV.	Class division is also felt by nominal differences. What if we went around calling mixed race marriages just'partnerships '? I know this is the dead horse of pro marriage equality logic, but it should make clear that names matter.	cmv
I think gay marriage is unnecessary ( in the UK ). CMV.	So long as marriage exists for heterosexual couples, homosexuals will want it. Maybe not need it, but to them, and even those who are straight, it's definitely an equality thing. The inability to get married as a homosexual couple suggests inferiority and a lack of full acceptance in society.	cmv
I think gay marriage is unnecessary ( in the UK ). CMV.	I used to think the same thing. Here is the argument that changed my mind. I hope this thought process helps. Marriage implies a mutually exclusive, financially invested, sexual relationship. This is the connotations that go with marriage. Civil partnership doesn't have this connotation in society even if it may ( I do...	cmv
I think gay marriage is unnecessary ( in the UK ). CMV.	While gay couples are limited only to civil partnerships, there isn't true equality. It's as simple as that. The rights are same, but the name is important. Shakespeare was right to question if a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.	cmv
I don't understand why many Americans deify their founding fathers, and I feel as though I'm missing something obvious. CMV.	When you're interpreting a law, you ask yourself a series of questions : 1. What does it actually say, and is it clear on the exact issue in this case? 2. If it's not clear, what effect did the drafting body ( in the case of the Constitution or the Bill of Rights, then the Founding Fathers ) intend for it to have? Ther...	cmv
I don't understand why many Americans deify their founding fathers, and I feel as though I'm missing something obvious. CMV.	I'm not going to try to change your view ( because I agree with it, so I'll be happy to see what people say here ), but, on a related note, I don't understand how " It's unconstitutional! " seems to be an argument against something. Presumably, the person who holds the " unconstitutional " view believes that it shouldn...	cmv
I don't understand why many Americans deify their founding fathers, and I feel as though I'm missing something obvious. CMV.	I don't understand either. I think we ( Americans ) are long overdue for a Constitution 2. 0 or general re - write of the Constitution. If you think about it, the founding fathers basically wrote a document that would govern then, what is now the population of a single American state. It makes no sense that the power o...	cmv
I believe the whole world should unite properly as a human race, CMV.	Is reducing war your reason for wanting a single government? Because there are certainly ways to reduce war without a single government, and ways to produce a single government without reducing war. In the first case, extremely overpowering networks of defensive pacts can reduce the incentive for wars, along with large...	cmv
I believe the whole world should unite properly as a human race, CMV.	" if a little is good more must be better " ( this is the logic ur going for right? ) would be valid in this case, i dont see a problem w / " the more must be better " part ; my issue would be w / the former why do u believe that " a little is good "?	cmv
I believe the whole world should unite properly as a human race, CMV.	Different people want different governments, and so having different countries is a good way to provide what everyone wants. Ideally we could get to a situation where it is easy to move between countries so people who prefer the governing style of one place could just go there. If we only have one government, there'd b...	cmv
I believe the whole world should unite properly as a human race, CMV.	Individual governments are probably inevitable because different groups of people have different values, different lifestyles, different traditions, etc. A single government can't attend to the contradicting values, lifestyles, and traditions of every group of people in the world, and the logistics of enforcing these v...	cmv
I believe taxation is theft and collected through coercion CMV.	libertarian here. Not ancap, but I do tip my hat towards them. My answer is that not all taxes are theft. Voluntary taxes are peaceful. Voluntary taxes like the lottery which taxes poor, old, humanities majors, and minorities are voluntary and not coercive. I'm fine with voluntary taxes like the lottery are not theft i...	cmv
I believe taxation is theft and collected through coercion CMV.	It's part of the compact involved in maintaining a society. The way it is supposed to work is We The People authorize our representatives to collect money in order to fund the government. Is your objection to the concept of taxation itself, or the specific things your tax dollars fund?	cmv
I believe taxation is theft and collected through coercion CMV.	As marthawhite explained, this should not be viewed as theft due to Tacit Concent and Social Contract philosophies. To my knowledge, these are widely accepted philosophical ideas and date back at least to Socrates. More or less, this means that ( using the USA as an example ) you benefit from the government from the mo...	cmv
I believe taxation is theft and collected through coercion CMV.	Property rights are only protected through the threat of coercion by an entity seen to have control over the legitimate use of force. Do you think people who steal from you should be allowed to be punished by the government for that theft? If you do, you are giving the government authority to define property, and as su...	cmv
I believe taxation is theft and collected through coercion CMV.	There's a substantial difference between taxation in a representative governmental system and taxation without representation. That distinction is what sowed the seeds of the American revolution. In the latter case, yes, tax is theft. But in a representative system, tax comes through the consent of the governed, and th...	cmv
I believe taxation is theft and collected through coercion CMV.	Taxation isn't theft, it's a membership fee. To abuse an analogy, a country is like a club and taxes are the membership fee. There are a bunch of different clubs with different fees and members and benefits. Usually, you become a member of your initial club by being born into it, but you have the option to change. Some...	cmv
I believe taxation is theft and collected through coercion CMV.	There are still places in this world where the poor receive no assistance at all, and receive no charity from the wealthy. In these places people are forced to defecate in the streets, mothers are forced to give birth in a dirty apartments and see their newborns die from preventable causes. They have no running water, ...	cmv