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we shouldn't ban human cloning as it could help aid genetic medical problems | human cloning |
a person should have the dignity to choose how they die | assisted suicide |
freedom of speech should include flag burning in order to send a strong message on the direction the country is going. | flag burning |
capital punishment is a hateful practice that should not exist anymore in the 21st century. | capital punishment |
The telemarketing industry is huge, and any attempt to shut it down will cause a rise is unemployment and will damage the economy. | telemarketing |
organ trade could help alleviate long waiting lists | organ trade |
safe spaces are an enormous waste of time and money, especially when things like churches, medical offices, etc., exist. | safe spaces |
we should explore human cloning as an advancement of science, the medical potential is immense | human cloning |
subsidized student loans provide a lower interest rate and result in less debt for college graduates | student loans |
women can be trained to be as strong as men and bring a different way of thinking that could help operations. | women in combat |
factory farming should be banned as the animals in these farms are held in bad conditions. | factory farming |
School uniforms have no positive effect on academic achievement. | the use of school uniform |
homeopathy is not regulated or screened. | homeopathy |
subsidies for vocational education would help solve the problem of skills shortages in many trades | vocational education |
we should legalize polygamy as people should have the right to have as many wives as they wish as long as everyone agrees to the arrangement. | polygamy |
autonomous cars should stop being developed because they have mostly proven to be unsafe in navigating roads and traffic situations. | the development of autonomous cars |
school uniform enables all children to look the same, thus reducing the likelihood of bullying. | the use of school uniform |
economic sanctions cause death and suffering for civilain populations, and are wildly unfocused as a tool of diplomacy. | the use of economic sanctions |
Children should be free to pray to the God or Gods they believe in, as long as there is no particular favoritism demonstrated by the school. | school prayer |
the government should not spend its limited funds on a private enterprise. | wikipedia |
homeopathic remedies are a waste of money, they are diluted and do not work. | homeopathy |
naturopathy is based on very little scientific evidence and could delay much needed treatment for serious conditions. | naturopathy |
capital punishment should be removed from society as it is a backwards and medieval solution to crime that has no place in a modern society. | capital punishment |
we shouldn't limit judicial activism because this is an opportunity for democracy to work. many of the laws treat people unfairly and this type of activism can change politics positively. | judicial activism |
enforcing mandatory retirement removes people from the job market against their will, possibly causing emotional or financial hardship. | retirement |
compulsory voting improves voting turnaround. | compulsory voting |
we accept collectivism because it leads to less conflict due to people thinking as a team instead of one person thinking about themselves and causing trouble | collectivism |
homeschooling allows for targeted education in a safe environment. | homeschooling |
student loans should be subsidized so that more kids can go to school, get a better education and contribute to the advancement of society. | student loans |
the fundamental rights of individuals to the freedom of thought and expression of that thought as speech is vitally important to the stability and liberty of the populations of democracies. | holocaust denial |
Racial profiling harms basic human rights of movement and privacy, usually with no clear justification, and we cannot allow that. | racial profiling |
a multi-party system could cause too much in fighting between groups that should be cooperating. | multi-party system |
we should ban fast food to make the world a healthier place. there are far too many obese and overweight people walking around. | fast food |
factory farming is the solution for cheaper food | factory farming |
homeschooling should be banned because the children do not get the societal interaction they need to succeed outside the home | homeschooling |
scientology is not a religion it is a cult. it does not allow for individuals freedoms but restricts and banishes those that try to leave the group. | the church of scientology |
foster care can be dangerous. foster families are often not properly checked out to see what type of people they are and are often in it just for the pay and don't want to help the kids. | foster care |
space exploration is an important part of our great nation and we should encourage and develop it | space exploration |
economic sanctions usually do not prove to be effective and tend to cause hard feelings between the countries involved. | the use of economic sanctions |
the olympic games are an important celebration of athleticism that the whole world can participate in. | the olympic games |
human cloning should be banned as the long term effects on the cloned is still uncertain and could lead to long term health complications | human cloning |
economic sanctions always punish the innocent people of the country not the oppressive regimes. | the use of economic sanctions |
telemarketing provides a way for people to earn a paycheck | telemarketing |
the blockade of gaza must end because it has resulted in a humanitarian crisis because the country can not develop freely | blockade of the gaza strip |
it has many helpful medicinal qualities such as helping cancer patients keep food down when going through chemotherapy | cannabis |
whaling provides jobs and income for many people | whaling |
cannabis use leads to the use of other drugs. | cannabis |
just having the ability to use a nuclear weapon often can be a deterrent. | the abolition of nuclear weapons |
intelligence tests don't measure real world skills and capabilities | intelligence tests |
a multi-party system is the fairest representation of all political viewpoints, and would increase the electorate's engagement with politics in general. | multi-party system |
the olympics is a great opportunity for all the countries in the world to come together and compete in a friendly way. this can help with political tensions. | the olympic games |
libertarianism runs roughshod over every collective and communal human right and entitlement. privileged individuals prosper whilst the rest of society suffers. it should most definitely not be adopted | libertarianism |
economic sanctions are an effective alternative to military action | the use of economic sanctions |
Sex selection strengthens sexist stereotypes and gender biases. | sex selection |
surrogacy enables couples that are unable to conceive to be able to have a child of their own. if not for surrogacy, these people would not be able to have loving families. | surrogacy |
students are made to feel important and are a part of a team by wearing a uniform | the use of school uniform |
missionary work provides valuable assistance in countries that need help and many missionaries provide education and medical care and help build villages, medical clinics and schools. | missionary work |
executive compensation has hit astronomical levels, widening the pay gap between worker and executive, this has the potential to lead to disharmony and possible conflict. | executive compensation |
it will create dangerous conditions for human drivers who will either be fearful of this new technology or distracted by their curiosity and create a situation leading to more accidents | the development of autonomous cars |
homeopathic treatments may take a long time to actually work on an illness, which could cause some sicknesses to get worse since they weren't treated quickly enough. | homeopathy |
if nuclear weapons are deployed, humanity as we know it will be destroyed. it will be better to not have this option at all. | the abolition of nuclear weapons |
people using homeopathic remedies instead of conventional medicine are more likely to die from a serious illness. | homeopathy |
zoos are an educational and entertaining tool and the animals are well fed and cared for. | zoos |
there is a need to protect inventors and artists who may have invested huge sums of money in developing their intellectual property | intellectual property rights |
factory farming allows for greater food production to feed a growing population. | factory farming |
racial profiling is discriminatory and humiliating and against one's constitutional rights. | racial profiling |
embryonic stem cell research makes possible vital breakthroughs in medical science, helping to end suffering. | embryonic stem cell research |
child actors are vulnerable to many predators both public as well as in the acting industry and their participation should be banned. | the use of child actors |
without knowing the long term effects of cloning, it shouldn’t be attempted on humans because it could be medically problematic. | human cloning |
factory farming often involves the use of unnecessary pesticides | factory farming |
we should not ban human cloning because it helps with medical research | human cloning |
we are propagating unnatural and unattainable beauty norms by fueling an industry that operates on those that can afford it, to look as close to perfect as possible | cosmetic surgery |
executive compensation should be limited as it allows for poor performing executives to be unjustly rewarded and disincentivises them. | executive compensation |
A government-funded Wikipedia would become a government-controlled Wikipedia. | wikipedia |
payday loans have exorbitant interests rates and prey on the weak and vulnerable in society, they should be outlawed. | payday loans |
homeschooling isolates the children and prevents them from developing proper social relations. | homeschooling |
compulsory voting should be adopted because it engages everyone in the voting process and allows all the voices to be heard. we have such low voter turnouts, we don't get accurate results. | compulsory voting |
payday loans take advantage of poor people by charging very high interest charges. | payday loans |
fast food has been proven to be bad for our health and we should ban it. | fast food |
whaling should be banned because there are no longer any valid commercial reasons to do it anymore | whaling |
executive compensation is too high. this absurd amount of money they earn should be spread out to the people in the company who do most of the actual work. | executive compensation |
surrogacy can allow a women the opportunity to be a mother when there may have been no other hope. | surrogacy |
it can help with educational placement, so students are challenged but not forced into something that is above their limit. | intelligence tests |
zoos are an outdated and cruel form of entertainment that enslaves captured animals and leaves them in climates they are often not suited to. | zoos |
by accepting an austerity regime, we can finally balance the country's budget. | austerity regime |
homeschooling allows the child to get more direct instruction and can be completed at their speed and not someone else's. | homeschooling |
everyone has the right to abstain based on how they feel they are able to vote on a topic | compulsory voting |
Targeting potential criminals based on race is a violation of the principle of equal protection under the law. | racial profiling |
after serious accidents cosmetic surgery can be necessary for quality of life and therefore shouldn’t be banned. | cosmetic surgery |
the idea behind every loan, including payday loans, is to help people financially in their times of need and that is exactly what payday loan does. | payday loans |
guantanamo bay has been useful in extracting information from enemy combatants and should not be closed. | guantanamo bay detention camp |
homeopathy is an affordable way to treat yourself. | homeopathy |
cannabis has been known to lead to further drugs being used such as heroin, opiates and other substances and is unregulated in many regions and should not be legalized. | cannabis |
social media is known for damaging the self esteem of adolescents and young adults due to how easy it is to compare yourself and your life to your friends or acquaintances. | social media |
the lack of stability and continuity that comes with transferring a child from one foster home to another undermines proper social development. | foster care |
we should not not subsidize space exploration since all that money could be used to improve earth. | space exploration |
surrogacy should be banned because it is an unnecessary way of bringing children in to the world when the world is already overpopulated as it is | surrogacy |
placing children in a warm loving foster home literally saves lives, these children have been placed there as a last resort, in a foster home they can be loved and nurtured and grown into happy healthy adults | foster care |
the right to keep and bear arms is an american constitutional right to protect one's self and family and this right should not be violated. | the right to keep and bear arms |
for some people, a payday loan is all that keeps them from losing it all. we cannot remove this vital lifeline. | payday loans |
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