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I believe this is why many Americans underestimate the potential large-scale damage that an angry, impulsive and ignorant man like Trump is capable of. Being president of the US is arguably the most prestigious, important and powerful job on the planet. To have a man with the characteristics of Trump holding this offic... | I agree with Kevin Spacey that we as Americans "get [the president] we deserve", especially if our next president is Donald Trump | 0 | 2016-03-18T19:21:40 | 27 | 0 | null |
Gender is a thing that science can prove exists. Gender is basically your brain recognising that you are of the male or female sex. Gender *stereotypes* are a social construct. But thanks to idiotic SJWs everyone conflates the two. I used to think like you, but I did my research and the thing is: transgender people are... | [Serious] "Transgender" IS a psychological issue | 0 | 2016-11-30T23:21:35 | 44 | 2 | null |
I'm not God, nor do I claim to know much about him, but the idea that God created a world that only looks old seems to be against other concepts of His. Does he trick people? Is he some type of Loki character? That whole concept seems to be a human response to conflicting information. I mean if God tried to trick us i... | I am struggling to accept evolution | 1 | 2015-02-11T01:09:10 | 350 | 59 | null |
Places like North Korea, Mexico, and a variety around the world live like this (although not fully) and the cartels come in and take over the police and crime runs rampant. Do you ever watch the news? Police kidnappings, drug rings, bribes every time they pull someone over, robberies, and so forth. The Mob used to do t... | I don't think having a police state would be a bad thing. | 0 | 2016-09-04T02:09:15 | 155 | 2 | null |
Well, for one thing the house is heavily gerrymandering and doesn't come close to representing the voters proportionally. All you have to do is look at a state, what percentage of people voted R/D and what percentage R/D were elected to realize it's not representative. At least with the Senate everyone in the state get... | The US Senate should be a ceremonial rubber stamp in practice, rather than a body that regularly blocks legislation from the House. | 0 | 2015-06-25T04:46:36 | 174 | 2 | 8Δ |
Even with autonomous vehicles taking over completely, a large contingent of the population would still own their vehicles. There is a distance from large population centers at which it is no longer cost-effective for a ride-hailing service to operate. Because vehicle manufactures will still need to cater to this portio... | When autonomous vehicles become mainstream, riding by yourself will become a luxury. | 1 | 2017-02-14T15:31:17 | 49 | 2 | 10 |
So basically, "Why live if you're going to die anyway?" I could rephrase that as, "Why read a book if you're just going to finish it?", "Why go see a movie if it's going to end two hours later?", "Why get up in the morning, if you're just going to go to bed again at the end of the day?" It's not about the end. It's not... | We are all going to die someday, I might just as well kill myself right now. CMV | 0 | 2013-08-22T00:06:34 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
I think that an important aspect of this is the dichotomy between PR and regional representation. There exist mechanisms to ensure a more proportional representation whilst retaining a regional representative. This usually involves electing multiple representatives per region. This is similar to the way the European Pa... | Proportional representation is a better system of democracy than single member plurality in almost every way. | 0 | 2017-06-10T15:40:20 | 187 | 1 | null |
I wish I could believe that my depression is curable, but quite frankly if something's been going on for more than a decade without a cure, it's not very likely it's going to stop. The first step to being cured is believing it can happen. It will never happen until you realise it can. You're not involving your own mind... | Severe depression is incurable | 0 | 2014-06-26T01:06:37 | 26 | -1 | 2Δ |
So you should clarify in the CMV that a woman simply "putting a mans name on a birth certificate" does not make them the legal father of a child (at least not in my state). Many states have an assumption of paternity when a couple is married, independent of the birth certificate, and a man would have to actually contes... | A negative paternity test should exclude a man from paying child support and any money paid should be returned unless there was a legal adoption. | 0 | 2016-09-03T01:09:25 | 1,414 | 12 | null |
The speaker is showing ignorance of that the "sh" sound is spelled "sch" in Germanic languages Hm? English is a Germanic language and "sh" is spelled "sh" in it. But I'm very surprised to find out that people in the US pronounce it as "Roth's child". pronouncing "a fortiori" as "ey for-tay-OR-ey", when an authentic pro... | Popular US/English pronunciations of foreign words, names, and phrases betray ignorance of the speaker as to the origin and meaning of those words. | 0 | 2014-07-09T22:12:56 | 123 | 6 | 1 |
Rather than focusing on censoring "fake news" -- we as a society should aim to educate one another on how to live in this age of information-saturation. This is often the problem, however; now that "fake news" has entered the lexicon of public discourse, it's too easy to discount opposing arguments as "fake" without ac... | Misinformation, or "fake news" is only on the rise because information as a whole is becoming more accessible. | 1 | 2017-01-03T18:34:01 | 62 | 135 | 32 |
Firstly: I'd be interested in hearing how it is you would suggest "marketing" this problem that you admit exists. Secondly: a reality almost no one disputes when you get down to it: That white people have it better off in everyday social interactions Perhaps this is your experience, however there are many people who d... | "White Privilege" and other social justice concepts aren't going to convince people who aren't already on board with the left. At worst, it will polarize the issue and inspire resentment. | 1 | 2015-04-28T13:23:43 | 608 | 226 | 1Δ |
I'm not sure any infringing is happening in these situations. At least not against the legal institution of free speech. I would argue that something just as insidious is happening but it's happening to the *cultural* idea of freedom of speech. I'm not sure the best way to word it concisely so I'll explain. Freedom of ... | Infringing on Free Speech rights is indefensible. | 0 | 2017-03-14T22:10:43 | 125 | 2 | 1 |
This is going to be a lazy response, but only because this [article](http://www.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2013/08/05/why-batman-cant-be-black) does a great job summing up your argument and all the likely responses you are going to get to it in this thread. So it really depends on what you mean by no reas... | There's no reason Batman can't be played by a black actor | 1 | 2017-04-27T08:46:32 | 72 | 4 | 142 |
You're basing your estimate of how long it takes to change careers on how long it takes to master something, which is wrong. Most trade skills can be learned from 0 knowledge on the job in about 3 months. I'm 29 now, and I was a computer nerd until college. In college, I switched to linguistics and finally to English, ... | At 24, I am too old to start a career in something brand new-- like becoming a cartoonist with zero art training, or writing a play without a background in creative writing. | 0 | 2014-04-21T10:36:48 | 55 | 1 | 1 |
Your whole statement is based on an incorrect definition of feminism. You see it as an adversarial platform. A "them vs. me" thing. While there are *absolutely* some militant feminist, that's NOT what feminism is. Feminism is simply the desire to be treated equally, given equal amount of respect, and have an equal am... | Men would be better off avoiding feminism | 0 | 2017-03-30T23:58:54 | 394 | 63 | 3 |
Are you 100% assured that the CIA or google wont share the information with other people? | Your private life isn't very important. CIA spying on you or Google selling your personal info to advertisers is not a big deal. | 1 | 2017-03-08T20:48:49 | 69 | 31 | 5 |
Every single day your turn on the news or read a newspaper what do you see? Death, destruction, depravity, etc. It seems like humans are getting worse by the minute. Honestly, I could pick a random year from from the 20th century and if anything it would be worse. Extremist nut jobs are everywhere you look. This is n... | Humanity is Doomed | 0 | 2016-01-20T16:26:46 | 45 | 7 | 14 |
My husband and I have never combined our income. We adjust how much who puts into what bills with each new job and each new bill. This is both of our first marriage, and hopefully the only. I have run into trouble with the bills and asked him for help. His computer recently needed some work done. I helped. To me it mak... | I believe that, in marriage, any arrangement other than 'all money is our money' is completely unfair and unjustified, CMV. | 0 | 2014-01-13T02:13:15 | 183 | 0 | null |
Just based on this one post, you sound like you're steeped in academia ("ubiquitous" and "inculcation" stand out), which leads to an overly self-critical view of societal standards. To wit, I was in an extremely academic, socially-aware circle and there were countless discussions of objectification, feminism, the "male... | I believe it's wrong to ask someone out if looks/sexual attraction play a bigger role than personality in your desire to date that person. | 1 | 2015-01-14T23:50:44 | 29 | 5 | 2 |
I think the human would win. It boils down to mass. A human weighs more than a chimp as it stands, and adding the "no legs" proviso makes it moreso. If the chimp grabs the human's arms and can pin them, the human can throw their whole body around to crush or hurl the chimp off them. According [to Wikipedia](https://en.... | A chimpanzee with no legs would still beat a human in unarmed combat | 1 | 2015-09-11T16:33:43 | 226 | 38 | 146 |
I agree with you that cash or money should be an acceptable response when asked what you want, especially when, as you stated, "Sometimes people have money issues that aren't life-shattering but money can make a lot of difference particularly in stress reduction, and thus the gift shouldn't be looked at solely as super... | "Cash" or "Money" should be acceptable responses for when asked what one (adult) wants for Christmas. | 0 | 2015-12-15T00:08:05 | 65 | 2 | 1 |
If you have a real point to make, it will always be better received in a normal conversational tone. Always. A raised voice equals aggression and most people won't be able to see past it in a discussion. Especially if youre the first to raise your voice, as they dont yet feel something has progressed past a nprmal disc... | Raising your voice during arguments is fine (when there aren't, e.g. children around). | 1 | 2015-08-16T12:33:59 | 26 | 8 | 1 |
That would be a [market failure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_failure), rather than a failure of the capitalist society as a whole. | the fact that IKEA is pretty much the only place most people can afford to buy furniture is a sign that capitalism is a failure. | 1 | 2015-10-08T01:37:23 | 363 | 2 | 1 |
The basic premise of being a Libertarian is to give people as much freedom as is possible, within reason. Any time you get the government involved in something, you take away the freedom of choice (this isn't necessarily bad). For example, public roads exist because the government builds and maintains the roads, but th... | Libertarians are evil | 0 | 2014-10-26T04:45:55 | 431 | 0 | null |
I don't think countries should expect their immigrants to abandon their culture in exchange for a new one Integration does not necessarily mean abandoning one's culture. It usually means adhering to the core values of their host society. It's not about having your holidays, food and history. It's about accepting the fa... | Immigrants shouldn't be expected to integrate. | 0 | 2015-03-08T22:05:56 | 66 | 22 | null |
Buckle up, this will be a bit long! So I'm not sure exactly what classes you're taking and what exactly their analysis of it is, but it seems to be a little off. In essence, the public health and medical fields have obtained research results which are causing them to start thinking about SOME (not all!) of the epidemio... | Obesity is not an uncontrollable condition that just strikes people or an "infectious disease." CMV | 1 | 2014-03-07T03:42:45 | 134 | 7 | 3 |
There are at least 2 aspects of fitness that are important for these jobs: 1) What is required to do the job. These tests, I agree, should test that all applicants, regardless of sex, can perform the duties that their specific job position requires. E.g. dragging a 125# dummy 30 feet is a test for all firefighters in ... | I believe that female EMT's, fire fighters, police etc. Should be held to the exact same fitness standards as men. CMV | 1 | 2014-01-09T18:46:07 | 304 | 220 | 96Δ |
As I said, I don't think it's degree -- more like -- you would not say that lgbt should include black people as a category (hard to say that right, sorry, I don't mean no lgbt black people, I mean lgbtb doesn't make a ton of sense)... And lgbtqa might make sense! I am just saying, there's something more than being dis... | Denying asexuality from the LGBT community is discriminatory and shouldn't be tolerated. | 1 | 2017-06-18T00:09:20 | 179 | 4 | 7 |
One reason I like having a federal government with strong regulation powers is for issues where strict competition fails to reach the "best" result. Take an industry whose primary labor is not in short supply (say, unskilled labor, or factory/sweatshop/manufacturing kinds of jobs). If you have multiple companies compet... | Most of the issues in American politics should be taken care of by the states instead of the federal government. | 0 | 2015-02-02T20:47:33 | 91 | 2 | 3 |
Well I don't think the term is racist per se, I think it's more clarifying. The word racism is still in there. I think the idea is that "racism" is usually understood as being done by a majority group and received by a minority group. So reverse racism is just the reverse of that. It's still racism, just done by a mino... | The term 'Reverse racism' is racist. CMV. | 0 | 2014-02-09T19:31:14 | 73 | 5 | 11 |
I'm thinking that what you're trying to get at is the non-parents who look at you when your kid is having a tantrum, and know that they could do better, even though they have no experience with kids. So, yeah, all things being equal, a parent will know more about parenting than a random stranger who has no experience w... | Non-parents’ views on parenting are worthless to parents. | 1 | 2016-01-23T23:18:11 | 43 | 6 | 148 |
I completely agree with your point that we shouldn't focus solely on weight as to avoid developing unhealthy habits. However I was under the impression that most people who are genuinely concerned with their health actually do pay close attention to all those physical accomplishments. I don't think some people competin... | People who are trying to improve their health/figure should use physical achievements and not weight as a measurement of progress. | 0 | 2016-09-22T01:12:17 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
Don't worry bro, this happens every generation. Your nostalgia will be dick butts and it'll be great. Some things from previous generations get redone, something's not. But there's always new innovation too, mostly on the internet.. and that's yours, not ours | My Generation (currently in High School) will never have nostalgia due to Gen X and millenials pushing their own nostalgia on us | 1 | 2017-04-06T02:57:10 | 26 | 28 | 14 |
Well, one thing that makes the non-serious trigger warnings themselves harmful is that it legitimizes those that claim to be "triggered" by such things. Not only could that lead to more demands for trigger warnings on all kinds of things that have little to do with PTSD but it also can't be healthy for the ones that de... | There is nothing wrong with the use of trigger warnings. | 0 | 2015-01-30T16:20:14 | 66 | 1 | 5 |
too bad college admissions dont use race anymore. this CMV is kinda irrelevant. | Race should not be a factor in college admission | 0 | 2016-08-05T17:41:19 | 194 | -2 | null |
This Asteroid that hit the Yucatan Peninsula called the Chicxulub crater ~65 million years ago was powerful enough to change the atmospheric weather conditions of the planet Earth. In doing so, changed temperatures and weather patterns for years, decades, centuries to follow. With that, the smallest insects to the rode... | I'm not convinced of the mass dinosaur 'extinction' event. CMV. | 1 | 2013-12-18T04:47:57 | 25 | 12 | 1 |
That's because you don't hear about every other person doing their small part to help. And you probably won't. But that doesn't mean you're the only one trying. You're not the only person that cares about what they leave behind for their kids. It just seems that way. | It is the nature of intelligent life to destroy itself. | 1 | 2014-12-10T11:01:09 | 58 | 1 | 1 |
The build up to the joke presents the previous presidents as "white crackers" and then the first black President as an Oreo. I could agree that this out of context would be racist (although pretty harmless). So in other words using racist language, and language used by some black people to denigrate other black people ... | I don't believe this is racism (example inside). | 0 | 2017-03-01T17:18:26 | 27 | 1 | 70 |
I am pro second amendment and I feel that we need to have more relaxed gun laws, not stricter ones. However, the argument that San Bernardino has the strictest gun laws and therefore we can conclude that strict laws couldn't have prevented those shootings is bad logic. That would be like saying no cities have laws agai... | Stricter gun laws would not have prevented the San Bernardino shooting, as California already has the strictest gun laws in the country. | 1 | 2015-12-03T17:42:06 | 1,043 | 154 | 2 |
1. You don't know if you are going to pass on an illness or not. If you have a 10% chance of passing on an illness, that's a 90% chance that you won't. I made up those numbers because the real percentages are much closer to a .01% chance, not a 10% chance. 2. Most serious genetic illnesses cause miscarriages or death w... | Passing on genetic diseases is highly unethical | 0 | 2017-03-03T21:09:34 | 286 | 68 | 127 |
Two things, really. First I think you're correct in your assessment, that universal basic income might be (close to) impossible in your country as is. Basically you're saying there's not enough money to go around if you discount the rich as they always find a way to get out of these things. And I'm inclined to agree, t... | I don't believe an Universal Basic Income would work, nor that it would be fair | 0 | 2017-03-11T12:02:15 | 50 | 17 | null |
Certain dogs sometimes save lifes. These are trained dogs (not privately owned), which I specifically excluded. The incidents of "wonder dogs", who saved the baby from the burning building are too rare to make up for the deaths. You have a very limited idea of what it means for a dog to save a person's life. Dogs give... | You shouldn't own a dog. | 1 | 2015-08-15T02:03:57 | 54 | 12 | 9 |
The idea of "cultural appropriation" is harmful and divisive (and more than a little racist). But like many other bad things, it's a good thing taken too far. The good thing that cultural appropriation takes too far is respect for other people and cultures. At least some Native Americans consider a headdress to be an h... | I don't think cultural appropriation is a real issue | 1 | 2017-01-23T19:38:43 | 555 | 141 | 3 |
Even if the defendant is guilty, the defense attorney still has a duty to defend him: not for its own sake, but to keep the state's prosecution honest. Defense attorneys aren't protecting the guilty as much as they are protecting the Constitution and our judicial process. People need to be proven guilty based on the ev... | I don't think there should be "attorney privelege" and that attorneys should be able to tell the court if their client admits to a charge. CMV | 0 | 2013-08-27T10:11:52 | 69 | 6 | 15 |
just a few weeks ago, [this](http://news.nationalpost.com/toronto/york-phd-student-convicted-of-sexual-assault-has-strong-if-not-decisive-grounds-of-appeal-ontario-judge-says) happened. the guy got convicted with literally no evidence against him. just her testimony. literally a he-said-she-said. | The He Said She Said Rape, and the Man Automatically Goes to Jail Rhetoric Doesn't Happen. Change My View | 1 | 2016-08-13T16:18:02 | 84 | 46 | 1 |
A car alarm draws attention to the vehicle, even if you don't think that someone is stealing that car people will look around to see what car is making that noise. A thief wants to get in and out (or away) as quickly as possible without being noticed, so by virtue of the fact that a car alarm draws attention, it is an ... | A manual transmission is a better deterrent to theft than a car alarm | 0 | 2017-05-26T22:53:37 | 57 | 2 | 13 |
This has actually been tried in court in 2006. [In his ruling, Worcester Superior Court Judge Jeffrey A. Locke cited Webster's Third New International Dictionary definition of a sandwich and explained that the difference comes down to two slices of bread versus one tortilla, “A sandwich is not commonly understood to in... | I believe that pizza is a kind of sandwich. CMV. | 1 | 2013-11-24T00:05:20 | 52 | 54 | 33 |
As a black dude that follows blackpeopletwitter and enjoys the content, I don't see anything wrong with it. Someone somewhere out there will always make fun of someone or something. And if you know any black people you would know that some/ a lot of the content on there is actually true. You also have to remember that ... | The "Black Twitter" trend is not only demeaning to black people but also extremely racist | 0 | 2015-10-07T23:39:27 | 273 | 57 | null |
I would say one good reason to not have casual Monday is that wearing nicer clothes can help boost your mood. I know that for myself I feel more inspired to work when I'm dressed up more. I know that this is also a suggestion that is given to people who work from home, that you should shower and get ready and get dress... | At offices with a dress code, Casual Monday is better than Casual Friday if you can only choose one. | 0 | 2015-04-17T18:22:34 | 81 | 1 | null |
If a person is a citizen of the United States then the government has to give that person services. If that person speaks a different language, we can't just deny that person rights because they don't speak English and thus can't read a document. Citizens get rights regardless of what language they can speak. | Federal and state governments in the US should stop producing documents in languages other than English because it allows immigrants to "get by" without learning English which leads to a lack of assimilation. (Which is a bad thing) | 0 | 2016-03-15T03:46:01 | 61 | 7 | 57 |
Well, you might want to try explaining why you think alcohol is bad in a little more detail, as I don't really have much to go off of here. Basically, alcohol in moderation is a tool for making certain experiences more enjoyable. There are different levels of intoxication. It's not like there's a threshold you cross wh... | Alcohol is bad, please don't let me grow up boring | 0 | 2013-08-23T20:59:34 | 45 | 2 | 23 |
What **SPECIFIC** comments do you mean? What **SPECIFIC CLAIMS** does she make in them that show she's a "whacko" who "shouldn't even be a doctor"? | I have major problems with each of the main four presidential candidates and am considering abstaining from the presidential vote as to not vote against my conscious. | 1 | 2016-11-01T21:58:22 | 169 | 0 | 9 |
You know the thing is is that people over time have become more and more productive at work. That is, I accomplish more as an accountant today in 2014 than an accountant did in 1964. We are composed of the same flesh and blood. We do the same debits and credits. We do the exact same job. It's just that I have tools tha... | You shouldn't reddit at work. | 1 | 2014-12-23T17:04:47 | 154 | 22 | 3 |
Just to clarify. Is it you want to vote for Trump or would anyone who can take on the establishment and win be enough? | The fact that Trump is singlehandedly fighting the full power of the entire global elite and winning makes me want to vote for him regardless of his views | 0 | 2016-03-03T14:14:23 | 47 | 1 | null |
I am a seventeen-year-old male... The first is that it won't give me anything I desire. I am perfectly fine living on almost nothing. I did a calculation of my future costs and found that they are well within the range of what I will be getting for welfare so I see no reason to try and get a job to pay bills. You're 17... | There is no reason to pursue a career | 0 | 2017-02-17T08:17:00 | 158 | 5 | 6 |
I'm a native New Yorker. It's really not as smelly or dirty as you make it out to be, though it can be quite expensive if you want to live in certain areas of the city. There is trash everywhere, the water is polluted, and the air simply does not smell clean. There are plenty clean and nice spots in the city. I was j... | NYC sucks | 1 | 2015-07-15T18:31:40 | 328 | 63 | 1 |
I believe that if you aren't sure about who to vote for, it's better to not do it at all. [...] **I think if a person thinks with conviction than they want a person in power, they should vote for them certainly.** While there are valid and sound reasons to vote in a [First-Past-The-Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F... | I believe that if you aren't sure about who to vote for, it's better to not do it at all. CMV. | 0 | 2013-05-08T21:19:05 | 81 | 1 | null |
I worked a call center job where managers or the big boss of the center spent some time each day, I know because a manager there was a friend, viewing or computer screens remotely. I was actually warned to just avoid Reddit entirely for the reason you mentioned in a comment above, that if monitoring is likely to catch ... | it is impossible for a text post to be NSFW | 1 | 2014-09-18T08:07:26 | 90 | 5 | 2 |
*I don't think I should need them. I am also doing talk therapy and I should be able to figure this out on my own. I mean it's just my thoughts right? I've changed my view on a bunch of things, a lot based on reading this sub.* No, it's **not** just your thoughts. [From WebMD](http://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/caus... | I've been diagnosed with depression but I don't want to take medication because... | 1 | 2017-05-19T22:21:48 | 62 | 10 | 208 |
You bring up a couple of points that really ought to be separated from each other. 1) The Russian ambassador didn't make the decision to launch those airstrikes, so why is killing him justified? That is like arresting a trucker moving BP gasoline to gas stations over the Deepwater Horizon. 2) Just because it is justifi... | Today's shooting of the Russian Ambassador isn't an act of terrorism | 1 | 2016-12-19T21:37:31 | 37 | 3 | 9 |
I can definitely understand it, if it looks like I'm infantilising women or spreading the 'dangerous man' myth, but personally as a male feminist I'm definitely not trying to do that (and I also personally believe that this issue affects men way more than surveys suggest as well). But the problem is that in our current... | 'Consent Culture' is a waste of time and counter-productive | 1 | 2017-06-24T18:04:52 | 81 | 6 | 1 |
You say gender roles are not real, but what I think you mean is that they are socially constructed, unless you don't think that men are not pressured to do some things and women other things. I don't think most non-binary individuals seriously suggest that gender roles are not socially constructed (CMV on that?), but t... | Non-binary genders make no sense unless you accept that gender stereotypes, roles and the like are real and should be so. Non-binary genders, therefore, enforce gender roles. | 0 | 2017-04-19T07:43:15 | 325 | 1 | null |
In growing circles, if the girl wakes up the next morning and suddenly wishes she hadn't slept with that guy, she has now been raped and is a victim, regardless of the fact that she consensually engaged in sexual activity with her partner. I mean...is this *actually* happening? by and large, most people would agree wit... | Consent feely given while mildly intoxicated should still count as consent | 0 | 2016-12-14T22:49:15 | 413 | 7 | null |
I'm an elementary school teacher with a master's degree in elementary education. I'll weigh in with my two cents. I think that the biggest reason I disagree with you is because adults who are involved in raising children should be teaching them the skills they need to be successful adults. Although almost all adults sa... | It's okay for kids to hear and say 'bad' words. | 0 | 2015-07-23T17:52:25 | 120 | 5 | null |
Suppose I concede that pirates reduce the studios' profitability, and that increased profitability would attract more studios and thereby lower prices/increase supply of movies. I think you need another step to show that it is nevertheless immoral to pirate. Example: carpoolers reduce car manufacturers' profitability. ... | I believe internet piracy is morally wrong and the reddit hivemind on this issue is ridiculous. CMV | 1 | 2013-12-19T17:41:21 | 150 | 5 | null |
While your view is directed towards the more enthusiastic fans of the series, There are still people who enjoyed the films but don't have a strong connection to them. I have seen all of the Star Wars movies, and I enjoyed watching them, (some more that others) but I don't have a greatly positive opinion of them. For me... | Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be a disappointment no matter what. | 0 | 2015-10-22T23:29:38 | 48 | 1 | null |
But legally abortion is not murder. Ethically it is murder according to Catholic doctrine, and he holds (contrary to Catholic teaching) that Catholic doctrine applies only to Catholics. He likely holds a relativist (and heretical, and extremely common) position under which a faithful Catholic would ethically be committ... | It's morally inconsistent to think abortion is murder, but also believe it's up to women. | 1 | 2017-01-30T22:28:06 | 67 | 10 | null |
One thing you might want to keep in mind is that bisexuals rarely are attracted to both genders equally. They tend to have a preference one way or the other. This kind of results in a confusion of emotions at times, trying to figure out what you really are. There are also some issues to face. Many straight people view ... | I think it would be great if I were a bisexual. | 1 | 2014-07-05T00:26:13 | 82 | 42 | 1 |
So someone with no malice, who's signing a song, can be assaulted and have no legal recourse? Wouldn't the rule be better if it had some malice/ intent requirements? I don't see how unintentional or non-malicious conduct could ever excuse an assault. How about: The following shall be a defense to assault: A person sha... | If a non-Black person in the US says the N-word, a Black person should not be charged with a crime if they respond violently, unless it results in that non-Black person's death or permanent injury. | 1 | 2017-04-04T02:48:07 | 325 | 3 | 6 |
You need to separate "liberals" the entity from people who are intolerant/violent who happen to be liberal. Much like the WBC isn't Christians or the tea party isn't the aggregate of conservatives. There are liberal people who are intolerant and suck, there are conservative people who are intolerant and suck. However, ... | The left and liberals are the majority perpetrators of intolerance and violence in the USA. | 0 | 2017-02-23T19:08:24 | 276 | 1 | 1 |
No, if a lion eats something, it's out of survival. If it ate me, it was out of survival for all it knows, and therefore it is ethical. Who says humans are not eating animals for survival? Even if they are obese, they are still acting on instinct when eating animals. The whole concept of veganism neglects the fact that... | Meat is Murder | 1 | 2015-07-26T11:32:48 | 251 | 1 | 13 |
Homicide rates have just been going down and down in the US in a similar trend that has occurred in basically all western countries no matter their stance on guns. I think the absolute most absurd part of your argument is that people with guns couldn't defend/deter a tyrannical government. It goes against most of moder... | The 2nd Amendment Should be Abolished. | 0 | 2016-12-15T22:26:49 | 187 | 2 | null |
To the extent that municipalities may ignore it and have their own rules, sure. I'm a big supporter of this, but I'm realistic enough to know that it won't work everywhere. Just as there are places you can't go right on red, this also needs to be barred at plenty of specific intersections. More to the point, though, an... | All states should adopt laws similar to the "Idaho Stop Law" with regards to people riding bikes | 1 | 2015-06-18T01:52:08 | 235 | 0 | null |
I think it may help to consider the definition of "survivor". Of course, it implies a form of death to be presented. A survivor gets close to death, and manages to recover. That being said, maybe in this instance we can use a different form of death than literal, physical death. Rape is traumatic enough an action, that... | I believe the term "rape survivor" doesn't make any sense. CMV | 0 | 2013-10-12T06:13:08 | 49 | 1 | 1 |
I wasn't a fan of school. I was raised in your typical suburban high school for most of those years. Looking back, I think I would have had a better time at a military academy. I will add this: Nature abhors a vacuum. I've noticed a few times that you have identified seemingly niche pieces of knowledge that, in your o... | Schools, to some extent, are absolutely useless. | 1 | 2017-04-22T01:40:20 | 73 | 1 | 1 |
The laws of the universe seem to have been framed in such a way that stars and planets will form and life can emerge. Yet 99.9999999999..% of all space will instantly kill all life that might be present. Clearly, a powerful God who intended to create conditions for life could do better. Well, we believe many things in ... | It is not unreasonable for me to think there is a God of some kind. | 1 | 2015-12-31T20:01:57 | 62 | 18 | 85 |
you cant seriously expect 100% of the population is going to become a super soldier I'm not, but I am expecting 100% of the population to be able to competently shoot a firearm. Thus they are not "average" by today's standards. You said the average person could not operate an AR-15. The zombie "average" person would be... | The AA-12 is the best firearm for a theoretical zombie apocalypse for the average person. | 1 | 2015-12-19T01:21:46 | 71 | 3 | 22 |
Yes, both in a legal and psychological sense. There is a completely different framework in regards to what happens if you don't follow the "bosses" orders. In addition to that there are other laws you're under that civilians aren't. As someone who's both had a job and been in a peacetime military, the action of someon... | In peacetime, the military should be used as a government workforce [read details] | 1 | 2015-02-02T00:11:30 | 44 | 12 | 10 |
Ubiquity as in there are a lot of them, and they become targets of development. If you use something like XBMC, then a company like Netflix has little incentive to support that device. However, they would be silly to not target Xbox and PlayStation. I totally agree that there are benefits to HTPCs and gaming computers... | Current Gen consoles seem like a waste considering they are similar to both each other and PC's. | 1 | 2014-04-21T22:43:51 | 65 | 3 | 24Δ |
She was walking away, regardless of if she said something to him, she was following his orders so yes that is compliance. What exactly was the purpose of detaining her or even screaming at them to disperse? The other cops are shown talking to the kids like human beings with no problem. That's the thing with teens, if ... | The actions of the McKinney TX police were not over the top | 1 | 2015-06-08T20:25:31 | 134 | 21 | 1Δ |
If everyone had the same view that slavery was good because it kept the economy stable and black people weren't equal But what if everyone had the same view that slavery was bad? How does that hamper “advancement.” There is still slavery. There are societies where woman still have 0 rights. And how does that benefit s... | Trying to change people's views on controversial topics is not only a waste of time, but detrimental to society. | 1 | 2017-03-15T23:39:52 | 48 | 5 | 42 |
I know how you are feeling. There was a time I had regular panic attacks just thinking about this, a time I hated just laying in bed feeling like my time was slowly running out and I could not do anything about it. The problem is, I know how this fear sucks and I know I got over it (mostly, now it's dying iself that sc... | I'm terrified of dying because I will stop existing | 0 | 2015-03-27T03:08:10 | 150 | 1 | 10 |
I think your first mistake is seeing the situation as zero sum and ignoring the common threads that can be tackled without taking sides. Instead of framing things in terms of sexism against women or sexism against men, I find it more productive to acknowledge that there's simply sexism and it's against everyone. A soci... | Men's suffering is a necessity | 1 | 2017-04-19T06:39:20 | 81 | 1 | 100 |
Let me start off by saying that my personal view is that government shouldn't touch religion with a ten foot pole and vice-versa. You make one martyr and suddenly you've got a holy war on your hands. Having grown up in the church, I can tell you there's already a mindset amongst even mainstream protestant Christianity ... | Freedom of religion should be guaranteed/forced on kids. | 1 | 2016-09-19T14:24:33 | 331 | 106 | 1 |
I want to have my view changed about this. WHY? I want to make a gesture of love and trust But, it's Not! Do you *really think* most people genuinely believe the 'vows' they parrot to each other? pffft! IF they did, we wouldn't see the high numbers of divorces that happen *within a year* of the couple getting marrie... | As a man, it is not in my interest to get married. | 0 | 2016-12-06T23:01:10 | 112 | 2 | null |
Here is the general concept for how a UBI will increase the number of wealthy individuals: At this point a fair bit of economic demand is locked away because some people are destitute. They would spend more money than they have, but simply don't have access to the education, connections, or resources required to contri... | Universal basic income will, in the long term, entrench inequality | 0 | 2017-05-01T18:40:23 | 102 | 2 | 79 |
Oh, and you're not doing the same thing by equalling entire demographics with one hypothetical guy? I was, and that was my point. I was demonstrating a very obvious strawman argument. IMO it boils down to "people who are supposedly very knowledgeable about music dislike this chord progression and I don't understand wh... | There is nothing wrong with using the I-V-vi-IV chord progression | 1 | 2015-03-11T16:22:48 | 23 | 1 | 16Δ |
Why do you think that the people who won't stop when faced with the prospect of losing the equivalent of $8,000 or spending 5 years in prison will rethink if it's an even *more* ridiculous sum of money, or even *more* time in jail? [Modern studies](http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2016/03/criminal-justice) s... | Animal abuse and neglect should carry MUCH harsher punishments. | 0 | 2017-04-11T17:04:28 | 198 | 5 | 10 |
[This](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYRTvoZ3Rho) video on a voting system was really interesting. It seems like it could be understood by the technologically illiterate and we could use pre-existing voter validation systems. As for the turnout thing I suppose it just comes down to which you value more. The idea of ... | I have created the ideal voting system to replace the Electoral Vote, and it isn't the Popular Vote | 1 | 2016-11-27T06:55:46 | 94 | 1 | 15 |
But the party can't really control him or his decision to run. He has been a major pain in the ass for the party for a good while, and definitely harmed people's opinion of the party much more than any slight gain they would get comparing him to a more moderate candidate. Most of the backlash against the Republican par... | Ted Cruz is not a serious candidate, he's just being used by republicans to make the actual candidate seem less extreme | 1 | 2015-03-27T05:39:03 | 50 | 1 | 3Δ |
3 things for sure: 1: is the ability to start the car with a dead/bad battery or failed starter.... I have owned cars and used them for weeks without fixing the starter, not possible with an automatic. 2: in snow or ice, since the engine rpm and tire rpm are locked to each other, it is much easier to detect when you ... | Coupes and manual transmissions are both novelty/useless items. | 0 | 2015-08-01T06:37:53 | 86 | 1 | 1 |
What is your response to all of these links? Social Exile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbjIYvXpvLM More Social Exile: http://atheism.about.com/od/atheistbigotryprejudice/a/AtheitsHated.htm State Constitutions Forbidding Atheists from holding office: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzVBF8B4ius Spirituality Tests in ... | Atheists in Western nations aren't currently being persecuted or oppressed in any meaningful way | 0 | 2014-09-17T08:56:50 | 110 | 5 | 1 |
it makes eating out less enjoyable. Tipping is part of eating out. Just like waiter/waitress service is part of eating out. There are food service establishments available wherein tipping is not expected or even refused. I swear, these tipping posts are starting to sound like: "I like going to the movies, but I can't... | I don't believe that tipping servers in America is in any meaningful sense "mandatory" | 0 | 2014-04-07T21:46:51 | 50 | 3 | 16Δ |
I'd like to lead by saying that I have no real problems with monogamy or polygamy. That said, there are some things that are important to keep in mind. The divorce rate statistic of 50% that you probably hear is very misleading. A good deal of that statistic comes from a relatively small subset of people who get marrie... | Monogamy is unhealthy. Permissive and open sex is better than monogamous relationships. | 1 | 2014-09-07T20:05:10 | 22 | 8 | 12 |
A better plan, in my opinion, is this, be an organ donor either when you die or donating organs you can donate without dying. At the same time, live a good life, be kind and generous, treat people as you want to be treated, be someone you would admire. Then you not only save lives by donating organs when your time com... | killing myself and donating my organs would be a heroic act, and useful to humanity | 0 | 2015-02-03T23:24:17 | 36 | 3 | null |
There are a lot of premises that you use to buttress your conclusion, however many of them are debateable" First of all, it seems that your argument assumes that people would live 500-1000+ years in the body of a 30-50 year-old adult. Is that right? Anyway on to your various premises: If one is immortal, then you have... | We should not try to become biologically immortal | 1 | 2016-08-19T06:17:15 | 32 | 3 | 4 |
If you have a shelf next to or above your toilet it's great for making sure your hairbrush never falls in. Also good for sitting on. And I lay things on it temporarily when I'm showering or getting ready. | The lid of the toilet serves no purpose. | 0 | 2015-05-18T15:55:40 | 51 | 3 | 4 |
I am not one to give up easily and as long as there is something to fight for, but sometimes there is a situation where you cannot fight at all ; if you have that love to fight for it then you will fight for it and be patient as possible because good things come to those that wait. I would seriously seek God and the Un... | I believe that falling in love can change your life, and that one shouldn't so easily "move on". | 0 | 2014-10-17T21:16:13 | 26 | 2 | null |
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