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Since no one has pointed this out, I would like to say that many, many, MANY people would have felt cheated if Comey's investigation HAD found something and it was only announced AFTER the election (and assuming Clinton won). I think that this is the primary reason he made that announcement before the election and not ... | Jim Comey should be fired for his recent conduct. | 0 | 2016-11-07T03:55:09 | 99 | 4 | 2 |
A couple things jump out at me. While the rich might not be able to vote themselves into lower taxes, as it is self-correcting, they could still vote in politicians who favor the rich over others. For example (without discussing the merits of the issue), they might vote in favor of maintaining registration requirements... | One dollar, one vote, is better than our current voting system | 1 | 2014-08-20T21:56:06 | 50 | 4 | 5 |
I am cisgender. I am also white, monogamous and heterosexual. It is easy for those labels to become invisible because in our culture they are unremarkable. But we have words to describe straight people because we have words to describe queer people and we have words to describe cis people because we have words to descr... | The Term "Cisgender" Can Be Offensive and Problematic | 0 | 2017-06-30T10:43:17 | 45 | 4 | null |
When you die, your brain releases a massive dose of DMT, the trippiest chemical known to man. It is my belief that you actually experience an eternity, and if you truly love your friends and family, they will "be there" - even ones that are still alive! Because your brain is giving you an experience based on who you ar... | Death is by far the most terrifying thing on the planet, and this life is pointless. | 1 | 2015-11-06T17:42:57 | 177 | 1 | 1 |
An increase in desire doesn't equal an increase in quality? | Sex and relationships are best in high school | 1 | 2017-02-23T08:07:47 | 80 | 2 | 5 |
You seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of the scandal. The IRS did not in any way "investigate people evading taxes." The controversy came from agents using selective profiling to delay or deny the processing of 501(c) status. This is a legal privilege that all non-profit groups should be entitled to, regardl... | There is nothing wrong with the IRS targeting Tea Party members | 0 | 2016-11-22T19:38:40 | 41 | 2 | 24 |
I think you're looking at the issue as the "us vs them" scenario the government and the media like to hype, but when is the last time you've heard about a terrorist attack on the US? Most of the destruction terrorists cause is happening in the Middle East and not here. Sure terrorists have caused some major problems fo... | Terrorism is a result of people being reasonable. | 0 | 2014-04-03T12:21:59 | 35 | 24 | 2 |
One of the most important things about humor is that it can bring a lighter perspective to almost anything. While this isn't always a good thing (see the "too soon" style of jokes), it can help to heal wounds of the past, especially when people afflicted with those wounds tell jokes about their past to lighten it up. ... | Serious topics should not be turned into jokes. | 1 | 2017-04-15T05:54:21 | 37 | 4 | 1 |
I find it interesting that you think US politics is dysfunctional but UK politics is healthy. Our is as batshit insane. Anyway, to your points: "The president and executive is separated from the legislature which leads to constant partisan battles between the two", Well, not really. There have been partisan ba... | The US should transition from its current system of Government to one based upon a variant of the Westminster System | 0 | 2016-10-07T16:49:55 | 22 | 3 | null |
The simplest explanation of why modern countries don't outright reject and criticize Saudi Arabia: Oil. This world runs on fossil fuels, and no major country wants to cut themselves off from Saudi Arabia's massive oil supply. That oil also gets Saudi Arabia money, which they can use to wield additional influence. | Saudi Arabia should be removed from the United Nations and stripped of all advantages that come with being part of the UN, due to their sexist governmental policies, harsh laws, and blatant human rights abuses | 0 | 2015-04-22T22:40:09 | 189 | 2 | null |
You don't really define a methodology for determining a person's benefit from society, you just threw out some made up numbers and said that is fair. I don't want services from the NSA, DEA, CIA, or most of the US's military around the world. I feel rather morally wronged that the government forces me to pay for them t... | You owe taxes starting from your first moment of existence; they are a debt you are morally obliged to pay. | 1 | 2015-04-07T21:49:40 | 198 | 3 | 2Δ |
Surely as humans we'd rather avoid the emotional pain of developing chemistry and bonds which could never be replaced just to lose them later on? This is unavoidable, though. As you've pointed out, every relationship has an ending. This is because that *everything* has an ending. Impermanence is inevitable, and trying ... | Relationships are pointless unless there's guarantee of continuity | 1 | 2016-02-15T09:11:52 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
I want to argue that the issue is a little less black and white than you think it is. Consider someone who's ill in a way that leaves them stuck in a hospital, so your first and second points are don't apply - they can't carry out a suicide by themself (at least without, at minimum, someone bringing them tools to do it... | "Right to Die" laws are absolutely absurd and it's a no brainer that assisted suicide should be 100% legal everywhere. | 1 | 2016-03-17T16:31:23 | 42 | 84 | 11 |
I've talked to my best friend through high school who is now a cop about this very subject. He said the only reason he's opposed to it is because there are times where he finds a small amount of marijuana on someone's person or in their car and he will talk to them about it, and then just crush it up outside and let it... | Police should be required to use dash cameras and wear body cameras at all times. | 0 | 2014-11-26T06:41:29 | 474 | 5 | null |
I think one issue with you view is that it's hard to distinguish how much exactly "SJW" are a construction of the alt-right, as opposed to a genuine movement. If it turns out that they are mainly a construction, then they cannot be "the other side of the same coin", but are rather a scarecrow agitated by the Alt-right.... | the Alt-right (or new right) is to conservatism what SJWs are to the left, but the Alt-right isn't discussed nearly enough | 1 | 2016-04-08T15:53:04 | 401 | 82 | 5 |
Every time you have a child, you're risking them getting to a '-1' state. They might get sick or disabled at a later stage in life. Letting a fetus with an incurable disease live is morally equivalent to giving an incurable disease to a healthy child. If it's morally wrong to give someone a life with an incurable dis... | Letting a fetus with an incurable disease live is morally equivalent to giving an incurable disease to a healthy child | 0 | 2017-04-05T22:50:20 | 374 | 1 | 1 |
The only way I can think to alter your view is to speculate that as technology progresses, the idea of what counts as "labor" might as well. If we were to reevaluate "work" as including what has traditionally been seen as separate activity (like creating artwork, writing stories, so on and so forth) then it might be th... | Human labor will become as redundant as horse labor | 0 | 2015-08-19T21:17:48 | 227 | 1 | 2 |
Obese people would not be for long. After a month or two, assuming any form of food rationing and the physical requirements of surviving in a "apocalyptic" environment, the obese population would die out or reach a body weight more suited for their environment pretty quickly. | Obese, gun owning Americans are well prepared for a global disaster. | 0 | 2016-12-26T07:05:24 | 76 | 2 | null |
By making voting mandatory, you are creating a burden to citizenship. Non-citizen residents would then have a freedom denied to citizens -- the freedom to not use time in a process where your participation has almost zero chance of affecting the outcome. | [CMV] I think that voting should be mandatory in the United States | 1 | 2014-01-11T22:31:28 | 39 | 3 | 3 |
I'm going to use this comment from /u/ashmaht because I also thought Superman was a boring, generic ubermensch until I read this. Superman. It's always been Superman and it always will be. A good Superman story is hard to find. They're rare to the point that I can make a comprehensive list of them off the top of my he... | I feel like Superman is the most Mary Sueish hero, and I do not understand his popularity. CMV. | 0 | 2013-08-29T16:14:59 | 281 | 116 | null |
You really have a warped view of what people actually think. Nobody is afraid of women. You're just as likely to get mugged as a guy is. 99% of rapes aren't a rapist hiding in a parking lot or in the bushes, they're by acquaintances, by someone you know, usually under the influence of alcohol. If I sleep around, I am a... | I believe that if you are born a white male, you have it easier than the rest of us. CMV. | 0 | 2013-08-11T05:58:43 | 289 | 2 | 2 |
Edit: I guess bugs could happen, but you'd need a lot of those to make robots want to dominate the world. So it seems you've granted two hypotheticals: It's *possible* that we might some day build robots that have goals or desires, and that bugs in code exist that produce unintended behavior in a program ( This is the ... | There's no danger that robots will take over the world in the future | 1 | 2017-03-31T20:13:20 | 100 | 0 | 32 |
I think the view you need to change is the need to believe race isn't an influential factor in someone's mentality. Race is intimintly tied to culture for alot of people. If I flipped a coin six times and it landed on heads each time, wouldn't you start to get a bit suspicious? You probably would choose someone else to... | I don't want to be afraid of random black people on the street. I was just attacked. Again. | 0 | 2017-01-07T04:59:27 | 393 | 4 | null |
This discussion is kind of besides the point. My point is not about whether this view is objectively correct or nor, my point is that a person with such view would not be a hypocrite, per OP. And there surely some people who hold such views. For example some believe that people are the ultimate resource that we have. B... | Those who advocate adopting dogs from a pound, rather than a breeder, but choose to have their own children are being hypocritical | 1 | 2017-05-23T23:59:54 | 32 | 1 | 168 |
Counterexample: The 1980's. Pop music in the 1980's had the following tragic components: (1) The primary musical genres that formed the basis of 80's pop are the stagnant remnants of disco, after the novelty had run its course; the horrifically unoriginal, formulaic structure of 80's pop, as a backlash to extravagantly... | I believe that pop music has never been as bad as it is right now. For god sakes CMV | 1 | 2013-08-08T00:50:04 | 49 | 3 | 2 |
If you only show how good you can be at the job you currently have, you are not working to show how good you can be at the job they are hiring/promoting for. Getting promoted, to me, is showing you have value above and beyond your current task that isn't being utilized. Sure, you show yourself to be a generally hard wo... | Concerning promotions, pandering to bosses is more effective than being a hard, efficient worker who cares about the job. | 0 | 2014-06-05T14:48:22 | 29 | 1 | null |
How's this: you're comparing two things that can't be compared, or 'apples and oranges' as it goes. Racism is a belief. Saying racist things is an action. Committing murder is an action. All of these are acts people make individually and independently. By eating meat, you haven't hurt anyone or anything. If the corpora... | Eating meat is murder and as long as I do that I can't call anyone out for doing anything immoral | 1 | 2015-08-13T05:27:37 | 135 | 2 | 2 |
it seems so obviously a tool of an entrenched establishment to keep the younger generations from having a real voice in the highest office of the country. Younger people *do* have a voice in this country. They're still voting on who the next president will be! | The Constitutionally-mandated age to hold public office of any kind, including POTUS, should be lowered to 18. | 0 | 2017-04-13T23:24:49 | 46 | 3 | 4 |
Forests and Meadows are just as if not more aesthetically pleasing than a well-manicured grass lawn and take a lot less time and money to maintain. Meadows have grass in them. Grass is not just a cultivated plant, but there are wild species as well. In certain habitats, wild species are pretty important for the ecosyst... | There is too much grass in the United States | 0 | 2017-03-08T07:22:01 | 247 | 3 | 89 |
Are you suggesting that people should be paid salary *plus* commission, then? | I think that all employees should be paid (at least partially) on commission. CMV. | 0 | 2013-10-22T03:33:12 | 37 | 1 | null |
Did I change your view, or just make a good point? | I spend a lot of time making my space an enjoyable place for guests to visit. Because of this, I shouldn't be expected to go visit others that haven't done the same. | 1 | 2016-12-16T23:36:39 | 68 | 1 | 6 |
You are making GREAT argument for why deeply held ethical/philosophical views should ALSO be protected . Great, I agree. However that is red herring re: your OP. Your op is saying that freedom of religion is NOT necessary when you already have freedom of speech and assembly. Now it seems like you are now saying IT IS... | Freedom of Religion is Not Necessary. | 1 | 2015-03-29T14:06:39 | 76 | 2 | 46Δ |
This is exactly why most successful democracies insulate the populace from the actual decisions of government by being representative democracies instead. The voters only have to select a person to represent their interests, and the actual governing can be done by the selected individual. It takes a whole team of lawye... | “One person, one vote” is not a fair voting system | 1 | 2016-05-04T20:32:28 | 30 | 7 | 10 |
What do you think about the protests against SOPA and PIPA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_SOPA_and_PIPA)? During and after the January protest, a number of politicians who had previously supported the bills expressed concerns with the proposals in their existing form, while others withdrew their suppor... | Peaceful demonstration does not affect government policy | 1 | 2017-02-17T04:02:25 | 43 | 2 | 1 |
You're somewhat missing the reason I used the example of safety engineering. I just wanted to make it clear that teaching people the proper way to do things helps everyone as a whole. Every scenario will have different risks associated with them, and therefore a different "checklist" will be required. You don't need an... | 'Consent Culture' is a waste of time and counter-productive | 1 | 2017-06-24T20:03:44 | 81 | 2 | 1 |
If this is your stance, and it were to be put into practice, I think these questions must be answered at a minimum: What happens to the footage? Who is in charge of it? Are their restrictions on it's use? How do you enforce that? What's to stop someone from taking those videos and uploading them on the internet? What d... | Surveillance cameras should be placed in all public bathrooms and changerooms. | 0 | 2014-08-03T19:10:45 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
The mexico city policy / global gag rule has more to do with differences between republicans and democrats regarding the morality of abortion than overall us policy concerning foreign aid. The democrats believe that (access to) abortions help raise people out of poverty and ultimately make society better off (both mor... | The U.S. spends too much on foreign assistance; this may feel compassionate but could be better spent domestically or on defense | 1 | 2017-01-25T23:10:42 | 81 | 2 | 7 |
What it comes down to is that conversation isn't free. It has obvious upsides and downsides. The big thing is that people tend to discount the cost of interpersonal interaction. Do you remember that thing that went around back where a world class violinist was playing music in a subway station in New York City? The peo... | The simplest, cheapest, most effective way to improve society would be encouraging and participating in more public interaction between strangers | 1 | 2015-05-24T21:22:25 | 64 | 8 | 70Δ |
Okay, you're making a couple of mostly unrelated points here, which are all correct, but don't really add up to "human brain emulation is impossible". Emotions cannot be rationalized If you mean that "emotions", i.e., intense emotional states, can cause humans to behave in ways that are not grounded in rational logic,... | AI Can Never Be Like Humans | 1 | 2017-03-30T14:31:25 | 98 | 2 | 6 |
Keep in mind that this was an amendment to our second constitution. Under the Articles of Confederation, states had their own militias. This amendment was added to ease the fear some states had over having a strong federal government gaining too much power over their state militias. Never had anything to do with an ind... | The second amendment requires you to be a member of a state militia to "bear Arms". | 0 | 2016-10-23T08:50:10 | 294 | 1 | null |
Would a half black person be considered black or non-black? | 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. | 0 | 2017-04-03T21:22:26 | 325 | 4 | null |
Patents have a system of maintenance fees, I don't think that a set time is the best option, however, I do think that with a maintenance fee things could change, for example everyone gets 15 years for free, and then if your work is very popular then it would be possible to pay a maintenance fee to keep it copyrighted, ... | Copyright protection should last 15 to 20 years at most. | 0 | 2016-07-13T22:59:49 | 557 | 2 | null |
So Return is actually my favorite Star Wars movie, although I acknowledge that Empire is probably technically better (and certainly not bad by any means). That said, I think it is ridiculous to say that Return isn't at least one of the top three movies. There are two reasons I think this. One is that the final dogfight... | "Return of the Jedi" is the second-worst Star Wars movie. | 1 | 2016-10-21T21:11:26 | 38 | 24 | 14 |
The thing is, if we remove Jesus being the storyteller of these parables, then there is no reason to put these moral values higher than another perspective. This does not imply that these moral values CAN'T be taught. However, if you talked to many parents who are raising their kids as Christian, many would say they te... | It doesn't matter whether God "exists" or not, religious beliefs can still be "true." | 0 | 2016-03-18T19:37:39 | 81 | 2 | null |
The problem is, it's not fair to label someone based on an assumption made about a whole group. Just because in general, black people might score lower on IQ tests than other racial groups, it doesn't mean that I should assume that every black person is also inherently less intelligent than the average white person, an... | the races are not all equally equipped to handle the world we live in | 0 | 2016-09-19T01:04:46 | 49 | 4 | 4 |
generally when people say something is "overrated," they mean, "this is critically acclaimed or appreciated by a huge number of people, but I don't like it. Therefore, I don't understand why so many people like it, or I do not think it deserves the praise it gets." This is perhaps a little unfair. Certainly many people... | I really dislike the criticism "overrated." I think it's lazy and discouraging. | 0 | 2014-07-14T18:24:57 | 52 | 6 | null |
hahhahaha, just tell her that if a year of age is the difference between you gunning people down after a video game she would have a lot bigger problem | I should be allowed to play first person shooters when I am 17. | 0 | 2014-06-11T01:17:49 | 42 | 1 | 17Δ |
willfully become addicted to chemicals Addiction is not subject to choice. That's sort of the point. Some people stay sober their entire lives, and are never given accolades or congratulations. The same should logically apply to former addicts. No, that is not logical at all. We applaud people for solving problems and ... | Drug addicts who have quit drugs and become sober shouldn't be celebrated | 0 | 2014-08-31T14:18:01 | 24 | 15 | 1 |
There should be one world language in the same way that we should have world peace. It would be great, but it's not very realistic. On the other hand, I think we are approaching the benefits of a universal language from a different angle. Internet-based translation efforts are growing stronger every year. If internet c... | There should be 1 Worldwide language. | 1 | 2017-01-27T04:22:04 | 38 | 8 | 3 |
It wouldn't take. Language is not a static thing. Words change meanings or drop in and out of use. Regional dialects develop, and eventually turn into languages in their own right (the romance languages all used to be Latin, for example). Colloquialisms take on new meanings, and phrases that reference specific things l... | [CMV] I believe adopting a single, unified language would be beneficial to the world | 0 | 2013-05-02T09:34:49 | 110 | 18 | null |
So, I did just remember a correlation [OKCupid](http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-best-questions-for-first-dates/) found between literacy and religion. I'm uncertain, however, if it's that someone who would have lesser the capacity to be literate would be more likely to be religious or if it's that someone who is m... | I don't think there's significant evidence against religion being generally detrimental to modern society. Change my view, please! | 0 | 2015-09-16T19:50:59 | 46 | 1 | 13 |
Well fault is not the issue, I never wanted to blame black Americans for the situation they are in, I just think it is unfortunately up to them to change things. It is hard for me to think that white people or any other race can do much to break the cycle of black men leaving their women after getting them pregnant eve... | Black Americans need to change their own culture if they want to experience more equality. | 1 | 2016-08-13T22:52:56 | 290 | 13 | 3 |
People should only have access to bathrooms and locker rooms of their biological sex. i still don't understand how you police something like that. is this an honor system? it's just going to have the same issues, but we know that transgender people are at [actual, real risk](http://www.npr.org/2016/05/15/477954537/when... | People should only have access to bathrooms and locker rooms of their biological sex. | 0 | 2017-02-25T23:45:44 | 81 | 4 | null |
Well, in general conservatives oppose change, and progressives support change. Some change is good, and some change is bad, but it's a lot more noticeable when things change. Things also tend to change for the better since everyone wants society to be a better place, especially in America since people are conservative ... | social conservatives are typically on the wrong side of history. | 0 | 2017-07-06T03:22:02 | 626 | 1 | null |
I don't disagree with your notion of diversification, but I do disagree with your method and your expectations for the asset that you're diversifying in to. --I'm not sure that taking money out of your retirement account is the most cost-effective way to accomplish your goal of diversifying your assets. You should prob... | I want to sell 5-10% of stocks in my retirement investment account and buy physical gold (or some other expensive physical commodity that I can keep in my home). | 1 | 2015-04-09T20:31:38 | 519 | 17 | 1Δ |
You realize the 1st amendment was written to protect offensive speech,not polite speech,right? I think its getting ridiculous the terms college idiots are creating like 'micragression'.Who ever heard of this?A microagression.Its just a way to shut down debate because leftists dont believe in free speech at all.They bel... | "Political correctness" is a harmful and disingenuous term | 0 | 2016-02-20T01:24:25 | 62 | 1 | null |
I interpret you as saying that having hate speech laws means you're abandoning freedom of speech. Is this correct? Do you mean that without hate speech laws, freedom of speech exists completely? Because it isn't absolute anywhere in the world. There are already a lot of limitations on freedom of speech. Basically, when... | It's scary that the freedom of speech is rapidly being abandoned in favor of the prevention of hate speech. | 0 | 2015-10-21T12:58:43 | 157 | 1 | 1 |
I don't know where you live, but I think there are a lots of more revealing outfits that don't qualify as public indecency. Just because some underwear is showing doesn't mean it's public indecency. [Look, her underwear is showing!](http://cdn0.notonthehighstreet.com/system/product_images/images/000/668/859/original_b... | Saggy pants are unacceptable but tolerated because of white guilt | 1 | 2015-05-28T02:00:01 | 70 | 5 | 3Δ |
I held a similar view to yours on corporate income tax, but this article offers an interesting argument that has changed my view at least in part. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-02-26/should-we-abolish-the-corporate-income-tax Its main point: The corporate tax is justified as a means to control the excessi... | Progressives should support a 0% corporate income tax rate | 1 | 2016-10-10T20:33:28 | 35 | 3 | 1 |
Assuming you're in the USA, every convicted criminal has one last hope/right available; The president can pardon them and clear them of all charges. You can't be pardoned if you're dead. | I am a firm believer in the death penalty. CMV | 0 | 2013-06-06T21:53:03 | 90 | 1 | null |
a small island I disagree on the premise that the biggest obstacle with libertarianism is that of scaling. It is relatively easy to manage the needs of, for the sake of argument, a few hundred thousand people with minimal government intervention, but scaling that number up to a more meaningful one would create the need... | Libertarians should establish their own experimental society, to crash-test their ideology. | 0 | 2016-08-23T21:11:03 | 163 | 1 | null |
I Also want to point out that imo a lot of subreddits dedicated to a particular movement are generally inundated with the vocal radicals of that movement, which takes me back to my first point that not all mra are as radical as many of the vocal people there are. | Most people who call themselves "egalitarian" in fact want only to oppose feminism and not support any positive change | 1 | 2017-06-16T17:26:32 | 223 | 13 | 4 |
You can certainly define a kind of "intelligence" that corresponds to this... indeed people have done so. It's called "EQ" or [Emotional Intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence). It's generally considered by those in the field to be an "abstraction" rather than anything easily attributable to... | Social ineptitude is a result of intellectual failure | 1 | 2017-03-22T22:36:44 | 19 | 2 | 231 |
Bacardi 151 is a brown liquor, and pretty much anyone who drinks it (or rather, used to) will agree that you need to either mix it, take shots with it, or just use it to light other drinks on fire. Any flavor it does have is overwhelmed by the 75.5% alcohol content. | Brown liquors are for drinking. Clear liquor's are for mixing. | 1 | 2017-02-11T01:45:20 | 63 | 17 | 13 |
If charity A saves 1 life per 100 dollars, and charity B saves 2 lives per 100 dollars. So if I give to charity A and save a life, I've been immoral? That makes no sense. If the choices are I give to charity A or I keep my own money, then clearly giving to Charity A is the relatively more moral decision. Also, regardle... | Donating to charities/charitable causes that are obviously not the most effective way to reduce human suffering is immoral. | 1 | 2017-04-14T17:17:59 | 34 | 11 | 7 |
So in that case, it would be better for me to *not* pay on one of my credit cards to tank my credit score from 800 to 500 before buying a house because I'd get a far better deal? That doesn't make a lot of business sense. Look at it this way. You have two friends that need a little help who approach you for a loan of ... | People with lower credit should get lower interest rates, people with better credit should get higher interest rates. | 1 | 2017-01-18T23:03:46 | 38 | 14 | 16 |
Rape against men is seen as a joke. In fact, it's [frequently the subject of comedy in mainstream movies](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale) treated in a way where you are expected to laugh at the victim, much like you would laugh at someone falling down. | there is no rape culture in the first world. | 1 | 2016-07-08T01:31:18 | 218 | 19 | 4 |
I don't think you can discuss the plot without bringing up Ares at all. Your proposed solutions undermine major aspects of the movie. If the movie shows the war as completely morally ambiguous from the start, then how is WW supposed to find Ares at all? Who is she going after? And where in the movie do you put all this... | The depiction of Germany in the new Wonder Woman movie is simplistic, historically inaccurate, harmful, and unnecessary | 1 | 2017-06-15T15:59:15 | 74 | 66 | 18 |
Yeah I don't think it took. Its not showing up in my [History](https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/wiki/user/silicondiver) Maybe try a new response with the lowercase delta or unicode? I'm not sure. | A dedicated, philanthropic 1%er could become a Santa-figure. | 1 | 2015-12-16T07:11:50 | 142 | 2 | 22 |
If you are forced to waste time on classes that won't help you in business and that you don't like, This is the worst part, but again, it's not without value and it can still be used at times. My Biology course had a guest speaker come in to talk about environmental impacts, sustainability, etc., and also mentioned a p... | I shouldn't go to college | 1 | 2016-09-24T07:35:38 | 26 | 3 | 8 |
First off, even if we were to grant your premise, it would only be true for people who consider immersion to be an important part of the game. Not everyone cares about an immersive experience, hell not everyone even cares about the basic story of most games. The two main games I play: Skyrim and World of Warcraft, are ... | Quest markers are one of the worst things to ever happen to video games, and they're ruining the concept of immersion. | 1 | 2016-06-12T03:08:33 | 35 | 19 | 1 |
Why should you deserve my time when you actively insult me? Why is the onus of civility not on those being uncivil? It's called /r/CoonTown, not /r/RaceIssues. From the get go, its intent was to disparage, belittle, insult, and demean. So why would the "intellectuals" you call out be the ones to catch flak? When you be... | Modern culture, even "intellectual" culture values not offending people rather than truth. This is a bad thing | 1 | 2016-01-03T03:33:34 | 133 | 132 | 17 |
If straight and cis people attend a Pride parade, they should spend some of their time there volunteering. Why should they? If LGBT people want to attend, should they also volunteer? Why differentiate on gender/orientation? EDIT: Maybe I expressed myself wrong. Why is it that many (pro-)LGBT people is so bound on keepi... | If straight and cis people attend a Pride parade, they should spend some of their time there volunteering. | 0 | 2015-07-17T18:18:06 | 64 | -2 | 2 |
Coming from a friend of an amputee who swam in the paralympic games, I think it is completely necessary. I see it sort of like separating men and women, or different age groups in sports. It evens the playing field and allows them to compete in ways that they haven't been able to since before their injury. | Paralympic Games make no sense since abilities are on a continuum; it's just a big white lie | 0 | 2015-02-15T21:32:15 | 77 | 2 | null |
It is immoral, illegal and you will regret the attention it brings to you. Revenge is only temporary. Regret lasts much longer. | I want to post revenge p0rn of my last ex-girlfriend. | 1 | 2017-01-11T02:09:18 | 49 | 55 | 1 |
First off, getting them supposedly hurts a lot, which isn't really that great from the start. (This is sort of more like a minor point.) It doesn't actually hurt that much, depending on where on your body you get it. Fleshy part of your calf barely hurts at all. Right on your spine hurts significantly more. But it's a ... | CMV; I think tatto's are rather stupid. | 1 | 2013-12-11T18:55:55 | 22 | 2 | 5 |
Socialism and its later potential follow up Communism [...] Socialism is by no means a precursor to anything, let alone communism. The notion of socialism preceding communism was a Marxist idea, probably propaganda, and is surely false considering the numerous countries that have successfully implemented democratic soc... | Socialism/ Communism will not work in today’s society because people are selfish. | 0 | 2015-07-09T15:45:45 | 55 | 2 | null |
I'd say I'm primarily challenging it being safe from "downvotes for disagreement," as things that make it to the front are less likely to be bad enough to trigger it severely. In relation to being insulted the good moderation helps to make it *safer*, though not necessarily *safe* as there are still lots of jerks and t... | /r/changemyview is the only safe place on reddit to express any viewpoint and play devil's advocate | 1 | 2015-06-20T23:38:49 | 64 | 4 | 23Δ |
I don't know if I can change your view about cancer being a good thing. However, your basic assumption is flawed, in that there is no such thing as a cure for cancer, and we're not expecting to ever find one. [PHD Comics explains.](http://toomuchnick.com/post/798911868/phd-comics-there-will-never-be-a-cure-for-cancer) | I don't think we should find a cure for cancer. CMV | 1 | 2013-04-23T19:13:10 | 103 | 1 | 7 |
I think the reasonable conclusion is people should be more considerate of others when they recline. Not all flights are even full, if there's nobody behind someone what harm are they doing? Some flights are very long, and being stuck in the same position can be quite uncomfortable, even painful or harmful. If airplan... | Airline seats should not recline | 1 | 2017-03-15T21:42:34 | 26 | 2 | 69 |
There are some mind altering substances that improve driving. People with ADHD are better drivers when they use medication that helps them focus. I don't know of any studies yet, but I'd be willing to bet that small amounts of "study drugs" would make most normal people better drivers. | It is not okay to drive under the influence of ANY mind altering substance. | 0 | 2014-05-05T21:29:19 | 30 | 6 | 2 |
Smartphones are more about the user, its all up to you on how useful it will be for you. Most people use it as social media devices these days, that is a very, very big part of the attraction. Needing to buy a new phone yearly is simply not true, depending on what you will buy it will last you one to three years easil... | About going from dumb phone to smart phone. | 0 | 2016-02-27T04:04:52 | 39 | 1 | null |
So, my oil gets burned at 33% efficiency but then loses 30% from heat loss charging/discharging the EV batteries, so we're right back at 25% efficiency, if that. Well you're taking cars out of the oil economy and providing a "free" aggregate battery to store large amounts of solar and wind power, which is something we... | I think electric cars, at present, do more to make their owners feel good about themselves than actually solve any energy problems. CMV | 1 | 2013-07-16T07:57:33 | 55 | 5 | 78 |
So, since I immigrated to the U.S. when I was two and consider myself pretty effing Americanized, what do I have to do to have the right to criticize what is going on in my country? Also, to continue with your analogy about a homeless person- if parents adopt a kid, is the kid never allowed to argue with them? If an em... | It's very disrespectful for immigrants to express strong political opinions directed towards the governing of whichever country they've immigrated to. | 0 | 2017-04-23T01:33:02 | 110 | 4 | null |
I think you have a very different personal definition of dignity than most others. Dignity keeps me from degrading myself and eating poop for a $1. Dignity is more akin to self respect. Something that all people should have. Dignity has nothing to do with preventing amazement and wonder and curiosity of the world aroun... | Dignity is toxic. It stops adults playing like children, which is healthier than boring exercise machines. Dignity promotes conformity and is a tool of social stratification. CMV | 1 | 2013-09-03T19:06:47 | 55 | 21 | 3 |
There are a couple users of general neutral pronouns, do you object to all of them: 1. "I think I need a lawyer. I hope they are really good". In this case, we're literally trying to stay neutral because we don't yet know anything about what pronoun to use. In ye' ole days we'd have just said "he" here, assumptively pl... | I'm very open minded and supportive on gender and sexuality issues, but I do not support "gender neutral pronouns." | 0 | 2017-05-28T19:00:46 | 78 | 13 | 90 |
The need to feel in control of one's environment is a fundamental cornerstone of human happiness. We are willing to take risks driving because we feel like we can control the danger (and to a limited degree, we can). With terrorism we are powerless. It can hit anywhere, anytime. Once you have children this effect of t... | Terrorism in the United States is not nearly as big a problem as people think | 1 | 2016-08-13T18:28:54 | 154 | 1 | 2 |
Another way to look at it is that the "easy" life isn't very fulfilling, it's not worth as much, and you get what you pay for. Do you really want to be the type of person who complains about trivial things, or who is flippant, or is not self sufficient enough to stand on their own two feet but continually gets help fro... | We can correctly estimate how easy someone else's life is (whether it's your spouse, office colleague, your boss, friend or anyone else) | 1 | 2016-10-14T16:03:43 | 61 | 1 | 37 |
Hemp has one great application I know of. Gi's and other areas where you need wearable, stronger fabric and less stink. Cotton fibers are only a few mm long whereas Hemp fibers can be meter long which means a stronger weave with a lighter fabric. Hemp has antimicrobial properties that cotton doesn't. I don't remember... | Hemp and Marijuana have no practical uses that are fulfilled better by other materials. | 1 | 2017-05-19T07:03:30 | 58 | 2 | 1 |
1. Donald Trump is unpopular amongst other businessmen because he is considered to be a selfish partner. If a business goes well, Trump is out front taking all the credit. If it goes poorly, he leaves his business partners behind to foot the bill. He is wealthy not because he creates wealth for all his business partner... | Trump is the better alternative to Clinton | 1 | 2016-07-16T20:01:42 | 86 | 17 | 85 |
Every economist wishes that the world were rid of economists. You may think it's simple supply and demand, but no, it's more because if you ask two economists, you're gonna get 3 opinions. Firstly, your doubts are normal for a college sophomore or whatever you are. They reflect your lack of knowledge, not some inherent... | The study of Economics is redundant | 0 | 2015-11-02T12:14:56 | 51 | 0 | 14 |
I don't see how this could cost the state more than double what they already pay. The state doesn't pay per case, they have a staff of lawyers that get paid a salary to handle multiple cases. Any money the defendant spends will not affect the quality of lawyers the state has. This seems to be a one-sided scenario where... | The fact that rich people can afford better/more lawyers than poor people is a fundamental miscarriage of justice. In order to combat this problem, each side in a legal battle should be forced to contribute equal money to their own counsel and their opponents counsel. | 1 | 2014-11-06T21:46:47 | 98 | 3 | 17 |
I'm not sure if this is against the rules but I'm going to say that both viewpoints are correct...from a subjective (lol) viewpoint. All people in the world clearly do not agree on a moral standard in all areas. Never have, never will. What is generally accepted to be right and wrong changes. Slavery for millennia was ... | Morality is objective | 0 | 2015-05-15T03:10:07 | 99 | 2 | null |
The US is doomed to be politically dysfunctional, but it's not because of diversity. It's because of polarization and entrenchment. Diversity is a GOOD thing in a political process. It allows for a greater range of possible solutions to be proposed and considered. (Have you considered Scholarships for Men in Teaching t... | The United States is doomed to be politically dysfunctional because of our diversity; we have such a wide range of viewpoints that is we will never commit to any significant changes on a national scale. | 1 | 2016-06-13T23:35:10 | 59 | 8 | 9 |
You are thinking through this purely emotionally and defensively. Nobody says you should feel "guilty" for slavery. But we still live in the aftermath of slavery in very real, concrete ways. Not philosophically or abstractly, not in any way that has to do with hurt feelings, but in our institutions, economy and culture... | As a white person, I don't feel personally guilty about slavery or think I need to do anything to compensate black people for slavery. | 0 | 2015-11-08T03:49:54 | 574 | 3 | 2 |
I find loose fit jeans are wider than even relaxed fit jeans, Lands End makes them, but you can normally find a local seamstress who can take them in at all if you need to. But then again [JNCO](https://jncojeans.com/collections/jeans) has started producing again. | The large-thighed man has been abandoned by the denim world. | 1 | 2016-07-10T06:56:55 | 47 | 3 | 15 |
How many "fuck the police" tags have popped up on walls? Its far too many artists have taken the "fuck the police" mentality and put it into their music. Just saying that an attitude against law is not the same as an attitude toward violence. I would say "fuck the police" in a lot of cases, but I am not inclined to vio... | I think that violent video games, violent music, and other forms of media that glorify violence DO contribute to real world violence. CMV | 0 | 2013-08-27T23:10:01 | 219 | 2 | null |
1) Preaching your innate character necessitates that you cover yourself up, to a child, is abuse. 2) We allow said teachings to young girls which wouldn't be allowed to happen to others. 3) Thus we allow abuse to women that wouldn't be allowed to other minorities i.e we are sexist. 1) The burqa is not required. It is a... | Our tolerance of Islam’s teachings on women is a form of sexism. | 0 | 2016-10-11T02:55:19 | 249 | 5 | 2 |
I am from the US, my wife is from the UK. We've lived in both, plus a couple other countries in mainland Europe. To compare apples to apples, I'm going to assume you're choosing between the same job in both countries (e.g. near-equivalent standard of living). Also, it's hard to generalize. There are states in the US I ... | I don't think the USA is a great place to live. CMV. | 1 | 2013-10-02T15:58:50 | 738 | 529 | 3 |
Ok I agree with you, but I'm going to play the devil's advocate here. Here's a major difference you failed to mention: Viagra corrects/treats a medical condition, whereas birth control prevents a medical condition (usually, I'm not talking about PCOS and the like). Preventative care has always been covered less by Ame... | I believe that not covering birth control pills (or other birth control methods) whilst covering erectile dysfunction medication (such as Viagra) is immoral. CMV. | 0 | 2013-10-04T20:31:17 | 155 | 2 | 1 |
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