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incredibly naive to think educating men to not stare at women would be effective. Really? I'm a man and I don't have a problem not staring at women. It's really not that fucking hard. I also dislike the suggestions that I somehow don't have the self control not to stare, it seems to suggest there's something inherently... | Yoga pants and leggings should be banned from all high-schools and middle-schools | 0 | 2014-07-06T00:48:26 | 173 | 32 | 8Δ |
I think the main controversy was the fact that the giraffe (if I'm not mistaken) was perfectly healthy and "extraneous". I think most people understand that nature is brutal and that carnivorous animals like lions eat animals like giraffes in real life. And I think that, if the giraffe had died of natural causes or bee... | I believe that the whole uproar over Marius the giraffe, and especially the autopsy and feeding of his body to the lions, only serves to prove how sheltered and mollycoddled a modern child is. CMV! | 0 | 2014-02-16T05:53:36 | 183 | 114 | null |
The concept of virginity has its own pros and cons. Think of it like a resume, for specific people especially. If someone has a desire to have a partner that is experienced, this is important to take into account since, clearly, that individual is not experienced. Additionally, many questions can be asked as to WHY the... | it doesn't matter when somone loses their virginity. The concept of virginity hurts almost everyone. | 1 | 2016-10-03T21:53:59 | 162 | 2 | 2 |
Sure, in the end women probably feel more confident in makeup because of perceived male standards, but that is skipping quite a lot. There are benefits to beauty that have nothing to do with male attraction. Consider social status among other women. Consider how people judge men who look disheveled, they seem lazy and ... | At the end of the day, women only wear make up to attract men. | 1 | 2016-05-04T11:01:01 | 61 | 9 | 3 |
Career: Attractive people can get a promotion easier... This is offset by the fact that people get jalous/envious of attractive people, and put them down for it. Example: a male boss might promote a female underling easier, but a female boss will keep her down or fire her out of envy. Love: Attractive people can find ... | Being attractive makes life easier in everything. | 0 | 2017-04-28T15:33:08 | 41 | 2 | 5 |
The Christian genesis story states that god created man in his current form, while evolutionary theory explains that life took millions of years to evolve and that our species is descended from a common ancestor with the other primates. Your mistake is assuming that your interpretation of the bible is the only one that... | The theory of evolution and Christianity are incompatible | 0 | 2015-05-27T22:34:21 | 97 | 7 | 24Δ |
But the law isn't friendly to vigilantes. It's one thing to catch a rapist in the act and beat the crap out of them and quite another to go after someone long after the offending event has occurred. Vigilantes get charged with crimes if they get caught. Occasionally they get lesser charges, and sometimes the jury finds... | I think that parents who catch others molesting their kids should face consequences for seriously injuring the molester. | 1 | 2014-07-19T10:14:00 | 136 | 5 | 27 |
What spending do you feel is unnecessary? Here is a pie chart of all discresionary spending (2009 data): http://dissidentvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/3-Discretionary-Budget-2009.jpg Here is all spending (2012): http://climbingthefinancialmountain.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Federal-Spending-2012.png So wher... | B. Sanders-style Socialism will dig our country deeper into debt by spending money we don't have, and despite great social policy, his economic policy is a deal-breaker. | 0 | 2015-05-20T05:47:12 | 45 | 4 | null |
You could argue Wilt Chamberlain. That guy wasn't really human. He scored 100 points in a game. A feat not yet seen again. Only 67 times has a player scored more than 60 points in a game. Wilt has 32 of them. He scored over 50 points 118 times. He has 6 of the top 10 most points scored in a game. He has 5 of the top 6 ... | Wayne Gretzky's career point total is the most impressive record in sports. | 0 | 2017-06-13T18:19:42 | 53 | 9 | 10 |
http://www.frpeterpreble.com/2012/07/transsexuals-and-orthodoxy.html I'd specifically direct you to the 4rth paragraph which cites 6 separate ecumenical cannons that existed well pre-schism directly addressing the issue. | There is no sound biblical argument that makes being trans-gender morally wrong. | 1 | 2015-01-01T20:53:54 | 353 | 2 | 2 |
If we faced an alien invasion any time in the next couple hundred years we would have no chance at even making a dent in their forces. If a species has the technology to quickly go between star systems, then they will have the technology to to defend themselves against anything we could throw back at them. The only pos... | There should be a global agency dedicated to defending against alien invasion. | 0 | 2014-10-11T10:07:54 | 159 | 12 | 2 |
There's no point. If they can get here at all they're so far ahead of us technologically what we have no defence. Besides, if you are in space already there is little you might want on planets that isn't easier to get elsewhere. Whether it's energy, water, carbon or metals it makes more sense, energetically speaking, t... | There should be a global agency dedicated to defending against alien invasion. | 1 | 2014-10-13T20:56:35 | 159 | 1 | 4 |
Yes, some sites will make less money. These will be sites like BuzzFeed etc where the goal is click bait and user farming (quantity over quality). However, we'll see a rise in alternate forms of advertising. For example, it will be more and more common to see product placement (example: that car from Walking Dead), con... | Ad block will lead to the end of near-ubiquitous free website access. | 0 | 2014-10-16T03:33:27 | 39 | 2 | null |
As a terrible musician who is looking to get better, a lot of the best software for dealing with recording is either Mac-only or was developed for Mac first. As a result, if you are a musician, you pretty much have to get into Apple. Even garage band, which comes free on Mac and iOS (I think) is pretty good for amateur... | Apple computers are for old people and the technologically illiterate. Anybody else that using Apple products have bought into marketing. (Not just a fanboy, please read) | 1 | 2014-08-13T23:25:24 | 172 | 9 | 4 |
As others have said, alot of it comes down to being a financial decision in your favor. Your points are just the perks to not making that financial decison and you are paying a premium for them. No matter what country you live in. Someone owns the home you are renting. They are either making a profit, cutting even, or ... | There is nothing wrong with never owning your own home. | 0 | 2014-09-23T20:17:28 | 341 | 0 | null |
Reframe your argument to different places on earth. To a European living in, say the 1200s, they could very well be completely unaware of the fact that North America exists, and think they were better off if we never knew. All of the things you mentioned did come to fruition in one way or another, but as a planet we ar... | I hope that we are alone in the Universe | 0 | 2017-05-09T18:23:43 | 75 | 1 | 13 |
This reads like: I think the people I know who have dyslexia are lazy and don't put in enough effort to improve. People with dyslexia might as well have much more trouble in proofreading their textst because it takes them much longer/ takes more effort than it's worth. Your other arguments are basically non-arguments.... | I think dyslexia in almost all cases is just a lack of education in the language. | 0 | 2016-08-31T19:27:22 | 40 | 15 | null |
Simply put, the things and experiences money can get you or anyone else don't inherently have any specific kind of impact on your life. They aren't what make people happy and they aren't what gives meaning to life. As an amusement park junky, at every single park I go to, I see multitudes of people sharing very similar... | Money does buy happiness, maybe not directly for some but indirectly for everyone. | 0 | 2017-06-10T18:03:13 | 55 | 1 | null |
I spent a bit of time thinking of a response to this and it's really hard for me to keep from expanding an answer into a book sized response that addresses all my concerns for socialism in general as opposed to sticking to the topic at hand (health care). I also want to respond in a way that prevents the shallow from s... | It is hypocritical to call oneself pro-life yet not support healthcare as a basic human right | 1 | 2016-02-14T21:19:33 | 466 | 3 | 2 |
When you vote, you are *signaling*. Politicians count up the statistics on who votes for what to determine their policies. How often do people in your state vote? How often do people in your county vote? How divided is your district? These are all questions politicians consider. Lets say the vote is divided 2-20 in an ... | There's no point in voting (for the major parties) if you and your significant other cancel each other out. (US politics) | 0 | 2014-09-18T07:34:33 | 29 | 13 | 1 |
The reason is very simple and straightforward: women suck at chess. And I'm sorry (not really) if that makes someone butthurt, but its the truth. Elo ratings are undeniable evidence. Someone could make an argument that chess is less popular sport amongst women, and as such there aren't as many good female players. Th... | I see no reason why men's and women's chess are separate events. | 0 | 2014-06-22T18:00:34 | 658 | 23 | null |
Have you read [this article?](http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/columns/extra-punctuation/14994-Yahtzee-Says-AAA-Games-Have-Stopped-Doing-New-Things) I'm still on the 360 and won't upgrade to the One because I don't think that this new generation of consoles offers anything meaningful, not enoug... | I should trade in the PS3 and upgrade to PS4. | 0 | 2015-11-18T21:32:16 | 25 | 1 | null |
Nancy Grace is a legitimate scumbag. As a prosecutor, she was reprimanded twice by the Georgia State Supreme Court. The court said: "[the conduct of the prosecuting attorney in this case \[GRACE\] had demonstrated her disregard of the notions of due process and fairness, and was inexcusable.](http://www.transworldnews... | Bill O'Reiley is worse than Nancy Grace but the reddit hivemind hates Grace more because she's a woman. | 1 | 2015-03-29T06:07:17 | 42 | 58 | 6Δ |
St. Isaac of Syria, an early monastic from 600AD, and venerated saint in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic traditions, says God is not just at all. Instead, he says that God is merciful. The Eastern Orthodox tradition, while still admitting a state of being called "hell", don't consider that experience as punishment AN... | I think any religion which preaches "heaven vs hell" while claiming their god to be just and good is logically inconsistent. | 1 | 2014-05-14T10:28:03 | 164 | 20 | 3 |
I'm not going to argue about disabilities that are 100% fatal early in life or babies/fetuses that clearly don't have brains or that are other wise 100% non functional. I concede those in agreement that they would be better off not being born. I'm only going to argue physical, intellectual, and developmental disability... | I think it's cruel and selfish to bring children into the world that you know will be severely disabled. (Mentally and/or) physically. | 0 | 2017-05-25T18:46:01 | 56 | 8 | 2 |
Suicidal ideation is a symptom of mental illness in all cases. There is no person who wants to commit suicide who doesnt need the help of a psychologist. It's illegal because the patient should be given a real solution to their problem - seeing a psychologist. They deserve a chance at living a happy life. | suicidal people deserve legal euthanasia options | 0 | 2017-04-28T16:00:44 | 173 | 0 | null |
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=forensic+science+is+not+science There are numerous well respected sources there who tell a shocking story of poorly executed, dodgy, and down right useless forensic science. The other issue is your conviction that the USA has some unique barbarism which doesn't occur in the rest of the world. In N... | The death penalty should be enforced against a greater number of crimes in order to realize a safer, more just society. | 1 | 2016-04-25T03:56:52 | 50 | 7 | 6 |
College professor here: intelligence is not the ultimate factor in success. I have had many high intelligence students fail my classes because they were too damn lazy or irresponsible to get their shit done. On the other hand, I've had many lower intelligence students he successful because they had a strong work ethic ... | When children display low intelligence, we should be training them to enter low-income jobs, not preparing them for college like everyone else. | 1 | 2017-01-13T04:43:23 | 437 | 1,498 | null |
The problem with running economies on investments and not taxing higher incomes at increasingly higher rates is that it inevitably concentrates wealth upwards. This is simply a mathematical truth with such a system where money itself generates income. The wealth gap increases until the most people possible are making t... | Supply-Side Economics is what we need in our next president. | 0 | 2016-08-30T06:10:34 | 52 | 3 | 3 |
Some are saying that if your motivation to vote for the racist/sexist is not his based on his policies but based on your attempt to prevent the worse evil (the other candidate), you are not racist/sexist yourself. I generally like this argument and have my view changed partially. However, this is kinda only true in a t... | Knowingly voting for a xenophobic bigot makes you a xenophobic bigot yourself. I don't want to think half of the US-Population is like that so please CMV | 0 | 2016-11-10T20:24:42 | 145 | 1 | null |
It also encourages many to "let themselves go." By that I mean things such as weight gain, poor hygiene, addictions, etc. I'm with you on the first two, but addictions? There's no evidence to suggest that people are more likely to become addicted to something if they are in a relationship. Actually in terms of drug ab... | Marriage is an unreasonable expectation of relationships. | 0 | 2015-07-16T21:45:33 | 29 | 1 | 25 |
That all seems good but as a whole shouldn't we be decentivizing jobs that need a minimum wage. That's exactly what a minimum wage does. Let's say that a certain position makes the company $8/hr. With no minimum wage (or a low one), they would hire someone at $7/hr, and make a nice profit. If the minimum wage is $10, ... | I think the minimum wage should be removed to create more incentive for people to get better jobs - CMV | 0 | 2014-03-02T02:14:30 | 48 | 1 | 21Δ |
Speaking more generally than about elections: When a process is unfair, someone affected by that process should complain (unless people shouldn't complain about unfairness?). If a person can participate in a process but considers that process unfair, then that person should still complain, unless they could have made t... | People who can vote but choose to abstain should not complain about the outcome. | 1 | 2016-04-14T03:56:00 | 46 | 10 | 3 |
One of the ways that I justify the morality of eating meat is in the following way: We as humans provide a service to domesticated animals. We provide them with safety, food and shelter. In return, the animals provide us with a portion of their life span. There is a form of symbiosis here where domesticated food animal... | I have recently come to the conclusion that killing animals for meat is immoral. Please change my view. | 1 | 2014-10-23T02:58:20 | 177 | 6 | 1 |
I think the first step is to try to understand why people would respond this way. How does the human brain work, and what are the factors that have caused them to behave this way. Try and think about things that you are resistant to change, or hesitate doing. Whether its watching a television show or movie that a frien... | The only way to change the ignorant is with violence. | 1 | 2015-07-29T21:49:29 | 42 | 4 | 10 |
It's tactics like you are proposing that got us Trump in the first place. The DNC [pushed Trump](http://observer.com/2016/10/wikileaks-reveals-dnc-elevated-trump-to-help-clinton/) behind the scenes because they cynically believed he would be the easiest Republican candidate to beat. There's a lot of circumstantial evid... | As a liberal, impeaching or otherwise removing Donald Trump is a bad idea and will only result in a stronger and harder to oppose Pence administration. We should want Trump to remain for the duration of his term and hope for a strong showing in 2020. | 1 | 2017-05-19T18:45:22 | 159 | 3 | 7 |
To further comment on the issue of implied consent, I think that associating physical pleasure with consent is unreliable. People (and I'm guessing animals) can be sexually aroused and experience pleasure even if they don't want it, or it is causing them distress or pain at the same time. A person can experience an or... | Unless an animal clearly doesn't enjoy what's happening, I believe bestiality should not be morally frowned upon. I've searched and found no good arguments, so CMV (read the first sentence before you downvote) | 0 | 2013-04-28T14:53:32 | 211 | 2 | null |
A price ceiling of any kind will always generate a surplus, all other things being equal. The surplus here is made up of Labourers looking for work. So yes, any increase in the minimum wage, or the minimum wage period, will create unemployment. But we can look at the wealth created through the increase in wage and the ... | I believe that increasing the minimum wage would increase unemployment, or harm the workforce beyond the benefit of the pay raise. | 1 | 2017-01-03T21:27:34 | 54 | 3 | 3 |
I'll take it from another angle than the others. Executions take so long, 20+ years as you point out, for a good reason. Namely, we want to make absolutely sure that people that are going to be executed by the state are 100% guilty and convicted in a fair manner. Of course, some innocent people slip through the cracks,... | If you kill someone you should receive the death penalty. CMV | 1 | 2013-12-01T01:15:19 | 53 | 5 | 11 |
Both male and female cultures exist just like both American and Japanese cultures exist. Someone may, despite being ethnically Japanese, associate more with American culture. Now while both American and Japanese cultures have different tendencies, there is no reason why these cultures have to remain the same. Maybe in ... | I believe exactly one of the following must be true: (a) A non-bigoted person can reasonably use a person's gender to infer things about that person, or (b) gender is a meaningless concept. CMV. | 0 | 2014-06-14T17:46:45 | 126 | 2 | null |
Look at it from a practical standpoint. What does Bob *mean* when he tells his friend Jim to "be himself"? Let's examine if its possible for Bob to follow Jim's advice. First, what does Bob mean? Lets say that as longtime friends, Bob and Jim have had 1000 social interactions. Certainly enough for Bob to observe trends... | It is impossible to be anything other than yourself | 1 | 2016-12-03T18:22:58 | 53 | 2 | 31 |
Well, your view harkens into this: Perhaps this view comes from seeing ABC's (American Born Chinese) REFUSE to learn their mother culture. Seeing a language and a culture thousands of years old die out just like that is just sad. You assume that the child learning this is the choice of the parent. The reality is that ... | You shouldn't name your child something ethnic if you don't plan on at least teaching your child the language from where the name came from. | 0 | 2017-04-16T03:40:50 | 27 | 1 | 5 |
Dude... you're right. The Cruz campaign is legit for all the people behind it, but by planting seeds of influence/pressure/advice to declare first, they can 100% use this to their advantage. You'll have all the swing voters going "fuck, I have to vote Hillary but I really don't want to..." change to a more moderate mal... | Ted Cruz is not a serious candidate, he's just being used by republicans to make the actual candidate seem less extreme | 0 | 2015-03-27T06:54:27 | 50 | 1 | null |
Here are [a](http://orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/photogallery/beehives/LEO1280.jpg) [few](http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/312936main_image_1283_1024-768.jpg) [images](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Debris-GEO1280.jpg) that show the satellites around the Earth. If it were a circle, then such a larg... | The Earth is not a sphere, but a circle | 1 | 2015-10-21T08:32:31 | 53 | 3 | null |
Carrots do not keep more than a day or so, less in the heat of a car. So you would need to prep a cooler and put it in your car. Something that is doable, but is not common. Also eating chips has never made me feel like shit. If it does you then you have some serious digestive disorder that you may need to seek help w... | carrots are the ultimate driving food | 0 | 2017-06-13T04:58:31 | 56 | 4 | 98 |
It may be biologically possible but it is definitely not the easier option. Yes, you may have more wealth and a house but you could have that as you grow with your family. When you are younger you can keep up with your children more. Run around, get up for feedings or when the baby cries. It is easier to deal with the ... | For a man, having a child in his 40s is not a problem. | 0 | 2016-09-11T17:01:00 | 57 | 2 | 1 |
Attack dogs are trained to subdue/distract the target until police can assist. If a dog was trained to kill you it would leap at you from 8 feet away and latch onto your throat with its jaws before you could react. | I could probably fight off a lone attack dog. | 0 | 2014-07-21T05:04:35 | 31 | 2 | null |
In general, a woman has no chance to defend herself against nearly any man on the planet That's true, but also a pretty useless advantage. How often do you get into fistfights? If you don't provoke it, the number should be pretty low. only we can be raped first. Men also can be raped. having to be the one to give bir... | I believe for the average person it's better to be born a man than a woman | 0 | 2016-12-30T12:05:53 | 86 | 4 | 2 |
Stop for one second and actually try to imagine society where this is a reality. Think what the advertisements would be like, think of people talking about it, about watching matches on TV... A whole new industry, a new cultural phenomenon reveling in real bloody violence and death. There are baseball cards, football a... | Bringing back the gladiator games for convicted criminals would provide a net benefit to society. | 0 | 2017-03-26T04:03:59 | 40 | 14 | 2 |
You know, many people are not afraid to die. That's one argument some people use against the death penalty. Although I agree with you that giving prisoners this option would lower expenses, I believe some criminals would be more willing to go to prison, since they would have the option to end their lives (which they mi... | Prisoners should have the option to end their life. | 0 | 2015-06-05T07:20:05 | 63 | 1 | null |
Is most of the trauma simply caused by peoples' reactions, rather than the crime itself? It's both. The crime creates the first trauma. People's reactions to that crime recreate that trauma, plus multiply trauma on top of it. For example, imagine telling the survivor of an attempted homicide that they need to try stra... | I don't understand why rape is as bad as people make it out to be. I feel like a horrible person for this, so please CMV. | 1 | 2013-07-06T13:54:12 | 376 | 76 | 45 |
There are some things we can know with relative certainty. For example your friend mentioned opposable thumbs were needed for tools. While this is too broad we can assume any space fairing species must have some degree of fine motor skills in order to be able to manipulate objects. An antelope, regardless of its intell... | I think any speculations about alien life are baseless and arrogant. | 0 | 2017-03-13T18:19:15 | 56 | 3 | 23 |
With alcohol there is a dose related legal limit, typically a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08. Below this you can drive legally, even though you've been exposed to alcohol/have it in your system. Wouldn't it make more sense to have a dose limited system for these other drugs? a Dose limit for marijuana, caffeine et... | It is not okay to drive under the influence of ANY mind altering substance. | 1 | 2014-05-05T20:16:43 | 30 | 1 | 16Δ |
I just suffered my first two deaths in the family and holy shit even though I was expecting both, it's so hard. I could not imagine if it happened by surprise to a middle-aged person in my family. The surprise added to the grief... I just couldn't imagine. It'd be horrible. Why do that to them when you can let them kno... | If I had cancer I wouldn't want to tell my family. | 0 | 2015-04-28T19:33:45 | 47 | 1 | 18Δ |
What's to prevent the majority group in control of the government from creating a standard for a high school diploma, that makes it so people likely to vote against them would not graduate high school as often? | Basic high school level education should be a prerequisite for voting rights | 0 | 2016-03-25T14:47:09 | 71 | 15 | 6 |
Being gay was a crime due to traditional values until progressive measured overhauled the law. Sure, and letting the untermenscht stay alive was a conservative value until the progressives decided gassing them en masse was better. And Ted Bundy cast off a whole lot of traditionalist chains to live his progressive, alte... | Conservative 'traditional values' are inherently flawed due to them being traditional, that is, of the past. | 0 | 2016-04-18T03:46:42 | 172 | 1 | 2 |
The libertarian party for the most part matches up with your views, with a few exceptions such as: Increasing federal spending for infrastructure, NASA, national parks, and protection of the Great Lakes Implementing a carbon tax and favor wind/solar/nuclear energy development Creating a public option for healthcare ... | I am an outcast in today's political climate and do not have a "political home" | 0 | 2017-03-08T06:39:02 | 56 | 4 | null |
It's not *entirely* that CMV is becoming "make me not a bigot." It's that CMV **is fundamentally**, "help me change my view that I'm struggling with" and those views often happen to be bigoted, since people recognize things that they want to change (without commenting too much on which of your specific examples are val... | /r/CMV seems to slowly be becoming "Make me not a bigot" | 1 | 2015-09-02T00:18:57 | 135 | 93 | 85 |
This suggestion has been thrown around for some time. But as it turns out the amount of resources a human consumes is largely unrelated to the final goods. Also there are certain things that simply don't scale with the size of the "user" but are determined by physics. And if it comes down to food consumption actually b... | Through selective breeding or genetic manipulation, humans would be smart to attempt to shrink themselves. | 0 | 2016-04-24T21:00:05 | 279 | 1 | null |
Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I love your point. Thanks! If I've changed your view at all, consider awarding a delta! | I am struggling to accept evolution | 1 | 2015-02-11T00:45:08 | 350 | 6 | 6 |
"Bombay" is not an English word. It's a proper name. And they don't have any authority over the English language. You can refer to the city however the hell you want to. I'm not honestly sure what the reasons are for us referring to Germany as Germany instead of Deutschland, but you'd better believe that if I go there... | When using the English language, we should refer to "Mumbai" as "Bombay" for the same reasons that we refer to "Deutschland" as "Germany." | 0 | 2015-03-18T14:58:16 | 206 | 46 | 32Δ |
In almost all cases, the dates aren't related to food safety. The US Department of Agriculture has [a guide to the different dating terminology](http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/19013cb7-8a4d-474c-8bd7-bda76b9defb3/Food_Product_Dating.pdf?MOD=AJPERES) that includes this: “Use-by” dates usually refer to best qu... | Food is close to inedible when the expiration date printed on the container is near, within a couple of days. | 1 | 2015-01-03T09:57:49 | 36 | 5 | 1 |
Disclaimer: I'm writing this response under the assumption that you mean all taxes, not just income tax. Please correct me if I am wrong. A government and its citizens operate on a contract that the the government will protect its citizens and its citizen's rights, while every citizen gives up a very small (but exactl... | Taxation is theft | 1 | 2017-03-12T01:19:17 | 189 | 8 | 1 |
Salespeople, as he is, will say what they need to say to close the deal. Trump has never held public office, so there's no record to look at and see if he takes action against his and his fellow 1% peers. He has plenty of [on-the-record statements](http://www.ontheissues.org/Donald_Trump.htm) from when before he was ru... | There's no reason to believe Trump would represent anyone's interest but his own and his 1% peers | 1 | 2016-05-08T18:15:28 | 47 | 12 | 31 |
If Jewish people can't be anti-semitic, then non-whites cannot be racist. That would be a true statement if only white weren't a race. Anti-Semitism is defined as hatred of or negative action by someone who is not Jewish toward someone who is specifically Jewish (or perceived to be) on the basis that they are Jewish (o... | If Jewish people can't be anti-semitic, then non-whites cannot be racist | 0 | 2017-01-11T01:40:32 | 119 | 2 | 1 |
That cart pusher won't have a job then. | I believe we should start taking our shopping carts from the parking lot/cart corral, rather than from in the store. | 0 | 2017-03-10T22:58:35 | 32 | 1 | null |
Until this point, the fragmentation has only increased. I don't really know if they will converge in the future. It might have something to do with Dunbar number. The unions try to artificially expand, only to break into two. | CMV - in a truly libertarian economy, unions would rapidly become very powerful players, leading to a restablishment of a welfare state | 1 | 2015-08-10T17:34:05 | 204 | 1 | 1 |
The best man for a woman [regardless of looks] is: - One who is polite, gentlemanly - One who is faithful and will not cheat on her. - One who would prefer not to get involved in a fight and instead resolve a dispute by other means [solicitors, arbitration etc.] - Not someone who would make others feel uncomfortable. -... | A rowdy guy is the best bf for any girl, especially an attractive girl | 0 | 2017-05-22T17:30:31 | 86 | 3 | null |
I mean, you are right when you say that you can't bomb an ideology. I think most people who make the decisions to fight ISIS are completely aware of that. But it needs to be said that no-one, to the best of my knowledge, is actually *trying* to defeat the ideology through bombing. Rather, they're trying to stop the imp... | ISIS will never be defeated because you can't bomb an ideology and that seems to be the worlds only strategy. | 0 | 2016-08-17T18:09:18 | 55 | 14 | 2 |
One thing that I think makes a real difference to groups is the purpose of the restriction to a single group. If you have a 'whites only country club' then the purpose of the restriction is to keep out people. If you have a 'women's only rugby club' the goal is to allow members of a minority to meet other members of ... | Female-only gyms and women's shelters are not discriminatory… or are they? | 0 | 2014-12-30T18:49:40 | 179 | 0 | 6 |
People with disabilities have very limited access to engage in competitions, particularly against people with the same level of ability. Special Olympics is for them (disabled people) than for anyone else | There should be no such thing as the Paralympics and the Special Olympics | 0 | 2017-06-11T05:31:43 | 44 | 1 | null |
It is selfish, but not always. Sometimes it's a matter of ignorance. People simply are not aware of the devastating environmental impacts of animal agriculture, and they truly believe that animals who have been bred for food don't suffer in the same way that other animals clearly do (like dogs and cats, which most peop... | Eating meat is selfish. | 1 | 2016-03-17T02:50:22 | 157 | 10 | 1 |
What if the ideology is a strict adherence to non-violence? Jains sweep the ground in front of themselves and wear face masks so they don't mistakenly step on or swallow an insect. There are many ideologies fundamentally built on turning the other cheek, especially in certain sects of Eastern religions like Hinduism, B... | Strict Adherence to Ideology is the Root of a lot of the World's Problems. | 1 | 2017-04-04T07:15:26 | 89 | 9 | 138 |
First I would like to note that I am in favor of public healthcare, and dislike just how much we are spending on the military. I think you're right that the arguments, *as commonly stated*, are counter to each other. However, I think what's going on is mostly that people have consistent internal logic, and just don't s... | it's hypocritical to support an increase in the military budget, but oppose public healthcare on the grounds that nobody is entitled to use other people's money. | 1 | 2017-05-16T13:43:50 | 206 | 162 | 50 |
The periodic table is a jigsaw puzzle, and elements can only fit in the places they occupy. The duration they exist for, or their origin or incidence in nature is not data that is on that chart. If you want to change the basis of the periodic table then it is on you to justify why that is. As I see it you are making tw... | Elements created in a lab that cannot exist in nature or in quantities greater than a few atoms for microseconds at a time have no place on the periodic table | 1 | 2015-06-17T21:43:15 | 88 | 9 | 4 |
"Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time." - Churchill I think it was Aristotle who was the first to break down different forms of governments formally. Stating there was some 3 kinds of government, each with either the possibility of good or ba... | I believe that authoritarianism is preferable to democracy, CMV | 0 | 2014-03-12T20:23:48 | 80 | 8 | 5 |
Why did you pick knitting? And why did he pick ASOIAF/GOT? If you're sharing hobbies and he picked a book series, well, that's not exactly a hobby, but maybe it means he considers the books part of him, and feels somewhat rejected that you don't like them. I think it's also possible (speaking as someone whose ex-wife l... | I think GoT is badly-written, misogynistic tripe. CMV enough to get through reading the books. | 1 | 2013-11-12T20:21:03 | 138 | 2 | 2 |
"A well-armed populace is the best defense against tyranny" The standard argument against this is that "the people" could never take on the military and prevail. However, that counter could also be an argument for limiting access to advanced weaponry for military and police when not engaged in conflicts as much as it c... | There is little sense in allowing the citizens of a country to own firearms for reasons other than hunting and recreation, and that should be tightly-controlled. | 1 | 2017-02-22T19:31:57 | 92 | 7 | 4 |
I'm a social psychologist; my colleagues and I used these words a lot. I have no trouble mixing them up, I've never seen anyone else get it wrong, and I don't hear anyone talking about how annoying it is to remember (unlike, say, not using "data" as singular). This seems to be the kind of thing that's not actually very... | English speakers should stop using either "affect" or "effect". | 1 | 2017-01-13T19:40:33 | 36 | 2 | 46 |
These aren't called exceptions, they're called accommodations, and they are mandated by law for higher education as per the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehab Act of 1973. This is for undergraduates and graduate students. There's a common misconception that the accommodations offered to higher... | I don't believe graduate school should make exceptions for those with a learning disability. CMV | 1 | 2013-10-15T00:07:49 | 265 | 18 | 5 |
You know what makes no sense? There's a literal group of people who are totally into mass murder of people of a different race, who treat half bloods terribly and impure bloods worse, who are allowed to fly their colours around everywhere, who have significant power in the government, who attack muggles who they see as... | The House system in Harry Potter not only makes no sense; it is dangerous and irresponsible. | 1 | 2017-06-15T17:45:31 | 96 | 4 | 132 |
Seasons have an actual meaning: a part of the year during which you can expect a certain climate, and are defined based on a precise position of the Earth. Therefore, they can be considered "scientific" terms, which generally aren't capitalised. Weeks and months are entirely arbitrary, have no meaning outside of religi... | Given that days of the week are considered proper nouns, the names of seasons should also be proper nouns. | 1 | 2017-03-10T21:03:33 | 121 | 214 | 1 |
People tend to notice if a man goes into the ladies' bathroom, so at a bar, I don't think it would be a great idea to let the drunk creeper that wouldn't leave you alone have access to follow you into the bathroom and no one think twice about it. Other than that, I really don't care if trans people use the 'right' bath... | All non-lockerroom restrooms should be Co-Ed | 1 | 2017-03-31T03:26:32 | 304 | 15 | 1 |
* **Polls can't be removed, so this is a moot point.** The act of polling someone or talking about a poll is core political speech. Asking someone who they support, and talking about who supports whom are quintessential political speech that is protected in any country with meaningful free speech protections. You would... | If polls were removed from elections, then the political landscape of any FPTP country would alter dramatically. | 0 | 2015-11-10T22:52:48 | 28 | 12 | 172 |
The ultimate issue with this view is that your system, aside from having failed before (The Victorian era had the whole "Let people who want to help the poor do it" thing. Lots of dead poor people resulted), it is completely incapable of proactive action or good organizing. This comes down to two issues: 1. Many issu... | I am a classical liberal. | 1 | 2017-02-15T17:34:03 | 94 | 18 | 20 |
Whomever said manipulation was wrong? | Seduction is morally wrong, as it is based in manipulating other people | 0 | 2015-10-27T06:43:24 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
I have always felt that it is very important to be competitive. Good for capitalism and for area's where competitive behaviour matters. But bad for other situations. Is it good to be competitive when you are just showing off your friend a game? Of course not, the friend will not play you again. Is it good to be compet... | It is a character flaw to be non-competitive. | 0 | 2017-01-07T12:31:17 | 38 | 2 | 20 |
I agree with much of what you say in your OP but I'd like to stress the circumstantial importance of regional representation. I'm Canadian and Canadian politics are very regional, both today and as a historical trend. Canada is *huge*: it's the second largest country in the world by land mass and people live across its... | Proportional representation is a better system of democracy than single member plurality in almost every way. | 1 | 2017-06-09T19:12:32 | 187 | 27 | 3 |
The problem you have with the Electoral College is not a function of the college itself, but how it's allocated. Most of what you want could be solved by proportional allocation of electors. Why maintain even that much of the EC? There are a few reasons. **Inhibit Voter Fraud/Suppression.** People whose job it is to de... | The electoral College should be abolished | 1 | 2016-10-28T03:28:03 | 221 | 0 | 18 |
Danish citizen here. It's tempting to want to agree with you, for the simple reason that we do indeed come out on top in most measurements of happiness, wealth, and a number of other statistics. There are some frequently cited drawbacks, however: 1. The "Jante Law" culture, which is a variant of the "Tall Poppy Syndrom... | I consider the Nordic model the best socio-economic model to base a country around & the best compromise between the right and left | 1 | 2014-10-24T16:32:03 | 537 | 398 | 6Δ |
The Republican Party was the one that freed the slaves. The ideas and the goals of the parties change. Saying that you will never vote for another party You've also removed part of the need for the Republican party to change. They now know they will never get your vote, so why try to change in a way that would have go... | Disgusted by their antics, I will never vote Republican. CMV | 1 | 2013-10-25T23:04:51 | 38 | 10 | 1 |
In that case, you could have a situation where a person is utilizing an inappropriate public shower by simply saying "I'm am trans". In other words, a 100% CIS male could walk into the women's shower at the local YMCA or city pool and view naked women while also parading around with a 10" dick wobbling about in front o... | People who don't believe trans* people about their gender should just stay quiet about it. | 1 | 2017-05-11T22:04:48 | 91 | 3 | 9 |
People who regret transitioning are a small minority. By and large, the overwhelming majority of folks who transition are satisfied. | People suffering from gender dysphoria should not be encouraged to transition, but to learn to live with their disorder | 1 | 2016-04-24T02:11:55 | 60 | 7 | 5 |
It's likely illegal. More importantly it's wrong. You want to have kids, but you taking that course of action demonstrates you weren't ready for them, and would justify her decision. It also won't help. You're pissed, understandably. But if you start getting into this and take morally bankrupt actions to get back at he... | I want to post revenge p0rn of my last ex-girlfriend. | 1 | 2017-01-11T02:45:41 | 49 | 7 | 2 |
No problem. Is there anything else that's holding you back from changing your view? I'd be happy to discuss more. | I mistrust and don't believe in providing for the homeless. Please CMV | 1 | 2013-11-20T01:54:20 | 81 | 3 | 2 |
To get personal for a moment, lately I feel like time I DON'T spend gaming is the wasted time, because enjoyment is much of what I get out of life and games are the most enjoyable thing I've found. You say games don't better you as a person. If there is something you wish to accomplish in the future so important and ti... | Playing Nintendo Video Games is a waste of time. | 0 | 2017-05-19T23:46:11 | 77 | 2 | null |
A farmer instead has incentive to make tomatoes that last longer, and can be grown year round. Making more beneficial tomatoes for society is asking farmers to sacrifice profits. Error #1, assumption of benefit. You assume that a "good tasting, nutritional" tomato is what is of most social value. Tomatoes that last lo... | Monetary profit motivation (especially capitalism) makes it next to impossible for anything to reach its full potential | 1 | 2014-07-31T21:17:23 | 67 | 7 | 11Δ |
People have brought up a lot of good counter examples, but there is a kernel of truth to what you propose here. For a personal example, my father was an avid runner who enjoyed competing in running races in his 50s and a little bit into his 60s. At some point it became too difficult to avert injury so he transitioned i... | I believe the majority of mobility problems of the elderly is self inflicted. | 1 | 2016-08-30T17:29:59 | 66 | 2 | 1 |
I agree completely. However, as I mentioned earlier, the hardest part of employment is just getting in the door. Once you are in the door, it is possible for anyone to go anywhere, no matter of their degree, but, in today's world, simply getting an offer is the hardest part for a lot of people. For college graduates wh... | There is too much stress placed on going to the perfect college. Your success depends on your actions, not your diploma. | 1 | 2015-10-20T01:51:25 | 62 | 2 | 14 |
Would the government force a bailout on the company? I can't see the leaders signing their own lives away, no matter how much harm would come to the country if the corporation collapsed. | If a firm is too big to fail and gets bailed out, its leaders should be executed | 0 | 2014-06-26T09:05:48 | 39 | 1 | 21Δ |
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