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The Oscars don't draw credibility from popular opinion so they don't lose credibility by going against it. Most people haven't seen most of the Oscar-nominated films and are therefore in a poor position to decide which nominees are deserving of awards. Leonardo DiCaprio happens to usually star in films with broader pop... | The Oscars have lost a lot of credibility by not giving Leonardo Dicaprio an award. CMV | 0 | 2014-03-03T22:47:57 | 20 | 1 | 15 |
Trumps personality is a heavy load, some like it, but to some it's too much. We've seen him in a spot light since the eighties, so we know him thru and thru. Hillary we know also. Trump would be better for economy I'm sure. And with better leadership qualities, I think US would have more respect and less wars. In the... | I think Trump is a horrifying choice, no matter how bad you think Hillary is. | 0 | 2016-11-01T22:57:52 | 735 | 5 | null |
Your title is "If you are not comfortable having your daughter doing porn you should not watch it." but your argument is "If you enjoy watching porn, you should not object to your daughter being involved in it." Which is it? "I am uncomfortable with the thought of my daughter doing porn. Therefore, upon reflection, I r... | If you are not comfortable having your daughter doing porn you should not watch it. | 1 | 2015-03-30T06:05:08 | 61 | 4 | 3Δ |
In addition to what other people are saying, the actual testing would would require a huge amount of resources. There is almost 150,000,000 registered voters in the US. How many people are going to be required to read through people's answers? How long will it take? If they are using people like lawyers and judges, isn... | Before being able to vote, everyone should have to take a test to prove basic reasoning. | 0 | 2015-02-25T20:00:55 | 37 | 1 | null |
I'd like to point out that it's entirely legal to operate a motor vehicle without insurance or even a license if you're on private property. The laws in place for vehicles are for accountability on public roads. I suppose the equivalent for firearms would be requiring insurance to carry a weapon in public. Requiring in... | Gun owners in America should be required to insure their weapons | 1 | 2015-12-16T23:42:26 | 146 | 13 | 2 |
Now I know some people will vociferously protest that they always go through full explicit verbal consent for all physical contact and all stages of intensified intimate contact but based on my own experience, my experience at college, at work, on the dating scene and over a decade of nightclubs and bars its just not w... | 'Consent Culture' is a waste of time and counter-productive | 0 | 2017-06-24T16:17:05 | 81 | 7 | 1 |
All laws, no matter how uncontroversial, involve using the state to force your ideas on others. If you need the government to put people in jail when they engage in a particular action, then you are by definition forcibly preventing individuals from doing something. It doesn't matter if your ultimate goal is justified ... | Being pro-life is not "forcing my ideas on others" | 1 | 2015-08-09T07:48:39 | 97 | 7 | 1 |
I think the definition helps out significantly here: tolerate: allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one does not necessarily like or agree with) without interference. And on the other side: intolerant: not tolerant of views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own. So people who sta... | Being "Tolerant of everyone but the intolerant" is moral grandstanding | 0 | 2016-01-23T19:47:08 | 167 | 8 | 1 |
I do not see how this follows. Does this not give more credence to the idea that it is a mental disorder? They're not different from the general population. They're aligned with those of the sex with which the trans people in question identify. The brain of a trans man is no more disordered than that of a cis man, beca... | Being Transgender to the point of wanting surgery or hormonal treatment is a mental illness, and saying otherwise is harmful to both transgender people and to the stigma surrounding mental illness. | 1 | 2015-05-17T02:08:09 | 123 | 7 | 8Δ |
If you kill all the mosquitoes, the animals that evolve to take their niche could potentially be even worse. Don't take that chance. | I believe there is nothing morally, ethically or environmentally wrong with the idea of eradicating mosquitoes from the face of the earth. | 0 | 2014-03-31T22:48:25 | 123 | 7 | null |
You've developed a theory based on your own family and community, and anecdotes from some national figures and events. But the question is, does the theory represent the majority of North American Jews. In my experience it does not, and I also see plenty of national figures that support my position, such as for example... | White North American Jews have an irrational persecution complex | 1 | 2015-08-29T02:47:52 | 278 | 2 | 9 |
For a societal standard, I suggest that all people change their name upon marriage to something new. It symbolizes leaving the family of birth and creating a new one with a chosen partner. Any produced children are given that same name, and they too hold that name until they choose to build a new family with someone el... | There are no adequate gender equal options when it comes to changing your surname in marriage | 1 | 2016-12-06T09:49:44 | 180 | 3 | 10 |
The problem I have with characterizing atheism as a disbelief in god is that it's unclear what exactly is meant by "god." Most self-proclaimed atheists mean it in reference to the Abrahamic God (as well as those of other minor religions) but saying you disbelieve in all the gods on the books does not rule out the possi... | CMV Atheism is a disbelief in God, Agnosticism is a lack of belief, and confusing the two is bad for clear, honest discussion. | 0 | 2014-10-01T01:20:40 | 82 | 1 | 13 |
The issue in that concept is that citizens have little reason to rebel unless they feel they will gain more from a rebellion than they stand to lose. In nations such as France, Russia before their respective revolutions they felt mistreated and oppressed by their regimes, and lived in much less luxury than modern Ameri... | America will crumble internally like the ancient Romans. | 1 | 2014-04-28T02:44:31 | 119 | 78 | 1 |
Okay, so the kid is born. The father doesn't have the right to refuse any part of fatherhood because now you're fucking up this kid for the rest of his life. Lots of successful people are the result of single parent homes, but that doesn't mean it should be standard. Also, imagine how many more problems that kid will h... | If Women have the right to be Pro-Choice then Men deserve the right to decline fatherhood. | 0 | 2015-05-28T03:22:35 | 1,980 | 1 | null |
Where does it say he sees numers as shapes Sorry, I'm confusing my synesthesiacs. That would be the case of [Daniel Tammet](https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2005/feb/12/weekend7.weekend2), not Jason Padgett. | it can not be considered to be "creating an echo chamber" to exclude creationists from discussions on science related to evolution. | 1 | 2017-02-13T23:32:02 | 199 | 1 | 13 |
Cases where an arrest goes wrong and the officers stands above the dying citizen, waiting for an ambulance, should not be deemed lawful. Is this a common occurrence, where police just don't bother trying to keep people alive? | Police should be required to provide first aid | 0 | 2016-09-07T22:44:22 | 72 | 2 | 15 |
The shot bird wouldn't be able to support itself so would fall out of the tree | The real answer to the 10 birds in a tree and 1 is shot riddle is not what people say it is. | 0 | 2016-11-27T22:41:59 | 31 | 29 | null |
what other word to describe it than "incorrect"? The word I remember from my college intro linguistics class is "ungrammatical." Basically, it means that the sentence is not something a speaker of English would say. A prescriptivist would say that "he went to the shops" is correct, and "he gone to the shops" or "shops ... | Prescriptivism | 1 | 2015-05-11T21:56:00 | 36 | 2 | 5Δ |
Although I generally agree with you, the issue is *entering* a bathroom, not using one. Public bathrooms are **gross**, unless they're cleaned every few hours each day. If you touch anything in the bathroom, you're better off washing your hands. | There's no reason to wash your hands after going number 1. | 1 | 2016-12-21T21:57:27 | 48 | 13 | 3 |
Numerically, more people voted for Hillary Clinton then voted Bernie Sanders. 3 million more. There is growing evidence that there is *not* a close margin between Clinton and Trump. It is too late for a different candidate to be selected before voting begins. Voting has already begun. Jill Stein has hedged on the curre... | The democratic party should ask Hillary Clinton to step down for health reasons and choose a new candidate to run as the president on their ticket or everyone who voted for Bernie Sanders should vote for Jill Stein. | 1 | 2016-10-24T03:14:36 | 102 | 3 | 1 |
I believe it started in very early childhood. I was quite chubby even by the time I was one so, unfortunately for me, earlier than I really had a say in preventing. I haven't looked at many studies regarding addictive personality but I do sometimes wonder if there's a genetic component to it. Some people just naturally... | When I see someone who is obese, I immediately think of them as stupid or lazy. CMV | 1 | 2013-05-15T19:59:10 | 226 | 23 | 7 |
I will assume you hold antiquard beleifs untill such time as you deny them. After that Ill just think you are an imbicile for not undestanding your scripture. This is basically you just being a jerk to people. Lots of people have wrong views about lots of things. But treating them as if they're generally stupid because... | Religious tollerance is pointless, religions are not equal and have no place in modern society | 1 | 2015-02-08T02:19:50 | 427 | 7 | 48 |
OP, I think the news has fooled you into thinking that most gun deaths are premeditated mass shootings or terrorist attacks. This is so far from the truth. These type of killings are a drop in the bucket when it comes to total gun deaths. Most gun deaths are accidental or a heat of the moment decision. Gun free zones w... | Gun free zones and no-guns-allowed policies are ABSOLUTELY useless. [Not about gun control; about gun free zones] | 0 | 2016-05-29T16:58:57 | 50 | 12 | null |
flipping Trump voters is certainly not the only way, nor am I arguing it is. Your argument in the post says: if we (liberals/progressives/democrats) are going to win votes in upcoming elections, it is crucial that we engage with Trump supporters Mocking, ignoring, or calling Trump supporters names is counterproductive... | Supporters of President Trump should not be mocked or ignored if Democrats want to win elections | 1 | 2017-06-04T19:05:21 | 809 | 120 | 2 |
If you really agree with every post you've seen here you must be a very agreeable person. Also, even if you do agree with most of the views, many are completely subjective, or the poster's opinion consists of "this is my view because I feel this way about it", when there is actual science or reasoning to show their vie... | I question the usefulness of this subreddit. The highest posts almost all universally state a reasonable stance, why try to change that? CMV | 1 | 2013-05-13T23:52:33 | 57 | 46 | 5 |
If sexual preference is a choice, then you can make a moral argument. You cannot if it isn't a choice. Furthermore, no one in their right mind would choose to be gay. Look at the persecution they face. | I believe emphasizing that "being gay is born rather than a choice" is irrelevent and gay rights should be the same no matter if homosexuality is born with, nurtured or chosen. | 0 | 2014-09-09T02:04:36 | 433 | 1 | 2 |
One problem that I see with your proposition and your argument for it is this: If you want to prove that we are living in an Age of Decadence, it's not enough to find a few features of today's society that fit the (in my opinion) vague definition of decadence you have above. You have to argue that we have transitioned ... | Most of the West is living in the Age of Decadence | 1 | 2016-07-31T20:20:00 | 43 | 3 | 1 |
Age of consent laws are about having sex and have nothing to do with gender identification or any medical treatment. They are also not giving hormone treatments to 10 year olds. A ten year old is not going through puberty yet and both genders have basically the same hormone levels. If hormone treatment is given to a p... | Supporting children who believe they are trans*, via hormone therapy or other biological alterations, fundamentally invalidates age-of-consent laws. | 0 | 2016-10-22T06:09:22 | 225 | 8 | 56 |
I mean, I see you've already awarded some deltas. But I'll chime in and say something. You can buy pre-fab, or flat-pack, or whatever you like to call it, furtniture from several places, including online. That doesn't even account for thrift shops or used furniture. And it's often just as cheap, if not cheaper than, I... | 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. | 0 | 2015-10-07T19:50:30 | 363 | 1 | null |
I like to travel much like you do, solo or with 2-3 others max with everyone not feelong entitled to stay together throughout the day. But my grandparents do group tours, they don't have the ability to plan out a full day while traveling anymore (quite old). So they book group tour trips that are fully planned, it's m... | Guided tour groups are a terrible way to travel | 1 | 2017-05-28T18:36:59 | 45 | 4 | 53 |
I feel this is an unfair assessment of the situation, and that it is the parents and not the schools who are at fault. It is the responsibility of the parent to take care of the basic needs of their child, and adequate food/nutrition is one of those basic needs. For the sake of argument, let's say this is true. Now let... | I do not believe that schools should be responsible for providing lunch for every child. | 0 | 2014-05-21T17:18:12 | 89 | 7 | 57Δ |
It seems your view is that children shouldn't 'come out' or even think about their sexuality until they are sexually active/mature. I would be inclined to agree with you if sexuality wasn't a part of our culture and identity long before we are sexually active/mature. But, it is, primary school children get'married' und... | Kids should not be able to, or be encouraged to "come out" and find their sexuality before they're sexually mature | 0 | 2017-06-17T18:37:17 | 172 | 116 | 3 |
Groups and movements regularly have broader or narrower scopes. Take LGBT groups. You have broad groups that deal with all four and beyond (sometimes adding letters, or going for a broader term like GSM). However you also have groups specifically focused on different issues faced by each one. A Bisexual Rights group mi... | The label "Feminism" should be dropped for a much more equal and non-gender label. | 1 | 2017-06-29T18:53:15 | 91 | 25 | 42 |
You have a very... selective view of history. For example, LGBT rights. You only discuss gay marriage. But gay rights didn't start with Gay Marriage. Hillary was supporting gay rights in the 90s, long before that was politically Kosher. She supported civil unions, which was a MASSIVE leap forward in terms of gay rights... | Whilst experienced, Hillary Clinton has rarely been on the right side of history, and therefore, is undeserving of the nomination. | 1 | 2016-11-07T18:20:01 | 403 | 963 | 10 |
Something I don't understand, and I'd love to be enlightened about, is why you would feel insecure about using the same restrooms as someone from the other gender ? In a theoretical gender-neutral bathroom, as long as you are in a cubicle, you can lock the door. No-one will know if you are going number 1 or 2, and wit... | I don't believe that there is a practical solution for non-binary trans people regarding bathroom use beyond "use the restroom you're least likely to cause a ruckus for using. | 0 | 2017-02-26T17:11:04 | 399 | 1 | null |
I think your whole argument can be refuted by simply pointing out that guns are not a right. I will continue though. ___ You can restrict rights. Not a single human right is unrestricted in the US. The right to speech is restricted, the right to property is restricted, the right to life is restricted, the right to hap... | Arguments in favor of increased gun control coming from the direction of "saving lives" are flawed | 0 | 2016-08-09T09:42:24 | 177 | 0 | 6 |
As long as they aren't doing anything extremely illegal, I will continue to support them as long as their end-product is good, because as a consumer, that's all I should care about. As a customer, you should also care about continuing to have a wide supply of products made for you. When you tolerate it that companies ... | I don't care how bad a company is or what they've done, so long as they put out products I like | 0 | 2016-02-26T17:18:34 | 59 | 1 | 11 |
You can't unring a bell, or undetonate a nuke. | The Supreme Court has the most political power of any government entity of the United States. | 1 | 2015-07-16T08:55:53 | 51 | 36 | 14Δ |
Even if we accept the idea that there is a sort of memetic diffusion caused by Europeans being exposed to Islamic adherents, then I think we would also have to accept that there would be a form of cross-pollination here. I would presume that many of the refugees would like to return to their homes, and if, hopefully, t... | Osama Bin Ladin's legacy includes the current spreading of Islam, through the Syrian refugees, into the west? | 1 | 2015-09-11T19:20:51 | 27 | 1 | 1 |
It only puts you in more debt. It really just fucks you up in the end, with having to pay interest and whatnot. Of you pay off your statement every month, you don't pay interest. I have never paid interest on any of my credit cards because I only spend what I can afford. It also helps with impulse buying: You either h... | You don't need credit karma, or credit cards to live. | 1 | 2015-12-31T14:37:13 | 61 | 4 | 2 |
The main qualms with this are 1) The majority of services are not given by the state anymore, so 2) Private companies must provide the majority of services, and 3) Investors and aspiring businessmen don't want to stay in America because of the possibility of more redistributions. If it happens once, there is legal pre... | The USA should enact a one-time mass-redistribution of wealth to correct the 1%/99% imbalance along with a Basic Income and the outlaw of Renting. | 1 | 2014-04-06T19:39:50 | 426 | 1 | 18Δ |
Counterview: if there isn't sufficient demand for the primary service movie theaters are offering (tickets), playing games with the pricing of a secondary product to preserve the business model does not benefit the customer; all it does is *conceal the price* people will end up paying, thus making it more difficult for... | I think the overpriced popcorn and soft drinks at the movies is a wonderful thing for customers | 1 | 2015-06-06T02:41:44 | 75 | 10 | null |
Open-mindedness is a spectrum, not an absolute. The point isn't to achieve some abstract state of "perfect open-mindedness", clear of all bias and assumptions. The point is that people can be more or less open-minded about a topic. There's also nothing intrinsic about being liberal or conservative and open-mindedness; ... | There is no such thing as being open-minded | 1 | 2016-02-17T21:29:14 | 28 | 8 | 10 |
I'd rather have and take the time to analyse the issue You enjoy that? Personally, that sounds awful even if I had the time. Troubleshooting something that could **literally be cosmic rays flipping a bit in memory putting the computer into an otherwise unachievable state** seems like a giant waste of time that probabl... | "Turning it off and on again" does not solve a problem | 1 | 2017-06-13T17:49:43 | 42 | 7 | 27 |
Just out of curiosity, are you American or foreign? And which university do you attend? Because frankly, it looks like you got a slice of America and have an impression based solely on views from Reddit. It shows (ironically) total ignorance of how things work in America. I'll try and hit all your points American capi... | The American population is ignorantly ruining the world through its manipulated society, which could be compared to a distopia. | 1 | 2015-12-21T02:24:05 | 30 | 6 | 7 |
Sometimes, the fade out mirrors a fade in at the beginning of the song. This has the effect of giving the song a sense of balance as the fade in and fade out form effective bookends. A good example of this in modern music is [Night Witches by Sabaton](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-16NwCtZv_Q) where both the fade in ... | Ending a song with a fade-out is generally inferior to giving it an actual musical conclusion. | 0 | 2014-08-22T22:41:19 | 111 | 4 | 28 |
If your real view was as you put in your OP, I think I deserve a delta =P If your real view was as you are suggesting now (agreeing with my stepping stone process), then I say that this is already in effect. SpaceX can launch a rocket to deliver a payload to the International Space Station. It plans to develop a vehicl... | I believe colonizing other planets and/or moons is inevitable for the survival of our species, and we should greatly focus on funding this. CMV | 1 | 2014-01-10T02:42:37 | 54 | 1 | 8Δ |
What movements count as social justice? Some people would argue that communist movements are for social justice, for that definition there are plenty of examples of failed movements (and currently failing movements). | Historically, Social Justice Movements are Always Successful | 0 | 2017-05-04T20:23:28 | 53 | 5 | 12 |
That might be one way to put it. Another would be that they don't see meaningful sexism or racism, and instead see jokes and hijinks that are needed to loosen up a straightjacketed public discourse. | Only racists, sexists, and homophobes support Milos Yiannopoulos | 1 | 2016-12-10T23:43:49 | 127 | 11 | 122 |
She's wearing a top with leggings as are the girls in your example. The difference isn't laziness - it's that Whitney Port is far more fashionable. I happen to think the girls in your example are wearing terrible outfits... but I don't see the leap from that to laziness. I probably just disagree with those girls on wha... | Leggings are lazy. | 1 | 2014-06-07T22:15:05 | 30 | 3 | 1 |
no actual benefit convenience is a benefit, happiness from drinking something that tastes better to you is too. Just have one in your car or at your work place. That requires planning and you can forget to fill it/ take it with you. Buying a bottle on the go is much faster and cheaper than buying a new thermos and fill... | Under normal conditions, there is no logical reason to prefer bottled water to tap water in a first world country. | 1 | 2015-12-25T02:31:33 | 59 | 2 | 5 |
You seem to be assuming that cost per life saved is a constant. It's much more likely that marginal cost of each life saved increases with each saved life (since some lives are going to be much easier to save than others), and current charity work undoubtedly focuses on what's believed to be the "easiest" lives to save... | Most Charitable Donations in the U.S. are Actually Luxury Spending. CMV. | 0 | 2013-08-26T22:02:31 | 57 | 1 | 18Δ |
I've had this used against me as a form of abuse, and felt the same way you did. It disturbed me greatly. Later I would find myself having to use it on two separate occasions, which I found surprising, because I'd no intention on ever doing such a thing. On the contrary, I swore not to do it. I had to break that promis... | Ignoring people is universally wrong and hurtful | 1 | 2015-09-16T02:22:34 | 29 | 10 | 3 |
How exactly did God create the earth/universe in that order? Genesis is fairly clear on your first question here: He created everything ex nihilo (out of nothing). He spoke, and the universe came into being. If you are actually asking *why* He created in the order in which He did, I don't think we're capable of determi... | Genesis 1-4 (and likely more) is entirely allegorical and scientifically untrue. | 0 | 2017-03-09T02:35:08 | 85 | 3 | 1 |
I see it here all the time in Italy. The Antifa (Anti-Facists) can be a pretty brutal group and a lot of people claim to be Antifa. There is also the Italian Nationalist (Skinheads) who are just as chaotic, but the Antifa run the show. In the Veneto area anyways. | The political right is more violent than the left. | 1 | 2017-02-28T21:54:43 | 77 | 3 | 1 |
I can create more money, but they don't have into account that extra money I am being paid for the extra fishes must be coming from somewhere else, and each dollar spent on me is one dollar less spent on something different You catch an extra fish which the baker buys for a dollars. The baker bakes an extra loaf which ... | Economy is a zero-sum game. | 0 | 2017-05-24T17:27:52 | 41 | 2 | 25 |
I guess the real question sort of becomes "how can we encourage a fair wage for servers when their value is well above minimum wage, yet we live in a society in which tipping is the norm?" It seems unlikely we would legislate a separate minimum wage for servers. Whatever the answer is, I just find it hard to imagine th... | In places where waiters and waitresses are paid minimum wage, I should not tip said waiters and waitresses. | 1 | 2017-02-28T20:30:19 | 187 | 2 | 9 |
Do you think trans people suddenly sprang into existence within the last five years? Seriously, WTF man. Trans people have existed in every time and culture throughout all of human history, and transition as we know it now (including the use of hormone therapy and reconstructive surgery) dates to the early 20th centur... | That being transgendered isn't just some new trend or cry for attention | 1 | 2017-04-04T00:22:48 | 64 | 14 | 21 |
When all the facts are said and done, weight gain will come about from a surplus of caloric intake without the appropriate expenditure of said calories. Those calories will then be added to the body as adipose tissue. This tells you that obesity only requires an excess of calories; not lack of activity. You could exerc... | All obese individuals are lazy | 0 | 2016-07-25T19:46:26 | 181 | 4 | 56 |
When Islamophobia leads a white man to kill six people at a Sikh temple, can you understand why some might equate it with racism? While what you are saying is technically correct, many people in the US assume that any brown person is a Muslim. That is the part that is racist. | Islamaphobia is NOT "Racism"! | 1 | 2017-03-30T20:42:23 | 73 | 13 | 4 |
Most activities, including fishing and watching a movie, do not involve the deep level of collaboration that sex does. To enjoyably watch a movie with someone, we might need to know basic things about each other's preferences--whether to talk about things as they happen or stay quiet and wait til the end to comment, fo... | sex should be treated as just an activity that people do, like fishing or watching a movie. | 1 | 2014-07-13T22:56:10 | 67 | 4 | 4 |
Also, look at the difference in speed. A 25 MPH cyclist and a 35 MPH car have a speed difference of 10 MPH. Both operators are protected in some way and are expecting to encounter other drivers on the roadway. This would 99% of the time only be fatal to the cyclist. A bicyclist and a pedestrian that stop abruptly have ... | When there isn't a lane specifically meant for cyclists, they should ride on the sidewalk and not the street. | 1 | 2017-05-04T21:10:32 | 81 | 7 | 13 |
10,000 hours is the time often said to become an *expert* in an area. Of course, it's just an arbitrary number. Quality of practice, frequency of practice, intelligence, and a lot of other factors aren't at all included in that number, much less what's actually being practiced. Of course, no one starts a career off in ... | 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. | 1 | 2014-04-21T04:48:06 | 55 | 2 | 7Δ |
I agree with you in principle. On the other hand, I can imagine some people are now feeling a lot [like this.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwQW3KW3DCc) They make be regretting their decision not to vote. Would you rather live in a world where: (1) Everyone who didn't vote stays home and doesn't complain or protest.... | If you were eligible to vote, and didn't, you shouldn't be protesting Trump's presidency. | 1 | 2017-01-24T21:04:11 | 193 | 87 | 14 |
Also, I am sure the electoral college was paid off. What do you even mean by that? It's close to a sure thing that all the electors will vote as they are instructed to by their state legislatures, according to the outcome of the vote. | I think that everyone has a right to complain about the election, even if they did not vote. | 0 | 2016-11-17T07:21:04 | 42 | 11 | 7 |
You're very focused on the change in country aspect of outsourcing, but this is the wrong thing to look at. In fact most call center jobs that get outsourced stay in the US. The major issue with outsourcing is that it inherently creates unwinnable job situations, no employees win, regardless of what country it's in. Be... | I don't think it's wrong for companies to outsource tech jobs to India or other similar countries. | 1 | 2014-11-16T08:43:23 | 131 | 37 | 1 |
The way I see it, the division of bathrooms is like a sorting method, like different rooms for different needs. One has more urinals for the people who use urinals and one has more stalls for the people who necessarily need stalls. Not really discriminating against anyone in that sense, you either use urinals or you do... | Bathrooms divided by gender are useless. | 0 | 2015-03-12T10:47:52 | 477 | 1 | null |
1. Scientific evidence largely discredits creationism... It depends on who you ask. I personally believe that creation fits in fine with the bible. "God created the heavens and the earth" to me means the big bang and the formation of our solar system after a super nova of a large star. You have to remember that the bi... | I don't believe in God. Please CMV. | 0 | 2013-08-14T16:34:14 | 67 | 1 | 1 |
As long as it is the choice of the student, I am all for high schools reading the pledge. When I do the pledge (high school), I take it with *strong* grain of salt, and I think of it more as the model of what we've promised and are responsible to strive for, than a way to gloat about what we have done. Of course there ... | Students in the US should not stand for the pledge | 0 | 2015-09-26T21:57:39 | 195 | 5 | 2 |
Well when it comes to gender dysphoria, gender is used to mean something more like "how i perceive myself/how i think i should be", rather than like "masculinity and femininity", which is how its usually used. These are sometimes split up into "gender identity" and "gender roles". (Most of the time,) when someone wants... | I don't believe in gender, other than biological sex. As in, I don't believe in any set gender norms/the existance of a non-biological gender. | 1 | 2015-07-14T07:37:15 | 28 | 11 | null |
I agree that transparent pricing is an important part of healthcare reform. However, it is not the most important reform and will not succeed by itself. Take someone who has an insurance plan with very low deductibles across the board. Even though she can see the prices, she has no incentive to go for the lower-priced ... | I think transparent pricing will do more for affordable healthcare than anything else. | 0 | 2014-10-03T23:42:38 | 46 | 2 | 1 |
If I were to start the next major company, like an Apple or Facebook I didn't start these companies with the end goal of funding our streets or our national parks or education. That's pretty much the point, everyone wants free stuff, but the fact is no company like this exist without a lot of help from the federal gov... | You shouldn't have to pay more taxes just because you make more money. | 1 | 2016-09-28T18:24:44 | 114 | 23 | 15 |
Thanks...excellent enough for a delta? 🙂 And yes, I review music for a newspaper, and so I'm on a bunch of major label mailing lists. So I get a constant stream of press releases about new acts the record companies are pushing, most of whom don't quite have the 'it factor' that the big acts obviously do. So here I was... | Anyone with a moderate amount of singing talent can be a pop star. | 1 | 2017-05-16T04:03:37 | 66 | 6 | 1 |
Implementation of policy is a very slow moving process. Any comprehensive political plan takes time. Removing any elected official for any reason short of objective bonafide treason is inappropriate. He's been in office for less than half a year and you're judging his entire 4 years of presidency off of roughly 10% of ... | Donald Trump and the current Republican legislative branch has not done a single positive thing for the United States and should be removed from office | 1 | 2017-06-07T03:59:13 | 67 | 17 | 44 |
By adding a new person to the world, I would contribute to overpopulation and the depletion of resources that is already straining existing people. You are. You are adding 1/7,125,000,000ths to this particular problem. You might also be providing for 100% of the solution to depletion of resources, and alleviating the s... | There is no unselfish reason to have biological children | 0 | 2015-03-24T22:19:07 | 295 | 1 | 5Δ |
it's almost like saying "hey, even if you dont try you still win". I hear stories about teams that go 0-13 in a season and the kids walk away with a trophy, why? What makes you think they didn't try? | Children who do not get 1st-3rd place DO NOT deserve a trophy for simply participating | 0 | 2015-06-25T22:12:34 | 244 | 19 | 2Δ |
Wiktionary says that the pronunciation of the two words are different; effect is listed as /ɪˈfɛkt/ (/ɪ/ being the i sound in p**i**t), and affect having an alternate pronunciation of /ˈɑː.fɛkt/. (/ɑ/ being the a sound in f**a**ther) I would pronounce the two words the same, but they probably aren't homophones in every... | English speakers should stop using either "affect" or "effect". | 0 | 2017-01-13T19:41:59 | 36 | 1 | null |
http://www.wpath.org/uploaded_files/140/files/Standards%20of%20Care,%20V7%20Full%20Book.pdf evidence of the decrease in muscle mass and bone density after transition . Here: http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/3/8/4075434/leading-sex-reassignment-physicians-weigh-in-on-fallon-fox interview with top surgeons explaining that... | A trans woman (male to female) should not be allowed to compete in women's divisions in sports. | 1 | 2016-06-12T03:06:20 | 151 | 84 | 35 |
Suppose that /u/Mattmon666 told you that you are supposed to hate gay people, and as a result you do hate gay people. You are still acting maliciously. You don't get a pass on being called out for it just because I told you to act that way. And actually, appealing to God is an even weaker excuse. In the above case, you... | Opposition to homosexuality, although wrong, is not necessarily malicious | 1 | 2017-03-28T23:47:09 | 67 | 1 | 2 |
Here's the thing. Darks Souls is a game about learning by dying. You dying is woven into the world, the story, and the mechanics. There are items that only do anything when you die (and they are often quite good, too!). There are mechanics that you will never see if you don't die. There is dialogue about your death, an... | Dark Souls isn't hard game, but rather creates illusion of difficulty with gimmicky controls and unbalanced gameplay | 1 | 2017-05-21T15:52:38 | 342 | 392 | 50 |
Since most students don't totally agree with you, grades are a useful motivator to get people to learn. Think of them like karma, either the real-life or the reddit kind. | I believe that grades in school are completely useless. CMV | 0 | 2013-05-10T09:25:42 | 29 | 1 | 13 |
I believe that each person should have a number of votes equal to the amount of federal taxes paid for the previous year So you think that [1% of the population should have more say in power than 90% of the population?](http://taxfoundation.org/blog/top-1-percent-pays-more-taxes-bottom-90-percent). How is a government ... | One dollar, one vote, is better than our current voting system | 1 | 2014-08-20T21:52:40 | 50 | 15 | 5 |
One can also live life without bedsheets, but it's not a great life. Credit cards allow you to demonstrate that you have good spending habits, actually. What this will mean is that you can develop good credit. But what's that good for? After all in the end you're just accusing more debt right? Debt, actually isn't alwa... | You don't need credit karma, or credit cards to live. | 0 | 2015-12-31T14:24:43 | 61 | 14 | 2 |
Go to any mediocre bar or party, plenty of women just want carefree sex. | women only want sex from folks that will provide for them in the long run | 0 | 2015-05-18T11:39:36 | 43 | 5 | 3Δ |
Perhaps I am wrong and we should not classify gender dysphoria as a mental disorder A friend just transitioned and her mood changed. Tell me the difference between chemical treatment and physical treatment (organ reassignment). In the last 14 yrs more study has been done and since reassignment is basically harmless (s... | Gender Dysphoria (Being transgender) is a biological, mental disorder, and should be treated like OCD or Depression. | 0 | 2016-02-01T18:29:46 | 61 | 1 | 9 |
The risk is still mitigated by the sheer number of people online. This is probably less of a problem for people who are not high-up in their selected profession/aren't connected to a famous institution and are therefore harder to find. As such, your thoughts on this will depend on who you are. Agreed. It's a risk I'm ... | I see no problem with giving my personal information to Google, other web services and even government intelligence agencies. CMV | 1 | 2013-12-19T21:17:22 | 70 | 1 | 7 |
In response to getting a job, it isn't always so simple. Day care runs around $750-$1500 (usually somewhere in the middle) a month depending on where you live, so at minimum you need to be making more than that just in order to afford having a job. You also will have to call in sick whenever your kid is too sick to go,... | Stay at Home Parents who claim it is a "hard job" only find it difficult because they are not very good at it. If they were, it would be an extended vacation. | 1 | 2014-07-02T22:44:57 | 148 | 6 | 1 |
You should read [A Universe from Nothing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Universe_from_Nothing) by Lawrence Krauss. Now about your I tend to think, though, that some force or entity had to be the catalyst that caused the event. What created this force or entity, in your opinion? And, some extra-dimensional force or ... | I believe some God or extra-dimensional entity caused the Big Bang and subsequently our existence. | 0 | 2015-06-24T02:38:06 | 44 | 16 | 14Δ |
Happiness is a quality that comes from many sources, and actually very few of them are 'consumables' or purchasable items. When it comes down to it the basics of happiness are Health, Good Relationships and the freedom to do what you find fulfilling. You'll find that 'shallow' consumer pleasures tend to leave you feeli... | Money absolutely can buy happiness | 0 | 2016-01-23T20:32:57 | 33 | 3 | null |
It's not that binary. Virtually everyone is privileged along some axes and disadvantaged along others. And having one or two disadvantages doesn't mean you derive no benefit from society just like having a few advantages doesn't mean you're the sole beneficiary of society. | Disadvantaged people should be exempt from all taxes because they shouldn't be forced to help a society that has done nothing for them. | 1 | 2016-11-11T09:06:58 | 72 | 4 | 82 |
In order to be pro-life, one must believe that the embryo is a human life or a person. But why? What makes that collection of cells a person? And why would the moment of conception by the point at which a person has been created? Why stop there? Since sperm cells will also create a person, should it be illegal for some... | It doesn't make sense to debate abortion until the definition of a person or human life is defined | 0 | 2016-12-18T10:13:27 | 97 | 1 | 12 |
we have killed most of the predators for deer. There is really nothing left to keep their population in check. Should we just let them stave to death from overpopulation? Is that more humane? | I think that for someone like me with real & consistent access to vegan options, every time I eat animal products, I'm doing something selfish & morally wrong. | 0 | 2015-05-18T05:04:13 | 169 | 0 | 32Δ |
You misunderstand free will. Free will isn't something that you are given or just have, barring any other circumstance. Free will is the ability to do anything you want. It's not fate, it's choosing your actions. You are then "defending yourself" against either a rapist, who chose to do that, or something that had no d... | Abortion should be protected by the same laws that allow for lethal force in self defense | 0 | 2017-02-01T01:23:33 | 56 | 2 | null |
Your problem is that you are comparing an average banana with an average strawberry. I certainly don't disagree that a banana picked at random from the market will be tastier and in better condition than a strawberry picked at random from the market. But that is not what the Olympics are about. The competition at the O... | The banana should be the fruit winning gold medal, while the strawberry has no place on the podium at all | 1 | 2016-08-22T17:09:57 | 148 | 3 | 1 |
Do you feel the same for all actions? I think viewing it through this lens can show why, realistically, your view is untenable. If you truly believe that all actions you take have to save as many lives as possible, then you're forcing people into making *very* specific life decisions, essentially stating that if you do... | Donating to charities/charitable causes that are obviously not the most effective way to reduce human suffering is immoral. | 0 | 2017-04-14T17:21:19 | 34 | 9 | 5 |
You're not exactly wrong, but as far as I know UBI wasn't intended to deal with inequality, but rather with poverty. Poverty and inequality are related problems, but they're still different and require different solutions. | Universal basic income will, in the long term, entrench inequality | 0 | 2017-05-01T20:18:17 | 102 | 2 | 4 |
So it's important to define what including a disorder (not a disease) does and doesn't do for psychiatric conditions. The point of defining disorders is so they can be looked at collectively across healthcare providers, researchers, and insurers. Etiology is not necessary to find before defining a disorder. For a disor... | I think Binge Eating Disorder isn't an actual disorder, but a lack of self discipline. | 0 | 2015-05-19T18:32:38 | 113 | 1 | 16 |
People who don't want kids shouldn't have them and forcing them to have them isn't going to make for a better society. So what if it is selfish? It's preferable to unwanted children burdening our already over-burdened foster care system or worse, being raised by a selfish person. There are ways to teach teenagers about... | People should only be elegible to abortion during certain conditions | 1 | 2016-09-12T17:48:15 | 36 | 17 | 93 |
My argument is that there are many United States citizens who are Muslim and have done nothing wrong and are as American as anyone else. Even the most extreme on this issue admit this, they just feel that there is a large minority that is an issue (I would argue that is not the case but it doesn't matter for this argum... | Islam should not be allowed in the West and neither should Muslims | 0 | 2016-01-13T03:53:00 | 55 | 1 | null |
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