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The voting system of reddit is suffering from a lot of the issues of democracy itself, such as misrepresentation of minority opinions, lack of capacity and personal bias for mod enforcement, vague and subjectively applied rules, rich get richer mentalities, etc. Alternatives exist, but it's difficult to find one that j... | The voting system on reddit has outlived its usefulness and should be abolished. | 0 | 2017-03-10T12:20:15 | 24 | 1 | 2 |
What you are talking about is limiting freedom of speech. You have noble goals, but there are very real downsides. You are advocating a lie of omission. It is in the interest of good taste, sure, but it is a lie nonetheless. This means that instead of using a violent event as a way to talk about real societal issues su... | Next time there is a school shooting, the killer's name and picture should not be published by any media, and coverage of the event should be kept to a minimum. | 1 | 2014-10-19T20:34:01 | 130 | 29 | 37Δ |
Fuck him and his Christian base. Coastal city dwellers have every green light to mock him and his followers endlessly. Short of a terrorist attack (which wouldnt come from him but might get through due to his negligence), the worst damage he can do is economic and it's going to hurt his horrible Christian base of rural... | The media and people in general need to be very careful about how much they're making fun of Trump. | 0 | 2017-02-12T04:23:24 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
There's this weird quality that lies outside of the physical realm and cannot be justified by it (because you can't easily leap from something existing to something being moral without something being taken as axiomatic) and yet we are bound by it with threads made up of this also strange material? I don't think it's c... | I don't believe in morality | 1 | 2014-05-20T01:48:01 | 108 | 5 | 6 |
I have had similar experience, where I jumped to atheism in the name of a science, education and progress. I also viewed Religious people as close-minded, delusional and even stupid. I was convinced that religion is the thing that keeps people from progressing and be open-minded to new ideas and science, and we all nee... | I associate Atheism with close-mindedness and lack of empathy. | 0 | 2015-12-24T08:06:26 | 65 | 1 | null |
I believe he should be pardoned, for a couple of reasons. First, his success is being limited by the convictions on his record. This indicates that society believes he should be punished in perpetuity for crimes he's already served time for, apologized for, and demonstrated that he will never do again. I would like fo... | Mark Wahlberg doesn't deserve a pardon. | 1 | 2015-01-21T19:19:39 | 87 | 1 | 5 |
There are other issues that impact your life besides just guns. You live in a society with all sorts of things going on. I imagine you care about things like education, roads, clean air and water, healthcare, the military, taxes, etc... It's fine to not take into account laws about the music business, and it's fine to ... | I'm a single issue voter and I think that's OK. | 0 | 2015-03-22T02:19:45 | 58 | 3 | 12Δ |
1: You could post and, ideally, explain why certain parts of scripture either A: give value to life, or B: Demonstrates a truth about the universe that gives value to life. 2: Well, I would say that I haven't seen anything that suggests a meaningful fulfilment of biblical prophecy to suggest the truth value of the supe... | Abortion past viability is murder. | 1 | 2017-06-30T05:34:20 | 126 | 2 | 2 |
Picard commanded the flag ship of the federation. One thousand people on board. Janeway commanded a ship of less than two hundred. Picard is a a higher rank, older, and more experienced. I think Janeway would agree, the legendary Picard is the superior captain. Hopefully this changes your view, from a perspective of ch... | I think Kathryn Janeway of *Star Trek: Voyager*, was the worst Trek captain, by a mile. CMV. | 0 | 2013-10-07T20:15:30 | 180 | 5 | null |
I swear i am not trying to take this off course, but i have a (legitimate?) question for the original poster. As we know, with the advent of the internet, more and more, anything you say or even do is now kept in posterity "forever" (used as hyperbole.... who knows how long humans will be around to access the internet ... | Mr. Trump's comments in the video released last week disqualify him on the basis of character to hold the office of the President of the United States | 0 | 2016-10-12T06:41:01 | 110 | 2 | null |
It's a huge fire hazard, In schools it was implemented so people could see if people were having sex or doing drugs in the stalls, People can escape if the door is jammed, easy to clean, Easier to install new floor in the bathroom, cheaper, and there it's not like it's a big difference anyways. | Bathroom stalls should go all the way down, and have no gaps in the doors. | 1 | 2017-04-10T23:59:30 | 60 | 13 | 3 |
CMV, does socialism allow a certain number of people to be freeloaders? Defined as : People that don't contribute anything at all to society except their existence even though they are able bodied and able minded enough to work. (Presume that lazy, selfish people who don't contribute anything at all to society are not ... | Socialism allows freeloading for the lazy | 0 | 2014-12-23T22:11:25 | 153 | 1 | null |
First of all let's establish the aim of donating money at all: to help out those who need the money more than us. Whether that be cancer patients or starving children or homeless people, our aim is to help people on a large scale. You are right in saying that donating to a local homeless outreach is a better use of you... | I believe that it is wrong to give money to homeless people and beggars. Please CMV. | 0 | 2014-03-22T22:30:39 | 59 | 1 | null |
The problem is that after the Electoral college/popular vote split favored Republicans 2 times in 16 years, only Democrats want to abolish the popular college. If Democratic states adopted proportional voting while Republican states did not, the result would be Republican dominance. Put another way, any state which imp... | Abolishing the Electoral College is a waste of time and a nearly impossible goal. Instead, we should fight for proportional electors to be the norm in every state. | 0 | 2016-11-13T22:07:41 | 183 | 21 | 1 |
I agree that mass media has both positive and negative influences on our daily lives, but I respectfully disagree with the fact that you considered it as a ‘misleading’ thing. We all know that mass media, unlike any other recent discoveries especially social, has had a great influence on our day to day activities. And ... | Mass media are forcing a misleading point of view. | 0 | 2016-10-29T23:50:37 | 38 | 1 | null |
The Internet is our Id and ego. It's us behind a mask. We get to be who we want. So don't lose faith that we are going to be who we are given the opportunity. But that's not who we are. There aren't a lot of opportunities to show who we are over the Internet. People like to shit on others. Count on that. If people do... | Youtube and Reddit have caused me to lose faith in people. | 0 | 2016-06-22T17:30:44 | 55 | 1 | 9 |
Ok, I'll try. After reading through the thread, it seems your primary motivation is to reduce the rate of babies born into poverty and/or unstable homes. Better for that child not to live at all and therefore not have to suffer a lifetime of hardships. Why stop at mandatory abortions for unwed women? What about forced ... | CMV Extramarital sex should be illegal | 0 | 2014-03-17T16:25:18 | 117 | 1 | 1 |
I'm all for owning guns, but don't forget that the more people that have guns, the more opportunity for mistakes to be made. Imagine we're all at a mall, and most of us are armed. A crazy man comes in and starts shooting. Immediately, no one knows what's going on, so they start looking around to see what's happening. I... | If citizens are armed, there will be less mass shootings and civilian deaths. | 1 | 2016-07-07T12:26:29 | 71 | 4 | 13 |
I agree with some important caveats. First, is that what the student brings to the education table in terms of ambition, discipline, attitude and genuine interest matters more than anything including the prestige of the school or its resources, the instructors or the subject matter. I think the issue with communication... | Communication Majors are the most overlooked and underestimated majors within our universities in America. | 1 | 2016-05-09T01:59:45 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
What about people who value friendship more highly than other aspects of a relationship, and want to start on that basis? What if they're looking for someone who wants to be friends first, and in a committed relationship second, and they expect that if they find the right person, it'll evolve into a committed relations... | Dating Sites Shouldn't Have a 'Just Looking For Friends' Option | 0 | 2015-07-31T18:47:58 | 48 | 47 | 1 |
Have you ever worn surround sound headphones? My first time wearing them and I actually couldn't tell if I was hearing audio from them or my speakers. It's amazing how much different the quality is. Playing video games a lot, it was a totally new experience to actually be able to tell where sounds were coming from rath... | expensive headphones are not worth the price in relation to cheap ones. | 0 | 2017-05-24T18:42:28 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
I think you just copy the ∆ character into your response. (Quoting so as not to summon the bot myself.) Glad I could help! | Meritocracy is a broken philosophy that leads to more guilt and shame than it does success. | 1 | 2014-05-30T00:49:16 | 144 | 2 | 10Δ |
Institutional Theft: Hackers have already stolen millions of dollars worth of bitcoins from large/institutional holders of bitcoins. "Joe Consumer" can't adequately protect his money from this kind of targeted hacking. Right now banks and other financial institutions are charged with protecting traditional money. A bit... | I think Bitcoins will never be a widespread consumer currency that rivals traditional money. CMV | 1 | 2013-12-04T21:14:44 | 208 | 5 | 1 |
I find it amazing the top 4 comments are all variations of "but some people are different", and these are being awarded lots of deltas. These answers don't explain anything. They are platitudes and truisms. No one, outside of philosophy and physics, communicates in universals. People communicate in generalizations and ... | Gender roles are ingrained in who we are, and dismissing them is causing societal discord. | 0 | 2016-07-12T07:03:13 | 97 | 1 | null |
If we assume that your sex wouldn't make any difference in anything you do beyond possibly sexual/romantic partners, then they have no need to change their gender identity because gender wouldn't really matter at all. Gender roles sometimes have a basis in biology. We can eliminate many cultural based ideas but there ... | Being transgender reinforces gender roles/stereotypes because being transgender is about conforming to them | 0 | 2017-03-19T02:17:14 | 46 | 2 | 9 |
Just do me a favor. Go up to the parent of an autistic child, and tell them that their child would be better off having died of the flu. In other words, even if this crackpot theory was true (which actual science says it's not), you're still making the claim that literally dying is better than developing autism. | Vaccines are dangerous for infants and we should stop doing so until further research is done | 0 | 2014-12-10T14:38:28 | 182 | 6 | 30 |
Have I just had bad coffee? I don't know, what coffee have you had? If your answer is Starbucks and the stuff from the supermarket, then yes, you have. Also, what do you like? There are different flavors of coffee, and knowing what you like, I can make a recommendation as to a coffee you may like. | Coffee is overrated, the effects received are negligible and often a placebo, and people who say they like the taste are lying to themselves. | 1 | 2015-05-15T22:25:03 | 51 | 1 | 1Δ |
Then rights are at least *kind of* real in the same way morals are, and don't "only exist as much as the state allows". | 'Rights' are not a real thing. They only exist as much as the state allows. Talking about (or legislating) 'Rights' without mentioning 'responsibilities and 'limits' encourages faulty, destructive thinking. | 1 | 2015-08-27T04:18:55 | 311 | 1 | 1 |
Regarding "men can wear nail polish, women can enjoy sports" - imagine, hypothetically, that you developed severe PCOS with associated high testosterone levels. Because of this condition, your voice cracks and drops like a teenage boy's. Your breasts and hips deflate while your beer belly grows. A beard and dense chest... | Transgenders only enforce gender stereotypes. | 0 | 2016-07-17T21:34:30 | 100 | 2 | 14 |
It would somewhat alleviate overpopulation. According to Google, Africa had a population of 1.111 billion in 2013. Africa also has the highest expected long-term population growth. If Africa was annihilated, it could be colonized by countries like China and India, therefore alleviating their overpopulation. [Overpopula... | The world would be better off if everyone in Africa died | 0 | 2014-06-26T01:21:17 | 106 | 5 | null |
Really, the most convincing argument I can think of is also the most basic one: the pain of losing somebody is proportional to the importance of that person. If you recognize that these things are proportional, and that happy memories almost always last longer than sad ones, then no matter how much it hurts to lose som... | I think we should be mediocre, so people don't miss us painfully when we're gone. Maybe CMV? | 1 | 2013-08-23T20:01:23 | 27 | 1 | 8 |
I feel like whenever anyone says a certain way of living is just "attention seeking" it translates into "I don't understand it and refuse to acknowledge people live life differently than I do. When someone says they're non-binary that just usually means they don't want to feel restricted by traditional gender roles, th... | I feel like non-binary genders are just a ploy for attention and are actually disrepectful towards trans men/women | 0 | 2017-04-16T23:02:33 | 430 | 1 | null |
I'm gonna contest only one part of your post: Adoption would definitely be my preferred method--abortion is something I would only consider under doctor's suggestion. To me it seems like your desire not to raise a mentally challenged child is completely reasonable and even compassionate. You are preventing that child f... | If I have mentally challenged children, I will abort or give them up for adoption. CMV. | 1 | 2013-09-29T00:31:26 | 77 | 1 | 1 |
Not convinced that he had supernatural powers is different than denying his existence in the first place, which is where you were starting off. The supernatural stuff is a farther stretch, but it's very possible that he existed and did some great things for people that got blown out of proportion later on. Christianity... | Christianity is almost certainly false. | 1 | 2016-12-25T08:39:25 | 101 | 3 | 2 |
I think this point has been echoed elsewhere but being interested in social interactions and qualifying as an introvert are not mutually exclusive. Both introverts and extroverts can seek out and enjoy social interactions. It's how these interactions take a toll on the person, and how often they seek such interactions,... | I belive that everyone is naturally extroverted. CMV | 0 | 2013-06-24T20:45:47 | 48 | 1 | null |
(1) Huge swaths of Democratic blocs have little-to-no idea who he is. Working class Democrats, Blacks, Hispanics are all in the same boat. The only people who have a vested interest in him are college students and certain areas of the internet. No one seems to be addressing this huge discrepancy either, making the whol... | Bernie Sanders is never going to win the Democratic nomination. Even if he did win the nomination, he will never win presidency. | 0 | 2015-07-13T03:30:50 | 157 | 2 | 1 |
Your question comes down to the idea of consent, and to what extent can intellectually disabled people give consent. intellectually disabled people can actually give consent to sex, but legal standards are higher when determining the capacity to consent. the reason these laws exist is because of the increased risk of s... | Eugenics is alive and well in the United States and any other First World country where mentally handicapped individual cannot give consent to sex, and any sex with them is considered statutory rape. | 1 | 2016-08-12T16:33:59 | 51 | 13 | 1 |
Overall I agree with your point. I think it is largely detrimental to overall safety. But as a counter argument: Let's assume you can either argue for a person carrying pepper spray or against. Let's disregard the rationale for why you would argue for either for the moment. Now consider a scenario where a person is fac... | Anti-Victim-blaming culture is suppressing the spread of helpful information that can prevent rape. | 1 | 2015-08-05T17:43:11 | 391 | 0 | 2 |
I'll second pretty much everyone here. The best way to change attitudes is for someone to know a gay person. For example, my boyfriend is from India. Moved here about three years ago. His parents literally didn't know any openly gay people until he came out last year. They weren't 100% accepting right away, but they're... | As a gay male, I think its better not to get close to Middle-Eastern immigrants I come across. | 0 | 2017-01-16T16:10:07 | 302 | 4 | null |
Well you are ofc correct about the short term effectiveness but I'd like to advance an argument contra profiling based on demographic, ethnic or religious characteristics. It is basically the same argument that is advanced in favour of affirmative action just the negative side of it, profiling might become a self fulfi... | Ignoring the fairness of it, stereotyping would reduce crime. | 1 | 2015-10-19T15:16:12 | 152 | 1 | 2 |
It's impossible to go through all the material linked and reply without writing for half the day, so I think you will be disappointed by the replies. I've been through the whole 9/11 rigamarole myself, going from conspiracy theorist as a teen(not full on controlled demo craziness, but at least thinking the government h... | I'm starting to believe 9/11 may have been at least partially propagated by the U.S. Government. | 0 | 2015-05-02T17:12:15 | 502 | 458 | null |
I have lived in NYC for 15 years and have been all over and have never been attacked. My parents lived in Chicago all of their lives and have never been. Maybe ask a friend if there is something you are doing that makes you seem vulnerable. Not saying in anyway that it is your fault or anyone deserves it, but your situ... | I don't want to be afraid of random black people on the street. I was just attacked. Again. | 1 | 2017-01-06T22:31:49 | 393 | 41 | 2 |
What about if a person doesn't know if she's innocent or guilty? Say for example someone commits homicide but doesn't know if her particular homicide is considered a crime in her jurisdiction. She needs an attorney that will not disclose so she can learn whether she committed a crime in the first place. This is separat... | I don't think there should be "attorney privelege" and that attorneys should be able to tell the court if their client admits to a charge. CMV | 1 | 2013-08-27T07:06:06 | 69 | 3 | 7 |
I have a sister who got her masters in Social Work and went to work with Child Protective Services right after graduation. Also in Texas. She was a case worker for many years and then moved into a management position. She didn't talk to much about work unless asked, the few times I did ask her about work she would tell... | Child Protective Services (CPS), while a good concept, is virtually useless in practice | 0 | 2015-01-22T06:40:44 | 177 | 1 | null |
Ewww... do you realize that you sweat at night and probably stink in the morning, regardless of whether or not you shower before bed? I personally take two showers every day - one in the morning and one at night. | It is better to shower at night rather than in the morning. | 1 | 2015-12-05T22:01:05 | 49 | 5 | 5 |
I'm just glad someone is using my information to make my life and the lives of others to be better. This is incredibly naïve. I read somewhere on reddit that they haven't caught a single terrorist with the data they've collected. How many people in the NSA used the recordings for their own benefit though, screwing over... | I think government tracking and personal data collection are good and should be continued/expanded | 0 | 2015-08-18T03:01:38 | 51 | 8 | 3 |
I used to agree with you fully on this, as what I really want out of eating wings is threefold: * Moist chicken meat * Flavourful(usually spicy) sauce * A satisfying exterior(smooth for wet wings, crisp or breaded for dry wings) I had always found eating bone-in wings to be quite unavailing as although they very well e... | Boneless wings are effectively superior to their boned counterparts. | 1 | 2014-09-12T01:08:31 | 31 | 6 | 3 |
1. The earth has been around 5 billion years. We aren't gonna break it after 100 years of pollution. By the same token, the earth has been around for a very long time, and through things like [ice core data](http://climate.nasa.gov/system/content_pages/main_images/203_co2-graph-080315.jpg), we know a lot about what the... | Global Warming Isn't Real. | 0 | 2015-10-07T00:36:28 | 60 | 3 | 1 |
Definitely not an expert here, but my impression is that leaving the EU would be a complicated process, if it's to be done in a way that makes sense and minimizes harm. There are many "how" questions that need to be answered along the way. But the referendum didn't ask the people for answers to any of these questions. ... | Anything short of full compliance with the Brexit referendum would end the legitimacy of British democracy | 0 | 2016-06-26T18:51:56 | 264 | 2 | null |
Two things to start with. Your post is not really matched to your title. Your title would ask us to convince you that you are not homophobic, whereas your post is more of a confused and awkward request for help around the ideas of sexuality and gender and the feelings you have towards them. I think this is a topic you ... | I am homophobic to an extent | 0 | 2016-01-05T01:30:45 | 28 | 2 | 4 |
This is incredibly ironic considering that historically Hollywood is seen as a liberal institution full of tax dodgers and Communists. I think you'd be surprised by how many mainstream filmmakers are outspoken about the American government. I feel like you've never actually watched a superhero film, Batman in particula... | All those Holywood movies about superheros are deliberately produced to stupidify and isolate kids from reality. | 0 | 2014-09-01T01:29:15 | 24 | 1 | 47 |
If you look at the history of the term, 'person of color' rose to prominent usage due to its use among anti-racists and people of color. For example, Frantz Fanon's 1952 *Black Skin, White Masks* used the phrases 'woman of color' and 'man of color'. It's a positive term; whereas 'nonwhite' or 'minority' defines someone... | 'Person Of Color' is a racist term no matter what SJWs say | 1 | 2014-07-11T18:26:41 | 72 | 33 | 2 |
If our generation had to fight a war against the generation of the 40s, using the same level of technology, knowledge, and weaponry, could we win? If we had to fight a war against the American pioneers under the same terms, could we win? I believe the answer is obvious; they would massacre us. What sort of twisted ‘ wh... | The Success of Western Society Will Lead to It's Downfall | 0 | 2017-03-23T17:38:56 | 67 | 14 | 42 |
Does your view apply to people who receive other government benefits, like unemployment, Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps, social security, financial aid for school, etc.? If not, why should welfare recipients be drug tested but not recipients of these government benefits? Aside from that, are you ok with the government... | I don't think it's wrong or totally outrageous to drug test welfare recipients. | 0 | 2015-07-18T06:09:24 | 45 | 21 | 41 |
We are always trying to decode social interactions, what about a brother and a sister going out to dinner, some people would automatically think they're a couple which they're not. It's just people trying to make sense of a situation and a given context. 100 years ago, everyone would think we are what we are; brothers... | I think the current culture for accepting gays/transgender/etc. is harmful to them, and everyone else. | 1 | 2015-03-25T02:32:50 | 65 | 6 | 1Δ |
I do feel that messages which can easily be taken as a call to harm another person should not be taken lightly. The nature of the exclusion to free speech covered by incitement to violence is very limited, and for good reason. In the US, for something to be considered incitement it must be relatively specific, credibly... | Vanity license plates are not protected speech if they (potentially) promote misogyny | 0 | 2017-03-28T02:07:40 | 77 | 2 | 10 |
1. His personality in interviews from the 1970s until the election and interviews since. He seems like a nice guy in them. The guy that had ghostwritten Trump's "autobiography" describes Trump candidacy as such: "But the prospect of President Trump terrified him. It wasn’t because of Trump’s ideology—Schwartz doubted ... | Donald Trump is actually a genuinely nice guy and his campaign was a show, thus not a real indicator of his true personality. | 0 | 2016-11-18T01:01:26 | 152 | 4 | null |
Have you ever seen [this album?](http://imgur.com/a/bGiiW) If not, you should take some time to peruse it. Every one of those photos contains one or several comments made by redpillers in redpill communities. Each of those comments has 3, 9, 23, 56, or even 100+ upvotes, each of which (basically) represents another re... | I believe The Red Pill is a valuable resource and that all men should explore its philosophy | 1 | 2016-01-03T20:59:52 | 106 | 65 | 23 |
Why should someone not have protection with them especially in cases where they have the potential to save theirs, but others lives as well. The issue with this is that civilians with guns using them to save anyone is incredibly rare. Easy access to guns leads far more deaths than it saves. Most civilians greatly overe... | Advocating against the carrying of firearms is the incorrect way to address gun violence in the US. Addressing mental health and progressive education is the way. | 0 | 2017-06-27T21:14:35 | 359 | 6 | null |
Writing this while in the passengers seat of an eight hour car trip back from the in-laws. My wife and I are high school sweethearts. We were the first serious relationship for either person. To preface, this post will be anecdotal, but with that said, several points to consider: 1. Everyone is different. There are cer... | Romantic relationships in high school are not worth the trouble | 1 | 2014-08-25T00:39:46 | 58 | 1 | 7Δ |
First of all I just want to point out how ironic it is that they are protesting specifically the national anthem and the American flag. They make a living by playing a game that is one of the most iconic elements of American culture. If they really hate America so much, why not go play rugby? But anyways to the point. ... | Sitting during the national anthem in protest is not disrespectful towards the troops. | 0 | 2016-09-12T22:49:43 | 109 | 0 | null |
They often do. But once you grant "Well ok, pre-marital sex is actually fine", you undermine the authority that religious texts hold. That's why it normally takes enormous shifts in public opinion for religious leaders to begin adapting. | Religions should not frown upon pre-marital sex. | 1 | 2014-09-14T21:00:37 | 92 | 2 | 8 |
That might be your personal preference, but other people get a lot of enjoyment out of playing Nintendo games. If you're doing something you enjoy, is it really wasting time? You bring up a lack of "self-improvement" coming from playing Nintendo games, but this applies to all games and most hobbies. What's the differen... | Playing Nintendo Video Games is a waste of time. | 0 | 2017-05-19T17:47:30 | 77 | 1 | 31 |
Yes. It's the ultimate "infinity" of sorts. Every time god decides a new branch should exist it literally happens, but not at the expense of any other branch. There is still a problem with benevolence if you ask me though! | God, as he is commonly described, logically cannot exist | 1 | 2017-02-13T00:53:59 | 147 | 11 | 65 |
Could you be looking at this from the wrong angle? You're asking two completely different things: 1) Why people don't listen to classical music; 2) Is it because classical music doesn't have a drum set? The way I see it is that most people stick with what they're used to or exposed to at some formative age. I know some... | The reason people don't listen to classical music as much as other genres is because classical music does not usually contain a drum set. | 1 | 2015-07-26T03:15:51 | 25 | 16 | 74 |
It doesn't seem like the moral arguments are changing your mind, so I'll try taking a different approach. The death penalty for armed robberies would be insanely, unrealistically expensive. Death penalty cases cost way more than even life in prison, because we want to be really really sure we're right before we execute... | Those positively identified and convicted of armed robbery/home invasion should be put to death. | 1 | 2015-07-28T01:26:19 | 61 | 1 | 1 |
Let's put your argument in historical context. Do you think the Americans, Canadians, and British should have cooperated with the Russians to defeat the Nazis in WWII? The US needed to ally with the Soviets to defeat the Nazis. It's unlikely that the allies would have been victorious without them. Sometimes, the enemy ... | Democracies should not cooperate with authoritarian regimes before they embrace democracy | 0 | 2017-04-24T18:55:48 | 23 | 2 | 205 |
Sorry I hit send too soon and I'm on and old phone app that won't let me edit. While I did talk about geographic diversity my main point was having a particular rep who represents you. When I call my reps office I'm one of 700k people in her district. With PR I'm one of 300M people and I call who exactly? | Proportional representation is a better system of democracy than single member plurality in almost every way. | 1 | 2017-06-09T22:06:57 | 187 | 1 | 1 |
Most airlines overbook, but some don't. So, as it stands, you as passenger have got a choice: A. You buy a seat on our flight, and we will guarantee you a seat (barring some issue beyond our control, in which case we will still make reasonable efforts to get you where you're going close to when you were supposed to get... | Overbooking should be illegal. | 1 | 2017-04-10T20:35:33 | 803 | 316 | 1 |
I think you are misunderstanding the argument from genetics/evolution. That behavior is not necessarily to maximize the individual's genes getting passed on. It could be to pass the genes of the species on in general. Altruism is great for the species as a whole, thus leads to more successful reproduction overall, even... | At the heart of it, people are only nice to get what they want. | 0 | 2016-04-13T17:34:56 | 142 | 1 | 1 |
The premise is that this animal will never be able to mate. (if everything is going according to plan) There is not chance that it ever will, so neutering it will get rid of the urge for them to do so. Animals want to mate when they are in heat and it can really frustrate them when they can't even thought there would b... | neutering animals is wrong | 0 | 2015-09-25T09:48:59 | 61 | 9 | 4 |
I'll counter you're one con point real quick. Since women can't use urinals, and since there are still urinals on all sex bathrooms, I still think men would have the advantage of being able to pee quickly at crowded events. | All non-lockerroom restrooms should be Co-Ed | 0 | 2017-03-31T05:29:37 | 304 | 3 | null |
Disclaimer: I'm American and probably don't know what I'm talking about. First of all that's not how trading works. Right now it's chaos because the UK is a sovereign nation now and needs to forge new trade agreements. This will include EU countries because the EU won't embargo/boycott/whatever the UK because it would... | Britain is royally screwed. | 1 | 2016-06-24T13:02:12 | 1,030 | 607 | 3 |
It sounds like the primary assumption in this view is that while social constructs can be a spectrum, that biology is a strict binary between having "male genitalia" or "female genitalia". If you have male genitals you are a man, if you have female genitals you are a woman, but that shouldn't stop either from breaking... | The notion of changing and identifying as a different gender doesn't make sense at its core. | 0 | 2016-12-07T22:45:28 | 489 | 8 | 69 |
This is getting into the grey area of what is and isn't "moral". You may see something as being beneficial and good, but if someone else doesn't, that's their right to view it that way. This is how you start getting into dictatorships and things of that nature. By stating that you for sure have the moral high ground, a... | I have the moral right to make others do moral things. | 0 | 2016-11-26T21:19:43 | 63 | 5 | null |
Acquiring property can be voluntary though, by either getting a job and paying for things, or living in the woods and doing everything yourself. Only the threat of stealing property is backed by force, not owning property itself. Acquiring and possessing property can be done peacefully, but acquisition and possession a... | "Taxation = Extortion" is a far more effective phrase than "Taxation = Theft" | 1 | 2016-09-16T01:43:58 | 85 | 4 | 71 |
I think you're arguing against a bit of a straw man here. I don't think that many people believe that others should be judged on their wealth, fame, attractiveness, or whatever instead of on the moral and personal character. The problem is that it's much more difficult to find out a person's character than to find out ... | People should be judged only on the basis of their morality/character, rather than any other metric such as wealth or fame. | 0 | 2014-09-03T01:16:41 | 35 | 4 | 7 |
I have a couple of arguments for you. **Government as neutral assessor/guaranteer of safety** Most people agree that there is a role for government in inspecting food, drugs, products to ensure that what is promised is the same as what is delivered, and that consumers can expect a base level of quality. Strong libertar... | When debating drug prohibition laws, I don't think harm reduction should be valued higher than personal freedom | 1 | 2015-04-12T16:30:35 | 134 | 64 | 108Δ |
Then you should receive the same punishment for [this post](http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1g479r/how_do_you_deal_with_getting_made_fun_of_on_the/cagk6vc?context=3) [Or this one](http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1e00hh/how_would_you_kill_a_person/c9vgttw?context=3) | I believe Justin Carter deserves the maximum sentence for terroristic threats CMV. | 1 | 2013-07-14T02:27:23 | 35 | 15 | 1 |
These statistics have been around for a long time. Truly, there is no argument from a conservation stand point that would justify our consumption of beef at current rates. The only thing that sways people's mind is the enjoyment they get from the product which is similar to a lot of things we do that are bad for the en... | I believe that we should stop eating beef. CMV | 0 | 2013-05-06T03:16:27 | 140 | 2 | null |
It's hard to argue this one because I actually agree with you. Pear Cider and Cigarettes should have won best short. I thought Kubo had a much better plot and Moana didn't white wash their movie. Zootopia was a massive technical achievement in fur sim and doing it at scale apparently. Big Hero 6 was big technical achie... | Zootopia is an overrated movie, and the least deserving of the nominated films to win Best Animated Picture at the Oscars. | 0 | 2017-02-27T08:06:34 | 91 | 23 | null |
I'm not sure exactly what you have been seeing on those feminist blogs, but [evolutionary psychology](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_psychology) is a key part of modern psychology. If you want your psychology to actually tie into biology, you need to include the relevance of evolution because biology doesn't... | I think Evo-Psych is bullshit. CMV | 0 | 2014-01-12T11:16:33 | 92 | 3 | 29Δ |
When I buy a new car, it can come with a long LONG warranty. This way, I can be sure it keeps me on the road. If you buy a used luxury car, god knows what kind of repair you will need. Also, luxury cars are more expensive and more difficult to fix. | There is no good reason for the average person to ever buy a new car | 1 | 2015-05-14T04:14:52 | 34 | 25 | 49Δ |
First off, apologies, but I'm going to use the term 'Brexit' for brevity. But I hate it. And I know you do too. To start with I will address the reasons you have given for remaining a part of the EU, and also pick some holes in other commonly given reasons for remaining, before moving on to the many compelling reasons ... | The UK should remain part of the EU. | 1 | 2016-04-14T18:02:42 | 170 | 136 | 1 |
Obviously bad parents exist. I'm certainly not disputing that. You correctly note "there are very astute 8-year-olds and very stupid 18-year-olds". But even for those astute 8 year olds, there's a period before they can make these decisions on their own. So I see it as almost universal that there is a period of time in... | Parents are not entitled to unconditional respect from their children just by virtue of being their parents. | 1 | 2015-07-05T00:54:35 | 79 | 31 | 48 |
A google search reveals that there are several tactics for getting squirrels out of one's attic, and pepper spray is not one of them. There are other recommended scent deterrents, such as ammonia soaked rags, moth balls and fox urine (available at places that sell hunting supplies). But none of these are to be a one-s... | I should spray pepper spray into my attic to get rid of (what I'm pretty sure are) squirrels. | 1 | 2015-02-06T20:22:56 | 43 | 2 | 1 |
For the most part, it's more of a liability issue than a power abuse issue. Yes, school officials can search school lockers without consent because parents would be more upset about drugs being sold in a school than about teenagers' privacy being violated. That's just the fact. And that's besides the point that lockers... | High Schools exercise too much power over students' lives. | 1 | 2017-05-17T13:07:27 | 237 | 27 | 2 |
I feel strongly that citizens should be able to form a militia. If their government goes off the rails, the people should be able to fight back against oppression. Furthermore, what if the government collapses in the wake of a disaster or riot. In it's absence, people should still be able to defend themselves. In order... | 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 | 2017-02-22T19:06:41 | 92 | 17 | 1 |
How is Ursula from" the little Mermaid" racist? She is basically pasty purple. The only dark part of her is the octupus part. - I'd never see her as a stereotype for anything but "evil octopus witches". The Huns in Mulan look evil but not especially dark skinned. Hades is darkly dressed, but actually pretty pale. How d... | Many Disney movies are racist. Further, they possibly teach children racial stereotypes. | 0 | 2014-11-11T03:48:15 | 62 | 3 | 10 |
Do you feel that this duality of wonder/perversion has existed in all arts and will continue for all time? It appears to me that this happens to many things, not just art. Science and Engineering are also candidates - look up, for example, the whole post-nuclear bomb discussion of the responsibility of physicists, mayb... | Comic book films are done to death; offer no redeemable qualities, and are carried by nostalgia and a public that simply consumes what is offered to the lowest common denominator. | 1 | 2016-07-26T16:23:30 | 48 | 3 | 1 |
The reason that they do this is that they want to hook you in with a cheap printer, which they sell to you at a loss, and then make a profit on the ink. In fact, it's arguably the only way that a lot of people are able to afford a printer at all. The reality is that everyone needs a printer, but if printers were sold ... | The cost of printer ink is price gouging and should be illegal. | 0 | 2017-05-15T04:17:21 | 51 | 12 | 10 |
Example: "Inventory management, good SENCE of general maintenance, great listener and quick learner." The century dictionary and encyclopedia lists "sence" as an archaic and outdated spelling of sense. Archaic and alternate spellings are odd, but are not really a spelling error, though they may be if done out of ignora... | I won't hire someone with a misspelling on his resume | 0 | 2015-04-14T17:29:36 | 332 | 2 | 13Δ |
"It's the cost of doing business". If a business owner doesn't like their clientele, they are more than welcome to simply stop doing business. (Main difference from slavery is that business owners can walk away.) Alternately you can stop doing business with the general public and become a private store/club instead an... | The government should NOT be able to force businesses to serve customers/cater events the business does not want to serve/cater. | 1 | 2015-07-05T19:25:20 | 535 | 62 | 4 |
Now, for the second point. I simply can't envision a situation where a group of people with guns is able to overpower a police force, the National Guard, a State Militia, or the US Military. So I don't see any situation where people could prevent the government from being in a space and controlling it for a sustainable... | In the US today, you cannot protect your rights from being infringed upon by the government with guns. CMV | 0 | 2014-01-10T20:40:25 | 150 | 12 | null |
If the fight scene was a test then It was incredibly out of character for Batman in this move. Batman's whole motivation in the film is that regardless of intentions, Superman is too powerful to be trusted. All power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, so if there is even a 1% chance that super man will ac... | In the "Batman vs Superman" movie, the universally ridiculed "Martha" scene is actually brilliant. | 0 | 2016-11-04T15:20:07 | 120 | 8 | 2 |
I see. At least you know you can move forward and do better from now on though. You can't change the past. I'm 30 and felt about the same as you at 22. I graduated bottom of my college class (literally bottom I think) with like a 2.56 and 2.5 was required to graduate. I'm doing fine now though. I made the decision to r... | Financial and career success is all that matters in life. | 1 | 2016-04-11T22:13:05 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
First of all, realise that it is entirely up to you. You can hide it from other people, and you can lie about it. You can lie about it to yourself, and tell yourself that it is logical. You can ignore horror stories and think that it isn't that bad, you can compare it to other things and think it is OK. The only time y... | I think binging and purging is an effective way to maintain my weight. It's killing me on the inside. Please someone CMV. | 0 | 2014-10-13T15:42:51 | 48 | 2 | 6 |
A lot of times people point out very crazy things that the Bible says as to why the bible is bad. However a lot of people fail to point out that the bible is very old and has been translated a million times. The Bible is supposed to be the true word of God. It doesn't matter if it's old, because the message is supposed... | Using crazy parts of the Bible as an argument as to why it bad is a bad argument | 0 | 2015-01-15T18:49:59 | 94 | 27 | 15 |
I do that sometimes. No harm in lining up though, you get to stand when you will be sitting for quite a while. You get a newspaper. You get to sit and relax when you hit your seat. You get better bag space. | Lining up to get on an airplane is pointless. | 0 | 2015-07-14T05:52:01 | 202 | 1 | 1 |
You've got it completely backwards. While I won't ask, but I wonder if you've ever actually had sex yourself. Your entire description above sounds like your only experience with sex is watching hardcore pornography. My girlfriend and I both mutually enjoy our sexual relationship, and it is never the domination/hardcore... | Sex is an act of one person dominating, humiliating and degrading another. CMV. | 0 | 2013-08-12T23:21:31 | 103 | 17 | 1 |
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