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CMV: I would be happier under Clinton then I am under Trump.
I am glad that I live in a democracy, and obviously not everyone this said democracy will have matching visions for the U.S. However that all being said, my life will get noticeably worse under Trump. especially compared to how it could have been under Clint... | >all of my ideas are opposed by Trump.
So? That is how democracy works. The Government and opposition change fairly regulary and while it is likley your exact views won't be represented there will be times it is closer and further away. That is a key part of democracy.
>I am currently waiting on my acceptance... | >Along with all of this hate crimes have spiked recently and while I know that Trump doesn't directly support them, all evidence is showing that it will be more dangerous for minorities under his administration.
I'm not sure how much I agree with this.
It's true *allegations* of hate crimes have spiked but IMO the p... | 5pqelh | CMV: I would be happier under Clinton then I am under Trump. | I am glad that I live in a democracy, and obviously not everyone this said democracy will have matching visions for the U.S. However that all being said, my life will get noticeably worse under Trump. especially compared to how it could have been under Clinton.
People on reddit along with the conservative side of my ... | 1,485,194,345 | Doctorboffin | dctfvj7 | dct0417 | 10 | 7 |
CMV: I think the ending of the Watchmen movie was better than the ending of the comic.
*Spoiler alert*
If you haven't watched the movie and read the comic, this is quite a major spoiler, and since they are both good, go enjoy both of them and come back to prove me wrong.
In the comic, as you know, a giant squid come... | >When it comes for the story, it basically comes out of nowhere, out of theme, out of message out of character, everything.
That's kind of the point though. Veidt's intentions are to unite the world. The idea of the squid is that the world needs to band together to be able to fight any unforeseen enemy. The squid is t... | I also liked Dr. Manhattan as the uniting factor for mankind via the movie as opposed to the comic's "alien squid thing".
Except for the fact that, as quoted, "God exists, and he's American". I feel that, realistically, in a Cold War situation, the Russians would have blamed America for unleashing Dr. Manhattan on th... | 5prh4y | CMV: I think the ending of the Watchmen movie was better than the ending of the comic. | *Spoiler alert*
If you haven't watched the movie and read the comic, this is quite a major spoiler, and since they are both good, go enjoy both of them and come back to prove me wrong.
In the comic, as you know, a giant squid comes out of nowhere and destroys New York. That's framed as some kind of alien invasion and... | 1,485,203,846 | kostiak | dct9k5n | dct9jbz | 37 | 2 |
CMV: Democrats Have Become the Party of International Free Trade
With the rejection of the Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership, the general anti-Atlanticism, promotion of the Brexit, the weakening of the European Union, promotion of protectionist tariffs, and taxes on businesses moving out of the country, the Republicans ... | The last time there was a vote on the TPP, 29 Dems voted against it and 13 for. By contrast 6 Republicans voted against and 47 for.
The GOP platform reads in part:
> International trade is crucial for all sectors of America’s economy. Massive trade deficits are not. We envision a worldwide multilateral agreement am... | I don't know if I would agree in regards to the TPP - it was a pretty [divisive policy in the Democratic party](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/07/26/how-the-tpp-became-the-most-divisive-policy-in-the-democratic-party/?utm_term=.f8a4e1bdff53) just like in the GOP. | 5ps0vo | CMV: Democrats Have Become the Party of International Free Trade | With the rejection of the Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership, the general anti-Atlanticism, promotion of the Brexit, the weakening of the European Union, promotion of protectionist tariffs, and taxes on businesses moving out of the country, the Republicans and Democrats have seemed to complete a role shift in the way they... | 1,485,208,995 | ComradePruski | dctdasw | dctczbh | 8 | 2 |
CMV: I don't believe violence should be used against those that advocate for ethnic cleansing such as Richard Spemcer
First off, of course I don't respect that view. I think it's ridiculous and offensive to minorities. He has called for explicit genocide against blacks which is totally fucked. However, I feel that vio... | "Only one thing could have stopped our movement - if our adversaries had understood its principle and from the first day smashed with the utmost brutality the nucleus of our new movement." - Adolf Hitler
"If fascism could be defeated in debate, I assure you that it would never have happened, neither in Germany, nor i... | Fascism, particularly Nazism, supports the assault and death of minority groups.
Therefore by punching him in the face, you have shown Spencer what the actual impact is of being a minority in a fascist society.
Much like when someone says that animals should not be kept or used for industry then having their wool swe... | 5ps2d8 | CMV: I don't believe violence should be used against those that advocate for ethnic cleansing such as Richard Spemcer | First off, of course I don't respect that view. I think it's ridiculous and offensive to minorities. He has called for explicit genocide against blacks which is totally fucked. However, I feel that violence would only help affirm these views.
It is also every Americans right to peacefully express political views witho... | 1,485,209,386 | iTzJdogxD | dctims1 | dctdko8 | 48 | 2 |
CMV: Everyone who voted for Donald Trump did so out of malice or stupidity
Let me begin by saying that I sincerely want my view changed. I despise the divisive nature of modern American politics, and I consider myself a part of the problem as long as I hold this view. I also have family and friends that voted for Do... |
What about the people who simply wanted to pay less in taxes? There were certainly a lot of people who voted with Trump because they run businesses or have a lot of money, and they were able to swallow the stupidity and hatred Trump was spouting because they knew that they would end up paying less in taxes. Simple ... | I didn't not for Trump, but I could have rationally done so because what we are seeing of his tax plan would have cut my taxes by more than a third. So there are self interested wealthy people. | 5psbyx | CMV: Everyone who voted for Donald Trump did so out of malice or stupidity | Let me begin by saying that I sincerely want my view changed. I despise the divisive nature of modern American politics, and I consider myself a part of the problem as long as I hold this view. I also have family and friends that voted for Donald Trump, and I would rather not continue to think of those people as eith... | 1,485,211,923 | mgraunk | dctg0q7 | dctfi0k | 5 | 3 |
CMV: Your gender is determined solely by the sex you are born as.
My reasoning is as follows: For the majority of human history, the collective view of gender has been that it describes physical sex, and the cultural significance tied to each of the sexes. Terms like "man", "woman", "boy", and "girl" were created with... | The dysphoria doesn't go away - Except it does.
Also from own experience: I was friends with a trans-male activist and he introduced me to about 20 trans friends, living normal mundane lives as men. One of them had taken testosterone supplements since 10 years.
Their dysphoria disappeared. Most described their life qu... | So, many unusual things can happen during human development. A person with two X chromosomes who is exposed to high levels of androgens can develop as male. A person with XY chromosomes whose cells don't respond well to androgens can develop as female. A person can develop too few limbs, or two sets of reproductive org... | 5pv7l2 | CMV: Your gender is determined solely by the sex you are born as. | My reasoning is as follows: For the majority of human history, the collective view of gender has been that it describes physical sex, and the cultural significance tied to each of the sexes. Terms like "man", "woman", "boy", and "girl" were created with the intention of describing a person by their age and sex in conju... | 1,485,249,677 | okay76 | dcu6nz0 | dcu608a | 19 | 1 |
CMV: Everyone should be liberal.
Now hear me out, I'm not referring to the political liberal, per se. It does have political ramifications, which I'll elaborate on later, and is also the reason I'm writing this because I feel I'm too judgemental. I'm referring to the dictionary definition of liberal, the meaning of wh... | You are talking about the aggregate. And, in the aggregate, widespread openness to new ideas might be a good thing. For individuals, though, I don't think it is universal.
(1) First, particularly those that are at the upper end of the status hierarchy, there isn't much to be gained. Liberalism, in fact, threatens thei... | To sum up, you believe the liberal vs. conservative argument is over how much the currently accepted foundations of society (the nuclear family and religion, etc.) ultimately matter in running an effective civilization?
This would be a good explanation for social issues, but it doesn't seem to fit neatly into an expla... | 5pvsw6 | CMV: Everyone should be liberal. | Now hear me out, I'm not referring to the political liberal, per se. It does have political ramifications, which I'll elaborate on later, and is also the reason I'm writing this because I feel I'm too judgemental. I'm referring to the dictionary definition of liberal, the meaning of which I believe has been lost in pol... | 1,485,260,412 | typicalspecial | dcu9mh1 | dcu9df6 | 2 | 1 |
CMV: I don't think anyone will ever win on the issue of Abortion
By this question I mean I have always felt that in the 44 years since Roe vs.Wade the pro choice and pro life camps have stuck to their guns. I feel people who are pro-life will not be able to become pro-choice. And people who are pro choice will not be ... | The issue of abortion is one of body autonomy - the woman has the right to not have her body used as a host against her will for a period of time where the "guest" has no viability on its own.
I can see a scenario in the future where our medical technology has advanced to the point where it is both feasible and inexpe... | Depends what you mean by "win." It's entirely possible for abortion to be legal and be entirely privately funded. That's sort of a win for both sides. | 5pwa9n | CMV: I don't think anyone will ever win on the issue of Abortion | By this question I mean I have always felt that in the 44 years since Roe vs.Wade the pro choice and pro life camps have stuck to their guns. I feel people who are pro-life will not be able to become pro-choice. And people who are pro choice will not be able to become pro life.
My main point is people are so stuck in... | 1,485,266,884 | mojimbo54321 | dcub0yv | dcuar3o | 7 | 3 |
CMV:I think European policies about immigration/refugee crisis are mostly based on an emotional argument rather than a logical one. It doesn't make sense.
I think decisions regarding immigration policies/refugee crisis shouldn't be based on emotional arguments. This means that arguments like"children are dying/ X coun... | Immigration Policy (basically everywhere) is based on what affect the immigration will have on the country. The general consensus is that, economically, immigration [is a net positive](http://business.time.com/2013/01/30/the-economics-of-immigration-who-wins-who-loses-and-why/). The link is to a Time article with a bas... | I think your characterization of this situation is not so much about "emotional" vs "logical" and more about nationalistic interests vs global interests. You seem to be characterizing the ideal way to accept/reject refugees as one based solely on capitalistic potential, that refugees/immigrants should be judged almost ... | 5pwhke | CMV:I think European policies about immigration/refugee crisis are mostly based on an emotional argument rather than a logical one. It doesn't make sense. | I think decisions regarding immigration policies/refugee crisis shouldn't be based on emotional arguments. This means that arguments like"children are dying/ X country has been bombed/Y country is in a terrible situation" should play no role when deciding about these type of policies. I think that most European policie... | 1,485,269,304 | Gigarow | dcudgqx | dcud2zf | 15 | 4 |
CMV: 'Free trade' deals have been a net negative for American workers
While I understand the economic principle of comparative advantage and acknowledge that 'free trade' deals have generally reduced the cost of consumer goods in the US, I believe that these free trade deals have been a net negative for American worke... | >Comparative advantage - I agree this should hold in principle, but in reality, these comparative advantages often stem from different labor laws, environmental regulations, intellectual protection enforcement levels, etc. While that certainly lowers the prices of goods for US consumers, this does not result in a 'fair... | I think maybe the more general picture here is that change can be bad for some people. The people who used to make arrow heads probably thought the hunting rifle was a terrible thing. The plow put alot of farmers out of work. The industrial revolution replaced cottage industry (making things at home and selling them), ... | 5pxckg | CMV: 'Free trade' deals have been a net negative for American workers | While I understand the economic principle of comparative advantage and acknowledge that 'free trade' deals have generally reduced the cost of consumer goods in the US, I believe that these free trade deals have been a net negative for American workers (specifically from a wage earning perspective).
* Comparative advan... | 1,485,278,238 | rubch | dcum23h | dculvpz | 12 | 2 |
CMV:If you were eligible to vote, and didn't, you shouldn't be protesting Trump's presidency.
I'm no fan of Trump. But when I see people whom I know didn't vote (because they told me as much) on social media railing against Trump's presidency, and posting photos from their involvement in protests, it really baffles me... | 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 prote... | I partially agree with you. The thing you have to realize is that every major news network predicted a 99% victory for Hillary clinton, she was meant to win by a huge land slide, and look what happened. Given this, it makes sense for lower voter turn out because the media has already shoved it down your throat that Hil... | 5pxz50 | CMV:If you were eligible to vote, and didn't, you shouldn't be protesting Trump's presidency. | I'm no fan of Trump. But when I see people whom I know didn't vote (because they told me as much) on social media railing against Trump's presidency, and posting photos from their involvement in protests, it really baffles me.
Obviously peaceful protests and activism are a pillar of a democracy, and they're great ... | 1,485,284,345 | GhostOfGuyFieri | dcup4we | dcup3gr | 87 | 2 |
CMV: I think automation and artificial intelligence will lead to the need for capitalism to be replaced.
I believe with more jobs becoming automated, the amount of people who can produce diminishes, and succeeding in a capitalistic society requires being able to produce and generate profit. I think that, while product... | > I believe the current system is in the early stages of collapsing.
No, it's not.
The degree of automation that is *actually happening* right now, is not even remotely special compared to the industrial revolution in the 19th century, or the rise of workplace computers in the late 20th. Some jobs get replaced and t... | I am not going to really say your wrong, but I don't think the time line will be as short as a lot of people expect. Since the industrial revolution really smart experts have claimed we were 20-50 years from a society where one man could make everything and no one would have any jobs. In the 200+ years since then we ar... | 5pyzxa | CMV: I think automation and artificial intelligence will lead to the need for capitalism to be replaced. | I believe with more jobs becoming automated, the amount of people who can produce diminishes, and succeeding in a capitalistic society requires being able to produce and generate profit. I think that, while production is increasing, the amount of people profiting from it is shrinking. Automation is already replacing ma... | 1,485,293,988 | bochain45 | dcv1h0q | dcv0nzj | 15 | 6 |
CMV: I strongly support legal gay marriage, but I wouldn't support legal plural marriage.
I actually struggle with this a bit, so I invite you to CMV. I struggle because I have always been a strong supporter of making gay marriage legal. Two consenting adults should have that right. But I don't feel the same way ab... | OP, it sounds like you are applying opportunity for abuse unequally here.
You seem to agree that consenting adults should be able to marry who they please, so I think we've already passed the hardest part, now we're only discussing the number. Being forced or coerced into marriage is not only in violation of your litm... | And some might say having other women in the marriage who could exert their power upon the male was some measure of support in a society which didn't have much concept of spousal abuse or any reasonable means of solving marital disputes on the frontier. Utah was one of the first states to allow women to divorce without... | 5pz8od | CMV: I strongly support legal gay marriage, but I wouldn't support legal plural marriage. | I actually struggle with this a bit, so I invite you to CMV. I struggle because I have always been a strong supporter of making gay marriage legal. Two consenting adults should have that right. But I don't feel the same way about plural marriage; consent or not I don't think it should be legal. It's possible I woul... | 1,485,296,334 | goldenrule78 | dcv5g1n | dcv358f | 9 | 1 |
CMV: Donald Trump is going to be the next Ronald Reagan
Hear me out. Reagan was a member of a populist movement with a large amount of political criticism because he was an actor. He had views that many thought challenged liberties. He was a damn good President that did things to aid both parties, and he did so while ... | Ronald Reagan granted anmesty to 13 million illegal immigrants and almost single-handedly turned the drug war into a race war with his policies on crack cocaine. These are things we are still paying for and feeling the effects of today. | It shouldn't be about the memes or the criticism or his opponent in the election though. It should be about policy. Do you think that Trump aligns closely to Reagan in the actions he's going to take in office? | 5pzrmx | CMV: Donald Trump is going to be the next Ronald Reagan | Hear me out. Reagan was a member of a populist movement with a large amount of political criticism because he was an actor. He had views that many thought challenged liberties. He was a damn good President that did things to aid both parties, and he did so while supporting causes he believed in. Trump is the first Cand... | 1,485,301,791 | medusa378 | dcv4kcs | dcv4h4c | 14 | 3 |
CMV: Abolishing the Electoral College Would Only Make Elections Worse
"A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine."
Since the nomination of Donald Trump, I've seen an arguement on a lot of majority left-leaning subreddits that the... | Whatever the system of elections, there's ALWAYS a way to game the system.
The Founding Fathers were not creating a country, they were trying to tie together 13 countries. This is why there is a Senate (equal representation among STATES, even if one has 500,000 people and one has 35,000,000. The welfare of the lar... | Nonsense.
No right has ever been defended by people concerned about the "tyranny of the majority". No oppression has ever been caused by too much democracy, or a voting system that is too fair. If we took seriously the argument that some large groups will act sectionally to oppress others, we wouldn't be defending sma... | 5q0bbg | CMV: Abolishing the Electoral College Would Only Make Elections Worse | "A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine."
Since the nomination of Donald Trump, I've seen an arguement on a lot of majority left-leaning subreddits that the electoral college doesn't represent the people, and thus needs to be r... | 1,485,307,874 | TheRachhySauce | dcvcdpi | dcvaojs | 21 | 8 |
CMV:Winston Churchill was no better than Hitler
Hitler was responsible for deaths of 6 million Jews, 20 million Russians, and millions of other people.
Also, he had concentration camps and was a bigot, but he modeled his policies on another abominable bigot, who inspired him and his crimes - on Churchill, and British ... | >Churchill was responsible for starvation of 7 millions of Indian people,
No, that would be the [japanese that invaded burma,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_conquest_of_Burma) and took all the rice that used to be shipped to bengal.
>while British rule is responsible for genocide that resulted one billion... | Sources for any of this, that don't come from alt-right propaganda? | 5q0fd0 | CMV:Winston Churchill was no better than Hitler | Hitler was responsible for deaths of 6 million Jews, 20 million Russians, and millions of other people.
Also, he had concentration camps and was a bigot, but he modeled his policies on another abominable bigot, who inspired him and his crimes - on Churchill, and British rule of India (that Hitler intended as a model in... | 1,485,309,162 | jamkid23 | dcvbgtb | dcvaidk | 10 | 6 |
CMV: I don't believe if I have feelings for someone I have a right to stop my friends from pursuing them
I don't believe that just because I have feelings for someone, or even if I dated someone, that I can reasonably ask my friends not to pursue them if there is a mutual attraction between them. Several of my friends... | It's not about what you have the right to demand from a friend in terms of behavior or actions. It's about your feelings toward someone else and your friend taking these feelings into account with his decision making.
Just as with any social interaction, the ultimate goal and thoughts are likely self centered, but we... | Of course you have no moral obligation, but if your friend tells you they are interested in someone and you then pursue that same person, you are violating the trust of friendship.
If you do so after, again it's not immoral, but it is awkward as your friends will likely interact with your partner, and that partner may... | 5q0lny | CMV: I don't believe if I have feelings for someone I have a right to stop my friends from pursuing them | I don't believe that just because I have feelings for someone, or even if I dated someone, that I can reasonably ask my friends not to pursue them if there is a mutual attraction between them. Several of my friends who I have had this discussion with have expressed the opposite viewpoint and claim that it is morally un... | 1,485,311,175 | mgm1271 | dcve1ll | dcvdzc0 | 6 | 1 |
CMV: In the Dark Knight, Batman's moral code is highly questionable. Therefore, I cannot see him as heroic.
There are many things Batman does which can be seen as heroic. He makes extreme sacrifices for the greater good. He invests an inordinate amount of time and money into a worthy cause: conquering crime in Gotham.... | Thats the point of the ending monologue, and overall the movie:
> Because he's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. **Because he's not our hero.** He's a silent guardian. A watchful protector. A Dark Knight.
What gotham "needs" is a real hero, an inc... | >From the first moment Batman appears in this scene he is bashing the Joker's head into a table, seemingly a non-violent method never having entered his brain
At this point in the movie the Joker has robbed a bank and indirectly or directly killed over a dozen people including the police commissioner and a judge, and ... | 5q19kw | CMV: In the Dark Knight, Batman's moral code is highly questionable. Therefore, I cannot see him as heroic. | There are many things Batman does which can be seen as heroic. He makes extreme sacrifices for the greater good. He invests an inordinate amount of time and money into a worthy cause: conquering crime in Gotham. However, he resorts to violence all too readily to be a hero. Yes, he has a moral code: thou shalt not kill.... | 1,485,319,367 | herpaderpaskerpa | dcvsprg | dcvqkhj | 14 | 2 |
CMV: It's highly likely that voting machines were tampered with by Russia in the 2016 election
We know that Russia was extremely interested in helping Donald Trump win the election. They hacked the DNC, gave money to Paul Manafort, and ran propaganda aimed at denigrating Clinton. It only seems logical to me that the... | >We also know that all the major polls were wildly incorrect in their both their exit polling and prediction polling, to a degree that is essentially unprecedented.
No, they weren't. It's easy to forget that Clinton actually won the popular vote by 2.1%. Over the last 12 elections, the national polling average has bee... | It's actually very unlikely for the following reasons:
Everything you've described (some of it hasn't been proven) is either propaganda of some kind, intrusion to obtain information, or the corruption of an individual. In every case, Russia was/is either engaging in standard espionage or doing something that's genera... | 5q3odx | CMV: It's highly likely that voting machines were tampered with by Russia in the 2016 election | We know that Russia was extremely interested in helping Donald Trump win the election. They hacked the DNC, gave money to Paul Manafort, and ran propaganda aimed at denigrating Clinton. It only seems logical to me that they would also try to physically tamper with the vote counting process or with voting machines the... | 1,485,357,081 | KimonoThief | dcw2fph | dcw0ma6 | 8 | 2 |
CMV: The U.S. spends too much on foreign assistance; this may feel compassionate but could be better spent domestically or on defense
To get it out of the way, I understand that the foreign assistance budget is a small proportion of the total U.S. budget and is dwarfed by our military budget. At [$23 billion](https://... | Take a look at what its spent on.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/09/26/the-u-s-foreign-aid-budget-visualized/?utm_term=.c8fe0ba1e26c
You seem to think it's all spent on humanitarian aid when it could be used to improve the US's security situation, but a good chunk of it is spent on security a... | The US already spends more on defense than any other country in the world, almost as much as every other country in the world put together.
I understand that America is exceptional but does it really need to spend more on defense than every other country and does it need to spend a little bit more than it already does... | 5q3wh6 | CMV: The U.S. spends too much on foreign assistance; this may feel compassionate but could be better spent domestically or on defense | To get it out of the way, I understand that the foreign assistance budget is a small proportion of the total U.S. budget and is dwarfed by our military budget. At [$23 billion](https://www.usaid.gov/results-and-data/budget-spending) it's less than 4 percent the amount we [spend on defense](https://www.defense.gov/News/... | 1,485,359,432 | bidibom2 | dcw4qag | dcw39av | 23 | 1 |
CMV: When it comes to musical encounters with the Devil, The Charlie Daniels Band "Devil Went Down to Georgia" is superior to Tenacious D's "Tribute."
There is a lot of music about people meeting the devil and striking bargains with them. There is [classical opera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust_\(opera\)) about ... | Georgia was about a musical battle--and I'm not alone in actually preferring the Devil's entry over Johnny's. So the premise of the song is a bit unfulfilled.
Tribute is a song about a song. There is no contradiction within it. And beyond that, I prefer the D's composition, which is heavy on strong harmonic progressio... | There are tons of songs about encounters with the Devil. My personal pick is [Conversation with the Devil](https://youtu.be/8qX5TSmTyHc) by Ray Wylie Hubbard. It's deeper and more thoughtful than either of the songs you mentioned. The singer learns and grows as a person during the song. The primary advantage that T... | 5qbpqu | CMV: When it comes to musical encounters with the Devil, The Charlie Daniels Band "Devil Went Down to Georgia" is superior to Tenacious D's "Tribute." | There is a lot of music about people meeting the devil and striking bargains with them. There is [classical opera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust_\(opera\)) about it, there are [blues legends](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson) about it, and there are other modern songs about it.
But, objectively, the... | 1,485,453,921 | Doc_Marlowe | dcy0z2o | dcy00zx | 19 | 3 |
CMV: People put too much emphasis on art and artists.
I am posting this considering the events in Brazil, especially São Paulo's new mayor, João Dória. He is currently promoting a policy to remove graffiti from the city. This includes both [pichação](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picha%C3%A7%C3%A3o) (tagging) and mura... | The thing about art is that it reflects its context. Art has to be *about* something. While sometimes art is just for aesthetic--and that's totally valid--sometimes art is created to send a message in a unique way. That message doesn't have to be political, but there's no reason it can't be. I'll try to address some of... |
First off, I think you are dismissing the importance of subjectivity (i.e. emotion and feeling) to politics and society in general. Of course, the basis of modern civilization is that individuals can be expected to act rationally in their own best interests – this is why individuals are able to agree on laws that re... | 5qbtxv | CMV: People put too much emphasis on art and artists. | I am posting this considering the events in Brazil, especially São Paulo's new mayor, João Dória. He is currently promoting a policy to remove graffiti from the city. This includes both [pichação](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picha%C3%A7%C3%A3o) (tagging) and murals "street art." If requested I can post a few links to... | 1,485,455,054 | PapaFedorasSnowden | dcy1yqd | dcy0yrx | 2 | 1 |
CMV: Being knowingly registered to vote in 2 states is troubling, and fraudulent under certain conditions; even if you only vote in one state
I understand people frequently move across state lines and register to vote in their new state. Honestly, I don't even know what the procedure is for "unregistering" (I always j... | I am often registered in more than one state. Let me give you some clear examples to help illustrate your ideas. You highlight this as your central point:
>If a person is technically registered in two states, but doesn't realize it, I don't see where that creates any problems. When a person is registered in two state... | Not the original commenter but adding on- Because without a process that verifies address and registers you where you are currently living... it wouldn't be a pain in the ass? If it were as simple as driving across state lines to the nearest location and driving back again, rather than having a process to register you,... | 5qbx24 | CMV: Being knowingly registered to vote in 2 states is troubling, and fraudulent under certain conditions; even if you only vote in one state | I understand people frequently move across state lines and register to vote in their new state. Honestly, I don't even know what the procedure is for "unregistering" (I always just assumed that the states talked to each other and you automatically got unregistered in one state when you registered in another). Hell, I ... | 1,485,455,897 | AlwaysABride | dcy6dhp | dcy3x8v | 5 | 2 |
CMV: Mexico will in some way or another, pay for the proposed wall.
Although they won't pay outright (now at least) for the wall they will pay for it through some shady economic relation changes between the two countries. There are several options I think the US might consider ranging from reasonable to clutching at s... | This would only be under the assumption that the United States is the only player in town.
Mexico can and will likely shift trade and agreements to China and likely gain a strong ally in the east as a result. They have avoided it as a result of keeping the US happy.
There's already a political movement in Mexico to d... | Mexico taking a loss is not the same thing as Mexico paying for the wall.
Imagine the following scenario.
I want to build a fence between my house and my neighbor's house. I demand my neighbor pays for it. He refuses, so I pay for it myself, but then I go and vandalize his car for damages roughly equal to the cost ... | 5qbyw7 | CMV: Mexico will in some way or another, pay for the proposed wall. | Although they won't pay outright (now at least) for the wall they will pay for it through some shady economic relation changes between the two countries. There are several options I think the US might consider ranging from reasonable to clutching at straws.
- Increase import tax on Mexican produce.
- Cancel trade agre... | 1,485,456,397 | combobmoc | dcxzza4 | dcxzbzw | 17 | 11 |
CMV: Heavily restricting meat from your diet or completely getting rid of meat within your diet is healthier than including it.
I have a couple of reasons for this view and will lay them out for you now.
Number 1: I am a vegan and have been for a little over a year now. The common problems I hear about when people tr... | If you gorge yourself on fruits continuously you will be at greatly increased risk for pancreatic cancer and Type 2 Diabetes. It depends on the vegetable but many vegetables contain vitamins and minerals that are toxic at high levels. | >But a lot of meat causes problems. Does it not?
Define "a lot". And ideally what kind of meat. Red meat tends to be worse than white meat. A person can get a large chunk of their calories from meat without any issues. | 5qck2c | CMV: Heavily restricting meat from your diet or completely getting rid of meat within your diet is healthier than including it. | I have a couple of reasons for this view and will lay them out for you now.
Number 1: I am a vegan and have been for a little over a year now. The common problems I hear about when people try going vegan I have encountered and conquered. Things like feeling weak, feeling tired, and always being hungry. I was able to c... | 1,485,462,055 | relljr | dcy6nnb | dcy6fpz | 7 | 3 |
CMV: White Privilege should be renamed to encourage the social rise of minorities rather than the condemnation of white people.
One major issue I have found in modern sociology is the semantics behind the term "White Privilege". As a white person I am able to identify many "privileges" I have but I am unable to discer... | "Privilege" is not a complicated or arcane word.
Ordinary people understand all the time what "It's been a privilege playing with you", or "I had the privilege to see the Grang Canyon" mean. It means advantage, benefit, favor, luck.
"There are advatages to being white", or "society favors white people", are incredib... | >It can be just as effective to label the group requiring rights, as it is to label the majority would may require more introspection.
It can be, which is why we do that too. We have multiple ways that we speak about these issues and white privilege is just one of the ones in our arsenal.
The term and the idea of... | 5qdqf4 | CMV: White Privilege should be renamed to encourage the social rise of minorities rather than the condemnation of white people. | One major issue I have found in modern sociology is the semantics behind the term "White Privilege". As a white person I am able to identify many "privileges" I have but I am unable to discern the differences between them and common courtesies that all humans should receive.
Examples such as: Avoiding searches by auth... | 1,485,473,924 | FluffyN00dles | dcyqgqv | dcyoars | 98 | 3 |
CMV: Trump is mentally ill
Change my view please. I think Trump could be clinically diagnosed as mentally ill from his public words and actions. I would say he has narcissistic personality disorder or another PD.
He has shown that he lacks empathy and consistently behaves in unethical ways and that benefit him person... | Millions of people voted for Trump. It's unlikely that those millions of people are mentally ill. It is far more likely that many people with life experiences far different from your own saw merit in some of his positions. That doesn't mean these people are 'right', but it does mean we will all be better off understand... | I feel like you're just taking a very uncharitable view of a series of actions that, while negative, have little to do with mental illness. That is to say, someone who did these things but *wasn't* the famous donald trump that everyone's blogging about would just look like a regular asshole.
>He is extremely insecure ... | 5qdrqy | CMV: Trump is mentally ill | Change my view please. I think Trump could be clinically diagnosed as mentally ill from his public words and actions. I would say he has narcissistic personality disorder or another PD.
He has shown that he lacks empathy and consistently behaves in unethical ways and that benefit him personally.
He is extremely inse... | 1,485,474,323 | pretentiousRatt | dcyjjnc | dcyf4k9 | 6 | 2 |
CMV: There should be 1 Worldwide language.
You heard me, the reason I believe this is because it is a step into making earth border less and truly a global community. This language will be taught first before your native language; this is to stop the superiority complex some have over people who speak another language... | There should be one world language in the same way that we should have world peace. It would be great, but it's not very realistic.
On the other hand, I think we are approaching the benefits of a universal language from a different angle. Internet-based translation efforts are growing stronger every year. If internet ... | >This language is to be very simple, English has too many exceptions,
Though English has a lot of exceptions, it's rather simple to learn compared to other languages. Considering it's a popular choice around the world for secondary languages ([half of Europeans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language_in_Europe... | 5qebm4 | CMV: There should be 1 Worldwide language. | You heard me, the reason I believe this is because it is a step into making earth border less and truly a global community. This language will be taught first before your native language; this is to stop the superiority complex some have over people who speak another language. This language is to be very simple, Englis... | 1,485,480,465 | Juanlopez17 | dcym0oi | dcylxna | 8 | 1 |
CMV: Today's Republican/conservative views are concretely inferior to liberal/progressive views
To preface, I don't wish to bash one party or the other based on the members in the government or the kinds of people who vote for each.
I believe that of the major issues presented by each party during the last few electi... | In the area of religious freedom, the conservative position has won in several cases, and still stands today: In [*Rosenberger v. Univ. of Virginia*] (https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/cases/rosenberger-v-rector-visitors-of-university-of-virginia), the Supreme Court held that the University could not withhold fundin... | I dont really know whether i consider myself a conservative or a liberal because i share view points with both.
unlike most, im a pro life atheist. i just can justify killing a baby simply because you dont want to deal with it and i dont think anyone should need to be religious to see this.
i also think that privati... | 5qet0u | CMV: Today's Republican/conservative views are concretely inferior to liberal/progressive views | To preface, I don't wish to bash one party or the other based on the members in the government or the kinds of people who vote for each.
I believe that of the major issues presented by each party during the last few election cycles one can almost objectively conclude that liberal/progressive policies are better for th... | 1,485,486,408 | tesla123456 | dczsmmu | dczozed | 1 | 0 |
CMV: School uniforms should be abolished in public schools
A little context here. I'm a teacher in a public co-ed high school in New Zealand. It is extremely common for public schools to have uniforms here (I only know of 2 public high school out of around 75 in Auckland that don't have a uniform) but I know they are ... | Italy here, the opposite side of the world: you dont have to wear uniforms here, but everyday parents have to fight their children who scream for new shoes and branded clothes to show in school. I used to dress in rags to express my disgust towards this shite for all my teens and became a kind of diy punk. I would have... | You can have fun building a bridge in wood shop dressed as if you're serious about building a bridge.
40% of kids are college ready. Trade school kids take the same community college entrance exam as 4 year bound kids. The other 60% will be paying for high school classes in college and get no credit.
What the world... | 5qfotl | CMV: School uniforms should be abolished in public schools | A little context here. I'm a teacher in a public co-ed high school in New Zealand. It is extremely common for public schools to have uniforms here (I only know of 2 public high school out of around 75 in Auckland that don't have a uniform) but I know they are also common in most Commonwealth countries and some parts of... | 1,485,498,957 | newkiwiguy | dczuwmr | dczie8c | 3 | 1 |
CMV: Wavedashing and L-cancelling are not positive features in Super Smash Brothers Melee in their current state.
I don't watch competitive Melee. I find it far too mechanically complex. While I don't agree with Masahiro Sakurai's insistence that there shouldn't be a competitive scene for the game, I think its current... | I think you overestimate the difficulty of wavedashing and L-canceling. To be frank they are some of the easiest techs. Wavedashing is 3 inputs and L-canceling is just one, and neither are very frame-tight.
I'm going to focus on the merits of wavedashing more than L-canceling.
In smash bros games without wavedashing... | >I don't watch competitive Melee.
I mean, if you don't watch competitive play, then of course complex techniques won't seem positive to you. They only matter at that high level of play, so by not watching that level of play, you are discounting an entire play-style without really watching it.
>To be good at Melee com... | 5qi8sw | CMV: Wavedashing and L-cancelling are not positive features in Super Smash Brothers Melee in their current state. | I don't watch competitive Melee. I find it far too mechanically complex. While I don't agree with Masahiro Sakurai's insistence that there shouldn't be a competitive scene for the game, I think its current state is flawed.
To be good at Melee competitively, the perceived baseline of competence is the wavedash or the L... | 1,485,536,600 | DragonsBloodQ | dczhi2a | dczh13h | 32 | 18 |
CMV: Coffee is just tea
Tea is the infusion of flavors from dried, and treated, parts of plants. Teas include not just drinks made from leaves of tea plants, but herbs, spices and other flavors as well. Some herbal teas include the cooking or roasting of plant matter. Coffee beans are plant parts which are treated in ... | Coffee is a bean, whereas tea is a leaf. Specifically, for all teas besides herbal, tea is from a specific plant, as well- and there's some discussion over whether herbal tea is really tea, since it doesn't come from, well, tea leaves. Tea is sometimes legally regulated to only belong to the specific plant, though [not... | By this definition, is every drink actually just a tea? Wine is plant matter in water, apple juice is just plant matter in water, maple syrup is just plant matter in water... | 5qicju | CMV: Coffee is just tea | Tea is the infusion of flavors from dried, and treated, parts of plants. Teas include not just drinks made from leaves of tea plants, but herbs, spices and other flavors as well. Some herbal teas include the cooking or roasting of plant matter. Coffee beans are plant parts which are treated in an identical manner.
So... | 1,485,537,631 | kingpatzer | dczge8f | dczga21 | 19 | 18 |
CMV: I think NPR has made a large mistake in refusing to label Trump's "falsehoods" as lies
I think NPR has made a large mistake in refusing to label Trump’s “falsehoods” as lies as it confirms stereotypes of center-left organizations being unwilling to take a firm stand when faced with strong opposition, and (please ... | I took a class on propaganda once. One of the key tricks to use the middle ground fallacy. Say you are a liar, and your opponent is telling the truth. It's tough to claim that you are telling the truth, and it's tough to claim that your opponent is lying. But say you convince people that there is a hint of truth to you... | I think they are demonstrating journalistic integrity. It's just good policy to maintain verifiable facts, which is what they are doing. Saying "lies" implies intent that is hard to prove and shows bias, which is what they are trying to avoid. It seems like you are equating "non-biased" as irrelevant.
I think a BIG pr... | 5qiwut | CMV: I think NPR has made a large mistake in refusing to label Trump's "falsehoods" as lies | I think NPR has made a large mistake in refusing to label Trump’s “falsehoods” as lies as it confirms stereotypes of center-left organizations being unwilling to take a firm stand when faced with strong opposition, and (please CMV) makes me think NPR stands in danger of moderating itself into irrelevance.
I wa... | 1,485,543,302 | verpa | dczuwxe | dczu4t5 | 16 | 4 |
CMV: Nozick's conclusion from the utility monster thought experiment is flawed.
Nozick's thought experiment postulates a being that receives greater utility from a unit of resources than any other being, and should thus be given all (or at least unproportionally many) resources in priority over any other being. Conseq... | You're significantly misunderstanding Nozick's argument, and confusing utility monsters with the mere idea of different utility efficiency.
But Nozick's utility monster is much more than someone with high utility efficiency. A utility monster also needs to be able to take in lots of utility while still having very hi... | >inverse relation between received utility and utility efficiency
Except that's not what it would fly in the face of the concept of building tolerance. A fairly well proven concept of the human mind. If the morality follows the rules of human emotions or mind than it would instead be a problem a direct relationship.
... | 5qjljk | CMV: Nozick's conclusion from the utility monster thought experiment is flawed. | Nozick's thought experiment postulates a being that receives greater utility from a unit of resources than any other being, and should thus be given all (or at least unproportionally many) resources in priority over any other being. Consequently, the existence of utility monsters makes utilitarianism very implausible.
... | 1,485,550,055 | LappenX | dczw6uv | dczu0ud | 3 | 1 |
CMV: You cannot change your political opinions by choice, and therefore they should be treated no differently than religion with regard to civil rights.
Many are of the belief that one should not be able to discriminate against another on the basis of their race, religion, gender, etc. The primary motivation behind t... | The problem with suggesting this is that unlike other characteristics, political beliefs by their very nature seek to control people outside of them. The color of a person's skin does not change how you live your life. The gender a person is does not affect how you live your life. The height of a person does not affect... | > The primary motivation behind this mentality, as I understand it, is that these things are largely not within one's control, and therefore it is morally wrong to treat them differently as a result of those characteristics.
i don't know for how many people this is the primary motivation, but for me it is not. the pri... | 5qjmaj | CMV: You cannot change your political opinions by choice, and therefore they should be treated no differently than religion with regard to civil rights. | Many are of the belief that one should not be able to discriminate against another on the basis of their race, religion, gender, etc. The primary motivation behind this mentality, as I understand it, is that these things are largely not within one's control, and therefore it is morally wrong to treat them differently ... | 1,485,550,266 | scottevil110 | dd01z39 | dczuigm | 2 | 1 |
CMV: Finger Guns are the Ultimate Flirtatious Gesture
Flirtatious Gestures are a vague concept. Any movement can be considered flirtatious in the right context. However there are also many standard moves that can be considered such as a wave, hug, handshake, arm over the shoulder, as well as more explicit one such as ... | You make a compelling argument, but you omitted the end-all-be-all of flirtatious gestures.
The wink.
It's subtle, and it's often vague enough that you don't know what's in store behind it. The anticipation and promise of something exciting is huge. It doesn't have any of the obnoxious overtones of crotch thrusting, ... | I think that although finger guns can be quite effective in some situations, in others it's a bit too overt and can even be perceived as cheesy. Sometimes you need to be subtle, or smooth, or sophisticated in your flirting, and I don't think finger guns always will fit that description.
Therefore it's a "sometimes t... | 5qjw7p | CMV: Finger Guns are the Ultimate Flirtatious Gesture | Flirtatious Gestures are a vague concept. Any movement can be considered flirtatious in the right context. However there are also many standard moves that can be considered such as a wave, hug, handshake, arm over the shoulder, as well as more explicit one such as pointing at your crotch and wiggling your eyebrows or a... | 1,485,553,149 | Fenzito | dd05qnx | dd03j5w | 13 | 10 |
CMV: Bans on reddit are given way to easily
You can get banned from certain subreddits way too easily.
Mods don't like your username. [Banned!](https://i.imgur.com/gUpbX5H.png)
But what I find most disturbing is that you can get banned from just disagreeing! Thats the internet-equivalent of killing people to silence... | Gotta ask: What's creepy about your username? I don't get it.
As for changing your view, my problem with hard and fast rules is that you sometimes get some jerk who knows how to technically remain in compliance while still saying rude things and harming the quality of the discussion. In some leftist forums where I've ... | > What would happen if everyone would act like this in reallife? Democracy and politics would be impossible.
Your mistake is equating reddit to a public forum. Reddit is not subject to free speech laws for good reason: **it is a privately owned platform**.
I can kick pro-lifers out of my restaurant if I want. | 5qmnb2 | CMV: Bans on reddit are given way to easily | You can get banned from certain subreddits way too easily.
Mods don't like your username. [Banned!](https://i.imgur.com/gUpbX5H.png)
But what I find most disturbing is that you can get banned from just disagreeing! Thats the internet-equivalent of killing people to silence them.
Bans should be given only because of ... | 1,485,591,550 | HironTheDisscusser | dd0h1ch | dd0h0tx | 8 | 6 |
CMV: Hufflepuff is objectively the worst house and it is kind of an insult to be sorted into it.
So my friend said they were sorted into Hufflepuff on Pottermore and my other friend said, "yeah, I can see that." It felt like an insult to me...like: "you're not very smart but you're not particularly ambitious either to... | All the other houses are goobers, think about it.
Slytherin is basically like /r/The_Donald , /r/atheism or some other hive of fedora tippers trying to be edgy and falling for spooks like "muh pure-bloods", they waste their time on memes and delusions of grandeur.
Gryffindor want to be holier than thou heroes but the... | [I think this sums it up pretty well.](https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahjewell/reasons-everyone-should-want-to-be-a-hufflepuff?utm_term=.stmGDB41v#.dqGX5vKln)
As JK Rowing said, "I think we should all want to be Hufflepuffs." | 5qo4u5 | CMV: Hufflepuff is objectively the worst house and it is kind of an insult to be sorted into it. | So my friend said they were sorted into Hufflepuff on Pottermore and my other friend said, "yeah, I can see that." It felt like an insult to me...like: "you're not very smart but you're not particularly ambitious either to make up for it. And to top it off, you're not even brave. You're just kind of...there."
When I d... | 1,485,618,135 | ComposerShield | dd0rh0m | dd0rawf | 113 | 26 |
CMV: The Billable Hours System is Overall Bad for the Practice of Law
Most attorneys charge for their cases based on billable hours. From the client's perspective, they know that they are being charged based on how much time the lawyer spends on the case. This may sometimes deter the client from calling the lawyer and... | >At most that's .1 hour of work, anything more than that is fraud (and the kind of fraud the bar takes seriously and will actually discipline you for).
There certainly can be provisions to allow this sort of billing in the retainer contract.
> How do I get a client to come back? I don't charge him for the 3 minute ph... | But man if I say that we can do the case for a flat fee of 20,000, but my billable hours would have been 500 an hour what would stop the client from getting a lot more than 40 "hours" of work by calling me all the time.
By setting a flat fee I open myself up to client dominating my time because they fell that they ca... | 5qo7kc | CMV: The Billable Hours System is Overall Bad for the Practice of Law | Most attorneys charge for their cases based on billable hours. From the client's perspective, they know that they are being charged based on how much time the lawyer spends on the case. This may sometimes deter the client from calling the lawyer and asking questions, for better and for worse.
But I'm focused more on ... | 1,485,619,046 | BAWguy | dd0s8ge | dd0rf6q | 5 | 3 |
CMV: 5-string bass is superior to the conventional 4-string in every meaningful way
I've played music for many years. My primary instrument is bass guitar, which most commonly has four strings: low E, A, D, and G. Although I frequently play four-string basses, I have a strong preference for the less common five string... | If this is your thing - it's much harder to slap on a 5 string - the strings are closer together, and there's more of them.
Yeah, you can do it if you put in the extra time and practice, but if I were a bassist that ONLY played this style (Kill me if I do become that person), I'd purchase only 4-strings.
Also, your s... | I don't think there's any right or wrong when it comes to getting those sounds- whatever works. Again, this is second-hand, just based on conversation with my (very talented) bassist. For him, the spacing of a 4-string is better for incorporating popping with the index and then quickly switching back to normal attack w... | 5qomnr | CMV: 5-string bass is superior to the conventional 4-string in every meaningful way | I've played music for many years. My primary instrument is bass guitar, which most commonly has four strings: low E, A, D, and G. Although I frequently play four-string basses, I have a strong preference for the less common five string: most commonly strung low-B, E, A, D, G. Even though it seems like purists and many ... | 1,485,623,842 | Feldman742 | dd13t3q | dd10l19 | 4 | 2 |
CMV: The most important reform we can fight for in America is replacing our flawed single-choice ballots with a superior method of voting.
The 2016 Presidential Election (regardless of the result) is a great example that we can all relate to, but is certainly not the only one. Both major candidates had ~60% *disapprov... | > Because of the two-party dominance that is inherent in the single-choice ballot, we end up flip-flopping between extremes
Actually, two-party systems are a moderating force. The way their math works, means that both candidates have to appeal to the median voter.
In a party list proportional system, the parliament ... | I would like this style of voting to be implemented, but I wish for the electoral college to remain intact with the current style of voting; just because the United States is a republic of states, not a direct democracy. Change in government should be small and slow.
"Democracy has never been and never can be so dura... | 5qpfhz | CMV: The most important reform we can fight for in America is replacing our flawed single-choice ballots with a superior method of voting. | The 2016 Presidential Election (regardless of the result) is a great example that we can all relate to, but is certainly not the only one. Both major candidates had ~60% *disapproval* ratings leading up to the election, but ~97% of us voted for one or the other. That fact alone should be a wake up call, but we've gotte... | 1,485,632,426 | sou-ght | dd1cycf | dd13w96 | 13 | 1 |
CMV: People of African descent have inherently lower IQ.
I just had a long debate with my friend about this, and I came in with the thought that blacks and whites were genetically similar, but all the evidence seems to say otherwise. For example, African countries have horrible average IQs, and normally I would explai... | > I came in with the thought that blacks and whites were genetically similar, but all the evidence seems to say otherwise.
Actually no, if you actually map the genes. The differences compared to other animals are almost non-existent. If we were dogs, we would all be the same breed. That is how little actual difference... | poor nutrition and education. I don't think anyone would seriously argue that environment has no effect on IQ, that would be ridiculous. the question at hand here is "Is the observed IQ difference between blacks and whites purely environmental or is there a genetic component?"
Merely observing that environment has an... | 5qpgkb | CMV: People of African descent have inherently lower IQ. | I just had a long debate with my friend about this, and I came in with the thought that blacks and whites were genetically similar, but all the evidence seems to say otherwise. For example, African countries have horrible average IQs, and normally I would explain that with the fact that they're way less developed than ... | 1,485,632,762 | X88B88bewbs | dd13o5w | dd12l25 | 1 | 0 |
CMV: you’re an idiot for saying “but Hillary won the popular vote!”
A lot of butt-hurt people keep spouting, “Hillary won the popular vote!” as if it should be meaningful. I posit that given the existence of the Electoral College (E.C.), this “factoid” is meaningless and repeating it only shows their ignorance of how ... | Every time it gets mentioned, it upsets Trump. For anyone anti-Trump, it is an effective way to exploit his insecurities. | A system which elects the loser is not effective. Period. | 5qqffe | CMV: you’re an idiot for saying “but Hillary won the popular vote!” | A lot of butt-hurt people keep spouting, “Hillary won the popular vote!” as if it should be meaningful. I posit that given the existence of the Electoral College (E.C.), this “factoid” is meaningless and repeating it only shows their ignorance of how institutions influence the behavior of people. Given the rules that e... | 1,485,643,563 | balthisar | dd18qhh | dd18l6k | 23 | 4 |
CMV: Since WWII, the primary reason for US military intervention has always been for the benefit of the corporations controlled by the wealthiest Americans, not to fight "bad guys," protect anyone's rights, or spread democracy.
The United States does not use military action in foreign countries to protect your freedom... | >“The War is Worth Waging”: Afghanistan’s Vast Reserves of Minerals and Natural Gas
Let's take this one, because it's one of the more absurd ones on your list. First, when it comes to natural gas, the US already has literally [more than](http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303812904577295873283143892) it know... | >While i largely agree with you, the us needed a massive military to fight these wars, and to get a massive military you need weapons, and who do we get the weapons from. Massive corporations such as Lockhead and Raytheon.
OP's argument is that these wars were *always* fought for the benefit of the corporations. Some... | 5qqzp3 | CMV: Since WWII, the primary reason for US military intervention has always been for the benefit of the corporations controlled by the wealthiest Americans, not to fight "bad guys," protect anyone's rights, or spread democracy. | The United States does not use military action in foreign countries to protect your freedom. Your freedom is not being threatened by developing countries on the other side of the globe. Neither does it exist to spread democracy. (Why did we "spread democracy to Iraq, while ignoring some many other brutal dictatorships?... | 1,485,650,337 | SingularityIsNigh | dd1kaqq | dd1jz86 | 22 | 1 |
CMV: Civilian gun ownership should be banned.
For clarification,
* Scope of this CMV is USA. ***EDIT:*** *Areas that have a significant dangerous wildlife problem will be excluded from the ban's scope (eg. gun use would be permitted in such areas only).*
* Tasers, water guns, paintball guns, BB guns, fake guns, are n... | - Militia - Guns aren't going to stop the military. If this were ever to become an issue, the outcome will be the same, only there will be a lot of dead civilians due to their owning guns.
I'll focus on this point.
As an Army veteran who deployed to Afghanistan, I can personally attest to the efficacy of a bunch of p... | 1) How are you going to enforce this ban?
2) what type of punishment should go with possession of an illegal firearm?
3) what are you going to do to prevent people from planting guns?
4) what are you going to do to compensate those for their loss of property/job?
5) how are you going to get rid of enough guns to ma... | 5qr6s5 | CMV: Civilian gun ownership should be banned. | For clarification,
* Scope of this CMV is USA. ***EDIT:*** *Areas that have a significant dangerous wildlife problem will be excluded from the ban's scope (eg. gun use would be permitted in such areas only).*
* Tasers, water guns, paintball guns, BB guns, fake guns, are not considered 'guns' for the purpose of this CM... | 1,485,652,899 | luminarium | dd1fkqo | dd1fi4x | 13 | 7 |
CMV: Art has no power to directly affect social change.
Full disclosure: I work in the arts, and while I'm a lifelong believer in the power of art and the humanities to enrich our individual lives, I balk at the belief held by most of my peers that art is a mechanism of social progress.
I can think of zero instances ... | The documentary "The Thin Blue Line" got someone out of jail. That's social change. | https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/1456836/migrant-child-dead-beach-turkey.jpg
Have you seen this image recently? Because I have. It's not current, and one might argue that it isn't "art," but I would say that it's relevant and does count as an art form.
People tend to react strongly to emotional appeals. Art often sti... | 5qrnpg | CMV: Art has no power to directly affect social change. | Full disclosure: I work in the arts, and while I'm a lifelong believer in the power of art and the humanities to enrich our individual lives, I balk at the belief held by most of my peers that art is a mechanism of social progress.
I can think of zero instances in which a work of art directly brought about any major c... | 1,485,659,154 | cnotesayswhat | dd1nb2j | dd1kx7g | 5 | 4 |
CMV: I believe the "Muslim Ban" isn't a ban of Muslims and could be somewhat effective.
I believe the #MuslimBan trending on Twitter at this very moment isn't a "Muslim" ban as may seem to think it is. It's a banning of people from countries shown to have higher rates of terrorist activities, crime and other acts agai... | The idea, at its core, is arguably a good one. I don't personally think it is the right strategy, but I can't give concrete reasons why it's terrible.
But then, today, we see the details. Permanent residents, temporary workers, and students. If they happened to be out of the country, too bad, you're not allowed back. ... | >I believe the #MuslimBan trending on Twitter at this very moment isn't a "Muslim" ban as may seem to think it is. It's a banning of people from countries shown to have higher rates of terrorist activities, crime and other acts against our values via statistical data.
No, it's not. If it were, then Ukraine and Mali wo... | 5qst9u | CMV: I believe the "Muslim Ban" isn't a ban of Muslims and could be somewhat effective. | I believe the #MuslimBan trending on Twitter at this very moment isn't a "Muslim" ban as may seem to think it is. It's a banning of people from countries shown to have higher rates of terrorist activities, crime and other acts against our values via statistical data.
I believe this ban would ultimately be helpful in s... | 1,485,676,827 | Keniisu | dd1umw9 | dd1ugrb | 13 | 1 |
CMV- Our tipping system is screwed up and should be changed to reflect the amount of time a server has our table, and not a percentage of the bill.
Why is it that a server who brings me a hamburger, fries and a few soft drink refills on a tab of say, $12, get a tip for $2.40-3, but a server who brings me a filet migno... | I guess I can see it both ways, I agree that a higher quality restaurant has additional value, I guess I don't like the idea that the price of the food in particular is what constitutes how much I tip. If I get great service at a chilis I feel the tip should be higher than at a steakhouse where the service isn't grea... | Tipping as a percentage of the total bill incentivizes the server to perform in the best interest of the paying customer and the restaurant. It also gives preference to service jobs in higher value establishments which have a higher requirement for good service. The primary job of service staff is to ensure customers h... | 5qu2lm | CMV- Our tipping system is screwed up and should be changed to reflect the amount of time a server has our table, and not a percentage of the bill. | Why is it that a server who brings me a hamburger, fries and a few soft drink refills on a tab of say, $12, get a tip for $2.40-3, but a server who brings me a filet mignon and a bottle of wine with a tab of $60 gets a tip of $12?
Besides, perhaps, having to dress up nicer, the server themselves has exactly the same... | 1,485,701,418 | Whitey98 | dd263y7 | dd247qk | 3 | 1 |
CMV: Terrorism in the US is not a big deal and Trump's ban will have no impact on it
A lot of people have been bringing up that "the countries on Trump's ban aren't the ones that have people who killed Americans in terrorist acts in the US." Which is valid. But I'd go even further: America doesn't have a terrorism pro... | Not sure if this is playing to the spirit of the rules, but regarding your second point "Trump's ban will have no impact on [Terrorism in the US]" this is not the case. By putting in place such a sweeping ban the only logical result I can see is that those in the affected countries who are more moderate (or at least no... | are you saying we should accept the clear heightened risk of terrorism that a policy such as this results in just so we're not supposedly 'giving in to terrorist demands,'?. Shouldn't the result of any policy to be to avoid loss of life as much as possible.
Ofcourse this policy lessens the risk of an attack from a Syr... | 5qu9w7 | CMV: Terrorism in the US is not a big deal and Trump's ban will have no impact on it | A lot of people have been bringing up that "the countries on Trump's ban aren't the ones that have people who killed Americans in terrorist acts in the US." Which is valid. But I'd go even further: America doesn't have a terrorism problem. There's around an average of [10 deaths](https://www.start.umd.edu/pubs/START_Am... | 1,485,704,007 | RickAndMorty101Years | dd26w2j | dd26a23 | 527 | 5 |
CMV:Christians are obligated to take in Syrian refugees
This post was sparked by my Facebook feed. Today I was dismayed to see so many of my intensely Christian friends and relatives celebrate the Trump immigrant ban. It is my opinion that as Christians they have a duty to help those in need. The Bible is replete w... | I'm going to take issue with your word obligated - as that is the only way I can think of changing your view.
Taking the generally Pauline view, we, as Christians are 'Obligated' to do nothing. All burdens of duty and the law have been removed by Christ's sacrifice on the cross. Its why Christians no longer follow Ko... | That's a bad argument akin to: "if you can fly in a plane, you must be able to fly in a car - they're both vehicles."
If you could point to the verse you're referring to w/r/t stoning, I could probably give you an answer. The first point I would make that doesn't require the passage itself, is that interpreting the v... | 5qv388 | CMV:Christians are obligated to take in Syrian refugees | This post was sparked by my Facebook feed. Today I was dismayed to see so many of my intensely Christian friends and relatives celebrate the Trump immigrant ban. It is my opinion that as Christians they have a duty to help those in need. The Bible is replete with examples, but I'll be focusing on two parables for th... | 1,485,713,167 | endless_sea_of_stars | dd2l8s1 | dd2eyt4 | 54 | 4 |
CMV: There is no useful role for God/religion in modern society.
The concept of a creator explained why things happened in the time of hunters and gatherers. Having a god was a necessity because the workings of the world could not be adequately explained by anything else. Obviously, things have changed and humans can ... | I think one thing that religion can do is help people deal with the fact that life is not perfect, but is full of all sorts of tragedies and disasters. Some people just manage to deal with it on their own, sometimes with some forms of self-medication, some people go to psychologists or psychiatrists for help, but I thi... | I would point out that many churches and other religious institutions do great work in charity and community formation. So while religion certainly has it's problems with the modern world it also has it's upsides. | 5qv6d6 | CMV: There is no useful role for God/religion in modern society. | The concept of a creator explained why things happened in the time of hunters and gatherers. Having a god was a necessity because the workings of the world could not be adequately explained by anything else. Obviously, things have changed and humans can now explain a great many things through science and cause-and-effe... | 1,485,714,069 | breannab_2020 | dd2e6n9 | dd2cr87 | 14 | 10 |
CMV: Some day, polyamory will be considered a normal form of sexuality.
Our culture becomes more and more open towards different form of sexuality or sexual acts - homosexuality, sex before marriage, more than one partner throughout one's lifetime, STD check-ups, oral sex, porn usage, ...
Nowadays, polyamory is this ... | So let's look a little more at how polygamy and polyandry tends to arise in existing cultures to get a slightly different view of this topic.
It seems there tend to be three distinct different mating systems found in primates in general (with variations thrown in). They are distinctly polygyny (single male multi fema... | Does some day mean years, decades, or hundreds of years?
If you want to talk about years or (a few) decades - I doubt that polyamory will be widely socially practiced. The reason for this is that the legal and social structures that we have in place (divorce, marriage, parental rights, etc.) are deeply ingrained in la... | 5qvrmx | CMV: Some day, polyamory will be considered a normal form of sexuality. | Our culture becomes more and more open towards different form of sexuality or sexual acts - homosexuality, sex before marriage, more than one partner throughout one's lifetime, STD check-ups, oral sex, porn usage, ...
Nowadays, polyamory is this type of relationship that few people talk about, even fewer practice and ... | 1,485,720,244 | IrisHopp | dd2jyk5 | dd2jbcs | 6 | 3 |
CMV: Donald Trump is not racist towards black people.
To start this post, I don't like Donald Trump, I despise him. I think he shouldn't be president, I think it's a failure of this country that he even got CLOSE to being the president, let alone the fact he actually IS the president, but I digress.
People like to th... | > Don't bother showing me anything from 20+ years ago, I think that's irrelevant to who Donald Trump is now. And you shouldn't be judged on your actions from 20 years ago.
This assumption really needs to be challenged. True, racist people can change. But you don't just get the benefit of the doubt. You have to activel... | What about his position at the forefront of the "birtherist" movement that claims that Barack Obama was not born in the United States? What about his choices for Cabinet, including white supremacist Steve Bannon as chief of staff? | 5qvsw9 | CMV: Donald Trump is not racist towards black people. | To start this post, I don't like Donald Trump, I despise him. I think he shouldn't be president, I think it's a failure of this country that he even got CLOSE to being the president, let alone the fact he actually IS the president, but I digress.
People like to throw accusations out a lot about Trump. Such as, 'he's s... | 1,485,720,606 | The_Muffin_ | dd2hatb | dd2h4sr | 151 | 43 |
CMV: Donald Trump should not be banned from a state visit to the UK.
I want to begin this by saying that I fundamentally disapprove of Donald Trump and all that he stands for. However, I believe that banning him from an audience with the Queen would be a gesture of disrespect to the leader of the USA at a time when it... | There are several different arguments which you could have put forward to support your view, and some of them might be good, but the one you have chosen is potentially dangerous: you have portrayed Trump as a bully who must be appeased by Britain otherwise Britain may suffer economic hardships due to unfavourable trade... | As an American I believe our President has massively overstepped his authority and put the country at risk this first week in office. While the principle behind his actions, like vetting immigrants better has merit the implementation was abhorrent. He has to be put in his place and the only way to do that is with very ... | 5qwj5n | CMV: Donald Trump should not be banned from a state visit to the UK. | I want to begin this by saying that I fundamentally disapprove of Donald Trump and all that he stands for. However, I believe that banning him from an audience with the Queen would be a gesture of disrespect to the leader of the USA at a time when it cannot really be afforded. Britain, having backed itself into a corne... | 1,485,727,790 | count_sacula | dd3czmg | dd2v622 | 7 | 1 |
CMV: A human-targeting, antibiotic-resistant pandemic would be an ideal situation.
As in the title, I believe that a global, human-targeting, antibiotic-resistant virus which would be lethal would be the best case scenario.
If the virus affected only humans, had a high lethality rate, and was unaffected by antibiot... | Well problem is that humans are a part of nature. So your entire "save nature by destroying nature" plan is a little bit self defeating. And as a human I would prefer living! I kinda like it here.
As for the nihilistic tendencies I would suggest taking it further. So don't fall into the trap of passive nihilism, but g... | that's not nihilism, that's valuing society and the world over individual people through dissociation.
Nation leaders do this when they send armies into battle. And its ok, and only ok, when they do this because they were chosen by the people and given by the people the responsibility to make that hard decision.
An... | 5qwkw1 | CMV: A human-targeting, antibiotic-resistant pandemic would be an ideal situation. |
As in the title, I believe that a global, human-targeting, antibiotic-resistant virus which would be lethal would be the best case scenario.
If the virus affected only humans, had a high lethality rate, and was unaffected by antibiotics, the human race would face utter annihilation. If humans were to become extinct,... | 1,485,728,280 | Aspdunsparce | dd2poji | dd2nqw4 | 3 | 2 |
CMV: The mainstream media has a liberal bias
We've all heard certain people insist that the mainstream media had a left-leaning bias. I used to think this was complete garbage, and that it was only something uneducated Republicans said when things didn't go their way. I knew that some news outlets had biases (MSNBC go... | I'm going to just focus on the media part and let the muslim ban part just work itself out...
Regarding media bias, one of the studies that has been most often cited has been a meta-analysis by [D'Alessio and Allen](http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1460-2466.2000.tb02866.x/abstract) (2000). Their basic fin... | Trump is just following through with what he said he would do.
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-statement-on-preventing-muslim-immigration
> December 7th, 2015, -- Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's represe... | 5qx4ho | CMV: The mainstream media has a liberal bias | We've all heard certain people insist that the mainstream media had a left-leaning bias. I used to think this was complete garbage, and that it was only something uneducated Republicans said when things didn't go their way. I knew that some news outlets had biases (MSNBC goes left, FOX goes right, etc.) but I thought a... | 1,485,733,907 | BrazilianRider | dd304j7 | dd2shui | 27 | 1 |
CMV: In the lottery, it is worse to share the jackpot than it is to win the entire jackpot
For example, if there is a $200 million jackpot, it is worse if 20 people win it and thus you get $10 million each than it is to win the entire $200 million jackpot. I keep telling people this, people keep saying, "Well no" but ... | **Winning the Lottery is the worst thing ever**.
The only instance in which it doesn't suck is if you're part of the Massachusetts hedge fund that games the system. Outside of that, it is a curse. And the more money, the worse it is. Why?
* You are an immediate target for lawsuits. And even if you win the suit, you ... | I'm going to tentatively agree with you, but for a different reason.
From what I recall, most lottery winners lose all their money within a couple years. If this is true, I would argue one person going bankrupt is better than 10 people going bankrupt.
Of course that does bring up the question, if 7/10 people go bank... | 5qyya8 | CMV: In the lottery, it is worse to share the jackpot than it is to win the entire jackpot | For example, if there is a $200 million jackpot, it is worse if 20 people win it and thus you get $10 million each than it is to win the entire $200 million jackpot. I keep telling people this, people keep saying, "Well no" but they fail to refute my main argument so here it is:
The more money you have, the more freed... | 1,485,754,936 | antilisterine | dd3964j | dd37vix | 2 | 1 |
CMV: Plato is vastly overrated and Aristotle is way better.
At the core, Aristotle argued that we should base our knowledge off observations about the world, while Plato said that the material world was unreal and we should base our beliefs on pure reason. This split divides Western Philosophy, as the debate continues... | I'd suggest reading *The Copernican Revolution* by Thomas Kuhn. It's a super famous book used in just about every History and Philosophy of Science course, so you can probably get a used copy from Amazon for less than 5 bucks.
One of the themes of the book is that modern science was in part a rejection of Aristotelian... | >But that's not the only interpretation, and I question whether it's the intended one
Then you honestly need to read it again. It sounds like mostly you have talked to people with a post modern interpritation of plato, rather than an actual understanding of what he said.
You have to realize that Aristotle and Plato'... | 5r18n3 | CMV: Plato is vastly overrated and Aristotle is way better. | At the core, Aristotle argued that we should base our knowledge off observations about the world, while Plato said that the material world was unreal and we should base our beliefs on pure reason. This split divides Western Philosophy, as the debate continues through the millennia.
**For some reason.**
No modern inve... | 1,485,788,565 | zuzak427 | dd3to6h | dd3qo5x | 9 | 2 |
CMV: There is no educational benefit to teaching the Big Bang theory in schools.
When it comes down to it, the only majors that would benefit in the slightest from being taught the Big Bang theory are those who go to seminary (which, I wouldn't say the teaching helped) or those who go into astrophysics (which are very... | >For that reason, what difference does it make to 99.99999% of students? It's sole purpose is to undermine the teaching of the church, that God created the universe.
Is that not purpose enough? Children will naturally ask themselves how it all started, giving them an answer seems like a good think to teach, no?
And w... | History classes is about human history, not "everything" history
| 5r1d5o | CMV: There is no educational benefit to teaching the Big Bang theory in schools. | When it comes down to it, the only majors that would benefit in the slightest from being taught the Big Bang theory are those who go to seminary (which, I wouldn't say the teaching helped) or those who go into astrophysics (which are very few and isn't really relative to what most astrophysics will be studying/doing in... | 1,485,789,815 | One_Winged_Rook | dd3n5m6 | dd3n4ne | 6 | 4 |
CMV: The Pro-Choice position will become politically and morally indefensible with the progress of technology
A prominent evangelical author at the March for Life last Friday said this in an [interview with the *Atlantic*] (https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/eric-metaxas-trump/514898/):
*I think the... | The pro choice position is only tangentially related to fetus personhood. The bigger question is about bodily autonomy.
Suppose I have a disease, and if I don't get a new kidney from *you specifically*, I will die. Should you be forced to give me your kidney to save my life? Or is your right to do what you want wi... | >When abortions are no longer needed, thus the Pro-Choice people no longer want abortions, doesn't everyone win?
Won't the Pro-Choice folks still want bodily autonomy and won't removing the viable fetus deny that?
>In the future you're describing, no one will be thinking "Damn!! If only this perfect contraception was... | 5r1mqe | CMV: The Pro-Choice position will become politically and morally indefensible with the progress of technology | A prominent evangelical author at the March for Life last Friday said this in an [interview with the *Atlantic*] (https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/eric-metaxas-trump/514898/):
*I think the science has so changed the debate that it will change the views of most Americans. I really think we’re at tha... | 1,485,792,419 | DjTj81 | dd3rg0l | dd3q212 | 13 | 3 |
CMV: Star Wars is average at best.
*Star Wars*, is literally ok. I genuinely believe, that only two of the 8 films released thus far are any good, and even then there's nothing incredible about them. The story, itself is incredibly simplistic. It's the same cliched chosen one story that prevails through all of fiction... | I'll start out by saying that the prequals are not very good. The only reason why they are acknowledged is because, well, they give you pieces of a story. Almost no one will defend them as good movies. However, Star Wars as a whole, is something that is deserving of it's legacy and impact.
**The "Chosen One"**
I'll ... | I won't try to convince you to like it, but Star Wars is definitely special in a few ways, and I'm sure others can think of more.
Onething that I think is special is that Ep.4. is a *Space Opera* more than a traditional Sci-Fi film, and is also arguably the most famous Sci-Fi film of all time. It manages to be both ge... | 5r2955 | CMV: Star Wars is average at best. | *Star Wars*, is literally ok. I genuinely believe, that only two of the 8 films released thus far are any good, and even then there's nothing incredible about them. The story, itself is incredibly simplistic. It's the same cliched chosen one story that prevails through all of fiction. It doesn't really have many intere... | 1,485,798,254 | meur123 | dd45kqt | dd42rjd | 4 | 2 |
CMV: Our evolution of technology is going too far
Nowadays, a normal day for me includes talking to my apple watch or asking my Amazon Echo a question. I have become very dependent on these technologies, and in a way, the responses that they give me have somewhat of a control on what I do in my life. A while ago I jus... | > In this situation, he was referring to a supercomputer as a computer that is even more powerful than a human mind.
...
> For example, what if we prompted this computer to find a solution to a disease running rampant in our corn. The solution it comes up with is to kill off the entire human race because then we woul... | > he was referring to a supercomputer as a computer that is even more powerful than a human mind
We already have those. You they could add and multiply more numbers in a few hours than you could by hand in the rest of your life.
I think you really need to look more into AI research, any attempts of creating a comput... | 5r2dx9 | CMV: Our evolution of technology is going too far | Nowadays, a normal day for me includes talking to my apple watch or asking my Amazon Echo a question. I have become very dependent on these technologies, and in a way, the responses that they give me have somewhat of a control on what I do in my life. A while ago I just took this for granted, but recently I have begun ... | 1,485,799,516 | rdrapryn | dd3x43h | dd3w3ow | 19 | 4 |
CMV: My personal vote does not and will not ever matter in a presidential election
So, as the title says, I believe that it will always be pointless for me to personally vote in a presidential election.
For example, during the 2016 election, I wanted Hillary to win over Trump. However, I did not go out and vote fo... | No one raindrop thinks it is responsible for the flood. Hardly any state has much more than 50% voter turnout. If everyone who thought this actually got out and voted anyway, they could literally do anything they wanted.
But I see your point, so vote third-party. What your vote can do is show the country that they ... | To address this point in particular
> I'm not saying voting itself is pointless. If everyone were to stop voting, it would be a major issue. I'm asking what the point is for me to get out and personally vote.
The trouble is that this kind of thinking is logically inconsistent. If every individual instance of voting i... | 5r2jyb | CMV: My personal vote does not and will not ever matter in a presidential election | So, as the title says, I believe that it will always be pointless for me to personally vote in a presidential election.
For example, during the 2016 election, I wanted Hillary to win over Trump. However, I did not go out and vote for her because my vote would not matter against the millions of people who did vote. ... | 1,485,801,052 | jamsterbuggy | dd3xkbo | dd3xdjb | 14 | 11 |
CMV: Mike Pence would be a better President than Donald Trump.
I've seen a conversation like this a lot on Reddit: Somebody says something like, "I wish Donald Trump would die!" and then somebody else responds, "No, that would mean Mike Pence would be president and that would be even worse!"
I don't really see where ... | > I think he'd get along better with the Republican congress and be more willing to compromise with Democrats
I think the two are mutually exclusive.
Trump may need to form a coalition with Democrats on infrastructure, trade, ACA replacement, and other domestic issues because he goes against the Republican norm on ma... | >But what does that actually accomplish, apart from making them hang a little sign up that also says "We're a private club". That just sounds like making them take a slight loophole, while not actually helping anything.
IANAL, but presumably, if they're not a *bona fide* private club, you could sue them. This pressu... | 5r2x52 | CMV: Mike Pence would be a better President than Donald Trump. | I've seen a conversation like this a lot on Reddit: Somebody says something like, "I wish Donald Trump would die!" and then somebody else responds, "No, that would mean Mike Pence would be president and that would be even worse!"
I don't really see where this is coming from. Mike Pence's views seem to be more in line ... | 1,485,804,392 | Aravaen | dd44v9k | dd441u2 | 15 | 2 |
CMV: It's morally inconsistent to think abortion is murder, but also believe it's up to women.
A couple of weeks ago I watched a video from the 2012 VP debates in the US where a question came up on abortion, and I have a real problem with Joe Biden's answer to it. The clip in question (starts at 2:53): https://youtu.b... | But legally abortion is not murder. Ethically it is murder according to Catholic doctrine, and he holds (contrary to Catholic teaching) that Catholic doctrine applies only to Catholics. He likely holds a relativist (and heretical, and extremely common) position under which a faithful Catholic would ethically be commi... | I believe it's premise #4 where most people will take exception if anywhere. Even to the strictest libertarian, one must acknowledge that the abortion debate pits the rights of one person against the rights of another, and so you DO have to decide if a woman's bodily autonomy overrides a fetus's right to live. Those ... | 5r34tq | CMV: It's morally inconsistent to think abortion is murder, but also believe it's up to women. | A couple of weeks ago I watched a video from the 2012 VP debates in the US where a question came up on abortion, and I have a real problem with Joe Biden's answer to it. The clip in question (starts at 2:53): https://youtu.be/KOpb9irG3Cw?t=173
>>>My religion defines who I am, and I've been a practicing Catholic my who... | 1,485,806,403 | bearjuani | dd42hnp | dd41mlo | 10 | 1 |
CMV: Voting in elections and referendums should be opt-out, rather than opt-in.
It is my view that it is the responsibility of the government of each country to ensure that its electorate is fairly represented in elections and referendums, and the responsibility of the people to voice their views, as long as they have... | I'm in agreement, firstly, that more needs to be done to encourage people to vote. As a fellow UK resident I too am used to seeing low turnout in elections and referendums (how would the Brexit debate have gone if everyone was required to vote?) and having studied voting systems and political engagement for some time ... | I think you are oversimplifying the issue. While I do not deny the fact that some demographics are underrepresented in electoral governments, I don't think that an opt out system would remedy this. I believe this for two reasons.
First, not every issue will be relevant to every voter. So some voters may abstain fro... | 5r3fdw | CMV: Voting in elections and referendums should be opt-out, rather than opt-in. | It is my view that it is the responsibility of the government of each country to ensure that its electorate is fairly represented in elections and referendums, and the responsibility of the people to voice their views, as long as they have the option to actively abstain from the voting proceedure, should they wish.
V... | 1,485,809,172 | StringerBell9 | dd45zkv | dd44ac0 | 2 | 1 |
CMV: I support Donald Trump
In light of the recent massive online outcry against Trump, I want to once more reflect on the validity of my views. During the election cycle, I came to respect Trump even if I could see his flaws. The arguments I saw for him/his positions were generally logical and well reasoned, while th... | Hey, first I just want to say thank you for doing all of this. You already probably get a lot of flak for simply expressing your views, and I'm sorry if you've heard all of this before. Many others can and have offered more economic based analysis, but I simply want to offer my personal perspective of why I feel uneasy... |
> I came to respect Trump even if I could see his flaws.
If Trump had literally any other role in society, sure, look past his flaws. But he’s not just some joe-schmoe, he’s the fucking president of our country. You’re letting his worst flaws represent you and your country, so I don’t think those flaws should b... | 5r4prs | CMV: I support Donald Trump | In light of the recent massive online outcry against Trump, I want to once more reflect on the validity of my views. During the election cycle, I came to respect Trump even if I could see his flaws. The arguments I saw for him/his positions were generally logical and well reasoned, while the arguments against him were ... | 1,485,821,977 | LordKX | dd4lgyo | dd4h1nh | 1,404 | 61 |
CMV: The United States is converting to a monarchy, and nobody with power is doing anything to stop it.
After November 8th, I was of the belief that the US, and the world, was in one of three situations:
- We have absolutely nothing to worry about.
- We have something to worry about, but checks and balances will ... | Simmer down. All you're seeing is what happens when one party controls the White House and both chambers of Congress. It hasn't happened in six years, and never holds very long. When Obama was first elected he pushed through all kinds of things that my Republican friends hated and they were ready to declare us on the v... | We aren't, Trump is using the powers of the Imperial presidency that every president has willfully expanded. The Radlibs are screaming because they expected Trump to be like Obama and drop his promises.
We used to seperate powers for a reason but now the crown is on Trumps head and we all willfully put it there by ced... | 5r50w1 | CMV: The United States is converting to a monarchy, and nobody with power is doing anything to stop it. | After November 8th, I was of the belief that the US, and the world, was in one of three situations:
- We have absolutely nothing to worry about.
- We have something to worry about, but checks and balances will prevail and control the damage
- We are all in great and grave danger, and this republic will either bec... | 1,485,825,315 | rovercomeover | dd4m3v6 | dd4hv4w | 12 | -2 |
CMV: The intent on what I say is more important than how its interpreted
So I am having a tough time racking my brain over this one. I want to see what other people think. This question comes after a discussion about whether or not I was a racist person or not. The idea is scary, sure, I always though that the true ra... | You can't expect other people to treat you according to what you *intended* to say, if you're not willing or able to explain it clearly.
A key part of (almost) any communication or management training course teaches that when there is one person delivering a message and one or more people receiving it, the ONLY thing ... | The traditional model of communication is as follows:
Sender encodes a message --> Sender sends the message --> Message travels through a medium --> Receiver receives the message --> Receiver decodes the message --> Receiver sends feedback to the sender
Here is a [visual model](http://i.imgur.com/TnlDznr.jpg) that mo... | 5r7eq6 | CMV: The intent on what I say is more important than how its interpreted | So I am having a tough time racking my brain over this one. I want to see what other people think. This question comes after a discussion about whether or not I was a racist person or not. The idea is scary, sure, I always though that the true racist people knew full well that they were being racist because of the inte... | 1,485,858,352 | specialtard | dd50llu | dd50kw8 | 17 | 1 |
CMV: We will never reach a future of common equal rights, good living standards and peace
This is something that has been bugging me for a while.
One of the things that brings meaning to my life is working towards improving this world - Because all of my effort can bring a better future for us all. Kind of like a bu... | OP it is *always* getting better.
Look at black Americans. Real, actual problems that matter, right? Thirty years ago (1987) it was objectively worse than today. Thirty years before that (1957) worse than 1987. 1927 worse than 1957. 1897 worse than 1927. And 1867 they just got done being property.
If you bring ... | We are trending toward better equality and higher standards of living. There are fits and starts, but the long term trend seems to be positive.
Overpopulation isn't really an issue. The planet has more than enough resources to sustain our population, but we have a problem distributing them. Additionally, population g... | 5r8usy | CMV: We will never reach a future of common equal rights, good living standards and peace | This is something that has been bugging me for a while.
One of the things that brings meaning to my life is working towards improving this world - Because all of my effort can bring a better future for us all. Kind of like a butterfly effect. One small positive thing can go far.
Yet, it's so much easier for us to sh... | 1,485,876,944 | Eriadam | dd5b5vp | dd5apue | 7 | 2 |
CMV: There are no girls nor boys toys, this is all a social construct with no basis in reality.Thus I believe many transgenders are victims of binary thinking.
The binary thinking that society bring upon us, is the one responsible for transgenderism and many surgeries would never had happened, were it not for the soci... | People constantly misunderstand what a social construct is, and it produces a warped understanding of what they tell us about society.
A social construct is not something we built just because, it's the product of a nearly endless chain of social interactions going back to the earliest primates understanding that a bi... | I think you completely misunderstand the entire issue. I'm not transgender, but transgender people have consistently said it's not about social constructs. The condition is *literally* feeling as if your body is the wrong gender. Merely acting like a different gender does not solve it. The surgeries and hormones are so... | 5r8zuq | CMV: There are no girls nor boys toys, this is all a social construct with no basis in reality.Thus I believe many transgenders are victims of binary thinking. | The binary thinking that society bring upon us, is the one responsible for transgenderism and many surgeries would never had happened, were it not for the social construct of giving to boys car toys and to girls baby dolls, so in a sense, it is the fault of these society rules, that the misery and debate of transgender... | 1,485,878,416 | Garlicplanet | dd5cfqr | dd5btt3 | 13 | 11 |
CMV: There is no way of changing someone's mind unless they're willing to change it
So to start with I'd like to just say I'm looking for people to point out either specific places in time or specific ideas that show a person changing their mind or disavowing a previous viewpoint despite being adamant or infuriated pr... | In one sense your claim is tautological - you can always claim after the fact that if someone changed their mind, they must have been 'willing' to change it. So you need to think about what 'willing' means here.
As you note, trying to argue directly against a person in the fastest way to entrench them in their curr... | This is a little bit dark, but you can change someone's mind unwillingly via various procedures to the brain. There have also been certain [studies](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022537177800121) done such as ones that convince an innocent person that they committed a crime. Basically, the study's ... | 5r98xe | CMV: There is no way of changing someone's mind unless they're willing to change it | So to start with I'd like to just say I'm looking for people to point out either specific places in time or specific ideas that show a person changing their mind or disavowing a previous viewpoint despite being adamant or infuriated previously.
I call it the "Dawkin's Paradox". Named after Richard Dawkins who, though ... | 1,485,880,721 | tanukisuit11 | dd5iq5v | dd5fp55 | 3 | 1 |
CMV: A good majority of people need to just get over what they claim is depression.
So let me start off by saying that I do believe actual depression exists. I just think that I think the majority of people who will actually mention it are either A; using it as a crutch, or B; over exaggerating it for the sake of a be... | I'm not seeing in your post a particular reason you think the majority of people medicated for depression are misdiagnosed.
You make this statement:
>It seems like people have bad events happen to them and immediately report feelings of depression only to then get slammed on medication for feeling a perfectly normal e... | Let's put it this way: even if you're right what good is telling people this? Maybe you don't, but if you do the best case scenario I'd argue is that you'd tick off a person who dies fit into this, and the worst case is you'd discourage a person actually struggling from getting the help they need it reaching out when n... | 5r98xd | CMV: A good majority of people need to just get over what they claim is depression. | So let me start off by saying that I do believe actual depression exists. I just think that I think the majority of people who will actually mention it are either A; using it as a crutch, or B; over exaggerating it for the sake of a better story for attention.
I believe all humans have different emotions at different... | 1,485,880,721 | xeonsteel | dd5epgw | dd5dsb8 | 4 | 3 |
CMV: Collective punishment is an effective strategy against an insurgency/resistance
Nowhere here do I want to argue the morality of collective punishment. From any libertarian view, collective punishment is wrong and violates the individual's rights who it is brought upon. And maybe the morality is the only reason we... | Instead of armchair theorizing, you might want to research the subject. Eichmann in Jerusalem, by Arendt, has a lengthy section on where the Nazis were, and were not, successful in forcing territory they controlled to hand over local Jews. Short version- collective punishment didn't work unless it was a very small coll... | It depends on whether the population has an existing power structure that expects to remain in power. If it does, then collective punishment can work - the power structure will act to save its people usually. But what if that's not the case? What if the insurgency doesn't have ironclad support?
In the latter case t... | 5r9rzx | CMV: Collective punishment is an effective strategy against an insurgency/resistance | Nowhere here do I want to argue the morality of collective punishment. From any libertarian view, collective punishment is wrong and violates the individual's rights who it is brought upon. And maybe the morality is the only reason we don't use it, and if that's the case, id like to find that out.
But my view is that ... | 1,485,885,479 | One_Winged_Rook | dd5k2vm | dd5iuxs | 3 | 1 |
CMV: I don't understand why people are so willing to choose pets over other people.
I first encountered it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/5kxqwa/divorce_lawyers_of_reddit_what_things_do_clients/dbrmohi/
and here today: https://www.buzzfeed.com/soniathomas/doggo-baby-shoot?utm_term=.nr4gJy6y1#.kaZx3... | In a life-or-death situation, I'd probably choose to save people over animals. But since it's very unlikely that I'll ever be in that sort of situation, I'm taking this as "do I prioritize people or animals in my lifestyle choices?"
If a person demands that I choose between them and my cats, *knowing how much I val... | In my opinion (and this is just that, an opinion) pets don't talk back. Obviously. But more specifically, they might do things you don't like, but you can always frame a pet's actions how you want. People are complex- even if I love my family, there's no guarantee that they will support me whatever decision I make. Pet... | 5rabs9 | CMV: I don't understand why people are so willing to choose pets over other people. | I first encountered it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/5kxqwa/divorce_lawyers_of_reddit_what_things_do_clients/dbrmohi/
and here today: https://www.buzzfeed.com/soniathomas/doggo-baby-shoot?utm_term=.nr4gJy6y1#.kaZx38d8D
Many of these comments say something along the lines of "I would choose my pet ... | 1,485,890,554 | katieees | dd5oqu7 | dd5mzbn | 7 | 5 |
CMV: Smoking isn't THAT bad.
I've grown up with smoking. I've lost my grandfather to cancer. Both sets of my parents smoke and told me now to, while holding cigarettes between their lips.
Long story short, I have smoked, quit and smoked and quit again. But JFC, I crave hard still. I enjoy being around smokers, I enj... | If you want to get scared straight, Youtube some videos about Lung Cancer, Throat Cancer, or just Truth.org.
However, I think you mentioned something much more interesting. You believe you are smoking due to a lack of social support. This is likely true. Mental Disorders of all sorts (anxiety, depression, and drug ab... | You feel like smoking isn't that bad even after you've lost family to cancer, feel hooked against your will, are using smoking to self medicate. It seems like you know how awful smoking is you're just in denial. | 5raq63 | CMV: Smoking isn't THAT bad. | I've grown up with smoking. I've lost my grandfather to cancer. Both sets of my parents smoke and told me now to, while holding cigarettes between their lips.
Long story short, I have smoked, quit and smoked and quit again. But JFC, I crave hard still. I enjoy being around smokers, I enjoy the smell (but I get that's... | 1,485,894,331 | CanuckCharlie | dd5qixu | dd5qfnr | 6 | 1 |
CMV: The famous checks and balances will fail if President Trump manages to appoint a conservative Supreme Court Justice
Going by what has transpired in the last 10 days of Trump's presidency, there are three major problems:
1. Leaders of congress are all unwilling to stand up to Trump despite having made tall claims... | 1) Trump is not a conservative, so it's a mistake to presume that SCOTUS is going to uphold his executive orders just because he's a Republican. Bear in mind that even conservatives on the court have no concerns about elections, party orthodoxy, or populist fervor, and are free to make principled choices.
2) Trump is... | >if Drumpf manages to appoint a Conservative SCOTUS who is also unwilling to stand up to Drumpf, how will checks and balances work?
They still will be there but the people in control of them are aligned in interests why would they get in each others way? | 5rawrq | CMV: The famous checks and balances will fail if President Trump manages to appoint a conservative Supreme Court Justice | Going by what has transpired in the last 10 days of Trump's presidency, there are three major problems:
1. Leaders of congress are all unwilling to stand up to Trump despite having made tall claims about bans on immigration being unconstitutional. ([Source](https://mic.com/articles/166980/donald-trump-muslim-ban-repub... | 1,485,896,048 | analystdude | dd5t04b | dd5sguz | 5 | 1 |
CMV: Abortion should be protected by the same laws that allow for lethal force in self defense
I know it sounds weird, but being pregnant when you don't want to be is essentially the same as being raped. Having a person inside you without your consent certainly sounds like rape to me. If someone is trying to rape you,... | Defending yourself against a rapist is considered acceptable because the rapist is placing you in bodily danger, being pregnant does not place you in any danger (barring complications) so the analogy your presenting is false | It is not the act of the "rape" that is being prosecuted. It is the act of self-defense. If the murderer couldn't help but murder me, I still have the right to defend myself from them. Corpses never get prosecuted in America. | 5rb7bq | CMV: Abortion should be protected by the same laws that allow for lethal force in self defense | I know it sounds weird, but being pregnant when you don't want to be is essentially the same as being raped. Having a person inside you without your consent certainly sounds like rape to me. If someone is trying to rape you, you have a right to defend yourself- even if it leads to the rapist's death.
Now I know that ... | 1,485,898,840 | jessebanjo | dd637wl | dd5wxyz | 3 | 2 |
CMV: There's no advantage in living in a developing country
A couple of days ago, I asked on Ask Reddit what were the advantages on living in a developing country. [But I didn't get satisfying answers](https://np.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/5quv41/whats_an_advantage_of_living_in_a_developing/). My first CMV ever w... | >I won't accept "stuff is cheaper" because this is compensated by the higher wages in the developed countries (also, they seem not to apply to some countries).
What about for retirees? They haven't the need for higher wages because they don't work. The lower costs(and generally mild environments) in many developing co... | I don't have time for an in depth post at the moment, but let's start with a question. Are these:
>They're better in corruption perception, peace (you may not classify Portugal as developed, but whatever), likelihood to survive the global warming (even if their environment is more fragile), stability, crime rates, may... | 5rbevk | CMV: There's no advantage in living in a developing country | A couple of days ago, I asked on Ask Reddit what were the advantages on living in a developing country. [But I didn't get satisfying answers](https://np.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/5quv41/whats_an_advantage_of_living_in_a_developing/). My first CMV ever was about *being proud* of living in a developed country. This... | 1,485,900,888 | garaile64 | dd608ax | dd5z2py | 3 | 1 |
CMV: Captain America is the worst avenger.
First of all, Cap's shield isn't usable only by him, whereas for the most part, Iron Man's suit, Hawkeye's bow, etc. all require significant training to use. I am aware that the shield is better with training too, but at the end of the day it's just a big metal disk, no matte... | I read this scene years ago, but it's still awesome:
[Daredevil 233](http://economicsandethics.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a58aead7970c014e8804a1b8970d-pi)
When the Avengers arrive on the scene, Frank Miller describes Cap as "A Soldier with a voice that could command a God - and does".
And that's his *real* super power - l... | We really need to know what canon you are using.
In the comics, canonically he is the best tactitian and one of the two or three best hand to hand fighters in the Marvel universe, in addition to his other leadership skills. No one can use his shield nearly as well as him, just like no one can use Iron man's armor ... | 5rbf5l | CMV: Captain America is the worst avenger. | First of all, Cap's shield isn't usable only by him, whereas for the most part, Iron Man's suit, Hawkeye's bow, etc. all require significant training to use. I am aware that the shield is better with training too, but at the end of the day it's just a big metal disk, no matter how powerful. Second, apart from his shiel... | 1,485,900,966 | Taters213 | dd5yiiq | dd5xnfv | 62 | 23 |
CMV: feminism is the notion that women should be absolved from all responsibility and criticism.
First off please don't bring up 1940s or 1920s feminism. I'm talking 3rd wave feminism we see today.
What are the issues feminists lament about? Online harassment, college rape culture, fat acceptance, abortion, Street H... | >I won't deny that some men are inherently mean to women but, mostly it is just petty insults thrown at people.
Visit r/creepyPMs sometime or look at the massive campaign of online harrassment towards Anita Sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn or look at revenge porn websites. Oftentimes, it is a lot more than just petty insults.... | The "third wave" feminism you talk about isn't feminism. Those people have expertly hijacked feminism in order to create an "us/them" situation in an effort to demonize people and ride the coattails of the progress being experienced in other marginalized groups.
*Because* feminism has been a movement for so long, it h... | 5rbt16 | CMV: feminism is the notion that women should be absolved from all responsibility and criticism. | First off please don't bring up 1940s or 1920s feminism. I'm talking 3rd wave feminism we see today.
What are the issues feminists lament about? Online harassment, college rape culture, fat acceptance, abortion, Street Harassment, and gender pay gap.
Online Harassment: I won't deny that some men are inherently mean... | 1,485,904,777 | Ape_doctor | dd61mrn | dd605mv | 7 | 2 |
CMV: Watching the UFC is morally reprehensible.
The reason I believe this is because I believe that it is morally reprehensible to derive enjoyment from watching two people inflict pain on each other. It is, to me, the human equivalent of dog fighting.
I don't think it should be illegal like dog fighting because the... | The people who complete in UFC are doing so willingly without duress were as dogs in dogfighting aren't given a choice.
Also why should deriving pleasure from physical pain be morally wrong? Are sadists bad people? | It seems with point 3 you changed your own view. That point suggests that whether or not it's morally reprehensible is determined by someone's reason for watching.. not just the act of watching as the title view suggests.
If someone watches hockey for the fights, or nascar for the wrecks, is that morally reprehensibl... | 5rc0p0 | CMV: Watching the UFC is morally reprehensible. | The reason I believe this is because I believe that it is morally reprehensible to derive enjoyment from watching two people inflict pain on each other. It is, to me, the human equivalent of dog fighting.
I don't think it should be illegal like dog fighting because the fights are between willing participants.
I'd li... | 1,485,906,987 | TheSemaj | dd61q6m | dd61oz5 | 10 | 1 |
CMV: Transgenderism only reinforces gender stereotypes
Feminism, as a tool for liberating women from gender oppression, shouldn't agree that gender is not necessarily linked to biological sex. Gender is something imposed just because of our individual physical conditions. Although some social performance is always ass... | Right. But what are they based on? Even though it's pretty hard, and almost impossible, to define a sensation or a feeling, there must be some way to put it in words and explain it in a more universal way. | The characteristic in this case is their internal, subjective view of themself. It doesn't have to do with societies standards of how men or women should dress or act. | 5rc58f | CMV: Transgenderism only reinforces gender stereotypes | Feminism, as a tool for liberating women from gender oppression, shouldn't agree that gender is not necessarily linked to biological sex. Gender is something imposed just because of our individual physical conditions. Although some social performance is always associated with each gender, what define them is ultimately... | 1,485,908,299 | dretriever | dd64sii | dd64e55 | 4 | 2 |
CMV:Trump's position on immigration seems best for our nation.
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With all the protests going on, I am of the mindset that people are protesting everything and anything Trump proposes. In this particular case, it seems like the best thing that can be done for the safety of our country. By extending the vetting pr... | When Obama temporarily halted processing of visas from Iraq, he did so
1. In response to a specific, identifiable thread,
2. Limited his order to only the relevant areas,
3. Maintained the order for the length of time it took to implement a procedure to counter the threat that motivated the order.
Trump, by contra... | ISIS's strategy for recruitment involves using terrorist attacks to drive a wedge between Western governments and muslim populations living under them. The hope is that this leads these muslims to be alienated and drawn to their cause.
While it's not explicitly a muslim ban, it's hardly a secret that Trump has talked ... | 5rc6a3 | CMV:Trump's position on immigration seems best for our nation. |
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With all the protests going on, I am of the mindset that people are protesting everything and anything Trump proposes. In this particular case, it seems like the best thing that can be done for the safety of our country. By extending the vetting process, we are more likely getting less potential terrorists. And... | 1,485,908,613 | thegabescat | dd64zab | dd63zvk | 7 | 3 |
CMV: A "Muslim ban" is a good idea.
A lot of people are very unhappy with President Trump's action to restrict people from certain countries from immigrating and visiting the United States, but I honestly believe that this isn't a bad idea. In fact, I don't think that a full on "Muslim ban" where we just ban people wh... | > For example, in the west, we've come to accept homosexuals, and we believe that women deserve far more rights in first-world countries like the United States than anyone in a Muslim country believes in.
An all-out ban would keep lesbian muslims from coming to the US to escape the exact things you're talking about. ... | I generally agree with you, however the ban shouldn't apply as a blanket to all Muslims. Some subsets of the Islamic faith, notably [Ahmadiyya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmadiyya#Distinct_teachings) are extremely peaceful(relative to other religions).
You would need to be a lot more specific with the wording of ... | 5rc9ow | CMV: A "Muslim ban" is a good idea. | A lot of people are very unhappy with President Trump's action to restrict people from certain countries from immigrating and visiting the United States, but I honestly believe that this isn't a bad idea. In fact, I don't think that a full on "Muslim ban" where we just ban people who believe in Islam from coming to the... | 1,485,909,639 | Redustries | dd648st | dd63zbi | 7 | 2 |
CMV:On the national level, there are few to no candidates for a liberal person to pick to represent them
Ok so I consider myself fairly liberal. Not far out there by any means, but definitely to the left. When i look at things actually done by the democrat party and a lot of democrats, I really question if they're lib... | First off you have to look at American politics and understand that the US left is drastically different than the European left. The democrats are socially liberal, but they do tend to be more liberal in the classical meaning of the term than many more left leaning Americans like.
A bit more "You do you, I'll do me, a... | > Well there isn't an election coming up anytime soon... there's no candidates for any type of person to pick.
2018 isn't that far off. :P | 5rcg7c | CMV:On the national level, there are few to no candidates for a liberal person to pick to represent them | Ok so I consider myself fairly liberal. Not far out there by any means, but definitely to the left. When i look at things actually done by the democrat party and a lot of democrats, I really question if they're liberal or simply centrist, specifically with how a lot of members of the party tend to only pick up causes a... | 1,485,911,567 | flamedragon822 | dd672hs | dd65b9x | 1 | 0 |
CMV: Some of Hillary Clinton's Supporters Have Become Almost As Bad As Trump's
Before I begin, I'm not implying most Hillary Clinton supporters are bad. In fact I've heard stories of people who regret having anything to do with her and stories of supporters trying to be humble in regards to her. But there are those wh... | 1. "Deserves hate" is a strong term. Deserves scrutiny? Yes. Hate? No, she was a public servant who continued to serve her country (and the world) even though the right has vilified her for a large portion of her adult life. Yes, she shouldn't have had a private email server. Yes, she shouldn't have been as dodgy about... | > She allowed corporations to have greater influence over the Democratic Party, forced party members to fight against Bernie, broke the law in regards to emails, and has stuck up to corrupt elites.
Your premise starts off badly.
Hillary Clinton did not single handedly force the democratic party to be more "corporate... | 5rdih8 | CMV: Some of Hillary Clinton's Supporters Have Become Almost As Bad As Trump's | Before I begin, I'm not implying most Hillary Clinton supporters are bad. In fact I've heard stories of people who regret having anything to do with her and stories of supporters trying to be humble in regards to her. But there are those who have seriously become so delusional that they can easily be compared to Trump ... | 1,485,924,047 | RandomWriterGuy | dd6hqyo | dd6g6fh | 9 | 4 |
CMV: Even if climate change is not real or man-caused, all of the acts being recommended to counter it should happen anyway.
Abandoning fossil fuels for cleaner alternatives. Regardless of whether they cause global warming, they pollute our cities and destroy the air quality.
Ending deforestation of the rainforests. ... | ~~all~~ *many*
Some of the acts are going to be mutually exclusive. "Cleaner Alternatives" might work, but 'replace all the coal plants with solar' and 'replace all the coal plants with wind' could not *both* be done. Some options are dangerous. "Replace all coal plants with nuclear". "Dump tons of iron into the ... | It has been stated by scientists (in not one, I just read) that we are too far gone to stop it. None of these actions matter anymore and we should focus our energy not on stopping an unstoppable train, we should instead get on the train and figure out ways to adapt to the new climate. | 5re4lh | CMV: Even if climate change is not real or man-caused, all of the acts being recommended to counter it should happen anyway. | Abandoning fossil fuels for cleaner alternatives. Regardless of whether they cause global warming, they pollute our cities and destroy the air quality.
Ending deforestation of the rainforests. We want to preserve the habitat of rare animals and the natural beauty.
Improving public transportation. Traffic congestion i... | 1,485,933,156 | JaxTheHobo | dd7cmx6 | dd6sckz | 5 | 1 |
CMV: America will turn into an undemocratic wasteland for decades.
We are a week into Trump's presidency. Say at best he's impeached in March. At best. He's going to deregulate everything. Our once great American landscape will be turned into private 400 million dollar mansions. Half the world will hate us. Big pharma... | >Nasa might get enough of a budget to make a couple potato guns.
Trump wants to increase funding to NASA by shifting money from NOAA back to NASA. He has talked about space exploration many times, so there's nothing to fear there.
> Public transit. Public highways. Public parks.
Trump actually goes against the Repu... | Sorry. I should have phrased it "can you really blame them for expecting all the bad things to happen, even without explicit evidence yet?" My bad.
The point I'm making is that Trump is making insanely bad decisions and its reaching a point where you can't really knock people for assuming the worst. Those things mig... | 5re6nr | CMV: America will turn into an undemocratic wasteland for decades. | We are a week into Trump's presidency. Say at best he's impeached in March. At best. He's going to deregulate everything. Our once great American landscape will be turned into private 400 million dollar mansions. Half the world will hate us. Big pharma will jack prices up and let legal narcotics into the wild where it ... | 1,485,934,196 | lunch_aint_on_me | dd6kyiy | dd6ks89 | 8 | 3 |
CMV: I think that everyone who is anti-LGBT rights are my enemy
Yes, it is quite "extremist", if you would like to call it that way. I'm quite aware of that, in fact, which is probably why I'm here.
I mean, I'm bisexual. I fail to see why I should empathize with someone who wants to... Screw with my life? The way I ... | Where are you drawing the line though? I know some people who aren't big fans of the Gay Pride parades, but would still advocate for LGBT rights. Would these people be your enemy? What about the LGBTQ+ etc stuff. There isn't a general consensus on who is considered LGBTQ+ and who isn't. We've got all these new sexualit... | Do you really mean 'Anti LGBT rights' or do you mean 'Anti Bisexual rights'?
There is a huge amount of disagreement within LGBT groups due to the clashing of different 'rights' which are being demanded, so a person could easily be supportive of your B rights while being against all the LGBT rights which are being dema... | 5reqqf | CMV: I think that everyone who is anti-LGBT rights are my enemy | Yes, it is quite "extremist", if you would like to call it that way. I'm quite aware of that, in fact, which is probably why I'm here.
I mean, I'm bisexual. I fail to see why I should empathize with someone who wants to... Screw with my life? The way I see it, it's not a question of disagreeing. It doesn't affect you... | 1,485,944,583 | Hazeringx | dd6nrg7 | dd6nk6p | 12 | 2 |
CMV: The 10th Amendment to the US Constitution means that federal laws with regard to health insurance, drug prohibition, and abortion legalization are illegal and should be left to the states
I have come to believe that the Conservative view of the Constitution is the correct one in at least one sense: If the rule of... | You say "commerce clause is a rationalization" but you don't explain why.
We have the commerce clause (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3), which gives the Congress the power “to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and **among the several states**, and with the Indian tribes.”"
Health insurance, drug prohibitions, et... | In effect, your view is defensible, but not with the argument you provided.
>The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution
Sure, powers not delegated. Seems pretty clear. But there's a missing word: "Expressly." That word was present in a similar clause in the Articles of Confederation, and the f... | 5rfy4a | CMV: The 10th Amendment to the US Constitution means that federal laws with regard to health insurance, drug prohibition, and abortion legalization are illegal and should be left to the states | I have come to believe that the Conservative view of the Constitution is the correct one in at least one sense: If the rule of law is to mean anything, we need to follow the Constitution as written. The Tenth Amendment specifically and unambiguously states **"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constit... | 1,485,961,494 | kickstand | dd6xd8s | dd6x6mk | 6 | 3 |
CMV: Science is frequently corrupted by financial issues
In the vast majority of cases, I am sure that the scientific consensus is more likely to be correct than opposing views are. And in the specific case of climate change, I have no doubt that the scientific consensus is absolutely right.
However, there is an ove... | I'll just comment on the black hole dark matter comment, since I work in the field of dark matter detection.
tl;dr -- you are simply misinformed
While primordial black holes are indeed one of the few possible alternatives to WIMP dark matter that have not been exhaustively ruled out, they are nonetheless in pretty s... | First I will note that there are times when money can corrupt science, but that really does tend to be filtered out by peer review, you know a part of the scientific process. The thing is, a lot of your stuff really does start to go into conspiracy theory territory, and assume we know or are capable of far more than we... | 5rg4pu | CMV: Science is frequently corrupted by financial issues | In the vast majority of cases, I am sure that the scientific consensus is more likely to be correct than opposing views are. And in the specific case of climate change, I have no doubt that the scientific consensus is absolutely right.
However, there is an overwhelmingly common cause of exceptions spanning widely dif... | 1,485,963,417 | jsalsman | dd76vd9 | dd71l52 | 3 | 1 |
CMV: Using illegal psychedelic drugs is unnatural, disturbing and shameful, and therefore, and I believe that anyone who does use them needs immediate mental help.
**EDIT: I apologise for not awarding Deltas to people. I honestly had no idea what Deltas even were. I never read the sidebar or even noticed the Delta sym... | >First, they are illegal. Therefore, to obtain these drugs, you have to break the law. You have to visit a drug dealer. Drug dealers are criminals. In other words, you have to lower yourself to the level of a criminal, a person who commits crimes, to do that. Why do people not feel deeply uncomfortable and ashamed that... | First, many drug users are self medicating for a health issue, usually mental health related, that the resources they have access to are inadequate to treat. Being on drugs makes them more able to keep on living. So yes, that group does need mental help. They can't get it.
As for the rest, people think it's fun. They... | 5rgedc | CMV: Using illegal psychedelic drugs is unnatural, disturbing and shameful, and therefore, and I believe that anyone who does use them needs immediate mental help. | **EDIT: I apologise for not awarding Deltas to people. I honestly had no idea what Deltas even were. I never read the sidebar or even noticed the Delta symbol on people's posts. My view on this was partially changed and I thank everyone here for responding to this.**
First, let me be clear on one thing: I’m leaving ca... | 1,485,966,077 | TT454 | dd7040u | dd6ztdp | 22 | 7 |
CMV: I often don't talk to people because I don't want to bother them.
Whenever I get over my shyness and I decide that I should talk more to people, I still don't, because I don't want to be annoying person. I can't know if I'm not just bothering them and they're too polite to tell me.
What makes it even worse is t... | Anytime I see someone talk about shyness or social anxiety, I have to link [here](http://socialanxietywebsite.com/social_skills_training.html#Spontaneous). That website has a lot of information I've found useful, and I think that section in particular would be helpful for you as well.
Here's the thing with hobbies. Yo... | It sounds like the problem isn't that the person is "bothering people", it's that he keeps talking even when the other person isn't listening. It's clear that you care whether or not people are listening to you or want to hear what you have to say. If that's the case, you can pay attention while you're talking to see w... | 5rh49f | CMV: I often don't talk to people because I don't want to bother them. | Whenever I get over my shyness and I decide that I should talk more to people, I still don't, because I don't want to be annoying person. I can't know if I'm not just bothering them and they're too polite to tell me.
What makes it even worse is that I know guy who doesn't notice that people don't give shit about what... | 1,485,972,915 | grandoz039 | dd7t2mt | dd7go1u | 2 | 1 |
CMV: The left could never defeat the right with violence and it is stupid to even try
I see a lot of my leftist friends saying its time to rise up and start taking action against the Trump administration, that the left needs to get out there and start cracking skulls. This is a suicidally bad idea. Why? Guns.
Almost ... | Maybe you should stay away from social media for a little while (this may include Reddit too).
I feel like both sides of the political spectrum just look insane thanks to the internet and the ability to post whatever thoughts you have regardless of how asinine. | 1. Your thread is clearly about general population fighting. That's not an "extremist political faction" by any means
2. It doesn't happen in the US
3. Again, there's no reasonable way to quantify it, it's an exercise of imagination, it can be whatever you want | 5rh8tz | CMV: The left could never defeat the right with violence and it is stupid to even try | I see a lot of my leftist friends saying its time to rise up and start taking action against the Trump administration, that the left needs to get out there and start cracking skulls. This is a suicidally bad idea. Why? Guns.
Almost every person in America who owns guns and knows how to use them supports Trumps or woul... | 1,485,974,066 | comicgeek1128 | dd7c9on | dd783f7 | 13 | 7 |
CMV: Democrats should confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
First off, I am not going to make the ideological case for Mr. Gorsuch. He is by most experts' consideration as conservative, if not more conservative than Scalia. However, I do not think this man is naive enough to strike down the individual direct cont... | [Trump's Supreme Court pick founded and led club called 'Fascism Forever' at his elite all-boys Washington prep school](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4182852/Trump-s-SCOTUS-pick-founded-club-called-Fascism-Forever.html) | You've evaded a very important discussion on the responsibilities of those elected. I'd have to agree with their job responsibilities as representing the desires of their constituents. | 5rhcov | CMV: Democrats should confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. | First off, I am not going to make the ideological case for Mr. Gorsuch. He is by most experts' consideration as conservative, if not more conservative than Scalia. However, I do not think this man is naive enough to strike down the individual direct contribution limit of campaign finance - I think he is rational enough... | 1,485,975,056 | TezzMuffins | dd8cue9 | dd8awtq | 2 | 1 |
CMV: The money I spend on insurance would be better spent on a savings account.
Literally all insurance is just bought as risk avoidance (or because it's legally required in the case of car insurance). You buy health insurance in case you encounter a terrible health complication, you buy life insurance in case you die... | No one profits from insurance because indemnity. Shouldn't, that is
You pretty much put the argument right there at the end of your post, you don't have enough savings. If insurance were a net positive for policyholders, there would be no insurance.
Even if you found yourself with enough savings, you'd likely still... | Insurance gives you access to more money sooner than saving in the event of an emergency. If I don't get insurance on my house and save the money instead I wouldn't necessarily be able to pay for a large amount of damage if it took place soon after I have bought the house.
It also depends on how much money you make a... | 5rhzp2 | CMV: The money I spend on insurance would be better spent on a savings account. | Literally all insurance is just bought as risk avoidance (or because it's legally required in the case of car insurance). You buy health insurance in case you encounter a terrible health complication, you buy life insurance in case you die, all of these can help to make a bad and very costly situation much easier.
The... | 1,485,981,003 | Calijor | dd7frvo | dd7dsrl | 3 | 1 |
CMV: The context of a pregnancy, however abhorrent (e.g. rape), does not affect the morality of abortion
First, a clarification:
I am undecided as to whether abortion is morally right or wrong. I am able to rationalise both sides of the debate and understand the perspectives that they approach from, but both sides ha... | Consider the following two scenarios:
1. A driver maliciously runs over someone they hate, an ex perhaps, killing them.
2. A driver loses control of their car striking a pedestrian, killing them.
Both of these situations in the abstract are very similar. A person behind the wheel of a car kills a person. However, ... | > But how can this possibly change the morality of the act of abortion? On one operating table there is a woman who has been raped, and on another there is an apathetic woman who has regular unprotected sex. They both undergo the same procedure - on both operating tables the immediate consequences are exactly the same ... | 5ri7y5 | CMV: The context of a pregnancy, however abhorrent (e.g. rape), does not affect the morality of abortion | First, a clarification:
I am undecided as to whether abortion is morally right or wrong. I am able to rationalise both sides of the debate and understand the perspectives that they approach from, but both sides have thus far failed to convince me. I hope that I will be able to form a conclusive view on the issue, and ... | 1,485,983,147 | awolz | dd7g6m4 | dd7g50u | 36 | 4 |
CMV: The GOP/Republicans are the party of Reagan, not Lincoln
One of the most common slogans for the Republican party is that they are the Party of Lincoln.
That they were created by Lincoln and represent his ideals, except that isn't necessarily true.
Lincoln had three main ideas
1 - He wanted to keep the Union un... | Reagan: Tear down this wall! GOP 2017: Put up this wall!
Reagan: Passed immigration reform. GOP 2017: They're taken arr jebs!
Reagan: "The Great Communicator." GOP 2017: "I never said that thing I said yesterday."
Reagan: Made you feel proud to be an American. GOP 2017: Make you feel ashamed to be an American.
Reag... | Not anymore. Reagan gave amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants in 1986. He was incredibly pro-free trade, and was morally opposed to Trump style protectionism. The Republicans today are the party of Trump, and whatever happens to benefit wealthy white conservative Christians in the short term.
There's no higher pr... | 5rim24 | CMV: The GOP/Republicans are the party of Reagan, not Lincoln | One of the most common slogans for the Republican party is that they are the Party of Lincoln.
That they were created by Lincoln and represent his ideals, except that isn't necessarily true.
Lincoln had three main ideas
1 - He wanted to keep the Union united. So much so that critics will remind people that if it had... | 1,485,986,902 | ACrusaderA | dd7t4ym | dd7nlwk | 51 | 29 |
CMV: Immigrants are not welcome anymore in USA
This is not only about Trump's policies. H1-B visa reform is not due to Trump only. It was planned before.
1) H1-B visa will be regulated and rumor says it will be given to the immigrants with top salaries. This will make the hiring process like an auction. Scientists ca... | Immigrants are absolutely still welcome in the US.
Here's the issue with the H1B bill:
You are the textbook example of how the process is supposed to work. Unfortunately, its not what actually happens a lot of the time.
If you google ["h1b abuse"](https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=... | What do you mean by "welcome"?
Do you mean that immigrants are no longer welcome in the sense that it will soon be logistically much more difficult for them to come here, or in the sense that the American people don't want immigrants here? | 5rj5re | CMV: Immigrants are not welcome anymore in USA | This is not only about Trump's policies. H1-B visa reform is not due to Trump only. It was planned before.
1) H1-B visa will be regulated and rumor says it will be given to the immigrants with top salaries. This will make the hiring process like an auction. Scientists can never make it through, since their salaries ca... | 1,485,992,386 | beardsolidarity | dd7oash | dd7nzo6 | 5 | 3 |
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