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CMV: I support Steve Bannon and most of his beliefs.
Before reading about Steven Bannon, I thought the man was a devil as reddit makes him out to be. I thought he was a man who was itching to start World War III and tear down America for his own pleasure. Then I did my research on him and I was shocked at how much I a... | >["We're going to war in the South China Sea in five to 10 years, aren't we?"](https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/01/trumps-chief-strategist-steve-bannon-no-doubt-the-us-will-be/21704928/)
You down for a war with China?
>["Why is it that President Barack Hussein Obama — who went to Harvard Law School, went to C... | You said you agree with "most" of his views, but you really only listed three, and I wouldn't consider them his core belief system. You also said you disagree with him on social issues, which is a pretty wide range. In order to evaluate your claim, we are going to need to know a little more about the your views on a ... | 5rjyrk | CMV: I support Steve Bannon and most of his beliefs. | Before reading about Steven Bannon, I thought the man was a devil as reddit makes him out to be. I thought he was a man who was itching to start World War III and tear down America for his own pleasure. Then I did my research on him and I was shocked at how much I agree with his beliefs. I was a huge Bernie supporter (... | 1,486,000,592 | TRYNAGETGIRLS | dd7wccy | dd7vg40 | 9 | 7 |
CMV : With less people learning how to cook, supermarkets will start to replace fresh produce with pre-made food.
I'm in my 20s and I live in a busy city in Asia where people of my generation treat cooking as more of a hobby rather than a necessary skill.
I am quite content with the selections of produce here as I ca... | I can only speak to the USA, but a few trends from around here
1) The Freezer Section has not gotten larger since the 1980s. Pre-made meals have been a large part of the American diet since the 1960s, and hasn't shown any real decline, despite that, the Freezer Section in stores hasn't gotten larger over time.
2) Fr... | There's a new trend here in the States; not sure if it's made it to Asia yet, but it's these meal kits delivered to your door. They provide you with all of the ingredients you need to make your meal, plus a recipe card with photos and step-by-step instructions. A lot of young millennials find it convenient -- but it is... | 5rnj1d | CMV : With less people learning how to cook, supermarkets will start to replace fresh produce with pre-made food. | I'm in my 20s and I live in a busy city in Asia where people of my generation treat cooking as more of a hobby rather than a necessary skill.
I am quite content with the selections of produce here as I can literally buy anything from fish around the world, fruits from any continent and even fresh honeycombs and rare s... | 1,486,050,833 | ministryofcake | dd8ph16 | dd8n7fr | 20 | 2 |
CMV: The deductive problem of evil makes belief in the God of classical theism wholly irrational
Firstly, my view only concerns itself with the God of [classical theism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_theism), which defines God as 'the absolutely metaphysically ultimate being'. In other words this is an omnip... | The difficulty with deductive proofs is that you can technically refute them by demonstrating that there is a bare minimal possibility that a counter example might exist. That can be done as simply as "We don't know very much about most of these things and there might be some minimal amount of 'evil' that cannot be el... | >Parasites and diseases kill but they don't do so with malice.
Would you volunteer to be infected with brain parasites? You know, because it's not a an evil thing - you should have no problem with it.
The point stands, things like brain parasites don't have to exists, but they do. Why? Is God an asshole, or what? ... | 5rooie | CMV: The deductive problem of evil makes belief in the God of classical theism wholly irrational | Firstly, my view only concerns itself with the God of [classical theism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_theism), which defines God as 'the absolutely metaphysically ultimate being'. In other words this is an omnipotent, omnibenevolent and omniscient God. Christianity, Judaism and Islam all agree with this defi... | 1,486,061,864 | awolz | dd91ryf | dd8zaxt | 2 | 0 |
CMV: A protest turning violent does not negate the point of the protest
If a protest turns violent (people being attacked, property destroyed etc) that doesn't "spoil" the protest. The protesters can still be in the right for protesting something even if people on their side are being hostile. If people on your side a... | > All I'm saying is if someone does something bad in a protest, that doesn't make the protest bad.
I think you've chosen the wrong argument here. I think what you should say is that the *reason* for the protest might not be wrong just because it turns violent, as in the position or argument that the protestors are ba... | > Riots give legitimacy to the points of the opposition. It validates them and negates the points of the protestors. By trying to argue that they do not do that you are arguing that they are good, and that means you condone them.
You've made a hell of a lot of inferences in a really short space, so let me try to break... | 5rp57h | CMV: A protest turning violent does not negate the point of the protest | If a protest turns violent (people being attacked, property destroyed etc) that doesn't "spoil" the protest. The protesters can still be in the right for protesting something even if people on their side are being hostile. If people on your side are being violent that doesn't make you wrong all of a sudden. If that wer... | 1,486,066,393 | Aman3003 | dd9j09e | dd9i8oc | 355 | 9 |
CMV: Virtual Reality will not take off in the next 20 years
a | Your entire post is based completely on your own opinion of what you THINK vr is...
>I imagine if people who were originally okay were to use VR for hours and months you may start then see the side effects that only the minority would suffer.
It's been out almost a year, no show effects yet. So that assumption is wron... | [Just leaving this here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAeVE3Lsr2I)
Jesse makes a good point for why it'll be sooner than 20 years at 0:20. The porn industry won't be that slow to capitalize on it. | 5rp8zc | CMV: Virtual Reality will not take off in the next 20 years | a | 1,486,067,398 | ItsNotHectic | dd9jnak | dd94ixf | 2 | 1 |
CMV: The Berkeley protest of Milo Yiannopolous was counterproductive and stupid
My politics lean strongly to the left. My views on “free speech” are adequately summarized [here]( http://www.ginandtacos.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/MUH-FREEDOMS-fixed.png). I support the rights of bigots to express their views, but... | It is interesting how frequently protest is condemned by linking it to violence as if somehow violence has no place in social change. When we look back on famous progressive social endeavors like the civil rights movement or the Indian independence movement, we tend to think of peaceful demonstration prevailing in the ... | 1. You're talking about it. Without events like this, or analogues, the messages in the news could easily become that of contentment, calm, acceptance of the status quo. Short of polling, if people don't make headlines, versions of reality don't get discussed. The protests achieved significant focus on not only Milo... | 5rpz2d | CMV: The Berkeley protest of Milo Yiannopolous was counterproductive and stupid | My politics lean strongly to the left. My views on “free speech” are adequately summarized [here]( http://www.ginandtacos.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/MUH-FREEDOMS-fixed.png). I support the rights of bigots to express their views, but it isn’t my top priority, and the idea that they should be protected from critic... | 1,486,074,462 | GreenyBlues | dd9aj3m | dd98b0c | 32 | 3 |
CMV: Milo Yiannopoulos is the worst choice of a person to speak at Universities.
I think the fact that certain Universities knowingly allow someone who perpetuates hate speech, who has instigated attacks against individuals, and more importantly does not instill civil discussion is insane. I think bringing people with... | I go to UC Berkeley and was present at the protests/riots last night, so this issue has been on my mind for a while.
The thing that's important to keep in mind about Milo Yiannopoulos is that he has built his entire career on inciting opposition from the left. His whole shtick is that the left is a regressive politica... | I live in NJ. In 2014 students at Rutgers protested former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice from speaking on campus to the point of her cancelling her appearance. It was not as extreme as this situation, but the point was made clear - her views were not welcome.
About a year later Barack Obama came to the school an... | 5rr1zb | CMV: Milo Yiannopoulos is the worst choice of a person to speak at Universities. | I think the fact that certain Universities knowingly allow someone who perpetuates hate speech, who has instigated attacks against individuals, and more importantly does not instill civil discussion is insane. I think bringing people with opposing views to liberal campuses is a good thing, but Milo Yiannopoulos is one ... | 1,486,085,871 | rectumpirate | dd9j7ic | dd9j4g7 | 36 | 20 |
CMV: Makeshift roadside memorials for victims of accidents or murder are intrusive and shouldn't be left for more than a month or so.
I'm talking about things like a "ghost bike", a piece of plywood with "RIP Billy, We love you" spray painted on it. A bunch of stuffed animals, flowers, and candles loosely organized. ... | I don't think it only has to do with grieving, there's another important function of roadside memorials. People do pay attention, and knowing that there have been accidents on a possibly dangerous part of the road might lead people to drive more carefully.
Even though the grieving process is important to the victims lo... | First of all I think that abandoned memorials should be removed if they start to negatively impact the neighborhood, as I think it defeats the purpose of having the memorial in the first place.
The purpose is what I want to talk about. It is in a way involving you in the grief of other people, but no one is expecting ... | 5rrs1t | CMV: Makeshift roadside memorials for victims of accidents or murder are intrusive and shouldn't be left for more than a month or so. | I'm talking about things like a "ghost bike", a piece of plywood with "RIP Billy, We love you" spray painted on it. A bunch of stuffed animals, flowers, and candles loosely organized. And I'm talking specifically about these that are placed at the scene of the crime or accident, not within a cemetery or other designa... | 1,486,094,704 | duktalo | dd9q19r | dd9prdw | 19 | 5 |
CMV: Violence against strangers in the Berkeley riot did not align with anarchist rhetoric.
It seems that violence in Berkeley was committed against innocent bystanders. This violence was committed by either lovers of violence or fools.
There is no school of anarchism I'm aware of that condones senseless violence aga... | > There is no school of anarchism I'm aware of that condones senseless violence against strangers.
Antifa groups often operate under the pledge "by any means necessary", a quote from French anarchist [Jean-Paul Sartre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Sartre). Those means certainly include violence, although "s... | >There is no school of anarchism I'm aware of that condones senseless violence against strangers.
Right, but this is the slippery slope itself: what constitutes "senseless" violence versus violence that is somehow justified is completely subjective and unclear once you abandon the notion of rights and laws.
>It is c... | 5rruvm | CMV: Violence against strangers in the Berkeley riot did not align with anarchist rhetoric. | It seems that violence in Berkeley was committed against innocent bystanders. This violence was committed by either lovers of violence or fools.
There is no school of anarchism I'm aware of that condones senseless violence against strangers. I understand destruction of property and violence against outspoken ideologic... | 1,486,095,746 | Ensurdagen | dd9sisp | dd9p1r1 | 6 | 3 |
CMV on sanctions on Russia and having Trumps view of Russian foreign policy
I am having a tough time here because I am vehemently anti-Trump in pretty much every way, but I can see his point for wanting to have a good relationship with Russia.
To clarify, my motivation for wanting a good relationship with Russia is ... | Russia's interests are in direct conflict with the interests of the United States. The basis of US foreign policy is that all world governments should strive towards democracy and that the US should use it's extensive power to protect democracy. Russia's actions under the leadership of Vladimir Putin are a threat to th... | I guess one side of the whole issue with America's Russian relationship and the sanctions is that it can be seen as though we are letting them off with just a light slap on the wrist. It's not that we, or at least most people, hate Russia, it's just that some people feel that they need to be held accountable for their ... | 5rv5y8 | CMV on sanctions on Russia and having Trumps view of Russian foreign policy | I am having a tough time here because I am vehemently anti-Trump in pretty much every way, but I can see his point for wanting to have a good relationship with Russia.
To clarify, my motivation for wanting a good relationship with Russia is most likely very different from Trumps (I assume that his is financial and sp... | 1,486,142,143 | arewehavingfun | ddatwwq | ddasmi2 | 6 | 2 |
CMV: Boxing is barbaric and should be outlawed
My experience with boxing comes from stories on HBO's real sports and a roommate who is obsessed with it. Him and his friends who watch boxing with him celebrate the biggest knockouts and hardest punches. I just find the sport very barbaric as its intention is to hurt you... | So what if its barbaric? It's the boxer's choice to fight. It's the crowds choice to watch. No one is forcing them. And on top of that, boxing is fun! It's fun to fight, it's fun to push yourself to that edge and be in danger. It's fun to test yourself against another person.
Now as for the brain damage there is mor... | Boxing may be barbaric, but on what grounds should it be outlawed?
The participants are consenting adults that are practicing a martial art and are generally paid well if they are particularly skilled (unethical managers that take the winnings notwithstanding). They know what they are getting into.
Additionally, Box... | 5rvonf | CMV: Boxing is barbaric and should be outlawed | My experience with boxing comes from stories on HBO's real sports and a roommate who is obsessed with it. Him and his friends who watch boxing with him celebrate the biggest knockouts and hardest punches. I just find the sport very barbaric as its intention is to hurt your opponent to the point of knocking them out (so... | 1,486,147,221 | rain_parkour | ddaqkcf | ddapwik | 5 | 4 |
CMV: I need to invest less in my studies, otherwise I will remain socially weird and I will never be able to connect with people on a deep level.
First of all I hope that this topic is not too subjective and it is allowed to be posted here even though I have read the Submission Rules. I just feel like that this subred... | > The thing I observed is that people who are very good at conversations have also experienced a lot of things
That's not really the case in my experience. Being good at conversation is largely about keeping the other party interested. While "I spent the last year travelling in Africa" will immediately pique someon... | Sorry KunXI, your comment has been removed:
> Comment Rule 1\. "Direct responses to a CMV post must challenge at least one aspect of OP’s current view (however minor), unless they are asking a clarifying question. Arguments in favor of the view OP is willing to change must be restricted to replies to comments." [See t... | 5rvtw2 | CMV: I need to invest less in my studies, otherwise I will remain socially weird and I will never be able to connect with people on a deep level. | First of all I hope that this topic is not too subjective and it is allowed to be posted here even though I have read the Submission Rules. I just feel like that this subreddit can be really helpful. If not, I want to apologize for any inconveniences and feel free to delete this post.
**TL;DR**: the headline.
Long ve... | 1,486,148,645 | dude_that_needs_help | ddbfoi0 | ddb1r82 | 2 | 1 |
CMV: A (non-English speaking) Head of State does not need to speak (or to know how to) English
Hello,
My girlfriend and I are arguing whether a head of a state (particularly ours which neither of us like just one bit) should possess the knowledge of the English language.
Our head of state does not speak English at ... | The UN has 6 official languages they should probably know at least one of those to serve functionally as any sort of diplomat. | Also, speaking a language can make you more culturally aware. I know when I speak a different language I act differently with different mannerisms. It’s hard for an interpreter to translate body language in real time.
| 5rwaja | CMV: A (non-English speaking) Head of State does not need to speak (or to know how to) English | Hello,
My girlfriend and I are arguing whether a head of a state (particularly ours which neither of us like just one bit) should possess the knowledge of the English language.
Our head of state does not speak English at all (aside from occasional "How are you"s) and I think he actually does not have to. He has to b... | 1,486,153,211 | kizilsakal | ddavw1t | ddauf93 | 11 | 1 |
CMV: Religious beliefs are essentially opinions and should not be given more weight than any other type of belief or opinion.
In the US, there are various exceptions and accommodations for religious beliefs. For instance, Catholic hospitals do not have to directly provide birth control and can instead sign a waiver wi... | Deeply held beliefs that don't work against the public good are a solid reason to create exemptions in both the laws and the social expectations that society puts on individuals, but the obvious flaw in allowing these exceptions is the ease with which a person can lie about what they believe. Normally, religious belief... | Refusing to bake a cake is one thing, I don't think too many people would want a wedding cake baked by someone who hates you. It's quite another thing if it's legal to discriminate in things like employment and housing. If discrimiantion based on race became a thing again I am sure people would not agree with it. Why s... | 5rwoki | CMV: Religious beliefs are essentially opinions and should not be given more weight than any other type of belief or opinion. | In the US, there are various exceptions and accommodations for religious beliefs. For instance, Catholic hospitals do not have to directly provide birth control and can instead sign a waiver with the actual birth control being supplied by a third party.
The Trump Administration is currently considering granting additi... | 1,486,157,213 | thats-rickdiculous | ddb0emz | ddawk4b | 27 | 3 |
CMV: Impeachment or removal of Donald Trump from office would have no downside and really would be best for everyone.
It seems to me that removing Trump from office, whether by impeachment under the Emoluments Clause or declared "unfit for duty" under the 25th Amendment is a win/win/win scenario with no downside for a... | A potential issue I see is that while Pence is awful, he lacks the sort of obvious repugnance Trump possesses that is leading to such a considerable backlash from the left. With Trump out of the way, the leftist resistance against the GOP will likely lessen considerably, leading to far more of the disastrous levels of ... | It kinda depends on what support Pence would have... he'd certainly be struggling with the question of legitimacy of his presidency, not having been elected and having been on the ticket of an impeached president, and the fallout from the impeachment of Trump and his role in Trump's administration. The impeachment proc... | 5s102j | CMV: Impeachment or removal of Donald Trump from office would have no downside and really would be best for everyone. | It seems to me that removing Trump from office, whether by impeachment under the Emoluments Clause or declared "unfit for duty" under the 25th Amendment is a win/win/win scenario with no downside for anyone involved. Some details:
**Trump himself**: He likes winning. His entire campaign was run not as an application fo... | 1,486,220,185 | Iron_Nightingale | ddbp9u7 | ddbntcn | 17 | 2 |
CMV: I fail to see what is unique about terrorism as a form of violence
I don't think the actions currently associated with the word terrorism are inherently worse than conventional war practiced by most modern nations, That is not to say that I support the terrorists but I that I oppose terrorists because of their go... | I'd say the most obvious difference between war and terrorism is that warfare is always, at least theoretically, aimed towards other participants of a war, trying to avoid civilian casualties.
However, terrorists could argue that civilians in democratic societes are automatically participants. | The word terrorism is widely overused, I agree.
However the main distinguisher from terrorism vs military insurgency, etc. is that terrorists intentionally target civilian targets to intimidate the opposition. Insurgents target the military.
There can be state terrorism (like in North Korea) where they target civil... | 5s1xnv | CMV: I fail to see what is unique about terrorism as a form of violence | I don't think the actions currently associated with the word terrorism are inherently worse than conventional war practiced by most modern nations, That is not to say that I support the terrorists but I that I oppose terrorists because of their goals and general opposition to conflict.
My idea is as follows, the reaso... | 1,486,230,678 | Abohani | ddbtwdi | ddbtodw | 2 | 0 |
CMV: If you're REALLY good at something, practice is more or less arbitrary
This is based on a debate I'm having with a friend who's been putting in insane amounts of practice time into his hobby with the expectation that he'll become successful solely off of effort alone.
I'm not saying that practice isn't importan... | As others have noted, plenty of elite performers in a variety of fields put in extreme amounts of practice & effort. It would be unreasonable to assume that their effort had nothing to do with their success. Granting this, your view basically comes down to "talent and practice both influence success", which is a fairly... | I remember learning in jazz class how Charlie Parker would practice his chops 8 hours a day. A similar example is I've heard the other two members of Nirvana complain that Kurt Cobain was extremely insistent on practice and took it very seriously. In other words I'm very skeptical that top musicians don't practice hard... | 5s2a84 | CMV: If you're REALLY good at something, practice is more or less arbitrary | This is based on a debate I'm having with a friend who's been putting in insane amounts of practice time into his hobby with the expectation that he'll become successful solely off of effort alone.
I'm not saying that practice isn't important, or even that it's not vital to succeed, nor am I diminishing anyone's hard... | 1,486,234,478 | believeinwhatyouwant | ddbza6u | ddby9p8 | 7 | 2 |
CMV: Classical music is elitist and completely useless to society in 2017
I'll start it like this:
Six celebrities are on a sinking ship. There is only one lifeboat and it holds one person. Which one would you save?
- Adele Adkins
- Oprah Winfrey
- Yehudi Menuhin
- John F. Kennedy
- Tom Brady
- Ellen Degeneres
You ... | I still listen to it to study. Not too attention grabbing yet keeps me focused.
e.g. https://news.usc.edu/71969/studying-for-finals-let-classical-music-help/
> University research in France, published in Learning and Individual Differences, found that
students who listened to a one-hour lecture where classical musi... | What conclusion do you reach from these things, exactly? | 5s30h1 | CMV: Classical music is elitist and completely useless to society in 2017 | I'll start it like this:
Six celebrities are on a sinking ship. There is only one lifeboat and it holds one person. Which one would you save?
- Adele Adkins
- Oprah Winfrey
- Yehudi Menuhin
- John F. Kennedy
- Tom Brady
- Ellen Degeneres
You definitely wouldn't save Yehudi Menuhin. Who the fuck is he, anyway?
Class... | 1,486,241,454 | [deleted] | ddc1n6z | ddc1eey | 7 | 4 |
CMV: Giving your child a name that people are never going to spell/pronounce correctly is selfish and foolish
I'm not talking about when you have an authentic name from a foreign culture you belong to while living in another country, I'm talking about when parents take regular names and spell them "uniquely" or just g... | Leave given names to the side for a second and consider this.
Some people like unique things, other people like "normal" things. Some people like to be/act/look unique, while other people like to fit in/not stand out. To some people, having a unique/made up/strange name would be fun and for others it would be a drag.
... | Perhaps from now on there should be no naming differences and all people should be called "Hey, You" or some other generic thing. If there is no differentiation between peoples names then people are likely to mistake one person for another. Perhaps for you it is a hassle but for everyone else you are the person with th... | 5s30ws | CMV: Giving your child a name that people are never going to spell/pronounce correctly is selfish and foolish | I'm not talking about when you have an authentic name from a foreign culture you belong to while living in another country, I'm talking about when parents take regular names and spell them "uniquely" or just give them a name that is generally more difficult for people to pronounce. I may just be a little biased on this... | 1,486,241,565 | AMO14 | ddcl7uo | ddckgxw | 301 | 1 |
CMV: There should be a law that mandates companies have all employees, and only employees, elect their Board of Directors. Of course, as a result, I want the abolition of selling company stock.
Within a company, there are many workers that provide their labour so that the company can sell products for the market to co... | 1. Profits of a company do not go to the CEO. Thats not how a corporation works. This is not true of a C-corp, or an S-corp, unless they are structured with some very funky bylaws. But, essentially no company that is publicly traded works like this. The CEO reports to the board, and the board is _legally responsibl... | I thought most of what you said was complete nonsense, but I completely lost you at the stock part. Could you clarify.
You said,"t could be argued that stock holders provide investment for which the company can use for funds to grow their business and give the amount with interest back to the investor as a return. ... | 5s4ajw | CMV: There should be a law that mandates companies have all employees, and only employees, elect their Board of Directors. Of course, as a result, I want the abolition of selling company stock. | Within a company, there are many workers that provide their labour so that the company can sell products for the market to consume. The profits of these products legally go into the hands of the CEO who often takes a significant portion for themselves and gives enough to their workers to survive, thus the reason they p... | 1,486,252,642 | GottaHaveThemRibs | ddcau3f | ddc9wsz | 8 | 6 |
CMV: Racial slurs are not Hate Crimes
In a previous discussion with my cousin, he expressed the opinion that use of racial slurs should be considered a hate crime and be punished as such by the U.S. Justice System. After [reading articles](http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92644&page=1) that indicate that some people,... | The rationale I have seen used is that racial slurs are tantamount to threats of violence, because of the strong and long-standing relationship between racial slurs and violence. Many people who are called racial slurs certainly do feel threatened.
Under this rationale, you have no more right to call someone a racial ... | A lot will have to do with content and implied intent. In the case you cited, Rae committed assault by threatening to "kick his ass" and it got bumped up because of the racial slur. IANAL, but it probably shouldn't have been because from the facts presented I don't think Rae was racially motivated. If the assault could... | 5s51o7 | CMV: Racial slurs are not Hate Crimes | In a previous discussion with my cousin, he expressed the opinion that use of racial slurs should be considered a hate crime and be punished as such by the U.S. Justice System. After [reading articles](http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92644&page=1) that indicate that some people, like my cousin, are moving in this dir... | 1,486,260,956 | Pyraseas | ddcgjih | ddcfm6z | 6 | 2 |
CMV: Terms used to describe people
I feel like we should not use terms to describe someone especially for their race, gender, sexuality, or religion. It's so petty that we do because people argue about, "well I'm this" or "I'm that." It shouldn't matter and we shouldn't be arguing about what you are because we shouldn... | Biology requires us to distinguish between the genders at a fairly basic level. I mean, we can't have men going to gynecologists, right?
Even race and other factors can be a bit like this. If we're completely unable to distinguish between races in our language, then how do we notice or discuss things like diseases tha... | I'm sorry, I don't follow your train of thought fully. Your premise is:
>I feel like we should not use terms to describe someone especially for their race, gender, sexuality, or religion. It's so petty that we do because people argue about, "well I'm this" or "I'm that." It shouldn't matter and we shouldn't be arguing... | 5s5jhs | CMV: Terms used to describe people | I feel like we should not use terms to describe someone especially for their race, gender, sexuality, or religion. It's so petty that we do because people argue about, "well I'm this" or "I'm that." It shouldn't matter and we shouldn't be arguing about what you are because we shouldn't have these terms in the first pla... | 1,486,267,876 | Ace_teh_Great343 | ddcjtvz | ddcjsjs | 2 | 1 |
CMV: Taxation is theft.
I feel that taxation is theft because the government takes your money by force. You are forced to pay a certain percentage of your income and have no say where it goes. How am I forced to pay taxes? If I choose not to pay them, the government levy's fines against me, then sends me to prison if ... | Thank you for the detailed response. Can you please give me a few examples of the things I take from society without consent? | > No, they take your money by contract. You are very free to renounce your citizenship
I would like to see the said contract.
Also you are not FREE to renounce your citizenship, it will cost you tens of thousands of dollars to do so. | 5s5mvk | CMV: Taxation is theft. | I feel that taxation is theft because the government takes your money by force. You are forced to pay a certain percentage of your income and have no say where it goes. How am I forced to pay taxes? If I choose not to pay them, the government levy's fines against me, then sends me to prison if I continue to not pay. If... | 1,486,269,311 | HaloEvent | ddcmjde | ddclsls | 0 | -1 |
CMV:There is no morality
I do not believe that there is morality due to a lack of evidence. I will define morality as being an imperative towards acting in the interests of people that are not oneself or a person that one cares about due to a personal relationship. I personally would like to live in a society where pe... | Morality is a label. Right and wrong are subjective and dependent upon social constructs, context, history, current trends, who is taking the action, and a million other things. For example, one of the things that defines a government is their monopoly on the legitimate use of force. So you shooting a drug dealer in yo... | Well, I do believe there is such a thing as morality, but I do not think it is an altruistic concept, such as it is portrayed and often defined.
Say you were to live in this hypothetical world you describe. Then no, there would be no direct physical or psychological detriment to yourself from torturing someone to dea... | 5s5tn4 | CMV:There is no morality | I do not believe that there is morality due to a lack of evidence. I will define morality as being an imperative towards acting in the interests of people that are not oneself or a person that one cares about due to a personal relationship. I personally would like to live in a society where people are prevented from ha... | 1,486,272,204 | suwaii | ddcq142 | ddcmpql | 7 | 1 |
CMV: I truly believe the Sandy Hook shooting was staged.
I have done a lot of research and I am almost **100%** certain that the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax created by gun control lobbyists, politicians, media representatives and other people who might benefit from the lobbying of gun control laws.
Maybe I am a c... | First off, I appreciate you taking the time to make this post. You're risking a lot of potential ridicule and hate mail in order to initiate an honest conversation and I respect that.
I don't have any evidence concerning Sandy Hook. I was not there, nor did I know anyone who experienced that event. But... and this is ... | I'm a conspiracy theory fan, and a hardcore believer that Oswald wasn't a lone killer of JFK.
Two glaring problems with Sandy Hook that I can't get over.
1) A Manchurian situation, maybe. A guy programmed to be a killer. Those death had to be real. It makes not sense to "stage" the whole thing. What an unnecessary wa... | 5s5xf7 | CMV: I truly believe the Sandy Hook shooting was staged. | I have done a lot of research and I am almost **100%** certain that the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax created by gun control lobbyists, politicians, media representatives and other people who might benefit from the lobbying of gun control laws.
Maybe I am a conspiracy theorist. I don't know. Personally, I think that... | 1,486,273,922 | juliaakatrinaa0507 | ddcolsw | ddcnts6 | 27 | 6 |
CMV: Ice cream is better in a cone than a cup.
In the common situation where, to have a cone is the same price as to have a cup, a cone is the superior option.
First of all, as we all know, the cone is edible, where the cup is not. In some cases, there is even a chocolate filling at the bottom of the cone.
Furtherm... | Cups make getting ice-cream with friends so much better.
1. You're not constrained to walking around the immediate area, which might be a boring place. You can put your ice-cream in a car cup-holder or bike basket and move somewhere more interesting.
2. Say you want to sample your friend's ice cream. If you both hav... | >The ice cream melts, and can go over the sides on to your hands
>Another strength of the cup is that you can switch between flavours.
I'll add on to these-
The cone can get soggy when the ice cream melts, the cup will not.
A cup can be placed on virtually any flat surface without concern. If you need to free your... | 5s5xjm | CMV: Ice cream is better in a cone than a cup. | In the common situation where, to have a cone is the same price as to have a cup, a cone is the superior option.
First of all, as we all know, the cone is edible, where the cup is not. In some cases, there is even a chocolate filling at the bottom of the cone.
Furthermore, the cone is mobile. I can walk with an ice ... | 1,486,273,983 | trustyburrito | ddco3kh | ddcnjbb | 23 | 3 |
CMV: Donald Trump will accomplish more of his promises if congress flips to Democrat majority in 2018 than if it remains Republican.
Republicans do tend to agree with Donald Trump about 2/3 of the time, but about 1/3 they are against him. For campaign promises like paid maternity leave and mass infrastructure spending... | There's one big failing in your theory - You're assuming that if the Democrats take control of congress, they will remain consistent with and vote with their beliefs/past promises.
I think what is far more likely, and has been borne out in the past, is that they will try to be as obstructive as possible to create fru... | His numbers are really bad. Like worst in history bad.
The Democrats hate and dislike him. There is no trust there.
Nor are they going to look at his multiple examples of plain bad policy.
If the Democrats got into congress they would probably investigate Trump. They wouldn't work with him. | 5s6szk | CMV: Donald Trump will accomplish more of his promises if congress flips to Democrat majority in 2018 than if it remains Republican. | Republicans do tend to agree with Donald Trump about 2/3 of the time, but about 1/3 they are against him. For campaign promises like paid maternity leave and mass infrastructure spending, he will need the support of Democrats.
Donald Trump can push his right wing policies now with a Republican controlled congress, an... | 1,486,291,459 | ShotBot | ddcthgb | ddctfz9 | 10 | 4 |
CMV: If you cheat on someone, it is selfish and only in your best interest to tell them about it.
Okay, I know this may be controversial, and I actually have not cheated on a serious significant other before. However, I have been cheated on, so I am saying this from that persons point of view.
If the situation is tha... | It just stems from my belief that he told me to rid himself of the guilt. Looking back on it now, I wish he had not said anything if it really only happened once and we could have continued our relationship. | I don't agree. There is no official contract when being in a relationship. | 5s7np0 | CMV: If you cheat on someone, it is selfish and only in your best interest to tell them about it. | Okay, I know this may be controversial, and I actually have not cheated on a serious significant other before. However, I have been cheated on, so I am saying this from that persons point of view.
If the situation is that you made a mistake, it happened only once, you truly don't see it happening again, and you DO WAN... | 1,486,305,560 | jcsmile | dddh8nx | dddbe25 | 1 | -3 |
CMV: Trump's "Muslim Ban" is a correct and neccesary meassure.
I'd like to have a conversation on this topic and to have my view challenged. The folks at t_D won't generally allow discussion against Trump while I would become a pariah in any other politics subreddit if I admit that I support him, so I decided to come ... | To read that article I would need to suscribe there, which I can't do right now. Could you please provide a summary?
Still, if the average has been 10 deaths that means that at least 160 people have died. Don't you think that we should do everything we can to prevent anybody from being murdered? After all, and at leas... | OP,
DjangoUBlackBastard's assertion is false, there have been terrorists that have gotten into the country and successfully carried out attacks.
Abdul Razak Ali Artan, a Muslim Somali born refugee who spent 2007-2014 living in a Pakistinian refugee camp carried out a terrorist attack on the Ohio State University ca... | 5s7psq | CMV: Trump's "Muslim Ban" is a correct and neccesary meassure. | I'd like to have a conversation on this topic and to have my view challenged. The folks at t_D won't generally allow discussion against Trump while I would become a pariah in any other politics subreddit if I admit that I support him, so I decided to come here. Though I don't know if it will have any relevence in regar... | 1,486,306,293 | Red_Galiray | ddd08x1 | ddczt44 | 0 | -12 |
CMV: The United States of America is socially and legally backwards and should not be emulated by other countries.
As the title may imply, I'm not an American. I'm a 24-year-old Dane who finished university last summer and as a result, I am a master of science in computer science (that's a mouthful in English)
My chi... | Opposing ideas based on where they come from isn't helpful. Judge ideas as ideas. If someone proposes a good law, support it. If someone proposes a bad law, oppose it. The inspiration for the law shouldn't matter.
It'd be silly to oppose a good law that happens to have been inspired by something in America. | > Well you should change your view because it's largely hateful.
Is it hateful? Or do you just feel hated on because you have so much hate inside you?
OP said America's prison systems are bonkers. How can you feel that's being hated on? If it is, it's your people hating on you **because you people literally engage in... | 5s9idm | CMV: The United States of America is socially and legally backwards and should not be emulated by other countries. | As the title may imply, I'm not an American. I'm a 24-year-old Dane who finished university last summer and as a result, I am a master of science in computer science (that's a mouthful in English)
My childhood was during the late nineties and through the naughts, and during this time I was brought up with an America-c... | 1,486,324,591 | jacobstx | dddfuoq | dddd6ym | 710 | 4 |
CMV: The NFL overtime system should allow the defending team a chance on offense, regardless of whether their opponents score a touchdown.
With the absolutely astonishing Superbowl in the books, I've been thinking about the current system for OT in the NFL. The idea is that the first team with possession can end the ... | In regular games this would make sense because the early games would cut into late games if they just kept going.
In the Super Bowl though the current system works because of the coin toss.
Imagine baseball where a coin flip determines who is home team. That team has home field advantage where they can score as many ... | It would lead to long games. And in the regular season this would mean that the early game would cut into the late game a lot of the time.
I mean at least a team has to work for a touchdown.
But if I score one and you score one we are right back where we started and now we are kissing our sister with a tie. And tie... | 5sc64x | CMV: The NFL overtime system should allow the defending team a chance on offense, regardless of whether their opponents score a touchdown. | With the absolutely astonishing Superbowl in the books, I've been thinking about the current system for OT in the NFL. The idea is that the first team with possession can end the game immediately if they score a touchdown, without the opposite team's offense ever getting a chance to score themselves. I have yet to he... | 1,486,355,451 | Richer_than_God | dde1uwg | dddzdag | 10 | 5 |
CMV: Russia has some sort of blackmail on Donald Trump.
I don't want to bore you all with a wall of text--I think the notion that Trump is under the thumb of Russia, and Putin, in some way is fairly well established. There's the buzzfeed dossier (which is admittedly not fully reliable), but there's also a pattern of s... | Trump gets Putin. Simple as that.
You want to meet a shit load of shady, strong arm, morally bankrupt, cunning, psychopaths? Go into property development in New York City.
Because of Trump's world view and experience he not only understands Putin, he kind of goes "what's so bad about that?" Putin has his little ... | I understand this isn't exactly the subject of OP's thread, but-
> ...an existential threat to US predominance and life.... Those battles are with China and Islamic terrorism.
Neither China nor Islamic terrorism are existential threats to US hegemony or life in the United States.
Islamic terrorism is an extremely m... | 5scb6w | CMV: Russia has some sort of blackmail on Donald Trump. | I don't want to bore you all with a wall of text--I think the notion that Trump is under the thumb of Russia, and Putin, in some way is fairly well established. There's the buzzfeed dossier (which is admittedly not fully reliable), but there's also a pattern of seemingly illogical defenses/support of Putin and Russia o... | 1,486,357,229 | namename77 | ddei0xz | dde3tqa | 18 | 6 |
CMV: Outsourcing jobs is the root of all of american's economic problems.
I feel that outsourcing is the root of America's economic problems. The general logic works like this.
American companies make products that are primarily sold to american users. Take the american car industry for instance, how many american ca... | >Outsourcing labour and production improves profitability for companies, and that's a good thing. It does so by reducing wages, and this is where corporate america shoots itself in the foot.
That's looking at the issue too narrowly. First of all, the company doesn't just pocket the difference. Since multiple competi... | > I feel like it's a pick one of two case here. You can't have one without sacrificing the other. ANd the extent to which the sacrifice is made directly contributes to my point.
That's not how economics works, especially with scale technologies. It is usually the case where trade has resulted in gains for everyone. Ce... | 5sd8vx | CMV: Outsourcing jobs is the root of all of american's economic problems. | I feel that outsourcing is the root of America's economic problems. The general logic works like this.
American companies make products that are primarily sold to american users. Take the american car industry for instance, how many american cars are sold abroad vs locally?
Outsourcing labour and production improves ... | 1,486,372,475 | Karmafarma25 | dde91cz | dde7mrn | 8 | 3 |
CMV: The political ideology I propose herein would be a vast improvement for America, reunify the country if people at large bought into it, and protect human rights better than either major party.
I'm considering writing a book proposing a new political ideology, and thought I would use Reddit for feedback!
The core... | I think it is imminently practical, far more so than some of the more-rounded Libertarian, "We don't have to pay taxes" ideology. Eradicating each and every law that regulates private actions that doesn't impact nonparticipant third parties could be enacted *today*, with no preparation, and society would continue to fu... | >But I recognize that what I want doesn't matter
What you recognize and what the majority recognizes are totally different things, and there's no way you could convince an entire population to follow a logic-based method to politics especially since your entire thesis relies on giving people free will and explicitly ... | 5sel3g | CMV: The political ideology I propose herein would be a vast improvement for America, reunify the country if people at large bought into it, and protect human rights better than either major party. | I'm considering writing a book proposing a new political ideology, and thought I would use Reddit for feedback!
The core of this proposed political ideology is neither Democratic, not Republican, nor Libertarian, but has elements of it that would appeal to a cross-section of the population, I believe.
The main focus ... | 1,486,392,117 | yogokitty | ddehacx | ddeh5aj | 2 | 0 |
CMV: Instead of allowing/encouraging people to identify as queer/trans/etc, all focus should be on dissolving the norms surrounding gender etc.
I've found myself conflicted about the seemingly ever-expanding sexual identity spectrum. We've got all kinds of labels for people that don't fit in with the norms regarding g... | Your problem is that you fundamentally misunderstand what transgender people actually feel. A transgender woman (like me) feels that they are born in the wrong body, like being born male was a mistake and it results in a lot of dysphoria. Just saying to me "Okay, it's okay to be a man and wear a dress" Does not solve m... | This puts all the burden on queer and trans people, making them uncomfortable and denying them identity and community indefinitely, while the people actually causing the problems by enforcing gender roles etc. are free to keep being dicks with minimal consequences. | 5sgmj4 | CMV: Instead of allowing/encouraging people to identify as queer/trans/etc, all focus should be on dissolving the norms surrounding gender etc. | I've found myself conflicted about the seemingly ever-expanding sexual identity spectrum. We've got all kinds of labels for people that don't fit in with the norms regarding gender, sexual orientation etc.
While I see the point of creating "us" groups with people who are similar to us (e.g. gay men), especially when ... | 1,486,412,273 | nuttiebear | ddew2dl | ddevzs9 | 21 | 5 |
CMV: We need to be more exclusive when using the term "GOAT" in reference to athletes.
Okay, first off, with all of this talk about Tom Brady being the "GOAT" (Greatest Of All Time). It has reignited my passionate frustration with people calling average or slightly-above average players GOATs. James Harden will score... | So it seems to me that your gripe is primarily that tossing around "GOAT" too casually undermines basketball history. To call James Harden the "GOAT" is to disregard the achievements of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Magic, Kareem, Bill Russell, etc.!
But what if maybe, just maybe, throwing around "GOAT" ... | But the point of objectivity vs subjectivity still stands. If a person uses the *GOAT* label to describe someone, they naturally need to back it up with data. And data doesn't lie. A person who claims Kobe is the GOAT would probably weight different data differently than a person who claims Wilt is the GOAT. But at the... | 5sh1ew | CMV: We need to be more exclusive when using the term "GOAT" in reference to athletes. |
Okay, first off, with all of this talk about Tom Brady being the "GOAT" (Greatest Of All Time). It has reignited my passionate frustration with people calling average or slightly-above average players GOATs. James Harden will score 50 points in a game and suddenly half of NBA Twitter is tweeting GOAT memes and gifs.
... | 1,486,416,293 | adequateatbestt | ddfa6id | ddf5iep | 5 | 1 |
CMV: I am not pro-life, nor am I pro-choice. I am pro-abortion
I'm making this CMV because I've noticed that my views on abortion don't really line up with either of the two main viewpoints on it (although they're much closer to a pro-choice viewpoint than a pro-life one). This isn't so much one specific view as it i... | Firstly, your position is a pro-choice position, it's just a radicalized sort of pro-choice position. For example, atheists who happen to be extreme (e.g. anti-theists) don't stop being atheists.
But I don't consider that to be very important. More important is this: the views that you have given thus far could all be... | I think part of the issue here is that your position is mostly outside of the current debate, almost to the point of being a non-sequitur.
Whether or not abortions should be encouraged is an interesting discussion but almost entirely irrelevant at the current point in time. It would be a little like arguing about inst... | 5shhx3 | CMV: I am not pro-life, nor am I pro-choice. I am pro-abortion | I'm making this CMV because I've noticed that my views on abortion don't really line up with either of the two main viewpoints on it (although they're much closer to a pro-choice viewpoint than a pro-life one). This isn't so much one specific view as it is a collection of related views regarding abortion.
I'll specif... | 1,486,420,792 | Rockmar1 | ddf7o70 | ddf7azs | 175 | 15 |
CMV: Feminism exists because men support it and allow it to exist
Please bear with me, English is not my first language.
While the idea that the sexes should have equal rights has my support, it's an undeniable biological fact that the average man is physically stronger than the average woman. There are more women t... | I think your view is founded on false premises. "Men" are not a singular political or social entity, and never in history have all men acted together to advance a singular cause.
I would say that this is self-evident, but it's especially evident in the history of women's voting rights and feminism in general. Many me... | once men gave groups of people the ability to organize collectively feminism was possible.
Men might have created the open space.
But they didn't create feminism.
Right now, if men didn't support feminism it would still exist since there is no way now that groups of men could just go and kill whatever women they... | 5sihsi | CMV: Feminism exists because men support it and allow it to exist | Please bear with me, English is not my first language.
While the idea that the sexes should have equal rights has my support, it's an undeniable biological fact that the average man is physically stronger than the average woman. There are more women than men, but not enough to effectively overcome the physical advant... | 1,486,431,452 | [deleted] | ddfeuf8 | ddfe0q0 | 3 | 2 |
CMV: In the Wizarding World of J.K. Rowling, Hufflepuff should have been the most popular house
Hello,
As an educator and reader of the Harry Potter books, I believe that in a more thought out portrayal of the universe in the Harry Potter books that the Hufflepuff house would be the most popular, at least within H... | In Peacetime, Hufflepuff is probably the "best house". However, remember, in the context of the books, the wizarding world is at war. Book 4 onwards, Hogwarts and the wizard world more resembles a war zone that a school. Gryffindor is the house of bravery and selflessness, which in times of war, is arguably more import... | Everything Hufflepuffs do screams "conformity", though. It makes sense for you to favor that; a group of people who are loyal, dependable, kind. These are good traits! But if you rank them next to Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Slytherin, it's obvious Hufflepuffs are severely lacking in one particular area that trumps all o... | 5siv8r | CMV: In the Wizarding World of J.K. Rowling, Hufflepuff should have been the most popular house | Hello,
As an educator and reader of the Harry Potter books, I believe that in a more thought out portrayal of the universe in the Harry Potter books that the Hufflepuff house would be the most popular, at least within Hogwarts itself. This does not mean that I believe that any of the major events within the books w... | 1,486,435,845 | Warren-Peace | ddfgvu7 | ddff6rk | 232 | 51 |
CMV: Windows laptops are better than macbooks
[The current best macbook](http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/) costs $2799 and it's specs are...
* 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz, with 8MB shared L3 cache
* 512gb SSD
* 16 Gb of LPDDR3 RAM
* Radeon Pro 455 with 2GB of GDDR5 memory and autom... | I went through a string of Windows computers until I bought a Macbook after being a Apple hater. I don't have any other Apple products. I've had my mac for about 4.5 years. Here was my decisions for buying.
1. MacBooks are undeniably the most reliable and repairable brand WHEN I bought mine (things have changed a bit ... | What about all the time one spends trying to connect to printers that mysteriously vanish (e.g. Brother brand printers, while OS X sees it all the time)? What about the yearly cost of spyware, etc? It is ~required~ on a PC but not as critical on OSX. I switched to macs because of the time I spent screwing around with P... | 5sivuk | CMV: Windows laptops are better than macbooks | [The current best macbook](http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/) costs $2799 and it's specs are...
* 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz, with 8MB shared L3 cache
* 512gb SSD
* 16 Gb of LPDDR3 RAM
* Radeon Pro 455 with 2GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching
* Intel HD Graphics 530... | 1,486,436,039 | Deathstroke5289 | ddfhjda | ddfghyo | 4 | 2 |
CMV: I don't think hyperrealistic paintings are interesting art
Just so everyone is on the same page, when I say "hyperrealistic paintings", I'm talking about paintings like [this one](http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uuuploads/hyper-realistic-artworks/hyper-realistic-artworks-12-1.jpg), which use a photog... | I think the sculpture is a different context because it allows you to look at the subject from any angle, and there's (currently) no 3D equivalent of a photograph. The sculpture is still a sculpture of *something*, whereas a hyperrealistic painting is just a copy of a photograph. | Do you find photos compelling? I certainly do.
And the artists who make media that looks like photos are doing something cool.
Their final product does come from their own mind. Not some editing program.
They can't paint a picture of a scene and then use a tool to adjust the contrast or add in a new filter.
The... | 5sj09v | CMV: I don't think hyperrealistic paintings are interesting art | Just so everyone is on the same page, when I say "hyperrealistic paintings", I'm talking about paintings like [this one](http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uuuploads/hyper-realistic-artworks/hyper-realistic-artworks-12-1.jpg), which use a photograph as reference.
I don't dispute that paintings of this style ... | 1,486,437,550 | blindcolumn | ddfllnv | ddfljch | 4 | 1 |
CMV: I believe that the United States Should Have A Corporate Death Penalty
A couple of reasons for thinking we should have a corporate death penalty.
My Reason: It would scare the shit out of decision makers in corporations to do something would deliberately try to defraud consumers or even worst commit acts of high ... | Lawyer here!
Let's start with the simple thing:
A corporate "death penalty" exists. It's called involuntary (or judicial) dissolution. The corporation is "killed", and while the actual steps aren't quite the same, the general principle exists. Corporate malfeasance can lead to the "execution" of the corporation.
... | What do you mean by high treason? I can't imagine the US wouldn't take a corporation waging war on them seriously. Giving aid and comfort to the enemies sounds a little more likely. But I'm pretty sure exporting weapons is already pretty controlled, and stuff like selling them food seems pointless to ban. You could jus... | 5sjmsq | CMV: I believe that the United States Should Have A Corporate Death Penalty | A couple of reasons for thinking we should have a corporate death penalty.
My Reason: It would scare the shit out of decision makers in corporations to do something would deliberately try to defraud consumers or even worst commit acts of high treason in search for profits.
Implementation: Now I understand there wo... | 1,486,445,651 | whodidyouthinkiwas13 | ddfoawf | ddfmb6j | 11 | 3 |
CMV: People suggest I should read lots of books in order to become a better writer. However, people nowadays don't seem to have the patience for books, so I think reading more books would only make me better at a style of writing which is quickly becoming defunct.
Background: I have noticed a considerable decline in m... | A filter is a very good point!
However, wouldn't you say the very thing that books are known for: large blocks of text, is what drives people away from reading something online? I get the sense that the principles of writing for the web is fundamentally different than writing for a book. | I basically agree with you, but am curious- Are you in a writing profession? If not, why are you thinking about improving your writing?
Based on the emails I've gotten working for corporations, you do not need to even use spellcheck, much less have thoughtful prose to get by. | 5sk16n | CMV: People suggest I should read lots of books in order to become a better writer. However, people nowadays don't seem to have the patience for books, so I think reading more books would only make me better at a style of writing which is quickly becoming defunct. | Background: I have noticed a considerable decline in my both my writing and reading abilities over the years, which has coincided with the increase in texting and web surfing in my daily life. I am also reading far fewer books than I did in school.
When I ask how I can improve my writing skills (for emails, blog posts... | 1,486,451,797 | bananacantalk | ddfp3ay | ddfnzcb | 1 | 0 |
CMV: It is unjust to require men to provide child support for a child if that child was the result of statutory rape by the woman.
It is a common topic of discussion whether a man should be required to pay child support in one circumstance or another. Many arguments in favour of requiring the man to pay rely on the i... | I don't know whether this will change your view or not, but...
The popular internet theories of sexual consent are kind of nonsense, including how the internet talks about statutory rape.
On the internet people will stand up and declare that minors can't consent, then pat themselves on the back for opposing rape.
... | So statutory rape is not actual rape, it is statutory. In other words, it is not something that is a recognized evil, like murder or robbery. It is a crime only because statute deems it to be.
You can think of situations where statutory rape is morally fine (at least arguably). 16 + 18 year old, 15+18 year old, in s... | 5skqeb | CMV: It is unjust to require men to provide child support for a child if that child was the result of statutory rape by the woman. | It is a common topic of discussion whether a man should be required to pay child support in one circumstance or another. Many arguments in favour of requiring the man to pay rely on the idea that his situation was avoidable if he were to do something different such as be more careful with contraception, trust your par... | 1,486,464,539 | A_Giant_Brick | ddgffnr | ddgbnsn | 6 | 4 |
CMV: I believe that if we were to create a fully synthetic 1:1 replica of a human, it should still not be considered alive
EDIT***
I have used the word Synthetic incorrectly in the title. Replace synthetic with non-organic matter. Sorry, that is my fault.
To make the discussion easier, I will separate my points into... | >Life must come from organic tissue
Correct, everything we know up to this point agrees with this.
>Artificial life is made by intentional design and not natural selection
Correct, the construct is being engineered and deliberately created by an intelligent being. However, as this is a creation, it need not be requi... | On point 1, life is about Mrs Nerg, Movement Respiration Sensitivity Nutrition excretion, Reproduction, and Growth. If the life form can do all of those, it would clearly count. Organic simply means containing carbon compounds. I feel it's improbable that a synthetic human is gonna be made without carbon. We can and ha... | 5slc2r | CMV: I believe that if we were to create a fully synthetic 1:1 replica of a human, it should still not be considered alive | EDIT***
I have used the word Synthetic incorrectly in the title. Replace synthetic with non-organic matter. Sorry, that is my fault.
To make the discussion easier, I will separate my points into sections to allow for people to respond more efficiently. Please don't bring up anything related to religion, as I don't th... | 1,486,473,574 | Matrix117 | ddfx5hh | ddfwv53 | 6 | 1 |
CMV: Donald trump violated the Geneva convention by ordering a stop on refugees. Other countries should begin imposing sanctions.
(Edit: correction, the United states violated a treaty called the Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees)
(Edit: several delta's awarded, view changed, enjoying the conv... | Specifically, what element of the Geneva Conventions did he violate? Because it appears you're talking about the *Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees* from 1951, which is a UN Treaty and not part of The Geneva Conventions. | Can you cite the section of the Geneva Conventions you feel he has violated? | 5slxfa | CMV: Donald trump violated the Geneva convention by ordering a stop on refugees. Other countries should begin imposing sanctions. | (Edit: correction, the United states violated a treaty called the Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees)
(Edit: several delta's awarded, view changed, enjoying the conversations still tho)
The United States has acted like it's above international law before, but this time there are imediate interna... | 1,486,480,650 | Namaij | ddg12wc | ddg0zjr | 8 | 2 |
CMV: All humans are selfish
Out of every action people do, it is only done with themselves in mind. Holding the door open for someone? Makes them feel better. Donating to a charity? Makes them feel better. Nothing in this world is done by a person without their best interests at heart. I cannot think of any example th... | Some actions are reflexive or instinctual, and involve no prior thought. Sometimes saving someone's life falls into this category of action.
How can it be selfish, if there is no selfish thought process motivating the action?
If my daughter next to me slips on some ice, I will reflexively grab her to prevent her fro... | What you have presented is tautological, or nearly so. Literally any motivation can be boiled down to selfishness in the way that you are talking about, because people choose their actions. You can rationalize *anything* this way. "They jumped on a grenade because they would rather be dead than live knowing they could ... | 5sm9g5 | CMV: All humans are selfish | Out of every action people do, it is only done with themselves in mind. Holding the door open for someone? Makes them feel better. Donating to a charity? Makes them feel better. Nothing in this world is done by a person without their best interests at heart. I cannot think of any example that proves this wrong, I have ... | 1,486,484,087 | rubberduckpoontang | ddga798 | ddg6kl6 | 4 | 3 |
CMV: I don't understand why adult undocumented immigrants (who were not born in the US) of any race should be above immigration laws, and why preventing illegal immigration is wrong.
My university is currently trying to declare itself a [sanctuary campus] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_campus). Personally, I... | While I agree with you overall, you have to consider the actually, tangible effect that will happen otherwise. If a certain population of a town, city, campus, or other area felt they were unable to report crimes - including crimes committed by *legal* residents - for fear of the consequences, they won't report crime.... | Sorry that I didn't address your direct view! My bad!
This is not going to be the most articulate answer but please bear with me:
Our immigration system is very broken, so there are few opportunities for people who are undocumented to come to the United States. There are few if any legal avenues for them to come her... | 5smzf1 | CMV: I don't understand why adult undocumented immigrants (who were not born in the US) of any race should be above immigration laws, and why preventing illegal immigration is wrong. | My university is currently trying to declare itself a [sanctuary campus] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_campus). Personally, I think that if you were born here, it makes sense for you to be considered a citizen of the US. And if you were brought here below a certain age (maybe 14) by illegal immigrants, it ma... | 1,486,490,926 | MintTalking | ddh5vc9 | ddh5std | 2 | 1 |
CMV:Wasting food is a horrible, selfish thing to do.
I grew up with my parents telling me to not waste any food. I grew up in the countryside where seeing how food is made is in plain sight. I've been to eating disorder clinics where they force you to finish your plate and tell you that eating when you're not hungry a... | If you are so against wasting food, then why are you so constantly struggling not to waste food? Why are you sitting down to a week old meal? What other meals got in the way of that one for so long? Why are you so willing to eat food that has gone bad when, presumably, it was perfectly fine for days?
>My doctor has a... | We make tonnes of food specifically because food goes bad. We can't just store it all forever and we never know when we're going to need more food so we can't produce exact amounts.
It's a waste if that food could have gone to better use. Who's going to come into your kitchen and put to use all that spoiled food? If... | 5sna1j | CMV:Wasting food is a horrible, selfish thing to do. | I grew up with my parents telling me to not waste any food. I grew up in the countryside where seeing how food is made is in plain sight. I've been to eating disorder clinics where they force you to finish your plate and tell you that eating when you're not hungry at strict meal times is how "normal" people eat.
Every... | 1,486,493,612 | mini_blue | ddgczwt | ddgctup | 15 | 3 |
CMV: Thinly sliced deli meat is pointless. It's next to impossible to peel a slice without it falling apart.
I enjoy a turkey sandwich as much as the next person. For some reason beyond me, my wife likes to have the thin sliced deli meats. It goes against everything I believe in in making a sandwich.
The meat is exce... | Counterexample: prosciutto, jamón ibérico, soppressata, mortadella, etc. Turkey is inferior no matter how you slice it. | I really appreciate the non-seriousness of this CMV. No politics, no hate, just some dudes debating lunch meats. | 5snkra | CMV: Thinly sliced deli meat is pointless. It's next to impossible to peel a slice without it falling apart. | I enjoy a turkey sandwich as much as the next person. For some reason beyond me, my wife likes to have the thin sliced deli meats. It goes against everything I believe in in making a sandwich.
The meat is exceedingly difficult to separate when sliced so thin. The structure of the meat is compromised and it does not ha... | 1,486,496,293 | th3virus | ddgoxmm | ddgojvr | 8 | 5 |
CMV: Donald Trump Brings Out the Worst in Almost Everyone
I will say off the bat that this is motivated by a lot of opinion and anecdotal evidence.
As the title suggests, I believe that newly elected President Trump has a universal effect of bringing out the worst in almost everyone.
Trump was largely elected by pe... | Trump is bringing out some of the best in other world leaders:
* Justin Trudeau is emphasizing Canada's diversity and generosity: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/world/canada/justin-trudeau-trump-refugee-ban.html
* Xi Jinping is making China a world leader on climate change: https://www.ft.com/content/3f1ba5ba-ddac... | I don't feel my accelerated political engagement and crystallized knowledge of the rhetorical grounding (or lack of) of the Republican party is my worst. I feel like this serves a public good. Obama said himself at his last speech as President that the power and dexterity of government must rely on people's desire to c... | 5snmbt | CMV: Donald Trump Brings Out the Worst in Almost Everyone | I will say off the bat that this is motivated by a lot of opinion and anecdotal evidence.
As the title suggests, I believe that newly elected President Trump has a universal effect of bringing out the worst in almost everyone.
Trump was largely elected by people who were fed up with the US political system, believin... | 1,486,496,679 | MrPnutButter | ddgl8sm | ddgl522 | 151 | 8 |
CMV: Betsy DeVos is not qualified to serve as the US Education Secretary
She has ~~not attended public school~~ not attended/no knowledge of the public education system, for which managing is one of the largest responsibilities of the Education Secretary/Department of Education.
As demonstrated in her Senate hearing,... | In order to change your view, I would ask what you think the Department of Education *does* where her lack of experience in a public school system would hurt her?
The vast, vast majority of the ED budget goes to Pell grants, Title 1 (low income) grants, Special Ed Grants and others. They don't control the content of ... | That's a good summary of the other side, but as an argument standing on its own merit, it falls woefully flat in the face of reality. Charter/private schools are good for rich families but in the end there simply has to be a public school system that works for everyone without those choices. Simply put, not everyone wi... | 5so756 | CMV: Betsy DeVos is not qualified to serve as the US Education Secretary | She has ~~not attended public school~~ not attended/no knowledge of the public education system, for which managing is one of the largest responsibilities of the Education Secretary/Department of Education.
As demonstrated in her Senate hearing, she does not know the difference between proficiency and growth, one of t... | 1,486,502,251 | apartmented | ddgr1ue | ddgp55l | 215 | 6 |
CMV: Insider Trading Shouldn't Be a Crime
First, knowledge and information regarding sales and exchanges arises spontaneously from individual actors. It doesn't not originate in a single overarching body and therefore can not be disseminated to everyone simultaneously as though it were.
Second, there is nothing... | What makes insider trading immoral and illegal is what is called a "fiduciary duty". When you have a fiduciary duty to others, it means that you have been given control over some economic interest that belongs to them, and you have agreed to make decisions that will make the most money for everyone. Insider trading i... | In this case Jill can't say she is bringing cookies for everyone to fairly distribute, she is playing favorites. As a group we should decide that if someone is bring cookies in the future that it shouldn't be Jill because Jeff will get the double chocolate chip ones and the rest of us get stuck with the dumb raisin one... | 5so8rt | CMV: Insider Trading Shouldn't Be a Crime | First, knowledge and information regarding sales and exchanges arises spontaneously from individual actors. It doesn't not originate in a single overarching body and therefore can not be disseminated to everyone simultaneously as though it were.
Second, there is nothing morally wrong with people using informatio... | 1,486,502,703 | [deleted] | ddgkxvp | ddgkvhm | 5 | 1 |
CMV: JK Rowling is bad at writing male characters
Okay, so, a lot of male authors (rightfully so) get a lot of flack for writing terrible female characters. However, the thing is, I think JK Rowling is just as bad at writing male characters as some men are at writing women.
Disclaimer: I can't really blame JK for thi... | If anyone's a Mary Sue, it's Hermione. Her intelligence is frequently used in a deux ex machina manner ("How are we going to get through this? Ah, Hermione knows a spell never mentioned before".) She's allegedly average-looking, but transforms to the belle of the ball by smoothening her hair and putting on a dress (pla... | I'd argue that she's just as good at writing male characters as she is at writing female characters. You even admit yourself that quite a few of the female characters aren't "the best written".
You also seem to be applying a bit of a double standard between the sexes:
>Malfoy: He's the standard jerk character. We've... | 5spe6x | CMV: JK Rowling is bad at writing male characters | Okay, so, a lot of male authors (rightfully so) get a lot of flack for writing terrible female characters. However, the thing is, I think JK Rowling is just as bad at writing male characters as some men are at writing women.
Disclaimer: I can't really blame JK for this. A lot of people have trouble connecting to the o... | 1,486,514,151 | Fishb20 | ddgvof0 | ddgtti0 | 15 | 8 |
CMV: The current American administration cannot be counted on to protect the nation from terror attacks, because one would be too beneficial politically.
Trump campaigned on a few ideas related to protecting the nation against outside influence, but since election has not listened to intelligence briefings, diplomats,... | I'd argue a few points:
1) A terrorist attack probably would not work for Trump's long-term political interest. Though there might be an initial rally-around-the-flag effect, this would likely wane quickly, for a couple of reasons.
First, judging from who has perpetrated previous attacks, there's a good chance future... | > Except none of them have killed anyone.
So if none of these people have devolved to psychotic murderers up until this point, why would a temporary ban drive them to become terrorists?
>It's not how civilized people react to non-violent actions? Well, sure. But there have been violent actions.
This ban *isn't* a v... | 5spfw3 | CMV: The current American administration cannot be counted on to protect the nation from terror attacks, because one would be too beneficial politically. | Trump campaigned on a few ideas related to protecting the nation against outside influence, but since election has not listened to intelligence briefings, diplomats, or allies. This is troubling because it signals that he is not interested in the existing apparatus of intelligence and counterterrorism.
I believe he wa... | 1,486,514,635 | Differently | ddh4u97 | ddh1hk2 | 15 | 1 |
CMV: The best way to handle disagreements with family and friends is to explore it briefly and then let it go.
You can't have a relationship with another person without having a disagreement at some point. Some people take the approach of self-censoring any topic that might cause a disagreement such as politics or rel... | In most cases I would say the behaviour you describe makes perfect sense.
And the lack of comments also shows that you aren't facing a lot of opposition.
The demand that argueing never gets people anywhere crumbles when people face situations where they are trapped. For example in situation where they are caught bet... | My deeply held beliefs aren't held for no reason, they're there because I believe that they are essential for making a better world. Because of that I'm not generally going to enjoy hanging out with someone who disagrees with them.
But I care about my friends, I don't want to stop being around them and I don't want t... | 5ssj5q | CMV: The best way to handle disagreements with family and friends is to explore it briefly and then let it go. | You can't have a relationship with another person without having a disagreement at some point. Some people take the approach of self-censoring any topic that might cause a disagreement such as politics or religion, and only bringing up totally vapid topics of conversation like what they ate for dinner that day or what ... | 1,486,558,743 | yahooeymoogly | ddiya4r | ddhvjiv | 2 | 1 |
CMV: A Proper Quesadilla involves 2 tortillas to make an O-shaped 'dilla, not 1 tortilla to make a D-shaped 'dilla
My friends told me last night that a proper quesadilla was a 1-tortilla 'dilla, and the "quesadilla" monstrosity should properly be D-shaped (as is the way Cookout makes them) Then the second person in t... | If you were in central mexico - the place these things originate - it'd always be folded in half. Beyond that trump card (not that trump's card permits quesadillas on this side of the wall) for properness, consider:
1. flipping. Much harder and messier without a folded edge.
2. Carry and go. Folded is a finger foo... | Let us ignore the quesadilla makers because a proper quesadilla is not made on a dedicated unitasker and also because an O shape permits either to be made, and therefore is the correct shape for a manufacturer to produce if there is any controversy amongst people silly enough to want a unitasker.
A quesadilla is bette... | 5ssswv | CMV: A Proper Quesadilla involves 2 tortillas to make an O-shaped 'dilla, not 1 tortilla to make a D-shaped 'dilla | My friends told me last night that a proper quesadilla was a 1-tortilla 'dilla, and the "quesadilla" monstrosity should properly be D-shaped (as is the way Cookout makes them) Then the second person in the four person agreed, so our group was split 2-2. I honestly didn't even know this was a topic of debate. Maybe I... | 1,486,562,341 | escot | ddhk50p | ddhjghg | 114 | 2 |
CMV: Flooding is not a natural disaster, but human stupidity.
Flooding should never be mentioned as a natural disaster, because it is not. A river, a body of water has a natural extension.... but the stupid humans decide to ignore it, many times they build a city near a body of water and then, as George Carlin said: "... | Have you ever looked at *why* humans build near water like that. Waterways have historically been the best way of transporting goods and for large cargo loads that is still true. As such, cities naturally pop up along rivers and in natural harbors because that is where you off load the boats. Once you are on land, t... | Living anywhere carries certain risks. Rivers are prone to flood. Coastlines are vulnerable to hurricanes. The plains have tornadoes. In the southwest, there are wildfires. Those risks are taken, because living there provides other benefits.
There's nothing stupid about establishing a city near a river. Fresh water is... | 5str4h | CMV: Flooding is not a natural disaster, but human stupidity. | Flooding should never be mentioned as a natural disaster, because it is not. A river, a body of water has a natural extension.... but the stupid humans decide to ignore it, many times they build a city near a body of water and then, as George Carlin said: "How about those people in those lowlands prone to flood, who bu... | 1,486,572,024 | Garlicplanet | ddhrdg6 | ddhqy0d | 7 | 5 |
CMV: Videogames are always bad for humans overall
Videogames provide no net positive for players. They do not train the player with any transferable or useful skills for the rest of life. They waste away the player's body. Their stable and predictable, guaranteed (if not timely) reward systems are hyper addictive. The... | No one has really tackled video games as medical treatments yet, so let me do that:
Stroke patients, increased muscle control
http://www.livescience.com/41862-video-game-stroke-therapy.html
Cerebral Palsy:
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/770970
A safe environment for Asperger’s patients to practice social skills... | Just to piggy-back, World of Warcraft's corrupted blood incident has been used by many universities to research epidemic and how they spread. | 5strfi | CMV: Videogames are always bad for humans overall | Videogames provide no net positive for players. They do not train the player with any transferable or useful skills for the rest of life. They waste away the player's body. Their stable and predictable, guaranteed (if not timely) reward systems are hyper addictive. They are a waste of a human's money inside our culture... | 1,486,572,092 | londonagain | ddhs3vu | ddhrqml | 11 | 3 |
CMV: Donald Trump could shoot somebody in the middle of 5th Avenue and not lose any supporters
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/23/politics/donald-trump-shoot-somebody-support/
Trump said that he could shoot someone in the middle of 5th Avenue and he wouldn't lose any supporters. I actually agree with him (at least in ... | **Any** supporters? That's an extreme standard. If even one person (as you stated in your gun shot example) pulls their support the view is invalidated. You're basically saying every single Trump supporter is predictably the same. No group as large as Trump supporters is that homogenous. You don't have to look any furt... | there are millions of people that voted, you don't belief 1 out of those millions might have an issue with an elected president gunning down? | 5svc5f | CMV: Donald Trump could shoot somebody in the middle of 5th Avenue and not lose any supporters | http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/23/politics/donald-trump-shoot-somebody-support/
Trump said that he could shoot someone in the middle of 5th Avenue and he wouldn't lose any supporters. I actually agree with him (at least in terms of the people supporting him right now, thus excluding the Conservatives that voted for hi... | 1,486,586,297 | Hastatus_107 | ddi3cpc | ddi39zk | 512 | 23 |
CMV: I believe the voting age should be lowered to 16
In western democratic countries the voting age should be lowered from 18 to 16.
My main reasoning for this is that at age 16, people are typically still in high school and have reticently, or are actively learning about subjects that make voters knowledgeable. Sub... | > I would argue that the average 16/17 year old potentially has as much, or more knowledge about the political process than the typical voter.
So do some 12 year olds. You could even argue that some older people are so misinformed that the absence of knowledge makes even a 5 year old a better voter. I don't think kno... | > Lastly, the most common counter-argument I hear is that young people don't pay taxes, so they should not have a say in how they are distributed. By this logic though, the elderly, people on social security or disability, or others who do not pay taxes should also not get to vote. Taxes are not the only thing governme... | 5svlbf | CMV: I believe the voting age should be lowered to 16 | In western democratic countries the voting age should be lowered from 18 to 16.
My main reasoning for this is that at age 16, people are typically still in high school and have reticently, or are actively learning about subjects that make voters knowledgeable. Subjects such as history, civics, law, geography, and econ... | 1,486,588,723 | svenson_26 | ddi6u0n | ddi5vgn | 14 | 4 |
CMV: The right to bear arms should be treated like the right to drive a car (x-post from /r/gunpolitics)
Hi, let me preface this by saying that I am a young gun enthusiast who does not yet own any guns but goes to the range and rents guns whenever possible. I will also be purchasing a firearm as soon as I can.
I was ... | Driving a car isn't a right specifically protected by the U.S. Bill of Rights.
Which generally gives the government ability to put all sorts of onerous requirements on car ownership, even beyond licensing, like requiring insurance and tab fees, which means only people who can afford can drive. I don't really want the ... | I think the right to bear arms should be treated like the right to free speech. It is intrinsic, people should have the means to protect themselves from what they deem as threats. When the government has completely stripped the people of any reasonable means of resistance, they have the power to strip people of their r... | 5svzm1 | CMV: The right to bear arms should be treated like the right to drive a car (x-post from /r/gunpolitics) | Hi, let me preface this by saying that I am a young gun enthusiast who does not yet own any guns but goes to the range and rents guns whenever possible. I will also be purchasing a firearm as soon as I can.
I was watching a pro-gun video/rant on the HPA/NFA (Hearing Protection Act/National Firearms Act), and I wanted ... | 1,486,592,578 | chrask | ddi9n4w | ddi98er | 7 | 6 |
CMV: Liberals should really be conservatives
The modern left are extremely regressive as opposed to progressive. The left constantly shutdown free speech when opinions differ from theirs (as seen with Milo Yinanopolis on multiple occasions, and most recently at Berkeley). IMO liberalism and limited government go hand ... | Are you talking about actual liberals and actual liberal policies by actual liberal parties, or are you just talking about fringe idiots you meet on the internet or in protests? I live in Scotland, a fairly left wing country by today's standards. The right wing don't even control a third of the seats in our parliament.... | Quick question. Have you read Locke and Burke? If not, where are you getting the definitions of these terms from? | 5sx30l | CMV: Liberals should really be conservatives | The modern left are extremely regressive as opposed to progressive. The left constantly shutdown free speech when opinions differ from theirs (as seen with Milo Yinanopolis on multiple occasions, and most recently at Berkeley). IMO liberalism and limited government go hand in hand as it truly encourages a difference of... | 1,486,604,325 | sinbad7seas | ddiiern | ddihpjq | 27 | 2 |
CMV: Existing libel law for public figures.
I think that existing libel laws should be revised for public figures. It used to be law that media had to portray a truthful and unbiased point of view. With the repeal of that law in the 90's, many (if not most) news organizations are not fact checking sources or stories. ... | Lawyer here!
First and foremost, libel law has basically been the same as it is now since the middle of the 20th century. Anything more would be unconstitutional (first amendment and all). As /u/huadpe noted, you seem to be thinking about the fairness doctrine which only *ever* applied to broadcast television becaus... | There hasn't been a change to libel laws in several generations. So, it's hard for me to know what you're talking about here.
That said, we absolute _do not want_ our government telling us what is fair and honest with regards to....our government. While I too would prefer better journalism than what we've got, as a h... | 5sxgg7 | CMV: Existing libel law for public figures. | I think that existing libel laws should be revised for public figures. It used to be law that media had to portray a truthful and unbiased point of view. With the repeal of that law in the 90's, many (if not most) news organizations are not fact checking sources or stories. With how widespread TV, social media, and pri... | 1,486,608,747 | PM_me_nicetits | ddioc4g | ddio1ik | 6 | 1 |
CMV: There is no need for programmers to use a command line; in fact, doing so makes them *worse* programmers
There is a commonly held belief that computer programmers ought to, or perhaps *need* to, use a command line. A quick Google search turns up many articles putting forward this view, including, for example, [th... | I'm a software developer, and as a rule use the command line as much as possible. I find the closer I get to the underlying technology, the better I understand it. Putting more layers on top of it just obfuscates things for me and gets in my way.
There was even a period where I didn't even use a graphical desktop envi... | I feel like you comparing two different tools that clearly, obviously, would have benefits under specific situations. In general, saying "there's NO use for X" is misguided, here's no different
For example, imagine a package manager. Let's say pip. I cannot see a situation in which is faster to a GUI than it is to use... | 5t0brv | CMV: There is no need for programmers to use a command line; in fact, doing so makes them *worse* programmers | There is a commonly held belief that computer programmers ought to, or perhaps *need* to, use a command line. A quick Google search turns up many articles putting forward this view, including, for example, [this one](http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/developers-command-line/).
I've been a programmer, on and off, for over 3... | 1,486,651,193 | LondonPilot | ddjc4j5 | ddj9v7n | 5 | 2 |
CMV: Non-Binary Genders are bad for society and harmful to the Transgender Community
I personally hold the belief that people who adhere to the concept of having a "Non-Binary" gender outside of the traditional "Male" and Female" are bad for society as the concept is ridiculous and harmful to the Transgender Community... | >Gender aligns directly with the genitals you possess and your Sex that correlates.
No it doesn't. To be blunt, that's just plain wrong. Would you care to explain your thinking to me?
Gender is just the cultural aspects of sex. Sex IS biological, that is true. But gender varies from culture to culture.
What exactly ... | We still don't know why some people are trans, but it seems possible that it's a result of prenatal hormones affecting the developing brain. If that's the case, I see no reason why people couldn't essentially end up "partially trans," with some feminization/masculinization of the brain, but not as much as a binary tran... | 5t0g03 | CMV: Non-Binary Genders are bad for society and harmful to the Transgender Community | I personally hold the belief that people who adhere to the concept of having a "Non-Binary" gender outside of the traditional "Male" and Female" are bad for society as the concept is ridiculous and harmful to the Transgender Community.
To think that you can become a gender outside of the standard binaries is baffling... | 1,486,652,532 | Keniisu | ddjiqfl | ddjc88o | 4 | 2 |
CMV: r/The_Donald is the ultimate Safe Space.
"Safe Space" is defined as "a place or environment in which a person or category of people can feel confident that they will not be exposed to discrimination, criticism, harassment, or any other emotional or physical harm."
Since the beginning of Donald Trump's campaign, ... | Wouldn't the ultimate safe space be wholly separate and unreachable from external views and ideas? Any one of us can visit r/The_Donald and post anything we like. It may get deleted quickly or it may not, but if it does someone might still see it. Certainly, at the very least, the user who reported it and the mod who d... | Sure, but it's not the ultimate one. Trump supporters are still occasionally forced to interact with reality on occasion. Either someone who hasn't been banned slips through, their posts are highly downvoted the minute they hit /r/all, or they accidentally step out of /r/The_Donald and into the rest of Reddit. The ulti... | 5t0skf | CMV: r/The_Donald is the ultimate Safe Space. | "Safe Space" is defined as "a place or environment in which a person or category of people can feel confident that they will not be exposed to discrimination, criticism, harassment, or any other emotional or physical harm."
Since the beginning of Donald Trump's campaign, r/The_Donald has practiced systemic banning, de... | 1,486,656,074 | namename77 | ddjed17 | ddjbtb8 | 44 | -1 |
CMV: Title IX sexual assault tribunals, while perhaps not illegal or unconstitutional, are clearly in violation of the spirit of our judicial system.
I've been doing some catch-up on the politics in my home state (Georgia), and I started reading about and then reading [HB 51](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/... | (I'm using my non-anon account because I attend a Georgia School and have been tangentially involved in this debate for quite some time now).
So first lets hit one important thing first:
> And in the meantime, his name and face will be plastered all over the news and social media,
Is patently false. These proceeding... | >who are the perpetrators?
Students
>Who decides?
The School
>What system of checks and balances is in place?
There doesn't need to be one.
>sexual assault seems to me to be a crime of a much higher order than your average disciplinary board is qualified to deal with
No it is not and we are not talking about a c... | 5t1xkp | CMV: Title IX sexual assault tribunals, while perhaps not illegal or unconstitutional, are clearly in violation of the spirit of our judicial system. | I've been doing some catch-up on the politics in my home state (Georgia), and I started reading about and then reading [HB 51](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20172018/HB/51). The bill has two main goals: to make university faculty mandatory reporters for sexual assault, and to forbid universities fro... | 1,486,665,981 | smile_e_face | ddjjn8k | ddjj8et | 9 | 1 |
CMV: The GOP is ethically and morally bankrupt
Let me start first by avoiding deflection, I'm not claiming the democrats have good moral and ethical high ground.
The current administration has taking numerous actions, almost daily, to impinge on the values of this country, from calling into question the legitimacy of ... | I'm going to challenge your term limits comment. You don't specifically say why you like term limits, but presumably you're saying that term limits will make our representatives more ethical, and accountable.
So let's look at this. When are representatives least accountable to voters? The answer is, *when they're n... | "Morality"
You on the left claim morality is relative and thus anything can be morality because you hate the constraints judging from a leftist ideal of morality there is nothing wrong in doing anything to advance which while objectively could be wrong according to liberals we just have different Ideas
Also no one is... | 5t1yv8 | CMV: The GOP is ethically and morally bankrupt | Let me start first by avoiding deflection, I'm not claiming the democrats have good moral and ethical high ground.
The current administration has taking numerous actions, almost daily, to impinge on the values of this country, from calling into question the legitimacy of the election, to undermining the judiciary, to l... | 1,486,666,310 | hbetx9 | ddjlb5x | ddjhz7q | 12 | -5 |
CMV: I don't think I'm privileged, but people keep telling me I am.
I am what one would consider a "white" American citizen. However, I've come to despise that term since people use it against me.
I was abused as a child, constantly in survival mode (for my full story you can go search for me on RBN). My mom and I es... | As I understand it, talking about white privilege basically means, "All other factors being equal, in our society having white skin gives you an overall advantage that someone having black or brown skin lacks."
To give you some examples as alternatives to your own history:
>My mom and I escaped, but mostly lived out ... | >But what I don't understand is why people say my skin color, something that I can't control, affects my life.
1. The majority of Americans are white and, historically, always been white.
2. There is a history of discrimination of non-whites going back to the USA's creation
3. The combination of a hist... | 5t20f8 | CMV: I don't think I'm privileged, but people keep telling me I am. | I am what one would consider a "white" American citizen. However, I've come to despise that term since people use it against me.
I was abused as a child, constantly in survival mode (for my full story you can go search for me on RBN). My mom and I escaped, but mostly lived out of a car we couldn't afford to keep and s... | 1,486,666,714 | INeedAHoagie | ddjjfel | ddjjdgd | 62 | 3 |
CMV: Nobody has a completely correct political opinion.
While there are parts of your opinion that can be correct, I believe that it is impossible for someone to have a correct political opinion witch includes myself. I know for a fact that there are things I believe, that are wrong: weather it be due to conformation ... | Unless you believe in magic or don't believe we live in a natural world with cause and effects than it is an objective fact that there is a correct ideal solution for every problem taking into account all of the variables. That is, there is a political opinion for every problem that is measurably superior to other opin... | But even then, even if you have all the facts in the world, how do you determine if your fundamental principles are correct?
For example, in cases where who freedoms collide, if one person values one freedom more highly than the other, they'll reach a different conclusion than a different person even if they have acce... | 5t2b0y | CMV: Nobody has a completely correct political opinion. | While there are parts of your opinion that can be correct, I believe that it is impossible for someone to have a correct political opinion witch includes myself. I know for a fact that there are things I believe, that are wrong: weather it be due to conformation bias, some false study/statistic or a multitude of other ... | 1,486,669,403 | King_trout | ddjnw8q | ddjnpw8 | 7 | 2 |
CMV: The United States cannot survive the level of division we are seeing today.
I feel like in the last ten years or so, America has become more and more divided. People are less willing to talk to each other about our political differences, and seem totally uninterested in finding where we might agree.
I am not inn... | As long as we're economically stable and comfortable enough with our lives I don't think anywhere near enough people will be interested in supporting any sort of division of the country. And despite unrest about a variety of things, the US still provides very comfortable lives even for those who are relatively poor. We... | How old are you?
I can remember back as far as President Ford. I was in 4th grade when Carter became President. From what I can remember, the animosity between liberals and conservatives started with the Clinton administration. Interestingly, that's about the same time I was getting out of college and actually bein... | 5t2ntv | CMV: The United States cannot survive the level of division we are seeing today. | I feel like in the last ten years or so, America has become more and more divided. People are less willing to talk to each other about our political differences, and seem totally uninterested in finding where we might agree.
I am not innocent in this. Until just a few minutes ago I had a very anti-Trump username. I be... | 1,486,672,788 | tryin2staysane | ddjra45 | ddjq8iu | 6 | 3 |
CMV: I can't understand why both conservatives and liberals wouldn't both be equally in favor of a UBI (as opposed to a welfare state)
Want to be very clear about this: My view is not "if starting over with a clean slate we should choose UBI". Rather it is that *UBI should be favored over targeted welfare by both cons... | >UBI could be as cheap as we want it to be, the budget is much more controllable than with hundreds of targeted welfare programs.
So, if you're argument is that both liberals and conservatives should support a UBI, this is a major point of tension. If the UBI is too low, you're going to get liberals opposed to it (esp... | The reason that conservatives are not for it is not because of basic conservative ideology (as you have logically shown). It is because the representatives that conservatives tend to vote for, look up to, and trust (Republican party) are less about those values are more about securing higher incomes and lower taxes for... | 5t36es | CMV: I can't understand why both conservatives and liberals wouldn't both be equally in favor of a UBI (as opposed to a welfare state) | Want to be very clear about this: My view is not "if starting over with a clean slate we should choose UBI". Rather it is that *UBI should be favored over targeted welfare by both conservatives and liberals.*
Going to just focus on conservatives here, since I don't think there is much disagreement from the liberal sid... | 1,486,677,764 | ZeusThunder369 | ddk2rb4 | ddjsezo | 1 | -5 |
CMV: The travelers ban is within the prerogative of the executive branch.
My opinion is that Trump’s ban on entry from certain countries morally abhorrent and not consistent with the highest ideals of the United States. It is also my opinion that subject countries have been arbitrarily selected and do not map to coun... | The executive branch's prerogatives are limited by the Constitution, including the bill of rights. Ample evidence exists that the travel ban was motivated by religious animus, and not by a good faith belief that the ban would protect us against (admittedly religiously based) terrorism. This evidence includes but is n... | >*EDIT*: Also, that's the opposite of what arbitrary means.
Are you referring to this?
>It is also my opinion that subject countries have been arbitrarily selected and do not map to countries where we have experienced terrorist activities.
That word is used correctly - he's ceding that the specific countries picked... | 5t3vdk | CMV: The travelers ban is within the prerogative of the executive branch. | My opinion is that Trump’s ban on entry from certain countries morally abhorrent and not consistent with the highest ideals of the United States. It is also my opinion that subject countries have been arbitrarily selected and do not map to countries where we have experienced terrorist activities.
With that said, I do... | 1,486,684,490 | Juicygadfly | ddjyhgl | ddjxbnw | 7 | 2 |
CMV: If abortion is morally acceptable to you, then a male form of contraceptive that doesn't prevent pregnancy, but instead causes a miscarriage between the 8th and 10th week of pregnancy should also be morally acceptable to you.
This isn't something that I've give a lot of thought to, so there might be something obv... | This doesn't involve the consent of the mother. It's basically a forced abortion, which is dramatically far removed from the idea of pro-choice.
No form of contraception is 100% effective, and it seems as though if this one were to fail, the result would be some pretty terrible birth defects. Compounding that, if the ... | One problem I would see with a pill like this is that you potentially put the woman unnecessarily through the trauma of discovering that she is pregnant and then coming to grips with whether or not she wants to continue the pregnancy to term only to then deal with the potential shock of miscarrying. | 5t45zm | CMV: If abortion is morally acceptable to you, then a male form of contraceptive that doesn't prevent pregnancy, but instead causes a miscarriage between the 8th and 10th week of pregnancy should also be morally acceptable to you. | This isn't something that I've give a lot of thought to, so there might be something obvious that I'm missing.
I'm basically thinking of a pill of some sort that makes a man's sperm defective, but not defective enough to prevent pregnancy all together. Only defective enough that fetal development is deficient and the... | 1,486,687,653 | AlwaysABride | ddk083l | ddjzpk2 | 23 | 12 |
CMV: I see no reason for love.
The reason I see no reason for love, is that you lose a tremendous amount; and yet, gain so little. If you like a girl you can get into so many safety issues. One would be if someone were to touch her chivalry obligates you to fight, and lose possibly lose your life. The girl could have ... | First; that much is true, you do become more happy with those things. But is that happiness worth all that suffering.
Second; Now input drug related things into IUDs, vasectomies and condoms. And replace sex with x drug. And replace adults with adicts. Surprisingly, the aforementioned words fit into your sentence.
In ... | Most of the issues you mention are issues of security. Love is possible after you have the security you need for yourself.
All these fears about it not working out or having to fight for something you care about, are solved by having security in your life, not by changing the value of love. Love is worth it. | 5t4eme | CMV: I see no reason for love. | The reason I see no reason for love, is that you lose a tremendous amount; and yet, gain so little. If you like a girl you can get into so many safety issues. One would be if someone were to touch her chivalry obligates you to fight, and lose possibly lose your life. The girl could have a boyfriend, and now you must fi... | 1,486,690,462 | CPDrunk | ddk4gr6 | ddk3tvx | 2 | 1 |
CMV: It is Hypocritical for Meat-Eaters to Oppose Hunting For Sport.
At a fundamental level, both are wilfully killing an animal for your own enjoyment. A vegetarian lifestyle is totally possible, you don't get ill or die or anything - the only reason you'd choose a meat-eating lifestyle over a veggie lifestyle is bec... | What if the person's issue with killing an animal for sport isn't that the hunter enjoyed it but that they're wasting perfectly good meat. | >The only difference between this and someone who kills an animal because he/she enjoys the feeling of hunting and killing is the fact that the hunter is doing the killing themselves
There are actually a lot of regulations surrounding how livestock are killed that make it more humane and close to instantaneous. When h... | 5t4gdm | CMV: It is Hypocritical for Meat-Eaters to Oppose Hunting For Sport. | At a fundamental level, both are wilfully killing an animal for your own enjoyment. A vegetarian lifestyle is totally possible, you don't get ill or die or anything - the only reason you'd choose a meat-eating lifestyle over a veggie lifestyle is because you enjoy eating meat more than you care about killing animals.
... | 1,486,691,007 | CheekyGeth | ddk2567 | ddk22wj | 16 | 7 |
CMV: The current conservative ideology of the US Republican Party (GOP) is objectively worse than the progressive modern-liberal ideology (within the US Democratic party) because it’s bound to lead to socioeconomic failure and risks environmental failure.
There is a [joke of reality having a well-known liberal bias](h... | Your first objective is stealing a base. There's nothing in the Constitution (or in the ideals of the founding) that really equates to "fairness", and generally it's a concept that conservatives reject, since tipping the scales to make things "fair" frequently impinges on justice or liberty or both.
Secondly, you ass... | The U.S. enjoys an extraordinary privilege in the world: when the global economy tanks--even if the U.S. is the cause of the trouble, as was the case in 2008--investors move their money into U.S. bonds under the assumption that U.S. government is the safest investment in the world.
Without that confidence in the safet... | 5t56cr | CMV: The current conservative ideology of the US Republican Party (GOP) is objectively worse than the progressive modern-liberal ideology (within the US Democratic party) because it’s bound to lead to socioeconomic failure and risks environmental failure. | There is a [joke of reality having a well-known liberal bias](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Stephen_Colbert). A lot of the world's most prestigious awards in academia go to liberal works ([journalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize#Criticism_and_studies), peace, economics etc.). [Steven Pinker](https://en... | 1,486,699,779 | Helicobacter | ddkob1j | ddkd3xj | 19 | 9 |
CMV: Trump is actually the most american president because America was never a democracy and freedom and equality were never its true values.
Note: I do not support trump or his policy's.
I often hear people say that people like trump are un-American. But if you have read a history book than you will know that Trump i... | Personally, I think there are too many good criticisms of Trump to get tripped up in something like using silly insults like this one, that as you state, doesn't really have a lot of meaning.
But I think it's clear that for most people who talk about his un-American-ness they aren't talking about how he matches up wi... | A representative democracy is still a democracy. A country/government can be a democratic republic as well. Representative democracy is an efficient compromise so that people still have some control but we divide the labor of governing to a smaller group of people instead of trying the nigh-impossible task of making go... | 5t57by | CMV: Trump is actually the most american president because America was never a democracy and freedom and equality were never its true values. | Note: I do not support trump or his policy's.
I often hear people say that people like trump are un-American. But if you have read a history book than you will know that Trump is probably our most "American" president in a while. Immigration bans and racism have always existed in American history and politics. From the... | 1,486,700,161 | Declanfeeney3 | ddk9gwi | ddk9e4m | 10 | 3 |
CMV: Cockroaches are objectively the worst creatures in the world
I have based this view on a few factors:
1. They are found freaking everywhere. They are in the garden, in the shed, in your bedroom, in your kitchen, in your baby room, in your walls, under your floors, in your roof, everywhere.
2. Unlike ants it isn... | I wouldn't mind sleeping with a cockroach lurking in my bedroom somewhere. I'd freak out, yes, and I might not sleep because I freaking hate cockroaches. But they're scavengers. You know what's worse? Predators and parasites. Here are a few venomous creatures:
* Giant Japanese wasps.
* Fire ants.
* Black widows.
* Bro... | Surely there are plenty of far worse little critters, like those spiders which bite you and cause years of pain and suffering, or those jellyfish which sting you and cause unbearable pain and the kind of near-death which makes you wish you were dead. | 5t57hw | CMV: Cockroaches are objectively the worst creatures in the world | I have based this view on a few factors:
1. They are found freaking everywhere. They are in the garden, in the shed, in your bedroom, in your kitchen, in your baby room, in your walls, under your floors, in your roof, everywhere.
2. Unlike ants it isn't obvious where they are coming from. Ants generally follow a trai... | 1,486,700,216 | arkonum | ddkna8p | ddkl9ui | 3 | 1 |
CMV: Republicans who oppose women's health are not misogynists, they have reasons they can't state out loud
For a long time I viewed the Republicans who oppose women's health as some kind of evil strawmen. Clearly they hated women because they would give tax breaks or healthcare coverage to condoms and viagra, but not... | Believing that women's place is in the home or that women are supposed to have babies is still misogyny - misogyny isn't just a clear "hatred" of women (in the same way that homophobia isn't just a clear "fear" of gay people) but "hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women, or prejudice against women" (Dictionary.com). Whil... | So they're not arseholes because they hate women, they're arseholes because they think women that want an abortion are heretics or they're making a mockery of white supremacy.
No. Not buying it. They're using excuses to impose their will on other people. | 5t6zf6 | CMV: Republicans who oppose women's health are not misogynists, they have reasons they can't state out loud | For a long time I viewed the Republicans who oppose women's health as some kind of evil strawmen. Clearly they hated women because they would give tax breaks or healthcare coverage to condoms and viagra, but not to female contraception or tampons.
But then I thought - while there are bound to be SOME misogynists (bec... | 1,486,729,400 | thedjotaku | ddkzgpq | ddkz3hp | 43 | 11 |
CMV: I literally cannot understand most Republican social views.
So this is an idea I've had in my head for a while now. In light of everything that's been happening, I've been trying to be more empathetic to differing political views and to try and understand how people are thinking that leads them to hold the views ... | I hate to bring up a jerk like John Haidt, but some of his ideas are a very useful baseline for understanding key political differences between liberals and conservatives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_foundations_theory
Don't focus too much on the nuts and bolts (they get complex and honestly a lot of it is bul... | > Blacks are being shot at a rate that's 2.5 times higher than whites" by police. This is a clear indication that something is wrong
Is it? Blacks commit violent crimes at a much higher rate than whites. It makes sense that police would be shooting at blacks more. What kind of people do police shoot at? Violent people... | 5t708c | CMV: I literally cannot understand most Republican social views. | So this is an idea I've had in my head for a while now. In light of everything that's been happening, I've been trying to be more empathetic to differing political views and to try and understand how people are thinking that leads them to hold the views they hold, but I'm finding it almost impossible to wrap my head ar... | 1,486,729,730 | thatoneguy54 | ddkzky5 | ddkyya8 | 86 | -2 |
CMV:Most US conservatives would, if not literally kill me, smile and nod along if one of them did.
First, I should probably affirm that, yes, I actually do think this and yes, I am open to changing my mind on it. Anxiety is a bitch and I'd appreciate the help. Believing this to be true is an extremely unpleasant exper... | How often do you think the average conservative thinks about trans people?
First of all, most people in the US are stubbornly apolitical: they don't know or care much about politics, and they vote the way they always have or the way the people in their communities are voting. This is especially true about white peopl... | >who refuses to affirm my right to exist in the same society as them?
This is right back to the murder thing right? The people who don't think you have a right to exist are people who think you should die. I don't think there are very many of those people (but STILL more than zero).
I think most of the time, you have... | 5t76x8 | CMV:Most US conservatives would, if not literally kill me, smile and nod along if one of them did. | First, I should probably affirm that, yes, I actually do think this and yes, I am open to changing my mind on it. Anxiety is a bitch and I'd appreciate the help. Believing this to be true is an extremely unpleasant experience and I would like it to stop.
I am transgender, a socialist, a feminist, a BLM supporter, and ... | 1,486,732,423 | Larima | ddky5ik | ddkt8er | 27 | 6 |
CMV: Jail time for unpaid child support is a modern day debtor's prison and also doesn't make sense as a concept.
Hey CMV folks! I've been baffled by this practice for a while and I want to see if there's certain information I'm missing about it.
To start with, I absolutely believe that child support is necessary; if... | I strongly disagree with this for a number of reasons.
First and foremost, if we're going to apply civil standards to child support proceedings, then the attendant consequences also need to mirror normal civil procedure. Nobody gets jailed because they don't pay a judgment from a credit card company who sues them.
... | I have a cousin who unrepentantly did not pay child support. He accused his wife of cheating, not using birth control; even though their agreement was condoms. He had two kids by her before they divorced. One kid looked just like him, the other didn't. This was before paternity tests.
Then he had two more kids with a... | 5t76yy | CMV: Jail time for unpaid child support is a modern day debtor's prison and also doesn't make sense as a concept. | Hey CMV folks! I've been baffled by this practice for a while and I want to see if there's certain information I'm missing about it.
To start with, I absolutely believe that child support is necessary; if one parent is doing the majority of the caring for the child, the other person should be supporting the child fina... | 1,486,732,443 | KnightWhoSaysNi1 | ddkvc5v | ddkuioo | 37 | 26 |
CMV: Eventually, no one will ever need to work again.
Using automation, we can reduce labor to the point that no one needs to work. This is already happening with autonomous vehicles eventually unemploying an entire industry of people who drive for a living. Eventually, every single job on the planet will be done by a... | > Using automation, we can reduce labor to the point that no one needs to work.... Eventually, every single job on the planet will be done by a computer or have a reasonable computer analog.
It may not be as economical as having human labor. Manufactories are a good place for automation where economies of scale help m... | There are very few situations where most people need to use physical strength. We're not in a situation where nobody ever needs to exercise again. You've mentioned people working for prestige and fulfillment, but most people don't exercise for those things, they just do it to maintain a basic level of health.
I don't ... | 5t7q2y | CMV: Eventually, no one will ever need to work again. | Using automation, we can reduce labor to the point that no one needs to work. This is already happening with autonomous vehicles eventually unemploying an entire industry of people who drive for a living. Eventually, every single job on the planet will be done by a computer or have a reasonable computer analog.The moun... | 1,486,738,913 | taqfu | ddm8sv7 | ddl0uvw | 1 | 0 |
CMV:I feel really sorry for Ivanka Trump because of her family, especially her father
First I want to say that I'm anti Donald Trump and his entire presidency. I get that people want to boycott anything Trump. I get that Nordstrom dropped her brand because of ‘declining sales’. I’m all for boycotting her brand if Dona... | * Ivanka Trump went to a $55,000/year tuition boarding school.
* Her mother was a model, and Ivanka inherited her looks.
* She was on the cover of Seventeen magazine when she was only 16 years old.
* She was a legacy admit to an Ivy League school.
* She got an executive job at her dad's company after college.
* She is ... | Its pretty common among people to subtly not acknowledge the agency of women. If you see a poor woman living on the street you think aww its not her fault she is there, but if it were a man in the same situation you think its his fault, he's a loser or lazy. The opposite applies to women in the position of power. Peopl... | 5t9b6e | CMV:I feel really sorry for Ivanka Trump because of her family, especially her father | First I want to say that I'm anti Donald Trump and his entire presidency. I get that people want to boycott anything Trump. I get that Nordstrom dropped her brand because of ‘declining sales’. I’m all for boycotting her brand if Donald’s company profits from her company, which I’m assuming it does but I don’t really kn... | 1,486,754,533 | extraextraextra123 | ddl88q2 | ddl53u5 | 22 | 8 |
CMV Stephen Gotskowski is the most overrated kicker in the NFL because of the team he plays on.
Gotskowski is one of the most popular kickers in the league because he plays for the Patriots, which have the best offense in the league, which in turn leads to more extra point and field goal attempts. This also makes him ... | He's 4th all-time in FG percentage: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/fg_perc_career.htm
He had a down year this year for sure, so I guess you could say he didn't meet his pre-season expectations, but historically he is one of the most accurate kickers.
Saying "he's not consistently awful" is completely w... | I mean the guy kicked two Super Bowl winning Field Goals and many other clutch kicks in the playoffs. Yes he's famous for being a Patriot, but he made kicks at the highest zenith of pressure. Gostkowski hasn't done so, mostly because he hasn't had the same chances, so I feel that Vinatieri is okay being held in such a ... | 5t9bd3 | CMV Stephen Gotskowski is the most overrated kicker in the NFL because of the team he plays on. | Gotskowski is one of the most popular kickers in the league because he plays for the Patriots, which have the best offense in the league, which in turn leads to more extra point and field goal attempts. This also makes him the top kicker in fantasy football just for the sheer number of points he scores per week. Howeve... | 1,486,754,589 | NefariousBanana | ddlc7qp | ddl7e93 | 43 | 7 |
CMV: Brown liquors are for drinking. Clear liquor's are for mixing.
Clear liquor's are designed to be mixed with other fluids. They either have no taste or an awful taste that would put off a dog eating its own shit. You absolutely have to mix these with juice or tonic, something to take away from the disgusting flalv... | Bacardi 151 is a brown liquor, and pretty much anyone who drinks it (or rather, used to) will agree that you need to either mix it, take shots with it, or just use it to light other drinks on fire. Any flavor it does have is overwhelmed by the 75.5% alcohol content. | You're right in that clear liquors are generally ones that haven't been aged and should be mixed as they're usually not as smooth. But really, aged liquors are for drinking, everything else is for mixing. | 5t9pjf | CMV: Brown liquors are for drinking. Clear liquor's are for mixing. | Clear liquor's are designed to be mixed with other fluids. They either have no taste or an awful taste that would put off a dog eating its own shit. You absolutely have to mix these with juice or tonic, something to take away from the disgusting flalvors.
Brown liquors on the other hand have distinct flavors, notes t... | 1,486,758,530 | pfabs | ddlfbhx | ddldjx8 | 17 | 1 |
CMV: The "left" is also culpable for Trump getting elected.
There are three reasons I can think of as to why the Left indirectly helped get President Trump into office. I am hoping to understand differing views better because I believe progress will only occur when we have mutual accountability and find common ground.... | > I have quite a few Right-leaning friends who said there was no way they were going to see another Clinton in the White House. They say they were disgusted with Bill's extra-marital affairs and HRC's treatment of the whistleblowers. They also believe her to have knowledge of Benghazi and hate her for it. This made the... | I'm following this thread because primarily, as a Canadian, the DNC favouring the money and wanting Hillary instead of Sanders was their biggest mistake. However, there is a part of your argument I want to address:
It seems odd but at least from my PoV why does it matter that Bill's affairs have anything to do with Hi... | 5th9wy | CMV: The "left" is also culpable for Trump getting elected. | There are three reasons I can think of as to why the Left indirectly helped get President Trump into office. I am hoping to understand differing views better because I believe progress will only occur when we have mutual accountability and find common ground.
1. I have quite a few Right-leaning friends who said there ... | 1,486,844,451 | spainabney | ddmhplw | ddmhg5w | 36 | 2 |
CMV: The reason people aren't successful is because they are scared to do what they want to
Ok hear me out I'm technically a liberal and understand that just cause you work hard doesn't automatically mean you will be successful, but I am sick of people being scared to do that they want to do. They always search on the... | I was an extremely successful waiter when I was younger. I loved the interactions with people, I liked how my hard work was immediately rewarded with cash, my co-workers and repeat customers respected me. By any measure one could say I was extremely successful at this job.
However, despite all of the success, I still ... | I'm happy that you've taken a leap and things are working out. They don't work out for everyone. There are lots of great ideas that just can't be well monetized and there are lots of people with ideas that sound great but are actually really dumb. Ideas, especially for businesses, take a long time to validate and often... | 5thy53 | CMV: The reason people aren't successful is because they are scared to do what they want to | Ok hear me out I'm technically a liberal and understand that just cause you work hard doesn't automatically mean you will be successful, but I am sick of people being scared to do that they want to do. They always search on the internet what jobs are good and what not like come on majoring or doing something you are pa... | 1,486,851,887 | BradBrady | ddms8fg | ddmnley | 7 | 3 |
CMV: The media and people in general need to be very careful about how much they're making fun of Trump.
There are a few different reasons, and when considered together, they explain why I feel this way.
It is quite obvious that Trump is deeply insecure. Deep down inside, he just wants to be liked and accepted. Des... | If he were to have a psychotic episode due to his emotional fragility, that would almost guarantee his removal from office under the 25th Amendment. Which, if you're rooting for impeachment right now, isn't a bad consolation prize.
To put it differently, if the president is an emotional weakling, wouldn't it be bette... | Do you really believe that he would break down over other's criticisms? I understand that the position he is in is a stressful one, but if he was really sensitive to being mocked, why would he have run in the first place? Why would he keep saying deliberately inflammatory things and not doing his research? It seems to ... | 5ti7su | CMV: The media and people in general need to be very careful about how much they're making fun of Trump. | There are a few different reasons, and when considered together, they explain why I feel this way.
It is quite obvious that Trump is deeply insecure. Deep down inside, he just wants to be liked and accepted. Despite his tough exterior, I think it truly hurts him when he sees all of the flak that he gets. His obsess... | 1,486,854,936 | 8Electrons | ddmqhay | ddmp6l9 | 28 | 1 |
CMV: I don't think it's accurate to describe Milo Yiannopoulos as a Nazi
To lay it out up front: I *do* think he's an asshole; I totally respect his legal right to free speech; I *don't* think that that entitles him to any particular platform; I don't give a shit about whether he's allowed to speak on college campuses... | Let me refer you to [this picture](https://i.redd.it/kx9fpj14tffy.jpg). If he's not a Nazi, why is he obsessed with wearing and publicly showing Nazi symbols and icons? | I mean he could be a Nazi deep down, but that's irrelevant what you are looking for evidence in is his public persona he uses to make money | 5tifeq | CMV: I don't think it's accurate to describe Milo Yiannopoulos as a Nazi | To lay it out up front: I *do* think he's an asshole; I totally respect his legal right to free speech; I *don't* think that that entitles him to any particular platform; I don't give a shit about whether he's allowed to speak on college campuses or not; I don't think he has anything all that original or interesting to... | 1,486,857,546 | ted_k | ddnfnkq | ddmtekd | 1 | -1 |
CMV:I Don't Think OJ Simpson Murdered His Ex Wife or the Waiter (At least not beyond a reasonable doubt)
So basically, I was just watching that OJ Simpson trial thing on Netflix and decided to do some of my own research along with it, and I just don't think that we can reasonably say he did it. He was demonized by th... | There is reasonable doubt. But that was only created by the shit show that was the prosecutors. Yes Fruhman was a racist and his past definitely was sketchy but there still isn't any logical reason as to how the dna of goldman and brown got inside of the Bronco. Also the bloody foot prints of a size 12 very rare expens... | Uh, just to clarify is your position "I believe there is reasonable doubt that OJ killed his ex-wife" or is it "I believe that OJ was framed by the LAPD." Because at different points in your post you kinda say both. | 5tiwgu | CMV:I Don't Think OJ Simpson Murdered His Ex Wife or the Waiter (At least not beyond a reasonable doubt) | So basically, I was just watching that OJ Simpson trial thing on Netflix and decided to do some of my own research along with it, and I just don't think that we can reasonably say he did it. He was demonized by the media and everyone, but we have Fuhrman admitting that not only he, but many other members of the LAPD h... | 1,486,863,467 | LoveMashine69 | ddmu13y | ddmtffo | 17 | 8 |
CMV: Most Employers and the Military should be allowed to discriminate genders for physical/biological reasons
Science has proven that men and women are physically different from each other. Men tend to be stronger, larger, and faster while women tend to be more flexible, shorter, and more slender. Many jobs that requ... | You're saying that they should be allowed to discriminate based on gender because there are differences in strength, on average, between genders. What you're neglecting is that the variation is pretty high. Not all men are stronger than all women. Why should employers be allowed to discriminate based on gender and hire... | Let's talk about the military. It's true that they have physical requirements that people need to meet because being strong is one aspect of the job. But it's important to realize that it isn't the only aspect of the job. Our military doesn't only get in fist fights or need to be able to make 100 mile long treks. S... | 5tj2wz | CMV: Most Employers and the Military should be allowed to discriminate genders for physical/biological reasons | Science has proven that men and women are physically different from each other. Men tend to be stronger, larger, and faster while women tend to be more flexible, shorter, and more slender. Many jobs that require the employee to perform physically which in most cases mean that men would be better because of their tenden... | 1,486,865,908 | Mobius_1_ISAF | ddmw2eg | ddmvv2r | 122 | 15 |
CMV: I think Sam Harris' argument against Islam is logically inconsistent
This is the video that prompted my view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vln9D81eO60
Not part of my view, but just want to be clear that I think Affleck acted like an idiot in that "debate". He just threw labels at Harris and a bunch of the peo... | > the vast majority of Muslims all happen to be a single ethnicity, Arab
This is [not true.](http://equip.sbts.edu/article/islam-and-ethnic-identity/) Quote:
> Likewise, the largest Muslim populations in the world are all in non-Arabic speaking countries: Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India, among others. **T... | Polls are demonstrative to show how ideology affects people, though. It's not inconsistent, it's just the only measure to demonstrate things - otherwise you're just having an argument in the abstract, which would have little to no utility. | 5tj3mn | CMV: I think Sam Harris' argument against Islam is logically inconsistent | This is the video that prompted my view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vln9D81eO60
Not part of my view, but just want to be clear that I think Affleck acted like an idiot in that "debate". He just threw labels at Harris and a bunch of the people on the left acted like Ben had achieved some great victory.
Here's the... | 1,486,866,175 | ZeusThunder369 | ddmv8co | ddmv7kd | 30 | 10 |
CMV: Renaming Calhoun College, Yale sets a dangerous precedent in recognizing historical figures
Yale University has taken the decision to rename Calhoun College to Grace Hopper College after continued pressure due to the controversy surrounding John C Calhoun's pro-slavery views.
While I am in agreement that his pos... | Here's an excerpt from the email the president of Yale sent to the student body outlining the principles that guided their decision: "The Witt committee outlines four principles that should guide any consideration of renaming: (1) whether the namesake’s principal legacy fundamentally conflicts with the university’s mis... | >I believe there is value in having Calhoun's name on a college at Yale as it serves as a reminder of our own dark and destructive past while recognizing the good impression he left at Yale.
>Recognizing figures in their historical context is very important. The late John Glen testified that women were unfit to be ast... | 5tknjw | CMV: Renaming Calhoun College, Yale sets a dangerous precedent in recognizing historical figures | Yale University has taken the decision to rename Calhoun College to Grace Hopper College after continued pressure due to the controversy surrounding John C Calhoun's pro-slavery views.
While I am in agreement that his positions and policies were racist and deeply unethical, Calhoun was a typical Southerner of his time... | 1,486,893,033 | RedMedi | ddndgr0 | ddna4n7 | 242 | 36 |
CMV: It is selfish to confess romantic feelings to someone who is potentially or certainly unable to reciprocate. It only makes yourself feel better while placing an unnecessary burden on them to be responsible for your feelings.
As stated I do not see a purpose to confessing unrequited love. It may potentially make y... | Ah. This is a classic. Having been both Person A and Person B, let me take a fairly extreme stance: Believing this will work is *arrogant* of A.
If you suppose that A will be able to completely suppress their feelings, without causing strain elsewhere in the relationship, without having to distancee themselves, withou... | >What if their sexual orientation is incompatible to your own?
What if it is? You're giving *them* the opportunity to decide that, rather than assuming. It isn't that uncommon for people who consider themselves as one sexual orientation to give the other side a try, given the right parameters. Meanwhile, it is actuall... | 5tlcgx | CMV: It is selfish to confess romantic feelings to someone who is potentially or certainly unable to reciprocate. It only makes yourself feel better while placing an unnecessary burden on them to be responsible for your feelings. | As stated I do not see a purpose to confessing unrequited love. It may potentially make you feel better to get it off your chest but it will not produce any positive gain to your target or your relationship with them. Consider for example the following scenario:
Person A has a crush on Person B. Person B is gay. Perso... | 1,486,905,194 | Osricthebastard | ddnqba4 | ddnfmuz | 145 | 58 |
CMV: We already have a school voucher system, but there is only one place kids can take their voucher: their local public school.
I am a public school teacher who supports a full, 100% school voucher system. I have spoken with numerous colleagues and administrators about this issue, and they all oppose vouchers. Many ... | The opposition is pretty simple.
The voucher system will take money currently going to public schools and give a significant portion of that money to parents who are currently sending their children to private school. So after the voucher system is put in place, a lot less money will go to children who can't afford pr... | It's difficult to debate about the specifics of your system when you don't specify what country you're in. But assuming you're in the US, then I think your description is at least partially wrong.
You say: "As it is now, schools get funded by how many students enroll in their school. The amount of money that the state... | 5tmqi4 | CMV: We already have a school voucher system, but there is only one place kids can take their voucher: their local public school. | I am a public school teacher who supports a full, 100% school voucher system. I have spoken with numerous colleagues and administrators about this issue, and they all oppose vouchers. Many support school choice within the construct of public schools (such as magnet schools), but almost none support vouchers.
The probl... | 1,486,921,261 | Garrotxa | ddnmxni | ddnmsta | 7 | 5 |
CMV: If the political split in the USA erupted into a civil war, it would be hopelessly one-sided in favor of conservatives/Trump supporters
Okay, so, let me say I don't necessarily hold this view. I was in a debate with my brother and I couldn't really rebutt his points, so I thought "where can I present these points... | Advantages of G2.
1) Banking centers. G2 has all the money.
2) Media centers. Hollywood and NYC will make far better propaganda than Bronson, MO. Any G1 people tired of watching Trump TV and sneak in Netflix, HBO, or the latest Iron Man movie will be clobbered with media portraying their own side as evil and G2 as ju... | >I don't have any facts to back up my points, just the general feelings I have based on experience, biases and cable news.
Modern American politics summed up in a single line. Depressing.
First of all, Civil wars don't just happen overnight. People aren't just going to take to the streets and start murdering people... | 5tmr76 | CMV: If the political split in the USA erupted into a civil war, it would be hopelessly one-sided in favor of conservatives/Trump supporters | Okay, so, let me say I don't necessarily hold this view. I was in a debate with my brother and I couldn't really rebutt his points, so I thought "where can I present these points and get them rebutted?" And then it came to me: the smartest people in the world, /r/ChangeMyView.
On to my actual points:
I don't have any... | 1,486,921,432 | Ramza_Claus | ddnmrmn | ddnmbdz | 12 | 4 |
CMV: the spork is an inferior utensil
First, you have to look at the design. Its tines are simply too small to impale anything that a regular spoon couldn't either simply pick up or divide using its edge. So its main gimmick is essentially useless. However, some may argue that however small it's advantage may be, it i... | Sporks are advantageous when eating ramen, noodles or similar dishes, because the spoon-part allows the soup/liquid to be consumed at the same time as the fork-part 'grips' the noodles. [This spork](http://i.huffpost.com/gen/2051946/thumbs/o-RAMEN-SPOON-570.jpg?22) is designed specifically to allow for the consumption ... | The spork is a superior utensil for backpacking, because it allows you to stab and scoop with one instrument rather than two, cutting down on weight. | 5tnn07 | CMV: the spork is an inferior utensil | First, you have to look at the design. Its tines are simply too small to impale anything that a regular spoon couldn't either simply pick up or divide using its edge. So its main gimmick is essentially useless. However, some may argue that however small it's advantage may be, it is still a step up from a normal spoon. ... | 1,486,928,600 | NecessaryPiglet | ddnq9jo | ddnq1sd | 20 | 4 |
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