Issues
That we should pay all elected politicians the median wage in their country
Disagree
That we should restrict more than one person from the same family from running for high political positions
Disagree
That society should look down upon tribalism
Agree
That we should federalise Europe
Agree
That music with obscene lyrics should be censored
Disagree
That Haiti should restore the monarchy
Disagree
That employers should be required to pay men and women the same amount for the same job
Agree
That individuals should be allowed to punish people they deem to have committed online harassment by revealing their identity online
Disagree
That the government should replace all copyright with creative commons
Agree
That there should be a mandatory retirement age
Disagree
That developed countries should invest in new housing in developing countries to replace slums
Agree
That the forced militarization of civilian naval vessels is legitimate in times of war
Disagree
That recycling certain types of rubbish should be mandatory
Agree
That endangered species should be allowed to die
Disagree
That the depiction of protagonists in children's books and media as aesthetically superior is regrettable
Disagree
That foster children should be placed into families with similar backgrounds
Disagree
That the Euro should be retired
Disagree
That political leaders should be transparent about their personal health
Agree
That student loans should be interest-free
Agree
That Western foreign policy should abandon attempts to universalise liberal values
Disagree
That France should re-occupy Chad
Agree
That minors should not require parental consent to obtain an abortion
Agree
That children should be allowed to work
Disagree
That we should make plans to subjugate any aliens we encounter
Disagree
That vegetarianism is morally good
Disagree
That developed nations should pay developing nations to not extract their fossil fuel resources
Agree
That education should be compulsory in the third world
Agree
That there should be an interest rate cap on all personal lending
Agree
That we should auction off the long term right to govern bankrupt cities for profit
Agree
That government trained jurists should be appointed to all court cases
Disagree
That slum tourism does more harm than good
Disagree
That churches should not involve themselves in political campaigns
Agree
That railways should be nationally owned and operated
Agree
That developing nations should adopt a policy of benign neglect towards patent enforcement
Agree
That national central banks should set limits on governmental spending
Agree
That animal testing should be banned
Agree
That the feminist movement should actively exclude socially conservative viewpoints
Disagree
That the state should provide incentives for individuals to buy local
Agree
That the government should provide free internet
Agree
That the United Nations should form a one world government
Disagree
That popular entertainers should not engage in political campaigns
Disagree
That the public should be allowed to pardon whistleblowers by referendum
Agree
That nobles given positions in the Tongan legislature should be removed from office
Disagree
That we should introduce a tax on financial transactions
Agree
That government's only true roles are security and protecting property rights
Disagree
That Kurdish autonomous districts should form one bi-national autonomous government
Agree
That preparations against zombie attacks should be the responsibility of the military
Disagree
That secular governments should censor those sections of religious texts that constitute hate speech
Disagree
That in hindsight, the "Je Suis Charlie" movement did more harm than good
Disagree
That torture should never be used by the government
Agree
That Shinto should be a state religion in Japan
Disagree
That there should be no legislative controls on gun ownership
Disagree
That we should strike before North Korea does
Disagree
That Arab-Israelis who successfully seek election to the Knesset should opt not to take up that seat
Disagree
That corporations should be allowed to vote
Disagree
That religion is a waste of time
Agree
That single-sex schooling should be encouraged
Disagree
That the International Criminal Court's powers are too limited
Agree
That we should support the New Atheism movement
Agree
That animal rights should be legally recognised
Agree
That Palestine should prohibit the operation of Israeli companies within Palestinian territories
Disagree
That democracy is the best form of government
Agree
That schools should have the power to track students
Disagree
That we should require companies to pay their interns
Disagree
That we should ban all advertising which implies that addictive substances cannot be enjoyable
Disagree
That we should fine hackers of multiplayer games
Disagree
That we should give more votes to citizens according to their performance on a current affairs test
Disagree
That Louisiana should adopt creole as an official language
Disagree
That we should create a global market for citizenship, such that individuals can sell their existing citizenship and buy a new one
Disagree
That developed countries should actively recruit medical personnel from developing countries
Agree
That children should not be allowed out alone at night
Agree
That children are better off in a charter school than a public school
Disagree
That there should be a crime of corporate manslaughter
Agree
That the security council should be scrapped
Agree
That all tax records should be public information
Disagree
That we should make wearing fur illegal
Agree
That the United States should nationalize oil exports and seek to join OPEC
Agree
That doctors should be forced to perform medical procedures
Disagree
That teams should allow sponsors to advertise on their jerseys
Agree
That the UN should form a land reclamation corps
Disagree
That the Queen of England should resign
Agree
That euthenasia is morally wrong
Agree
That the United States should recognize Spanish as an official language
Disagree
That it would be better for the north Caucasus to live under an emirate than as part of Russia
Agree
That a more globalized economy would net benefit indigenous cultures
Agree
That governments should favor green mercantilism over World Trade Organization rules
Disagree
That Israel should finalize a secular constitution
Agree
That we should regret the inclusion of religious symbols at memorial sites
Agree
That world leaders should have term limits
Agree
That the receipt of welfare payments should be conditional on the use of contraception
Disagree
That the gender wage gap is a myth
Disagree
That only women should be allowed to vote
Disagree
That the Pope should publicly endorse radically redistributive government policies
Disagree
That voting should be compulsory
Agree
That where peaceful protests are met with a violent state response, protesters should respond violently
Disagree
That we should censor the depiction of smoking in movies
Disagree
That Turkmenistan should continue to use latin script
Agree
That Gay Marriage should be legal
Agree
That we should ban the display of Nazi symbols
Disagree
That the UN should institute an open borders policy among its member states
Disagree
That progressive taxes are superior to flat taxes
Agree
That the IMF should require collateral for national bailouts
Agree
That couples should be able to enter contracts which make any future infidelity a crime
Disagree
That we should keep the Sabbath as a day of rest
Disagree
That we should use Voter IDs to protect against voter fraud
Disagree
That we should ban international aid charities from using graphic images of suffering
Disagree
That prisoners should be allowed to choose death over a life sentence
Agree
That schools should seek to teach all students how to use a 3D printer
Agree
That energy security is a legitimate reason for war
Disagree
That internet anonymity is regrettable
Disagree
That prostitution should be legal
Agree
That we should make poverty a significant mitigating factor in criminal sentencing
Disagree
That poachers who kill endangered animals should be tried for murder
Agree
That circumcision should be banned
Agree
That we should ban professional child performers
Agree
That the Papacy is an outdated institution
Agree
That we should ban all guns to the public
Agree
That the state should pay people to sterilise themselves
Disagree
That giving foreign aid is superior to giving charity
Disagree
That companies should assess social media profiles when hiring staff
Disagree
That governments should control stock investments
Disagree
That the gay rights movement should abandon the claim that sexuality is not a choice
Disagree
That the speed limit on roads should be abolished
Disagree
That the government should not place any restrictions on free speech
Agree
That democracies should extend voting rights to migrant workers
Agree
That it should be criminal for a politician to lie
Disagree
That countries should make the pope persona non grata outside until the Vatican signs extradition treaties with those countries
Disagree
That we should consider cyber attacks by state actors an act of war
Agree
That violent video games should be censored
Disagree
That we should ban religious organizations from providing rehabilitation services to drug and alcohol addicts
Agree
That we should criminalize the public denial of evolution
Disagree
That Google should inform the authorities about suicide searches
Disagree
That online degrees have less merit than degrees earned offline
Disagree
That the overwhelming narrative of good triumphing over evil in children's media is regrettable
Disagree
That Intelligent Design should be taught in school
Disagree
That Scientology should be recognized as a religion
Disagree
That we should abolish trial by jury
Disagree
That constitutions should grant special recognition to minority groups
Disagree
That free trade does more harm than good
Disagree
That judges should be elected
Agree
That ransoms should not be paid to Boko Haram
Agree
That the US government should raise the retirement age for social security
Disagree
That people should have to pass drug tests to receive welfare
Disagree
That Spain should abolish their monarchy
Agree
That squatting in abandoned buildings should be legal
Agree
That public universities are superior to private universities
Agree
That we should end all forms of affirmative action
Agree
That multinational companies should be liable for human rights abuses anywhere in their supply chain
Agree
That labor unions ought to be abolished
Disagree
That there should be no minimum wage
Disagree
That scientists should have a delegation in national legislature
Agree
That the rise of a 'hookup culture' is regrettable
Agree
That the internet has a damaging impact on society
Disagree
That women should reject practices that alter the appearance of their genitalia
Agree
That police should exercise tolerance when working with cases involving BDSM culture
Disagree
That prisons should be privatised
Disagree
That we should stop all attempts to gather intelligence by deception and/or coercion of foreign citizens
Disagree
That homeschooling as a form of alternative education should be abolished
Agree
That all forms of education should be free
Disagree
That the use of drones in warfare should be condemned
Disagree
That international adoption should be banned
Disagree
That universal healthcare is worth the expense
Agree
That development assistance should be prioritized over military aid in the Sahel region of Africa
Disagree
That we should regret the strong promotion of people declaring their sexual orientation
Disagree
That all forms of abortion should be legal
Agree
That debasing the Islamic Courts Union from Somalia is regrettable
Disagree
That wearing the hijab in public should be banned
Disagree
That governments should only test drugs for safety, not effectiveness, before approving them for the public
Agree
That workplaces are generally better off with uniforms
Disagree
That countries have a moral duty to protect human rights in other countries
Agree
That central banks should be abolished
Disagree
That the United States of America should fund moderate Madrassas throughout the Islamic world
Disagree
That Australian and New Zealand protectorates should given independence under an agreement of free association
Agree
That we should ban political opinion polls
Disagree
That there should be a ban on pornography
Disagree
That copyright law should not extend to the internet
Agree
That vaccination should be compulsory
Disagree
That banning books is justifiable
Disagree
That there should be a quota on television for locally produced shows
Disagree
That we should legalize all drugs
Agree
That we should seek to colonize the moon
Agree
That children should not be allowed to participate in drugs trials
Disagree
That life-extending medical procedures should be denied to the terminally ill
Disagree
That the government should pay housewives
Disagree
That schools should discipline students for cyberbullying
Disagree
That the Olympic Games are worth watching
Disagree
That comparing modern Israel to the Holocaust is counter-productive in critiquing modern Israel
Agree
That human cloning is immoral
Agree
That online matchmaking is a better system than traditional dating
Disagree
That we should allow prisoners to volunteer for drug trials in exchange for lighter sentences
Disagree
That Ogaden and the North Eastern Province should be taken by force
Disagree
That women should not serve in military combat roles
Disagree
That South Africa should annex Lesotho
Agree
That states should seek to prioritise reducing income inequality over GDP growth
Disagree
That we should limit the amount of food aid that developed nations can freely provide
Disagree
That paralympic sports deserve more broadcasting time
Disagree
That mercury should be labelled as safe for general use
Disagree
That cities with significant immigrant populations should actively break up ethnic enclaves
Disagree
That Costa Rica should put the economy before environmental protection
Disagree
That free immigration is a fundamentally good thing
Agree
That attempted suicide should be a criminal offence
Disagree
That there should be a right to bear arms
Disagree
That police should offer rewards to help solve crimes
Agree
That the European Union should lift its arms embargo on China
Disagree
That the commodification of indigenous cultures is regrettable
Agree
That the state should finance alternative e-schools
Agree
That conscription is a war crime
Disagree
That capitalism is superior to socialism
Agree
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Holmes101: Greetings and salutations. I am new here, and thus, would appreciate any advice. I happen to be a highly opinionated person, and my political beliefs are all over the spectrum (although they are mostly on the libertarian left).
Philosophy: Secular pragmatist
Political party: No party, though I am allied with my local Green Party
Heroes: Conan Doyle, Christopher Hitchens, Henry David Thoreau, and others.