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« on: May 17, 2005, 04:41:47 pm »
uggh, this thread is going to be long and arduos.. so many arguments...
-Abortion- I believe in a woman's right to choose. However, there are still limits to this, and abortion should be always used as a last resort IMO.
-Gay rights - As a gay man myself, I am actually against gay marriage. It offends many religious beliefs and just frankly causes chaos. I am all for a "joining" though, where a gay couple recieves the same rights as a married couple would.
-Religion in government - Meh, this is hard. Evangelism/zionism obviously has an extreme grip when you get to the bottom line. This doesn't work and needs to be stamped out.
-Gun Control - If you stop the media fearmongering, I'm sure average joe wouldn't worry about osama turning up on his doorstep as much as he is convinced of it now. People have a right to protect themselves, but I think guns shouldn't be as easily available as they are now.
-Death Penalty - If the evidence is irrefutable, and the crime is most heinous (IE child rape, mass murder) then.. I guess I'm for it.
-Homeland Security - A total joke. The *TERROR ALERT* colour coded chart needs to ****ing go. The patriot act is probably the worst idea ever. Your "freedom" is an illusion people.
-Middle East - The best way to support our troops is to bring them the hell home. Iraq was unjustifyible and so many of my friend's families have been murdered.. I'd better shut up about this issue as It gets me so freaking angry. The US needs to stop being so sly and fervently supporting Israel.. a two state solution needs to happen. The palestinians need to stop the bombing, and the israelies need to quit being so ****ing land greedy and tear down that apartheid of a wall. My friend's dad is palestinian had his house completely demolished while he was at work, without his knowledge. Some soldiers just came to his house, threw his wife and kids on the street and sent in the bulldozers. How would you guys react to something like that if it happened to you?
-Health Care - should be a system in place similar to the NHS or canada.. for people in poverty.
-Taxes: Rich are getting richer, poor are getting poorer. Not good.
-Stem cell research: So many diseases could be cured by this kind of research, and the US is stubbornly ignoring it. If you can save many lives this way - why not?
hmm, I always thought of myself as a raving liberal, but I guess I'm a bit conservative that I thought.