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@bsh1
Are you from the US or Europe? If your from the US, what state? If your from Europe, what country?
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@Dr.Franklin
Every source has bias, but some cites try to minimize their bias. Snopes and fact check are reliable.
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@TheRealNihilist
How do you define a racists since you have already stated there are racists?
Someone who says discriminatory things to people on the sole basis of their race.
Now what are you going to tell me?
Threatening to beat someone up is illegal, but the supreme court has ruled multiple times that hate speech is protected under the constitution, as long as it isn't a threat or accompanied with some other crime.
Here is a case where someone was speaking something and got arrested:
I don't agree with the ruling. But some cops are willing to arrest you for that. Too harsh of a punishment for just speaking Spanish. I think the person who endured jail would be reimbursed for their troubles. I'll just let the court case play out and would want to see what happens. This is about whether or not hate speech is legal, not if whether or not speaking Spanish is legal.
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@TheRealNihilist
There are racists outside of the KKK, but they are rare.
There is something called hate crime as in crime aggravated over dislike that can be over race.
A hate crime doesn't exist on its own. If I were to say the N word to a black person while beating him up, that would be assault with a hate crime attached to it. If I just say the N word in a hateful way, the black person would probably be angry, which they can be. But it would not be a crime to do the latter.
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Pro's of nuclear power:
-Cheapest form of energy
-Safest form of energy
-Reduces atomic bomb count
-Cleanest for the environment
-Pro tools are in place to prevent a meltdown.
-Lasts for tens of thousands of years
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I don't know if they are. Anyone claiming that whites are opressed should provide a reliable source.
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@bsh1
I want to adopt when I am old enough and financially stable enough. Seems like the Pro life thing to do. Pro choicers say that pro lifers need to adopt and I'm like "whatever".
I think the restrictions are nessesary to ensure the kid wont be in a messed up home.
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@bsh1
Their justification is that gay parents mess up kids. Right wing sources confirm this, left wing sources deny it. Since I saw a reliable source that agreed with the left, I am fine with gays adopting.
You'd be surprised at how many legal hurdles exist for gay men attempting to have kids
Like what?
What is more expensive? IVF or adoption?
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@Snoopy
Hopefully, he won't care as long as it gets the services he wants.
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@Snoopy
The right doesn't like the income tax. The left wants UHC. Implement a greater sales tax, get rid of the income tax and we will have the revenue to pay for Medicare for all.
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@Yassine
I hope Sanders wins the Democratic nomination. He supports Medicare for all and free college. I believe in deals, so if ASTAP is implemented, Bernie Sanders can get these 2 policies. I think Biden will challenge Trump. He is winning by a long shot.
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@bsh1
Since your gay, wouldn't the only kids you have would be adopted?
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@Yassine
Most shootings happen in cities.
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A good way to reduce mass shootings is for the media to not report on them because they cause sickos that are rare to want to emulate them. If there is no mass shooting that is reported on, there would be less role models for the sick would be shooters to emulate, making the tragedies more rare.
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@Ramshutu
ebuc is mustardness. Like if you agree. Mods should ban him for multi accounting.
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@TheRealNihilist
Whether or not someone is a racist isin't set in stone. Some people say Trump is a racist. Some people don't.
So is a murderer still a murderer if he/she doesn't say so?
A murderer has strong incentive to lie in order to avoid harsh punishment. There is no legal punishment for being a racist. If people who have had abortions tell the truth to someone who they trust, then a genuine racist would do the same thing.
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@Pinkfreud08
In post 49, I respond to the racism allegation. In terms of socialization, they can do extracurriculars to get socialization in.
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@TheRealNihilist
There are racists outside of the KKK, but what counts as a racist? Would Trump be a racist? Would a modern Republican be a racist? What about someone who makes racist jokes that aren't serious? Depending on the survey, the percentage of people classified as racist would vary drastically. In my book, someone has to say they are racist for it to count.
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@Pinkfreud08
While homeschooling tends to be right wing, most parents aren't racist. There are only 5000 Klan members and many don't have families. There are about 3 million homeschool kids. The academic benefits of homeschooling outweigh the slim odds of developing a racist kid.
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@Imabench
Question 7 is a minor issue that only affects murderers, who are pretty rare. Taxes and Abortion are bigger issues.
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@Outplayz
Let the younger gen that has to live in this world take over.
I'm assuming you aren't a Bernie Sanders supporter since you want young people running the country.
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@dustryder
Let's say that Flanders and Walloon were formed separately. This does not apply to Brussels. The reason why many in Brussels want to join Walloon in the event of Belgium breaking up is because Brussels used to be Dutch and now it is Francophone. If they were Dutch, then they would stay with Flanders. If Mexico joined the NAU, then there would be millions of unchecked immigrants from Mexico settling in the South west and in major cities.
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@TheRealNihilist
The Fermi paradox confirms that aliens probably exist.
Many states in the US have no income tax and they are doing alright.
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@bmdrocks21
Until then, later nerd!
Nerds are smart. Disgusted is a troll. Like if you agree.
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@dustryder
Why do many in Flanders want to break away from Belgium? It is due to a different culture. If the same thing is allowed in the US, then Hispanics would create majorities in America, and separatist movements would exist, just like in Puerto Rico.
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@TheRealNihilist
Unless there is a mathematician or an economist that can prove why a sales tax instead of an income tax is a bad idea, I would say that my tax plan is pretty good.
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@dustryder
I prefer doing it online. Gives both of us more time to make effective responses.Do you discuss these ideas IRL and what reactions do people have to these ideas?
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@TheRealNihilist
I am not a mathematician or an economist. Despite that, I think my math is accurate. Are you a mathematician or an economist?
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@Snoopy
Do you like exemptions on healthcare, toiletries, food, clothing etc...?
Since exceptions to nessesities would cause tax revenue to plummet, I wouldn't provide an exception for these. It raises too much revenue for an exception.
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@Mopac
Mexico might get rich, but would it be at America's expense in both money and territory? I think if Mexico joins NAU, then a bunch of unassimilated Mexicans would settle in the south west and in major cities and it would lead to separatist movements, confirmed by history. It is how Flanders lost Brussels to French influence.
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@dustryder
From what I've read, Greenland's GDP per capita is about double the Mexican one.
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@Mopac
Mexico is too poor. They would destroy the GDP per capita of the NAU. I don't want taxpayer dollars going to Mexico.
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@Mopac
If all these countries were to unite under one government, they should just become part of the United States.
If Canada doesn't want to be in the US, they don't have to join, although it would be eventually be encouraged and would be inevitable. Greenland, if settled by Americans, could join though. It would benefit Greenland and the US a lot. All optional.
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@bmdrocks21
Disgusted is a troll. Like if you agree.
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@disgusted
Where are you from?The ignorance of Americans is staggering.
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@Dr.Franklin
Currently, Greenland is owned by Denmark, but they would probably give the island independence if the locals voted on it and if most wanted it.
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