What do you think are some of the most controversial issues we face today?
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Sheik Yerbouti
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Abortion is a wedge issue.
It affects a small percentage of Americans but a very vocal group of hypocritical and zealous idiots are making it a daily issue and threatening the health and welfare of women. Same goes for same-sex marriage...another wedge issue.
The big issues are much as beyoku listed but I'd add in:
Healthcare
Education
Illegal immigration
While they may not be controversial on their face, they sure seem to bring out the rage in some people when it's time to consider legislation re: those issues.
It affects a small percentage of Americans but a very vocal group of hypocritical and zealous idiots are making it a daily issue and threatening the health and welfare of women. Same goes for same-sex marriage...another wedge issue.
The big issues are much as beyoku listed but I'd add in:
Healthcare
Education
Illegal immigration
While they may not be controversial on their face, they sure seem to bring out the rage in some people when it's time to consider legislation re: those issues.
Faith Vs Science
Faith is winning
Example is Intelligent Design becoming the standard taught in schools in the U.S. over Evolution.
U.S. being more of a laughing stock to the world.
Faith is winning
Example is Intelligent Design becoming the standard taught in schools in the U.S. over Evolution.
U.S. being more of a laughing stock to the world.
I agree with
Poverty
Racism
Violence
Discrimination
Healthcare
Education
Illegal immigration
I would like to add the following:
Corruption in the Government
(I know in an ideal world we would be able to function without corruption but our government is selling us down the hole faster than we could ever believe, and we the people need to start doing something about it.)
Poverty
Racism
Violence
Discrimination
Healthcare
Education
Illegal immigration
I would like to add the following:
Corruption in the Government
(I know in an ideal world we would be able to function without corruption but our government is selling us down the hole faster than we could ever believe, and we the people need to start doing something about it.)
The only issues today that haven't existed for the last 100 (or 100,000) years is overpopulation, limited resources, and WMD's.
Humanity is asleep living in an upside down world. People are unaware that they are unconscious and acting out from that unconscious in the real world. They are unaware that the content of the unconscious is self hate of such magnitude and extremity as to constitute immense pain and that it is the repression of this pain that constitutes the source of the motivation for this unconsciousness. Man is unaware that he acts out this pain, and, because he is unaware that the things he fear have actually already happened to him, he spends his life trying to create a prison of control in which such things will never happen to him. He is unaware that the prison of his making is designed to create the very misery he hopes to escape because he is unconsciously driven to get back to his trauma, to recreate it in the real world, so he can re-experience it because he left his real life back there. Humanity is insane and does not know it. He fears Armageddon because he longs for it and wants to make it happen.
Stunt
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All your examples are important issues; but they are not "controversial".
I see controversial issues as the types of issues politicians go out of their way NOT to address. All of conjur's; Healthcare, Education, Illegal immigration, and others like Poverty and Violence are all very active topics of discussion.
Controversial issues in my opinion would be Nationalism (why is a dumb American more worthy of a job than a smart Indian), Racism (kinda falls into the same category as nationalism), Religion (people cannot be seen to side with any single one as the track records of all faiths are nothing short of questionable).
I can't think of anymore at the moment...it is very easy to think of issues that get attention but difficult to find the issues people avoid.
I see controversial issues as the types of issues politicians go out of their way NOT to address. All of conjur's; Healthcare, Education, Illegal immigration, and others like Poverty and Violence are all very active topics of discussion.
Controversial issues in my opinion would be Nationalism (why is a dumb American more worthy of a job than a smart Indian), Racism (kinda falls into the same category as nationalism), Religion (people cannot be seen to side with any single one as the track records of all faiths are nothing short of questionable).
I can't think of anymore at the moment...it is very easy to think of issues that get attention but difficult to find the issues people avoid.
Ahh, nothing like a good troll. Of course they had them, silly, we sold it to them, US and France.
Is it legal to steal copywrighted songs?
Is it legal for song rights activists to spy on computer users?
Is it legal to ask for all of a persons acivities on the Internet just because you think they might have stolen one song?
Do we really have privacy?
Is it ok to pierce your body with foriegn objects?
Is it legal to prohibit a person from flying an american flag?
Does the Press have a Liberal Bias?
Why didnt the Democrats vote to end the War? Are they a bunch of Crybabies or are they just Hypocrites?
Why do we have to have political parties?
Why is Evolution so important? If it can not be proven, why teach it as a fact? Does it really make a big deal how we all were started off and where and how did life start? Personally I would rather see more cures for cancer or maybe Aids. Why waste time on spreading unprovable theories. That is not very scientific. I vote for the all powerful FSM (Flying Spaghetti Monster)!
Why are so many signers of the stupid treaty from Japan for the environment not keeping their word and reducing emmissions? Why is the USA, a Non-Signer, doing so well? Hmm. . . was that a Keyoto accord treaty or what?
How come you can put up a christmas tree but not a manger scene on the white house lawn? Is not the Christmas Tree a Pagan Symbol? Does that mean the US Government supports Paganism as a religion? Where did Christmas Come from anyway?
Hmm. . . We 3 kings of orient are, . . .
What is a Yule Log?
What does I Spied 3 Ships have to do with Christmas??
Who was king wenitsloth or whatever his name is, and what does he have to do with christmas.
Have a brown eye from the queer guy for Christmas!
Why is abortion so important?
Can you stand up and say "I am proud that I took part in an abortion?" (I hope not)
Why do people that claim to have religion have to be called or referred to as being ignorant?
Why do scientists and researchers lie so much on research papers?
Why do we care if there are a few 2-7% rich people in America? What does rich mean?
Pride goeth before the Fall!!!!
Is it legal for song rights activists to spy on computer users?
Is it legal to ask for all of a persons acivities on the Internet just because you think they might have stolen one song?
Do we really have privacy?
Is it ok to pierce your body with foriegn objects?
Is it legal to prohibit a person from flying an american flag?
Does the Press have a Liberal Bias?
Why didnt the Democrats vote to end the War? Are they a bunch of Crybabies or are they just Hypocrites?
Why do we have to have political parties?
Why is Evolution so important? If it can not be proven, why teach it as a fact? Does it really make a big deal how we all were started off and where and how did life start? Personally I would rather see more cures for cancer or maybe Aids. Why waste time on spreading unprovable theories. That is not very scientific. I vote for the all powerful FSM (Flying Spaghetti Monster)!
Why are so many signers of the stupid treaty from Japan for the environment not keeping their word and reducing emmissions? Why is the USA, a Non-Signer, doing so well? Hmm. . . was that a Keyoto accord treaty or what?
How come you can put up a christmas tree but not a manger scene on the white house lawn? Is not the Christmas Tree a Pagan Symbol? Does that mean the US Government supports Paganism as a religion? Where did Christmas Come from anyway?
Hmm. . . We 3 kings of orient are, . . .
What is a Yule Log?
What does I Spied 3 Ships have to do with Christmas??
Who was king wenitsloth or whatever his name is, and what does he have to do with christmas.
Have a brown eye from the queer guy for Christmas!
Why is abortion so important?
Can you stand up and say "I am proud that I took part in an abortion?" (I hope not)
Why do people that claim to have religion have to be called or referred to as being ignorant?
Why do scientists and researchers lie so much on research papers?
Why do we care if there are a few 2-7% rich people in America? What does rich mean?
Pride goeth before the Fall!!!!
1. Fighting terrorism vs preserving civil liberties
2. The importance and role of field experts (judges, scientists, etc) compared to the will of the people.
3. Religion and government: To expand on this a little bit more, even though we've supposedly been a secular nation, only recently has the de facto relationship between government and the popular religion been questioned. Clearly those involved with the relationship are unhappy, and I suspect as the secularists become louder, the non-secularists will become VERY unpleasant.
2. The importance and role of field experts (judges, scientists, etc) compared to the will of the people.
3. Religion and government: To expand on this a little bit more, even though we've supposedly been a secular nation, only recently has the de facto relationship between government and the popular religion been questioned. Clearly those involved with the relationship are unhappy, and I suspect as the secularists become louder, the non-secularists will become VERY unpleasant.
judasmachine
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This entire artificial world we've created. None of it's healthy for us or for life itself. This isn't really controversial though, as most aren't even aware it's a problem, it's just always been like this....
A continuing debate is whether or not science is progressing for our benefit or not.
Are we using what we know wisely or are we abusing our "advanced"knowledge?
Is Opera better than Firefox?
Are we using what we know wisely or are we abusing our "advanced"knowledge?
Is Opera better than Firefox?
Love this list and viewpoint - the only thing I may add is the expansion of our knowlege pool so that it is nearly impossible for a single person to know a lot about everything. Our intellectual depth in many areas has resulted in a loss of breadth, which as a society fractionalizes our knowlege. I have a sneaking suspicion that a large number of our current problems have this as one of their root issues...
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