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2. No civilized society permits one human to intentionally harm or take the life of another human without punishment, and abortion is no different.
3. Adoption is a viable alternative to abortion and accomplishes the same result. And with 1.5 million American families wanting to adopt a child, there is no such thing as an unwanted child.
4. An abortion can result in medical complications later in life; the risk of ectopic pregnancies doubles, and the chance of a miscarriage and pelvic inflammatory disease also increases.
5. In the instance of rape and incest, proper medical care can ensure that a woman will not get pregnant. Abortion punishes the unborn child who committed no crime; instead, it is the perpetrator who should be punished.
6. Abortion should not be used as another form of contraception.
7. For women who demand complete control of their body, control should include preventing the risk of unwanted pregnancy through the responsible use of contraception or, if that is not possible, through abstinence.
8. Many Americans who pay taxes are opposed to abortion, therefore it's morally wrong to use tax dollars to fund abortion.
9. Those who choose abortions are often minors or young women with insufficient life experience to understand fully what they are doing. Many have lifelong regrets afterward.
10. Abortion frequently causes intense psychological pain and stress.
2. The concept of personhood is different from the concept of human life. Human life occurs at conception, but fertilized eggs used for in vitro fertilization are also human lives and those not implanted are routinely thrown away. Is this murder, and if not, then how is abortion murder?
3. No one can blame victims and their families for wanting revenge, including through the death penalty. In their pain and loss, they are entitled to that desire. However, laws exist to prevent individuals from pursuing vengeance and their own vision of justice. If they do anyway (if, for example, a victim kills a perpetrator) then they become perpetrators and pay the price, both legally and morally. Although we may feel empathy with such a victim seeking revenge, it should be remembered that when fighting monsters you must take care not to become one yourself. Killing by the state is wrong as well, potentially even worse than killing by an individual... In this view, the death penalty is morally, socially and politically wrong. Morally, killing is wrong. Killing on behalf of a state is wrong as well. Some may believe that the death penalty is a just and moral punishment for the most serious of crimes; victims and their families are morally entitled to long for revenge. However, the social, political and economic costs of such retribution are, in this opinion, too high... No national interest can justify human rights violations such as the death penalty or torture.
: regulation of the selling, owning, and use of guns
2. Gun control laws protect children and families: Moms Demand Action, a grassroots group founded in response to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, believes guns in America are creating a public health crisis that is attacking children, citing statistics that show nearly eight American children are shot and killed every day. The group says stronger laws are the answer to protecting children.
3. Background checks will help keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them: Americans for Responsible Solutions, supported by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her astronaut husband Mark Kelly, advocates for background checks to prevent criminals, domestic abusers, and seriously mentally ill people from buying guns. The group says laws requiring background checks have prevented the purchase of guns by nearly 2 million people who should not have had them.
2. Violent crime goes down when more people legally carry guns: Right-to-carry laws have been on the rise in the U.S. since the early 1990's. At the same time, violent crime rates have decreased. The number of privately owned guns has risen by about 100 million. According to the NRA, “Through 2010, the nation’s murder rate has decreased 52 percent to a 47-year low, and the total violent crime rate has decreased 48 percent to a 37-year low.”
3. Widely supported gun bans don’t deter crime: The Federal Assault Weapons ban, signed by President Bill Clinton in 1994, expired and has not had enough support to be renewed. The NRA argues that research shows “assault weapons,” or those certain semi-automatic guns designated in the ban, “have never been used in more than a small percentage of firearm-related violent crime.”
2. Same-sex couples should have access to the same benefits enjoyed by heterosexual married couples.
3. The concept of "traditional marriage" has changed over time, and the definition of marriage as always being between one man and one woman is historically inaccurate.
4. Gay marriage is protected by the US Constitution's commitments to liberty and equality.
5. Marriage is an internationally recognized human right for all people.
6. Same-sex marriage is a civil right.
7. Marriage is not only for procreation, otherwise infertile couples or couples not wishing to have children would be prevented from marrying.
8. Gay marriages can bring financial gain to federal, state, and local governments and can help boost the economy.
9. Gay couples make good parents
10. Gay marriage bans cause humiliation and uncertainty for children being raised by same-sex couples.
11. Marriage provides both physical and psychological health benefits, and banning gay marriage increases rates of psychological disorders.
12. Legalizing gay marriage will not harm the institution of marriage, and same-sex marriages may even be more stable than heterosexual marriages.
13. Gay marriage legalization is correlated with lower divorce rates, while gay marriage bans are correlated with higher divorce rates.
14. Legal marriage is a secular institution that should not be limited by religious objections to same-sex marriage.
15. Many religious leaders and churches support gay marriage and say it is consistent with scripture.
2. Marriage is for procreation and should not be extended to same-sex couples because they cannot produce children together.
3. Children need both a mother and a father.
4. Legalizing gay marriage could lead down a "slippery slope," giving people in polygamous, incestuous, bestial, and other nontraditional relationships the right to marry.
5. Allowing gay couples to wed could further weaken the institution of marriage.
6. Homosexuality is immoral and unnatural.
2. It can be when freeing yourself. Like anything racism is good in self-defense such as defending your group when insulted. Defending your race by using racism as a tool is good. Racism is good as a means but not an end. Does the end justify the means and the answer is only when you are out of other options. So racism is good when out of options to retain integrity.
3. Of course, if you love yourself. It is. It is only matter of time now, non whites out number whites 60% to 40%. There is more of them then us and eventually there will be no more white people left on the planet,and until that happens I would like my grandchildren to have some resemblance to me. We will be smudged out because we aren't "racist"enough.
4. Racism can be great. As a staunch Nationalist I believe that all races are different. I don't support racism per say, but I do support racialism. While racism is prejudice, racialism is the understanding of biology, and of how all races are different. If racism allows us to complete our goal of total ethnic segregation, then it is a good thing.
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With that awkward silence, let me introduce myself. Call me Switzerland. What we're going to talk about today are some tough topics. Some things that you usually wouldn't want to bring up in a social conversation for fear of starting an argument over differing opinions. Some of these things are also wrapped in caution tape because we, as humans who give a sh*t about what others think of us, fear that their opinion may sway in the negative space of their mind. But honestly, what does that really matter?
So be forewarned. You must have an open mind to continue to read this post. It is recommended that you leave your biased opinions at the dots, and if you can't, I encourage you to leave your opinions in the comments. Just try not to get in a battle of wits with any Internet propaganda.
With that being said, let's continue.
Backtracking for a quick second. I want to be known as Switzerland for the entirety of the post. What I mean by that is I'm neutral. I have my opinions, which I will keep to myself. With each topic, I'll go through and express each side of the arguments. Basically the PROS vs. the CONS, of course you'll be the determining factor between which is the PRO and which is the CON. Believe me, you will probably go through some sort of emotion through this, whether it be sadness, empathy, anger, agreement, indifference, it will be something. Very few people could say that they possess no opinion on all of these topics. Here we go, diving in head first.
ABORTION
We'll hit the big one first. The one that you try to avoid talking about with new company or extended family. Its kind of a big red flag topic. So what the hell! Lets tackle it!
a·bor·tion
əˈbôrSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1.the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.
PRO-LIFE ARGUMENTS
1. Since life begins at conception, abortion is akin to murder as it is the act of taking human life. Abortion is in direct defiance of the commonly accepted idea of the sanctity of human life2. No civilized society permits one human to intentionally harm or take the life of another human without punishment, and abortion is no different.
3. Adoption is a viable alternative to abortion and accomplishes the same result. And with 1.5 million American families wanting to adopt a child, there is no such thing as an unwanted child.
4. An abortion can result in medical complications later in life; the risk of ectopic pregnancies doubles, and the chance of a miscarriage and pelvic inflammatory disease also increases.
5. In the instance of rape and incest, proper medical care can ensure that a woman will not get pregnant. Abortion punishes the unborn child who committed no crime; instead, it is the perpetrator who should be punished.
6. Abortion should not be used as another form of contraception.
7. For women who demand complete control of their body, control should include preventing the risk of unwanted pregnancy through the responsible use of contraception or, if that is not possible, through abstinence.
8. Many Americans who pay taxes are opposed to abortion, therefore it's morally wrong to use tax dollars to fund abortion.
9. Those who choose abortions are often minors or young women with insufficient life experience to understand fully what they are doing. Many have lifelong regrets afterward.
10. Abortion frequently causes intense psychological pain and stress.
PRO-CHOICE ARGUMENTS
1. Nearly all abortions take place in the first trimester, when a fetus is attached by the placenta and umbilical cord to the mother. As such, its health is dependent on her health, and cannot be regarded as a separate entity as it cannot exist outside her womb.2. The concept of personhood is different from the concept of human life. Human life occurs at conception, but fertilized eggs used for in vitro fertilization are also human lives and those not implanted are routinely thrown away. Is this murder, and if not, then how is abortion murder?
3. Adoption is not an alternative to abortion, because it remains the woman's choice whether or not to give her child up for adoption. Statistics show that very few women who give birth choose to give up their babies - less than 3% of white unmarried women and less than 2% of black unmarried women.
4. Abortion is a safe medical procedure. The vast majority of women - 88% - who have an abortion do so in their first trimester. Medical abortions have less than 0.5% risk of serious complications and do not affect a woman's health or future ability to become pregnant or give birth.
5. In the case of rape or incest, forcing a woman made pregnant by this violent act would cause further psychological harm to the victim. Often a woman is too afraid to speak up or is unaware she is pregnant, thus the morning after pill is ineffective in these situations.
6. Abortion is not used as a form of contraception. Pregnancy can occur even with responsible contraceptive use. Only 8% of women who have abortions do not use any form of birth control, and that is due more to individual carelessness than to the availability of abortion.
7. The ability of a woman to have control of her body is critical to civil rights. Take away her reproductive choice and you step onto a slippery slope. If the government can force a woman to continue a pregnancy, what about forcing a woman to use contraception or undergo sterilization?
8. Taxpayer dollars are used to enable poor women to access the same medical services as rich women, and abortion is one of these services. Funding abortion is no different from funding a war in the Mideast. For those who are opposed, the place to express outrage is in the voting booth.
9. Teenagers who become mothers have grim prospects for the future. They are much more likely to leave of school; receive inadequate prenatal care; rely on public assistance to raise a child; develop health problems; or end up divorced.
10. Like any other difficult situation, abortion creates stress. Yet the American Psychological Association found that stress was greatest prior to an abortion, and that there was no evidence of post-abortion syndrome.
DEATH PENALTY
death pen·al·ty
ˈdeTH ˌpenəltē/
noun
- the punishment of execution, administered to someone legally convicted of a capital crime.
FOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
1. We reserve the death penalty in the United States for the most heinous murders and the most brutal and conscienceless murderers. This is not, as some critics argue, a kind of state-run lottery that randomly chooses an unlucky few for the ultimate penalty from among all those convicted of murder. Rather, the capital punishment system is a filter that selects the worst of the worst... Put another way, to sentence killers like those described above to less than death would fail to do justice because the penalty – presumably a long period in prison – would be grossly disproportionate to the heinousness of the crime. Prosecutors, jurors, and the loved ones of murder victims understand this essential point... Perhaps most importantly, in its supreme gravity it [the death penalty] promotes belief in and respect for the majesty of the moral order and for the system of human law that both derives from and supports that moral order.
2. We have the responsibility to punish those who deserve it, but only to the degree they deserve it. Retributivists do not justify the death penalty by the general deterrence or safety it brings us. And we reject over-punishing no less than under-punishing. How obscene that aggravated murderers who behave well inside prison watch movies and play softball. Regardless of future benefits, we justify punishment because it's deserved. Let the punishment fit the crime… Opponents [of the death penalty] wrongly equate retribution and revenge, because they both would inflict pain and suffering on those who have inflicted pain and suffering on us. Whereas revenge knows no bounds, retribution must be limited, proportional and appropriately directed: The retributive punishment fits the crime. We should only execute those who most deserve it. And not randomly. Refine our death penalty statutes and review the sentences of everyone on death row. Release into general population those who don't really deserve to die. The rest we should execute — worst first.
3. Those in support of abolishing the death penalty point to the possibility of an innocent person being executed... The innocent can take solace in knowing that a unanimous jury of 12 citizens must render the death verdict after an exhaustive trial where the accused murderer is represented by two highly competent attorneys and overseen by an independent judge who ensures a fair trial. Voters understand that the criminals on death row have been convicted of the most heinous crimes. Voters also realize that those left behind, grieving families throughout California and their loved ones, don’t deserve anything less than justice. Justice is a reformed, not eliminated death penalty.
AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
1. Rather than try to patch up the death penalty's legal wounds one at a time, it is asked for full briefing on a more basic question: whether the death penalty violates the Constitution. The relevant legal standard is the standard set forth in the Eighth Amendment. The Constitution there forbids the 'infliction' of 'cruel and unusual punishments.' Amdt. 8. The Court has recognized that a 'claim that punishment is excessive is judged not by the standards that prevailed in 1685... or when the Bill of Rights was adopted, but rather by those that currently prevail... Indeed, the Constitution prohibits various gruesome punishments that were common... In 1976, the Court thought that the constitutional infirmities in the death penalty could be healed; the Court in effect delegated significant responsibility to the States to develop procedures that would protect against those constitutional problems. Almost 40 years of studies, surveys, and experience strongly indicate, however, that this effort has failed. Today’s administration of the death penalty involves three fundamental constitutional defects: (1) serious unreliability, (2) arbitrariness in application, (3) unconscionably long delays that undermine the death penalty’s penological purpose. Perhaps as a result, (4) most places within the United States have abandoned its use...
2. There is not the slightest credible statistical evidence that capital punishment reduces the rate of homicide. Whether one compares the similar movements of homicide in Canada and the US when only the latter restored the death penalty, or in American states that have abolished it versus those that retain it, or in Hong Kong and Singapore (the first abolishing the death penalty in the mid-1990s and the second greatly increasing its usage at the same), there is no detectable effect of capital punishment on crime. The best econometric studies reach the same conclusion… Last year roughly 14,000 murders were committed but only 35 executions took place. Since murderers typically expose themselves to far greater immediate risks, the likelihood is incredibly remote that some small chance of execution many years after committing a crime will influence the behaviour of a sociopathic deviant who would otherwise be willing to kill if his only penalty were life imprisonment. Any criminal who actually thought he would be caught would find the prospect of life without parole to be a monumental penalty. Any criminal who didn’t think he would be caught would be untroubled by any sanction.
3. No one can blame victims and their families for wanting revenge, including through the death penalty. In their pain and loss, they are entitled to that desire. However, laws exist to prevent individuals from pursuing vengeance and their own vision of justice. If they do anyway (if, for example, a victim kills a perpetrator) then they become perpetrators and pay the price, both legally and morally. Although we may feel empathy with such a victim seeking revenge, it should be remembered that when fighting monsters you must take care not to become one yourself. Killing by the state is wrong as well, potentially even worse than killing by an individual... In this view, the death penalty is morally, socially and politically wrong. Morally, killing is wrong. Killing on behalf of a state is wrong as well. Some may believe that the death penalty is a just and moral punishment for the most serious of crimes; victims and their families are morally entitled to long for revenge. However, the social, political and economic costs of such retribution are, in this opinion, too high... No national interest can justify human rights violations such as the death penalty or torture.
4. One of the most common misconceptions about the death penalty is the notion that the death penalty saves money because executed defendants no longer have to be cared for at the state's expense. If the costs of the death penalty were to be measured at the time of an execution, that might indeed be true. But as every prosecutor, defense attorney, and judge knows, the costs of a capital case begin long before the sentence is carried out. Experienced prosecutors and defense attorneys must be assigned and begin a long period of investigation and pre-trial hearings. Jury selection, the trial itself, and initial appeals will consume years of time and enormous amounts of money before an execution is on the horizon… All of the studies conclude that the death penalty system is far more expensive than an alternative system in which the maximum sentence is life in prison.
GUN CONTROL
gun con·trol
ɡən/ /kənˈtrōl/
ɡən/ /kənˈtrōl/
: regulation of the selling, owning, and use of guns
PERCEIVED AS PROS : Those who are for greater gun control see three basic pros to new laws:
1. Gun massacres most often use legal weapons: According to Mother Jones, of the more than 70 mass shootings in the United States in the last 30 years, about three-quarters of the guns used were obtained legally by the killers. Pro-gun control advocates believe tougher gun laws could have potentially prevented these crimes.2. Gun control laws protect children and families: Moms Demand Action, a grassroots group founded in response to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, believes guns in America are creating a public health crisis that is attacking children, citing statistics that show nearly eight American children are shot and killed every day. The group says stronger laws are the answer to protecting children.
3. Background checks will help keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them: Americans for Responsible Solutions, supported by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her astronaut husband Mark Kelly, advocates for background checks to prevent criminals, domestic abusers, and seriously mentally ill people from buying guns. The group says laws requiring background checks have prevented the purchase of guns by nearly 2 million people who should not have had them.
PERCEIVED AS CONS : Those who believe new laws for gun control are not the answer argue the following cons
1. “Self-defense is a fundamental right,” says the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action. The group points out that the right to bear arms for self-defense is protected in all states as well as the U.S. Constitution. Handgun restriction laws have been struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.2. Violent crime goes down when more people legally carry guns: Right-to-carry laws have been on the rise in the U.S. since the early 1990's. At the same time, violent crime rates have decreased. The number of privately owned guns has risen by about 100 million. According to the NRA, “Through 2010, the nation’s murder rate has decreased 52 percent to a 47-year low, and the total violent crime rate has decreased 48 percent to a 37-year low.”
3. Widely supported gun bans don’t deter crime: The Federal Assault Weapons ban, signed by President Bill Clinton in 1994, expired and has not had enough support to be renewed. The NRA argues that research shows “assault weapons,” or those certain semi-automatic guns designated in the ban, “have never been used in more than a small percentage of firearm-related violent crime.”
SAME SEX MARRIAGE
gay mar·riage
noun
- marriage between partners of the same sex (as recognized in some jurisdictions).
PRO GAY MARRIAGE
1. Denying some people the option to marry is discriminatory and creates a second class of citizens.2. Same-sex couples should have access to the same benefits enjoyed by heterosexual married couples.
3. The concept of "traditional marriage" has changed over time, and the definition of marriage as always being between one man and one woman is historically inaccurate.
4. Gay marriage is protected by the US Constitution's commitments to liberty and equality.
5. Marriage is an internationally recognized human right for all people.
6. Same-sex marriage is a civil right.
7. Marriage is not only for procreation, otherwise infertile couples or couples not wishing to have children would be prevented from marrying.
8. Gay marriages can bring financial gain to federal, state, and local governments and can help boost the economy.
9. Gay couples make good parents
10. Gay marriage bans cause humiliation and uncertainty for children being raised by same-sex couples.
11. Marriage provides both physical and psychological health benefits, and banning gay marriage increases rates of psychological disorders.
12. Legalizing gay marriage will not harm the institution of marriage, and same-sex marriages may even be more stable than heterosexual marriages.
13. Gay marriage legalization is correlated with lower divorce rates, while gay marriage bans are correlated with higher divorce rates.
14. Legal marriage is a secular institution that should not be limited by religious objections to same-sex marriage.
15. Many religious leaders and churches support gay marriage and say it is consistent with scripture.
PRO TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE
1. The institution of marriage has traditionally been defined as being between a man and a woman.2. Marriage is for procreation and should not be extended to same-sex couples because they cannot produce children together.
3. Children need both a mother and a father.
4. Legalizing gay marriage could lead down a "slippery slope," giving people in polygamous, incestuous, bestial, and other nontraditional relationships the right to marry.
5. Allowing gay couples to wed could further weaken the institution of marriage.
6. Homosexuality is immoral and unnatural.
7. Gay marriage is contrary to the word of God and is incompatible with the beliefs, sacred texts, and traditions of many religious groups.
8. Legalizing gay marriage often leads to an end to domestic partnership benefits for gay and straight couples, which disadvantages couples who choose not to get married.
9. Gay marriage will accelerate the assimilation of gays into mainstream heterosexual culture to the detriment of the homosexual community.
10. Marriage is an outmoded, oppressive institution that should be weakened, not expanded.
11. People should not have their tax dollars used to support something they believe is wrong.
12. Marriage is a privilege, not a right.
13. Legalizing gay marriage advances the "homosexual agenda" and unfairly paints opponents as bigots.
14. Civil unions and domestic partnerships can provide the protections and benefits gay couples need without changing the definition of marriage.
/ˈkanəbəs/ ˌlēɡələˈzāSHən,ˌlēɡəˌlīˈzāSHən/
2. Better Than Booze - Weed is less harmful than legal drugs like alcohol or tobacco, so keeping it banned is pure hypocrisy. In fact, cannabis has proven health benefits, from treating glaucoma to preventing epilepsy or easing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. There are no health grounds to keep it illegal, it’s purely a cultural hangover from the days when pot was considered a dangerous, exotic import. Tobacco is more addictive than cocaine, but there is no sign that marijuana causes physiological addiction. If you ban pot, you may as well ban burger eating, bungee jumping or any other moderately risky pastime.
3. Focus On The Real Bad Stuff - Legalizing cannabis would take the trade out of the hands of criminal gangs. That would reduce their nefarious influence in both cannabis importing countries and the places where it’s produced. Legalized, pot could be properly regulated to ensure quality and safety – just like any other product. When it’s sold illegally on the street, nobody controls what dangerous substances could be mixed in with it. Freed from chasing hapless dope-smokers, law enforcement agencies could focus on dealing with hard drug pushers who do real harm.
4. Give The Tax Man A High - Estimates in the United States suggest legalizing marijuana would make the country about $18 billion better of every year. The gains would come from tax revenues on pot sales and savings to the justice system – including the cost of keeping smokers in jail. Since prohibition is never going to stop people smoking dope, the state may as well make money out of it. Colorado raked in more than $5 million in the first week after legalizing retail sales. It could also be a major boom to the economies of producing countries. One Jamaican company recently struck a $100 million deal to supply Colorado with medicinal ganja.
8. Legalizing gay marriage often leads to an end to domestic partnership benefits for gay and straight couples, which disadvantages couples who choose not to get married.
9. Gay marriage will accelerate the assimilation of gays into mainstream heterosexual culture to the detriment of the homosexual community.
10. Marriage is an outmoded, oppressive institution that should be weakened, not expanded.
11. People should not have their tax dollars used to support something they believe is wrong.
12. Marriage is a privilege, not a right.
13. Legalizing gay marriage advances the "homosexual agenda" and unfairly paints opponents as bigots.
14. Civil unions and domestic partnerships can provide the protections and benefits gay couples need without changing the definition of marriage.
CANNABIS LEGALIZATION
can·na·bis le·gal·i·za·tion/ˈkanəbəs/ ˌlēɡələˈzāSHən,ˌlēɡəˌlīˈzāSHən/
noun
- the action of making marijuana that was previously illegal permissible by law.
FOR LEGALIZING
1. Toking For Freedom - The government just has no right restricting the relatively harmless pleasures of consenting adults. Even if marijuana is harmful – and that is by no means clear – it is the right of every individual to decide whether to take it. Smoking weed is a “victimless crime” where only the user is taking any risk. It is immoral to tell people how they can, or cannot enjoy themselves.2. Better Than Booze - Weed is less harmful than legal drugs like alcohol or tobacco, so keeping it banned is pure hypocrisy. In fact, cannabis has proven health benefits, from treating glaucoma to preventing epilepsy or easing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. There are no health grounds to keep it illegal, it’s purely a cultural hangover from the days when pot was considered a dangerous, exotic import. Tobacco is more addictive than cocaine, but there is no sign that marijuana causes physiological addiction. If you ban pot, you may as well ban burger eating, bungee jumping or any other moderately risky pastime.
3. Focus On The Real Bad Stuff - Legalizing cannabis would take the trade out of the hands of criminal gangs. That would reduce their nefarious influence in both cannabis importing countries and the places where it’s produced. Legalized, pot could be properly regulated to ensure quality and safety – just like any other product. When it’s sold illegally on the street, nobody controls what dangerous substances could be mixed in with it. Freed from chasing hapless dope-smokers, law enforcement agencies could focus on dealing with hard drug pushers who do real harm.
4. Give The Tax Man A High - Estimates in the United States suggest legalizing marijuana would make the country about $18 billion better of every year. The gains would come from tax revenues on pot sales and savings to the justice system – including the cost of keeping smokers in jail. Since prohibition is never going to stop people smoking dope, the state may as well make money out of it. Colorado raked in more than $5 million in the first week after legalizing retail sales. It could also be a major boom to the economies of producing countries. One Jamaican company recently struck a $100 million deal to supply Colorado with medicinal ganja.
AGAINST LEGALIZING
1. It's bad for you in all sorts of ways. Although cannabis may have some medical uses in strictly controlled circumstances, smoking it or munching on space cakes is simply not good for you. Opium poppy derivatives have medical uses – but that doesn’t make heroin healthy. Dope is called that for a reason – it makes you stupid. As well as being bad for your brain, it’s bad for your lungs, bad for your heart and a terrible risk if you plan to do anything like drive or operate machinery. Pot smokers also run higher risks of developing mental health problems like schizophrenia and depression.
2. More people will use it. Cannabis is highly addictive. Studies show up to one-in10 users develop dependence over time. Stopping marijuana use can lead to withdrawal symptoms like anxiety and irritability. Over half the 7.3 million people classified with illicit drug dependence or abuse in the United States are hooked on weed. Making it legal will mean more people will use it – including youngsters – and more people will become addicted.
3. Pushers will keep pushing. Legalizing cannabis won’t stop the drug gangs, they’ll just see profits boosted as it leads to more users and more addicts. Just look at Amsterdam where the liberal pot culture has spawned social problems from muggings to prostitution and hard drug use. The authorities there have been tightening restrictions. Research shows that heavy pot-smokers are several times more likely than non-users to commit violent crime.
4. Weed leads to worse. The use of soft drugs, such as marijuana, leads to the use of hard drugs. Addiction experts regard weed as a gateway drug that potentially introduces users to more serious substance abuse. Research in New Zealand found regular cannabis users were 60 times more likely to try other illicit drugs than young people who had never smoked cannabis. Cannabis itself is getting stronger. The stuff puffed by hippies in the 1960's had around 1% of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the chemical responsible for most of marijuana’s psychological effects. Today’s THC levels can run to over 30%.
Unfortunately, for this argument, it really only comes down to 2 different things. its a matter of beliefs. We could go into details, but lets be honest, that would be you wasting your mind reading nonsense that you don't need to for the bulk of one simple answer.
RELIGION : GOD EXISTS
re·li·gion
rəˈlijən/
noun
- the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
Reasons to Think God Does Exist
1. FAITHReasons to Think God Does Not Exist
1. SCIENCE
RACISM
rac·ism
ˈrāˌsizəm/
noun
- prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
FOR RACISM
1. Racism can definitely be a good thing. Its just another way to unite people and believe that they belong. Throughout history, and even today, people have been restored of their confidence by knowing that they belong with a race of citizens. For example, Mahatma Gandhi lead a mass movement by influencing his people to believe that they are who they are because of race.2. It can be when freeing yourself. Like anything racism is good in self-defense such as defending your group when insulted. Defending your race by using racism as a tool is good. Racism is good as a means but not an end. Does the end justify the means and the answer is only when you are out of other options. So racism is good when out of options to retain integrity.
3. Of course, if you love yourself. It is. It is only matter of time now, non whites out number whites 60% to 40%. There is more of them then us and eventually there will be no more white people left on the planet,and until that happens I would like my grandchildren to have some resemblance to me. We will be smudged out because we aren't "racist"enough.
4. Racism can be great. As a staunch Nationalist I believe that all races are different. I don't support racism per say, but I do support racialism. While racism is prejudice, racialism is the understanding of biology, and of how all races are different. If racism allows us to complete our goal of total ethnic segregation, then it is a good thing.
AGAINST RACISM
1. We are all humans Racism is putting a label on one group. Not all Asians are smart. Not all Black people are on welfare. Lastly NOT ALL WHITE PEOPLE ARE RACIST. I'm not even white and I can say that because its true. Racism is judging someone on the color of their skin. What if we all put a label on the whole human race? Then people will start caring a little more.
2. Just Think about it. Sure it may bring humor to some, yet it hurts too many people in the process. Sure cultures may be different but that shouldn't stop people from feeling safe around each other. When Thomas Jefferson was president his reason for not being involved in the french revolution was to keep peace, not to take sides. Secondly there are many great people from every culture/race/country, from India you have Muhammad Gandhi, from Germany you have Albert Einstein, from A Mexican Heritage you have Cesar Chavez etc.
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That is all for now. How do you feel about any of these things? Do you think I missed something? Do you disagree with what I said, or how I said it? Let me know in the comments below!
And Lastly,....
POLITICS
As much as I would love to go into both sides of political views with you, there is waaaaaaay too much content for that to cover. I am unable to find a common denominator to specifically discuss. You could compare presidents, laws, congress, promises made by political authorities, and many more. If you'd like to talk politics just wait a few more years for the next presidential campaign, assuming Trump lasts the entirety of his term.That is all for now. How do you feel about any of these things? Do you think I missed something? Do you disagree with what I said, or how I said it? Let me know in the comments below!
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