# Great Debates **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/great-debates/13.md?page=99 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 100 --- ## [Alternative history...US joins Germany and the Central Powers in WWI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-history-us-joins-germany-and-the-central-powers-in-wwi/810190)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-history-us-joins-germany-and-the-central-powers-in-wwi/810190 "2018-03-12T22:31:17Z")
Was watching this (very long) video on an alternative history scenario where the US joins Germany and the Central Powers in WWI instead of the UK and the Entente Powers. I was wondering what 'dopers think would have hap… --- ## [What if China annexed N Korea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-china-annexed-n-korea/803269)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2018, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-china-annexed-n-korea/803269 "2018-03-12T00:58:33Z")
Give me my hypothetical: let’s suppose the US and/or NATO mount up and start riding toward N Korea, hunting Kim and seeking to effect a regime change. It’s happened in other parts of the world. If they allow The West, … --- ## [Which controversial hot topic is more likely to ever get overturned/repealed \[Roe-Wade or 2nd Amd\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-controversial-hot-topic-is-more-likely-to-ever-get-overturned-repealed-roe-wade-or-2nd-amd/809119)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-controversial-hot-topic-is-more-likely-to-ever-get-overturned-repealed-roe-wade-or-2nd-amd/809119 "2018-03-10T22:35:42Z")
Roe v Wade or the 2nd Amendment? --- ## [What is the source for "well-regulated militia" means "subject to a civilian authority"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-source-for-well-regulated-militia-means-subject-to-a-civilian-authority/809246)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-source-for-well-regulated-militia-means-subject-to-a-civilian-authority/809246 "2018-03-10T17:29:09Z")
Years ago, Cecil, when discussing the meaning of the Second Amendment said that “well-regulated militia” meant “subject to a civilian authority” as opposed to “subject to a lot of regulations”. Does anyone know the sour… --- ## ["IN God We Trust": Religion, or Tradition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-god-we-trust-religion-or-tradition/809617)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-god-we-trust-religion-or-tradition/809617 "2018-03-08T22:13:37Z")
Every Florida school and administrative building will be required to display “In God We Trust,” according to a bill passed by the Florida House on Wednesday, and it must be displayed in a conspicuous place. The sponsor… --- ## [Take the guns first... Due process second](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-guns-first-due-process-second/809793)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-guns-first-due-process-second/809793 "2018-03-08T21:32:22Z")
This proposal to deal with individuals with red flags that they may commit gun violence came not from Obama, Hilary or any of the usual gun-grabber suspects, but from… Donald Trump? Yes, that is right. It came during t… --- ## [Congresspeople sleeping in their offices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresspeople-sleeping-in-their-offices/810122)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresspeople-sleeping-in-their-offices/810122 "2018-03-08T20:21:44Z")
‘It’s almost nasty’: Dems seek crackdown on sleeping in the Capitol This seems to me to be one of the most idiotic “ethics” issues I can recall, and it’s hard to imagine that it’s not contrived for some reason or othe… --- ## [What do you think of Apple moving (Chinese) user data to Chinese servers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-apple-moving-chinese-user-data-to-chinese-servers/810060)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-apple-moving-chinese-user-data-to-chinese-servers/810060 "2018-03-08T16:33:35Z")
I was wondering what 'dopers thought of this. It’s not something that’s really new, it’s been in the pipe line for a year now. Basically, for Chinese users of the iPhone the Chinese government is requiring Apple to hos… --- ## [What Happened to the True Investigative Reporters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-true-investigative-reporters/810019)
**Author:** [@Fair\_Firm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Firm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-true-investigative-reporters/810019 "2018-03-08T01:35:11Z")
This question could have worded several different ways. I guess I’m not understanding not seeing or hearing of straight shooting investigative reporters giving straight reports of Washington events, deeds and misdeeds i… --- ## [Young voters and gun laws...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-voters-and-gun-laws/809395)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-voters-and-gun-laws/809395 "2018-03-08T00:18:24Z")
Will the resent school shootings result in more young people actually voting? I for one, will march in and carry a flag for any cause that supports the repeal of the colonial era mind set that is the second amendment. E… --- ## [Are we inevitably doomed to kill ourselves(as a species)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-inevitably-doomed-to-kill-ourselves-as-a-species/808548)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-inevitably-doomed-to-kill-ourselves-as-a-species/808548 "2018-03-06T20:27:50Z")
No matter how hard we’ve looked thus far we’ve found no evidence of other life in the universe let alone civilizations. We know the universe has been around relatively for billions of years. So mathematically the odds li… --- ## [Does the Georgia lawmakers' response to Delta set up an analogous example of White Privilege?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-georgia-lawmakers-response-to-delta-set-up-an-analogous-example-of-white-privilege/810056)
**Author:** [@Aestivalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aestivalis)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-georgia-lawmakers-response-to-delta-set-up-an-analogous-example-of-white-privilege/810056 "2018-03-06T20:21:21Z")
There has certainly been debate about what “White Privilege” actually is, but I think that the Georgia lawmakers’ response to Delta’s cancelling of an NRA discount sets up an interesting parallel to it, as well as the ty… --- ## [Did Castro Have JFK Killed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-castro-have-jfk-killed/809391)
**Author:** [@thatbpguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thatbpguy)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-castro-have-jfk-killed/809391 "2018-03-06T18:29:29Z")
American Heritage is considered one of the top nonbiased and scholarly publications. I was reading this article and it opened my eyes a bit. --- ## [Steele testified to Mueller that Russia had influence on Trump's SecState Pick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steele-testified-to-mueller-that-russia-had-influence-on-trumps-secstate-pick/810100)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steele-testified-to-mueller-that-russia-had-influence-on-trumps-secstate-pick/810100 "2018-03-06T17:22:26Z")
This story has been buried under the rather spectacular self-destruction of former Trump compatriot Sam Nunberg. I believe it’s worth closer examination. From today’s New Yorker (I found coverage in this CNBC article): … --- ## [What else causes global warming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-causes-global-warming/809775)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-causes-global-warming/809775 "2018-03-05T17:27:04Z")
Is there Correlation of global temperature with solar activity? Does the weakening of the Earth’s Magnetic shield which prevents sun rays mean we are getting more heat? I found this chart on solar activity, and there s… --- ## [Freedom of Religion: Mennonite refuses to participate in death penalty murder case.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-of-religion-mennonite-refuses-to-participate-in-death-penalty-murder-case/809751)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-of-religion-mennonite-refuses-to-participate-in-death-penalty-murder-case/809751 "2018-03-05T16:23:47Z")
There has been another freedom of religion case that popped up here in Colorado. It seems that an investigator who did work for the defense team of a murderer has been jailed for contempt as she has been refusing to ans… --- ## [Is blaming or making the Soviet Union responsible for the outbreak of World Wr II a minority view?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-blaming-or-making-the-soviet-union-responsible-for-the-outbreak-of-world-wr-ii-a-minority-view/809886)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-blaming-or-making-the-soviet-union-responsible-for-the-outbreak-of-world-wr-ii-a-minority-view/809886 "2018-03-04T20:24:37Z")
Is blaming or making the Soviet Union responsible for the outbreak of World Wr II a minority view? I have only come across a handful of websites that make the case for the Soviet Union’s culpability and Odd Arne Westad’… --- ## [Fatherless homes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatherless-homes/809703)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatherless-homes/809703 "2018-03-03T18:28:37Z")
This issue has been brought to my attention in several different settings (church, friends, and now the news) in the last couple of weeks, and I thought it might make for interesting discussion fodder. Are absentee fathe… --- ## [Idea for compromise on gun restrictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-compromise-on-gun-restrictions/809153)
**Author:** [@Squirrel\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squirrel_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idea-for-compromise-on-gun-restrictions/809153 "2018-03-03T09:18:42Z")
Hi all. I would like to get some feedback on this idea from people who are knowledgeable on firearms. My idea for a gun control compromise is this: Place all semiautomatic firearms (long guns and handguns) greater than … --- ## [UK 'dopers...tell me your thoughts about the NHS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-tell-me-your-thoughts-about-the-nhs/808260)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-tell-me-your-thoughts-about-the-nhs/808260 "2018-03-03T06:32:33Z")
I was reading this BBC article on Trump’s recent tweets (apparently sparked by some Fox and Friends show he watched with Nigel Farage (who I understand isn’t that popular with most UK 'dopers…or many in the UK as far as … --- ## [Jesus is our sun. Our God's Son. I am not sold on either side of this theory. Sell me, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-is-our-sun-our-gods-son-i-am-not-sold-on-either-side-of-this-theory-sell-me-please/809666)
**Author:** [@TZA305](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TZA305)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-is-our-sun-our-gods-son-i-am-not-sold-on-either-side-of-this-theory-sell-me-please/809666 "2018-03-02T23:09:15Z")
The 3 wise men are Orion’s belt. Star in the East is Sirius. All of them point to the sunrise. Sunrise birth, sunset on the crux, winter solstice, death. Resurrection birth, spring, plants grow, saving the hood. Walk on … --- ## [Is it a male-dominated world? Why or why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-male-dominated-world-why-or-why-not/807563)
**Author:** [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-male-dominated-world-why-or-why-not/807563 "2018-03-02T17:11:01Z")
So, I like this good ole argument, and I just want to say the way people make it out to be is truly an exaggeration. Here are my arguments If it was a men’s world truly, there would be more men than women If it was tr… --- ## [I solved the gun control problem.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-solved-the-gun-control-problem/809181)
**Author:** [@AgingLiberalD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AgingLiberalD)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-solved-the-gun-control-problem/809181 "2018-02-28T19:54:44Z")
Now to be fair, I’m fairly certain my idea is not unique, however I feel that it is a fairly good solution for limiting access to firearms while still allowing access to the general public. Before I get started, I want … --- ## [Are there any ways to have stopped the Florida shooter from buying guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-ways-to-have-stopped-the-florida-shooter-from-buying-guns/809423)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-ways-to-have-stopped-the-florida-shooter-from-buying-guns/809423 "2018-02-28T15:48:16Z")
Looking for a factual answer here. Today’s article talks about how the sheriff’s department got calls warning about the shooter. (CITE: Florida school shooting: Sheriff got 18 calls about Nikolas Cruz’s violence, threat… --- ## [Why am I meeting so much defensiveness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-meeting-so-much-defensiveness/809721)
**Author:** [@lucid-nonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lucid-nonsense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-meeting-so-much-defensiveness/809721 "2018-02-28T03:40:21Z")
Two threads I started were closed within minutes. I was told to start a pit thread, which I did, and it was immediately taken for granted that I am crazy. Why? I’m obviously talking rationally. Certain posters are actin… --- ## [Are all transgendered people mentally ill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-transgendered-people-mentally-ill/800378)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 908\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-transgendered-people-mentally-ill/800378 "2018-02-27T17:40:01Z")
The other night, my roommate decided to get into an argument with me about transgendered people. He’s a fan of the political commentator Ben Shapiro, who makes the claim that ALL transgendered are mentally ill. He points… --- ## [Availability and lethality of guns and body counts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-and-lethality-of-guns-and-body-counts/809469)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2018, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-and-lethality-of-guns-and-body-counts/809469 "2018-02-27T04:34:34Z")
I want to focus on a single aspect of the gun debate, represented by this post: I’ll respond the same way I did in that thread, though the poster thought it was a hijack, so I started a new one. This is a childish arg… --- ## [Why do police carry Narcan but not Insulin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-police-carry-narcan-but-not-insulin/809642)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-police-carry-narcan-but-not-insulin/809642 "2018-02-27T04:21:13Z")
Why not just let the drug addicts go by the wayside and have meds on hand for those who NEED it? --- ## [Resolved: My gun-safety plan is smarter than Trump's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-my-gun-safety-plan-is-smarter-than-trumps/809393)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-my-gun-safety-plan-is-smarter-than-trumps/809393 "2018-02-26T20:54:57Z")
Every state of the Union imposes requirements for driver’s licences. Shouldn’t purchasing or operating a fire-arm also require credential? (I realize some will say “Driving a car is a privilege; carrying a lethal weapo… --- ## [Why did Mueller charge gates with more crimes just accepting his guilty plea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-mueller-charge-gates-with-more-crimes-just-accepting-his-guilty-plea/809530)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-mueller-charge-gates-with-more-crimes-just-accepting-his-guilty-plea/809530 "2018-02-26T20:38:55Z")
Just a couple of days before Rick Gates entreated into a plea deal with Mueller, he and Manafort were charged with more crimes: This is apparently very unusual. Assembled lawyers (and laymen) of the SD, what is your b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/great-debates/13.md?page=98) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/great-debates/13.md?page=100)