# Summarize Complex Political Issues in 10 Words or Less

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-complex-political-issues-in-10-words-or-less/588332>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 8, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-complex-political-issues-in-10-words-or-less/588332 "2011-07-08T17:30:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-complex-political-issues-in-10-words-or-less/588332/41 "2011-07-23T04:15:13Z")

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“Keep and bear arms” is not “wantonly sell murderers guns.”  
Punishment without rehabilitation mainly just torture, fails to curb recidivism.  
Oil reserves worth more in future, once Arabia’s reserves gone.  
Patented crop gene inevitably reproduces itself; farmers sued for “copying.”  
Treat foreigners as you would want foreigners to treat you.  
The less you make, the more interest you’ll owe! Perverse!

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**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-complex-political-issues-in-10-words-or-less/588332/42 "2011-07-23T06:36:06Z")

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Abortion debate: A woman-inslaver, a babykiller and bigfoot walk into a bar.

(Okay, it’s a tad long)

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**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-complex-political-issues-in-10-words-or-less/588332/43 "2011-07-23T07:46:26Z")

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I’m not rich enough to be a Republican.

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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-complex-political-issues-in-10-words-or-less/588332/44 "2011-07-23T09:56:41Z")

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Unemployment remains over 9%. Who are these mythical job creators?

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-complex-political-issues-in-10-words-or-less/588332/45 "2011-07-23T10:25:22Z")

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_“People cause problems - no people, no problems.”_ - Stalin. Kind of the ultimate in simple solutions. Not much fun if you are one of the problems, though.

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**Author:** ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-complex-political-issues-in-10-words-or-less/588332/46 "2011-07-23T22:35:42Z")

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One Nation Under Water

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