Because I’m Canadian! Why would I want a bunch of gun-toting lunatics in my country?
I liked this thread better when it was in IMHO.
I’m an art student who doesn’t think everything has to contain deep social commentary. In fact, I’ve been known to create things just because I think they look neat. That’s rather unorthodox, I’m starting to learn…
I also think that the majority of stuff I’ve been forced to sit through that claims to have deep social commentary is a crock. I’m just not seeing where a bunch of newspaper boats is a commentary on overpopulation and consumerism… It does look kind of neat set up the way they had it though. 
Oh, man. that’s like TORTURE!!!
Will you tell me in e-mail if I promise not to argue with you and not to tell anyone else? Pleeeeeeeze?
I agree with almost everything the John Birch Society says.
In other words, I do believe there is an elite group of very rich men controlling when and where wars are, start, and end, the economy, etc.
I believe wives should stay at home and be supported financially by their husbands.
I believe the checkout scanners at supermarkets are a precursor of the mark of the beast, wherein the bible says all cannot buy or sell without the “mark”.
I believe it would be great if we went back to the cashier actually punching in the price.
I believe people under the age of 18 should be allowed to vote.
I believe Dick Gregory should be elected King of the World, the world would surely be better off with such a wise man ruling it.
Almost forgot:
Ice Ice Baby is my favorite song.
Deep down, I feel that most major religions do more evil than good.
I think Titanic deserved its best picture award.
I think Tennessee needs an income tax far more than it needs a lottery. In fact, I think the lottery is a cowardly, craven way to pay for your kids education and anybody who votes for it should be ashamed for being conned into it.
You know, Barney isn’t that bad. My little girl loves him, and that’s all that matters.
Knoxville, TN is a boring place to live filled with extremely stupid and slow-witted people who wear too much orange. I know this isn’t an unpopular opinion on the SDMB, but it is likely an unpopular opinion where I live.
Atlas Shrugged isn’t the worst book ever written.
Too-timid and too-polite drivers are far more dangerous and obnoxious than those of us who are confident and aggressive in our driving ability.
I love my SUV. 
There hasn’t been a truly decent piece of music written since Stravinsky.
Except U2.
Microsoft has been far more beneficial to society than harmful.
Yes, it is.
A bit Python-esque, isn’t it?
Of course there is. They’re called governments.
Where did all the strange username’s come from?
I’ve hardly heard of these people.
:smack: That’s what I get for spending all my time in The Pit.
I believe I am evil because I eat ‘Insant Lunch’ Ramen in non-biodegradable ‘to go’ cups every day for lunch. I believe the siren call of ‘chicken flavor’, ‘chicken with vegetables’ and ‘pesto’ is just too much for my will power to stand against, and the corporation should answer for this by making pasta primavera and maybe tomato basil flavors as well…
:o
I also believe people who cheat on their spouses/significant other or lie/use drugs to get others into the sack should be branded with the word ‘deceiver’ on their forehead. This would be a painless process that wears off after three years, and should only be visible to people feeling sexually attracted to that person…and maybe small dogs and children. (it’ll help them believe in magic)
Where did all the strange username’s come from?
I’ve hardly heard of these people.
:smack: That’s what I get for spending all my time in The Pit.
OK, here goes:
This is not so much a belief I have as a neat idea that I think would be worth discussing… fortunately, it’s so hilariously unlikely to ever come to pass that I can enjoy it’s rich theoretical goodness without worrying about the various practical issues it might raise.
Parents should not raise their own biological children
Rather, children should be raised in groups of 8 to 10 children of similar age, and should be raised by grownups in groups who have had parenting training. Those grownups would be forbidden by law and tradition to provide financial or nepotistic aid to those children.
Additionally:
-Education at all levels should be free and paid for by taxes. Period.
-The government would provide subsistence level housing and job training to anyone who is willing to do a reasonable job working some random low level government job.
Problems this would solve or at least alleviate include:
-Racism. How can you be racist when your 9 siblings and playmates who you grew up with were of many races, as were your parents?
-Inequal distribution of wealth. Everyone would truly start out on an equal playing field. And everyone would have access to the same educational opportunities. After that, if person A ends up rich and person B ends up poor, hey, that’s the way it goes, but at least they truly both had the same chances.
-Child abuse. No one would be a parent who hadn’t volunteered to be, undergone screening, and passed various tests. Plus, parenting would be done in groups, so it would be hard for one parent to keep abusive behavior secret from the co-parents.
-I’m not totally clear on the connection, but I believe that this plan would also clear up, for once and for all, the question about why pigeons bob their heads.
Amen, brotha!
Celine Dion is a wonderful and talented singer.
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There is no difference between a cult and a religion…one is just socially accepted more than the other one is.
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All infant boys should have their sexual organs “turned off” (I pick boys because of easier access). They may be turned back on after they pass a series of tests and assessments that prove their competency. If any boy/man is convicted of child abuse or any significant felony…they are turned back off.
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I think that black men as a generalized whole are the single largest factor for why this country is so screwed up. Violent crime, drugs, single mothers, etc…Ae others in the wrong?..absolutely…but you want to get your biggest bang for the buck to fix these problems…black men are the largest problem…don’t believe me…spend 7 years in Detroit.
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I think the death penalty should be used at least 100 times the current National amount and I believe that death row inmates should get one appeal and one Judical review, then lights out (should include DNA analysis if necessary).
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I have no problem with CEO’s making $150MM dollars a year…I’m just not going to buy their stock.
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I think baseball is the biggest waste of time on the planet. Can you honestly say you’ve watched a baseball game from 1st pitch to last out in the last ten years? I have no idea how I used to watch game after game when I was a child…but now I can’t make it to the sixth inning without wanting to hit a bar.
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Women can’t drive for $hit. Black women are the worst…then followed by Asians, then white women, then Arab women (who are actually better drivers than Arab men) don’t believe me…spend 7 years in Detroit.
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I think Dick Vitale is the dumbest fuking moron on the planet. He hasn’t said one negative thing about anyone associated with basketball ever in his broadcasting life…I don’t think he has an opinion.
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I think college athletic coaches rank on the social ladder of life…just above Nazi, child molesting, heroin addicts.
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I’ve never met a Mormon who isn’t a total egomanical, chip on their shoulder, a$$hole. I think their religion creates this.
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My entire family on my Mother’s side are the biggest, dumbest, stupidest waste of human flesh in the world. I shudder to think how many of my tax dollars they have received in my working history.
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I think AIDS is a gay men’s disease and that the amount of money we are spending on curing it compared to breast cancer, etc. is a joke. It’s called a condom…disease solved.
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When someone goes to get treatment for lung cancer and their is evidence that they are a smoker…they should be kicked out of the hospital immediately. It’s not like they didn’t know this wasn’t going to happen.
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Their is no God, their is no afterlife…we all become worm food…end of story.
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I think graveyards are stupid…I don’t need a spot to think about my dead loved ones…the memories are in my head. Why go to a place that you’ve never been with that dead person when they were alive? Of course unless you and this person used to hang out in graveyards…then we have a bigger problem!
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Marshall Applewhite (the comet cult purple shroud Nikes dude) was a fuking riot. I could watch that guy all day…especially those big bugg eyes…classic $hit.
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Cindy Crawford is and has never been hot to me. I think she looks like a drag queen.
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Italian food is the most overrated cuisine in the world. It doesn’t suck…but no Italian dish should ever cost more than $20.
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Don’t tell me childbirth is beautitful…I’ve seen it…it’s fuking nasty. Now the baby…absolutely…but the act of childbirth…call me in the room when the kid is on the warming tray please…I’ll be pacing in the waiting room like the old days.
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I think all fat people are lazy, undisiplined slobs (except for the very, very few who have a gland problem…if that even is real). I would never hire a fat person to work for me…if they can’t take care of themselves, then they can’t be trusted to take of the team’s business.
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I think the NBA is a joke and college early entry into the pros is killing college basketball…they need to pass a rule.
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I think Shaq is the most overrated basketball player in the history of the world. Call fouls like they are supposed to be called and he fouls out by the end of the first quarter EVERY GAME!
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I would never, ever draft a white dude on my NBA basketball team…probablity says they will suck.
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I think medical care for people above 80 should be rationed…you’ve made it past te expected longevity curve…get out of line.
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I think sterilization for people is a very appropriate punishment for certain crimes.
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My final one…I think that the one thing that made this country so great so fast…manifest destiny…is the one thing that holds this country back.
The minute a 100% effective, 100% safe, 100% reversible form of birth control is devised, it should be administered to all women compulsorily starting before menarche. (If such birth control were to exist for men, the same would apply to them.) People who want to have children should be put through a screening process at least as rigorous as the one the Humane Society does when you adopt a dog before getting the antidote, and the birth control will be re-started after the child is born. No objections, religious or otherwise.
Juries in capital punishment cases should, by law, have four people (out of 12) who are opposed to the death penalty. This creates a more accurate “jury of one’s peers”, as this is the approximate percentage in the population that has this view. In order to get a death sentence, those four people would have to be won over.
The U.S. should adopt a national heath program. In addition to taxes, every citizen would pay a monthly fee for this service that would be reduced with every major health risk reduced or preventive care measure taken. For instance, the fee might be $50, and you get $5 off if you don’t smoke, $5 off if you keep a healthy weight, $5 off if you keep your cholesterol down, $5 if you have an annual physical, etc. The fee could be reduced to nothing fairly easily without being in perfect health.
Marijuana should be markedly decriminalized, but not legalized. No one should ever go to jail, pay a prohibitive fine, or have a marred record due to pot use or possession. Avoiding full legalization, however, prevents it from being produced and marketed by Big Business.
Heroin should remain illegal as a street drug, but should be readily, freely, and anonymously available along with clean needles at government centers. The same goes for crack.
Teachers and nurses should make twice as much money as they do.
Teachers up to 8th grade should be able to spank their students at will. Some kids respond to little else.
If file sharing is going to destroy the music industry as we know it, then true lovers of music not only have the right to participate fully–they have the responsibility.
I voted for Ralph Nader, and I’d do it again.
Daylight savings time sucks.
Christmas decorations should be put up approximately two weeks before Christmas and should be taken down on the evening of December 25, if possible.
Boston–the band, that is–sucks, has always sucked, and will always suck. I can get three “classic rock” stations from my car, and I have started the Boston Challenge–can I get home from work (8 minutes, various times of the day) without finding a Boston song on one of them? I am thus far unsuccessful. This is inexplicable.
More when I think of them. This is fun.
Dr. J
Some more thoughts, gurenteed to piss off members of the left and right.
I feel that any act performed between consentual adults in the privacy of their home, motel room, etc. is their business and should be legal. The only constraints on this would be the following: This does not extend to public areas, or other people’s private property. Being caught will incur some kind of find for public indency. Also, I do not want to hear your personal life broadcast around the room in a public place. If you do so, don’t act suprised when people are giving you dirty looks. Basically, keep your personal life personal.
Pot should be legal. Cigerretes are legalized and they appear to be much worse for you. Abuse should be dealt with treatment.
I believe Prositution should not only be legal, but prostitutes must have medical checkups in order to continue operating. However, I also feel that businesses should have say in wether solicting for it is done in front of their stores. Same with neighborhoods. I also believe that prositution should be seperated from pimps and drugs to make it less dangerous for all invovled.
Your rights as a US adult citizen begin when you turn 18 or 21. At either age, you are able to: Vote, purchase (cigerrettes, alcohol, firearms, and pot), get a firearm carry license(assuming meet requirements), gamble, join the military, etc. None of this, some at 18, the rest at 21 crap. Pick one and stick with it.
If I can hear the music from your car, your apartment, when all the windows are shut and there’s 20 feet between my wall and your car/wall, the Music is too damn loud! If I can hear the bass from your car when as your car drives by, turn the volume down.
There is a reason they don’t allow you to play music without headphones on public transportation. By that same logic, people do not want to hear you sing your favorite songs to everyone.
I believe that robots are responsible for over 50% of senior death rates. They come at night and feed off seniors medication. Seniors can’t resist because robots are strong and have metal claws. I believe that old glory insurance rocks because it covers robot attacks. I also believe that those who deny the existance of robots may be robots themselves.
And now for something completely serious…
While I disagree with firearms licensing, I would agree to it if it was implemented under the following citeria:
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It would work similar to getting an auto license. Such as that testing would be held at regular intervals by the state, fees(if any) would be reasonable, such that you would not have a poll tax situation.
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A license in 1 state would be recognized in all 50.
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A license would allow you to carry a firearm (concealed) in any public place. A license, however, would not be needed if the firearm was not carried loaded or used only on private property (you don’t need a drivers license if you never drive on a public load).
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A License would cover any and all firearms you own or purchase as long as such firearms are legal and concealable. Such firearms would not be listed on the card or in any database.
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A license would not be required to purchase a gun. You don’t need one to get a car, only to drive it.
Basically, License gun owners as drivers are licensed.
And now I’m predicting hate mail from both sides. Hell, so many others have mentioned guns, so I will too.
Rememberd one more thing.
Insurance rates for young drivers is structured wrong. Rather then starting off sky-high for new drivers, start them low and then pump them up once an accident occurs. I would think it would be more of an incentive to drive more responsibly if doing so means not paying as much to do so.
Here’s another one:
OMO thinks he’s a proud, smart, free thinking, patriotic American. Actually, he’s vile, bigoted, and stupid, and deserves the harshest flaming in the history of the BBQ Pit. I’m ashamed that I come from the same country as him.
Oh, wait, somehow I doubt that’s a very unpopular opinion.