Controversial Opinions (For Everything Other Than DC Comics)

[DrNewGod]

I wonder if the filter masks are effective protection against the corona virus?

Surgical masks are designed to protect patients from the wearer. Still, better than nothing.

[DrNewGod]

Not sure what you're getting at here.

If the rich can automate everything the poor have to offer, and equip drones with weapons to suppress rebellion, doesn't the whole French Revolution Scenario get a new ending?

[Kirby101]

One more reason not to support him...

Among many.

[Zauriel]

At least Bloomberg is clear on his gun control policy. I believe he will have a plan to prevent gun violence. That is one good reason to support his bid for presidency.

[jetengine]

Why Conservatives hate Weed I'll never know, whilst I'm not a fan myself itd make a TON of money and the GOP love 'em some cash. Its also better for you then Alcohol or Cigarettes.

[Zauriel]

Why Conservatives hate Weed I'll never know, whilst I'm not a fan myself itd make a TON of money and the GOP love 'em some cash. Its also better for you then Alcohol or Cigarettes.

Several former Republicans including Gary Johnson, Lincoln Chafee and Bill Weld support the decriminalization of weed. Gary Johnson used medical marijuana to treat and control the pain from his injuries.

They can sure tax the weed.

[Moon Ronin]

It is controversial to the conservatives. That is why most red states ban marijuana. Trump, Pence and Sessions are against marijuana. Marijuana is also illegal on the federal level.

Most of the democratic presidential candidates including Bloomberg and even Tulsi Gabbard support the legalization of pot on the federal level.

Biden thinks it is a "gate way" drug and is very opposed to its legalization.

[TheRay]

The problem is there are too many people who believe if you're on the other side of the political divide, you must be either evil, stupid, and/or crazy. It's impossible to have a meaningful conversation at that point.

Precisely. Jumping to such an extreme, basically idealistic conclusion does nobody any favors. It is not possible to come up with any blanket descriptions of anyone on either side.

[Jack Dracula]

If the rich can automate everything the poor have to offer, and equip drones with weapons to suppress rebellion, doesn't the whole French Revolution Scenario get a new ending?

My point was that billionaires and corporations can exercise power over our government indirectly through campaign contributions and lobbying, leaving the appearance of a fair system in place. The result is almost always an increase profits while paying less in taxes. The average taxpayer must actually foot the bill for running the government while their influence is lessened.
I'd meant this as a counter-argument to Jim Kelly's idea that it's in the best interest of the rich to support a functioning democracy because it saves money. My idea being that it doesn't actually need to function fairly - it just needs to look like it does.

[Zauriel]

Biden thinks it is a "gate way" drug and is very opposed to its legalization.

Biden isn't the only one.
There are a lot of politicians who always tell us "drugs are very bad, they make us lazy and indolent, drugs corrupt our kids and break our families." in their anti-drug ads sponsored by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. The office should be abolished for being a waste of taxpayer dollars

The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy was a cabinet-level position from 1993 to 2009.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office...Control_Policy

[Zauriel]

I hope marijuana is a better safer alternative than Meth. Can you fight drugs with drugs? After all, meth was invented to cure or treat morphine addiction. When morphine was introduced to treat wounded soldiers, some of them got addicted to morphine.

I also believe legalizing marijuana will drive cartels out of business. When the federal government prohibited alcohol, the black market thrived and benefited from the Prohibition of alcohol. When alcohol was made legal again, the Black Market stopped selling bootlegged alcohol.

[jetengine]

Weed is only a gateway drug if the dealer can actually offer you stronger stuff and you have an addictive personality, afaik it doesn't cause a chemical dependancy

[GozertheGozarian]

Weed is only a gateway drug if the dealer can actually offer you stronger stuff and you have an addictive personality, afaik it doesn't cause a chemical dependancy

It's been proven not to.

[ed2962]

Why are some people trying to turn the Sonic movie vs the Birds of Prey movie into a thing?

[Joker]

^^Because "geek" culture is fucking dumb.

The problem is there are too many people who believe if you're on the other side of the political divide, you must be either evil, stupid, and/or crazy. It's impossible to have a meaningful conversation at that point. Mot that you're point doesn't have merit, of course.

Because politicians decided to weaponize our opinions so we'd fight each other, instead of them.