Political Opinions

[Torvald Von Mansee]

1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?

No

2. Should Marijuana should be legalized?

Yes

3. Should the death penalty be abolition?

Yes

4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens?

No

5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan?

No yes and no on this

6. Should abortion be legal or illegal?

Legal

7. Should stem cell research be legal?

Yes

8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender?

The latter

9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending?

The latter

10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet?

No

11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program?

Yes, by any means necessary

12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government?

It would be nice if possible.

13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt?

I guess that depends on the business, its size, etc.

14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)?

Mixed

15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals?

Absolutely

16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq?

Yep.

17. Should gay marriage be legalized?

Yep.

18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo?

I don't care

19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan?

I don't care

20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland?

I don't care

21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia?

I don't care

22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?

I don't know enough to decide.

23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?

Too small for statehood

24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?

Too small for statehood, don't care

25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?

As is


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[onelifecrisis]

Solace, you do know this is a multinational forum right?

Originally Posted by Solace

I spent the last 45 minutes or so writing this thread, so please, share your thoughts on these topics:

1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No.


2. Should Marijuana should be legalized?
No.


3. Should the death penalty be abolition?
You mean abolished? Yes. There are people that deserve to die, but there are no people I trust to have the power to decide it.


4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens?
No.

5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan?
I dunno.

6. Should abortion be legal or illegal?
Legal.

7. Should stem cell research be legal?
Yes, within limits.

8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender?
Just imprisoned and registered as sex offenders.

9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending?
Government spending.

10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet?
I dunno.

11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program?
Haha!

12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government?
"Liberate!" Haha!

13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt?
No.

14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)?
Mixed economy.

15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals?
You mean they don't already have them?

16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq?
I dunno.

17. Should gay marriage be legalized?
Marriage, sure. Why not? Kids are the tricky part.

18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo?
Kosowhat?

19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan?
Azerwhat?

20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland?
Johnathan's a good guy.

21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia?
You're making these up, right?

22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
Whatever the Puerto Ricans want. Last I heard they were of mixed opinions.

23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
As above.

24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
As above.

25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
As above.

26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories?
As above.

27. Should we make Iraq a US state?
LOL

28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state?
LOL

29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown?
No.

30. Should the government minimize it's military spending?
It should lower it, yes.

31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico?
I dunno.

32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights?
Wouldn't make any difference.

33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York?
As above.

34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join?
Wow... do the Canadians want that? Has it even been discussed with them? /ignorant

35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums?
No.

36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
No.

37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does?
No.

38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes?
No.

39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither?
Neither.

40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage?
No.

41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18?
Whatever.

42. Should church and state remain separate?
Yes.

43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero?
It's just a mosque.

44. Should the government offer free healthcare?
Complicated.

45. Should the government offer free college/university education?
Complicated.

46. Should tobacco be made illegal?
No.

47. Should alcohol be made illegal again?
No.

48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens?
This isn't really a question.

49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified?
Secrets will be kept secret by whatever means necessary.

50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions?
Yes.

51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms?
No.

52. Should we allow weapons in space?
What!?

53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court?
Yes.

54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13?
No.

55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public?
No.

56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets?
No.

57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system?
No.

58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally?
People would still build them.

59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States?
I dunno.

60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults?
No.

61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist?
No.

62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa?
Not if they just use them as excuses to invade.

63. Should research into cloning be conducted?
It will be sooner or later.

64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison?
Yes.

65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state?
No.

66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states?
No.

67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world?
Not yet.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by onelifecrisis

Solace, you do know this is a multinational forum right?

OLC, you do know that America is the center of the universe, right?

[onelifecrisis]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

OLC, you do know that America is the center of the universe, right?

Ohhh, my bad.

[krashkart]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

OLC, you do know that America is the center of the universe, right?

America? What is this America you speak of? I only recognize the flat Earth as the center of the universe.