Political Opinions

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 abolished?
yes, except during certain cases such as a mass serial killer


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

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?
yes, but only if they are guilty beyond a reasonably doubt

9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending?
no

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

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

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

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

16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq?
no

17. Should gay marriage be legalized?
yes

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

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

20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland?
yes

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

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

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

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

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

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

27. Should we make Iraq a US state?
yes

28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state?
yes

29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown?
neutral

30. Should the government minimize it's military spending?
only a little bit to help fix the economy

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

32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights?
yes

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

34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join?
not now, but perhaps in the future, but not with Mexico unless Mexico becomes a first-world country by that time

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, but it should be frowned upon

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?
yes

39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither?
maybe /b/, but only if they get out of hand

40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage?
yes

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

42. Should church and state remain separate?
yes

43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero?
yes

44. Should the government offer free healthcare?
no

45. Should the government offer free college/university education?
no

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?
only if it's necessary

49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified?
no

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 and absolutely not, school uniforms don't exist in the US and they could never exist here in public schools due to cliques and how high school students have always had the freedom of being able to dress how they wish, so long as they don't violate a dress code, plus people would rebel, and I'd be one of those rebels

52. Should we allow weapons in space?
yes, but only for the US, not for other countries

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

54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13?
yes

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?
yes

56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets?
yes

57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system?
yes

58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally?
they should, but it's not really plausible

59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States?
yes, but not near large population centers

60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults?
yes

61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist?
yes

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?
yes

63. Should research into cloning be conducted?
yes

64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison?
no

65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state?
yes

66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states?
no, but we should peacefully assimilate other countries into the US if they want to become states

67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world?
hopefully sometime in the future

[Platapus]

In a few of the questions, you used the term "government" without defining whether you mean Local, state, federal, all, or something different.

In the US, as we are a country of states, there are some powers we like the individual states to have and others we may want the federal government to have. "The government" is a complicated term to use in the United States.

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by Platapus

In a few of the questions, you used the term "government" without defining whether you mean Local, state, federal, all, or something different.

In the US, as we are a country of states, there are some powers we like the individual states to have and others we may want the federal government to have. "The government" is a complicated term to use in the United States.

Or even allowing local governments to have certain powers that state and federal don't. Like local zoning or Law enforcement on certain levels.

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by Platapus

In a few of the questions, you used the term "government" without defining whether you mean Local, state, federal, all, or something different.

In the US, as we are a country of states, there are some powers we like the individual states to have and others we may want the federal government to have. "The government" is a complicated term to use in the United States.

It's a complicated term in most places outside the US as well.
That's assuming he means one of the US governments. He could be referring to any government at any level in any part of the world.

Also the term "we" is loosely bandied about in these question. Who is we? Subsim members?, Madagascans?, All of humanity? Be more specific and your questions may be better understood and provide you with useful data. Proper survey contstruction makes a big difference to the value of the research. Then again not declaring what purpose the data and its analysis will be put to makes me suspicious of the motives for collection.

[August]

Originally Posted by TarJak

It's a complicated term in most places outside the US as well.
That's assuming he means one of the US governments. He could be referring to any government at any level in any part of the world.

Also the term "we" is loosely bandied about in these question. Who is we? Subsim members?, Madagascans?, All of humanity? Be more specific and your questions may be better understood and provide you with useful data. Proper survey contstruction makes a big difference to the value of the research. Then again not declaring what purpose the data and its analysis will be put to makes me suspicious of the motives for collection.

Pretty much sums up why i'm not participating.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by August

Pretty much sums up why i'm not participating.

also the op asks us all the questions, but doesn't answer questins directed at him

besides: my political believes are way to weird to put them into a Q&A scheme.

[kranz]

Originally Posted by TarJak

Also the term "we" is loosely bandied about in these question. Who is we? Subsim members?, Madagascans?, All of humanity? Be more specific and your questions may be better understood and provide you with useful data. Proper survey contstruction makes a big difference to the value of the research. Then again not declaring what purpose the data and its analysis will be put to makes me suspicious of the motives for collection.

since it's the same guy who made that funny age poll, I guess, by "we" he means the Americans though there are questions about Iraq and Afghanistan so hell knows... I used to like yes/no questions but now I feel kinda weird

oh, btw: I love question 67 Make Obama govern the ENTIRE WORLD!!!!

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by kranz

Make Obama govern the ENTIRE WORLD!!!!

reading this sentence in combination with your signature made me laugh hard!

[krashkart]

Originally Posted by Solace

67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world?
hopefully sometime in the future

I honestly tried to answer 37 of your questions.

It is up to Guam and Puerto Rico to decide whether they wish to be part of the US. It is not my decision as a John Q. Public voter -- the islands should declare their intentions to be recognized as states and therefore be allowed in.

I'd never thought of Iraq or Afghanistan as US states. Interesting questions. Why should we consider them to be US states? Do they wish to be part of the States? They should incorporate on their own if they so choose, per Guam, Puerto Rico and so on.


In regards to your final question, I must ask you my own:

Would the world be better off with the US' system of government? If so, what makes our system superior to any other current political system in the world? These are loaded questions, but fair is fair. Nothing is permanent in this world.