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A01006 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['sometimes economic sanctions are the only thing that will get the corrupt governments to take action'] 0 1 0
A01018 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions provide a non-military sanction to use against countries'] 0 1 0
A05068 We should ban targeted killing against ['targeted killing should not be banned because it means that dangerous people can be stopped from injuring other people'] 0 1 0
A05095 We should abolish the three-strikes laws against ['we need the three strikes as a deterrent'] 0 1 0
A07001 We should cancel pride parades against ['pride parades allow people to make connections and widen their social circles'] 0 1 0
A07049 We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms against ['the right to keep and bear arms is protected by our government and should be like that so people can defend their self'] 0 1 0
A07053 We should ban algorithmic trading against ['we should continue to support algorithmic trading as it gives orders a jump start rather than waiting until the complete order has been produced'] 1 1 1
A07067 We should limit judicial activism against ['judicial activism allows for common sense to be applied where necessary'] 1 1 0
A07097 We should ban whaling against ['whaling is an important part of the diet tradition and economies of many countries and it is not our place to dictate terms as outsiders to their culture'] 0 1 1
A09026 We should abolish intellectual property rights against ['intellectual property rights enable people to benefit from what they worked so hard to achieve'] 1 1 1
A09045 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change'] 0 1 0
A09070 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['they serve as a deterant for any rogue dictator to strike an enemy'] 0 1 0
A09077 We should legalize sex selection against ['sex selection can lead to an over abundance of a favored gender in society'] 0 1 0
A09079 We should abolish intellectual property rights against ['a person uses his imagination and hard work to write as book or music', ' they should be able to benefit from their work', ' it should not be in the public domain'] 1 1 1
A09080 We should cancel pride parades against ['pride parades are a platforms for minority groups to spread awareness about discrimination and abuse'] 0 1 0
A09097 We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms against ['people have a right to be able to defend themselves and their loved ones'] 0 1 0
A12010 We should adopt a multi-party system against ['multi-party systems slow down what gets done because we have too many different sides trying to come to an agreement'] 1 1 0
A12049 We should limit executive compensation against ['we should not limit executive compensation because it is their company that they started they have a right to the profits'] 1 1 1
A12122 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['nuclear weapons help keep peace', ' its an assurance policy', ' everyone knows that everyone loses if nuclear war breaks out', ' this keeps countries in line so as not to provoke a nuclear attack'] 0 1 0
A12124 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions work as intended and getting rid of them would make it more difficult to punish offending countries'] 0 1 0
A12167 We should ban private military companies against ['the state can not have exclusivity in the creation of weapons leaving aside private capital as a source of technological innovations for our defense'] 0 1 0
A12216 We should limit judicial activism against ['judicial activism can highlight wrong legislation or deliver accurate justice that cannot be addressed through the existing laws'] 1 1 0
A12224 We should ban factory farming against ['factory farming is necessary in our society as a way to control and protect the environment in which the animals are living so they are not subjected to disease and predators'] 0 1 0
A12249 We should ban private military companies against ['private military companies provide additional soldiers in places where it is necessary'] 0 1 0
A12319 We should abolish the three-strikes laws against ['we shouldnt abolish the three strikes law because it is necessary to ensure society understands the ramifications of repeated ill behavior', ' three felonies is just about enough as far as im concerned'] 0 1 0
A12332 We should limit executive compensation against ['an executive has worked hard to get to that position through study and prior work experience', ' they should be compensated for their value to the company'] 1 1 1
A12334 We should adopt an austerity regime against ['austerity regimes hurt the common man by reducing support for schools and health care'] 1 1 1
A12358 We should abolish capital punishment against ['If capital punishment is unfairly applied we should focus on fixing that not abolishing it entirely'] 1 1 0
A12381 We should subsidize journalism against ['it could become partial to whoever pays'] 0 1 0
A12386 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions can help force countries to provide better treatment for the common people of that country'] 0 1 0
A12392 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions can help control financial situations'] 1 1 1
A12398 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions do help western countries to avoid the spread of terrorism'] 0 1 0
A12468 We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms against ['everyone should have the right to keep and bear arms for protection'] 0 1 0
A14006 We should ban factory farming against ['factory farming is an efficient way to grow mass amounts of food for the food supply chain', ' it pushes innovation and makes farming more efficient and safer outcomes for the food supply'] 1 1 0
A14007 We should subsidize embryonic stem cell research against ['we should not subsidize embryonic stem cell research as that is done by private companies and they can raiser their own money'] 0 1 0
A15019 We should legalize cannabis against ['cannabis use has been linked to mental problems in youth and shouldnt be legalized'] 0 1 0
A17002 We should adopt a zero-tolerance policy in schools against ['schools already have systems and hierarchies there is no need to employ further policies'] 0 1 0
A17003 We should cancel pride parades against ['thepride parades are part of the empowerment of the lgbt community'] 1 1 0
A18007 We should introduce compulsory voting against ['voting should be a choice for every person'] 0 1 0
A18018 We should adopt a multi-party system against ['it makes a mockery of voting for your political party of choice if the end result is a multi-party system which will lead to people not voting if they feel they do not have a say'] 0 1 0
A18036 We should abolish capital punishment against ['capital punishment is absolutely needed', ' it acts as a deterrent to prevent future crime', ' if a person knows they can be killed for their crime it deters them and also makes sure they arent released from prison'] 0 1 0
A18045 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['nuclear weapons provide us security in times of war'] 0 1 0
A18083 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['we must not abolish nuclear weapons because they can be used in situations of extreme need like defending a country'] 0 1 0
A18096 We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms against ['the right to keep and bear arms is important in keeping people safe in a dangerous and uncertain world'] 0 1 0
A18121 We should ban targeted killing against ['Targeted killing surgically removes enemy actors with no collateral damage it must be continued'] 1 1 0
A18197 We should abolish the Olympic Games against ['promotes peace and sportsmanship amongst countries'] 1 1 0
A18241 We should ban whaling against ['We should not ban whaling because it is important to many aboriginal cultures in the arctic and it is wrong for the governments of countries like Canada and Russia to oppress those peoples'] 1 1 0
A18285 We should abolish intellectual property rights against ['somebody was working hard to make something and then should be rewarded for it', ' that`s what intellectual property rights all about'] 1 1 0
A18296 We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms against ['people should be able to keep weapons as a form self defence to defend their property and themselves'] 0 1 0
A18297 We should adopt an austerity regime against ['absolutely not', ' the great president donald trump is turning the country around and saving us from the financial disaster that the last eight years were leading the united states towards'] 1 1 1
A18331 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['its the only way to send a hard message'] 0 1 0
A18334 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['The risk of nuclear war has made great powers more likely to turn to negotiation and cooperation to settle disputes and abolishing nuclear weapons would make war less costly and more likely'] 0 1 0
A18350 We should ban private military companies against ['military is a big organization that needs private company to supply their needs'] 1 1 0
A18355 We should ban factory farming against ['let the free market decide whether or not we should allow factory farming'] 1 1 0
A18384 We should ban missionary work against ['it helps small third world countries become more modernized'] 1 1 0
A18395 We should limit executive compensation against ['if someone has worked hard to get where they are in a company then they should be rewarded accordingly'] 1 1 1
A18409 We should limit judicial activism against ['it is important that the highly experienced well trained people at the top of the judicial system can use their own experiences and common sense when passing judgments - else anyone could be a judge'] 0 1 0
A18435 We should prohibit school prayer against ['the basic message in prayer is universal encouraging people to be considerate and love one another - this is a basic message for every child in school irrespective of their religion and should be encouraged'] 0 1 0
A19037 We should abolish the three-strikes laws against ['you can only give someone so many chances', ' if they have not learnt by the third time it is unlikely they will learn at all'] 0 1 0
A19054 We should ban cosmetic surgery against ['we should not ban cosmetic surgery people some people dont like how they look and its their money if they want to change that'] 0 1 1
A19070 We should ban missionary work against ['missionaries are necessary as they provide education health care and more to those in need'] 1 1 0
A19099 We should subsidize Wikipedia against ['wikipedia often contains false information and so can lead to people believing that have no validity in reality'] 1 1 0
A19124 We should stop the development of autonomous cars against ['autonomous cars will provide a way for people who are blind or handicapped a way to travel'] 0 1 0
A19126 We should subsidize Wikipedia against ['if the government gives wikipedia funds wikipedia would be obligated to lean to their agenda'] 0 1 0
A19155 We should subsidize Wikipedia against ['subsidizing wikipedia is unnecessary', ' its isnt in need of a subsidy', ' its doing just fine on its donations', ' theres no staff to pay its all volunteer', ' theres no need to waste funds on this'] 0 1 0
A19164 We should subsidize journalism against ['good journalists already make enough money to survive and their companies dont need to get more money from the government'] 1 1 1
A19171 We should ban telemarketing against ['telemarketing can be a useful tool to bring goods to the attention of people who would not otherwise access the information'] 0 1 0
A19177 We should oppose collectivism against ['collectivism brings people together'] 0 1 0
A19184 We should limit judicial activism against ['judicial activism allows lawful recourse in circumstances of possible justice miscarriages and is an extra protection against possible corruption and obstructive influence in the higher court'] 1 1 0
A19185 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['they are a deterrent for foreign forces not to attack smaller countries'] 1 1 0
A19196 We should abandon the use of school uniform against ['school uniforms help everyone feel more like each other and takes the focus off their clothes and allows for more focus on learning'] 1 1 0
A19235 We should adopt a multi-party system against ['a multi-party system leads to too much division and there may never be an overall consensus'] 0 1 0
A19246 We should abolish capital punishment against ['recent investigations consistently demonstrate a strong link between executions and reduced murder rates'] 0 1 0
A19248 We should limit executive compensation against ['in a competitive market companies have to attract the best talent'] 1 1 1
A19271 We should ban telemarketing against ['we shouldnt ban telemarketing because it is a useful way to make sales and it isnt overly abusive to people'] 1 1 1
A19284 We should abolish the Olympic Games against ['the olympic games allow for a show of strength among a countrys athletes in a sportsman like manner allowing for global participation and unification'] 0 1 0
A19304 We should introduce compulsory voting against ['we shouldnt because people might just vote for anyone if they have no interest in politics and could sway the vote'] 1 1 0
A19342 We should ban private military companies against ['private military companies provide an armed protection for some that may not have it normally'] 0 1 0
A19375 We should abolish the three-strikes laws against ['The three-strikes law is a deterrent against crime'] 0 1 0
A19391 We should adopt a multi-party system against ['a multi-party system will lack real leadership and will mean that policies often end up being diluted or not passed at all as a majority can not be reached'] 1 1 0
A19392 We should ban private military companies against ['private military companies are made up of soldiers that are probably much better trained than the kids we currently send to military'] 1 1 0
A19396 We should adopt libertarianism against ['we shouldnt because some people need intervention to make decisions'] 0 1 0
A19439 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['Without the guaranteed peace caused by nuclear weapons countries are more likely to turn to violence and squabbling'] 0 1 0
A19440 We should abolish zoos against ['zoos allow animals to live in safety and to have a constant food source'] 0 1 0
A19461 We should limit judicial activism against ['judges are in a position to make a positive change in the world and should be encouraged to use activism to do so'] 1 1 0
A19492 We should ban telemarketing against ['telemarketing could bring worthwhile products to the attention of people who would not otherwise be aware of them'] 1 1 1
A19494 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions must be retained as it is the only way in which dishonest countries can be made to mend their ways'] 1 1 0
A20007 We should limit executive compensation against ['executive compensation is simply part of a modern remuneration package and just as with basic salaries and attractive compensation scheme is needed to attract the best talent to an organisation'] 1 1 1
A20033 We should abolish capital punishment against ['Capital punishment makes the risk of committing a crime that you permanently lose your life and everything that matters to you increasing the deterrence of the legal system'] 0 1 0
A20040 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['Nuclear armed nations benefit from the power and status of the weapons available within their territory'] 0 1 0
A20044 We should ban targeted killing against ['it is sometimes necessary to act in a preemptive manner with cases of truly dangerous terrorists and national threats - reliance on the normal extradition process is too slow and can cost lives'] 0 1 0
A20106 We should adopt gender-neutral language against ['many philologist said that gender-neutral language is hard to use takes times to learn and will cost a lot of money'] 1 1 0
A20112 We should abolish capital punishment against ['capital punishment is a way to deter heinous crimes'] 0 1 0
A20122 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['we shouldnt fight to get rid of nuclear weapons', ' they provide a deterrent to serious conflict because even the smaller countries who have nuclear weapons pose a threat'] 0 1 0
A20213 We should introduce compulsory voting against ['people should be allowed to not vote as a way to protest the government'] 1 1 0
A20273 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['the united states at least needs nuclear weapons for protection in order to deter other countries from attacking'] 1 1 0
A20322 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['if a government is doing something wrong like apartheid we should not be trading with them as it shows support for that behaviour'] 0 1 0
A20325 We should legalize cannabis against ['legalization of marijuana will create a huge industry that utilizes people for profit and targets children'] 0 1 0
A20394 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['Nuclear Weapons are a good defense and allows a nation to protect themselves'] 0 1 0
A20431 We should limit executive compensation against ['executives are the primary reason a company is successful or not', ' their pay is usually justifiable'] 1 1 1
A20450 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['we should not end the use of economic sanctions because in the long term they can achieve significant results such as the end of the apartheid regime in south africa'] 0 1 0
A20472 We should subsidize space exploration against ['it costs too much money to explor space it could be used elsewhere to benefit humans'] 0 1 1
A20495 We should limit executive compensation against ['executive compensation provides motivation for executives to act in ways that are beneficial to the company and shareholders'] 1 1 1
A21023 We should ban human cloning against ['human cloning could aid medical advances and should therefore be allowed'] 1 1 0
A21130 We should end mandatory retirement against ['we should not end mandatory retirement because people need to retire whether they realize it or not it is not up to them they of course have no free will'] 0 1 0
A21133 We should adopt a multi-party system against ['we should no adopt a multi-party system because nothing would ever get done with varying points of view'] 1 1 0
A21155 We should abolish capital punishment against ['capital punishment is the only acceptable punishment for some heinous crimes because they are so evil life in prison is not enough'] 0 1 0
A21164 We should ban private military companies against ['private military companies are often run by former military men and women and provide a service that allows the military to concentrate on military operations'] 0 1 0
A21278 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['we should not fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons since just having nuclear weapons deters another nation from starting a major conflict with us'] 0 1 0
A21406 We should adopt libertarianism against ['We should not adopt libertarianism because the business cycle would destroy the countrys economy without regulation'] 0 1 0
A21423 We should introduce compulsory voting against ['forcing people to vote or face a penalty is what a dictatorship sounds like', ' compulsory voting is a bad idea', ' i dont believe it would change the results anyways'] 0 1 0
A21435 We should limit executive compensation against ['studies have shown that companies that do not limit executive compensation do better and out perform those that do limit', ' this is better for individual companies and the economy'] 1 1 1
A21444 We should ban missionary work against ['missionary work helps bring medicine and food to areas of the world who would otherwise suffer without it', ' we have a duty to help all humans no matter where they are'] 0 1 0
A21475 We should ban private military companies against ['private military companies might be engaged in times of conflict when regular national military service is not eunough'] 1 1 0
A22008 We should abolish capital punishment against ['i think capital punishment is useful for some people because it turns them into better people'] 0 1 0
A22029 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['nuclear weapons are a symbol of power and strength that can prevent other countries from attacks giving us a place as a world power'] 0 1 0
A22035 We should limit judicial activism against ['some laws may not be the best and opinions are needed'] 0 1 0
A22042 We should oppose collectivism against ['In a collectivist society everyone is considerate of each another and provides support to one another'] 0 1 0
A22047 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['we should support economic sanctions to keep others from violating interests'] 0 1 0
A22081 We should introduce compulsory voting against ['if it against their will people will choose randomly and it will negate the choices of others'] 0 1 0
A22154 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['Nuclear weapons prevent conflicts from dragging onward because once they are used involved countries lose the motivation to continue fighting (re: Hiroshima and Nagasaki)'] 0 1 0
A22167 We should ban the use of child actors against ['without child actors there will be no characters for actual children to relate to'] 1 1 0
A22179 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['they are a valuable deterrant to having another world war'] 0 1 0
A22185 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['the threat of mutually assured destruction is the only thing that keeps democracy safe from tin pot dictators hence we need to keep nuclear weapons'] 0 1 0
A22210 We should abolish the three-strikes laws against ['the three strikes law teaches criminals you will no longer be able to keep committing crimes and getting away with it'] 0 1 0
A22223 We should ban telemarketing against ['telemarketing can help companies reach a wider audience'] 1 1 1
A22235 We should abolish the three-strikes laws against ['three-strike laws give a clear message to offenders who may be in danger of re-offending that doing so would be met with more severity than their first offense', ' that way it works as a clear deterent'] 0 1 0
A22247 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['mutually assured destruction is a crucial method of preventing actual conflict and disaster'] 0 1 0
A22251 We should ban missionary work against ['missionary work brings aid to those in dire circumstances while introducing faith into the lives of those that will benefit from the introductory by missionaries'] 0 1 0
A22277 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions are a way to implement sanctions on a country without the risks of military intervention'] 0 1 0
A22313 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['Destroying nuclear bombs would work to a nations disadvantage because they will be vulnerable to attacks'] 0 1 0
A22314 We should adopt a multi-party system against ['consensus can become difficult in multi party systems'] 1 1 0
A22333 We should limit judicial activism against ['it is helpful for the judiciary to take public action should they wish to do so as it demonstrates that they are human'] 0 1 0
A22345 We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors against ['if democrats think minors should be allowed to vote they should be allowed to get cosmetic surgery if they choose to'] 0 1 0
A22352 We should ban targeted killing against ['targeted killing shouldnt be banned if its used in the right context as in the case of terrorists who might be killing innocent people'] 0 1 0
A22381 We should end mandatory retirement against ['mandatory retirement is necessarily in many cases to force someone out of a job that their age dictates they can no longer do appropriately'] 1 1 0
A22394 We should ban private military companies against ['i think that we shouldnt ban private military companies for national security'] 0 1 0
A22403 We should limit judicial activism against ['every judge is trusted to give their own interpretation of the constitution; there is no way to prevent implicit biases from coming up in their decisions'] 0 1 0
A22417 We should legalize prostitution against ['someone could be swayed into the profession and eventually end up under the control of a manager or pimp'] 0 1 0
A22436 We should ban private military companies against ['private military companies can be useful to countries who do not have their own military'] 1 1 0
A22476 We should limit judicial activism against ['many laws need to change with the times and a judge is in a better position than our elected officials to accurately and fairly review those laws'] 1 1 0
A23003 We should adopt a multi-party system against ['they can lead to too much indecision'] 0 1 0
A23040 We should ban human cloning against ['human cloning can aid in research for medical issues as well as preserving the continuation of humankind'] 0 1 0
A23134 We should abolish capital punishment against ['capital punishment disincentives people to commit crimes'] 0 1 0
A23143 We should ban targeted killing against ['targeted killing is a tool to prevent mass injuries by taking out one particular target'] 1 1 0
A23201 We should limit judicial activism against ['sometimes politics becomes so corrupt and untenable that the only way to make change in the country is through judicial activism'] 0 1 0
A23204 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['nuclear weapons are effective in creating a stand-off between counties that have them', ' this can result in less people dying'] 0 1 0
A23206 We should abolish capital punishment against ['Capital punishment incentivizes criminals to work with and confess to police as a means of potentially reducing their sentence and avoiding death even if ti means life without parole'] 1 1 0
A23210 We should ban missionary work against ['we should not ban missionary work because otherwise people would not know what the bible means', ' they may not ever be exposed to the information at all if there were not missionaries'] 0 1 0
A23307 We should adopt a multi-party system against ['more parties will create a more convoluted political system'] 0 1 0
A23314 We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors against ['bullying and insecurities are rampant in a teenagers world', ' it has very serious effects', ' if a little bit of plastic surgery would solve this it should be allowed', ' its worth it to prevent major emotional pain'] 0 1 0
A23319 We should cancel pride parades against ['We should not cancel pride parades as they provide a great focal point to celebrate and help others to understand the diversity of society'] 0 1 0
A23327 We should adopt a multi-party system against ['multi-party systems lead to more corruption and wasted campaign dollars'] 1 1 0
A23339 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['the threat of nuclear weapons can keep some of the more radical governments in check'] 0 1 0
A23392 We should abolish the three-strikes laws against ['The three-strikes law gives victims peace of mind that the person who perpetuated a crime against them wont one day return and harm them again'] 0 1 0
A23406 We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors against ['minors should have a choice in what to do with their bodies'] 0 1 0
A23410 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['nuclear weapons are important in the fight against those who want to hurt their enemies'] 0 1 0
A23428 We should ban missionary work against ['missionary work is important as it brings relgion to new countries'] 0 1 0
A23451 We should adopt a multi-party system against ['a multi-party system could add more complexity and create situations where issues become impossible to resolve'] 0 1 0
A23452 We should ban targeted killing against ['evil has penetrated society and there are times when there is no other way out to eradicate it than to resort to force evil can not be overcome with discourses it is necessary to fight fire with fire'] 0 1 0
A23455 We should abolish capital punishment against ['Giving a killer the death sentence will stop them doing it again'] 0 1 0
A24044 We should ban human cloning against ['human cloning could lead to scientific breakthroughs that could solve many of the worlds problems'] 1 1 0
A24061 We should oppose collectivism against ['sometimes its easier to get ones voice across if the voice is heard as a group'] 0 1 0
A24063 We should limit executive compensation against ['there should not be a limit to executive compensation they deserve to be compensated based on the profits of the company'] 1 1 1
A24066 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['by imposing economic sanctions against a country you will force them to change the way they are doing things because it creates a hardship for the citizens who will in turn rebel against the government'] 0 1 0
A24099 We should abolish capital punishment against ['the punishment should be equal to the crime', ' it also might deter others from murder if they know they will lose their own life'] 0 1 0
A24180 We should abandon the use of school uniform against ['school uniforms keep school from becoming a fashion show'] 0 1 0
A24186 We should ban private military companies against ['if a private military company sends its employees to dangerous places then it saves the lives of soldiers who wont be sent there'] 0 1 0
A24208 We should ban targeted killing against ['in a certain way the selective assassination in politics is beneficial for countries that have this as a means to alleviate their problems'] 1 1 0
A24215 We should limit executive compensation against ['High executive compensation is necessary to get the best executives for your company'] 1 1 1
A24229 We should limit executive compensation against ['executives work hard for their companies and should be compensated accordingly'] 1 1 1
A24242 We should ban targeted killing against ['we shouldnt ban targeted killing because it is a legitimate tool in foreign wars to take out the biggest enemies', ' we need to use all the tools available to us'] 0 1 0
A24253 We should adopt libertarianism against ['libertarianism should not be adopted as rules are needed to ensure law and order and the continued status quo'] 0 1 0
A24262 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['without the use of economic sanctions a country has very little way of objecting to another countrys actions without resorting to violence'] 1 1 0
A24364 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions are an effective way to limit the ability of corrupt governments'] 0 1 0
A24377 We should limit judicial activism against ['judges are going to use their beliefs to interpret laws and we shouldnt limit that once they are elected we should understand their views before electing them'] 0 1 0
A24381 We should ban telemarketing against ['telemarketing helps introduce customers to new things and services they may not have heard of had they not been prompted into the subject'] 1 1 0
A24392 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['nuclear weapons keep us safe without ever having to actually use them', ' ridding us of them would leave ourselves open to attack in other ways', ' best to keep them'] 0 1 0
A24431 We should limit executive compensation against ['by the time people are at executive level they have worked long and hard and deserved to be recompensed for their work and ideas at a fair level'] 1 1 1
A24456 We should ban telemarketing against ['telemarketing is a good medium for businesses to use to expand their client base and make more people aware of their company and products thus increasing their income'] 1 1 1
A24468 We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms against ['people have a right to protect themselves with weapons especially nowadays'] 0 1 0
A24500 We should oppose collectivism against ['collectivism gives one voice a louder voice by having others available for support'] 0 1 0
A25010 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['the only way to send a strong message to countries who are danger for our western world is economic sanctions which are most effective and successful'] 1 1 0
A25024 We should legalize sex selection against ['the existence of the human being on the earth and its adaptation and ecological domination are only the result of their natural destiny for which the selection of sex should not be legalized'] 0 1 0
A25030 We should adopt libertarianism against ['libertarianism promotes self interest and not that of society as a whole'] 0 1 0
A25107 We should ban private military companies against ['we should not ban private military companies as a person should have the right if they can afford to hire such companies to protect them'] 0 1 1
A25196 We should adopt libertarianism against ['we need more government and less libertarianism'] 0 1 0
A25374 We should subsidize journalism against ['subsidizing journalism will create biased reporting'] 1 1 0
A25410 We should abolish capital punishment against ['Capital punishment creates space for potential rehabilitation without prison over-population'] 1 1 0
A25415 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions have a measurable impact; if that impact is severe enough otherwise reluctant parties may agree to negotiations in order to find relief'] 0 1 0
A25423 We should ban private military companies against ['private military companies are more efficient than government run'] 1 1 0
A25480 We should limit judicial activism against ['activist judges are an important part of bringing about legislative change'] 0 1 0
A26008 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['nuclear weapons should not be abolished because they provide a safety net', ' rogue nations have fear of the power of nuclear weapons'] 0 1 0
A26028 We should adopt a multi-party system against ['a multiparty system would be too decentralized'] 0 1 0
A26048 We should introduce compulsory voting against ['people who dont want to vote and wont take it seriously should not be forced to vote because they will vote frivolously'] 1 1 0
A26051 We should adopt libertarianism against ['libertarianism would never function in practice due to the ruling government having all its authority amputated - chaos and disorder would reign supreme'] 0 1 0
A27003 We should abolish the three-strikes laws against ['three-strikes laws can act as a deterrent for serial criminal behavior'] 0 1 0
A27039 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['there are usually totally just reasons for imposing sanctions', ' those reasons could be political or even sometimes military based but are usually done for the greater good of all'] 0 1 0
A27045 We should abolish intellectual property rights against ['people have a right to protect their ip from larger corporations who have the finances to exploit other peoples ip for their own financial gain'] 1 1 1
A27051 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['although we hope never to use them we need to keep our nuclear weapons as a deterrent against others using them therefore we should not abolish them'] 0 1 0
A27061 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['A country is entitled to develop any weapon that will help it defend itself against an enemy'] 0 1 0
A27063 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['nuclear weapons provide a worthy deterent to states who would otherwise be more aggressive and pose a threat to others'] 0 1 0
A27078 We should subsidize embryonic stem cell research against ['there are other avenues of stem cell research that do not require the highly contentious and offensive use of embryonic cells'] 0 1 0
A27090 We should ban telemarketing against ['telemarketing is a cost-effective way of helping businesses reach an audience'] 1 1 0
A27096 We should introduce compulsory voting against ['compulsory voting would only cause uneducated votes to be cast and not be a real benefit to the country'] 1 1 0
A27118 We should subsidize Wikipedia against ['we should not subsidize wikipedia because the information contained in it is not validated', ' if published information is going to be subsidized then it should be from accredited sources'] 1 1 0
A27139 We should adopt a multi-party system against ['Multiple-party systems often have candidates with radical views whereas two-party systems tend to be more moderate'] 0 1 0
A27155 We should adopt a multi-party system against ['Minority parties have too much power', ' A winning party often has to offer concessions to small minority parties in order to form a government'] 0 1 0
A27163 We should cancel pride parades against ['pride parades are important for gay people and allow them to get their message across to the wider community'] 0 1 0
A27187 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['the threat of nuclear weapons can keep bad actors from doing great damage'] 0 1 0
A27196 We should subsidize embryonic stem cell research against ['we should not subsidize embryonic stem cell research because doing so would force millions to pay taxes on such when its highly against their religions'] 0 1 1
A27199 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions are a good way to get things to happen in a target area'] 1 1 0
A27234 We should abolish the three-strikes laws against ['We should not abolish the three-strikes laws in all cases but it should be up to judicial discretion so that the worst criminal are off the streets'] 0 1 0
A27315 We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms against ['the right to keep and bear arms is fundamental to our freedom', ' we give that right up and we are prisoners to the government'] 0 1 0
A27335 We should oppose collectivism against ['We should support collectivism because people have more freedom when they are supported in their choices than when they have to scramble for everything on their own'] 0 1 0
A27342 We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms against ['abolishing the right to keep and bear arms would put all innocent people at risk because people who want to kill will find a way to do so and innocent people will be defenseless'] 0 1 0
A27353 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions help end bad behaviors'] 1 1 0
A27395 We should legalize cannabis against ['we shouldnt legalize cannabis because it might get children addicted at a younger age if its easier to acquire'] 0 1 0
A27428 We should subsidize student loans against ['student loans shouldnt be subsidized because youre limited in the amount that you can borrow'] 1 1 1
A27460 We should subsidize journalism against ['journalism subsidized by authoritarian regimes becomes a propaganda machine used to control people telling them what to think and spreading lies to hide totalitarian regimes abuses'] 0 1 0
A27464 We should adopt libertarianism against ['we shouldnt adopt libertarianism because it means less government intervention for people that need it for example welfare'] 0 1 0
A27465 We should limit judicial activism against ['we have to respect the view of judges so they need to have the freedom to express judicial activism'] 0 1 0
A28068 We should limit executive compensation against ['an owner of a company should be allowed to make as much money as possible'] 1 1 1
A28107 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['Nuclear weapon maintenance is much cheaper than keeping up traditional weapons and infrastructure of war so we should keep our nuclear weapons in order to maintain the current deterrence against war at the lowest price possible'] 0 1 0
A28169 We should prohibit school prayer against ['prayer should be a parental decision and not one made by government and teachers'] 0 1 0
A28173 We should introduce compulsory voting against ['it is not democratic to force voting', ' people should have the right to decide if they want to vote'] 0 1 0
A28181 We should adopt libertarianism against ['government is needed', ' it provides the institutions that can better serve the public', ' this can be done through good taxation policy and good programs'] 1 1 0
A28288 We should abolish capital punishment against ['capital punishment remains a good deterrent for serious crime'] 0 1 0
A28331 We should legalize prostitution against ['the vast majority do not want to legalize prostitution and do not agree with the message that sends and the behavior that encourages as democracy we ought keep it illegal therefore'] 0 1 0
A28332 We should ban targeted killing against ['a well-executed targeted killing is an important tool to prevent war and attacks and theres no reason to ban them'] 0 1 0
A28338 We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors against ['its their body minors should be able to do what they want especially if its impacting their self image'] 0 1 0
A28382 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions are the only way to force other countries to give up certain damaging actions by affecting a larger crowd that simply the government people'] 0 1 0
A28415 We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors against ['minors should be allowed to have procedures with parental permission'] 0 1 0
A28476 We should limit executive compensation against ['executive compensation should be at the discretion of the company who employs them'] 0 1 0
A28493 We should limit executive compensation against ['executives have a hard job and should be compensated for the high stress job they do'] 0 1 1
A29011 We should abolish the three-strikes laws against ['we need to take control of criminals and hold them responsible for their actions'] 1 1 0
A29072 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['we should not fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons because a country needs extreme power to show other countries to not mess with them'] 0 1 0
A29092 We should end mandatory retirement against ['mandatory retirement encourages renewal and revitalization in the workforce and so should be maintained'] 1 1 1
A29105 We should ban telemarketing against ['telemarketers is a good source of information about new products we could not be aware of'] 0 1 0
A29144 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['only way to punish to defend our society from threat countries is economic sanctions and that should be followed all the time'] 0 1 0
A29147 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['Economic sanctions are the only way that a country can be warned that we mean business by harming their economy we can influence those in power to stop their damaging ways'] 0 1 0
A29210 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['sanctions are good and they can put pressure on a country to make changes'] 1 1 0
A29224 We should cancel pride parades against ['cancelling pride parades would make people less aware of the lgbt movement'] 0 1 0
A29268 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions should remain as it gives us a leverage against countries who dont obey the rules like iran and north korea'] 0 1 1
A29332 We should adopt a zero-tolerance policy in schools against ['if a zero tolerance policy in schools is adopted this will impinge on the rights of the pupils to challenge decisions they may deem unfair or unfit'] 1 1 0
A29392 We should adopt libertarianism against ['states needs laws and governing bodies otherwise there could be anarchy', ' we should therefore not adopt libertarianism'] 0 1 0
A29436 We should adopt a zero-tolerance policy in schools against ['zero tolerance policies dont allow for adminstrators to use their judgement to administer punishment'] 0 1 0
A29460 We should subsidize Wikipedia against ['no subsidy should be given to wilkpedia', ' it is part of the free enterprise system and can be supported by users and advertisers'] 0 1 0
A29490 We should oppose collectivism against ['we accept collectivism because it leads to less conflict due to people thinking as a team instead of one person thinking about themselves and causing trouble'] 1 1 0
A29500 We should abolish the three-strikes laws against ['the three-strikes law serves as an effective deterrent and should not be abolished'] 1 1 0
A30011 We should adopt a multi-party system against ['The winner can be someone voted in to office by a very small percentage of voters'] 0 1 0
A30013 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions provide an easy way to protest and can easily be reversed when situations change'] 1 1 1
A30039 We should adopt gender-neutral language against ['in many cases the gender of the subject helps convey meaning'] 1 1 0
A30056 We should limit judicial activism against ['we should not limit judicial activism because judges have better knowledge of the laws than juries do'] 1 1 0
A30066 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['nuclear weapons should be retained as they act as a deterrent and ensure world peace'] 0 1 0
A30106 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions provide a necessary alternative to military action when dealing with foreign countries who maybe abusing their power'] 0 1 0
A30118 We should limit executive compensation against ['they are at the top and should be able to make as much as possible'] 1 1 1
A30127 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions help keep dangerous regimes in check'] 0 1 0
A30136 We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms against ['it is the right of the people to defend themselves even with the use of deadly force'] 0 1 0
A30139 We should abolish the three-strikes laws against ['the three-strikes laws helps deter people from committing further crimes'] 0 1 0
A30156 We should adopt libertarianism against ['we should not adopt libertarianism because left on their own many people would make a choice that adversely effects their lives without weighing all the consequences'] 0 1 0
A30213 We should ban targeted killing against ['targeted killing is a tool that allows the military to accomplish their objectives'] 1 1 0
A30243 We should abolish the Olympic Games against ['the olympic games inspires people around the world to take up sport and live healthier lives'] 0 1 0
A30257 We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons against ['nuclear weapons serve as a deterrent for other nuclear countries through mutually assured destruction'] 0 1 0
A30286 We should end the use of economic sanctions against ['economic sanctions are useful to stop bad actions'] 1 1 0
A30305 We should ban private military companies against ['we should not ban private military companies as the national military is not able to perform smaller operations and should not be taken away from their national duties and responsibilities'] 1 1 0
A30310 We should oppose collectivism against ['collectivism utilizes the best from many sources'] 1 1 0
A30324 We should limit judicial activism against ['check-balancing government use of power in a democracy is what makes democracy the better governing form', ' judicial activism will limit government overuse of its power'] 0 1 0
A30330 We should ban targeted killing against ['targeted killing should not be banned as the government has the intelligence and knowledge to knowingly destroy a threat without destruction of many persons or communities'] 1 1 0
D01108 IT recruiters should consider skills instead of a degree in programming against ['If a student from non-IT background chose to start a career in the IT field the efforts they put into graduation will go in vain'] 1 1 0
D02017 We should forbid neo-banks against ['Since neo-banks are completely digital they operate 24 hours a day and their services can be accessed at any time', ' They are easy to access from anywhere through a smartphone'] 1 1 0
D03013 India should have 'One Nation - One Election' policy against ['Holding both elections together will also mean mixing up the national issues with those of the state', ' The national issues would overpower the state which in turn would get less priority from the politicians'] 0 1 0
D03014 India should have 'One Nation - One Election' policy against ['When state elections are conducted along with the center the regional parties may get marginalized because the same party getting majority in the center may get votes in the state as well'] 0 1 0
E02023 Immigrants should receive help from the EU through integration programs against ['No Europe is not a colony', ' Immigration has been devastating', ' Public EU officials who support immigration should be named and the European people must be given a democratic opportunity to remove them from positions of power and influence'] 0 1 0
E02034 NGO boats should have an government representative on board to make sure they aren't people trafficking against ['NGO boats should be forbidden only Frontex should intervene to bring them home'] 0 1 0
E02038 The EU needs a reorientation of migration and asylum policy against ['The World in particular Africa and the Middle East is experiencing a huge population explosion', ' They seem not to be able to cope with it as China did', ' Who is going to take all these millions of refugees which result from it', ' Also consider that the integration of one non-western immigrant costs 167', '000 euros', ' If the EU intends to survive it has to stop more or less all migration'] 0 1 0
E02057 We need a common migration and asylum policy, based on respect for rights and equal treatment against ['I disagree each country must be sovereign to establish its migration policy and no EU quotas should be accepted'] 0 1 0
E02062 We need a common migration and asylum policy, based on respect for rights and equal treatment against ['The EU should treat economic migrants with more vigilance', ' They cannot be the solution to the aging European population', ' We need more focus on border control to curb illegal migration', ' '] 1 1 0
E02068 We need a common migration and asylum policy, based on respect for rights and equal treatment against ['Each country must have the right to choose based on a democratic vote how many immigrants they want to accept', ' The question of immigrants depends on each countrys reality and culture: this must be managed at the local level'] 0 1 0
E02069 We need a common migration and asylum policy, based on respect for rights and equal treatment against ['We should not bring the problem to Europe but we should rather help where it is needed in their region', ' '] 0 1 0
E02070 We need a common migration and asylum policy, based on respect for rights and equal treatment against ['Giving immigrants more rights will lead to the forced displacement and eventual erasure of indigenous Europeans', ' This is criminal', ' If whats happening to the Uyghurs and Tibetans in China is genocide then so is this', ' This idea proposal is not grassroots its astroturfed lies to hide the fact that our migration policies are totally undemocratic and forced onto native Europeans'] 0 1 0
E02072 We need a common migration and asylum policy, based on respect for rights and equal treatment against ['The nations must have the final say regarding whom they want to allow to live on their sovereign territories', ' '] 0 1 0
E03030 There should be an EU citizenship against ['If we do have an EU citizenship we will have an EU country and EU already proved to be no good dealing with problems and is extremely undemocratic and not listening to the people'] 1 1 0
E04071 We need Integrated migration and border policy. against [' Refugees can obtain a visa at an Embassy in one of the 54 African countries', ' All other immigrants must be returned within a week of arrival'] 0 1 0
E04124 We need an inclusive and pluralistic European society against ['Europe is full and cannot accept more illegal migrants', ' Those persons must be sent back and have to ask for approval from their state of origin'] 0 1 0
E04130 We need a better distribution of refugees against ['The key to successful immigration depends upon the possibility of employment', ' So EU members are to decide whom they want to admit', ' '] 0 1 0
E05018 The EU should equalize the retirement age for all Europeans. against ['Retirement is often funded by taxes and taxes are decided by each member state', ' So each member state should also be the one who decides how those taxes are spent', ' For some countries a retirement age of 65 may be unaffordable or undesirable while for others it may not'] 0 1 0
E05036 There can be no real European democracy without the autonomous fiscal power of the EU. against ['No', ' If the parliament was given free rein to start taxing people directly they would of course abuse this power to fund their own pet projects because MEPs want to feel important and increase their own power above all else', ' Its good that the member states (via council decisions) can explicitly decide the size of the EU budget', ' And until the democratic deficit and other systemic problems in the EU are fixed its good that the budget is kept at 1-2% of the total EU GDP'] 0 1 0
E05037 The EU must be confederal and not federal against ['We need a real and effective European democracy therefore a European Federation'] 1 1 0
E05046 The president of the European Commission should be elected by the people of the EU against ['How would the candidates be selected', ' One per country', ' That just makes it a tight race between the two countries with the largest population (assuming one vote per person)', ' Why would e', 'g', ' a Greek person vote for a Swedish candidate', ' How would even a Swedish candidate campaign in such a way as to appeal to Greek voters'] 0 1 0
E05048 The president of the European Commission should be elected by the people of the EU against ['In Germany the President of the Executive is not elected by the people directly either', ' The reason for this is the horrible experience during the Third Reich', ' The Parliament - as the only constitutional institution being directly elected - has a stronger stand if the President is not elected directly', ' However I definitely support that the Parliament becomes stronger and more influential', ' '] 1 1 0
E05049 EU citizens should be allowed to direct vote for more decisions against ['Direct democracy is too open to manipulation by populists and malefactors via social media', ' A transparent representative democracy with a solid lid on lobbyism is to be preferred'] 0 1 0
E05098 The EU government should encourage people to eat less meat against ['Horrible idea', ' Next you will limit water or air', ' This is not the way to move on climate change', ' You can do much more via mass politics and not focus on individuals or limit their freedoms', ' If you want to stop eating meat do so I wont'] 0 1 0
E06008 The EU should enforce the obligation to respect the Rule of Law within its borders against ['The European Union is not a country and we must respect other countries electoral choices'] 0 1 0
E06027 The EPPO’s jurisdiction should be extended to all member states against ['It is unacceptable', ' Every nation has the right to organize its own prosecution system and no foreign prosecutor should be allowed to operate in independent states it is a threat to the sovereignty of the member states'] 0 1 0
E06045 The EU should enforce the obligation to respect the Rule of Law within its borders against ['The EU has no business promoting democracy anywhere beyond its borders', ' Have we not seen sufficiently clearly in the past two decades where democracy export leads', ' Freedom bombs and human suffering everywhere', ' No the EU must fully respect the sovereignty and national characters of all nations of this world', ' And that includes its own member states', ' The EU must immediately return to the letter of the EU treaties and reaffirm in the strongest term the principles of conferral and subsidiarity', ' '] 0 1 0
E07016 The fear of migration is a fear of the unknown and is exacerbated. against ['Fear of the unknown is normal behavior', ' It has saved our race since ages starting when mankind was a simple monkey among others', ' '] 0 1 0
E07052 We need a better distribution of refugees against ['The key to successful immigration depends upon the possibility of employment', ' So EU members are to decide whom they want to admit', ' '] 1 1 0
E07103 There should be a better post-Brexit European Alliance against ['The EU and its member states have already various partnership or neighborhood programs for Non-EU states'] 0 1 0
E07116 The European Parliament should be dissolved and replaced with a global government. against ['We certainly need levels of government at the global regional and local levels', ' Equally we absolutely need democracy at the global regional and local levels', ' Neither the European nor the national and regional parliaments should be abolished because of the need for global governance for the planet', ' '] 0 1 0
E07118 The European Parliament should have more powers, so Europe can stand against other world powers. against ['The European Parliament has developed avenues for a common foreign and defense policy and should exercise its role this way', ' Also there are prerogatives of a parliament to guide and control the external policies of the EU'] 0 1 0
E07129 The EU should use promote institutions to improve the relationship between Eastern and Western Europe. against ['Europe has more than enough ideological disputes within its own borders', ' We must settle those first - by falling back on a previous more classical liberal position that was uncontroversial for most of our citizens', ' Countries outside the EU must deal with their own problems as best they can', ' Less interference from Europe is the order of the day not more', ' '] 0 1 1
E07143 We need Integrated migration and border policy. against [' Refugees can obtain a visa at an Embassy in one of the 54 African countries', ' All other immigrants must be returned within a week of arrival'] 0 1 0
E07149 Foreign Policy at the EU level should be based on an absolute majority, not unanimity. against ['Abolishing the veto right in the current EU foreign policy voting procedure will be the death of European solidarity', ' It would turn Europe into a polarized entity much like the American system and would firmly divide the European community on every issue', ' '] 0 1 0
E07150 Foreign Policy at the EU level should be based on an absolute majority, not unanimity. against ['Abolishing the veto right in the current EU foreign policy voting procedure will only serve larger nations in the union and small member states would lose all their power and slowly turn into puppets of the larger nations instead of equal partners '] 0 1 0
E07205 The Commission should take care of the administration of camps where migrants and asylum seekers are kept. against ['All refugee camps should be closed', ' And illegals moved back to the last country they left', ' '] 0 1 0
E07219 Foreign Policy at the EU level should be based on an absolute majority, not unanimity against ['Each country should keep its power which is ensured through the current unanimous voting process in the European Union'] 0 1 0
E07232 The EU should reduce its influence on its member states. against ['We can have a strong federal Europe that will protect the rights of individuals and communities that will have the power to tackle the climate emergency and stand up to other superpowers', ' Lets go forward and make the EU the shared home that we all want to live in that can lead the world in dealing with the problems we face on our planet', ' '] 1 1 0
E07248 The EU should play a major role in a multipolar world against ['Democracy and civilization are the essences of Europe and the EU must uphold those values', ' For me the word civilization is also to be civil which in some way is the opposite of being militarized', ' The EU should not be a superpower', ' Nuclear detergence should be enough', ' '] 0 1 0
E07278 There should be a small council of people from all over the world, and identify the problems of every country and solve them. against ['Europe should represent its own interests'] 0 1 0