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any alternative medicine is in doubt because do not have evidence in western medicine and their result could be useful as well opposite. | We should ban naturopathy | naturopathy has no scientific foundation or enough evidence to be considered safe for humans |
any alternative medicine, such as naturopathy, is valid if there is a chance of giving a sufferer relief from pain. | We should ban naturopathy | naturopathy is a scam that preys on vulnerable people. people end up paying a lot of money for something that does not work and does not improve their health. |
any argument that denies proven facts is classed as hate speech, not only is this toxic but it is also a verbal & mental attack, nobody seems to have this issue with the german's, so why is this any different? | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | denying the holocaust is deeply offensive to survivors and their family and should not be allowed. |
any cosmetic surgery should be banned because violate natural looks individuals specially with minors. | We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors | we should ban cosmetic surgery for minors because they are too young to decide what they want |
any form of support to the education of new generations, is to ensure the continuous development of the nation. | We should subsidize student loans | subsidizing student loans will introduce more students to higher education, getting them better jobs so that they can become more productive members of society. |
any holocaust denial should be considered a hate speech because it supports nazism to the extent that it could cause violence and hatred against them. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | Holocaust denial propagates negative Jewish stereotypes and encourages Anti-Semitism. It must be stopped. |
any human that denies the holocaust should be severely punished. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
any individual, irrespective of age, has the right to decide what to do with their body. | We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors | we should ban cosmetic surgery for minors because they are too young to decide what they want |
any killing is wrong even if done under the premise of a political killing done for the benefit of the people. we should not be involved in such a practice. | We should ban targeted killing | targeted killing should be unlawful as everyone is entitled to a fair impartial trial. |
any kind of punishment to the kids is harassment and should be banned by the law. | We should abolish capital punishment | capital punishment is an outdated & cruel form of punishment |
any means necessary to narrow down suspects should be used when trying to solve a crime. | We should end racial profiling | figures show that certain crimes are perpetrated more by certain races, thus racial profiling is a helpful shortcut for law enforcement. |
any measure that contributes to less abuse in schools should be adopted without delay. | We should adopt a zero-tolerance policy in schools | we should adopt a zero-tolerance policy in schools to make it clear that no amount of bullying, bad behavior, or insubordination will be tolerated so we can have safer schools. |
any method that catches a criminal should be utilized, don't provide protections for them | Entrapment should be legalized | entrapment should be legalized because sometimes this tactic is the only way to apprehend repeat offenders. |
any military component should be government run. putting military operations in the hands of a private company will lead to dangerous situations that go beyond the rules set by our country. | We should ban private military companies | in the interests of national security only governments should be allowed to have military capabilities so private military companies should be banned. |
any murder should be classified as the one and should be under criminal offence register. | Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence | Assisted suicide is a criminal offence as it centers on the intentional death of a human being. |
any person knowingly supporting an act of hatred should be punished as an accompliss. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | The right to free speech is a fundamental right and must be upheld, no matter how distasteful the speech. |
any person who is part of holocaust denial obviously stereotypes jews group | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | Holocaust denial propagates negative Jewish stereotypes and encourages Anti-Semitism. It must be stopped. |
any person who stays home and takes cares of kids should be subsidized as parenting is a full time job | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads so that they can have the same opportunity to bond with their child as the mother. |
any prison system that inflicts torture is against the laws of the u.s.a. and should be stopped. | We should close Guantanamo Bay detention camp | we should close guantanamo bay since the treatment of these inmates is likely inhumane and some are there with no real proof they belong there, but will never even get a trial. |
Any state or non-state actor having nuclear weapons creates fear for other countries that pushes them to develop their own nuclear weapons, creating a cycle of development that can only be ended through abolition. | We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons | Maintaining nuclear weapons is incredibly costly to nations who have them, and abolishing nuclear weapons would allow us to put that money towards more productive causes, such as infrastructure or welfare. |
any statistical study and classification methods that can improve detection rates and cut crime are valid, irrespective of how ethically sensitive they might be. | We should end racial profiling | Racial profiling is unjust because it targets a characteristic which has no relation to criminality. |
any subsidy for education after school is unnecessary, the right to access education ends at 16 at which point people can fund their own adult decisions | We should subsidize vocational education | There is a current stigma in society that says that all high school graduates should go to college, and this subsidy would help fight that stigma and drive people towards valuable career fields. |
any subsidy would bring with it a potentially harmful influence from outside agencies with an agenda - the neutrality of the information presented may be compromised. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | government subsidies open the door to government control, this would potentially ruin the impartiality of wikipedia |
any system that rewards parenthood is often abused by lower income families and this leads to more systemic and societal failure. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | We should not subsidize stay-at-home dads, they should share the maternity benefits of the mother if they wish but there should not be any more burden on the state to provide. |
any type of helping kill someone is murder even if the person wishes to die. therefore it should be punished by law | Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence | Assisted suicide is a criminal offence as it centers on the intentional death of a human being. |
Any use of nuclear weapons in war would result in mutually assured destruction and likely the devastation of the entire planet, and any amount of conventional warfare is preferable to that outcome. | We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons | Nuclear weapons provide a deterrent for starting a major conflict. |
Any use of nuclear weapons violates international laws of war because they indiscriminately kill civilians and cause long term environmental damage. Given that there is no legitimate use, we should abolish them. | We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons | we should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons because is fundamental for world peace |
any weapon that can destroy the world should be eliminated | We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons | we should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons because is fundamental for world peace |
any weapon that is strong enough to destroy the whole planet is completely unnecessary. | We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons | nuclear weapons are destructive and unnecessary |
anyone being charged with a crime should have an independent person helping him or her. sometimes it helps having a second opinion. | The use of public defenders should be mandatory | public defenders should be mandatory because they can provide free legal representation to those who are accused |
anyone can edit the content so it can not be reliable to be correct | We should subsidize Wikipedia | If Wikipedia were subsidized it would be less objective by being accountable to a single funding source. |
anyone can edit the pages, so the information is not guarenteed to be correct. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is not a reliable search engine because of the information exchange methodology they have, since anyone could place what they would like on that page |
anyone can edit wikipedia which can sometimes not be the truth | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is a valuable resource used by many around the world. it is an important source of knowledge that should be subsidized to ensure it remains free for all to use. |
anyone denying that the holocaust should be punished by a criminal offense as these that lost their lives should never be forgotten or degraded in any fashion. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
anyone is entitled to believe in whatever they want, god or no god | We should adopt atheism | we should not adopt atheism because people have a right to believe what ever they want |
Anyone remotely familiar with the game theory knows that nuclear disarmament is not probable given the actors' preferences and risks. We should concentrate our efforts on regulating the existing arsenals and stopping proliferation instead. | We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons | Nuclear weapons provide a deterrent for starting a major conflict. |
anyone should be able to say what he thinks, provided it's not instigating violence or criminal activity. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | The right to free speech is a fundamental right and must be upheld, no matter how distasteful the speech. |
anyone that denies the holocaust should be charged with a criminal offense because it is ludicrous for someone to thing it never happened. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
anyone that is bothered by telemarketing can block these types of calls without anyone having to ban all telemarketing | We should ban telemarketing | banning telemarketing puts an unfair limit on a business's ability to find customers. |
anyone who can't obey the law should be removed from society | We should abolish the three-strikes laws | we should abolish the three-strikes laws because this causes inconsistencies in sentences and assumes that the prior convictions were rightfully handed down. |
anyone who commits a crime should be prosecuted | Entrapment should be legalized | entrapment should be legalized because sometimes this tactic is the only way to apprehend repeat offenders. |
anyone who contributes to ending a life should be punished | Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence | people suffering with no chance for recovery deserve to choose this type of death to end suffering and loss of dignity. |
anyone who denies that the holocaust happened is clearly insane or evil and should be punished. | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
anyone who is physically qualified should be able to be in combat | We should prohibit women in combat | women should be prohibited from combat roles because they lack the physical size and strength to perform many of the tasks required of them |
anyone who wants to behave in a manner not permitted in the safe space is free to leave | We should abolish safe spaces | safe spaces don't really serve a beneficial purpose. they don't solve any issues and instead attract a target on to those others may feel are weak or inferior. they cause more harm than good. |
Anyone who wants to sell an organ would be made fully aware of the risks involved, in which case they should be allowed to make that choice. | We should legalize organ trade | we should legalize organ trade because it will lower the risk of selling on the black market and can help those in need |
anyone with an aptitude for a necessary service profession should be encouraged to pursue it | We should subsidize vocational education | we need to support vocational education because it may be the only chance people that live in poverty can get through education and manage to make a good job from themselves. |
anyone, regardless of their age, should be able to take the decision to alter their body by means of cosmetic surgery if they think they will look or feel better as a result of it. | We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors | we should ban cosmetic surgery for minors because they are too young to decide what they want |
anything that has been invented should be all of our property. | We should abolish intellectual property rights | intellectual property rights should be abolished as it limits competitions and innovation. |
anything what could be harmful for people health and it`s not natural should be banned and restricted. | We should subsidize embryonic stem cell research | the ethical concerns of using embryonic cells is too big a barrier to surpass, we should not subsidize anything with public money that isn't acceptable ethically to the people paying for it |
anything what is natural, by god provided for couples to have a kids is right and any other should be prohibited. | Surrogacy should be banned | surrogacy should be banned as women are being paid to produce a baby and it is not regulated as stringently as it needs to be. |
anything which brings relief, even if that is akin to a placebo effect, can only be a good thing to those in need. | We should ban naturopathy | naturopathy gives the option to cure certain illness without adding side effects from medications. |
apart from what makes parents more lazy because they should give all student benefits to their children | We should subsidize student loans | subsidizing student loans will introduce more students to higher education, getting them better jobs so that they can become more productive members of society. |
apce exploration is important in order to live in other planets | We should subsidize space exploration | space exploration is a good adventure. our planet is in a future risk of extinct and we should best prepare our refuge in space exploration |
apparently men think they can't resist the urge to rape and sexually harass women if they are sent into combat with them. | We should prohibit women in combat | women are smaller and weaker than men and their reaction time isn't as fast. therefore women in combat not only put themselves in danger, but also the people around them. |
appointing a defendant a public defender will ensure that he gets a fair trial | The use of public defenders should be mandatory | having a system where public defenders are mandatory would make it fairer because all defendants would have the same level of defense |
approving such a action will help people who can`t have a kids natural way to have them and making them happy and successful. | We should subsidize embryonic stem cell research | embryonic stem cell research could potentially save millions of lives and needs as much support as it can get. |
Arab citizens in Israel do not support the blockade, making violence and anger in Israel more likely. | Blockade of the Gaza Strip should be ended | The blockade hurts Palestinian civilians that have nothing to do with Hamas and violence against Israel. It is unjust to punish civilians for the actions of terrorists. |
are we going to make movies without children at all? banning child actors does not seem reasonable in this billion dollar industry. | We should ban the use of child actors | the use of child actors should not be banned as youthful actors can take on roles that provide inspiration for young people |
aren’t subsidies opening the door for manipulating journalists and inducing media bias in favor of the government? | We should subsidize journalism | Subsidizing journalism would result in pro-government bias. Journalists would be less comfortable criticizing the government so as not to"bite the hand that feeds them". |
arguably, entrapment is a devious means to trap not only criminals but others who might be tempted by entrapment who would not otherwise have committed a crime. | Entrapment should be legalized | through entrapment, people can be persuaded to commit crimes that may not have done otherwise. |
Arms are very bad for the whole of society when they are in the hands of bad persons. giving anyone the right to keep and bear arms puts society in danger | We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms | the right to keep and bear arms is putting everyone in danger and making mass-shootings more easily done. |
arms in the hands of private people can lead to more violence in our society and we should ban any of them | We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms | people have the right to protect themselves and should have the right to keep and bear arms. |
Arms races which result from the presence of nuclear weapons increase danger as states are more likely to entrust nukes to less experienced military personnel and have more difficulty tracking them. | We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons | Nuclear weapons provide a deterrent for starting a major conflict. |
around the world there are many governments misusing military abilities so in the interests of global safety there should be private military companies. | We should ban private military companies | in the interests of national security only governments should be allowed to have military capabilities so private military companies should be banned. |
art would probably be a lot better without intellectual property rights | We should abolish intellectual property rights | intellectual property rights are so important in that they don't allow someone to just steal someone else's ideas and creations for their own benefit. |
articles on wikipedia can be taken over by a few rogue accounts, making edits faster than the editing team can delete them. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is a valuable resource used by many around the world. it is an important source of knowledge that should be subsidized to ensure it remains free for all to use. |
artists and creaters need to eat and earn money | We should abolish intellectual property rights | intellectual property rights are so important in that they don't allow someone to just steal someone else's ideas and creations for their own benefit. |
as a capitalist nation, we should embrace that form of economy and democracy since it was the ideology our country was founded on | We should oppose collectivism | people should oppose collectivism because it doesn't allow for individual freedom of choice and stunts individual growth. |
as a country, we are falling behind in the space exploration race due to financial constraints | We should subsidize space exploration | we should not subsidize space exploration because the money spent could be put to better use such as hunger and finding homes for our homeless. |
as a last ditch effort the government should be allowed to cut programs and spending to stabilize the economy to prevent failing. | We should adopt an austerity regime | We should adopt an austerity regime because the debt to gdp ratio threatens the future stability of the country |
as a nation we need to prioritize the majority and not focus on the small things | We should oppose collectivism | collectivism can cause people to ignore important problems if it doesn't apply to certain groups |
as a non-addictive natural substance that is less harmful than currently legal ones such as tobacco and alcohol, it seems that cannabis is still illegal simply due to old prejudices. | We should legalize cannabis | cannabis is known to lead to dependency as well as further drug seeking behaviors and should not be legalized. |
as a party to the international treaties, the United States has agreed to limit the use of marijuana only to medical and scientific purposes | We should legalize cannabis | cannabis has many medicinal properties that pharmaceutical drugs can’t fix and should be legalized |
As a principal, college admittance and job offers should be based on people's qualifications, rather than their gender and the color of their skin. | We should end affirmative action | merit alone should be the deciding factor in whether a person is given a career opportunity, and affirmative action is a form of discrimination. |
as a result legalization marijuana black market can be replaced by regulated sales of a safer product | We should legalize cannabis | legalizing cannabis as far as health is concerned can be beneficial since many of these substances are used as treatments for certain diseases |
As a result of the blockade, most of Gaza's manufacturing industry has closed | Blockade of the Gaza Strip should be ended | The blockade of Gaza causes economic and humanitarian suffering. |
as a whole, women are more emotional and may not be able to handle combat emotionally | We should prohibit women in combat | women have proven they are equally able to cope physically , mentally and emotionally in combat |
as americans we are granted the right of due process. sometimes there are extenuating circumstances that must be taken into account. | We should adopt a zero-tolerance policy in schools | we need to remember we are talking about children not criminals, this policy is far too harsh and unnecessary. let children be children. |
as anyone can effectively edit wikipedia pages, to subsidise it would be a nonsense exercise. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | wikipedia is a valuable resource used by many around the world. it is an important source of knowledge that should be subsidized to ensure it remains free for all to use. |
As automation increases, traditional trades that vocational education prepare people for will become rarer and less likely to provide gainful, long-term employment, and the government shouldn't incentivize people to follow that career path. | We should subsidize vocational education | there is a lack of qualified tradesmen in today's marketplace and subsidizing vocational education could help to get more people interested in these fields |
as child bearers women are vital for society, in an all out war the loss of women would have major consequences for society. | We should prohibit women in combat | Women are just as capable as men in modern warfare so we would lose half of our available fighters by not allowing them. |
As concluded by the California-based Little Hoover Commission (1992) regarding children placed in Foster Care children can come to harmand even die while supposedly under the protection of foster care | Foster care brings more harm than good | Many studies have pointed to the deleterious impact of foster care on children physical health, cognitive and academic functioning, and social-emotional wellbeing |
As employment becomes more and more specialized, people are increasingly going to need not only university education, but post-graduate education as well to remain competitive in the workforce. | We should subsidize vocational education | While many who graduate from universities struggle to find high paying jobs in their field, graduates of vocational schools have high employments and high standards of living. |
as far as these threats are being directed towards our country, racial profiling might be the only way to keep us safe from incoming threats from other parts of the world. | We should end racial profiling | racial profiling shouldn't be banned because it offers the potential of stopping a crime |
as homeopathic medicines generally contain no active ingredient they are likely to be completely harmless. | Homeopathy brings more harm than good | homeopathy can interact badly with real medicine. |
as homeopathy is unregulated, it can be dangerous because nobody really knows the quality, safety or efficacy of the products that are on sale. | Homeopathy brings more harm than good | homeopathy can interact badly with real medicine. |
as horrible as the holocaust was, you cannot punish someone who denies it happened | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | it is disrespectful to victims of the holocaust and humanity to deny that it never happened, those that deny the holocaust happen should be subject to criminal penalty. |
as human creatures sex is a natural and in our nature. celibacy just leads to repressed and unhappy people. | The vow of celibacy should be abandoned | celibacy is an unnatural state for humans and should be abandoned by the church and others. it leads to negative behaviors based on the attempt to suppress a normal human urge to procreate. |
as individuals we have a right to not be grouped into one thought process. | We should oppose collectivism | collectivism should not be opposed as it leads to a greater sense of group identity with the more vulnerable in society being protected. |
as it could bring about an end to the black market sale of organs. | We should legalize organ trade | legalizing the organ trade would bring an end to shortages for transplant |
as it does away with people continuously having children so that they can get the gender they want. | We should legalize sex selection | we should not legalize sex selection as this is enabling people to play god and may lead to the destabilisation of future generations e.g. more males than females |
as it has its negative side, this will also increase the delinquency of minors for organ trafficking and this is a very bad problem. | We should legalize organ trade | organ trading is dangerous because it can result in harm to vulnerable people |
as it is a temporary care it might be difficult for children to separate after they bonded with their foster parents | Foster care brings more harm than good | Children can languish for years in foster care, experiencing multiple placement changes. The disrupted relationships caused by such changes harms their well-being. |
as it is becoming increasingly obvious that they are too dangerous to keep. they cause devastating destruction and in the wrong hands could cause the end of the world. | We should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons | we should fight for the abolition of nuclear weapons because is fundamental for world peace |
as it is the first choice for those seeking information, plus it struggles surviving on donations alone. | We should subsidize Wikipedia | government subsidies open the door to government control, this would potentially ruin the impartiality of wikipedia |
as life expectancy and healthy ageing continue to grow mandatory retirement no longer makes sense. | We should end mandatory retirement | in today's society people are living to a greater age and we should not penalise those people who want to continue working by forcing them to retire. |
as long as all parties are agree, there should not be any problem | We should legalize polygamy | polygamy can be a perfectly valid form of union for many people, and legalising it will provide protection and rights for those involved. |
as long as all parties are willing then polygamy should be legal | We should legalize polygamy | polygamy can be a perfectly valid form of union for many people, and legalising it will provide protection and rights for those involved. |
as long as chicken are properly supervised why not allow them to participate in acting | We should ban the use of child actors | the use of child actors should not be banned as youthful actors can take on roles that provide inspiration for young people |
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