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this is a inhumane activity that could cost the lives of innocent people. | We should ban targeted killing | targeted killing is often carried out by unmanned drones, which are indiscriminate and kill many innocent people in the process. |
this is a potential gateway drug towards more dangerous substances | We should legalize cannabis | cannabis is known to lead to dependency as well as further drug seeking behaviors and should not be legalized. |
this is a profession that has been going on for thousands of years so we should finally recognize it as a real job for women | We should legalize prostitution | Prostitutes are subject to cruel and degrading treatment by both their pimps and clients. This is not a profession that should be legalized, it should be eradicated. |
this is a right protected by the second amendment | We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms | people have the right to defend themselves and their property by keeping and bearing arms |
this is a right that must be upheld, it is each persons right to protect themselves, their family and their property. most criminals will carry guns whether legal or not, so everyone else must too. | 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. |
this is a slippery slope and cloning could be used for terrible purposes. it is dangerous to open this door. | We should ban human cloning | we should not ban human cloning, the potential it holds for the medical industry is so valuable we must explore the opportunity. |
this is a useful support for people's health. | We should ban naturopathy | naturopathy isn't thoroughly tested by the fda and may pose significant health risks if not utilized properly |
this is absolutely something we should ban because children shouldn't be encouraged to be dissatisfied with their bodies | We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors | we should ban cosmetic surgery for minors because they are too young to decide what they want |
this is an effective way of marketing products and conducting surveys | We should ban telemarketing | Telemarketing can be an effective means for a business to make sales and increase profit potential |
this is an established tenet of certain churches. abandoning it would infringe on their freedom of religion | The vow of celibacy should be abandoned | the vow of celibacy should be abandoned because it represents a major barrier to men considering entering the priesthood |
this is an extreme measure that does not work. it leads to disaster for the economy and for citizens through unemployment, poverty. the effect is the exact opposite of what should be achieved. | We should adopt an austerity regime | an austerity regime helps to balance the nation's budget and reduce national debt. |
this is an important step in scientific research | We should subsidize embryonic stem cell research | stem cell research may be the key to curing many diseases |
this is an incentive for executives to continue running their organization at its best | We should limit executive compensation | to attract the best talent at the top, a high level of executive compensation is essential. |
this is an inhumane way to raise animals for consumption. | We should ban factory farming | we should ban factory farming because it lead to the abuse of animals |
this is an offensive and provocative act that is not achieving anything positive | We should prohibit flag burning | flag burning is an expression of freedom of speech to which people have a right in a democratic country |
this is an old practice that has created tension and should be ended | Blockade of the Gaza Strip should be ended | blockade of the gaza strip should be ended because the conflicts need to be finished, a resolution should be found and people should be able to get back on track with life |
this is an old practice that should be ended | Blockade of the Gaza Strip should be ended | The blockade of the Gaza Strip should be ended because it is collective punishment, which is illegal under international law. |
this is an outdated camp and no longer necessary. | We should close Guantanamo Bay detention camp | Creating such a secluded environment for this detention camp has encouraged and legitimized unlawful and immoral behaviour on the part of the soldiers in charge of the detainees. |
this is an outdated practice that has no bearing in todays world. | The vow of celibacy should be abandoned | we should not abandon the vow of celibacy because it is a centuries old custom that is seen as sacred and holy. |
this is an outrageous claim that is devastating to many | Holocaust denial should be a criminal offence | Holocaust denial propagates negative Jewish stereotypes and encourages Anti-Semitism. It must be stopped. |
this is an unaffordable luxury for the goverment. | 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. |
this is an unnatural practice and we do not manufacture humans. | We should ban human cloning | we should not ban human cloning, the potential it holds for the medical industry is so valuable we must explore the opportunity. |
this is an unnatural process that should be against the law. | We should ban human cloning | we should ban human cloning because it is against human nature |
this is beneficial only to the people who go to good schools and aern't living in poverty. these tests are unfair to kids in low income poverty areas. we should not have them. | Intelligence tests bring more harm than good | Intelligence tests bring more harm than good as they reinforce a feeling of superiority in certain people who may lack other abilities in life. |
this is child labor and child labor is illegal. | We should ban the use of child actors | Children do not have sufficient autonomy to make decisions about careers, they should be protected from over directing parents and hence the use of child actors should be banned. |
this is discrimination on the basis of sex | 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 |
this is effectively commiting murder; no one has the right to take another person's life | Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence | Assisted suicide is a criminal offence as it centers on the intentional death of a human being. |
this is immoral and unnatural and goes against what nature intended | We should legalize sex selection | sex selection shouldn't be legalized because it's a breach of moral and ethics |
this is important to the world and should be subsidized | 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. |
this is incredibly invasive and annoying | We should ban telemarketing | it is annoying and violates people's privacy |
this is inhumane and should be stopped | We should close Guantanamo Bay detention camp | Indefinite detention and torture completely undermine the standards of decency and justice that make America a country worth working for. |
this is just taking things too far. people should not be offended by pronouns. | We should adopt gender-neutral language | gender-neutral language shouldn't be adopted because in writing consistency is sometimes hard to keep straight with those pronouns |
this is just testing, it doesn't prove anything | Intelligence tests bring more harm than good | IQ tests are fundamentally flawed because they do not take into account the complex nature of the human intellect and its different components |
This is more like a cult than a Church and it takes advantage of vulnerable people. | We should ban the Church of Scientology | we should ban the church of scientology as many ex-members report manipulation and bullying and it has been reported to be a cult which has seperated families. |
this is needed in areas where the population is unequal. when only one sex is the majority, that population would eventually cease. there wouldn't be enough mates. | We should legalize sex selection | sex selection can lead to a gender imbalance if one sex is favoured over the other. this can lead to a lack of suitable partners in the future and people being forced to lead a single life. |
this is not a natural way of conception. | We should legalize sex selection | Pre-selecting your baby's sex is a form of gender discrimination. |
this is not our territory and we need to end our affiliation. | Blockade of the Gaza Strip should be ended | The blockade of the Gaza Strip should be ended because it is collective punishment, which is illegal under international law. |
this is not solving the problem at route, all cosmetic surgery is doing is changing the appearance but not the mental state | We should ban cosmetic surgery | cosmetic surgery has too many risks of something going wrong compared to the benefit of looking more aesthetically pleasing. |
this is not the answer to everything regardless how good it seems | We should adopt libertarianism | Libertarianism doesn't work. Government intervention and financing are necessary for so many facets of society - education, health, and safety, to name a few. |
this is nothing but a huge money making opportunity for several major companies. | We should ban private military companies | private military companies are wrong and should be banned immediately. they are being paid to create war, not to help prevent it. |
this is one of our oldest and most basic freedeoms. we should not attempt to change that and turn our backs on how we were founded. | We should abolish the right to keep and bear arms | people have the right to defend themselves and their property by keeping and bearing arms |
this is one of the few times we get to enjoy something as a citizen of the world; the olympics are powerfully unifying. | We should abolish the Olympic Games | the olympic games bring friendly and respectful competition among international athletes and make the world a better place. |
this is punishing someone for being tempted. in their real life the temptation may have never occured. | Entrapment should be legalized | through entrapment, people can be persuaded to commit crimes that may not have done otherwise. |
this is ridiculous. don't have children if you can't afford to stay home or pay for childcare. | We should subsidize stay-at-home dads | We should not subsidize stay at home dads since women have never been subsidized to stay home with their children. It's up to the couple to decide if they can afford to have a parent stay home. |
this is sometimes the only way some people can have children | Surrogacy should be banned | surrogacy allows people who couldn't have children naturally to have their own children through a surrogate parent. |
this is still necessary and should be maintained | Blockade of the Gaza Strip should be ended | blockade of the gaza strip should be ended because the conflicts need to be finished, a resolution should be found and people should be able to get back on track with life |
this is such a terrific avenue for humans, and selfishly, i am a national team coach that works with olympians. | We should abolish the Olympic Games | the olympic games allow for true amateur athletes to live out their dreams. |
this is supported by the first amendment, | We should prohibit flag burning | we should not prohibit flag burning because freedom of speech is one of the defining rights of the american citizens. |
This is the ideal for human. Human object has always been to be free as much as possible. Removing governments control and coercion over the population will lead to more satisfaction in the life human live | We should adopt libertarianism | libertarianism is a preferable system because it gives people greater personal freedoms and encourages industry growth |
this is the only way to maintain order | 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. |
this is the only way to uphold the laws and liberties as we know them. | We should limit judicial activism | we should allow judicial activism as no matter how many laws there are, there is always an exception that goes outside the box and needs to be addressed individually. |
this is the only wide scale event where all countries can put aside all differences in good faith and fair competition | We should abolish the Olympic Games | the olympic games bring friendly and respectful competition among international athletes and make the world a better place. |
this is the way of the future and should be embraced | We should ban algorithmic trading | algorithmic trading is the way of the future and more accurately predicts highs and lows. |
this is too dangerous for the parents to be. often the surrogate mother changes her mind. | Surrogacy should be banned | surrogacy allows people who couldn't have children naturally to have their own children through a surrogate parent. |
this is too divisive of an issue to use governement funding, the same as abortion. | We should subsidize embryonic stem cell research | we should subsidize embryonic stem cell research because it is necessary for the betterment of the human race. we may find cures for aging, diseases, or create new stronger genes. |
this is too expensive and we have more pressing issues down at earth | 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. |
this is too important an event in history to be able to be debated. it happened and to say it didn't shows an overwhelming hatred for all the people that were murdered. criminalising denial should remain. | 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. |
this is unfortunately still required and should continue | Blockade of the Gaza Strip should be ended | blockade of the gaza strip should be ended because the conflicts need to be finished, a resolution should be found and people should be able to get back on track with life |
this is unnatural and causes many arguments | Surrogacy should be banned | surrogacy is unnatural, and it may injure the surrogate herself; she may develop bonds with her unborn child that she could never further explore after giving birth. |
this is unnatural and creates many irrational situations | Surrogacy should be banned | surrogacy should be banned because there are many children who could be adopted without surrogacy. |
this is untested and not scientific therefore no one should use it. | We should ban naturopathy | naturopathy isn't thoroughly tested by the fda and may pose significant health risks if not utilized properly |
this is very important because in this way low-income people can meet their needs and solve some problems through this method of daily payday. | Payday loans should be banned | payday loans gives people the ability to continue to the ability to stay off welfare and should be legal to obtain. |
this is what they chose when they decided on this for their life | The vow of celibacy should be abandoned | the vow of celibacy is important to some people and to some faiths; it should be a personal decision not something that is simply abandoned entirely. |
This isn't a real religion, it's an evil organisation that preys on the vulnerable to condition them and take their money, members that do manage to escape are often left with serious psychological issues. | We should ban the Church of Scientology | the church of scientology is a cult that takes people's money, brainwashes them, and harrasses anyone who tries to leave and should be banned. |
this isn't doing any harm and may bring hope to people who need it. | We should ban naturopathy | people should have the freedom to choose whatever system of treatment they feel is best |
this isolates those who already do not feel as smart as their peers | Intelligence tests bring more harm than good | Intelligence tests bring more harm than good as they reinforce a feeling of superiority in certain people who may lack other abilities in life. |
this kind of trading allows inexperienced individuals to access the stock market | We should ban algorithmic trading | algorithmic trading puts certain investors at an unfair advantage. |
this law does not make sense for minor offenses. | We should abolish the three-strikes laws | three strike laws don't take into account individual cases and restrict a judge to sanctioned sentencing. |
this law has lessened the overall crime rate in the united states by not taking any more risks and continually releasing criminals | We should abolish the three-strikes laws | three-strikes laws have lowered crime rates in many areas |
this law is convoluted and gives undeserving criminals harsh sentences for minimal crimes like theft | We should abolish the three-strikes laws | Three strikes laws are unconstitutional because they impose punishments that are disproportional to the crime. |
this law is good at keeping people who constantly break the law off the street. | We should abolish the three-strikes laws | three-strikes laws are effective in deterring repeat offenses and should not be abandoned. |
this law is good for young people who would learn their lesson and become good adults | We should abolish the three-strikes laws | three-strikes laws are effective in deterring repeat offenses and should not be abandoned. |
this law is unfair to people committing small offenses that do not deserve to be put away for life. | We should abolish the three-strikes laws | Three-strikes laws are too harsh. Many people who have committed non-violent felonies - and in some cases, misdemeanors - have been given mandatory life sentences. |
this law is unfair to those who's third crime is minor and thought should be given to changing the criteria of the third crime. | We should abolish the three-strikes laws | huge mandatory sentences for three minor offenses make neither economic or judicial sense. the huge cost of incarceration is unjustified. judicially the sentence should fit the crime and not be draconian. |
this law keeps communities safe by not letting criminals run rampant with only slaps on the wrist | We should abolish the three-strikes laws | three-strikes laws have lowered crime rates in many areas |
this law keeps communities safe from career criminals | We should abolish the three-strikes laws | three-strikes laws have lowered crime rates in many areas |
this law sentences people on crimes they committed in the past as well as the present, which is unfair | We should abolish the three-strikes laws | huge mandatory sentences for three minor offenses make neither economic or judicial sense. the huge cost of incarceration is unjustified. judicially the sentence should fit the crime and not be draconian. |
this leads to gender inequality and helps promote gender sterotypes | 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. |
this leads to self image issues later on in life | We should ban cosmetic surgery for minors | Allowing minors to access cosmetic surgery would put even more pressure on them to conform to certain unrealistic aesthetic standards. |
this level of compensation is the only way they can attract qualified candidates | We should limit executive compensation | to attract the best talent at the top, a high level of executive compensation is essential. |
this long standing rule is a part of tradition and cannot be abolished | The vow of celibacy should be abandoned | we should not abandon the vow of celibacy because it is a centuries old custom that is seen as sacred and holy. |
this lowers business costs and provides more food | We should ban factory farming | factory farming allows for greater food production to feed a growing population. |
this madness is just wrong and racial profiling is as the matter of fact racial discrimination and abuse!!! | We should end racial profiling | Racial profiling is unconstitutional. It goes against basic core principles of justice and equal protection under the law. |
this may sound old fashioned but men should be the protectors | We should prohibit women in combat | the strongest people should be in combat regardless of their gender |
this measure allows to move pieces in the companies and refresh the work schemes and to adapt to the new times | We should end mandatory retirement | By freeing up space across professional hierarchies mandatory retirement provides more opportunities for career growth and upward mobility for younger people. |
this method increases meat products to meet the high demand. | We should ban factory farming | factory farming allows for greater food production to feed a growing population. |
this method is unfair to many traders who do not have access to such technology | We should ban algorithmic trading | algorithmic trading puts certain investors at an unfair advantage. |
this might be the only way a non-minority could afford to go to college. | We should subsidize student loans | subsidizing student loans will enable many more people the opportunity to attend college |
this nation was founded on christian principles, and to just get rid of them now is a terrible idea. | We should adopt atheism | We should not adopt atheism as people should be allowed to retain their own religions or belief systems as they see fit. |
this organization brainwashes people, hurts them, and takes their money. | We should ban the Church of Scientology | the church of scientology is a cult that takes people's money, brainwashes them, and harrasses anyone who tries to leave and should be banned. |
this practice alienates the people within the group. | We should oppose collectivism | collectivism leads to a stagnant culture where new ideas are never formed and expressed |
this practice allows for people who don't have the same advantages as others to get a foot in the door. | We should end affirmative action | affirmative action helps to combat bias in hiring practices |
this practice can be uncomfortable for kids not practicing any religion. | We should prohibit school prayer | school prayer usually supports a specific religion. this discriminates against non-believers or members of different religions. |
this practice can cause problems for the children in this relationship. | We should legalize polygamy | Polygamous unions can cause cause jealousy and emotional distress among the multiple spouses. |
this practice does not allow an individual their own thoughts and actions. | We should oppose collectivism | collectivism does not encourage individual improvement and ingenuity |
this practice insures students are all equal in dress and ensures students will not come to school in inappropriate clothing. | We should abandon the use of school uniform | uniforms remove some types of peer pressure surrounding students' appearance. |
this practice is important in helping groups grow stronger. | We should oppose collectivism | collectivism encourages all members of a group to contribute to the community's well-being and in turn elevates the standard of living for everyone, eliminating disparity and resentment between unequal groups. |
this practice is not natural and often leads to secret crimes especially on children. | The vow of celibacy should be abandoned | the vow of celibacy leads to too much abuse of women and children so should be banned. |
this practice is not natural nor is it how it should be. | We should legalize sex selection | Pre-selecting your baby's sex is a form of gender discrimination. |
this practice would open the door for illegal harvesting and large profit margins. | We should legalize organ trade | A legalized market would exploit the poor who, as a result of financial problems, would be the ones most likely to sell their organs. |
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