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CMV: Society and culture needs to teach ALL children and adults equally -- regardless of gender -- that violence against anyone is wrong
This view consists of two points. Change either or both for a delta: point 1 is that society stigmatizes violence against females (esp. by males) far more than it stigmatizes violenc... | I agree, women should also be told not to hit men or other women. But it's much more important that we stress the need for men not to hit women, and for reasons you seem to understand:
>True yes, men are stronger than women. But first of all, this is not a moral excuse for violent women -- in fact, it creates a minds... | Don't we already teach our children not to be violent? It's frowned upon for men to hit men, men to hit women, women to hit men, and for women to hit women. You are correct in your assessment that male on female violence is more stigmatized than other forms of violence, but there are logical reasons for this. First, th... | 5l86jl | CMV: Society and culture needs to teach ALL children and adults equally -- regardless of gender -- that violence against anyone is wrong | This view consists of two points. Change either or both for a delta: point 1 is that society stigmatizes violence against females (esp. by males) far more than it stigmatizes violence against males (esp. by females). Point 2 is that society needs to change this. Point 1 is my premise that this exists, point 2 is my arg... | 1,483,162,169 | ShiningConcepts | dbtqasa | dbtq402 | 22 | 11 |
CMV: The media's use of the words 'exercise' and 'weight loss' are counterproductive to people trying to make healthy decisions
**Title clarification: I'd like to (but can't obviously) change the title to limit it to Vox's usage in this scenario, not to generalize to the media in general. **
I recently saw a lengthy ... | Most of the coverage I have seen (in the U.K.) has stressed that exercise has many health benefits, however concentrating on exercise as the main method of weight-loss specifically isn't particularly effective compared with eating less.
I don't think the use of the words weight loss in this context is particularly mi... | I think you tried to use bullet points. You have to put a full line ([enter key]) between bullet points for something to work. | 5m9fnh | CMV: The media's use of the words 'exercise' and 'weight loss' are counterproductive to people trying to make healthy decisions | **Title clarification: I'd like to (but can't obviously) change the title to limit it to Vox's usage in this scenario, not to generalize to the media in general. **
I recently saw a lengthy [Vox article](http://www.vox.com/2016/4/28/11518804/weight-loss-exercise-myth-burn-calories) that supposedly summarizes many stud... | 1,483,653,883 | barrycl | dc1vkg6 | dc1tqk1 | 2 | 1 |
CMV: The mere use of sexist/racist/homophobic slurs is not inherently offensive.
This was inspired by [this exchange](https://www.reddit.com/r/circlebroke/comments/5mox2z/oh_hey_there_satan_and_its_variations_have_got_to/dc6esxg?context=4) I had a little while ago. Specifically, I don't believe that the phrase "you sh... | >it's that the meaning behind the word is completely different. Whore, in that context, no longer means whore, and slut no longer means slut. That's kind of the point of the joke.
You may have missed something here? To me, the point of the joke is that whore still means whore, and slut still means slut, but it's funn... | I'll focus on one thing in particular. Do you know what the word faggot means? Most people like to say it means a bundle of sticks which is only a half truth, it's the sticks used for kindling to burn gay people to death. So when someone calls me a faggot how should I take it. Gay people have been murdered for their ex... | 5muu2m | CMV: The mere use of sexist/racist/homophobic slurs is not inherently offensive. | This was inspired by [this exchange](https://www.reddit.com/r/circlebroke/comments/5mox2z/oh_hey_there_satan_and_its_variations_have_got_to/dc6esxg?context=4) I had a little while ago. Specifically, I don't believe that the phrase "you shut your whore mouth" is inherently sexist. This also extends to other similar phra... | 1,483,926,710 | JayStarr1082 | dchagu2 | dc7jfy7 | 1 | -1 |
CMV: It is illogical to believe any religion
Now don't get me wrong, I'm an open-minded person and I will believe in something if it is proven to be true or there is good reasoning behind it, however I struggle to understand why some people manage to fully devote themselves and believe in religions which implore outla... | As I think often happens in these scenarios, your claim is that a belief cannot be logically held. Any belief can be logically held provided that the information upon which it is based leads the believer to that conclusion. Nowhere in this is it required that these foundations or their consequent belief accurately refl... | Sorry, I should note that I'm not the OP here.
That said, I think you're wrong about burden of proof here. Your first sentence is correct - the burden of proof sits with the person making the claim. But you don't need to prove that the claim is wrong to dismiss it...if those with the burden of proof did not adequately... | 5mxkbq | CMV: It is illogical to believe any religion | Now don't get me wrong, I'm an open-minded person and I will believe in something if it is proven to be true or there is good reasoning behind it, however I struggle to understand why some people manage to fully devote themselves and believe in religions which implore outlandish tales and one or more godly deities who ... | 1,483,967,458 | Tommy666567 | dc743kn | dc73k6w | 63 | 3 |
CMV: Gender dysphoria may be a mental disorder... and that's okay.
The transgender experience, referred to as gender dysphoria or gender identity disorder (GID) by medical professionals, had been dubbed a mental disorder for decades until recent years.
According to Wikipedia (ha, yes, I know, but it's hard to find un... | Gender dysphoria and being trans ARE synonymous. Gender dysphoria or gender identity disorder (GID) are medical terms for being transgender.
Gender dysphoria: the condition of feeling one's emotional and psychological identity as male or female to be opposite to one's biological sex.
I don't know what else to say to... | True. But there are some negative effects to thinking your a car or a lizard etc. It's most likely going to severely effect your life because you won't be able to partake in most human interactions successfully. Apart from the social stigma, if I was to think I was a different gender, it's probably not going to effect ... | 5my4j3 | CMV: Gender dysphoria may be a mental disorder... and that's okay. | The transgender experience, referred to as gender dysphoria or gender identity disorder (GID) by medical professionals, had been dubbed a mental disorder for decades until recent years.
According to Wikipedia (ha, yes, I know, but it's hard to find unbiased sources on this subject), "GID is classified as a disorder by... | 1,483,974,383 | OFGhost | dc79b5k | dc78eoq | 18 | 5 |
CMV: It's better to do your laundry in the washing machine with tap water or cold water instead of hot water.
I've been having this small argument with my girlfriend when we wash clothes. It just comes up every time we both do the laundry. She believes hot water is better but can't explain why, says it's how it was at... | A lot of weird explanations here.
There is a scientific consensus on hot vs. cold. Here are a few things:
**Why cold?**
- Yes, it saves energy- this is a no-brainer and why I usually use cold water.
- Cold water keeps colors from bleeding- another big one
- Clothes won't shrink as much in cold water, although ... | Here's a simple experiment for you.
Wash half of your dishes in cold water, and half in hot (and I'm talking dirty dishes, not just ones with crumbs on them).
You should find that the soap soaps better in hot water, and the food comes off much more easily.
Then there's the fact that [there's a tenth of a gram of poo... | 5mytbe | CMV: It's better to do your laundry in the washing machine with tap water or cold water instead of hot water. | I've been having this small argument with my girlfriend when we wash clothes. It just comes up every time we both do the laundry. She believes hot water is better but can't explain why, says it's how it was at her home and that there must have been a good reason.
I, on the other hand, believe that the benefits outwei... | 1,483,981,321 | Some_french_canadian | dc7dyz6 | dc7dacq | 6 | 0 |
CMV: Breaking up with someone or refusing to date them because of their sexual history is perfectly okay
I'm not sure how wide spread this view actually is, so tell me if I'm beating on a straw man.
Let's say a woman had a threesome in college. Years later, she meets a guy and start dating. After a few years in, once... | >I'm a woman, but I wouldn't want to date a guy with too much of a past.
I think that's completely your prerogative and is perfectly OK. But if this is a major make-or-break issue, I think that it should be brought up early on. In your first example, you say:
>Years later, she meets a guy and start dating. **After a ... | I don't think there's many people with an issue of someone not dating someone because of their sexual history. The issue is really only when there's a double standard. So, if a man says he won't date a woman who has had sex with 20 guys, but he's had sex with 20 women, then people take an issue with that.
Because he ... | 5mzu9h | CMV: Breaking up with someone or refusing to date them because of their sexual history is perfectly okay | I'm not sure how wide spread this view actually is, so tell me if I'm beating on a straw man.
Let's say a woman had a threesome in college. Years later, she meets a guy and start dating. After a few years in, once they got pretty serious, she shares her experience. He is repulsed and disgusted by the thought, and leav... | 1,483,991,100 | TheChemist158 | dc7pnhg | dc7oovf | 18 | 2 |
CMV: Fake news is a non-issue. The onus lies with news consumers, not news provider.
There's a romance in the american mythology that every vote should count. To get to that point, it is assumed that the american electorate is capable and informed. By blaming fake news, we are acknowledging that the electorate is inca... | There can be and are multiple problems at once. Consumer responsibility is 100% an issue, and I wholeheartedly agree we need to be more conscientious consumers. But that doesn't mean fake news is not also a problem.
There's more information than we can process and vet in this world. It's not great for us to have ... | Your analogy to the scientific/medical community isn't accurate though. These communities are made up of experts who are either already aware of these shitty sources or have the knowledge and background to recognize them for what they are immediately.
When it comes to the news consumed by the general public, most of... | 5n2i0w | CMV: Fake news is a non-issue. The onus lies with news consumers, not news provider. | There's a romance in the american mythology that every vote should count. To get to that point, it is assumed that the american electorate is capable and informed. By blaming fake news, we are acknowledging that the electorate is incapable and easily misinformed. This is incompatible with the belief that the american p... | 1,484,017,844 | DangoDale | dc8ambe | dc8a7dj | 11 | 1 |
CMV: I don't think companies should have to hire to people just to meet a quota and provide diversity
This is stemming off from something I saw about Facebook receiving backlash for hiring candidates based off of their resumes and experiences. Link to the story is [here](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01... | You're misunderstanding what the issue is.
>This is stemming off from something I saw about Facebook receiving backlash for hiring candidates based off of their resumes and experiences. Link to the story is here
Did you read the article? That's not why there's backlash. The backlash is because, at the end of a multi-... | Your view makes the assumption that the hiring process is fair and balanced, which isn't the case. We know that those with white sounding names are more likely to get a call back than those with black sounding names, even when the resume is the same. [There was another study that found that when Orchestras used blind a... | 5n5l9t | CMV: I don't think companies should have to hire to people just to meet a quota and provide diversity | This is stemming off from something I saw about Facebook receiving backlash for hiring candidates based off of their resumes and experiences. Link to the story is [here](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-09/facebook-s-hiring-process-hinders-its-effort-to-create-a-diverse-workforce).
I don't get how this ... | 1,484,061,793 | vinniethepooh2 | dc8t8ae | dc8t6g3 | 48 | 6 |
CMV:If Jewish people can't be anti-semitic, then non-whites cannot be racist
America is a White Supremacist country that is slowly reversing. The term race was coined by a European person that justified race as being a a huge biological difference that meant that white people were superior to blacks and gave reason to... | Anti-semitism has an explicit target (Judaism and Jewish people), racism without any other descriptors has no such target. Racism could be targeting any given race.
So while you *could* argue that it's impossible to be racist/prejudiced against a group that you yourself belong to (therefore making it impossible for a ... | You're conflating a single religion with every race. Your claim is closer to "if Jews cannot be anti-smetc or islamaphobic or any other religious-based descrimination then non-whites can't be racist. Judaism is but a single subgroup of religion whereas race can be seen as the broad category instead of merely a small po... | 5n813p | CMV:If Jewish people can't be anti-semitic, then non-whites cannot be racist | America is a White Supremacist country that is slowly reversing. The term race was coined by a European person that justified race as being a a huge biological difference that meant that white people were superior to blacks and gave reason to them being subjugated as slaves in the Americas. That caused racism. It is li... | 1,484,085,731 | iPissOnRebelGraves | dc9e3x1 | dc9dn1b | 9 | 7 |
CMV: I am starting to wonder whenever transgenderism is a real thing
So before anyone says anything, I have been spending the last 6 months living as a transgender girl since I believed that I was trans and things started to get better once I accepted it and started to be proactive about it
Being trans has cost me th... | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03625.x/abstract
A systematic review of studies showed that 80% had a quality of life increase from transitioning.
As it noted.
>Compared with FM, MF individuals had more remaining gender
dysphoria after the transition.2 Homosexual MF individuals
reported m... | I *think* that your argument should be phrased "I don't think that 'feeling' as if I'm a different gender should be grounds for switching gender roles".
Or *possibly* "I don't think that there's a biological basis for transgenderism".
I mean, people clearly are transgender in that they adopt the other gender's roles ... | 5n8jdo | CMV: I am starting to wonder whenever transgenderism is a real thing | So before anyone says anything, I have been spending the last 6 months living as a transgender girl since I believed that I was trans and things started to get better once I accepted it and started to be proactive about it
Being trans has cost me the love of my life, my mental health and has completely broken me. Its ... | 1,484,091,293 | skyepilotgurl | dcbwg8o | dca3t3z | 1 | 0 |
CMV: I want to post revenge p0rn of my last ex-girlfriend.
She was a 10/10. She is pretty, young and hot.
I thought I found my soulmate. I loved her more than anyone else.
She started to live with me. During all this time she told me how hard she wanted to have a family. Because of this we had unprotected sex durin... | It is immoral, illegal and you will regret the attention it brings to you. Revenge is only temporary. Regret lasts much longer. | well it's a long shot but if you're in california it's illegal now so there's that
edit: [it's illegal in 32 states.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge_porn#United_States)
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> to avoid other people go throug I went.
you're lying to yourself/rationalizing. you don't give a shit about that.
| 5n8p6q | CMV: I want to post revenge p0rn of my last ex-girlfriend. | She was a 10/10. She is pretty, young and hot.
I thought I found my soulmate. I loved her more than anyone else.
She started to live with me. During all this time she told me how hard she wanted to have a family. Because of this we had unprotected sex during months... one day she decided to move back to her parent's... | 1,484,093,002 | Calmecac | dc9ixef | dc9ivok | 55 | 29 |
CMV: Liberalism is superior to conservatism because liberals focus much more on Quality of Life
My claim is that Conservatives don't discuss any form of Quality of Life, and because of this, their worldview is inferior to liberalism when it comes to improving the world. Rather, they prefer to focus on laws that define... | > The conservative views rights as their own personal set of tools for pursuing a higher quality of life
I deeply appreciate this thorough and in-depth response, but want to probe you more on this statement. If you can show me a Conservative person (I suppose I should specify that they need to be a "well-known" or "pu... | Give examples | 5n9505 | CMV: Liberalism is superior to conservatism because liberals focus much more on Quality of Life | My claim is that Conservatives don't discuss any form of Quality of Life, and because of this, their worldview is inferior to liberalism when it comes to improving the world. Rather, they prefer to focus on laws that define right vs wrong (pro-life abortion stances), or freedom of choice (gun control). Because the focu... | 1,484,097,825 | nemicolopterus | dcah4f0 | dc9o1ih | 1 | 0 |
CMV: The Burkha is not a choice.
Obviously, you have the societal pressures, e.g family pressure, and social ostracism. But my main argument is that it is not a choice, because the wearer of the Burka has been raised religiously. With little exposure on behalf of the parents, to other aspects of life. The idea that fa... | I would argue that it is a "choice", just one where the downsides heavily outweigh the upsides in that particular culture and is therefore unlikely to be chosen. As long as the option is there though, that is still defined as a choice.
You could choose to not wear any clothes in public, for example, you are just heavi... | It's less common and often involves violence reactions, but it does happen and I could link to news stories if you like - and some do involve the woman being threatened, hurt, or killed. But that it's a risky and/or bad choice doesn't make it not a choice, is my point.
Think about what you'd have to say if your stand... | 5nb9l5 | CMV: The Burkha is not a choice. | Obviously, you have the societal pressures, e.g family pressure, and social ostracism. But my main argument is that it is not a choice, because the wearer of the Burka has been raised religiously. With little exposure on behalf of the parents, to other aspects of life. The idea that failing to wear the burkha will "dis... | 1,484,126,786 | DireSire | dca6fmx | dca6fi6 | 3 | 1 |
CMV: /r/streetwear is stupid
/r/streetwear seems to be all about spending lots of money on clothes that look like ass as long as they come from an expensive brand. People in the sub get angry that others submit posts of "generic" fits, but all of the popular posts are the exact same deal. A lot of good-looking fits ge... | Streetwear is almost like a lowbrow version of modern art. Yes, at a glance it all seems to fit into basic general trends that appear very similar. But the whole appeal lies in the details. It's all about taking the "standard outfit" and turning it on its head in some way. "Ahh, this guy is dressed how we all dress, bu... | This isn't limited to r/streetwear. Every passion or hobby has its own "no true Scotsman" circlejerk of hardcore users that only accept their interpretation. They tend to be the most active, so of course they're going to cast more votes on the content that they like.
The important thing is to look to them and consid... | 5nczpg | CMV: /r/streetwear is stupid | /r/streetwear seems to be all about spending lots of money on clothes that look like ass as long as they come from an expensive brand. People in the sub get angry that others submit posts of "generic" fits, but all of the popular posts are the exact same deal. A lot of good-looking fits get ignored because there aren't... | 1,484,150,979 | YoloSwag9000 | dcah2p3 | dcagxjg | 15 | 7 |
CMV: Spoons and Forks are better than chopsticks in every aspect.
I've eaten 3 square meals (sometimes more) for the past 22 years every day. That's a lot of food. My parents' own chopsticks and sometimes use them, but I prefer to use a spoon and fork when they're available simply because they are better and more opti... | They are booth inferior to the ultimate eating implement: the Spork.
Spork if clearly better than chopsticks for the reasons you mentioned, and it's better than the spoon/fork combination because it can all the same things but with one implement instead of two.
So if you truly have no "desire to use inadequate eating... | Depends on what you're eating, no?
This might be a silly example but there's a lpt that circulates sometimes saying you should eat cheetoes with chopsticks to avoid cheesy fingers. Neither a fork (cheetoes will crumble) or a spoon (easily slide off) are as effective. And fingers, the original method leaves you wi... | 5ndnqx | CMV: Spoons and Forks are better than chopsticks in every aspect. | I've eaten 3 square meals (sometimes more) for the past 22 years every day. That's a lot of food. My parents' own chopsticks and sometimes use them, but I prefer to use a spoon and fork when they're available simply because they are better and more optimal to use. Here's why.
They're intuitive. Each hand either has a ... | 1,484,157,515 | markichi | dcanvxa | dcanfbp | 15 | 3 |
CMV: The most ethically vegan thing to do is to commit suicide because human population impacts animal life more negatively than eating them.
Animals, in their current state, can be reproduced infinitely, given the resources at this current state in time.
Vegans make a big ethical stance that eating meat is not ethic... | If vegans had done this instead of forming organizations and exposing cruel farming practices, there would've been a lot less animal rights advocacy. That advocacy has led to more vegans and vegetarians, more ethical and enforced farming standards, and an emerging market for alternatives to meat. None of this would hav... | >Isn't this the entire reason behind ethical veganism? By not eating animals, you are serving their right to exist.
I'm not saying that no vegan believes that, but I have never seen one that says that. I certainly don't say that. We don't serve animals, we just don't harm them. There's a difference between beating and... | 5newhu | CMV: The most ethically vegan thing to do is to commit suicide because human population impacts animal life more negatively than eating them. | Animals, in their current state, can be reproduced infinitely, given the resources at this current state in time.
Vegans make a big ethical stance that eating meat is not ethical because it takes away a life and all life is valuable, yet as the population rises, more animals will be pushed out of their homes as land d... | 1,484,169,496 | excesshollywoo | dcb0nv9 | dcazsha | 34 | 4 |
CMV: Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T's crusade to thwart net neutrality is unjustifiably anti-consumer
Just one year ago, it seemed like net neutrality scored a serious win when the FCC redefined ISPs as common carriers and imposed new rules to safeguard the open internet. Fast forward to today, and net neutrality is in di... | > Are companies like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T truly this….evil?
No. That's silly (and I think you realize that.) They are for-profit corporations doing their best to make their shareholders money. Just like Tesla, EA, and every other company out there.
That being said, I do not think their campaign against interne... | I am in that situation where Comcast is my only provider. The possible solution I can see them pitching is that companies will pay the largest providers in order to be zero-rated for the largest population; so at least in Comcast's situation, they could try to argue it as pro-consumer since, as they are the only provid... | 5ng9q8 | CMV: Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T's crusade to thwart net neutrality is unjustifiably anti-consumer | Just one year ago, it seemed like net neutrality scored a serious win when the FCC redefined ISPs as common carriers and imposed new rules to safeguard the open internet. Fast forward to today, and net neutrality is in dire straits. The Trump administration will likely kill the neutrality rules, Tom Wheeler is going t... | 1,484,183,567 | f0me | dccwtrp | dcciyk3 | 3 | 2 |
CMV: Doing a good deed out of spite still makes that person a good person.
Let's say there is a father and son. For whatever reason, the father restricts the son from giving money to charities or to any charitable cause for his entire upbringing. Years later, they have a falling out and the son donates a large sum of ... | Is the opposite true?
A woman is being abused by her husband. One day, she smashes his car with a baseball bat 100 times.
She does a bad deed out of spite. Is she a bad person? Her mental state shouldn't have precedence over the real world results. The real world result is that she destroyed someone else's possession... | So, your view isn't actually associated with this particular situation. It's going to ultimately boil down to your perception of Outcomes vs Intentions.
Lakes take a different example:
Suppose you live in a nice home, and a desperate burglar has decided to steal from you while you sleep. He's armed.
While you sleep,... | 5nhdlm | CMV: Doing a good deed out of spite still makes that person a good person. | Let's say there is a father and son. For whatever reason, the father restricts the son from giving money to charities or to any charitable cause for his entire upbringing. Years later, they have a falling out and the son donates a large sum of money to a charity. He doesn't care about the charity or its recipients one ... | 1,484,196,356 | The69th | dcbiugt | dcbimj6 | 4 | 2 |
CMV:Cookies and bars don't get enough respect.
Look, I get it. A chocolate souffle is difficult to make well. A layer cake is big and impressive, and can be frosted nicely. Creme Brulee involves a blowtorch, for God's sake. Yeah, there's a lot of great desserts out there.
But if someone asks what your favorite de... | >But if someone asks what your favorite dessert is and you answer "chocolate chip cookies" instead of "flourless bittersweet chocolate torte with raspberry puree and a dollop of creme anglaise" you come across as someone who thinks Olive Garden is fine dining (even WITH the bottomless salad).
First of all, this is hil... | >Explain why, based on *pleasure derived*, other desserts deserve their loftier perch in the gastronomic community.
I'd argue that "pleasure derived" isn't the only relevant feature when considering "respect." When considering other examples of high culture or art, skill and complexity are crucial components of what m... | 5nkl7t | CMV:Cookies and bars don't get enough respect. | Look, I get it. A chocolate souffle is difficult to make well. A layer cake is big and impressive, and can be frosted nicely. Creme Brulee involves a blowtorch, for God's sake. Yeah, there's a lot of great desserts out there.
But if someone asks what your favorite dessert is and you answer "chocolate chip cookies"... | 1,484,241,423 | garnteller | dccd0j0 | dccbje0 | 181 | 4 |
CMV: When children display low intelligence, we should be training them to enter low-income jobs, not preparing them for college like everyone else.
This is for the USA in particular. Fact is, there are too many graduates, and a lot jobs we need don't take graduates. If a kid is three grades behind in reading or refus... | College professor here: intelligence is not the ultimate factor in success. I have had many high intelligence students fail my classes because they were too damn lazy or irresponsible to get their shit done. On the other hand, I've had many lower intelligence students he successful because they had a strong work ethic ... | Seeems like it would just pigeonhole students into miserable futures, regardless of their actual capabilities.
I'm a high school AND college drop out that works as an analyst at a bank making a lot of money, even more so for a mid 20 year old. I outright reject the notion that because I had shitty grades I am unable t... | 5nnnrz | CMV: When children display low intelligence, we should be training them to enter low-income jobs, not preparing them for college like everyone else. | This is for the USA in particular. Fact is, there are too many graduates, and a lot jobs we need don't take graduates. If a kid is three grades behind in reading or refuses to do schoolwork or whatever, yeah they should still get the three R's, but the focus should be things like woodshop, welding, plumbing, circuits, ... | 1,484,272,198 | Nuclear_rabbit | dccyr54 | dccyi19 | 1,498 | 259 |
CMV: As a male living in the USA, my feelings and struggles do not matter to society here.
I am friends with a lot of feminists. I do not have an issue with people disagreeing with him. However, I am a very opinionated person myself and I engage these people on facebook when I disagree with what they are saying. For e... | A big problem with these discussions is that we only have your second hand account of what went down. Obviously you are more charitable to your side, and obviously if someone disagreed with you and you maintain disagreement there is a chance you can't represent their objection fairly.
Going on your representation of e... | Some of these ideas and concerns are kind of our responsibility.
Men do far more violent crimes then women.
So sure, we are the victims of violent crime, but we also do more of it.
Men are far less likely to seek out counseling services that are available. This is still this tough guy narrative that lots of men... | 5nnsvs | CMV: As a male living in the USA, my feelings and struggles do not matter to society here. | I am friends with a lot of feminists. I do not have an issue with people disagreeing with him. However, I am a very opinionated person myself and I engage these people on facebook when I disagree with what they are saying. For example, today (and the inspiration for this post) a friend of mine posted a screenshot of a ... | 1,484,273,756 | [deleted] | dccy9fr | dccxwez | 31 | 27 |
CMV: A World Government of Some Form Would Solve Most Problems We Face Today.
What Worldwide Problems do we face today?
War/Large Scale Conflict
Most wars and large scale conflicts today are not between countries, but from within, like insurgent groups or militant religious organizations. This is a problem because ... | > War/Large Scale Conflict
The solution you propose already exists. It's called the USA
The USA has many times over the pwoer to destroy civilization as we know. They can fight indefinitely against the whole world if necessary. You really don't get any more powerhouse than that
Problem is, that's all useless. Moder... | I agree in the long run, but, for lack of a better description, the world isn't ready for this yet. There's two major roadblocks, both of which bring too much division to people for this to be possible. They are (keep in mind I'm posting with a Western mindset):
1) Organized religion needs to die or reach a point of to... | 5noo5f | CMV: A World Government of Some Form Would Solve Most Problems We Face Today. | What Worldwide Problems do we face today?
War/Large Scale Conflict
Most wars and large scale conflicts today are not between countries, but from within, like insurgent groups or militant religious organizations. This is a problem because it places pressure on the host government's resources, diverts assets from assi... | 1,484,283,937 | themaskedserpent | dcdft4p | dcd9d4w | 3 | 1 |
CMV: I believe the laws of our time should reflect the state of our time
It should of course be our end goal to become a totally tolerant, empathetic, *kind* and forgiving society - Not a brutal one. A society which does not discriminate or harbour prejudice; an all encompassing hot pot which fights for the good of it... | > But if 99% of deaths from terrorism fall into the hands of Islamic perpetrators; is it so absurd to think our laws should adapt and change to better suit the realities of this?
Yes, it's absurd. You'd have to interrogate people about their belief system. Would a terrorist lie about being a Muslim if it meant getting... | Such laws can only begin to be justified if you can show a clear benefit to the proposal (and even then there are still ethical concerns), and I don't believe you can do that here.
Even if most terrorism deaths are at the hands of Islamic terrorists, the fact remains that it's an incredibly small number of Islamic t... | 5nqtw0 | CMV: I believe the laws of our time should reflect the state of our time | It should of course be our end goal to become a totally tolerant, empathetic, *kind* and forgiving society - Not a brutal one. A society which does not discriminate or harbour prejudice; an all encompassing hot pot which fights for the good of its people no matter their age, gender, race or creed.
In spite of this, I ... | 1,484,317,028 | lcPASCAL- | dcdod7n | dcdo4l4 | 12 | 2 |
CMV: English speakers should stop using either "affect" or "effect".
I'm not an English major. I'm just a lifetime English speaker who's wasted too much time thinking "wait, do I use 'effect' or 'affect' here?" and I realized this morning that I can't think of a good reason for them both to exist.
I'm aware that the ... | Cause and *effect*. That snapchat filter creates a weird *effect*. How can we *effect* change.
Does this *affect* me? She presented a flattened *affect.* This leads to things like in jest, she *affected* a mocking tone.
Your basic premise isn't necessarily one I disagree with, except I would say the final two examp... | First off, the two words have different pronunciations as well; AHH-fect v.s. EE-fect. They're different words with different pronunciations and different meanings. But for purposes of argument, let's call them homophones.
>I'm aware that the two words, "affect" and "effect" have differing definitions, but that does... | 5nrv3a | CMV: English speakers should stop using either "affect" or "effect". | I'm not an English major. I'm just a lifetime English speaker who's wasted too much time thinking "wait, do I use 'effect' or 'affect' here?" and I realized this morning that I can't think of a good reason for them both to exist.
I'm aware that the two words, "affect" and "effect" have differing definitions, but that ... | 1,484,327,764 | Jencaasi | dcdu27x | dcdt0hp | 17 | 11 |
CMV: You should not be required to visit a primary health care provider for an acute problem.
I have a ruptured eardrum and I had to wait 3 days for an appointment with the VA primary care doctor, who I knew would have to give me a referral to ENT. Sure enough, she said I had a ruptured eardrum and she would refer to ... | Being able to immediately schedule an appointment with a specialist would have saved you at most 3 days in the situation you described. They would not have been able to get you in immediately as there is still a large demand for their services. If people were allowed to just schedule things with them immediately it cou... | Why don't you just go to the emergency room? | 5nrxf8 | CMV: You should not be required to visit a primary health care provider for an acute problem. | I have a ruptured eardrum and I had to wait 3 days for an appointment with the VA primary care doctor, who I knew would have to give me a referral to ENT. Sure enough, she said I had a ruptured eardrum and she would refer to me to ENT, which I am now waiting 3 weeks to see. All the while still having no relief of sympt... | 1,484,328,377 | NAPALM_SON | dcdy2mt | dcdxua4 | 30 | 4 |
CMV: Nintendo disappointed massively with their Nintendo Switch Direct yesterday, and proved that they don't know how to appeal to their audience
Before I go into what Nintendo did wrong yesterday, here are some of the positives:
* The Switch will have a March 3rd release date
* Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild ... | > Servers take money to run. I think the fact that they're taking those steps is a good sign.
That's fair, but I don't see how consumers could believe in it without Nintendo's track record.
>And why is the free (well, "bonus") games feature shitty?
Because Games with Gold and PSN offer you a couple free games for mo... | > No but it's generally not considered to be smart business to lose money.
Unless it functions as a loss leader. But that's not really the point. Perhaps the profit isn't enough to be worth it for Nintendo, for example.
> Yeah and I think this was a huge mistake.
Well, that's just like, your opinion, man.
> I don... | 5nt0o8 | CMV: Nintendo disappointed massively with their Nintendo Switch Direct yesterday, and proved that they don't know how to appeal to their audience | Before I go into what Nintendo did wrong yesterday, here are some of the positives:
* The Switch will have a March 3rd release date
* Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild looks fantastic and will be a launch title
* Super Mario Odyssey looks like a fresh new take on the Mario franchise (although it's not coming till... | 1,484,338,967 | ihatedogs2 | dceip1b | dceer6p | 2 | 1 |
CMV: I can't see why I should have to respect Christianity.
First of all, I want to make a distinction. I am not talking about Christians, I am talking about Christianity as religion. I am ok with Christians, not with Christianity. The reason for the distinction is because I know people will say "but some Christians s... | You shouldn't have to respect the rather twisted and distorted version of Christianity, and Christianity's perceptions of the Quiltbag community that you've created here.
But in terms of the actual Christianity, let's delve deeper.
First, there is nothing anywhere in the Bible about hating anyone because of sins. The... | I think you're not making the distinction between the people who blindly follow Christianity and the people who worship. There will always be some reason or another why a group is persecuted. You have to be able to make the distinction that they can't, that you can not attribute the movement as a whole to a person that... | 5nwi2s | CMV: I can't see why I should have to respect Christianity. | First of all, I want to make a distinction. I am not talking about Christians, I am talking about Christianity as religion. I am ok with Christians, not with Christianity. The reason for the distinction is because I know people will say "but some Christians support gays rights" yes, that's absolutely, but this support ... | 1,484,382,503 | Hazeringx | dcetufb | dcetsyl | 26 | 2 |
CMV: Bernie Sanders could have defeated Donald Trump, had he been the Democrat nominee.
The biggest mistake the DNC made last year was choosing Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders. The biggest mistake the Mainstream Media made last year was promoting Hillary Clinton as the rightful successor to President Obama's role,... | >With President Sanders, we would have become a successful democratic-socialist nation that prides itself on its liberal and free culture.
Before we start talking about how Bernie could defeat Donald lets dispell the notion of democratic-socialism. What he describes as "socialism", socialism is not. He used Denmark as... | Bloomberg would have run third party if it had been Sanders vs. Trump. Sane people split their vote between Bloomberg and Sanders, Trump still wins. | 5nwnd4 | CMV: Bernie Sanders could have defeated Donald Trump, had he been the Democrat nominee. | The biggest mistake the DNC made last year was choosing Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders. The biggest mistake the Mainstream Media made last year was promoting Hillary Clinton as the rightful successor to President Obama's role, while ignoring Bernie Sanders. Even the biggest mistake Bernie Sanders made was to surre... | 1,484,385,571 | Cheetuhman | dcev90h | dcev7nk | 17 | 12 |
CMV: Western countries shouldn't accept refugees because it is a lot cheaper to house them in secured areas of their country/neighboring country.
I'm talking mostly about refugees from iraq/syria because of the war going on there. There are of course valid reasons why western countries should accept refugees. For exam... | No, seriously, copy and paste a comment that actually does this, and then we can talk about why you think it does adress my issues. | Where in your sources does it say that 50% + 1 of the refugees are high-skill? | 5nx88x | CMV: Western countries shouldn't accept refugees because it is a lot cheaper to house them in secured areas of their country/neighboring country. | I'm talking mostly about refugees from iraq/syria because of the war going on there. There are of course valid reasons why western countries should accept refugees. For example: political refugees, lbgt people being prosecuted in their country etc...
I'd think that one could give a home to multiple refugees in secured... | 1,484,397,264 | Poppejans | dcfm317 | dcfd1io | 0 | -1 |
CMV: I should unsubscribe from r/The_Donald
I try to read and participate in both American political communities equally - for years, I would get all of my news from NPR on the way to my job as a construction worker. But I've been trying to change that in the past few years by paying attention to sources like Fox, Tow... | I never subscribed, but I went to The_Donald pretty regularly for a week or two after the election as part of a genuine effort to try and understand the opposition. Supporting Donald Trump is a such a dangerous irrational position that I have to know *why* people could have voted for him. I needed to know what people a... | I think the memes and puns will always be a major part of /r/the_donald, so it becomes a question of "is searching for quality posts/comments worth tolerating the joke stuff?" Because with the large amount of activity on the subreddit, it means /r/the_donald has a ton of jokes but is also good at shining a light on sto... | 5nxjyw | CMV: I should unsubscribe from r/The_Donald | I try to read and participate in both American political communities equally - for years, I would get all of my news from NPR on the way to my job as a construction worker. But I've been trying to change that in the past few years by paying attention to sources like Fox, Townhall and the like. I've found that generally... | 1,484,402,562 | FaulmanRhodes | dcf4j8l | dcf1ysp | 25 | 14 |
CMV: My friend think AI assisted music will destroy creativity. I think it's gonna be the opposite, everyone will have access to the gift of music.
I've seen it multiple times, this sort of luddite behavior. For example, people are already saying sampling is just stealing. While it may be true, some people use it very... | It won't destroy creativity, but obviously pressing a button and getting music out of it isn't creative. It's just having something else create for you. The creativity was on the part of whoever made that program. And it's also not ... imaginative in the way that people associate with creativity in the context of artis... | The problem with A.I. creativity is: What do we program TO?
That is, how do we tell the program "This melody is better than that melody, so make things more like this and less like that?" It's gotta learn, sure, but.... learn what?
That has got to either service someone's idiosyncratic ear or to play to some sort of... | 5nym0o | CMV: My friend think AI assisted music will destroy creativity. I think it's gonna be the opposite, everyone will have access to the gift of music. | I've seen it multiple times, this sort of luddite behavior. For example, people are already saying sampling is just stealing. While it may be true, some people use it very well and skillfully to create something new. It has also made things easier for many people. I've studied a bit of music history and rap wouldn't ex... | 1,484,415,506 | [deleted] | dcfb09u | dcfadzc | 3 | 0 |
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