Yo, welcome to my first myTake ever! Let's get this thing on.
Guns: You knew I would mention it. For those of you who want strong, strict gun control, and for the ones who even want to abolish the right for us to obtain and own firearms, you need to understand that the ownership of firearms is a basic right given to Americans. It is specifically stated in the Constitution. I don't care what anyone says, taking our guns away is illegal. The Bill of Rights cannot be changed, as far as I know.Now the debate on guns is something different. Let me throw some statistics out there. I don't think I have to say much else on that topic. It is true that zero guns equals zero gun violence, but guns will always be around everywhere. It's impossible to abolish all guns. Strict gun laws are giving criminals the upper hand.
Racism: It just doesn't exist as much as they say it does. If racism was such a large force in this country, then Barack Obama would never have been elected. He would've never had a chance. Dr. Ben Carson wouldn't be given the time of day either, and he's a Republican runner. There is something my father told me that made me realize something about racism. It's not illegal to be a racist, currently. Let that sink in. No, I'm not defending racist people, and yes, they are wrong to be racist. But there aren't any laws against it. It is their right and choice to be racist. As long as they don't do any physical damage to anyone or anybody's property, then there's nothing you can do about it. Get over it.
My choice for the POTUS: While Donald Trump is intelligent, and he has proven to be right about things, I don't think he should elected President (I would probably vote for him over any Democrat though). A Bible verse comes to my mind, something about "pride goeth before destruction." Yeah. While I'm talking about him, let me say that he's not a racist. The media lies by saying he wants to deport immigrants. He clearly says he wants ILLEGAL immigrants gone.I would prefer that Dr. Ben Carson be President. And if not him, then Ted Cruz. A lot could change in the months that come though, my opinions too.
Conclusion: You can see that I'm definitely a conservatist. I would love to write more, but right now I just don't have time. I want to post more political related stuff in the future, so maybe try looking out for me. :P I'm really trying to be involved. I want the US to be better off, and I think everyone can respect that. SEE Y'ALL LATER, AND ENJOY LIFE.
Actually, the second amendment states: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." In case you didn't know, a militia is an army. Nowhere does it say "everyone has the right to bear arms". So, you are already wrong on that. Secondly, countries who have abolished firearms statistically have less deaths by guns. Look at all the Scandinavian countries (and Canada). Almost no one dies of guns ever. You think racism is ok as long as you don't physically harm the person? I would disagree. Donald Trump is the biggest idiot ever. He doesn't even have any real political views, and if he does-there's literally nothing to back him up. His idea is to "build a wall" between America and Mexico.. which is the biggest joke I've ever heard. Good luck with that, Trump. You should never base who you vote for on politics, or "conservative" and "democrat". You clearly haven't studied economics yet. You need to vote for a president who will find the best possible way to improve our economy. So far, republican presidents have driven the economy into the ground, and everything they say is pretty much baseless. The democratic presidents have brought us out of the ground, and cleaned up the mess that the conservatives made. Liberals believe in wealth distribution, higher taxation so that poor people can have free healthcare and benefits, and the minimum wage should be increased ($7.50 an hour is ways too low). We want what's best for everyone, not just ourselves.
Is a militia not s group of citizens banded together in support of the army to defend the country and as citizens expected to provide their own weapons ie rifles?
We have the right to bear arms because of the Second Amendment. The militia refers to citizens banding together, and not the actual US army or the police. So yes, we do have the right to bear arms. It doesn't make sense to say that the army has the right to bear arms because all armies bear arms. The Second Amendment is clearly for the average citizen of the US.
In Switzerland, the citizens are required to have guns and they are trained to use them. They have one of the lowest gun crime rates ever. Taking guns away isn't going to make people better. There will still be murderers, and they don't need guns. You can hit someone on the head with a baseball bat as easily as you can shoot someone.
No, racism is not okay. I'm saying it's not illegal to be a racist. People can hate whoever they want as long as they don't damage anyone or their property. Religions, races, whatever.
There's literally nothing to back Donald Trump up? Remember what he said about illegal aliens? And then...
... that illegal killed that girl? Yeah, he's an idiot alright.
I'm not being totally biased, I try to see everything from a neutral point of view. My opinions are most aligned with the Republicans, and it's not because of what they tell me.
Democrats aren't cleaning up anything. All the scandals Obama and Hillary have been involved in during their terms doesn't even matter to you. You're the biased one. The minimum wage should not be increased. If that happens, then businessmen will be forced to fire people because they can't afford the higher minimum wage. Obamacare isn't helping either. Minimum wage jobs aren't supposed to be something to base your career on. Minimum wage is for the people that are in high school and are going to college.
Taking money from the rich is not fair, whether they earned their money or not. Stop giving out food stamps like they're candy. Liberal views help no one.
"you can hit someone in the head with a baseball bat and kill them just as easily". Not really... guns make killing a LOT easier. There are 32,000 deaths by guns in the US. I doubt 32,000 are killed by bats.
Also, if you actually studied economics you would know that" The minimum wage should not be increased. If that happens, then businessmen will be forced to fire people because they can't afford the higher minimum wage." is just completely false. They wouldn't need to fire any workers, actually because of LLCE (land, labour, capital, and Entrepreneurship). As a CEO, you can make the choice of where to re-distribute the money. If you take some out of your own pocket, and add to your workers pay, you can still afford to keep everyone in work (it's called the equilibrium wage rate theory). Minimum wage are for people between high school and college? Hm... what about the millions of Americans living below the poverty line? Can they afford college? For a lot of people, working at McDonald's is and always will be their life. Your last line was the entire problem with you republicans. You don't give a fuck about anyone other than yourselves.
I love how you totally ignored what I said about Switzerland. Okay, don't even acknowledge that. It's all good.
Don't even consider the fact that it's possible that people get shot because of self defense. As if every gun death in the US was because a criminal pulled the trigger. Also, the size and population of the US contributes to those statistics. And I was just giving you an example with the bats. It can be anything that could be used as a weapon, like knives.
It's not completely false. That's the way it works. Let's say you and some others work for an independent company, earning the dreaded minimum wage. Raise the minimum wage, and the workers that are less productive will be fired. No boss is going to pay the higher minimum wage for doing a crappy job.
Some people are so into debt because of college, not because of minimum wage. Like I said, minimum wage jobs aren't meant to be something that you build a career on. So many people go to college for stupid reasons, then they
find themselves jobless and broke. And your speaking as if college is required to jave a good life.
That's just untrue. Republicans believe money should be EARNED, and NOT GIVEN OUT LIKE CANDY. It's not the government's responsibility to give people money. I do believe the elderly and war vets need help though.
Why cares who CAUSES gun deaths? wtf? It's still a life taken no matter what... In Canada last year, 132 people died of guns. Yes, the population is 10X less. So multiply 132 times 10 which =1320. That is still nowhere near 32,000. Again, knives don't have the ability to kill 30 people at the same time... so horrible example there. Take an economics class, and then argue with me. You seem to know absolutely nothing about how the economy works. More republicans need to open books... no wonder they're so dumb. I already said previously that college is way over-priced and that education should be free to those who aren't rich enough to pay. This would greatly diminish college debt, obviously. You realize that only 1% of the entire world owns 99% of the wealth? And that someone with a $500,000 income pays the same amount of taxes as a worker making 20,000? (15%). This is just unfair. Rich people should be paying higher taxes, money "earned" or not. Socialism puts money into the entire
Why care who causes gun deaths? Seriously? Wouldn't you rather a person kill attackers while defending his family instead of some thugs shooting someone up? Does it really make no difference to you? That's heartless.
Alright. But I wonder what would happen if you counted every single murder, guns involved or not, in both countries. I think it would be more evened out. Taking away guns isn't going to stop crime. Why won't you understand that?
No average citizen can actually own a weapon that kills 30 people at one time. Average citizens can't just buy fully automatic machine guns.
I agree with you that the college fees should be smaller. Ben Carson suggested an idea where everyone rich or poor pays 10% of what they make, I think it's a good idea.
But no, giving away money isn't the answer. It's not the rich's fault people are poor. The rich are rich because of capitalism, which is a great thing. People chose to spend their money. The only prople who should be getting free money..
"Capitalism is a great thing." Bahahahaha that line killed me XD Capitalism is a market economy, which is one of the worst and most badly run economies out there. It's the reason America has so much debt. Taking away guns would most definitely reduce crime. No question about it. I guess I just plainly disagree with everything you say. We will never be on the same page, so whatever.
Capitalism is what made America so great. You seem to want a Communist regime, which is what destroyed Russia's economy. They couldn't conpete with the US in the arms race because of Communism. America has so much debt because of stupid Presidents wasting our money. Obama has skyrocketed out national debt, and it's not Bush's fault. So don't even give me that crap.
That won't reduce crime at all. Criminals will still get guns and the good citizens will be left with nothing to protect themselves with. Why is it that cities with high gun control always have much more gun violence than cities without strict gun control? Why can't you make an argument against that? Because you're only telling me what you've been told. Because you're a Democrat, a blind sheep.
If you have a Netflix account, then you can watch the movie right there. If you don't watch it because I ask you to, then watch it so that you can find fault in the movie.
Who was president during the recession that skyrocketed America's debt? Oh ya.. it WASN'T OBAMA ( it was Bush.. . not an opinion. just fact.) It's because of republicans destroying America that has caused so much debt. And yes, a communist regime would greatly benefit americans. Nothing to protect themselves with? What about calling the police? There are thousands of home invasions in Canada (where I'm from) and the majority of these people survive. In fact, my home has been broken into twice, and amazingly... I'm still alive! (Because I called the fucking cops). I'm not sure where you're getting the information that counties without guns have higher crime rate? (I'm guessing fox news..) Republicans are the blind sheep. All they do is yell because they believe that raising their voices makes them more correct XD Majority of republicans are uneducated. If you listen to Obama's speeches, he's one of the greatest and most intelligent speakers in history. Listen to Donald Trump..
How can you deny that the national debt under Obama has SIGNIFICANTLY increased? Is that Bush's fault also? Are all the vacations Obama has taken Bush's fault too? Yeah, okay. I'm not ignoring what Bish has done, I'm saying Obama is worse by the way.
If you love Communism so much, then why don't you visit the past Communistic Russia? Or why don't you visit Venezuela? You must love Venezuela's government. Yet Venezuela is a broken country. For years that country has been led by socialists.
The police cannot always instantly arrive on the scene. I'm very sorry you had to be involved in a home invasion, I can't imagine what that's like. But terrible things could've happened to you, and with a gun, you could have protected yourself. What if you were raped? What if you had a family with you?
Like I said, again, look at Switzerland. I don't know why you're ignoring that--oh wait, yes I do.
Obama can hardly speak without using a teleprompter. I'm not bashing him for that, I'm just...
... letting you know he's not the greatest speaker ever.
Again with Trump, he was right about the illegals. He is right in wanting to stop them. That makes him dumb to you? Do you really think he's dumb, or are you going with what your socialist friends say?
I'm gonna say this again. The movie, "America: Imagine the World Without Her" brings up some political points that I think you need to hear. You don't even have to buy the movie, if you have a Netflix account then youncan watch it.
Well, I think based on your information above, whoever is the next president he/she should strongly consider trading Chicago to Canada in exchange for some maple syrup or maybe a family of beavers.
I'm trying to isr logic. I know I'm not an adult yet, so this is the best I can do. I try my best to see everything from a neutral view. So you fon't think the chart I posted is fact?
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