Polls: Society & Politics

There isn't a day that goes by in summer when one of my neighbours isn't doing their garden, and using motorised gardening equipment for nearly all the day.

Motor vehicles are required to have silencers on the exhausts, why isn't there a law on gardening equipment?

The motors are screaming at approx 90 to 100 decibels, and they can heard over ½ mile away, and when it's much closer the noise is intolerable.

The garden equipment being used is mainly the hedge cutters, the edge trimmers, the blowers, and the small grass mowers.

It's noise pollution just like any other pollution, and therefore should be treated as such, and should be banned from being used, unless they can be operated quietly.

What is your opinion?

I recently came across a map showing the countries that have apologized for their role in the slave trade. Interestingly, some African countries were on it as well. A friend joked, "Are they apologizing for having been enslaved?

Do you personally support Israel?

The Jews ancient claim to land around the jordan river is indisputable. agreed?

I was reading about it and they were advanced for their time in fields such as engineering and agriculture. However, besides human sacrifice, the Aztecs enslaved the people that they conquered. No thanks for me! How about you?

I assume, for the sake of the question, that you're not familiar with Bosniaks or similar native European Muslim communities.
And remember, Christianity also originated in the Middle East.

The study of humanity is an important philosophical topic. It does influence political philosophy too. What do you think about the nature of people?

Hypothetical: President Trump eventually dies of natural causes. Would you celebrate his death or condemn those who do?

Gavin Newsom says Democrats should welcome democratic-socialist candidates into the party’s broader coalition. Do you think embracing the Democratic Socialists of America would help Democrats win elections or drive away moderate voters?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has argued that Democrats should pursue “addition, not subtraction” and maintain a broad political coalition that includes democratic-socialist candidates. Supporters believe this could energize younger voters, progressives, union members, and people frustrated with the political establishment.

Critics argue that embracing the Democratic Socialists of America could attach the entire Democratic Party to proposals many Americans consider far outside the mainstream. Recent reporting on the DSA’s proposed platform has highlighted ideas such as abolishing the U. S. Senate, weakening or restructuring other constitutional institutions, expanding public control over major industries, and adopting sweeping immigration and criminal-justice changes.

Personally, I believe embracing the DSA would be political suicide for Democrats. It may help socialist candidates win in deeply progressive districts, but a national party also needs moderates, independents, suburban voters, and working-class Americans who do not want socialism or radical structural changes to the government.

Would accepting the DSA into the Democratic coalition broaden the party enough to win—or push it so far left that it becomes less competitive nationally?

Gavin Newsom said he would gladly campaign for democratic-socialist candidates and argued that Democrats should welcome ideological diversity rather than exclude that faction - https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/gavin-newsom-democratic-socialists-22339402.php

DSA platform - https://platform.dsausa.org/democracy/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

On this day, July 13, back in 2024, President Trump survived an assassination attempt after a bullet grazed his ear. The shots were fired at approximately 6:11 p. m., which immediately brings Ephesians 6:11 to mind: “Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.”

President Trump turned his head at the crucial moment, and the bullet struck his ear instead of taking his life. Some believe his survival was an act of divine providence, while others believe it was simply chance. Which best reflects your view?

Personally, I believe God intervened to preserve President Trump’s life that day. At the same time, firefighter Corey Comperatore was tragically killed while protecting his family. My deepest condolences and prayers remain with his wife, daughters, and loved ones.

Socialist feminism argues that women’s oppression is tied not only to patriarchy, but also to capitalism. It generally supports universal childcare, government-funded healthcare, paid leave, stronger labor protections, social housing, and broader public control over care and economic life. Supporters see this as collective liberation; critics argue it expands state power, weakens private institutions and family independence, and ties feminism to an anti-capitalist agenda.

I strongly oppose it because I reject the idea that women can only be liberated by weakening capitalism, traditional families, private property, and economic independence. Replacing reliance on family, community, and voluntary institutions with greater dependence on government is not liberation in my view. Women deserve dignity, security, and opportunity, but those goals are better pursued through strong families, fair employment, private ownership, voluntary cooperation, and targeted reforms rather than socialist control over economic and family life.

IWD 2026: Build a socialist feminist fightback - https://www.solidarity.ie/2026/03/iwd-2026-build-a-socialist-feminist-fightback/

Bernard Lewis is known for advising George W. Bush and for reports he provided to the CIA, but he was also a highly influential scholar.

Edward Said, on the other hand, was his most prominent critic

Democratic Socialists of America put out plan that involves abolishing US Senate - https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/democratic-socialists-of-america-put-out-plan-that-involves-abolishing-us-senate-america-zohran-mamdani-alexandria-ocasio-cortez?utm_source=chatgpt.com

A Top Mamdani Official Tried to Meet with Iran
Ana Maria Archila, Commissioner for International Affairs, almost took a meeting with the Islamic Republic’s ambassador to the U. N. - https://www.city-journal.org/article/new-york-office-for-international-affairs-commissioner-ana-maria-archila-iran

For anyone who missed this story: New York City’s international-affairs commissioner scheduled a meeting with Iran’s UN ambassador, and the meeting was canceled only after the U. S. State Department intervened. Mayor Zohran Mamdani claims he knew nothing about it beforehand. I do not find that credible. I suspect he knew about—or approved—the meeting and distanced himself once federal officials stepped in, although that has not been proven. Either he is being dishonest, or he lacks control over his own administration. Neither explanation inspires confidence. Municipal officials should not be conducting sensitive foreign-policy outreach behind the federal government’s back.

Yes, I would and I wouldn’t be surprised if many Americans utilized their second amendment rights to do so.