That Controversial Meme
I got this from miintikwa .
[01] Do you have the guts to answer these questions and re-post as The Controversial Survey?
Um... well no, I reposted as "That Controversial Meme", but then it is all about the telephone game, isn't it?
[02] Would you do meth if it was legalized?
Hell no. Another man made chemical. Bleh.
[03] Abortion: for or against it?
I am for every woman's right to choose what happens with her own body. It is a hard enough decision for a woman to have to make, she doesn't need me telling her she is making the wrong decision (whatever that decision is). The act of abortion itself? It is a medical procedure, and like any medical procedure I would hope she has a competent doctor and supportive friends/family to see her through it.
[04] Do you think the world would fail with a female president?
IOf course not. There are many examples of female leaders who have been successful and who have led their countries not into financial ruin or world-wide scorn, but to health and prosperity (here is only 1 of many websites chronicalling female leadership on Earth): http://www.filibustercartoons.com/charts_rest_female-leaders.php )
[05] Do you believe in the death penalty?
What, that it actually exists? Like, do I believe in the tooth fairy? Yeah, that is snarky, but really -- rephrase the question.
Do I believe that people who murder other people should be put to death? I don't know. Are you a crazy serial killer who is likely to keep killing if we don't? Are you someone who let the heat of the moment take you over when you confronted the man who raped your little girl? I cannot make a blanket decision on whether all people who murder should then be murdered.
I like one of the previous responder's answer, though -- public hangings and public punishment (whippings, caning, etc) would go a lot farther to deterring crime than the cushy 3-meal a day, go to school, watch tv and hang-out with your girl/boyfriend (depending upon prison) life that so many are now leading in our nation's prison systems. So they have to put up with gang violence and unwanted sexual advances ---- YOU"RE IN PRISON ---- maybe you shouldn't have killed that lady for her Playstation or held up that convenience store (again!), eh?
[06] Do you wish marijuana would be legalized already?
It should never have been made legal ILLEGAL in the first place. (yeah I edited this a couple of hours later, because well I must not have had enough to smoke today, I didn't notice the error heh)
[07] Are you for or against premarital sex?
I don't know that I am for or against marriage, itself, since that is a very personal choice in how one lives their life, so that further complicates the "pre-marital" bit of the question. I believe that whether one is going to be committed to another person for a period of time or not, whatever the 2 people feel is right for them should be the deciding factor, not what other people think they should do.
[08] Do you believe in God?
I personally do believe in gods and goddesses, in the ebb and flow of positive/negative energies, and in the right of each individual to follow their own paths of faith.
[09] Do you think same sex marriage should be legalized?
There should never have been any laws outlawing it in the first place.
[10] Do you think it's wrong that so many Hispanics are illegally moving to the USA?
What part of "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door." did you forget about? This country has been about immigration for... what.... ever? The colonists came in and took the land from the people who had been living on it for generations and then invited everyone they knew to come take over even more land, so why not keep the tradition alive and well? Oh, sorry, that wasn't politically correct, was it? Alright, fine -- the breaking of any law is bad if the law is a good one. Ah. Subjectivity.
[11] A twelve year old girl has a baby, should she keep it?
How should I know? Ask her mother and father or guardians or for that matter, her!
[12] Should the alcohol age be lowered to eighteen?
Yes. If you can die for your country you can certainly drink to it!
[13] Should the war in Iraq be called off?
It should have never been started. *shakes head*
[14] Assisted suicide is illegal: do you agree?
No. I see no reason for any of us to further someone's pain just because we believe that "suicide" will damn you to religious hell (if you believe that, that is). I'll put it this way....... if you saw someone who was being tortured and made to go through a living hell wouldn't you try and save them? I know I would, and to me, living with the chronic debilitating pain is torture and hell, and if I could help someone to escape that prison, I most certainly would, and would feel that I had done something good.
[15] Do you believe in spanking your children?
Yes. I also think we should take other people's children in hand when they misbehave, as well. There is a fine line, though, to discipline and abuse. Disciplining children, yes. Abusing children, hell no.
[16] Would you burn an American flag for a million dollars?
Not in the context of "Hey here's a million dollars -- burn the American flag as a protest against [insert protest here]." In the context of burning the flag for most any other reason, sure. After all, while I agree that it is a symbol for freedom and sacrifice, it is in all reality only cloth and thread.
[17] Who do you think would make a better president? McCain or Obama?
Ummmmm.. look at my profile and check out my posts -- you'll get an idea. (Take the Blue Pill, Neobama)
[18] Are you afraid others will judge you from reading some of your answers?
I am not "afraid" of judgement. People make judgements every single day, so that is really irrelevant. Would I hope that folks would get to know me better by reading these answers? Sure. Perhaps they will add me to their friends list, or perhaps they will take me off of it because of my views, and either one is fine with me.
(Edited several hours after originally posting, because I either didn't have enough coffee or thc or something and I typo'd all over the place. Hopefully the typos have been fixed -- I know I've had enough coffee!)