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My unpopular view is that people would be accepting and understanding of others interests, likes, hobbies, views.
It's very unpopular in a judgmental my way or death world we live in though.

Guns are great, but I'm thinking about future weapons that are even more lethal than guns. Like directed energy weapons.

One potentially deadly weapon is the compact MASER(microwave beam source). Anyone within the effect range of a 100 kW microwave beam would literally explode like a sausage in a microwave oven too long!

I think it's time for the people of the U.S. to take back our politicians. Both parties are bought and paid for by big business and the rich. They make the policies for the 1% and no longer work for "We the People". That's not how a democracy is supposed to work!

No matter your party affiliation you need to hold your own party responsible as much, if not more so than the other party. If you accept from your own party things that you rail against the other party for, you're just as much a part of the problem as the politicians are.


Wake up Sheeple!

We need to wrestle our politicians out of the hands of the 1%.

I think all drugs should be legalized, even the really nasty, horribly addictive ones. The war on drugs has taken far more lives than it has saved, and all it does is keep organized crime in business. Also, the social stigma against drug use, owed in part to their illegality, only makes it harder for addicts to seek help and treatment. It also makes it harder for medical researchers to look into substances that could potentially help people, like MDMA, magic mushrooms, cannabis, and LSD.

I also think that people who have criminal records and have done their time should be given a fairer shake at the job market. I mean, I believe one of the main reasons why people turn back to crime is because they have trouble finding legal employment after they've gone to prison and served their sentences. I can understand why organizations that handle sensitive information and such wouldn't want to hire ex-cons, and that's fine, but I think it should all be handled on a case by case basis. Also, I think it's unjust to place travel restrictions on ex-cons unless they pose an extreme risk (i.e. a history of organized crime or terrorism).

Another thing, I think it's high time a guaranteed livable income is introduced for all citizens. I mean, there should be SOME incentive for people to join the workforce, but people shouldn't have to be forced to work to survive. We're fast approaching a future with self-driving cars, robotic cashiers, and other such things, so minimum wage jobs as we know them may become a thing of the past, and personally, I think this is great.

tl;dr I'm a bleeding-heart liberal.

Okie dokie

I am against the war on drugs and I would like to see drugs completely legalized and regulated by the government.

I believe that terminally ill people should be able to choose the option of euthanasia. In fact, I think everyone should be able to choose how and when they die, however I understand that might not be practical or realistic for most people.

I think prostitution and other forms of sex work should be legalized and carefully regulated. It should also be taxed and treated as any other form of employment.

I strongly support the existence of a welfare state. I believe that you build a better, more dynamic economy when a society looks after its citizens. In fact, I see the welfare state as a form of workers insurance.

The gender wage gap is a myth when to take into account factors such as specific job titles, level of education, level of experience, hour many hours they work, what kind of contract they are on, lifestyle choices, whether you have kids or not, etc etc. That being said, I do believe there is a gap, but it's less to do with employers purposefully paying women less (if they paid women less, why not just hire women and save 33% on wages?) and more to do with gender roles. Women are expected to be stay at home parents and there's a gender bias when it comes to certain professions, i.e, women are expected to be nurses, social workers, cleaners, etc. Men, on the other hand, are expected to be breadwinners and make a lot of money. They are not typically trusted in more caring professions which is why it sucks to be a male nurse. I believe that we can close this sex gap by encouraging more girls to explore their potential in "male" subjects and boys to explore their potential in "female" subjects. I also believe that providing adequate child care will also allow women to compete more in male dominated industries, giving them an even footing.

That's all I can think of at the moment, but I'm sure I can think of a few more later on

Political parties should be liquidated and political candidates should be required to rely on grass roots campaigns with limits set on donation amounts from individual donors.