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52. that the Cubs will repeat win the World Series.

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What is your most controversial political view/opinion/thought? [View all] Tiphill Apr 2017 OP

What is yours? demmiblue Apr 2017 #1

Post removed Post removed Apr 2017 #2

Oh, FFS. Squinch Apr 2017 #24

Here's proof NobodyHere May 2017 #135

Really? Tell us more. grossproffit Apr 2017 #38

See bel86w pangaia Apr 2017 #53

Yep... still amazes me how few people have truly examined the documented evidence for this... IamFortunesFool May 2017 #149

That there is something Chiquitita Apr 2017 #3

unless their mind is entirely closed! YOHABLO Apr 2017 #51

Yes Chiquitita Apr 2017 #54

Child suffrage. Laffy Kat Apr 2017 #4

At what age? PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #88

I think it needs to be discussed. Laffy Kat May 2017 #93

I think at least the age of 16 Lunabell May 2017 #95

There is a vast gap between PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #102

Impeccably put... IamFortunesFool May 2017 #131

That polarization is, in most cases (but not all), idiotic and a symptom... Shandris Apr 2017 #5

Hegelian dialectic roscoeroscoe May 2017 #134

That newbies who ask such questions are suspect. nolabear Apr 2017 #6

How so? Tiphill Apr 2017 #10

Yep. n/t demmiblue Apr 2017 #15

Yes. I saw this and thought JNelson6563 May 2017 #79

I think it's a great way to get started... IamFortunesFool May 2017 #150

But then in post 149 you're agreeing with the guy saying 9/11 was an inside job. So there's that. Squinch May 2017 #165

Post removed Post removed May 2017 #167

IQ is largely genetically determined and cannot be changed. AngryAmish Apr 2017 #7

yeah, that's because it's nonsense Spider Jerusalem Apr 2017 #8

12 point increase in iq with breastfeeding La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 #63

So if I load up on some good Cambodian breast milk I can increase my IQ almost a standard deviation? AngryAmish May 2017 #105

No, because of plasticity, you are already unfortunately La Lioness Priyanka May 2017 #124

Welcome aboard Tiphill rock Apr 2017 #9

I agree with you Rock Tiphill Apr 2017 #11

+10,000 PoiBoy Apr 2017 #16

I'd go even further in saying that they are the biggest threat to the world. YOHABLO Apr 2017 #56

You misunderstood the question, rock. SpankMe May 2017 #127

LOL! rock May 2017 #153

This message was self-deleted by its author GliderGuider Apr 2017 #12

Over the long haul politics is helping to kill life on the planet. GliderGuider Apr 2017 #13

But what is a realistic cilla4progress Apr 2017 #34

The only system that is sure to work is the one that has been proven historically GliderGuider Apr 2017 #50

I always felt as a young person that the assumptions society lived by cilla4progress Apr 2017 #70

Humanity is not a cancer, but modern civilization definitely is. GliderGuider Apr 2017 #72

Do you have cilla4progress May 2017 #129

No. It apparently makes a difference to my attitude. - or so I'm told. nt GliderGuider May 2017 #140

Interesting ... cilla4progress May 2017 #146

No. I'm 66 years old now. GliderGuider May 2017 #151

Well cilla4progress May 2017 #152

I'm glad you enjoy the way I think. That appreciation is not universal... GliderGuider May 2017 #158

I have kids, and I share your stark view... IamFortunesFool May 2017 #154

Bingo. Well put. GliderGuider May 2017 #157

I'd say it's Greed and Lust for money. YOHABLO Apr 2017 #57

That's what most people think GliderGuider Apr 2017 #67

Hello, My Friend! IamFortunesFool May 2017 #137

I can't quit the shit! GliderGuider May 2017 #139

I wish I felt optimistic about the "change"... IamFortunesFool May 2017 #148

The Constitution should not be sacrosanct Freddie Apr 2017 #14

I agree with you 100%. Scruffy1 Apr 2017 #23

That's why there are AMENDMENTS. WinkyDink May 2017 #77

Yes but Freddie May 2017 #106

Being a Democrat! angstlessk Apr 2017 #17

Pro-abortion/pro-3rd trimester abortion tammywammy Apr 2017 #18

I am also pro abortion not just pro choice. Lunabell May 2017 #97

I would have to say it's a competition between... ck4829 Apr 2017 #19

That the constitution is actually pretty bad in many ways. DanTex Apr 2017 #20

100% correct Freddie May 2017 #107

Reduse SocSec to age 40yr and have a min wage of 12,000 per yr. CK_John Apr 2017 #21

Hey! We agree on something! Squinch Apr 2017 #25

Cooperatives ananda Apr 2017 #22

Sensible gun control TNLib Apr 2017 #26

That unfettered capitalism is not the ultimate human achievement Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #27

Gag order. democratisphere Apr 2017 #28

I have this radical opinion that Kaye_NY Apr 2017 #29

Me too, and that women can do a better job mtngirl47 Apr 2017 #59

I am not anti death penalty. Lunabell Apr 2017 #30

Me too. grossproffit Apr 2017 #37

There goes my liberal cred Freddie May 2017 #108

Actually, we're all animals... IamFortunesFool May 2017 #144

Reparations. kwassa Apr 2017 #31

If we can find a way to make it work, I am also for them mvd Apr 2017 #60

Exactly. Lunabell May 2017 #99

That polygamy should be legal. cilla4progress Apr 2017 #32

That would really be a tax burden to figure out. Lunabell May 2017 #100

Maybe we should abondon the idea of taxation tied to marriage Lee-Lee May 2017 #109

I'm an anarchist at heart. cheapdate Apr 2017 #33

Conservatism is a mental disorder. smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #35

Pro GMO JI7 Apr 2017 #36

I'm not pro or anti, because it's a tool/technology- it can be used Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #48

I avoid all GMO when shopping in the grocery store. Just my preference mvd Apr 2017 #55

Sign me up! True Dough May 2017 #80

That there are some murder cases where the death penalty is appropriate MurrayDelph Apr 2017 #39

Opposition to child genital cutting. Crunchy Frog Apr 2017 #40

Atheism TlalocW Apr 2017 #41

How do you think I feel? True Dough May 2017 #81

As if you can't have a moral compass without a belief in a fairy tale. Lunabell May 2017 #96

I think my most controversial belief sarisataka Apr 2017 #42

Okay turn the History Channel off. YOHABLO Apr 2017 #61

Ummmm.... wow. They Live!!! NT Adrahil May 2017 #111

Just a movie... Or is it? sarisataka May 2017 #143

Not so much "controversial" as much as it is groundless LanternWaste May 2017 #160

Go ahead you can say wacko sarisataka May 2017 #163

That the United States is dead as a country, and we need a split adigal Apr 2017 #43

We're definitely headed down that path...the U.S. being dead part I mean DemocraticSocialist8 Apr 2017 #46

I believe that civilization is like a rabbit shot on the run: it keeps going for a while tblue37 Apr 2017 #71

The Drug War should be abolished and all non-violent drug offenders DemocraticSocialist8 Apr 2017 #44

Damn Straight. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #47

Chris Christie reminds me of Baby Huey Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #45

I'd take that over this... True Dough May 2017 #82

The only one I can think of here is that I don't agree with the abolition of the UK hrmjustin Apr 2017 #49

that the Cubs will repeat win the World Series. bench scientist Apr 2017 #52

They couldn't even beat the Red Sox tonight! True Dough May 2017 #85

162 game season... bench scientist May 2017 #103

This message was self-deleted by its author bench scientist May 2017 #104

Capitalism is a bad system that enables the greedy mvd Apr 2017 #58

I believe people who support the Designated Hitter are reptilians sent to destroy Murica. LeftyMom Apr 2017 #62

If every pitcher was like Madison Bumgarner True Dough May 2017 #87

The next time he picks a fight with gravity I expect him to at least get his licks in. LeftyMom May 2017 #92

The worst democrat is better that the best republican La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 #64

Is this controversial? I'd have thought these truths by now were self-evident! :-) WinkyDink May 2017 #78

Have you not heard the bullshit term economic anxiety? La Lioness Priyanka May 2017 #125

Probably my support for massive cuts in the war budget Ken Burch Apr 2017 #65

Infrastructure sprawl is unsustainable Worktodo Apr 2017 #66

I'm pro-nuclear power and have no issues with GMOs. Codeine Apr 2017 #68

I'm with you on nuclear power cemaphonic May 2017 #74

What if Men Ceded Control of Women's Bodies to Women? dlk Apr 2017 #69

I suppose wanting to reconnect with the New Deal and its policies. lovemydogs May 2017 #73

I am sympathetic to arguments for some limits to abortion. Hamlette May 2017 #75

Yeah, like I'd post it here. WinkyDink May 2017 #76

Oh come on! JNelson6563 May 2017 #86

One of my rare moments of sanity. :-) WinkyDink May 2017 #89

That doesn't happen regularly, regardless? Inkfreak May 2017 #117

right? So no need to incite. JNelson6563 May 2017 #122

...and all of a sudden a brand new list over at the cave of everything wrong with "libtards"? Iggo May 2017 #126

I was OK with the Gulf War cemaphonic May 2017 #83

I have several Foamfollower May 2017 #84

"I supported Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton." You really think that qualifies as "controversial"? WinkyDink May 2017 #90

Based upon my short time here? Foamfollower May 2017 #91

Ridiculous. WinkyDink May 2017 #98

IKR Lunabell May 2017 #101

OFFS! Foamfollower May 2017 #128

Well, if it kicks off a primary 2016 battle JNelson6563 May 2017 #94

progressive 2A stance. ileus May 2017 #110

Is that "tiphill" as in Syracuse? yankeepants May 2017 #112

That a real progressive economy requires a strong police power and force Lee-Lee May 2017 #113

"The Walking Dead" is boring Orrex May 2017 #114

Seen one walking rotting corpse, seen 'em all. kwassa May 2017 #123

For the win roscoeroscoe May 2017 #138

The collapse of the Soviet Union was a disaster Voltaire2 May 2017 #115

With no superpower to saber-rattle . . . HughBeaumont May 2017 #166

Human rights over religious rights get the red out May 2017 #116

That the USA is the greatest danger to world peace. Buckeye_Democrat May 2017 #118

+1,000,000 Laura PourMeADrink May 2017 #156

Nope. Iggo May 2017 #119

Across the political spectrum or with our own party? Inkfreak May 2017 #120

My CT for years (but now it's caught on a little) was something I witnessed... Sancho May 2017 #121

Repealing the 2A and confiscating all guns. LonePirate May 2017 #130

that governments local/state/federal should only subsidise businesses under 5 million gross. Sunlei May 2017 #132

I've been promoting this one for years: Let's seize the Cayman Islands! FSogol May 2017 #133

Doing research for future OPs? snooper2 May 2017 #136

Space colonization, I guess roscoeroscoe May 2017 #141

Open borders SomethingNew May 2017 #142

you're looking for something heaven05 May 2017 #145

Tax the rich at 1950s levels, 80 percent at least. VOX May 2017 #147

Sun is more impactful on overall climate change than man. karadax May 2017 #155

I'm in favor of a government operated health care system n/t DefenseLawyer May 2017 #159

Nations, governments, politics, economics, et. al. exist no where but our imaginations LanternWaste May 2017 #161

"Guaranteed Minimum Income" Hugin May 2017 #162

Nationalize the oil and gas DiverDave May 2017 #164

Maybe it's time to bring back the guillotine. jalan48 May 2017 #168

1.) Comprehensive Hate Speech Laws jcmaine72 May 2017 #169