What is your most controversial political view/opinion/thought?

[jcmaine72]

169. 1.) Comprehensive Hate Speech Laws

I know this is something that many fellow progressives chafe at, but we're one of the few Western nations without hate speech laws in place. While I firmly believe such laws are nothing but an asset to a civilized nation, I acknowledge that in our society there's no way to have such laws on the books because of our First Amendment. I accept that without complaint. That said, I firmly believe that hate speech should never be free. Just imagine (if you dare) if we did have hate speech laws on the books akin to those in many Western European nations, and how different our nation would be today. Trump would probably be in prison for promoting and inciting hate and intolerance along with a fair percentage of his deplorably racist, xenophobic, sexist Islamophobe fan base. oh well. A person can dream, can't they?

2.) Nationalizing all utilities and natural resources. These are far too important to the collective security, welfare and prosperity of any civilized nation to be allowed outside the domain of the government, but especially to be allowed to remain in the hands of an avaricious few.

3.) End the Electoral College. I don't know why standing opposed to this archaic and blatantly discriminatory relic of the past would be viewed as a controversial, but it is by some. The travesty of last election must never again be repeated.

4.) Open borders accompanied by a comprehensive and humane settlement plan for all refugees into our nation's interior. This policy would accomplish two absolutely vital goals:

A.) It's simply the humane thing to do. Every civilized nation (especially wealthy ones) should feel morally obligated to assist our fellow human beings who are in need. Not only should all refugees be welcomed, but steps must always be taken to ensure they are never ghettoized and marginalized once they're here. Therefore, steps should be taken to ensure they are not socially isolated in large urban centers as has, unfortunately, been the case throughout much of Western Europe.

B.) The added benefit of this policy would be to diversify our heartland. Diversity is our strength as a nation. One fleeting glimpse of a political map of our nation should explain why additional diversity is absolutely necessary in our interior. Large swaths of our nation have become decidedly backward bastions of un-American intolerance, bigotry and white supremacy. Diversifying small town and rural America is the only way our nation we will be able to move forward as a modern, civilized and progressive nation and ensure we never get another Donald Trump again.

5.) Reduce our military budget by 90% if possible. Let's face facts: The U.S. military hasn't been a force for good on the world stage in decades. Our ongoing umteen military actions and wars worldwide has accomplished nothing but make the world a more unsafe and hateful place, not to mention costing us trillions of dollars that are sorely need to rebuild our infrastructure and public education system. I'd like us to be a moral superpower, like Merkel has transformed Germany into, not the perpetually paranoid, belligerent and intrusive military one we currently are.

Well, that's just about it.