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We should ban cosmetic surgery
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people have the right to decide what they can and can not do with their bodies and do not need government interfering.
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cosmetic surgery is a choice and bodily autonomy is paramount.
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We should legalize prostitution
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it would increase tax dollars & help the economy as it would be regulated
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Legalizing sex work boosts the economy
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Routine child vaccinations should be mandatory
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vaccines are very harmful with their side effects and it is not the way to take care of our children
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Routine child vaccinations are not necessary to keep children healthy
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Homeschooling should be banned
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absolutely wrong to ban homeschooling because that helping kids to archive their success at school.
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Parents should be permitted to choose the education of their children
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We should abandon the use of school uniform
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children should be able to dress as they wish, within reason, at school rather than being restricted from expressing themselves through their clothes.
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School uniforms are expensive
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We should ban private military companies
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private military companies are a business like any other and are subject to national and international regulations
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Private military companies are well-trained/better equipped
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We should ban private military companies
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they can go where an official government entity cannot
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Private military companies increase safety
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We should adopt libertarianism
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We should not adopt libertarianism as it will mean that people will lose respect for authority and laws and it will lead to greater problems in society.
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Libertarianism is unjust/non-equal
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We should legalize cannabis
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legalizing cannabis will just pave the way for other drugs to be legalized and it should not be allowed.
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Legal cannabis can be getting to the hand of underage teenagers/children
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We should legalize prostitution
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Legalizing prostitution would strengthen the position of women - the best way to combat sexual violence.
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Legalizing sex work increases sex workers' benefits (e.g. health care, safe sex, unionization, etc.)
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The use of public defenders should be mandatory
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all american citizens have the right to a public defense if they can not afford it
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public defenders are important to upholding our individual rights
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We should ban algorithmic trading
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we do not really know if this form of trading really works and it can be risky
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algorithmic trading can be disrupted by hacking or other technological interferance
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We should subsidize space exploration
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Space exploration has a huge part in the future progress of humanity.
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Space exploration improves science/technology
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We should fight urbanization
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urbanization gives people more access to public transportation, employment opportunities, and health care services.
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Urbanization benefits the economy
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Social media platforms should be regulated by the government
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the government is corrupt and could take advantage of this
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The government should not intervene in the affairs of a private company
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We should legalize prostitution
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prostitution can serve as a front for human trafficking
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Legalizing sex work will increase immoral behaviour like pimping/organized crime/trafficking
| -1
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We should legalize sex selection
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Parents should be able to plan out their family the way they please and that includes selecting the sex of their children, if possible.
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Sex selection will prevent abortions/infanticide
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We should end racial profiling
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racial profiling forces people into a life of crime by treating them like a criminal regardless of whether they have committed a crime.
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racial profiling creates division among the different groups in a community.
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We should abandon marriage
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it's just apiece of paper and in this age it doesn't mean too much.
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Marriages tie up people with unfair obligations
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We should abandon the use of school uniform
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school uniforms help everyone feel more like each other and takes the focus off their clothes and allows for more focus on learning.
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Children can still express themselves using other means
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The vow of celibacy should be abandoned
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the vow of celibacy should not be abandoned because if people honor this there would be less deceased in the world
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Celibacy is a strong religious belief
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We should subsidize space exploration
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we should subsidize space exploration because it is beneficial for educational purposes
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Space exploration unravels information about the universe
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We should legalize prostitution
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legalizing prostitution will increase the number of women who enter into this degrading profession.
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Selling one's body is immoral
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Social media platforms should be regulated by the government
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There are many existing risks in social networks, you have to exercise laws in the matter
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Social media regulation is required to deal with malicious users
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We should ban algorithmic trading
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algorithmic trading allows for greater numbers of trades to happen, getting more people involved in the economy
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algorithmic trading is just another tool
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We should abolish the three-strikes laws
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the three strikes law is filling our prisons with people who have not commited serious crimes.
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the three-strikes law costs tax payers too much money.
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We should subsidize space exploration
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space exploration is nice but we need to deal with things here on earth first, such as climate change
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Space exploration is ineffective
| -1
| 0
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We should adopt atheism
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the belief in god promotes kindness and love towards our fellow man. by taking this away we would be making a less compassionate world who has no regard for their fellow man.
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Atheism lacks morality
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We should abandon marriage
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marriage is an outdated institution that simply binds people by a piece of paper and has no more or less committment than a couple who would choose to live together.
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Marriage preserves norms that are harmful for women
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| 0
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We should introduce compulsory voting
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we should not introduce compulsory voting as it violates the rights of freedom.
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Compulsory voting can cause people to vote in an uninformed/random manner
| -1
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Assisted suicide should be a criminal offence
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assisting suicide is the same of assisting murder. both are crimes.
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Assisted suicide should not be allowed because many times people can still get better
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We should subsidize journalism
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it is important to ensure that the public is able to receive the news.
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Subsidies will increase the quality of journalism
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We should abolish the three-strikes laws
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three strikes laws make people less likely to be repeat offenders due to harsher punishments.
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three-strike laws minimize the prison population and are beneficial
| -1
| 0
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We should adopt a zero-tolerance policy in schools
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zero tolerance leaves no room for individual cases where it may do more harm than good
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a zero tolerance policy is unfair for minimal infractions.
| -1
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Social media platforms should be regulated by the government
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social networks must be regulated by some entity so that there are no improper things in them
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Social media regulation protects the younger audiences
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We should abolish capital punishment
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it is inhumane and teaches that violence solves violence until the justice system is 100% correct all the time, we cannot risk killing someone that may later be proven innocent
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The death penalty is a waste of resources
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We should legalize prostitution
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prostitution should be legal as women should be able to use their bodies however they like.
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Legalizing sex work will allow to regulate those in the profession
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Foster care brings more harm than good
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foster care gives kids who would otherwise not have any parental figures in their lives have a chance at a somewhat normal life.
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foster care can provide a child with a family dynamic
| -1
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