What are your political stripes?

[wufan]

The school system, public/private/both, for me is a key to a better future. Way too many kids getting "passed" through the system, some lack family support, some just drop out. That all needs to get corrected. In today's world, I believe a minimum of a full 12 years. I wouldn't even mind federal support for 2 years of Tech or 2 years of core studies. No free ride beyond that unless you go into the military after high school.

The problem in all this is how to enforce "mandatory" schooling.

I agree that education is key to success, but I don’t know that it is a public/private federal/local issue. There are lots of issues, many of which you detailed. Here’s a few thoughts off the top of my head. They are not fully formed ideas:

Teachers Union has too much power
Too much administration
Two working parents
Single parents
Not enough STEM and English
Votech options after the age of 14 or 16
Low return on investment
Standards are low or arbitrary
Being in advanced or special education programs is political and has too many legal protections
Text book costs are stupid high

[ShockerPrez]

I think the federal government's primary goal should be national defense, ensuring states do not pass laws limiting freedoms that are guaranteed by the constitution and settling disputes between the states. The rest, I'm theoretically against. I understand things are what they are and can't be changed, but the states should be the primary law.

Pro 2nd amendment.
Abortion: Personally against, but not in favor of laws. Women should be able to choose.
I believe that people should be free to a fault and that includes failing and not getting bailed out. Corporations should never get bailed out, especially by the federal government. If any gov't wants to ease pain, $$ to affected workers is prefferable than covering up poor business decisions.
Not in favor of taxes. Government money corrupts everything. And there should be a balanced budget at every gov't level and if there isn't enough money then gov't workers should get laid off just like private businesses. Public sector unions should be outlawed.
Pure democracy is anarchy.
Politicians should never be 1%ers.
99% of politicians are snakes.
I'm for environmentalism, ie clean air, water, no pollution, pick up your trash, but think that the private sector will innovate toward cleaner energy faster than government regs. Taxing fossil fuels and all that crap is useless and will only hurt the poor. Cheap energy should always be a goal in lifting poverty. We don't have an environmental crisis. Calm down, but of course, we should work for cleaner energy. We'll get there.
Be wary those who look to government to fix problems and always follow the money.
Equality of opportunity is the best we can do. Bad things happen in life, the greatest outcome for the most people doesn't mean unicorns and rainbows for all.

[BOBB]

2nd Amendment: For, but this gun worship thing is new and weird and toxic
Abortion: Barely for
National healthcare: for public option
Abolishing electorate system: strong against, lets return senate selection back to state legislature.
For: legalize weed, decriminalize possession of damn near anything.
For: demilitarizing police
for: taxing carbon and cap and trade
For: everybody having the right to dignity regardless of orientation and gender identity, but recognize that sports cross a line. Bathrooms don't.
For: enforcement of our intellectual property laws forcefully across the globe. If a company willfully cedes them in another country they become null and void here
against: cancel culture
For: the natural boob and bush as intended by our creator.

[wufan]

2nd Amendment: For, but this gun worship thing is new and weird and toxic
Abortion: Barely for
National healthcare: for public option
Abolishing electorate system: strong against, lets return senate selection back to state legislature.
For: legalize weed, decriminalize possession of damn near anything.
For: demilitarizing police
for: taxing carbon and cap and trade
For: everybody having the right to dignity regardless of orientation and gender identity, but recognize that sports cross a line. Bathrooms don't.
For: enforcement of our intellectual property laws forcefully across the globe. If a company willfully cedes them in another country they become null and void here
against: cancel culture
For: the natural boob and bush as intended by our creator.

I have variations on strength of support for ALMOST everything you said. Can’t get behind cap and trade.

[wichshock65]

For: everybody having the right to dignity regardless of orientation and gender identity, but recognize that sports cross a line. Bathrooms don't.

Are you saying you are for using a public restroom based on what a person identifies themselves as at the time?

[wufan]

Are you saying you are for using a public restroom based on what a person identifies themselves as at the time?

I will say this: bathrooms are far more complex than identity. I know two trans men with vaginas. You would flip the eff out if they walked into a women’s restroom.

[BOBB]

Are you saying you are for using a public restroom based on what a person identifies themselves as at the time?

IDGAF what bathroom somebody uses. The idea that a trans person is going to rape my daughter in a Wal-Mart bathroom is downright laughable. She'll more likely be raped by an uncle, coach, teacher, or a boyfriend.

[wichshock65]

You're an effing idiot. I'm not worried about the trans either. It's the perv that can legally decide he'll identify as a woman for the day and get into the stall next to my daughter that bothers me.

[Shockm]

IDGAF what bathroom somebody uses. The idea that a trans person is going to rape my daughter in a Wal-Mart bathroom is downright laughable. She'll more likely be raped by an uncle, coach, teacher, or a boyfriend.

It’s good you are protective of your daughter. Even 14 year old or older females better have someone accompany them to a public restroom.

[BOBB]

You're an effing idiot. I'm not worried about the trans either. It's the perv that can legally decide he'll identify as a woman for the day and get into the stall next to my daughter that bothers me.

If some dude/lady follows your daughter into the bathroom and exposes himself/herself or peeps in to her stall that is a crime, regardless. If they drop a deuce? Not so much.

You're the idiot if that's where your threat matrix is ticking with regard to your daughter's safety. That's somewhere between quicksand and yeti attack on mine. I'd rather focus my energy on **** that's more likely to happen.

If you've been to the Valley tournament you'd note that the bathrooms upstairs at Ballpark Village are unisex and yet society hasn't devolved into A Clockwork Orange.

[Shockm]

If some dude/lady follows your daughter into the bathroom and exposes himself/herself or peeps in to her stall that is a crime, regardless. If they drop a deuce? Not so much.

You're the idiot if that's where your threat matrix is ticking with regard to your daughter's safety. That's somewhere between quicksand and yeti attack on mine. I'd rather focus my energy on **** that's more likely to happen.

If you've been to the Valley tournament you'd note that the bathrooms upstairs at Ballpark Village are unisex and yet society hasn't devolved into A Clockwork Orange.

I’d still have someone accompany a young girl. My wife would kill the pervert but young girls aren’t very assertive. I’m a borderline perv and who knows about WstateU and I’ve never had more than a traffic ticket. You wouldn’t want me in that Ballpark Village RR with your daughter.

[wufan]

Restroom debates have merit. There is a lot of nuance here, and the correct thing isn’t obviously apparent.

A 200 lb chick in cargo shorts sporting a beard and high and tight haircut. Which bathroom?

Dude with flowing blonde locks in a size 7 red dress. Which bathroom?

[asiseeit]

2nd amendment - strongly for
abortion - only a sick person would kill their own off spring
nat'l healthcare - make as private as possible
education - do away with fed dept of ed and filter money to states / counties
equal opportunity - of course, but not outcomes
police - more money and fewer restrictions on them. severely punish rioters
keep politics OUT of sports........period
virus - only stat I watch is number of deaths not total cases

[ShockerPrez]

Restroom debates have merit. There is a lot of nuance here, and the correct thing isn’t obviously apparent.

A 200 lb chick in cargo shorts sporting a beard and high and tight haircut. Which bathroom?

Dude with flowing blonde locks in a size 7 red dress. Which bathroom?

Probably a little sexist, but I don't think guys have a problem if a woman wants to use the men's room. It's the men going into the women's restroom that seems a bit off. And I don't really even think public restrooms are much cause for concern. A bigger concern would be areas where minor girls would be changing in common areas without individual privacy. I don't like how normally, the only person's feelings considered is the transgenders and not that of the girls' who may feel uncomfortable with a person of the opposite sex changing with them.

[shock]

2nd Amendment: For
Abortion: against
National healthcare: against
Abolishing electorate system: against
Taxation: flat