What is the political issue that you find yourself following most?

By this I mean, what are the issues that you find yourself reading the most stories about, being vocal about, or just of the greatest concern to you?

Note: If someone supports something you don't like, be civil about it.

For me, it's probably either the advancement of LGTB rights, followed closely by cannabis decriminalization/legalization.

Marijuana legalization, privacy rights and gun rights are the three issues I care about mostly.

I think I favor decrim over full legalization, because I tend to favor grey markets over regulated markets . Grey markets have great subversive potential.

edited 23rd Mar '11 5:54:13 AM by SavageHeathen

LGBT rights and preserving the first amme4ndment.

I would say... abortion, and then sexism, and then LGBT rights. Things like wars, etc I tend to stay out of because I know I don't know enough about them.

Probably Environmental and Geopolitical articles.

The war/s, the economy, taxes, and education.

Anything that might lead to a draft, technology related stuff, and fighting the Tea Party.

LGBT rights.

None. I do tend to show up whenever there is a gender-related debate though.

The continuing unrest in the middle east, the soon-to-be election and the continued drug wars in mexico.

Cyberwarfare, because I can read technical articles instead of news, and because it interests me.

The revolutionary wave in the Middle East, mostly.

Anything that might be a setback to technological innovation in the computer sector. It's the only thing I'm worried about, considering I want to live to and past The Singularity.

edited 23rd Mar '11 8:42:33 AM by Ekuran

Plutocratic encroachment of government, U.S. imperialism.

Second Amendment rights, so that if anything else goes totally pear shaped to where it isn't fixable through legal means, it's still fixable.

But mostly because I like guns and my state has shitty nonsensical gun laws, I still favor a good measure of gun control. I just think the term "Assault Weapon" should be banned, it's just used by liberal politicians to scare people who don't know any better.

I also keep tabs on the middle east, I'm not terribly opinionated about them, but being in the military means it pays to know where you might get sent, why, and the conditions and recent history of the location.

Civil liberties and free speech issues, mainly. Certain racial and gender issues, too.

^^ Can you explain the rationale for civilians owning M16s? Is it to protect from the roving bands of gangstas with Tec-9s?

It's to protect us from our own government.

^ I'd like to hear Bark's opinion on this. You're way too militant for me.

edited 23rd Mar '11 10:24:02 AM by johnnyfog

^^^Who would use a Tec-9 ?

edited 23rd Mar '11 10:23:28 AM by Kino

Why is there somthign wrong with them?

And no but I gave you an answer.

Rifles are generally kept for recreational purposes. In practice, they are too large to be concealed or used effectively in a massacre. Though I fear this can go off topic fast.

Anyone itnerested in creating a topic for the utility of the second ammendment?

General NI issues and possible alterations to the UK constitution (which includes devolution, electoral reform and all that).

edited 23rd Mar '11 10:41:55 AM by TheGloomer

^^ Seriously, what is the point of being a "strict constitutionalist" if you want to dissolve the federal government?

edited 23rd Mar '11 10:42:11 AM by johnnyfog