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• Who will win the 2008 U.S. Presidential election?
• What is the best movie of all time?
• What is the purpose of life?
• Why has hatred towards the U.S. risen in the world?
• What is your favorite website?
• How do you think the situation in Iraq will ultimately turn out?
• What's the solution to the U.S. immigrant debate?
• How can we live sustainably?
• What should Americans do about gas prices?
• In what way should the USA reform its own voting system before preaching to others about democracy?
• Is mainstream American culture toxic to the mind and soul?
• What should we do about global warming?
• What should the world do to help the third world countries blossom?
• Is modern representative Democracy the best possible system for the political fulfillment of the people?
• What questions would you like to see posted on this website?

Who will win the 2008 U.S. Presidential election? NOTE: Relatively few total votes so far. % is calculated among those voting since opinion was posted.   Top Ten Opinions % Who Agree Add your own opinion...

What is the best movie of all time? Top Ten Opinions % Who Agree Titanic 11% 22 out of 185 Pirates of the Caribbean - Curse of the Black Pearl 11% 35 out of 311 Shawshank Redemption 10% 18 out of 178 Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 8% 36 out of 440 scary movie 4 8% 31 out of 382 No one film is "the best of all time" because each one is so differant. 7% 30 out of 384 Napoleon Dynamite 7% 31 out of 413 Grease 6% 11 out of 164 The Sound of Music 6% 12 out of 181 Stomp the Yard 6% 10 out of 153 Add your own opinion...

What is the purpose of life? Top Ten Opinions % Who Agree To serve God 22% 58 out of 255 To leave the world a better place than when you entered it 22% 85 out of 375 Life is a journey 20% 55 out of 268 to love and be loved 19% 74 out of 387 to find a purpose in life 18% 88 out of 472 To fall in love and get married 18% 49 out of 264 To find God 16% 78 out of 463 The purpose of life is to be happy in God 14% 41 out of 276 love 13% 65 out of 468 TO DIE AND ROT IN HEL 13% 37 out of 272 Add your own opinion...

Why has hatred towards the U.S. risen in the world? Top Ten Opinions % Who Agree Because Bush is in tha Whitehouse 28% 18 out of 63 because the dominant culture of consumerist neo-conservatism is not only widening the gap between rich and poor in a global sense but has created conditions where the planet is being destroyed. 19% 11 out of 56 over seas US Policies 18% 14 out of 74 jealousy 12% 9 out of 72 Because there a, Greedy, Sellfish, Obese, Big headed, Dumb, Polluting, Interbreeding bunch of F**kWits 11% 6 out of 53 US politicians taking short-term strategies at the expense of long-term opportunities in the best interest of the U.S. and the global community. 10% 7 out of 69 Worldwide Religious Extremism 9% 6 out of 64 War Criminals in Top Power Positions in America 7% 4 out of 52 Because criminals have ran it since Nixon. 7% 5 out of 65 economic neoliberalism 7% 5 out of 71 Add your own opinion...

What is your favorite website? Top Ten Opinions % Who Agree myspacecom 0% 36 out of 4483 www.wikipedia.org 0% 22 out of 4494 Google.com/Gmail.com 0% 12 out of 4462 mine 0% 10 out of 4492 www.freewebs.com/ 0% 9 out of 4485 www.prosper.com 0% 7 out of 4447 FLICKR.COM 0% 7 out of 4464 http://www.randomguyinlondon.com 0% 6 out of 4476 www.Jamthecam.com 0% 6 out of 4477 http://www.pne.com/ 0% 6 out of 4487 Add your own opinion...

How do you think the situation in Iraq will ultimately turn out? Top Ten Opinions % Who Agree even after the troops pull out instability will continue. Much like Liberia after the French. 25% 46 out of 179 The "coalition" will be pressured to withdraw by 2010, and the region will destabilize into civil war. 16% 33 out of 200 The situation will grow worse over time unless the U.S. pulls out of the region completely. 14% 35 out of 246 A general will take over and become Saddam II because of the threat of civil war. 12% 19 out of 157 Iraq will be split into Sunni, Shi'ite, and Kurdish areas 12% 15 out of 125 No substantial change until the next 2008 U.S. presidential elections. A new U.S. president will allow new diplomacy to bring peace to the region. 11% 28 out of 243 Stability, for the most part, should be achieved by early 2007. 10% 26 out of 248 Iran will control Shiite areas, increase regional influence, Iraq will be partitioned between Iran, Turkey & Saudi Arabia 7% 9 out of 126 No substantial change until the next 2008 U.S. presidential elections. A new U.S. president will pull all troops (i.e. the last helicopter) and Iran will take control of the Middle East. 6% 7 out of 108 PNAC will be exposed, Cheney/Bush will be impeached, America will withdraw from the ME 5% 11 out of 190 Add your own opinion...

What's the solution to the U.S. immigrant debate? Top Ten Opinions % Who Agree A really, really long & tall wall. 38% 36 out of 93 send all illegal immigrants back where they came from 21% 13 out of 61 Do NOT grant illegal immigrants amnesty. That would be a very short-term solution with negative long-term consequences. 20% 19 out of 94 SCREEN AND REGISTER ALL ENTRIES, DIPLOMATICALLY HELP MEXICO BECOME A VIABLE STRONG NATION. 16% 6 out of 36 Create a legalization process that requires illegal immigrants to return to their home countries for a period of time before applying for legalization. 11% 11 out of 92 deport all illegals/now 10% 5 out of 46 Skip amnesty; change laws. Don't undervalue human resources. If they're legal, they'll pay taxes. And who knows which immigrant will make a great contribution to our country? 7% 3 out of 40 Grant Amnesty 6% 6 out of 91 Immigrants are undermining the security of the countyr 5% 2 out of 35 anyony who is here illegally by 1/1/07 will be accepted but will have to pay a $20,000 fine. Anyone afterward would be jailed, fined and deported. 4% 3 out of 67 Add your own opinion...

How can we live sustainably? Top Ten Opinions % Who Agree Stop over consumption of natural resources. 44% 16 out of 36 Live locally, recycl, walk and ride bycicles 28% 14 out of 50 Eradicate poverty and we'll eradicate extreme social tensions leading to war. 24% 12 out of 49 We can not. People need to die. 23% 8 out of 34 Education and the avoidance of oversimplification 12% 4 out of 31 eliminate illegal immigration 4% 2 out of 45 LOVELY LADIES 3% 2 out of 51 Add your own opinion...

What should Americans do about gas prices? Top Ten Opinions % Who Agree Insist on US government developing alternative fuels or better mileage cars. 36% 49 out of 136 Consume less petroleum by driving less and biking and walking more. 35% 50 out of 142 Encourage the US government to put its full weight and effort behind a national program to find alternative energy, a la Apollo Space Program. 33% 36 out of 109 Consume less Gas by driving smaller cars 20% 25 out of 123 Invest in wind, solar, and sea generated power. 19% 19 out of 97 Improve bus, light rail and other more efficient modes of transportation than the personal automobile. 19% 16 out of 82 Hold oil companies accountable. Remove government subsidies and impliment proper taxation to reduce skirting the law. 17% 10 out of 57 ethanol and biodiesel 16% 9 out of 53 Let the price go up, and American automakers will stop marketing gigantic tanks toward soccer moms, penis extensions toward nascar dads, and the automobile in general as a fashion accessory. 12% 7 out of 58 100% tax on oil company profits 10% 8 out of 73 Add your own opinion...

In what way should the USA reform its own voting system before preaching to others about democracy? NOTE: Relatively few total votes so far. % is calculated among those voting since opinion was posted.   Top Ten Opinions % Who Agree End the monarchy by not requiring a person to be extremely wealthy to run for office. 61% 11 out of 18 Adopt a proportional representation voting system. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportional_representation. 48% 13 out of 27 runoff voting - require a majority for election to national office 38% 8 out of 21 Approval voting, in which electors simply check candidates they approve of. 30% 6 out of 20 Multi-transferable votes systm: If my candidate loses, s/he can cast my vote for another. 28% 2 out of 7 Require positive, picture I.D. for casting a vote. 26% 6 out of 23 vote for a person not a party 18% 2 out of 11 No change needed 8% 2 out of 24 Add your own opinion...