Bluejay's Journal - Day

Monday, April 26, 2004

Abortion?:	Try to avoid it, but it needs to be an option
Death Penalty?:	Pro in theory, Anti in practice. It's too hard to be certain.
Prostitution?:	Require safe practices, then sure.
Alcohol?:	I like Europe's approach
Marijuana?:	Legal
Other drugs?:	Legal. If they may cause you to harm others, then only in special places (hospitals?) to prevent harm.
Gay marriage?:	Yes. And poly marriage. But perhaps the complexities should be handled by contract law instead.
Illegal immigrants?:	Undecided. Definitely prevent their exploitation.
Smoking?:	Stinks. But legal
Drunk driving?:	Illegal. This threatens others' safety. Driving on lots of other substances should be illegal too.
Cloning?:	Sure. It'll happen anyway. Make sure not to repeat the mistake of GATTACA.
Racism?:	Shoot all racists. (This blog does not advocate violence against anyone.)
Premarital sex?:	Sure.
Religion?:	Keep it to yourself.
The war in Iraq?:	For oil and imperialism. Should never have happened. Now that we're there, we're stuck. A democracy will go against our interests, but is essential.
Bush?:	Evil Evangelical Dictator-type. If re-elected, dangerously likely to repeat the failure of the Roman Republic.
Downloading music?:	Copyright should be 14 years long. They should sell the music for cheap online. Serves them right. But if they were acting morally, it'd be wrong.
The legal drinking age?:	See above about Europe
Porn?:	Whatever
Suicide?:	Big decision. But people should be free to make it.