We argue endlessly about all kinds of issues. Seems like boxing takes a backseat nowadays.
So how do you really feel about certain issues? This is the place to let it all hang out.
I'll start.
North Korea
Most of the civilized world is sick and tired of this barking chihuahua of a country. Little bite..... lots of bark. NK has an isolationist history, only denied by those brainwashed to think differently. Kim Jong-un is probably the most unfit country leader in the history of mankind, which is not unusual for a twisted child who gets handed the reigns of his country by inheritance. Nowadays, it's all about daily provocation. Nuclear strike threats, lobbying missiles over Japan in so-called tests, etc. Allies like China and, well........ China must be secretly seething inside at the amount of barking being done by NK.
Trump is probably not the best U.S. President at handling NK right now, as none of us actually wants a nuclear war..... but NK's provocation of the U.S. goes back waaaay before Trump. Just about every other POTUS has had to deal with that annoying rash which is North Korea. I only wish we had a more Presidential figure up there. Someone like JFK or even Reagan, who would deal from a position of strength, but at the same time know how to diffuse what is a dangerous situation.
Race Relations in the U.S.
Shit is boiling over out of control. There's blame to go around, but Trump doesn't get off scot-free, IMO. If anything, things have gotten worse under Trump. IMO, he dropped the ball after Charlottsville, emboldening these useless groups (KKK, Neo-Nazis, etc) to protest more and be more outspoken. Yeah, yeah, yeah...... Antifa and other leftists bent on destroying Trump are almost as bad, throwing gasoline on the hot embers. But the POTUS is there to do everything in his power to try and unify the country. He's not doing a good enough job.
Climate Change
I think Trump fucked up when he took the U.S. out of the Paris Accord. Again.... as with North Korea..... when the whole world sees it one way, and you're the only one who sees it another...... you know you're wrong. There was no damn good reason for Trump to do that. To hell with what other countries are or are not doing. There were ways around some of Trump's objections. Hell..... even prominent CEO's from across all industries criticized the shit out of Trump for doing that. But the dumbass did it anyway. It may not be the doomsday scenario some climate change extremists are saying (extremists ruin every single fucking argument). But it's also not like the ostrich-head-in-the-sand deniers are saying, where they pooh-pooh any study or numbers that get published by the scientific community. Again..... extremists are going to be the downfall of society.
U.S. foreign policy
I've always said: There's no good reason for the U.S. to intervene in every single, solitary conflict across the globe. Nobody voted for the U.S. to be the world's policemen. But again..... you gotta take each incident on its own merits. 9/11? Resulting wars on Afghanistan and Iraq? Got no problem with those. Other wars? Not so much. The dividing line is whether American interests or national security is at stake.
Gun control in the U.S.
Once again... I've never advocated complete gun bans in the U.S., but I think they do a poor job of putting in the controls they need to keep the occasional shooting spree massacre from happening. The right to own guns isn't the same as the right to get a driver's licence to drive a car. Not everyone is fit to own a gun. Most shooting sprees are a result of mental issues. Not enough is being done to screen potential basket cases (and/or family members) when doing background checks. Gun laws should be federal, not State-dependent. It's a mockery of the law to be able to drive across State lines to get more lenient gun laws. Types of guns should also be controlled. Love of guns aside, no one needs an automatic rifle to protect their home and family. No one needs a virtual armory in their home to protect their loved ones.
Anyway... there's more. But those are some of the ones off the top of my head.
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