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16tl73	c7z8dzr	1,358,525,430	The only political ideology that makes any sense to me is Libertarian Socialism i.e. Anarchism. CMV	I have a complete and utter distrust of authority figures of all stripes. I believe that when you give a human being enough power he'll abuse it for is own ends no matter what. Having a classless societal structure should on paper be the best option for humanity, right?	["Hobbes and Locke might be of some help here. I'll give you the very bare bones of their arguments which make the case for a state existing and what they're there for.\n\nHobbes: Without government (what's known in political philosophy as \"the State of Nature\") human beings are horrible, despicable, and completely s...	[schnuffs]: Hobbes and Locke might be of some help here. I'll give you the very bare bones of their arguments which make the case for a state existing and what they're there for. Hobbes: Without government (what's known in political philosophy as "the State of Nature") human beings are horrible, despicable, and comple...	6.2186	19
16tl73	c7z8y78	1,358,525,430	The only political ideology that makes any sense to me is Libertarian Socialism i.e. Anarchism. CMV	I have a complete and utter distrust of authority figures of all stripes. I believe that when you give a human being enough power he'll abuse it for is own ends no matter what. Having a classless societal structure should on paper be the best option for humanity, right?	["How would you take a society like ours and turn it into a Libertarian-Socialist society? Would you use reason to convince everyone to stop what they're doing or would you have to use government force to change everything?\n\nFurthermore, if people are free to spend their money as they want how would you stop people f...	[jf1354]: How would you take a society like ours and turn it into a Libertarian-Socialist society? Would you use reason to convince everyone to stop what they're doing or would you have to use government force to change everything? Furthermore, if people are free to spend their money as they want how would you stop pe...	4.204693	19
16tl73	c7zbj2c	1,358,525,430	The only political ideology that makes any sense to me is Libertarian Socialism i.e. Anarchism. CMV	I have a complete and utter distrust of authority figures of all stripes. I believe that when you give a human being enough power he'll abuse it for is own ends no matter what. Having a classless societal structure should on paper be the best option for humanity, right?	["Tell me a little more about this \"Libertarian Socialism a.k.a Anarchism\".\n\nHow do we make sure that society is free from chaos? How do we make sure that people who has power don't misbehave? (When I say power don't think \"government\", think \"bully\" or \"redneck\")\n\nEdit:\n\nOops, you've answered this elsewh...	[clickstation]: Tell me a little more about this "Libertarian Socialism a.k.a Anarchism". How do we make sure that society is free from chaos? How do we make sure that people who has power don't misbehave? (When I say power don't think "government", think "bully" or "redneck") Edit: Oops, you've answered this elsewh...	4.867534	19
17a9q6	c83nzid	1,359,155,742	I have an awful paranoia of anything mass produced or manufactured by a large corporation. CMV so I can buy things I need again.	I've recently begun to realize that most of the products bought by people in supermarkets and online is made or produced by slave labor, exploited labor, or cheaply at the expense of people in poor conditions. Everything from this computer I am using right now to the Hershey's chocolate at the corner store seems to be ...	["This is a tough one for me, as I don't really understand where you're coming from. That means you might not understand where I'm coming from. But let's try.\n\nLet me try an argument in two parts. First is that most of the things you've \"begun to realize\" are not really correct. The second is that economic developm...	[hiddentalent]: This is a tough one for me, as I don't really understand where you're coming from. That means you might not understand where I'm coming from. But let's try. Let me try an argument in two parts. First is that most of the things you've "begun to realize" are not really correct. The second is that economi...	6.188264	10
17a9q6	c84j7ll	1,359,155,742	I have an awful paranoia of anything mass produced or manufactured by a large corporation. CMV so I can buy things I need again.	I've recently begun to realize that most of the products bought by people in supermarkets and online is made or produced by slave labor, exploited labor, or cheaply at the expense of people in poor conditions. Everything from this computer I am using right now to the Hershey's chocolate at the corner store seems to be ...	["I don't have a clear answer for you as I'm trying to CMV on this topic as well. The way I cope right now is through blissful ignorance at the big grocery stores when I do go to those. However, I shop mostly at a community owned coop grocery store that is all organic and mostly local. As for durable goods purchases, I...	[gnug_]: I don't have a clear answer for you as I'm trying to CMV on this topic as well. The way I cope right now is through blissful ignorance at the big grocery stores when I do go to those. However, I shop mostly at a community owned coop grocery store that is all organic and mostly local. As for durable goods purch...	4.969813	10
17a6ap	c83wkm1	1,359,153,002	I think that women are, overall, inferior to men. I would prefer to think differently.	I think that on average women are: physically weaker (i'm starting with an easy one); mentally more unstable (more likely to break down under pressure); less creative (works of art for example, but on every plan, really); less likely to cause something groundbreaking, to push the limits of the known. Suspend your hatr...	["Obviously women are weaker physically, but I really don't know anyone above the age of 11 who would say that that makes them inferior. I suppose greater strength it makes carrying luggage a bit easier but other than that it is fairly inconsequential in modern society.\n\nNow about intellectual capacity, looking at ex...	[uncannylizard]: Obviously women are weaker physically, but I really don't know anyone above the age of 11 who would say that that makes them inferior. I suppose greater strength it makes carrying luggage a bit easier but other than that it is fairly inconsequential in modern society. Now about intellectual capacity, ...	5.986452	60
17a6ap	c84j24r	1,359,153,002	I think that women are, overall, inferior to men. I would prefer to think differently.	I think that on average women are: physically weaker (i'm starting with an easy one); mentally more unstable (more likely to break down under pressure); less creative (works of art for example, but on every plan, really); less likely to cause something groundbreaking, to push the limits of the known. Suspend your hatr...	["Depends on what you mean by \"superior\"/\"inferior\"; these terms seem vague to me.\n\n> I think that on average women are: physically weaker (i'm starting with an easy one); mentally more unstable (more likely to break down under pressure); less creative (works of art for example, but on every plan, really); les...	[mayonesa]: Depends on what you mean by "superior"/"inferior"; these terms seem vague to me. > I think that on average women are: physically weaker (i'm starting with an easy one); mentally more unstable (more likely to break down under pressure); less creative (works of art for example, but on every plan, really);...	4.762174	60
17a6ap	c856hab	1,359,153,002	I think that women are, overall, inferior to men. I would prefer to think differently.	I think that on average women are: physically weaker (i'm starting with an easy one); mentally more unstable (more likely to break down under pressure); less creative (works of art for example, but on every plan, really); less likely to cause something groundbreaking, to push the limits of the known. Suspend your hatr...	["I would be very much be willing to re-discover the things I've read about this if you're honestly interested in my analysis, but for now I'll just say the things I know/remember. I am neither masculanist nor feminist.\n\n(1) As mentioned by an earlier commenter, there is strong evidence to believe that men have a wid...	[lifeishowitis]: I would be very much be willing to re-discover the things I've read about this if you're honestly interested in my analysis, but for now I'll just say the things I know/remember. I am neither masculanist nor feminist. (1) As mentioned by an earlier commenter, there is strong evidence to believe that m...	6.591674	60
17a6ap	c85uo0e	1,359,153,002	I think that women are, overall, inferior to men. I would prefer to think differently.	I think that on average women are: physically weaker (i'm starting with an easy one); mentally more unstable (more likely to break down under pressure); less creative (works of art for example, but on every plan, really); less likely to cause something groundbreaking, to push the limits of the known. Suspend your hatr...	[">What i fear is, even if the studies would show that there are differences, that the matters are still too taboo/sensitive for the public eye, that the results will not be put fort until the society is able to react to them in a mature, civilised manner. [...] (I hope some day i make this thread on [1] /r/science,...	[protagornast]: >What i fear is, even if the studies would show that there are differences, that the matters are still too taboo/sensitive for the public eye, that the results will not be put fort until the society is able to react to them in a mature, civilised manner. [...] (I hope some day i make this thread on [...	5.713733	60
17a6ap	c86ekey	1,359,153,002	I think that women are, overall, inferior to men. I would prefer to think differently.	I think that on average women are: physically weaker (i'm starting with an easy one); mentally more unstable (more likely to break down under pressure); less creative (works of art for example, but on every plan, really); less likely to cause something groundbreaking, to push the limits of the known. Suspend your hatr...	["I'm a world record holder in powerlifting, finishing up on my last two classes for my degree in Toxicology, and am skilled in public speaking and debate (note: debate in topics I have researched or topics that are actually great for debating about, not arguing), and I'm a woman.\n\nDoes my existence prove you wro...	[shelbygt500]: I'm a world record holder in powerlifting, finishing up on my last two classes for my degree in Toxicology, and am skilled in public speaking and debate (note: debate in topics I have researched or topics that are actually great for debating about, not arguing), and I'm a woman. Does my existence pr...	4.025352	60
17lpqc	c86qlwl	1,359,598,638	I think that all mothers should be stay at home moms. CMV	Only by default do I believe this. Here's my logic: I believe that all children deserve to be raised by one of their parents. I just fundamentally disagree with the principle of paying someone to raise your kid. Even if you believe you must have a job for income, I think a parent spending every possible moment (duri...	["I presume this is in general, and cases where, for example, the mother is an autistic surgeon and the father is an expert on early childhood development who can't seem to find a job anyway would be excluded?"]	[borramakot]: I presume this is in general, and cases where, for example, the mother is an autistic surgeon and the father is an expert on early childhood development who can't seem to find a job anyway would be excluded? [teleconference]: Of course, hence the "almost always", "in almost all cases" "except gay couples...	3.663562	18
17lpqc	c86tori	1,359,598,638	I think that all mothers should be stay at home moms. CMV	Only by default do I believe this. Here's my logic: I believe that all children deserve to be raised by one of their parents. I just fundamentally disagree with the principle of paying someone to raise your kid. Even if you believe you must have a job for income, I think a parent spending every possible moment (duri...	["Why do you disagree with childcare? The child gets to go hang out with their peers, developing social skills and having fun. The parent gets to keep their career.\n\nThis solution is also inefficient from an earnings perspective. Two people working part time will normally earn more over the long haul. Both parents ar...	[Tarazed]: Why do you disagree with childcare? The child gets to go hang out with their peers, developing social skills and having fun. The parent gets to keep their career. This solution is also inefficient from an earnings perspective. Two people working part time will normally earn more over the long haul. Both par...	5.062595	18
17lpqc	c86w06p	1,359,598,638	I think that all mothers should be stay at home moms. CMV	Only by default do I believe this. Here's my logic: I believe that all children deserve to be raised by one of their parents. I just fundamentally disagree with the principle of paying someone to raise your kid. Even if you believe you must have a job for income, I think a parent spending every possible moment (duri...	["The idea that a parent should leave work to raise the child is either something you believe or you don't. You have many obligations to your children, both emotional and financial. If you can afford to have one parent stay at home, and the mother wants to, then that seems great.\n\nThere are some biological things tha...	[thesean333]: The idea that a parent should leave work to raise the child is either something you believe or you don't. You have many obligations to your children, both emotional and financial. If you can afford to have one parent stay at home, and the mother wants to, then that seems great. There are some biological ...	5.57973	18
17lpqc	c86w4vy	1,359,598,638	I think that all mothers should be stay at home moms. CMV	Only by default do I believe this. Here's my logic: I believe that all children deserve to be raised by one of their parents. I just fundamentally disagree with the principle of paying someone to raise your kid. Even if you believe you must have a job for income, I think a parent spending every possible moment (duri...	["But what about single mothers?\n\nand what if the mother is unfit to be a mother?\n\nIs there no gradient between that kind of mother and a mother less equipped to care for a child?"]	[poolboywax]: But what about single mothers? and what if the mother is unfit to be a mother? Is there no gradient between that kind of mother and a mother less equipped to care for a child?	3.583519	18
17lpqc	c872t0o	1,359,598,638	I think that all mothers should be stay at home moms. CMV	Only by default do I believe this. Here's my logic: I believe that all children deserve to be raised by one of their parents. I just fundamentally disagree with the principle of paying someone to raise your kid. Even if you believe you must have a job for income, I think a parent spending every possible moment (duri...	["It is a disservice to your child to only have them around the parents. Kids need to be exposed to lots of different points of view and lifestyles if you want them to develop into a well-rounded adult.\n\nSecondly, \"Spending every possible moment\" with a child creates a sense of dependency in both the mother and ch...	[CletusDarby]: It is a disservice to your child to only have them around the parents. Kids need to be exposed to lots of different points of view and lifestyles if you want them to develop into a well-rounded adult. Secondly, "Spending every possible moment" with a child creates a sense of dependency in both the moth...	4.204693	18
17qbhy	c87ztlt	1,359,769,205	I think the 2nd Amendment has been interpreted such that it would not be recognizable nor acceptable to our founders and should therefore be edited to reflect modern times. CMV	"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." I understand that the Supreme Court has said that the 2nd Amendment conveys a personal right to bear arms that's separate from the "militia" language. I think that's wrong: ...	["There is a way to go about rewriting the constitution: amendments. Our founding fathers understood the importance of being able to change the constitution to reflect the times. But on to the point at hand: the second amendment. Controlling (and limiting) access to guns was (and still is) a method used by governmen...	[wherewould]: There is a way to go about rewriting the constitution: amendments. Our founding fathers understood the importance of being able to change the constitution to reflect the times. But on to the point at hand: the second amendment. Controlling (and limiting) access to guns was (and still is) a method used ...	5.081404	11
17qbhy	c882z3y	1,359,769,205	I think the 2nd Amendment has been interpreted such that it would not be recognizable nor acceptable to our founders and should therefore be edited to reflect modern times. CMV	"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." I understand that the Supreme Court has said that the 2nd Amendment conveys a personal right to bear arms that's separate from the "militia" language. I think that's wrong: ...	["What happens when the standing army turns against the populace?"]	[bluntzfang]: What happens when the standing army turns against the populace?	2.397895	11
17qbhy	c88l2wu	1,359,769,205	I think the 2nd Amendment has been interpreted such that it would not be recognizable nor acceptable to our founders and should therefore be edited to reflect modern times. CMV	"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." I understand that the Supreme Court has said that the 2nd Amendment conveys a personal right to bear arms that's separate from the "militia" language. I think that's wrong: ...	[">seems pretty clear...\n\nSorry, I just want to ask a question. Can you tell me which part of the amendment you derive your conclusion from? I'm curious, because this isn't an interpretation I'm familiar with."]	[withoutamartyr]: >seems pretty clear... Sorry, I just want to ask a question. Can you tell me which part of the amendment you derive your conclusion from? I'm curious, because this isn't an interpretation I'm familiar with.	3.583519	11
17qbhy	c89j7l5	1,359,769,205	I think the 2nd Amendment has been interpreted such that it would not be recognizable nor acceptable to our founders and should therefore be edited to reflect modern times. CMV	"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." I understand that the Supreme Court has said that the 2nd Amendment conveys a personal right to bear arms that's separate from the "militia" language. I think that's wrong: ...	["> I understand that the Supreme Court has said that the 2nd Amendment conveys a personal right to bear arms that's separate from the \"militia\" language. I think that's wrong: the text seems pretty clear that the point was to prevent government-run-amok from subduing a rebellious populace.\n\nWhat better way is t...	[jf1354]: > I understand that the Supreme Court has said that the 2nd Amendment conveys a personal right to bear arms that's separate from the "militia" language. I think that's wrong: the text seems pretty clear that the point was to prevent government-run-amok from subduing a rebellious populace. What better way ...	5.659482	11
17qbhy	c8avx2i	1,359,769,205	I think the 2nd Amendment has been interpreted such that it would not be recognizable nor acceptable to our founders and should therefore be edited to reflect modern times. CMV	"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." I understand that the Supreme Court has said that the 2nd Amendment conveys a personal right to bear arms that's separate from the "militia" language. I think that's wrong: ...	["should the 1st Amendment be edited to reflect modern times, and things unimaginable back when the Constitution was written, like.. Hitler, the KKK, the internet, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Innocence of the Muslims, Westboro Baptist Church, etc.. AND,, while I'm not placing bets or making odds here.. there are FAR mo...	[Fishnshoot]: should the 1st Amendment be edited to reflect modern times, and things unimaginable back when the Constitution was written, like.. Hitler, the KKK, the internet, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Innocence of the Muslims, Westboro Baptist Church, etc.. AND,, while I'm not placing bets or making odds here.. ther...	4.219508	11
17xo7u	c89rc07	1,360,077,422	I think of girls who are no longer virgin as undesirable. CMV	I don't see myself marrying or going serious with someone who already gave her virginity up. I have no surefire way of knowing anyway but every time I do (girl im dating tells me, usually indirectly, but I never ask to find out)I just get turned off. I know it isn't right but I just don't know how to tell myself not to...	["1. There's nothing inherently wrong with a girl having a sexual history, especially if you have or intend to have one yourself. So long as she's free from STDs, there's no way this actually affects you.\n\n2. Women with experience are better in bed. I would be really freaked out to date a virgin for this reason. (...	[senatorskeletor]: 1. There's nothing inherently wrong with a girl having a sexual history, especially if you have or intend to have one yourself. So long as she's free from STDs, there's no way this actually affects you. 2. Women with experience are better in bed. I would be really freaked out to date a virgin for ...	5.068904	20
17xo7u	c89rcrp	1,360,077,422	I think of girls who are no longer virgin as undesirable. CMV	I don't see myself marrying or going serious with someone who already gave her virginity up. I have no surefire way of knowing anyway but every time I do (girl im dating tells me, usually indirectly, but I never ask to find out)I just get turned off. I know it isn't right but I just don't know how to tell myself not to...	["How exactly is this \"wrong\"? Your preference for virgin girls is... well, just that: a preference. How is it any different than saying, \"I view fat girls as undesirable,\" or, \"I view girls who dye their hair red as undesirable\"? Granted, virginity is a life decision that one can't exactly come back from, but...	[SelfAbortingFetus]: How exactly is this "wrong"? Your preference for virgin girls is... well, just that: a preference. How is it any different than saying, "I view fat girls as undesirable," or, "I view girls who dye their hair red as undesirable"? Granted, virginity is a life decision that one can't exactly come b...	5.192957	20
17xo7u	c89rlne	1,360,077,422	I think of girls who are no longer virgin as undesirable. CMV	I don't see myself marrying or going serious with someone who already gave her virginity up. I have no surefire way of knowing anyway but every time I do (girl im dating tells me, usually indirectly, but I never ask to find out)I just get turned off. I know it isn't right but I just don't know how to tell myself not to...	["dude, you like what you like. it's a bit weird for me but i don't get foot fetishes either. if you want to change your perspective though, you should first explain why it turns you off."]	[poolboywax]: dude, you like what you like. it's a bit weird for me but i don't get foot fetishes either. if you want to change your perspective though, you should first explain why it turns you off.	3.610918	20
17xo7u	c89y7jr	1,360,077,422	I think of girls who are no longer virgin as undesirable. CMV	I don't see myself marrying or going serious with someone who already gave her virginity up. I have no surefire way of knowing anyway but every time I do (girl im dating tells me, usually indirectly, but I never ask to find out)I just get turned off. I know it isn't right but I just don't know how to tell myself not to...	["If you think about it, virginity isn't even a real thing. It's this concept that exists in society. Its only purpose seems to be to shame people. We shame men for having it past a certain age, and we shame women for giving it up. \n\nThis idea has been instilled in us, and we've been raised to think that it matters. ...	[bblemonade]: If you think about it, virginity isn't even a real thing. It's this concept that exists in society. Its only purpose seems to be to shame people. We shame men for having it past a certain age, and we shame women for giving it up. This idea has been instilled in us, and we've been raised to think that it...	4.488636	20
17xo7u	c89y7sr	1,360,077,422	I think of girls who are no longer virgin as undesirable. CMV	I don't see myself marrying or going serious with someone who already gave her virginity up. I have no surefire way of knowing anyway but every time I do (girl im dating tells me, usually indirectly, but I never ask to find out)I just get turned off. I know it isn't right but I just don't know how to tell myself not to...	["A person with no relationship/sexual history will consider you the best thing that ever happened to them, since that's what you literally are. But that doesn't mean they can't or won't get anything better. And perhaps there's quite a few better people for them.\n\nA person with experience on the other hand, has some ...	[mewski]: A person with no relationship/sexual history will consider you the best thing that ever happened to them, since that's what you literally are. But that doesn't mean they can't or won't get anything better. And perhaps there's quite a few better people for them. A person with experience on the other hand, has...	4.330733	20
17xo7u	c8a2qvg	1,360,077,422	I think of girls who are no longer virgin as undesirable. CMV	I don't see myself marrying or going serious with someone who already gave her virginity up. I have no surefire way of knowing anyway but every time I do (girl im dating tells me, usually indirectly, but I never ask to find out)I just get turned off. I know it isn't right but I just don't know how to tell myself not to...	["I understand your point of view, my girlfriend was a virgin up until me and I love that. granted i had had sex once before but not that long and it was like fucking a hall way with a hot dog. Anyways I think if my gf cheated on me i wouldnt be upset that she doesnt love me more of a self conscious feeling of being in...	[Squat420]: I understand your point of view, my girlfriend was a virgin up until me and I love that. granted i had had sex once before but not that long and it was like fucking a hall way with a hot dog. Anyways I think if my gf cheated on me i wouldnt be upset that she doesnt love me more of a self conscious feeling o...	4.234107	20
17xo7u	c8d4d3d	1,360,077,422	I think of girls who are no longer virgin as undesirable. CMV	I don't see myself marrying or going serious with someone who already gave her virginity up. I have no surefire way of knowing anyway but every time I do (girl im dating tells me, usually indirectly, but I never ask to find out)I just get turned off. I know it isn't right but I just don't know how to tell myself not to...	["I honestly think this too, CMV please."]	[Chriscrazy99]: I honestly think this too, CMV please.	2.079442	20
181jmd	c8autha	1,360,207,104	Here's what I would change about American gun regulations. CMV	Stipulated: improving the way we regulate guns is not the only way to reduce the frequency at which we're violently killing each other. But it is a way. Let me also say that I'm reasonably sure that something needs to change about the way the 2nd Amendment is viewed. I'm less sure about exactly what should be do...	["I agree that SOMETHING needs to be done.\n\nHowever, what you suggest is not a \"Win / Win\" scenario, nor is it a compromise, it is a blatant retraction of the Second Amendment Rights (and if someone can vote to take it away, is it truly a \"Right?\") There seems to be no \"Give\" on the \"Anti-Gun\" side of the eq...	[CokeDrinker5]: I agree that SOMETHING needs to be done. However, what you suggest is not a "Win / Win" scenario, nor is it a compromise, it is a blatant retraction of the Second Amendment Rights (and if someone can vote to take it away, is it truly a "Right?") There seems to be no "Give" on the "Anti-Gun" side of th...	5.616771	9
181jmd	c8b0vow	1,360,207,104	Here's what I would change about American gun regulations. CMV	Stipulated: improving the way we regulate guns is not the only way to reduce the frequency at which we're violently killing each other. But it is a way. Let me also say that I'm reasonably sure that something needs to change about the way the 2nd Amendment is viewed. I'm less sure about exactly what should be do...	[">I've heard suggestions of an exorbitant tax on ammunition. CMV, but >I don't see how that helps.\n\nHeavy taxes would have a similar effect criminalization: Criminals get cheap black market guns/ammo do to bad things with aplenty, while law abiding citizens that want only to protect themselves from them or hav...	[klingon13524]: >I've heard suggestions of an exorbitant tax on ammunition. CMV, but >I don't see how that helps. Heavy taxes would have a similar effect criminalization: Criminals get cheap black market guns/ammo do to bad things with aplenty, while law abiding citizens that want only to protect themselves from...	5.117994	9
181jmd	c8b2w35	1,360,207,104	Here's what I would change about American gun regulations. CMV	Stipulated: improving the way we regulate guns is not the only way to reduce the frequency at which we're violently killing each other. But it is a way. Let me also say that I'm reasonably sure that something needs to change about the way the 2nd Amendment is viewed. I'm less sure about exactly what should be do...	["Interestingly enough, they did exactly this in the U.K. about thirty or so years ago. It all seems logical and practical and like it should work. Then they decided that legally, ownership was satisfied if you could own something at all. So handguns were turned in in huge numbers and you were allowed to keep rifle...	[JOberlander]: Interestingly enough, they did exactly this in the U.K. about thirty or so years ago. It all seems logical and practical and like it should work. Then they decided that legally, ownership was satisfied if you could own something at all. So handguns were turned in in huge numbers and you were allowed ...	6.558198	9
181jmd	c8b40py	1,360,207,104	Here's what I would change about American gun regulations. CMV	Stipulated: improving the way we regulate guns is not the only way to reduce the frequency at which we're violently killing each other. But it is a way. Let me also say that I'm reasonably sure that something needs to change about the way the 2nd Amendment is viewed. I'm less sure about exactly what should be do...	["Ahh we have a few gun-tards downvoting without commenting. Love it. "]	[FreeBribes]: Ahh we have a few gun-tards downvoting without commenting. Love it.	2.484907	9
18bi1p	c8dbmce	1,360,604,768	I am an atheist, and I think religion presents a threat to civilization. CMV.	EDIT: its been drawn to my attention that I must be more specific in order for this question to be addressed better. what do I mean when I say this? simply put, I think that some religions can condone violent, or otherwise abhorrent acts. witch hunts, the persecution of homosexuals, terrorism in the name of whatever ...	["Isn't it a problem for this subreddit that in order to change someone's view, you need to know what that view is in greater detail than one sentence and that currently noone finds it necessary to do that? \nI'll answer my question: yes, that's a problem. This subreddit could be interesting and a lot of fun but curren...	[iliketrainss]: Isn't it a problem for this subreddit that in order to change someone's view, you need to know what that view is in greater detail than one sentence and that currently noone finds it necessary to do that? I'll answer my question: yes, that's a problem. This subreddit could be interesting and a lot of f...	4.343805	35
18bi1p	c8dd0vx	1,360,604,768	I am an atheist, and I think religion presents a threat to civilization. CMV.	EDIT: its been drawn to my attention that I must be more specific in order for this question to be addressed better. what do I mean when I say this? simply put, I think that some religions can condone violent, or otherwise abhorrent acts. witch hunts, the persecution of homosexuals, terrorism in the name of whatever ...	["I am an atheist myself to, But I'll try to play devils advocate here.\n\n1. Religion has been a unifiying thing for a lot of civilizations. In medieval Europe the pope could try to make peace between to countries under the god doesn't want war between fellow christians argument and other stuff.\n\n2. Religion is some...	[Flying_Penguins]: I am an atheist myself to, But I'll try to play devils advocate here. 1. Religion has been a unifiying thing for a lot of civilizations. In medieval Europe the pope could try to make peace between to countries under the god doesn't want war between fellow christians argument and other stuff. 2. Rel...	5.743003	35
18bi1p	c8djlza	1,360,604,768	I am an atheist, and I think religion presents a threat to civilization. CMV.	EDIT: its been drawn to my attention that I must be more specific in order for this question to be addressed better. what do I mean when I say this? simply put, I think that some religions can condone violent, or otherwise abhorrent acts. witch hunts, the persecution of homosexuals, terrorism in the name of whatever ...	["So brave."]	[25m]: So brave.	1.098612	35
18bi1p	c8e4x3z	1,360,604,768	I am an atheist, and I think religion presents a threat to civilization. CMV.	EDIT: its been drawn to my attention that I must be more specific in order for this question to be addressed better. what do I mean when I say this? simply put, I think that some religions can condone violent, or otherwise abhorrent acts. witch hunts, the persecution of homosexuals, terrorism in the name of whatever ...	["Which religion? Why?", "I don't know that it's fair to equate religion with violence, though. Sure, some people commit violence in the name of religion, but plenty of people with no religious affiliation commit violent acts all the time. I think your problem is more with people who pervert a religion into something v...	[Lynda73]: Which religion? Why? [GregorJLS]: right now, violent religions are generally the worst. Islam is number on at the moment, but Christianity can be harmful also. however, all religions, even very peaceful and modest ones that pose no current issue like Buddhism, propagate pseudo-science, and beliefs with no b...	1.386294	35
18eac7	c8e1m05	1,360,700,276	I don't accept the reassigned gender of people who have been gender reassigned. CMV	I have absolutely no problem with LGBT and I fully support equal rights on all fronts. I even support the right of a person to undergo gender reassignment. But here are my issues: 1. I don't believe that just because you shaped a pear into an apple, that it's an apple 2. I have a problem with laws / courts telling me...	["Hello there! First of all, thank you for having an open mind about the LGBT community and gender reassignment. I'm no expert on the subject but I'll try to explain as best as I can.\n\n1. It's true that when preforming surgery, doctors can only do their best with what they have to make sexual organs as realistic as p...	[Daellya]: Hello there! First of all, thank you for having an open mind about the LGBT community and gender reassignment. I'm no expert on the subject but I'll try to explain as best as I can. 1. It's true that when preforming surgery, doctors can only do their best with what they have to make sexual organs as realist...	6.57647	33

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Change My View Data

Reddit r/changemyview posts and conversation branches for studying whether an original poster acknowledges a change of view. Each row represents a top-level comment and a selected branch of discussion between its author and the original poster.

The target, delta, is 1 when the original poster awards the top-level commenter a delta confirmed by DeltaBot, and 0 for an eligible discussion without a detected confirmed delta in that top-level thread. It measures an observed acknowledgment, not a causal effect or an independent assessment of argument quality.

Files and splits

Split	File	Rows	Construction
`train`	`train.csv`	572,119	Posts created before June 1, 2025 UTC, excluding the 6,000-row random holdout.
`random_holdout`	`random_holdout.csv`	6,000	Earlier-period held-out rows: 5,000 with `delta=0` and 1,000 with `delta=1`.
`time_split`	`time_split.csv`	116,472	The 68,967-row June-December 2025 holdout, plus 39,646 rows from the main 2026 export and 7,859 rows from the June-July 2026 export.

Split	`delta=0`	`delta=1`
`train`	520,900	51,219
`random_holdout`	5,000	1,000
`time_split`	109,119	7,353

The date cutoff is based on post creation time, not comment time. Despite the historical name "2025 second half," the temporal holdout starts on June 1, not July 1.

The 2026 data covers January 1-June 15 and June 20-July 31 by observed post timestamps; it is not a complete calendar-year sample and has a gap between the two collection windows. The separate January-March and April-June exports are subdivisions of the main 2026 export and are not added again. The three temporal source exports have no shared (post_id, comment_id) pairs.

The temporal split is post-disjoint from both earlier splits. The random holdout is a row-level sample, not a post-disjoint or author-disjoint evaluation set: 5,619 of its 5,640 distinct posts also appear in training. Source duplicates leave one (post_id, comment_id) pair shared between training and the random holdout. Training has 133 rows beyond its number of unique ID pairs; neither holdout has repeated ID pairs internally. Existing duplicates are preserved rather than silently changing the supplied samples. The random holdout's 5:1 class ratio is intentional; the other splits retain their source label distribution.

Construction from raw posts and comments

1. Read source records

The historical collection is read from compressed JSONL archives of r/changemyview submissions and comments. The later collection uses JSONL downloads; the available download script retrieves posts and comments from the Arctic Shift API. Raw archives are not included here. Malformed JSON lines are skipped, and invalid UTF-8 bytes are replaced during decoding.

Posts are indexed by their Reddit submission ID. A post is retained only when:

Its body is nonempty and is not the literal marker [deleted] or [removed].
It is not marked over_18.
Its author is present and is not a deletion/removal marker.

The title, body, author, creation timestamp, and archived post score are retained for constructing observations.

2. Associate comments with posts and reconstruct threads

Only comments whose link_id points to a qualifying post are considered. For each comment, the builder retains its ID, parent ID, author, body, timestamp, and score. Bodies equal to [deleted] or [removed] become empty strings.

Parent links are followed to associate descendants with a top-level comment. Cycles, missing parents, and invalid parent chains cannot produce a usable branch. The archive's recorded parent structure, rather than a flat chronological list of every reply, determines the conversation.

3. Identify confirmed delta awards

A positive candidate requires all of the following:

A recorded comment authored by DeltaBot.
Its parent is a comment authored by the original poster.
That original-poster comment contains a delta symbol (delta as δ or Δ) or the command !delta.
The bot message contains a /u/username recipient reference.
The award can be traced to a top-level comment.

The builder records the first qualifying confirmation encountered for each top-level thread. If its recipient differs from the top-level commenter's username, that thread is excluded rather than labeled positive or negative. Recipient matching is case-insensitive.

4. Require original-poster activity

A post is excluded when it has neither a detected confirmed delta nor at least six recorded replies by the original poster.

Eligible top-level comments must be created no later than the earlier of:

The original poster's last recorded reply on the post.
Seven days after the post was created.

This bounds eligibility of the top-level comment. It does not impose a separate seven-day truncation on every subsequent message used to form its branch.

Top-level comments are also excluded when their author is missing/deleted, is the original poster, is DeltaBot or AutoModerator, or their body is empty/deleted.

5. Assign labels and choose a branch endpoint

For delta=1, the endpoint is the original-poster comment associated with the detected confirmed award to the top-level commenter.

For delta=0, there must be at least one original-poster reply somewhere under that top-level comment. The endpoint is the latest such reply by timestamp. A thread where the original poster never engages is excluded, not treated as a negative example.

The builder traces a single parent-linked path from the top-level comment to the endpoint. It keeps only messages by the original poster and the top-level commenter, removing third-party messages. It then removes the final original-poster message, so the endpoint award/reaction itself is not included in the exported conversation. A branch is retained only if it is nonempty and starts with the top-level commenter.

This is a selected branch, not the entire comment tree. Intervening original-poster replies remain in the conversation.

6. Serialize text and compute features

OC_comments contains only the top-level commenter's retained messages, serialized as a JSON list of strings. conversation contains both participants' retained messages, formatted as [username]: message, separated by blank lines.

log_length is the natural logarithm of one plus the whitespace-separated word count of the initial top-level comment. It is not the length of the full conversation. Source exports use slightly different decimal rounding.

7. Construct the published splits

The historical export has 647,086 rows: 578,119 from posts before June 1, 2025 UTC and 68,967 on or after that cutoff. The earlier pool is divided into the 6,000-row random holdout and 572,119 training rows. The original random-sampling script and seed were not available, so exact sampling reproducibility is not claimed.

The published temporal split concatenates the existing later-2025 export, the main January-June 2026 export, and the June-July 2026 export. It does not resample or rebalance these sources.

One training record in the supplied CSV was damaged across two parsed records. For this release, that record was restored from the corresponding complete historical-source row, and its stray trailing fragment was discarded. This restores the intended 572,119 training observations. Original source files were not modified. No other deduplication or class balancing was applied during publication.

Columns

All three CSVs use the same schema.

Column	Type	Meaning
`post_id`	String	Reddit submission ID, without the `t3_` prefix.
`comment_id`	String	Top-level comment ID, without the `t1_` prefix. IDs may repeat in the historical source.
`delta`	Integer, 0 or 1	Target indicating a detected original-poster delta confirmed by DeltaBot for the top-level commenter.
`post_created_utc`	Integer	Submission creation time as Unix seconds in UTC.
`title`	String	Original post title.
`argument`	String	Original post body.
`OC_comments`	String containing JSON	Ordered list of the top-level commenter's messages on the selected branch. Parse with `json.loads()`.
`conversation`	String	Selected two-person conversation with `[username]:` speaker markers.
`log_length`	Float	`ln(1 + word_count)` of the initial top-level comment.
`post_score`	Integer	Archived Reddit submission score, not the comment score or necessarily a value observed before the outcome.

CSV text fields can contain commas, quotation marks, and embedded newlines. Use a CSV-aware reader rather than splitting on commas or physical lines.

Loading

import json
from datasets import load_dataset

data = load_dataset("Harini/changemyview_data")
train = data["train"]
temporal_test = data["time_split"]
random_test = data["random_holdout"]

messages = json.loads(train[0]["OC_comments"])

Limitations and responsible use

The data selects active posts and threads with original-poster engagement, so it is not a representative sample of all subreddit discussions. A negative label means no qualifying confirmed award was detected under the extraction rules, not proof that the original poster never changed their mind. Archive omissions, deleted comments, and incomplete collection windows can affect both branch reconstruction and labels.

Removing the final original-poster message reduces direct outcome exposure but does not guarantee leakage-free text. Archived scores may reflect later activity. The random holdout can share posts, users, and the noted duplicate ID with training; use the temporal split when evaluating chronological transfer, while recognizing that users can still recur across time.

Reddit usernames and user-authored text are retained, and the corpus is not comprehensively anonymized or screened for sensitive content. Excluding posts marked over_18 does not guarantee the remaining text is safe or nonsensitive. Do not use the data to identify, profile, or target individuals. Redistribution does not establish a new license for the underlying user content; users should assess applicable Reddit terms, source-access conditions, and content rights.

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