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The founding fathers were libertarians. CMV + + I believe if you look at the current Libertarian Party, and look at the U.S. Constitution, and the quotes and works of men such as Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, John Adams, etc. you will find that they are incredibly aligned ideologically. I am not a lib...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I believe that the only way to end world hunger is to allow those suffering to starve. CMV. + + I'm not saying that it's fair or that we shouldn't try to help other countries as much as we can, but an influx of relief (i.e. food and other supplies) from an outside country usually sees a raise in the population of tha...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
Two people in a committed monogamous relationship would be happier and more in love than however many people in a polyamorous relationship. CMV + + The whole concept of polyamory seems totally alien and a little unnatural to me. I really don't understand how people can be willing to 'share' their partner with others ...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I believe that renewable energy and the push to "go green" are a good thing even if climate change is not a real issue. CMV + + I can wrap my head around climate change skepticism but I just don't understand the push back against renewable energy and things like recycling, reusables and trying to reduce pollution. It...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: If you're dating someone (who is respectful) and don't feel any chemistry with them, it should be customary to let them know you're not interested - instead of fading away. + + I'm not singling out either gender because it happens on both sides and its equally wrong in both cases. If you go out with someone on ...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: I Think Targeted Marketing is a Good Thing + + The internet has seemingly opposed targeted marketing immensely-the use of cookies, search history, and other means to figure out a users interests generates a lot of privacy concerns. However, I personally think it results in a better experience for the user. When...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I think semi truck drivers should be penalized for leaving tire scraps on roads. CMV. + + Most of you who have done a significant amount of driving on American freeways have certainly noticed the occasional tire scrap laying in the middle of the road. These scraps come off of semi trucks because they retread their t...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Homosexuality is a sin according to the Christian viewpoint. + + I was somewhat stunned that there wasn't already a CMV on this. Maybe I used ineffective search terms. Whatever. I was raised evangelical Christian (Southern Baptist, specifically). All through my life I held Christian viewpoints. I still do, but ...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: People don't get more conservative as they age, the ideas they find progressive when they were young do + + People change of course but not as frequently as perceptions of ideas do. I'm sure older people hear Big Oil and Big Coal and see different things than younger people. The leaders of those industries are n...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Anyone protesting for Michael Brown is automatically an idiot. + + I am extremely angered when I hear things like Michael Brown was executed. Cops are not secretly serial killers who are just waiting for a chance to get away with killing someone. But that's how these morons are portraying the police. I refuse to...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I don't hear any musical quality in the screaming vocals found in many genres of metal music. CMV + + To be precise, I'm thinking of the vocals heard in black metal, death metal and metalcore. Something like [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Hv0tsvpyU), for example. I really have tried to keep an open mind wit...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: I believe that "illegal" is not the right word to use in immigration debate + + I will admit my biases here. I think immigration in any country should be relatively painless as long as people fulfil some basic criteria. I also believe that the world is moving towards a state of borders becoming less relevant a...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Gender (not sex) is a social construct equivalent to religion, and I don't believe in it. Transgender-people who undergo reassignment surgeries go against the belief that "sex =\= gender" + + I have a hard time following some of my feminist friends, and would be labeled a trans-exclusive feminist for thinking th...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: I do not believe in a christian God, and I do not believe in evolution. Both have weak supporting evidence. + + It's simple. Both cannot be proven. Both have little to no evidence. Both have bias faith driven people that try and skew any information towards their own. I've spent months and months trying to disse...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Nuclear energy is terrifying! All nuclear facilities ought to be shut down. + + I think investing in nuclear energy is one of the most foolish things that mankind has ever done. The sheer amount of energy it yields is certainly enticing, but I do not think it is worth the risks it entails. My primary reason for ...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: A minority person shouldn't be friends with a person who belongs to his people's oppressors, nor the other way around + + I can't think how someone who belongs to a minority can befriend someone who belongs to his people's oppresors. I'll take the example of a black person and a white person, but it applies to...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: We should be treating r/fatpeoplehate the same way we treat the Westboro Baptists or the KKK. + + I've read the subreddit's Wiki, and they attempt to convince me that their hate is "complex" and buried under layers of an important "truth." That "truth" is apparently simply that obesity is unhealthy. Wow. That r...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I think that banning downvote brigades from ShitRedditSays is actively harmful to this site. CMV + + Reddit has a lot of really goddamn shitty anti-women views that while not universal are fairly common. One of the experiences I had going to university was that a lot of my worldviews were challenged very strongly a...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV:Many of my working class and poor facebook friends post things supporting the GOP. I'm about to start voting GOP simply to help these people hurt themselves. "Poor" and vote against your own self interests? Let me help you with that. + + I just don't get it. One friend is a single mother of two, just posted some...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: We should stop talking about racism. + + the term "racism" is too specific today and there should be a word for discrimination in general. i mean instead of using a different term for every type of discrimination, even with cases where the word sounds stupid (ageism is not pronounced how it looks like), or when ...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: I believe that the usage of the words "premium", "luxury", and "fresh" should be regulated in advertising. + + I think it is pretty clear that all three of these words, especially premium and fresh, are used by businesses in describing products or service in completely misleading ways. That "fresh" fish on the m...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: A human society is a collective organism. + + A human society grows. It reproduces, or has the potential to reproduce, by forming colonies. It eventually dies. It gains information from the external world via science and responds to that information via collective deliberation and action. It regulates its intern...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I think that according to current standards, homosexuality/Tran sexuality must be considered mental illnesses. Please CMV + + I have come to this view after following what I consider a logical extension of the current definition of medical illness. However, I still feel HIGHLY uncomfortable with this viewpoint and as...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I am confident that the world is becoming less religious. CMV. + + I think that all religious-centric news stories in the media are given heightened coverage, which gives the impression that there is "more" religion in the world than ever, when in actual fact this is just due to increased visibility. I feel as though...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
America's best days are ahead, not behind CMV. + + My first argument is from history. America has seen worse days and within a few decades of those calamities ,America has triumphed beyond all expectations. Decades from Revolution came prosperity. Thirty years after the conflagration of the Civil War, America emerged...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
People who won't admit to their racism are the worst kind of racists. CMV + + I think one of the worst and most insidious types of racists are people who deny that something they've said or done is racist or, worse still, complain about being forced to use "P.C." (or, as most us know it, "polite") language. Not only...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I believe that, were it to be scientifically possible, everyone should be steralized at birth, and you would have to pass a maturity test to be allowed to be "unsteralized". -CMV + + Making a baby is one of the easiest things to do in the world, but raising a child is one of the hardest. Too many unwanted children ar...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: The famous Trolley problem and the related Transplant problem are morally equivalent, in their purest forms. + + Please see this link if you're not familiar with the problems: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem To put the argument in another form, if you would sacrifice one life to save five in one sc...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: I believe that the majority of examinations used in schools are ineffective at determining knowledge. + + I believe that in the majority of cases, final examinations in college (and even more in high school) are are ineffective at helping students learn and preparing them for the real world. With the obvious e...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: I support the legalization of most drugs, but cigarettes should be banned. + + This may sound hypocritical, but let me explain. For the record, I smoke marijuana regularly and have tried cigarettes and alcohol but not hard drugs. I'll start out by saying I don't expect the criminalization of cigarettes to end t...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV:Although I accept that global warming is man made and real, it seems to me the odds are it might be better to do nothing. + + We don't really know if, without Global warming, the planet is cooling, heating or staying the same. For example there is some statistical possibility that without our warming of the glob...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: The pharmaceutical industry should be subject to the Hippocratic oath. + + I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant: I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow. I ...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I don't understand why rape is as bad as people make it out to be. I feel like a horrible person for this, so please CMV. + + I don't really see why rape is worse than, say, battery. Every argument I've heard for rape being "especially traumatizing" can be applied to damn near every other crime. I hear it "devalues t...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I believe that equality is an illogical goal for society. CMV + + To begin, I believe that all humans are born with equal worth. As for all other factors - wealth, gender, intelligence, beauty, etc. - individuals undeniably differ. For the purposes of this post, I'm not writing about income inequality, but rather, ...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Trans types such as non-binary and gender-fluid are becoming trends with many people identifying as them only doing it for "special points". + + I've had several friends come out as non-binary or genderfluid and such and such, and I just can't buy into it. I think we all have dysphoria, because having a body can...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I feel like Superman is the most Mary Sueish hero, and I do not understand his popularity. CMV. + + Superman, to me, encompasses perfection. He's strong, fast, can fly, has pretty much every power under the sun that's textbook superhero fare, a very specific, and hackneyed weakness. His villains are generally more ...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: We will never travel space in any meaningful way because we'll use up all of our resources long before that + + Now I don't know all of the details on some of this, which is why I'm hoping someone will change my view. But ever since reading about [The Great Filter,](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Filter) I ...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: This is the Final Holiday Season for Sears + + The last few years have been rough on Sears. Today, they just announced a quarterly net loss of $548 million and the closing of 235 underperforming stores. [Photos](http://www.businessinsider.com/photos-of-deserted-sears-stores-2014-10#this-abandoned-sears-in-north-...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: I believe that watching, following and discussing professional sports is a huge waste of time and doesn't benefit a person in any real way. + + Just to be clear - I'm not talking about actually playing a sport, which is one of the best ways to stay in shape, socialize, etc. and can be an excellent way for a pers...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Shopping at thrift stores while rich-middle class is wrong. + + I am from an upper middle class family who lives in a very well off town. To me shopping at a thrift store always was for people who couldn't afford normal clothes. I've donated lots of clothes to thrift shops assuming that it would go to people who...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Some art is objectively better than other. + + Some art has a deeper meaning than others, than transcends art and actually is part of our culture. Music about "going to the clubs and having sex" is shallow and doesn't relate to anything deeper than the "art" itself. Some music takes more talent to make, lyricism...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Marijuana is dangerous because of the 'stoner' lifestyle people associate with + + The 'stoner' lifestyle is depicted as laggardly and sedentary in the media. This translates to more people associating with and labeling themselves as a stoner. When people call themselves a stoner and assume the lifestyle, relat...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV I believe that the Confederate Battle Flag should be made the official flag of the United States of America. + + If nothing else, I think the former Confederate States of America battle flag looks epic, much better than the current US flag, and could possibly carry equal symbolism to our current flag. If the CSA ...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: I believe that most (NOT ALL) stop signs could, (and to some extent, should) be replaced by yield signs + + 1: Stop signs could be replaced by yield signs Stop signs instruct drivers to stop at an intersection no matter what. Yield signs instruct drivers that they need not stop, but that they must give the...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: The United States and Western Nations should choose a side in the Shi'a/Sunni conflict, and they should support the Shi'a. + + I posted a variation of this last night, but I have since modified my original position slightly. Since its inception, the followers of Sunni Islam have been far more violent and destr...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Students should be allowed to use all internet resources and work with other students on assignments and projects without it being called cheating. + + Something that I have noticed overtime is how unrealistic school actually is. They don't let you work with your peers and they don't always allow you to use all ...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV, I think the idea of speeding tickets is completely rediculous when it would be just as easy to electronically limit US vehicles to whatever speed + + Without regards to what-ifs and the like. It's an easy question. Why can't we as a country to make it IMPOSSIBLE to get a speeding ticket? To me, the ability to b...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Dictatorships are a better form of government for developing countries than democracies + + Almost no country has transitioned from a developing country to a developed country under democracy. Japan was able to carry out the Meiji Restoration because a strong central government was able to force the reforms thro...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I believe that "serious" science fiction writers should never prequel an existing series. - CMV + + I have noticed that time and again, great sci-fi writers have blundered horribly by going back and exploring the origins of their settings in one or more prequels. Prequels never seem to have the substance or coheren...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
Our house is littered with mice, but I feel bad for killing them. Please CMV! + + Since this is an actual CMV from a person who desperately wants his view to change, it will probably be drowned by all of the "I hate Hitler, CMV"-like posts. But I appreciate anyone helping! So as mentioned, we have mice in our house....	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I believe Ed Snowden is a hero, but still has to answer for breaking the law, CMV + + He did a good thing, but broke the law. Tell me why he shouldn't go to jail.	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
People who decide to have biological children are selfish CMV + + A simple google search shows that "in the U.S. 400,540 children are living without permanent families." [source](http://www.ccainstitute.org/why-we-do-it-/facts-and-statistics.html) Regardless of the actual statistic, no one can deny that there are chi...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV:I am Liberal + + I am liberal in the modern political sense of the word. I don’t want to get into semantics so I’m not claiming to be a follower of classical liberalism or neo-liberalism or anything else but a modern and hyper liberal American. Since I love this subreddit I’ll provide you with some easy argumen...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV - "Hard Drugs" Should Never be Legal. + + My friend and I were arguing over whether all drugs should be legalized or not. I argued that yes they should all be legalized; sale, possession, and use. He argued that only marijuana should be legalized because the rest have the potential to make the users a danger to...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I believe in the absolute sanctity of human life. CMV + + This doesn't just apply to the death penalty, but also fetuses, people in a coma, and the mentally and physically handicapped. I believe that by being a person to any extent and having been brought to us by fate, that everyone deserves to live. I don't care wh...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I don't see the point of feminism in the West. CMV + + Feminism seems to me to be about acquiring equal legal rights for women... In the West, where this is already a thing, why do we need feminism? I understand that women face prejudice, but so do guys, albeit in a different manner. If eliminating intangible prejudi...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: 'Murca should just let the South secede, so the rest of the country could progress to a better place. + + Yes, I am being serious here about the concept. Not addressing the logistical complications at this point. By "South", I mean the former Confederate states. Sure, we'd lose some good things in the mix. ...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I think the Confederate flag is racist, and there is a large overlap between people who fly it, and people who are racist. CMV + + To elaborate, I am specifically referring to Battle Flag of Tennessee, just so we don't get caught up in that off the bat. That's the flag most people think of when you say "Confederate f...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I don't think that an individual's assertion of his or her "gender identity" warrants any special credence or respect. CMV. + + I understand (or think I understand) the difference between sex and gender. As I understand it, sex is the physical, biological attribute (the genitals, secondary sex characteristics, etc.),...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: No One Should Feel Offended by Christmas + + It's the most benign and inoffensive festive occasion imaginable. Peace on Earth, Good Will to All, hard to see anyone complaining about this. Whenever I see "Happy Holidays" it gets me thinking. Why say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas? Is it born of tha...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: I believe short barrel rifles, suppressors, and machine guns should be deregulated. + + I believe that short barrel rifles and firearm suppressors should be completely removed from the regulations of the National Firearms Act and it should be legal to produce/own machine guns made after 1986. I'll go into my spe...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV:Any vegan who is morally against eating any form of eggs cannot in good conscience dine at a restaurant that isn't exclusively vegan. + + For a long time I did not understand why Vegans were against eating eggs, but eventually I learned that the reason for this is because the chicken egg industry kills male chick...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I think that the only rational and logical stance on the abortion issue is pro-life. CMV. + + I attempted to approach the abortion issue the most rational way that I possibly could, and the only outcome that made any sense at all was pro-life. I'll list my justification for this stance, and I task you fine people of ...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: It is completely contradictory to say that abortion isn't murder, but at the same time call it murder if a person terminates someone else's fetus. + + I'm not sure about the rest of the world or even every state, but in many states, including California, killing a fetus is considered murder. For example punching...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: I'm an Arab American and don't mind the fact that the NSA has access to all my personal stuff, I actually like it. + + I'm a Syrian American, moved to Philadelphia in the year 2000 as a young kid. This has resulted in many unfortunate situations for me, including but not limited to: Extreme racism after 9/11, su...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I believe homosexuality is a form of disease that is nature's way of population control. CMV + + Let me begin by saying that I have no hostile feelings or feelings of animosity towards homosexuals. I accept that they exist, and though I may not agree with their certain form of lifestyle, I don't feel that I am in any...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I believe that pirating e-books is not much different than borrowing books from the public library. CMV + + And I know that the word "much" in my title is a weasel word allowing almost anything...but it is the space where you can change my mind. First, I want to say that I love books. I have a good collection of act...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
Most Muffins are just Cupcakes full of lies. CMV + + My viewpoint is based upon what I believe to be three fundamental truths about Cupcakes and Muffins: 1. There is a distinc difference between a Cupcake and Muffin. 2. Muffins are seen in our culture as being the healthier option of the two. Just the word itsel...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
[CMV] I believe adopting a single, unified language would be beneficial to the world + + Even since I was little, I never really understood why we encouraged learning many different languages. Sure, I understood why those languages existed from a historical sense, but I never understood why there were so darn many. ...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I believe assisted suicide should be legalized and that the fact it isn't is an infringement on those individuals' free choice. CMV. + + Like the title says, I think assisted suicide should be legal. It's honestly a little boggling to me why it is so incredibly controversial. The arguments pro are a little self-expla...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
Unless an economic system includes wealth redistribution, the system will eventually result in a small amount of people holding all wealth. Therefore, I support wealth redistribution. CMV + + In a system with a non-progressive tax, those who have money saved can invest money and use that to make more money, propellin...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: I beleive the majority of people who are doing the 'ALS Icebucket challenge" are narcissistic and don't care about the charity. + + I believe the majority of people doing the ice bucket challenge don't care about the charity and are just doing it for Facebook likes. Many of the celebrities who have recently popu...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Cheerleading is not a sport + + I need to preface my thoughts initially by saying that holding this view does not mean I devalue cheerleading in any way. I have attended competitions, and known several friends who cheerlead, and though I am a very active, physically fit person, I would still find it challenging ...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Second hand smoking isn't as lethal and dangerous as everyone tends to believe + + There are couple of reasons for me believing that. First and foremost, many official studies (for example the report from WHO, 1998 or even the one from [The California Environmental Protection Agency] (http://repositories.cdlib...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Timed essays like the SAT don't properly measure one's writing skills, nor their critical thinking skills. + + Timed essays, especially with as little time as the SAT gives, force test takers to come up with a BS answer without really thinking about it. As a result, they are either forced to justify an answer th...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: There is nothing wrong with paid Workshop Mods on Steam. + + This little piece of news is blowing up all over the gaming media. [Steam introduced paid Workshop Mods.](http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/aboutpaidcontent) People are freaking out all over the gaming subs. [RIP PC gaming (the beginning of the ...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I think socialism is the best form of government. CMV + + I think that if everyone gives, everyone gets. I don't think that everyone should be paid exactly the same, but I do believe there should be a set standard of living, and that everyone should give to better the whole. That also your pay should be also based on...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Primary and Secondary Education Curricula Should be Much More Difficult + + Currently, primary and secondary education standards in the U.S. seem to have dropped to the floor. I've seen instances recently of children in middle school learning simple integer division and multiplication. When I consult my peers,...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
[CMV] The quality of Apple's products has peaked, is in decline, and will never recover. + + In the a the past few years, OSX, iOS, Safari, and iTunes have been getting bloated, buggy, and have started to display UX inconveniences and oversights that would have been virtually unheard of in apple's software in the pas...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: The most useful thing to teach children is to follow instructions. + + The truth is, whatever you want to achieve with your life, from getting a certain kind of job to changing your body shape, the answers are out there these days and accessible to all. As long as you can evaluate who to trust (that's the secon...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I think civilization will eventually collapse without an embryo selection program. CMV. + + Evolution works through natural selection on random mutations. Most mutations in an organism are detrimental, and so have to be weeded out of the gene pool. [Every human being is born with an average of about 60 new mutations....	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Diamonds are an inferior gemstone. + + There are numerous reasons for this: * [Diamonds burn!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWpm6_Y7ASI) Oxide and silicate-based gemstones don't. * You can get more sparkly gemstones than diamonds - moissanites come to mind. * Diamonds are hard, but they're brittle. Colorless...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: People should not be looked down upon for perceived "poor" tipping. + + (Disclaimer: I am not against tipping. This has mainly to do with tipping as it takes place in the USA but is not limited to there.) I constantly hear and read about people who are perceived to be poor tippers in restaurants, bars, ...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I believe that adherents of extremist ideologies have no right to free speech. CMV. + + Before beginning my argument, I think that it is appropriate to define the term "extremist ideology." An extremist ideology would be any belief system that relies heavily on fringe ideas and advocates violence against a certain ...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Want a world with more trees? Use more paper. Want to keep endangered animals from going extinct? Turn them into food. + + It really just seems to come down to supply and demand. Just about all of our paper comes from privately owned forests called "managed timberlands," where trees are grown specifically to be ...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I don't think Creationism should be taught at all, and even home schooled children (such as I was) should have to learn about the Big Bang Theory and the evolutionary process to get credit for taking science. CMV. + + I was raised home schooled and taught exclusively Creationism and I don't believe it has any place i...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I don't think it's possible for homosexuality aka gayness to be an evolutionary trait. CMV. + + I've heard scholars say that it would be somehow "advantageous to the group" but that doesn't make any sense to me. We're talking about the actions of the individual, not the group. If the individual doesn't have any kids,...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Popular US/English pronunciations of foreign words, names, and phrases betray ignorance of the speaker as to the origin and meaning of those words. + + Some cases in point: - The US/English pronunciation of the name Rothschild as "Roth's child" suggests that the speaker believes the meaning of the name is somet...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I believe that, as long as there are people dying in this world due to lack of food or medicines, it is immoral to buy (extremely) luxurious items because that money can be used to save lives. CMV + + I cannot understand how someone who purchases a villa in Spain for the holidays, that Porsche or even a swimming po...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Ray Rice's Two Game Suspension is Justifiable, but the Suspension's Widespread Criticism is Unnecessary + + Firstly, let me begin by saying that I in no way condone the actions of Ray Rice, nor do I sympathize with those who practice domestic violence. With that being said, I feel that the two game suspension ...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I don't believe it is acceptable to attack the person that your SO cheated on you with. CMV + + So it seems to be common that, when caught cheating, violence is directed toward the person the significant other (SO) cheated with. I don't understand why. You were in a relationship with your SO. You had no agreement wit...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
The act of voting should require comprehensive tests in both civics and general intelligence. CMV + + With several recent threads on the topic of voting, I thought I'd give my view that seems a bit contrarian here. What I believe is very simple and does not need much of an explanation: People should possess a certain...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: Identifying as a "Pansexual" is more confusing than its worth, and makes Transgenders more outcast + + There's a divide of masculine features and feminine features, and the divide is obvious and I'm sure you can think of quite a few examples than just those. Anyway, those features are part of the reason why I fi...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I believe the vast majority of jobs in modern society are bullshit jobs, ie of no value to anybody (and actually harmful). CMV + + Entire industries we work in seem pointless. Advertising (much of the tech industry is built around people clicking on ads). Much of retailing (selling junk, exploiting irrationality). Fa...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: College isn't worth the cost. + + I don't see how the gains/loss ratio works for college. If I go, I get a piece of paper and a huge student loan debt. Not to mention the job outlook is very poor, the competition is fierce, and I will have "work experience". I could justify a trade or vocational school though. T...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I believe the criticism of Twilight is just thinly veiled misogynysm CMV + + The level of derision heaped on Twilight has little to do with the actual quality of the films or books and a lot to do with men not being able to cope with the fact that there is a successful franchise aimed at women. Worse still at young w...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I don't think children should be exposed to religion until the Formal Operation Stage CMV + + The Formal Operation Stage, as defined by Piaget, is that point in time where an individual is able to think abstractly and make logical decisions. This stage begins in early adolescence and continues into adulthood. I do n...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I think the pharmaceutical industry is severely flawed. Drugs should not be as expensive as they are in the US/Canada, whether they are covered by insurance or not. CMV. + + I don't know the prevailing economic opinion (if there is one) on the issue, but it seems that there is a lack of competition between pharmaceut...	malleable	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
I believe smoking tobacco products in a public setting should be illegal. CMV. + + To clarify, I am talking only about cigarettes, cigars and similar. Not Vaporizers, E-cigs or things that don't involve a bad secondhand smoke risk. I do not smoke. I have sensitive nasal cavities, and my eyes tend to swell and water ...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?
CMV: The drinking age should be 18, not 21. + + That's right folks, this age old argument is back. But this time, there's a twist. I believe the age where somebody can get behind the wheel after having a drink or so at a bar (under the .08 limit) should be 21. If anyone under 21 is caught with any alcohol in their ...	resistant	You're a semantic analyst. Judging from the opinion statement, do you think he/she is resistant or malleable to persuasion?

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