A list created by: Lee Sonogan
“In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics’. All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred, and schizophrenia. When the general atmosphere is bad, language must suffer.” – George Orwell
At the present time there is a lot going on. Domestic and foreign issues of all kinds continue to occur. While some do not affect you directly there will be a few that is somehow connected to you. Personally to just brought up in a conversation. There is more than enough issues out there to have a debate on. Some listed will be more interesting/important depending on the individual and their opinions on the subjects.
Current Political Issues:
- Free Speech
- Aging
- Terrorism
- Immigration
- Unemployment
- Exploitation
- Welfare
- Abortion
- Racism
- Sexual harassment
- Student Loans/Debt
- Climate Change
- Animal Rights
- Tax Reform
- Minimum wage
- Gun Control
- Surveillance
- Fracking
- Homelessness
- Poverty
- Drones
- Same sex marriage
- Medical Marijuana
- War on drugs
- Euthanasia
- Death Penalty
- Internet Regulation
- Natural resources
- War
- Free Trade
- Prison overcrowding
- Education
- Economy
- Corruption
- Religion
- Foreign aid
- Food and agriculture
- The environment
- Pollution
- Health issues
- Weapons of mass destruction
- Mainstream media
- Torture
- Energy
- Natural disasters
- Human rights
- Laws and order
- Peace and security
- International law
- Population growth
How long until we solve the issues of half listed here? 50, 100, 200 years? I made this list because these decisions are important and we not should leave it up to politicians. Jean-Paul Sartre said “Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices,”. You should at least open to being in the discussion in any of these issue topics.
“There has never been a time when I was not committed to, involved in, or caring of, the social and political issues of my world.” – Jessye Norman
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