If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations.
Economic Left/Right: -1.12
i'd always support my country, whether it was right or wrong.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.51
no one chooses his or her country of birth, so it's foolish to be proud of it.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.46
our race has many superior qualities, compared with other races.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.46
the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.46
military action that defies international law is sometimes justified.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.41
there is now a worrying fusion of information and entertainment.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.46
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people are ultimately divided more by class than by nationality.
Economic Left/Right: -1.12
controlling inflation is more important than controlling unemployment.
Economic Left/Right: +1.12
because corporations cannot be trusted to voluntarily protect the environment, they require regulation.
Economic Left/Right: -1.00
"from each according to his ability, to each according to his need" is a fundamentally good idea.
Economic Left/Right: -1.12
it's a sad reflection on our society that something as basic as drinking water is now a bottled, branded consumer product.
Economic Left/Right: -1.25
land shouldn't be a commodity to be bought and sold.
Economic Left/Right: -1.12
it is regrettable that many personal fortunes are made by people who simply manipulate money and contribute nothing to their society.
Economic Left/Right: -1.25
protectionism is sometimes necessary in trade.
Economic Left/Right: -1.12
the only social responsibility of a company should be to deliver a profit to its shareholders.
Economic Left/Right: +1.12
the rich are too highly taxed.
Economic Left/Right: +1.00
those with the ability to pay should have the right to higher standards of medical care .
Economic Left/Right: +1.00
governments should penalise businesses that mislead the public.
Economic Left/Right: -0.88
a genuine free market requires restrictions on the ability of predator multinationals to create monopolies.
NO CHANGE
the freer the market, the freer the people.
Economic Left/Right: +1.25
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abortion, when the woman's life is not threatened, should always be illegal.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.41
all authority should be questioned.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.46
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.36
taxpayers should not be expected to prop up any theatres or museums that cannot survive on a commercial basis.
Economic Left/Right: +1.12
schools should not make classroom attendance compulsory.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.51
all people have their rights, but it is better for all of us that different sorts of people should keep to their own kind.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.46
good parents sometimes have to spank their children.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.51
it's natural for children to keep some secrets from their parents.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.46
possessing marijuana for personal use should not be a criminal offence.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.41
the prime function of schooling should be to equip the future generation to find jobs.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.51
people with serious inheritable disabilities should not be allowed to reproduce.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.57
the most important thing for children to learn is to accept discipline.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.51
there are no savage and civilised peoples; there are only different cultures.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.46
those who are able to work, and refuse the opportunity, should not expect society's support.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.46
when you are troubled, it's better not to think about it, but to keep busy with more cheerful things.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.41
first-generation immigrants can never be fully integrated within their new country.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.46
what's good for the most successful corporations is always, ultimately, good for all of us.
Economic Left/Right: +1.38
no broadcasting institution, however independent its content, should receive public funding.
Economic Left/Right: +0.75
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making peace with the establishment is an important aspect of maturity.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.41
multinational companies are unethically exploiting the plant genetic resources of developing countries.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.46
mothers may have careers, but their first duty is to be homemakers.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.46
the businessperson and the manufacturer are more important than the writer and the artist.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.36
it is a waste of time to try to rehabilitate some criminals.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.51
in criminal justice, punishment should be more important than rehabilitation.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.46
abstract art that doesn't represent anything shouldn't be considered art at all.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.51
in a civilised society, one must always have people above to be obeyed and people below to be commanded.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.41
the death penalty should be an option for the most serious crimes.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.51
although the electronic age makes official surveillance easier, only wrongdoers need to be worried.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.51
a significant advantage of a one-party state is that it avoids all the arguments that delay progress in a democratic political system.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.57
our civil liberties are being excessively curbed in the name of counter-terrorism.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.51
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it is important that my child's school instills religious values.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.41
some people are naturally unlucky.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.46
charity is better than social security as a means of helping the genuinely disadvantaged.
Economic Left/Right: +1.25
you cannot be moral without being religious.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.41
astrology accurately explains many things.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.46
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these days openness about sex has gone too far
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.41
no one can feel naturally homosexual
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.51
what goes on in a private bedroom between consenting adults is no business of the state.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.51
pornography, depicting consenting adults, should be legal for the adult population.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.46
a same sex couple in a stable, loving relationship, should not be excluded from the possibility of child adoption.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.46
sex outside marriage is usually immoral.
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: +0.46
