Epicmafia

over 9 years

Sure.

Here's Saddam Hussein's CV:
- The invasion of two sovereign nations (Iran, Kuwait)
- The annexation of one sovereign nation (Kuwait)
- The murder of up to a million Iraqis
- Genocide (the Al-Anfal Campaign alone killed 50,000-100,000 Kurds)
- Total control of the media
- Prohibition of satellite dishes (people who broke this law faced the death penalty)
- The Kuwaiti oil fires, which devastated regional air quality, causing respiratory problems for citizens of Kuwait and nearby countries
- The accompanying oil spill into the Persian Gulf, which was arguably one of the worst man-made natural disasters in history
- Sponsorship of terrorism (sending money to families of suicide bombers in Israel/Palestine)
- Hotly debated but very possible connections with Zarqawi, a high-ranking al-Qaeda officer

People like to suggest, nebulously and without ever citing real evidence, that people in the Middle East and particularly in Iraq have come to frown, across the board, upon the Iraq War. The Kurds, over 30 million of whom live in the region without a country to call their own, disagree:
- http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/06/10-years-after-the-fall-of-saddam-how-do-iraqis-look-back-on-the-war/277362/
- http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/03/the-iraq-war-was-a-good-idea-if-you-ask-the-kurds/274196/
- http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/11/not-forgotten-kurd-perspective-on-iraq-war
Since the removal of Hussein, Iraqi Kurdistan has blossomed as a state effectively independent of and no longer persecuted by the government in Baghdad.

Edark

over 9 years

I dont think slurs cause any harm to people who arent sensetive babies

deletedover 9 years

"To Pimp A Butterfly" isn't that good, "good kid, M.A.A.D city" is better

I don't think it's 100% a women's right to get an abortion. (I think it should be a last resort, and in cases of I think it's different.) People talk like there's not a baby in there (it's muh body so it's muh choice!)

Caitlyn Jenner is a piece of sh it and shouldn't be who the transgender community makes into a hero. What about Chazz Bono? He literally did nothing wrong and came out as a transgender wayyyy before it was ok. Caitlyn killed someone and then didn't go to jail, thinks gay marriage is an abomination, and now she wants to be a man again.

Edark

over 9 years

Peta says

The Iraq War was a good idea and despite the mismanagement of its aftermath it will probably be remembered decades from now as an important turning point; the long view of history will never side with non-interventionists.

Care to elaborate?

Peta

over 9 years

The Iraq War was a good idea and despite the mismanagement of its aftermath it will probably be remembered decades from now as an important turning point; the long view of history will never side with non-interventionists.

SirSlick

over 9 years

cyber bullying is so easily avoidable it shouldn't be an issue

Nintendo

over 9 years

Metroid Other M was a fun game as long as you closed your eyes during cutscenes.

animefreak64

over 9 years

I like Shadow the Hedgehog and Starfox Adventures as video games, despite their obvious flaws.

Zhuorb

over 9 years

I do not give 2 sheets about people getting offended with words

Trepur349

over 9 years

Given that I'm a conservative republican (with abortions and immigration being to two main issues that I disagree with republicans on) I can imagine that pretty much every one of my political views would be deemed controversial to a site dominated by left-leaning youth.