Late Night

Well it's 2am (this post is going to say 10pm, but I did that because I knew I would be writing this in the AM hours, so I went ahead and saved a draft in yesterday's date). I just finished writing a paper. I mean, it's an 800-word paper, but that's pretty short by college standards. I know next year, at real school, I'll be writing 10-page papers. To put that into perspective, 800 words is about 3 pages.

Yeah, so other than Art History class, that paper is the only thing I did today. I suck.

Your opinions on:
Abortion?
I am pro-choice. That doesn't necessarily mean I'm "pro-abortion" which is what pro-lifers don't seem to understand. I just don't believe in taking away that choice. And whether abortion is legal or not, abortion rates are going to stay the same. So, it might as well me legal and SAFE.

Sex before marriage?
I don't see a problem with premarital sex. Some kids need to grow up before having sex, NOT have sex to grow up.

Having children before marriage?
If BOTH parents plan to take care of the child, and even better if it is a planned pregnancy, then by all means.

Teen pregnancy?
I read somewhere that teen pregnancy is at it's lowest that his been at in, like, decades. I found that surprising considering I feel like we're in a baby boom. Teenage parents are not ideal parents. If you're going to be that irresponsible, you should gain some responsibility pretty damn quick and don't leave your child to be raised by his/her grandparents. Sixteen and pregnant? Sixteen and stupid.

Mature pregnancy (40+)?
I don't that 40+ is an ideal age to have kids, BUT I do feel parents of that age are very capable of caring for parents, and definitely more so than teenagers. (I'm keeping in mind that my dad was 40 when I was born).

Birth control?
YES, FOR FUCK'S SAKE, USE IT.

Marriage?
I feel like marriage is a lost cause. It meant something once upon a time, but society has changed. It's fast-paced and ADD and no one can commit to a person any longer than they can keep their attention on a Youtube video that exceeds two minutes.


Teen marriages?
Every I went to high school with who didn't already have a baby is getting engaged. I think they're all naive and stupid.

Open relationships/marriages?
Hell, if both people in the relationship are genuinely happy that way, go for it!

Polygamy/Plural marriage?
Same answer as above, though I think in these cases, the wives, as much as they pretend to be, are not happy. I think everyone deserves to be happy...

Pornography?
I don't care for it one way or the other. It's not harming anybody, so why not?

Prostitution?
Really, that's just unsanitary and spreads diseases. I'm not for it.

War?
I don't agree with it, and I believe ideally there should be know war. But I'm smart enough to know that war is inevitable and will never end. So, I accept there's not much we can do about it.

Military?
I'm proud of (most) our military because they're actually doing something. Instead of flipping burgers, they're fighting for the rest of our rights to shove those burgers down our throats. Of course, there are always a few bad apples (the ones we hear about on the news), but you'll find those anywhere.

Death penalty?
I'm really on the fence with this one. On the one hand, I don't believe it's right to take anybody's life. But on the other hand, I believe some people just should not exist. I don't know...

Taxes?
Makes the world go round. (ha!) No, but I'm not ignorant enough to say, "there should be no taxes!" I just wish our tax dollars actually went towards something productive and useful and actually towards this country instead of thousand-dollar haircuts and beach houses (mansions, rather) for people who do nothing but argue and disagree all damn day.

Legalization of Marijuana?
I don't really care if it's legal or not. I feel that if it did become legal, it's use would diminish. Like prohibition. (I could write paragraphs upon paragraphs about this, but I'm kinda tired and need to wake up in 3 hours, so I'm not going to take the time to do that).

Drinking age?
Kids are going to drink at whatever age they damn well please.

Politics?
Probably the worst thing to ever happen to this planet.

Homosexual marriage?
Let gays marry each other! Maybe they'll set a good example of how to actually STAY together. Maybe instead of "taking the sanctity out of marriage" they'll put some meaning back into it. And two people of ANY gender getting married does not affect anyone else except those two people alone. I really don't understand why anyone else would care or put so much fucking effort into something that doesn't even concern them. Oh, but it goes against the hate-book of your religion? This nation was founded on the FREEDOM of religion (not yours alone, religious OPPRESSION is what we ran away from when we created this nation). Also, there is such thing as separation of church and state. I take that back, there's SUPPOSED to be such a thing.

Homosexual adoption?
I'm all for it. Adoption is actually getting and PAYING for a child that you WANT. As opposed to getting knocked up and feeling obliged to look after this thing that "ruined your life." Also, it has been proven that gay communities are among the safest, thus, an excellent environment for children to be brought up in.

Global warming?
I'm not sure. I believe it's just earth's natural cycle, but humans may be catalyzing it.

Hunting?
If it's your means of survival, then by all means. That's the order of things. I don't like it for sport though. I think it's cruel. Unfortunately, I grew up in the south and have been around it all the time.

Equality?
I absolutely believe in equality and wish it existed.

World peace?
In my mind, that would be ideal. But I know it is also impossible.

Evolution?
Wasn't this on the last section of the survey? Yes, I believe in Evolution. Until something that makes more sense comes a long (it won't).

Religion?
In one sense, I see religion as a good thing. Instead of taking the time to explain all of this, you know the morals and keeping people "good" stuff, I'm just going to make a few key points. I think it's kind of shitty that people need an incentive not to be bad. I think it's nice for children who feel alone to find comfort in a God watching over them and protecting them. But for the most part, I think religion is evil, especially organized religion, and does nothing but spawn brainwashed drones who are taught, drilled even, to do as they are told, always, without question.

Racism?
Something that I can't believe still exists today. We should be more civilized now, but as long there are stereotypes, and people actually BEING those stereotypes, there will be prejudices.

Cosmetic surgery?
Disgusting. I think plastic surgery makes people look worse 99% of the time. If it's something like a skin graft for a burn victim, then yeah I'm all for it. Or something that promotes a healthier life style, like gastric bypass, then I think that's great. But if you want bigger boobs or lips or less wrinkles, then you just need to fall in a hole.

Divorce?
More common than marriage nowadays.

Free speech?
Absolutely. Nobody should be punished for simply saying their own views on something.