What Do I Think?

1. Would you do crystal meth if it was legalised?

Yes. I do it occasionally now. I've never found it to be addictive, except when I’m doing it – you know, once you start it’s hard to stop, on the night. But, away from it, not doing it, I don’t think about it, don't crave it.
And it should be legalised. The biggest damage it does to people is via the crap it is mixed with by the more unscrupulous. I reckon, in these litigious days we live in, there could be a case for ex-drug users to sue the government for their negligence in allowing the recreational drug users to be poisoned by criminals.
Okay, that may be a little over the top, but the best harm minimisation strategy would be to legalise the stuff.

2. Abortion: for or against?

For, absolutely. Woman should be praised for this decision, not condemned. In this age when population is the greatest threat to human existence, it makes so much sense for woman to dispose of unwanted children.
I know a number of woman who have had abortions and they haven’t suffered emotionally from it.
I would suggest that woman only suffer from the angst put upon them by the religious zealots, and the like, who heap scorn on them, who reiterate that they should feel devastated.
Now, it is a simple procedure that is over and done with in a relatively short time. Easy.

3. Would the country fall if there was a woman president?

I think woman are capable of all of the good traits and bad traits of men. There is as good a chance that a country would be strong, or fall, under a woman. Look at Thatcher, she ruined England.
But, given the mentally feeble we've had recently running various countries, woman, probably, couldn't do a worse job.

4. Do you believe in the death penalty?

No, it is tantamount to hypocrisy in most cases. We don’t like what you did, so, guess what, we’re going to do it to you.
I think the state should uphold the rights and dignity of everyone of its citizens. What kind of society is it anyway when the state sanctions murder? I think killing your problem indicates the ideas of those at the top are, pretty much, barren.
There is also proof it doesn't act as any sort of deterrent. Murder, for instance, in most cases, is a crime of passion and the perpetrator is not thinking about the consequences at the time.
It is also the more expensive option, once you take the court cases/appeals into account.

5. Do you wish marijuana would be legalised already?

Of course it should be. Some say, it is the second biggest industry in the world and the biggest industry in Australia. But, the scare tactics of the conservatives who are now in power are biting, I see, with the population now thinking that smoking marijuana is not great for a person's state of mind in the long run.
Only if you have a predisposition to mental illness. And I know 21st century life is making us all sick, but surely, it is still the same percentage with a predisposition as there has always been?
How long have people smoked it?

6. Do you believe in God?

There is no god, it is a human construct. We are only one of thousands/millions of species on this planet. It is only our human nature (read arrogance) that puts us above all the other species, but really, we are no greater or lesser than a lion, an elephant or a blow fly. We are all the creations of nature on this planet.
Are lions or blow flies offered heaven if they were good on earth? No, of course they are not, as neither are we.
A dogged adherence to two thousand year old myths, which illustrated the truths of primitive man by making them gods, does not make anyone a better person some two thousand years later. It just makes no sense when you look at the gaping holes in Christian beliefs.

7. Do you think same sex marriage should be legalised?

I don’t really care. I think it is a heterosexual construct that is held up as the epitome, which hasn't worked for as long as it has been around. I find gay people who do it a little sad, I have to admit, as they just seem so desperate to be “normal.”
But, if you are talking about equality, that heterosexuals and homosexuals should be treated equally in the eyes of society and the law, then, of course, I agree.
Just because I've never wanted to get married, it doesn't mean that the people who do want to shouldn't be allowed.

8. Do you think it’s wrong that so many Hispanics are moving to the USA?

I believe that in this day and age with human population being such a great problem, immigration should be encouraged and not discouraged.
I believe racism is an ugly slur on humanity, no matter how they are justifying it.

9. A 12 year old girl has a baby... should she keep it?

I don’t care. Poor little bastard, is all I can think.

10. Should the alcohol drinking age be lowered to 18?

What difference does it make? We’ll lose some people to alcohol, that’s how it is, that’s how it will always be, no matter what age they are. Most make it, some don't.
Getting pissed is a huge societal tradition.

11. Should the war in Iraq be called off?

America went into Iraq to gain control over the oil, with little regard for who got killed in the process, so America could remain the fat, bloated, consumerist society that it has always been.
Now, I guess, they should stay there until they fix the god damn mess they have created.

12. Assisted suicide is illegal... do you agree?

The terminally ill should not have to remain alive to maintain another person’s religious beliefs. The Northern Territory euthanasia laws were toppled by Kevin Andrews, the minister in charge of the enquiry, who is a devout Christian. (not to mention the rest of the Howard ministers, Janette included, who is a devout Anglican)
There is no point in someone who is terminally ill and in major pain and wanting to die to have to live until the end.
Why shouldn't they have those who love them helping them at the end?

13. Do you believe in spanking your children?

No. I don’t believe violence is acceptable in any circumstances.
So, a young child misbehaves and the person who they trust the most commits an act of assault against them.
This tired old question should just go away, quite frankly. In the 21st Century, surely we can come up with 21st Century answers.
Neither of my parents ever smacked me.

14. Would you burn an American flag for a million dollars?

The burning of the flag is a part of free speech. Any country that outlaws the practise is bordering on a dictatorship.
I’d burn it for $10K.
Especially, in Australia where the need for a new flag, that adequately represents modern Australia, is so overdue it is nearly funny, one is tempted to burn a flag every day.

15. A mother is declared innocent after murdering her 5 children in a temporary insanity case... what do you think?

In a court of law, a person is declared not responsible for their actions if they are deemed insane, temporarily, or not.
I’m not sure what I am supposed to think beyond that.