The world is rife with unnecessary and disturbing events, making it overwhelming to determine where to begin when seeking to make a positive impact.
A user took it to the forum, and asked “If you could ban anything, what would it be?”. Here are the top responses.
SCAM CALLS
“Most of these scam calls are probably illegal already, but there’s no way to (legally) stop or trace them,” said one user.
DARK MONEY POLITICAL DONATIONS
“Politicians should be required to disclose the information of any of their donors who give more than $10,000, require shell companies spending money on elections to disclose their owners, and mandate that election ads list their sponsors’ major contributors.
Not only for election-related activity, but also to campaigns to influence governmental decisions. This transparency enables the electorate to make informed decisions and give proper weight to different speakers and messages.
It is essential to voters’ ability to evaluate the merits of political messages. The disclosure also allows citizens and shareholders to react to the speech of corporate entities in a proper way.”, said one user.
BATHROOM DOOR GAPS
“Gaps in bathroom stall doors. Seal it up, and add a vent fan.”, said one user.
“This is a weirdly American thing. As a European visiting the USA for the first time, I was amazed. Why does every public toilet door have a great gap down the side or along the top? Bizarre!”, said another user.
CHILD BEAUTY PAGEANTS
“Child beauty pageants should have been banned ages ago. The same people who lose their stuff over drag acts will be the same people saying these pageants are innocent.”, said one user.
“Parents put their kids in child beauty pageants and wonder why they are so insecure,” said another user.
LED HEADLIGHTS
“Those ridiculously bright blue LED headlights. I’m glad you can see for the next 5 miles, but I am now blind.”, said one user.
CHILD MARRIAGE
“I was in a forced marriage at age 16, in the 80s in the US, state of NY even.
My parents signed me over, and I had no say in the matter. I am very much for this to be abolished.”, said one user.
GAS STATION PUMP ADS
“You’re already getting my money. Why are you shoving a loud ad down my throat on top?”, said one user.
PROFIT DRIVEN HEALTHCARE
“Profit-driven healthcare and privatized health insurance. ‘Sure, you’ve paid in $500 a week for 20 years without missing a payment, but we don’t think you need the MRI your doctor ordered.’”, said one user.
24-HOUR NEWS CYCLE
“The 24-hour news cycle is just pundits and useless commentary with very little actual news. So, ban it and bring back the evening news hour.”, said one user.
ANIMAL EXPLOITATION
“All and every kind of cruelty to animals”, said one user.
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