jamccartney

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Ideology:	Libertarian	Education:	Not Saying
Party:	Independent	Ethnicity:	White
Relationship:	Single	Income:	Less than $25,000
Interested:	in Women	Occupation:	Labor
Looking:	No Answer	Religion:	Other

About Me:	I am 17 years old. My career interests include business and politics, economics. Personally, I enjoy reading, writing, playing the guitar, hanging out with friends, debating, hiking, camping, and building things. A serious interest of mine is travel, which I plan to do a lot of throughout my life. I am a Libertarian, a Capitalist, and an Individualist.
Activities:	My leisurely activities include reading books, writing books, shredding the guitar, knife throwing, archery, hiking, camping, woodworking, coding websites, watching television.
Beliefs:	I am a Libertarian and a Capitalist, as well as an Individualist. I am also an Objectivist, a term coined by Ayn Rand.
Books:	I love to read, and there are a lot of books I have enjoyed. First, there's The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene. Since we're talking about books like that, there's also The Art of War by Sun Tsu and The Prince by Machiavelli. I enjoy anything by Ayn Rand, Ray Bradbury, and George Orwell. Also anything by Charles Dickens. Then we the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, and there's also The Deed of Paksenarian by Elizabeth Moon. All of those are great Middle Earth books. Then there's Ernest Hemingway, Joseph Heller, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ralph Ellison, Dan Brown, etc. I love all quality literature and even more so with literature that has survived the test of time.
Movies:	The Star Wars movies, The Lord of the Rings movies, The Hobbit movies, the Harry Potter movies, all movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Batman, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Monty Python and the Holy Grail,
Music:	AC/DC, The Beatles, Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Chuck Berry, Cream, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Dick Dale, Dire Straits, The Doors, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Faith No More, Fleetwood Mac, Green Day, Groundswell, Kansas, The Kinks, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Walsh, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Metallica, Muse, Neil Young, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Queen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, ZZ Top
Quotes:	"Faber est suae quisque fortunae." - Appius Claudius Caecus "Even those who argue against fame still want the books they write against it to bear their name in the title and hope to become famous for despising it." - Michael de Montaigne "Chiefly the mold of a man"s fortune is in his own hands." - Sir Francis Bacon "Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power." - Oscar Wilde "That is the rule of the Wilds: You must be bigger and stronger and tougher. You must hurt or be hurt." - Lauren Oliver "Many people think they want things, but they don't really have the strength, the discipline. They are weak. I believe that you get what you want if you want it badly enough." - Sophia Loren "The Second Amendment is timeless for our Founders grasped that self-defense is three-fold: every free individual must protect themselves against the evil will of the man, the mob and the state." - Tiffany Madison
TV Shows:	The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Better Call Saul, The 100, The 4400, The Blacklist, Doctor Who, Sherlock, Fringe

45 Debates

Resolved: It's Time To Give America Its Balls Back

Resolved: It's time to give America its balls back! Since the post-World War II era began, American society has become increasingly soft and decadent. People require safe spaces so that they are not "offended." Weapons are being banned left and right, leaving people defenseless to the very real threat of an attack. Increasingly fewer people people know basic survival skills. People are afraid of hard work and taking initiative in their own lives. The government is getting bigger and people ar...

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Social Security

This debate will be over Social Security and whether or not it is a good system that should continue to exist. I will be taking the con side, where I argue that it should not exist. My opponent will take the pro side, arguing that it is a good system and should continue to exist.Round 1 is for acceptance only. Round 2 is for arguments only, not rebuttals. The remaining rounds are for rebuttals and counter-rebuttals. I look forward to a productive debate. ...

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Bernie Sanders Would Make A Good President

IntroductionI challenge WilliamsP to a debate concerning whether or not Bernie Sanders would make a good president when elected. I will be arguing that he will not, while my opponent will be arguing that he will. Most of my arguments will be based on economic factors, though there are a few other factors as well.RulesThe first round is for acceptance only. The second round is for arguments only; no rebuttals in the second round. The third and fourth rounds are for rebuttals.Forfeiture will resul...

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Bernie Sanders Would Make A Good President

IntroductionThis debate is concerning whether or not Bernie Sanders would make a good president when elected. I will be arguing that he will not, while my opponent will be arguing that he will. Most of my arguments will be based on economic factors, though there are a few other factors as well.RulesThe first round is for acceptance only. The second round is for arguments only; no rebuttals in the second round. The third and fourth rounds are for rebuttals.Forfeiture will result in a loss of cond...

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Evolutionism Vs. Creationism

No forfeits allowed...first round ACCEPTANCE...pro is for Creationism con is for Evolutionism...each will give 1) reasons their theory is better 2) reasons why the other theory is wrong...we will not be debating about whether Cre. and Evo. are theories or not, we will simply be arguing the evidences of each theory....

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Debate Statistics
Debates:	45
Lost:	16
Tied:	6
Won:	23
Win Ratio:	58.97%
Percentile:	99.20%
Elo Ranking:	2,386
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Activity Statistics
Forum Posts:	37
Votes Cast:	55
Opinion Arguments:	37
Opinion Questions:	9
Poll Votes:	50
Poll Topics:	0

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•	Abortion	Pro
•	Affirmative Action	Con
•	Animal Rights	Con
•	Barack Obama	Con
•	Border Fence	ConComments A border fence is a ridiculous idea.
•	Capitalism	ProComments Capitalism is the only way.
•	Civil Unions	Pro
•	Death Penalty	ConComments The government has no moral authority to take lives.
•	Drug Legalization	ProComments People should be free to do as they please as long as they do not harm others.
•	Electoral College	ConComments It makes no sense.
•	Environmental Protection	Pro
•	Estate Tax	ConComments Tax is theft.
•	European Union	Pro
•	Euthanasia	Pro
•	Federal Reserve	ProComments It is unfortunate, but it is necessary to maintain stability.
•	Flat Tax	ProComments If there must be a tax, the flat tax is the best type.
•	Free Trade	ProComments Free trade is crucial for expanding and growing the economy,
•	Gay Marriage	Pro
•	Global Warming Exists	ProComments Obviously.
•	Globalization	Pro
•	Gold Standard	ProComments Well, kind of. The US Dollar needs to be backed by something. Gold would be good, but there is not enough gold in the world to back the Dollar. Jumping to the gold standard would cause the Dollar to drop in value almost instantly.
•	Gun Rights	ProComments People have the right to defend themselves. Must I say more?
•	Homeschooling	Pro
•	Internet Censorship	ConComments Humanity should be able to access the unsensored web. Internet censorship is fascist.
•	Iran-Iraq War	Con
•	Labor Union	ProComments All workers have the right to better their conditions and pay.
•	Legalized Prostitution	ProComments If that kind of thing floats your boat, you should be free to do so. I could not care less what you choose to do with your own life.
•	Medicaid & Medicare	ConComments What is this, Communist China? The Soviet Union? The government is not and should not be in the business of healthcare.
•	Medical Marijuana	Pro
•	Military Intervention	ConComments We should not intervene in the problems of other nations unless those problems affect us directly and danger the US. We should not give military aid to our enemies either.
•	Minimum Wage	ConComments The minimum wage gets rid of jobs and makes it cost more to run a business. There is no way a minimum wage can stimulate the economy; in fact, it hurts it. The 75% of people on this site who support the minimum wage have obviously never read a book on economics.
•	National Health Care	ConComments What is this, Communist China? The Soviet Union? The government is not and should not be in the business of healthcare.
•	National Retail Sales Tax	ConComments Tax is theft.
•	Occupy Movement	ConComments If people want to protest, they can to do; I will not tell them they cannot. However, fighting economic inequality is an interesting subject. Let me use the following quote: "Unemployment is Capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden." - Orson Scott Card The Occupy Movement is a bunch of people who don't know how to get things themselves.
•	Progressive Tax	Con
•	Racial Profiling	Con
•	Redistribution	ConComments My money is mine, not yours or anyone else's.
•	Smoking Ban	ConComments As human beings, we have the ability to do with our bodies as we please, as long as it does not harm others. A ban on smoking is not only unconstitutional, it is immoral and an overreach of government power.
•	Social Programs	ConComments Sometimes, people need to actually work for their success. It is not handed to you.
•	Social Security	ConComments Ever heard of a savings account?
•	Socialism	ConComments Socialism is terrible. I would rather put toothpicks under my toenails and kick a wall than live under a Socialist system.
•	Stimulus Spending	N/S
•	Term Limits	ConComments If the people want to reelect a president for a third term, they should be able to do so.
•	Torture	ConComments Torture is immoral and ineffective.
•	United Nations	Pro
•	War in Afghanistan	Con
•	War on Terror	Con
•	Welfare	ConComments First of all, welfare is a Ponzi Scheme. Second, what ever happened to hard work? Life must be worked for; it is not handed to you.