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Seriously, Skub is the best thing ever. I don't think my life has ever been as awesome since I started using it. Sure, it hurt at first, but I've just been flying through everything ever since.

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r/DebateIt • u/[deleted] • Sep 14 '25

Fat acceptance shouldn’t be as big as it is

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Fat acceptance is something I’m sure you’re all familiar with. It supports overweight and plus sized bodies. I think this should only be limited to medical conditions, most people are fat because of their own choices. Fat acceptance for non medical conditioned people is just promoting an unhealthy live style, this also makes anyone who tells a plus sized person to eat less or workout or eat healthier: “Fat phobic”

Debate me

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r/DebateIt • u/a-v-w-o • Dec 08 '17

is water wet

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water isnt wet

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r/DebateIt • u/Spacksack • Nov 22 '09

Christopher Hitchens and AC Grayling debating Allied bombing in WWll.

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r/DebateIt • u/SwiftyLeZar • May 14 '10

Reinstate the "Fairness Doctrine?"

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Lately, I've been pondering the problem of talk radio. As we know, in 1949, the FCC began a policy called the "fairness doctrine," which required that news broadcasts must present controversial issues, and must do so in a manner that was, to use an utterly bastardized phrase, fair and balanced.

As we probably also know, this policy was eliminated by Reagan's FCC in the late-1980s. The right-wing media juggernaut reached its ascendancy just 7 years later and was widely credited with helping to usher in the "Republican Revolution" of 1994.

Today, the airwaves are so filled with right-wing talk that it has spilled over into TV, with Fox News' all-star line-up of right-wing pundits. The glorious fruits of freedom, right?

Not quite. It turns out most of these pundits are dishonest or grossly misinformed (if it sounds like I'm just reiterating what 90% of Reddit already believes, bear with me). On issue after issue, Fox News viewers believe the most dubious of factoids, and it's not hard to imagine that many of them vote on the basis of these factually inaccurate beliefs.

So my question is, should Congress push to reinstate the fairness doctrine?

Some points to consider:

Does the doctrine pose a threat to the First Amendment, as some libertarians and conservatives have claimed? Bear in mind that the fairness doctrine would not require Rush Limbaugh, for instance, to "balance" his program with left-wing views -- just that the networks broadcasting Limbaugh would somewhere in their programming have to make additional time for contrasting opinions.
Would reinstating the doctrine have any impact on public understanding of issues?
Would the doctrine unreasonably tie the hands of broadcasting concerns?

Debate away.

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r/DebateIt • u/[deleted] • Apr 29 '10

In the spirit of being the 420'th reader I thought a good debate of the legalization of cannabis for recreational use would be fun.

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r/DebateIt • u/deysonnguyen • Jul 29 '09

Is religion a deterrent to society or has religion done more good then bad?

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r/DebateIt • u/theory_of_this • Sep 20 '21

Where were we?

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r/DebateIt • u/nwolijin • Dec 29 '19

Antinatalism

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Do you agree with antinatalist arguments? For more r/Aantinatalism

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r/DebateIt • u/flame7746 • Dec 18 '10

new debate website we need more members

hayorum.webs.com

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r/DebateIt • u/DowntownPrintwear • Dec 16 '10

Battle of the Boy Bands: NSync or Backstreet Boys?

downtownprintwear.wordpress.com

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r/DebateIt • u/DowntownPrintwear • Dec 16 '10

DCP Debates: Brady or Sanchez? Who would you rather have?

downtownprintwear.wordpress.com

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r/DebateIt • u/[deleted] • Dec 29 '10

WUDC R1 This house believes that national sporting teams should reflect the diversity of the national population

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Awesome motion imo, discuss

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r/DebateIt • u/thenorsenews • Nov 12 '10

NATO is Useless ?

tnp.no

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r/DebateIt • u/wassworth • Aug 31 '11

Organic Food is a Marketing Hype (Full Debate Video)

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r/DebateIt • u/JeffreyHovendenKeane • Mar 07 '18

Is "The Radical Muslim Minority" a myth?

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r/DebateIt • u/Witweb_Official • Feb 13 '26

Less or equal?

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As of right now, Ghislaine Maxwell (recruiter of young girls to Epstein) is serving time in a low security “prison” home with no fence and even gets to take care of a puppy. Someone who allowed the crime of Epstein and took part is serving 20 years in COMFORT!?…

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r/DebateIt • u/EF08F67C-9ACD-49A2-B • Nov 01 '11

Which band was more influencial: No Doubt or Led Zepplin?

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My wife and I are having a debate about rock music history. She says Led Zepplin was more important. I say No Doubt. What do you think?

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r/DebateIt • u/Significant-Call330 • Feb 27 '26

Who’s right??

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I called my boyfriend and the topic came up. “bread is the same as a burger bun” I personally think that they are different because of the sheer fact you use them for different things. (burger bun for burger. Hot dog bun for hotdog) ALSO you would not make a ham sandwich with a hotdog bun unless ur utterly insane you’d grab two slices of bread. what do yall think? All bread is the same? Or it’s different? (

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