This year’s hot button issues included immigration reform, LGBTQ rights, civil rights, women’s rights, domestic violence, gun rights, and acts of violence between police officers and civilians. Despite the tension and disagreement brought on by news stories, community members stepped up to shed light in thoughtful ways. Take a look at some of the highlights from your most spirited discussions throughout the year.
NolanKingston: I think every person whose ancestors migrated to America since the Mayflower landed should be deported first, and then let’s talk.
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Majid Safaie: It is sad to witness such inhumane treatment of these individuals in 21st century. I wonder when are we going to mature enough to understand that we are all equal regardless of sexual orientation. The United Nation needs to pass a law to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation by any member country.
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pat from tex: Attorney General Eric Holder is the first attorney general to address and to enact the civil rights of persons with disabilities … all these years the Olmstead Act, which states that persons with disabilities have the civil rights of any other person to choose where they live with services. Up until he was the Attorney General, no one ever addressed the law.
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Natalia Franco: I hope that one day people stop buying guns and start buying books and music, knowing that violence can only be defeated through culture.
Samantha3: [I hope] doctors will be trained, available, and un-harassed to provide safe abortions for women who choose to have one.
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L78lancer: Domestic violence is extremely complex … It’s completely unreasonable and unfair to question a woman’s decisions or decision-making process in a situation like that not knowing the dynamics of her mental and emotional state after having been abused.
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