NationStates Jolt Archive


Todays Issues?

Deltara
13-03-2006, 20:29
This is slightly connected to NS, but not even 10%. The connection is a factbook im making and need this for a section.

How it fits into general? It wont fit anywhere else, and I am genuinely also interested.

So, the topic:

I want to know what you think are todays major issues in todays western society (or even eastern perhaps), such as abortion, capital punishment or extradition. Also, your views on each thing may prove interesting.
Europa alpha
13-03-2006, 20:30
Tax and Welfare.
Civil Rights.
Security.
Pollution.
PsychoticDan
13-03-2006, 20:32
I think in order of importance the issues are:

1. Energy
2. Energy
3. Energy
and
4. Energy

In a couple years, people won't care about anything esle...

...except maybe food and water...
The Alma Mater
13-03-2006, 20:33
Terrorism (which should not be on this list)
Pollution (which is mostly used for political gain without adressing the issues themselves)
Resources (we need more)
Religion (as it has been for the last few 1000 years)
Freedom [tm]
Security[tm]
Survival[tm].. no, scratch that. While it is important, countries do not seem to make it a priority.
Ashmoria
13-03-2006, 20:40
fundamentalism vs secularism

the coming energy crunch

the united states bullying the rest of the world

the erosion of civil rights and the loss of privacy

and quite possibly the bird flu
Deltara
13-03-2006, 20:53
Any others?

the united states bullying the rest of the world

Good one! lol... :p
Bainemo
13-03-2006, 21:12
Whiners
Activists
Crime
Immorality

Funny how they're all linked to each other. Whiners become activists, activists look the other way when a "downtrodden soul" commits a crime, said souls become immoral.
DrunkenDove
13-03-2006, 21:21
Whiners
Activists
Crime
Immorality

Funny how they're all linked to each other. Whiners become activists, activists look the other way when a "downtrodden soul" commits a crime, said souls become immoral.

No respect. No morality.

Cookie to whomever gets the reference.
IL Ruffino
13-03-2006, 21:26
I'm stuck on those damn Arab idiots.
IL Ruffino
13-03-2006, 21:28
No respect. No morality.

Cookie to whomever gets the reference.
Rodney Dangerfeild?
DrunkenDove
13-03-2006, 21:41
Rodney Dangerfeild?

Nope.
IL Ruffino
14-03-2006, 15:18
Nope.
Oprah?
The Infinite Dunes
14-03-2006, 15:35
I think in order of importance the issues are:

1. Energy
2. Energy
3. Energy
and
4. Energy

In a couple years, people won't care about anything esle...

...except maybe food and water...Almost, but not quite. Resource scarcity is the number 1 priority. Currently energy and water are becoming the most scarce. If water becomes so scarce then food will follow suit (I think I might be making myself pro CAP :eek:). I know in the UK gas prices have risen by over 50% in the last 3 years. A gas balancing alert has been issued by the national grid and wholesale prices have increased fourfold. Despite the UK being an overall gas exporter wholesale prices are now triple what they are on continental Europe. Couple that with the scare that Russia and the Ukraine caused a while back, and you'll find resource scarcity is quickly coming to the top of people's lists.
Mentholyptus
14-03-2006, 16:23
This being NS General, anything you see on the front page is probably not one of "Today's Issues."

Oh, and energy.
Safalra
14-03-2006, 16:30
No respect. No morality.

Cookie to whomever gets the reference.
*cheats using Google* Damn you Oracle that is Google! You don't have all the answers!

Erm... I mean, I don't know.
Psychotic Mongooses
14-03-2006, 16:35
No respect. No morality.

Cookie to whomever gets the reference.

Jesus?

(Maybe a Matrix-style Jesus? You know, kitted out with all black trenchcoat, sunshades, large machine guns and bullet dodging ability.... nevermind... I'll stop rambling...)
PsychoticDan
14-03-2006, 18:48
Almost, but not quite. Resource scarcity is the number 1 priority. Currently energy and water are becoming the most scarce. If water becomes so scarce then food will follow suit (I think I might be making myself pro CAP :eek:). I know in the UK gas prices have risen by over 50% in the last 3 years. A gas balancing alert has been issued by the national grid and wholesale prices have increased fourfold. Despite the UK being an overall gas exporter wholesale prices are now triple what they are on continental Europe. Couple that with the scare that Russia and the Ukraine caused a while back, and you'll find resource scarcity is quickly coming to the top of people's lists.
Yeah, that's what I said.

Energy = natural gas, oil, coal, nuclear, etc...
Water = Stuff that is delivered to most people using energy...