/lit/ - Literature

>1. President Obama
From the standpoint of a leftist, a total disappointment. I voted for Hillary in the primaries.
>2. Women's rights and the issue of sexism
The fact that women still make 70 cents to every dollar a man makes DOING THE SAME JOB is a scandal.
>3. Class relations
Americans do not realize that class is more important than race. Oprah gets her power from being Middle Class, and it's assumed by her (mostly white) audience that Middle Class-ness is more important to Oprah, because she'd have more to lose from slipping. That being said, the black underclass has no bigger enemy in America than the black bourgeoisie. Also, read Paul Fussell's book.
>4. Weapons, firearms and self-defense laws
The Heller decision was horseshit. I hope someone pops a glock in Scalia's mouth and makes a brain slushie. I speak, of course, arguendo, in case Nino is browsing /lit/.
>5. War (not necessarily the one/s in the middle east, but war as a whole historically and today)
If we'd listened to Eisenhower and dismantled the fucking military-industrial complex, I feel like the nuclear standoff would have rendered war obsolete. It is not a "necessary" condition of human society. It could be abolished, were it not for entrenched financial interests.
>6. The role of the military in modern society as opposed to past society
The miltary has gone from "glory" and "valor" in past society to becoming the Walmart of Modern America. The employer of last resort, except your job might entail getting your ass shot off. Don't forget this. I have zero interest in militaristic values.
>7. Abortion
Being male, I'll never have one. For women I think it should be safe, legal, and rare. We should have realistic teaching about contraception. A lot of women who HAVE abortions are truly shaken by the experience.