Yahoo Lifestyle People Are Sharing Their "Most Radical Position" That Isn't Politically Left Or Right, And Some Of These Are Real, Real Interesting
Well, well, well, here's a fun prompt.
The account Populism Updates asked people on X to describe their "most radical position," which is neither left nor right on the political spectrum.
Tell me your most radical position that cannot be placed on the left-right political spectrum
— Populism Updates (@PopulismUpdates) September 7, 2024
Here are some of the *most interesting* ones:
1.
Cruise ships should be illegal. https://t.co/tt5ZbYS6FQ
— Tyler Austin Harper (@Tyler_A_Harper) September 8, 2024
2.
Every 50 years, each state gets to vote if they want to stay in the United States. They are staggered for one state per year. If they leave, they can only be re-admitted as non-voting territory for 25 years.
— Michael Crush (@MichaelCrush73) September 7, 2024
3.
Cars were a massive, historic mistake and tethering our national economy to their production is the single biggest barrier we face to progress and prosperity. https://t.co/nAjqIvzoVK
— (((Matthew Lewis))) progressive federalism SOS (@mateosfo) September 8, 2024
4.
Serving shrimp with the tail still on when it’s already mixed into something (pasta, rice, etc) is insane. https://t.co/k0uLcW9T34
— Admiral Snaccbar 🐙 (@Chris_Mench) September 8, 2024
5.
one year of customer service work experience minimum before entering politics https://t.co/w2B93oohNd
— Greg Froese (@GFroesey) September 7, 2024
6.
The moon should be a state
— derek (@derekofmilford) September 8, 2024
7.
Every single law , when written, is given an expiration date. If not reconsidered and renewed individually, it is deleted.
— I’llStickWOrange (@tracymsquare) September 8, 2024
8.
every town should be independent and sovereign
— John Titor (I) (@7ohntitor) September 7, 2024
9.
Pet ownership should be heavily regulated. You should should have to have a licence to own a dog, the same as driving. They should be banned from all public playing fields, beaches & beauty spots. Cats should also be kept indoors- they decimate urban bird life.
— Dan Evans (@dai_alectic) September 7, 2024
10.
smaller commercial units should be available everywhere. I want to drink at a tiny 8 person bar and buy my breakfast from a window on the street https://t.co/5HkXqDqtuH
— breadloaf 🛤️ (@taxspendlib) September 7, 2024
11.
The House, Senate and SCOTUS should have term limits of 12, 18 and 24 years. They should all have mandatory retirement at 76.
— Corey Kilpack (@CoreyKilpack) September 7, 2024
12.
Ban homeschooling https://t.co/aAWKsmD9gj
— Sami Gold (@souljagoytellem) September 7, 2024
13.
The era of conquest is over, but we should have occasional friendly mergers between adjoining countries. Detailed negotiation, consent of both populations, keep the best of both countries' laws, etc.
— Kyle Cordes (@kylecordes) September 7, 2024
14.
Stickers on fruits need to be permanently banned
— Chowt (@Chowt9) September 9, 2024
15.
Fireworks should be anthrax-level illegal.
— JoeWrote (@joemayall) September 9, 2024
16.
There should be no prescription medicine commercials and no small print in commercials.
— Urban Wolf (@the_UrbanWolf) September 9, 2024
17.
I propose jail time for online retailers who tell you your package has shipped when really all they’ve done is prepare the shipping label.
— James Hattaway🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@JAHattaway) September 9, 2024
18.
Gen Z not drinking alcohol as much might be good for their health but will likely significantly reduce their social capital, professional opportunities, and political power. https://t.co/PthRfSf5lx
— Conor Sen (@conorsen) September 8, 2024
19.
We must redesign streets so that drivers physically can’t achieve speeds high enough to justify speed limits and stop signs. https://t.co/pCBmk6wRiJ
— Driving Is a Sin (@Driving_Is_Sin) September 8, 2024
20.
https://t.co/5VTFCjl0tX pic.twitter.com/l3rL8hqwI2
— Kristi Yamaguccimane (@TheWapplehouse) September 9, 2024
21.
Putting luggage in the overhead bin should be punishable by 4 years hard labor https://t.co/z2xsdhtFHx
— Noah 🇺🇦 (@NoahMF) September 7, 2024
22.
Landlords should have their property seized and given to the people living on it. https://t.co/peti8o2X7E
— Geo (@YorgoD86) September 7, 2024
23.
Everyone has gotten way too comfortable with violating traffic laws, especially in CA. We need strict enforcement https://t.co/x9WMgmiHe5
— Carson Jones (@DemsInDisarray) September 7, 2024
24.
Churches should be free to be as political as they want but must all pay taxes like every other business. https://t.co/i6lNHLWLRx
— Matthew A. Bailey (@mindchangeframe) September 7, 2024
25.
we need to stop manufacturing pennies and nickelsit costs ~3 cents to make a penny, it costs ~10 cents to make a nickelwe lose hundreds of millions of dollars per year producing themtransactions should be rounded, pennies eliminated https://t.co/sWO9Sp74Zc
— Duncan Kansas (@nuclear5over1) September 7, 2024
26.
gambling is absolutely abhorrent should not be allowed in any organized form
— 🔰🧦B.J McLeod's Strongest Solider (@LiveFastSimp) September 7, 2024
27.
we need to ban beauty pageants for people under 18 https://t.co/Qg6aduSjo8
— hana | naruto's alpha yandere gf (@summersylvain) September 7, 2024
28.
The US should buy Greenland, whatever the cost https://t.co/NENLYsFwRK
— taliblond (@taliblond) September 7, 2024
29.
I want them to make cold Diet Coke a utility like water https://t.co/EKcCYpBBQT
— Ed Zitron (@edzitron) September 8, 2024
30. And lastly:
4 day work week with Wednesday off.
— Aaron Siegel (@AaronDSiegel) September 7, 2024
