What button is your hottest of the hot?

[Stinky The Clown]

There are no right or wrong answers to this one. And it is easy.

In one or two words, if possible, what is your hottest hot button. What are you most passionate about? What has been your dearest issue for the longest time of your life?

For me, it has to be "Racism".

Much else flows from that. For example, I was concerned about racial issues longer than I have been with gender or sexual orientation issues, but now they all matter passionately to me.

The war matters to me as did the Viet Nam war.

The environment and ......

And ......

But my hottest hot button, hands down, has to be racism.

What's yours?

[Ian David]

1. People, however well-intentioned, who post obvious flame-bait threads in GD. n/t

[Blaze Diem]

31. Agreed. Racism. funny but both sides claim the other is racist.

Plenty of racism to get batted around.
'You're racist I'm not - I'm right you're not"
What's the point to contribute to the post when its intent is purely racial flame-bait.

I no longer respond to those few posters who take part and set up others to be flamed.
They need to be reported and shut down by our mods.
This is not the DU I have always known.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. it is a little embarrassing, but here goes,

Damn, that thing is too long, buster.
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It took me a lifetime to figure out they were talking about my left eyebrow.

[mudesi]

3. Willful ignorance

It encompasses everything.

[Mythsaje]

4. Abuse of authority...

In all its many facets.

[JackintheGreen]

5. Worker's rights...

There is power in the union. Power to give all people regardless of race, sex, religion, orientation or political persuasion equality under the law.

[robinlynne]

6. election fraud.

edited to add I think mythsaje's abuse of authority includes mine. plus all the god damn corruption and greed.

[Horse with no Name]

7. Women's rights.

All of them.

[Burma Jones]

8. The Environment

Even if it doesn't kill all of us, the poor will bear the brunt of all the degradation.

[TwilightGardener]

9. The war--

any informed public official who is FOR continuing it is, simply put, immoral America-hating toilet-bowl scum who will burn in hell. By "continuing" it, I'm not talking about leaving in residual forces, or a gradual withdrawal--those may be necessary. Exit strategies may vary. But insisting we stay in large numbers, or trying to justify this massive foreign policy disaster in any way, instead of conceding that it must end, is the mark of evil. In short, pretty much the entire GOP.

[Devlzown]

10. Civil liberties

n/t

[tekisui]

11. ditto.

[Warren DeMontague]

12. The right of consenting adults to make their own damn decisions about their own lives & bodies.

Even when those decisions piss other, allegedly "well-intentioned", people of all ideological stripes off.

[MNDemNY]

13. Great hair, The next POTUS must have great hair.

[Warren DeMontague]

25. That's why I'm voting for Clinton in the primary!

[MNDemNY]

35. Fabulous !!!!!!!!!!!!

[jpljr77]

14. The government-sanctioned killing of people.

Whether it's in war, small-scale "military action", or through the death penalty.

Our gov't, regardless of presiding party, loooooooooooooves to kill people, and I fucking hate it.

[jgraz]

15. Not sure, but I'd have to say...

Seeing a democratic election stolen by a bunch of soulless thugs who proceed to shit on the consitution, allow (or participate in) the worst terror attack in our history, start a war of aggression against a third-world nation and stand by while thousands of poor blacks drown from a preventable catastrophe.

Oh, and having a supposed opposition party who holds their coats while they do it -- that tends to bug me as well.

[BlueJazz]

16. Injustice ... whether it be in the Courts, Race or what-have-you.

[distantearlywarning]

17. Separation of church and state.

Nothing gets me pissed off faster than finding out some fake "Christian" fundie is trying to poke their nose in my business or someone else's business.

That goes for Muslim (and all other) fundies too, which is why one of the few flame war types I will participate in at DU is the kind of thread where the misguided "let's all be tolerant" people are trying to defend things like religiously-based punishments for homosexuality or forcing women to wear burkas because it's a sin to show female flesh. Screw that shit.

Tolerance for me = leave me the fuck alone, leave my neighbor the fuck alone, leave everyone the fuck alone, we don't have to believe in your god if we don't want to, and we don't have to follow rules based on your god's rules. In return, I'll leave you the fuck alone too to worship your god the way you want.

[durrrty libby]

18. Sexism/ Violence against women and children

[tesla78]

19. UFO Disclosure

Full government disclosure on ETs and their advanced technology. Yes, it sounds crazy,..until you listen to the credible witnesses at disclosureproject.org

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1225940639035132599&q=disclosure+project&total=532&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2

[Rhythm and Blue]

23. It just wouldn't be the Internet

without a bit of crazy sprinkled here and there.

[tesla78]

30. Pilots Speak Up

Unfortunately it is subject to ridicule although there are many reports by pilots that substantiate the existence of UFOs and advanced technology.

Example:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=1473620397

[Manifestor_of_Light]

58. Edgar Mitchell, Ph.D. from M.I.T. astronaut has spoken extensively about aliens.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

20. Human rights.

Most of the others are derivative of that. War, racism, sexism, poverty, freedom, education, even the environment.

[CTyankee]

21. Reproductive rights for women everywhere.

I have "hostages to destiny" with 2 daughters and 3 granddaughters. I think of them and their rights just HAS to be the most important. I'll go down in a ditch on those...

[Bjornsdotter]

34. Same here

....they are my absolute "line in the sand"

:toast:

[xchrom]

22. i have one over riding issue --

the health and safety of my lgbtq brothers and sisters.

[Enrique]

24. social class

it's a huge issue in my thinking, almost a hangup to be frank.

[Solon]

26. Stupidity, I have absolutely no tolerance for it...

if someone says or does something stupid, I will call them out for it, it may not be tactful but frankly, I don't care.

[LoZoccolo]

52. I sympathize with you, but sometimes I said things which are not stupid and you still get mad.

:cry:

[slackmaster]

27. The Metric System

Followed closely by authoritarianism and willful ignorance.

[CT_Progressive]

28. Lies.

[Zodiak]

29. Authoritarianism is a big one for me

That and the abuse of authority to the detriment of the common man.

[mr_hat]

32. Dogs with human names.

[me b zola]

51. What about dogs named after gods/goddesses?

[Manifestor_of_Light]

59. What about Humans named after Gods and Goddesses?

I know a little girl named Minerva.

[tularetom]

33. Religious wack jobs trying to tell me how to have a happy marriage

I've been married for 45 years to the same woman, we're about to become great grandparents and I've been to church maybe a dozen times in the whole 45 years (excluding weddings baptisms and funerals) and yet once or twice a year I'll encounter some asshole who wants to tell me that I'll only have a happy marriage if I accept christ as my "personal savior" (is that anything like a personal shopper or personal trainer?

Usually these are thirty or forty somethings clean shaven well scrubbed and they look like people who've never gotten their hands dirty. Fortunately we live out in the country so they never stop by the house but once in a while we house sit for one of our kids and this is when they get us.

[taught_me_patience]

36. hypocrisy

others are:
destruction of the middle class
religious fundamentalism

[frebrd]

37. Separation of religion and government..

A great many other issues flow from that one.

[cuke]

38. Health care - It's a right

[EFerrari]

39. Blaming BushCo's victims.

It makes my crazy. Like when Congress rails against the Iraqi government or when people blame undocumented workers for the instability our government caused in their countries or when the homeless are called horrible names. And so on.

[LeftishBrit]

40. Racism; all forms of bigotry; opposition to disability rights; allowing poverty

[Terran]

41. Racism and homelessness--a tie, for me

Racism, because it is STILL so prevalent and yet mostly ignored in public. Homelessness because I work in that field, and it infuriates me so much what we spend on war when we spend a relative pittance on combatting homelessness.

[Odin2005]

42. Willful ignorance, dogmatism, and irrational and illogical arguments

Most people desire to do good and thus most evil in the world results from ignorance, following emotions such as hate and desire instead of clear thinking, irrational adherence to unjustifiable dogmas, and mental illness.

[jedr]

43. swift-boating of decorated war veterans;

It has totally demeaned any veterans service and made a mockery of ones service to their country. If you won medals, don't run for office, because some right wing coward will make a mockery of your service later in your life.:nuke:

[undeterred]

44. left leaning activists who criticize other left leaning activists

We don't all have to be the same. We shouldn't all be the same. But what kills me is that the worst enemies are always other activists on the left. I might even find someone on the right who is truly committed to their cause, who actually respects me for being truly committed to mine. But on the left you find people who will dislike the strategy you have chosen because you're not in the right organization or your candidate has the wrong position on something blah, blah, blah... so to them you're as bad as a puke.

[debbierlus]

45. Wealth stealing from the poor....We need a new Robin Hood

That & injustice

Pisses me right off.

[Raine]

46. The environment

the most important issue there is. The very survival of the planet is at stake.

edit: spelling

[jonnyblitz]

47. liberals who are outraged when right wingers mix religion and

politics but don't mind it when liberal politicians do the same( because it is the "correct" religion or whatever hypocritical BULLSHIT reason why). :puke:

[area51]

48. Single-payer, universal healthcare. (n/t)

[lpbk2713]

49. The criminal BushCo regime.

It's probably too late to talk about impeachment and it probably wouldn't work with this Congress anyway but we can make sure the rethugs are beaten in the next election. They have worked hard for their reputation as the party of thieves, liars, and sex offenders and they rightfully deserve it.

[Sparkly]

50. Women's control of their own bodies and lives.

It seems like there's so much underlying crap still hanging around having to do with that -- laws as well as social mores.

[LoZoccolo]

53. People taking advantage of people dependant on them.

It's kind-of abstract, I know, but it's a common thread that runs through things like domestic violence and workplace bullying; I get the same kind of anger from a number of different situations that have that in common.

[Ghost in the Machine]

54. Pedophiles

I'd wipe every fucking one of them off the face of the earth myself if I could

[Kazak]

55. Environment...

I've got a kid!!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

56. This:

People who blow up and yell at me because I hit one of their hot buttons by saying a particular word or phrase. They didn't give me a list of their hot buttons beforehand, unfortunately.

[Stinky The Clown]

61. What's the matter with you??????

You're not clairvoyant????? <--- sarcasm, in case it isn't obvious.

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

57. Civil Liberties.

[Canuckistanian]

60. Science deniers

Anti stem-cell, anti-evolution, anti-vaccination, anti-Global Warming.

I just can't believe people are so STUPID in the 21st century.

[Stinky The Clown]

62. That's because you're in Canuckistan and those people live in ......

.... Dumbfuckistan.

[baldguy]

63. .

[Stinky The Clown]

64. Perfect!

:thumbsup:

[Canuckistanian]

66. A place I never want to visit

I don't even want to see the brochures.

[nam78_two]

65. Two tied together-The environment/oppression of the powerless (both human/animal).nt