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A. First of all the Pledge of Allegience is a terrible source for historical or political debates, and frankly shouldn't exist. But even if it wasn't a fascist piece of crap and had anything to do with how we govern our country, democratic socialism and communism are completely different things. Democratic socialism is literally just capitalism with socialist elements, and has been proven to be the best economic system. Countries like Norway still have democracy and human rights, while implementing socialist policies into its economy, and as a result Norway is one of the best places to live on Earth. If you're still confused about democratic socialism, I can go into more detail if you'd like.

B. That's actually a myth. Cities that have raised minimum wage to 12 or 15 dollars an hour actually experienced increased amounts of employment. Denmark, for example, has a minimum wage of $20 an hour and has almost no poverty at all. Many Republicans believe that raising the minimum wage hurts a nation's economy, but in reality our GDP has only risen each time we do so. Some more information on this, if you're curious: https://www.dol.gov/featured/minimum-wage/mythbuster

C. Dude, the entirety of Europe (which has like over double our population btw) has lost like less than 250 civilians from terrorist attacks. Meanwhile, the United States has shootings on a daily basis, and the grand total of civilians murdered in America far exceeds that of all of Europe. Although Islamic terrorism is an issue, relaxed gun control laws statistically lead to far more violence, with our gun homicide rate being like ten times that of Germany's or France's. What France needs is a more organized police system and a crackdown on the black market, not more relaxed gun laws. Also, unless you have a license you shouldn't be operating a gun at all, unless you happen to come across one during a crisis and use it in self-defense or something (I mean you can't arrest someone over that if it's their only option). In my proposed system, every responsible, mentally stable citizen is allowed to own a gun as long as they acquire a license. This in no way violates the 2nd amendment and would make this country a much safer place, I'd argue.