Gladiators - will human bloodsports come back.
Do you think it is possible that in the near future gladiatorial fights to the death will be sanctioned as a sport.
| 80% (12) | Yes | |
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| 6% (1) | No | |
| 13% (2) | Possibly |
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Do you think it would be a good thing if gladiatorial sports came back into fashion?
| 86% (13) | Yes | |
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| 13% (2) | No |
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If it came to a choice between controlled bloodshed between gladiators in an arena type setting or open warfare where civilians could be killed indiscriminately which choice would you choose?
| 60% (9) | I would choose still to have open warfare. | |
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| 40% (6) | I would choose to have gladiatorial combats. |
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Do you think gladiator sports would be a good way of channalling our natural aggession and therefore avert more wars?
| 33% (5) | Yes it would channal aggrression into safe area. | |
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| 66% (10) | No - there would still be more wars. |
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If there was a return to gladiatorial sports do you think that women should be allowed to compete as well as men?
| 86% (13) | Yes - women should be allowed to fight. | |
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| 13% (2) | No - definitely not - it should be for men only. |
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If there were real life gladiatorial sports would you go as a spectator or would keep away out of moral abhorence?
| 13% (2) | I would keep away. | |
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| 86% (13) | I would definitely go to watch. |
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If there were modern day gladiators do you think they would become celebrities like they were in ancient Rome?
| 100% (15) | Yes they would. | |
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| 0% (0) | No they wouldn't. |
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How young should boys and girls be in order to be allowed to go to see gladiatorial combats?
| 73% (11) | Any age | |
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| 26% (4) | No younger than 12. |
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Question for men - Would you be tempted to train and become a gladiator even though it might mean ending your life in blood and sand?
| 78% (11) | Yes (I feel lucky!) | |
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| 21% (3) | No way - I would watch but never risk death. |
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Question for women - Many Roman women found gladiators sexy. If gladiatorial combat returned do you think you would find gladiators a sexy turn on? Or would they horrify and frighten you?
| 92% (12) | Yes - I would find gladiators sexy and attractive | |
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| 7% (1) | No - I would find them disgusting and brutal. |
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Do you think there is an arguement in making murderers who are serving life to train and fight as gladiators?
| 93% (14) | Yes - it will save taxpayers money. | |
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| 6% (1) | No -that would be barbaric way to treat prisoners |
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Would the return of gladiatorial combat be moral boost to the nation in letting spectators see bravery and strength in the face of death or would it morally corrupt spectators by making human life seem expendable?
| 80% (12) | It would help in moral regeneration of the nation | |
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| 20% (3) | It would corrupt the nation. |
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Even if you didn't believe in men fighting to the death for entertainment if there were men who wanted to fight to the death would you let them or would you make it illegal.
| 100% (15) | I would let them. | |
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| 0% (0) | I would make it illegal. |
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If it was in your power to have gladiatorial games return would you do it?
| 86% (13) | Yes I would do it. | |
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| 13% (2) | No I would not. |
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