1) What do you think is wrong with the world?
A lot. That's vauge. Without getting too philosophical, greed. There's nothing wrong with wanting something, and there's nothing wrong with getting it. In fact, I'm a strong believer in people getting what they deserve. It becomes a problem, though, when people are willing to trample the lives of other people, to kill and cheat and steal in the name of avarice. If we cared less about ourselves and more about each other, life would be better for everyone.
However, by no means do I believe that it's the responsibility of greedy bureaucrats to forcefully take overbearing portions of peoples' income and redistribute the wealth. Ask Margaret Thatcher how well that works. Socialism fails, communism can't exist (real communism, not communist dictatorships, which also fail), the best option for helping the common people is the free market. Look at the numbers - who has an enourmous middle class? Who has one of the highest standards of living?
2) Do you believe in nuclear proliferation? Why or why not?
I do not believe in the proliferation of nuclear weapons, no. Idealistically, nuclear technology could be shared without the threat of it becoming weapons-applicable. The power supplied by and relative safety of nuclear power is significant when compared to other forms of power generation. However, I disagree whole-heatedly with the primary argument of pro-proliferation apologists; mutually assured destruction is not a significant deterrent to psychotic dictators who would gladly end the world. The cold war is often cited as an example of why mutually assured destruction works, but those who cite it obviously overlooked the Cuban Missile Crisis and how close we came to never being born. The argument that "it hasn't happened before, when it could have," means nothing if only one occasion is enough to eradicate the entire population of the planet.
3) What do you think about recycling?
Recycling within American borders...hrm. I believe that recycling should be done by the municipal governments, as part of the sanitation programs. Many cities already do this. Furthermore, if individual citizens want to collect the money themselves, they should have the option to go through the time and effort to do so. But most people won't, and it should be done; the government's used to dirty jobs anyways.
4) Do you think people actually know the true meaning of "Going Green" or is a marketing poy?
It's a marketing ploy. I mean, there are lots of people who do understand the meaning, who understand that "global warming" is not caused by anthropogenic pollution, that there's very little we can do about it, and that it will reverse itself according to the natural trends of mother nature that so many of those ridiculous fanatics assert they hold in such high esteem. "Going Green," like "Global Warming" and "Climate Change" and all the other terms politicians will think up to continue the propaganda are marketing ploys. But at their core, beneath the layers of fanaticism and ignorance, are some quality beliefs. We should be taking care of the planet, to a reasonable degree, and we should respect the natural world, both in the wild and in ecological reserves. But I don't believe in achieving noble ends through propaganda and cultism.
5) If you had the power to save the world what would you do to save it?
Well, this is going to sound incredibly hypocritical, but...global unity is the only road to global peace. When we see the common man not as a tool, or an obstacle, but as a common man, we stand a chance to make the world...even better. I hate bureaucrats. I don't like politicians, and I don't like huge governments. But if, rather than 300 petty, greedy, squabbling governments fighting eachother for power and position, we had...perhaps 10-50 regional governments headed by one, global government, the potential for good.
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