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THBT the West should covertly fund pro-independece parties and movements in Hong Kong
THBT, for India, more voting rights within US-backed lending institutions (e.g. World Bank, ADB, etc.) is
better than participation in the Belt and Road Initiative
NEOM is a Saudi project to build a 'Smart' and tourist city on the Red Sea close to the borders of Egypt,
Israel, and Jordan. The project aims to attract international investment partly by offering a more competitive
and tolerant legal system and environment than the rest of Saudi Arabia. It has been described as an
attempt to create an international hub-city such as Dubai or Doha in Saudi. Last week Saudis human rights
abuses have been highlighted by the (presumed) brutal assassination of Saudi 'Washington Post' columnist
THBT the western companies and investors should pull out of the Saudi Arabia's Neom project Jamal Khashoggi within the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
In Western Thrace there is a large Muslim minority preserving some Ottoman-Muslim traditions. This
includes many voluntarily agreeing to have their civil disputes (eg family, property) adjudicated under Sharia
THBT Greece should ban Sharia law in West Thrace Law.
THBT the international courts should hold states liable for the actions of paramilitary forces that support their
cause (e.g. Pro-Russian paramilitaries in Ukraine, Pro-Serbian paramilitaries during Yugoslav wars, Right
wing militias in Colombia etc.)
A Social Media Influencer is a user on social media who has established credibility in a specific industry. A
social media influencer has access to a large audience and can persuade others by virtue of their
THO rise of social media influencers authenticity and reach. e.g. Kylie Jenner, Chiara Ferragni, Jake Paul etc.
THBT schools should teach in the language spoken by the majority of students regardless of the offical state
language(s)
TH Prefers a World in Which It is Commonly Believed that People are Inherently Altruistic Rather than
Inherently Selfish
THBT NATO should expel members that do not meet the organisation's defence spending target
THP a world in which the prevailing norm is one of serial monogomy rather than monogamy Serial monogamy is a mating practice in which individuals may engage in sequential monogamous pairings.
THW require all schools that teach religion to discuss atheism at an equal footing with all major religions.
THW Prefer a World Where All Religions Portray Their Gods as Flawed Instead of Infallible
THS a one time erasure of the criminal records of African Americans who have committed non-violent crimes
THBT universities should make the spread of knowledge to the general public (e.g. through interviews,
newspaper articles, popular books) a general prerequisite for promotion at universities
THW severly limit smoking areas and ban selling cigarettes in all IDF bases
Computational Creativity' is a scientific field researching AI models that simulate or replicate human
creativity. Projects in the field include but are not limited to using AI to script films, compose music, write
THS the rise of computational creativity poetry, and paint.
Demonization refers to a simplistic characterization of an individual which exclusively focuses on their
THR the demonization of Donald Trump negative qualities and ignores any positive qualities.
Citizen journalism is the collection, dissemination, and analysis of news and information by the general
public (as opposed to professional journalists), especially by means of the Internet (ex. live blogging of
THR the rise of citizen journalism events, self-produced documentaries and news websites, etc.)
TH, as a coalition of Brazil, Colombia and Guyana, would provide financial and military sponsorship to the
Venezuelan opposition.
In post-colonial societies, THW require all international media corporations to employ solely domestic
journalists in reporting on national news.
THBT music streaming services (e.g.Spotify, Apple etc.) do more harm than good
Given a way to accurately measure an individual’s empathy, THW only allow individuals with high levels of
empathy for people beyond their immediate circles, to vote in elections
THW make the weight of votes proportional to a person’s expected remaining lifespan (i.e. younger
individuals' votes carry more weight_
THBT universities should use ideological quotas* for academic staff *i.e. hire a certain number of staff
according to the ideology they adopt in their teaching or research
TH, as Imran Khan*, W attempt to significantly decrease the influence of the military over Pakistan's politics *Imran Khan, the newly elected prime minister of Pakistan.
The Ludvico technique permanently conditions patients to experience severe sickness when engaging in, or
THW Force Violent Offenders to Undergo the Ludvigo Technique even thinking about comitting, violence. It thus creates an aversion to violent behaviour.
Nihilism is the philosophical viewpoint that suggests the denial or lack of belief towards what society believes
are meaningful aspects of life. Most commonly, nihilism is presented in the form of existential nihilism, which
argues that life is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value. Moral nihilists assert that there is no
THR the increasing presence of nihilism in popular culture (eg. BoJack Horseman, Rick and Morty etc.) inherent morality, and that accepted moral values are abstract.
Non-governmental initiatives aimed at informing North Koreans on the outside world include but are not
THBT initiatives aimed at informing North Koreans on their oppression are not in the interest of the citizens of limited to: smuggling South Korean TV and American movies, leaflets negating the propaganda of
North Korea Pyongyang, and flash drives carrying information on the wealth of other states
States grant refugee status for individuals with well founded fear of persecution or violence in home
THBT the general approach of states should be to repatriate refugees once they don't longer have a well countries. In general, once individuals are granted refugee status, they cannot be forced to return to their
founded fear of persecution or violence. country of origin.
TH, as the Kremlin, would assassinate traitors, even if they are overseas.
*e.g. violation of drug, violance, prostitution laws that is committed at night will be met with a harsher
THW treat nightime* as an aggravating factor in crimes committed in the public sphere punishment
THW, as a journalist, prioritise what they believe to be maximising public interests, over verification of
reporting (e.g. double sourcing information, fact-checking reporting).
THBT the protagonist of the next Grand Theft Auto (GTA) game should be a woman
Given the dichotomy THBT animal rights activists should focus on enviromental impacts of meat
consumption rather than empathy for animals in their campagins
TH, as Serbia, would develop closer ties with Russia and Turkey at the expense of ties with the EU
THO the norm that romantic love should be the primary source of fulfilment in a person's life
Intelligence includes the capacity for logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge,
In a world in which gene editing to improve intelligence has become viable (without any negative side effects reasoning, planning, creativity, and problem solving. More generally, it can be described as the ability to
and at a cost comparable to other routine medical procedures), THW require all citizens to edit their genes to perceive or infer information, and to retain it as knowledge to be applied towards adaptive behaviors within
improve intelligence and fully state-fund the treatment an environment or context.
North Sentinel Island is part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and under Indian control. The island is
home to a hunter-gatherers Sentinelese tribe. The tribe has next to no contact with the outside. In November
THW prosecute members of the Sentinelese tribe for murder 2018, an American missionary was killed by Islanders when attempting to visit the island.
THBT mass media outlets should not report on suicides of public figures.
This House believes that Tech Giants (e.g. Google, Amazon, Facebook) should NOT be permitted to sue for
patent infringement
THW allow communities to reduce the amount of policing employed within their neighborhoods
Assuming the technology exists to do so safely, THW allow individuals to selectively erase memories
THBT it is in China's interest to not retalitate to the imposition of tariffs by the Trump Administration
THBT hook-up focused apps (e.g. Tinder, Grindr etc.) have done more harm than good
THS the decline of American influence in East Asia* *for the purpose of this debate, east asia includes both northeqst and southeast asia
THBT the EU should cut structural funds to member states that undermine civil and political rights (e.g.
restrict court independence, reduce media and academic freedom, etc.)
THBT the criminal justice system should not consider retribution as a factor in sentencing
For the purposes of this debate, "Political Expansionism" is an approach to international relations which
involves exerting pressure over and intervening in the internal affairs of other states. It seeks to spread
THBT an approach of Political Expansionism on the part of the Chinese state is in the interests of the ideology and exercise influence over the political and information environments of targeted countries through
Chinese people channels such as economic investment and backing political groups.
In Ecuador, the constitution enshrines nature with the "right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital
THS countries granting rights to nature cycles". It allows people to bring forward lawsuits on behalf of nature.
THS the dominance of non-representational art within the contemporary artistic canon.
THBT the World Trade Organisation should allow developing countries to place tarrifs on imports from
developed countries
A recall election is a referendum by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct
vote before that official's term has ended. They are initiated when sufficient voters sign a petition. A recall
THS recall elections for national leaders (i.e. presidents, prime-ministers, ministers) ballot consists of two questions: 1. should this person be recalled. 2. who should be their replacement
THW allow workers to sell their rights in exchange for higher pay (e.g. health and safety protections, right to
maternity/paternity leave etc.)
Actually, THW rather see one innocent man go to jail than see 100 guilty men walk free
THBT the WHO should adopt a convention which bans the sale of drugs with high resistance tendencies (e.
g. antibiotics) to countries which do not comply with WHO guidelines regarding their medical and agricultural The World Health Organisation has adopted conventions on various health topics, which can impose binding
use regulations on member states.
THBT Hollywood studios should significantly increase the number of female main villains in their movies
TH regrets the Westernisation of the elites in post-colonial societies. (e.g. speaking predominantly in English,
wearing western clothing, going to schools and/or universities in the West, consuming predominantly
Western media)
THR the narrative that women can have it all (a succesful career, a fulfilling home life, and a rich social life).
THBT it is immoral for individuals who have met their basic needs to not donate any excess wealth to utility For the purposes of this debate, "basic needs" refer to access to food, shelter, medical care, education,
maximising causes rights, etc.
THBT the US should not make complete nucelar disarmement a condition of meaningful sanction relief on
North Korea
For the purposes of this debate, operational fossil fuel projects (e.g. oil wells, coal mines) could supply the
THW ban any new fossil fuel extraction projects. world’s need for another 10 years.
Assuming the existence of empathy enhancement drugs, THW ban such drugs*
THS heads of universities not giving academic positions to people who vocally deny climate change.
THBT US foreign policy should seek to significantly restrict Iran's influence over Syria
Thbt the state of Israel should cease using the Holocaust as a core justification for its existence
THBT the current condition of humanity is preferable to its condition in 100 years time
THO the portrayal of criminal lifestyle as "cool" in popular entertainment (e.g. narcos, breaking bad, scarface)
THW, as a billionaire who opposes Artificial Intelligence, fund violent and destructive action against
companies that aim to create strong Artificial Intelligence
THW consider senior politicians under oath when making public statements on political issues* *thus making them criminally liable for perjury if they lie
THBT religious leaders (e.g. Pope, Patriarch) should be appointed by the free election of all believers
THBT nations should hold the Catholic Church financially liable for Catholic HIV/Aids patients in areas where
the church has strongly campaigned against condom use
THBT parents should teach morality to their underage children through religious context (e.g. “it is a sin to
lie”; "help thy neighbour" etc.)
THS the creation of a global citizenship market A global citizenship market would allow individuals to sell their citizenship and purchase a new one
THBT shrinking cities should be allowed to impose an "exit tax" on leaving businesses
THBT environmental advocacy groups should prioritise individual-centric actions (e.g. recycling, not eating
meat etc.) at the expense of policy-level changes
This house believes that states formerly under the rule of the Soviet Union should NOT emphasise their
history of struggle against Russian imperialism in constructing their national identity
Club 27 represents musicians, artists, and actors who died when they were 27 years old, most often as a
consequence of alcohol, sex and drug abuse. Some of the most prominent examples include Kurt Cobain,
This House would rather be a part of the "Club 27" than live an average anonymous life Amy Winehouse, Jimmy Hendrix etc.
A search engine algorithm is a code which determines what results are returned for specific keywords
entered into the search engine, and the order of the results returned. Depending on the creator, the
algorithm can prioritise different factors such as assessed trustworthiness, advertising, and gearing the
THW require Google to make their search engine algorithms public results for the individual user depending on available data.
THBT progressive candidates (Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders, Zephyr Teachout and co.) should break away from
the Democratic Party and form a separate Progressive Party.
THBT historically oppressed communities should heavily prioritise teaching values of individualism to their
children
THW ban religious institutions from asking for donations from their followers.
An "Opinio-system" of education is one in which twice a year students can vote to replace a teacher by a
THS an Opinio System of Education different teacher.
Sci-Hub is a pirated database of academic papers, which legally the access to them is through payment and
THS Sci-Hub the copyrights are owned by the academic journals
Special economic zones commonly offer investors greater investment incentives and fewer restrictions than
available in the country hosting the zone. Individuals or companies holding the lease on the land are usually
THBT a pursuit of long-term SEZs is in the interest of the Communist govenrment of Vietnam. granted a high degree of autonomy that is ceded from the central government.
Sin City is an urban area that caters to various vices. These vices may be legal (depending on area) or
illegal activities which are tolerated. Examples of vices include sex-related services (prostitution, strip clubs,
sex shops, etc.), gambling (casinos, betting shops, etc.), or drug use (alcohol, marijuana, etc. consumption).
THW make areas that have been poor for a long time into Sin cities Prominent examples of "Sin Cities" include Las Vegas, Macau, Amsterdam etc.
This House Believes That states should strongly incentivize highly educated individuals to have children
THW create an international court to prosecute any leader for adopting disastrous economic policies
THR the heavy prioritization of STEM* subjects in Asian elementary schools *Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
TH as the Democratic Party would prioritize investigating the background and actions of Donald Trump (eg.
taxes) over attempts of co-operating with the Republicans regarding policy
There exists programs which can be installed on workers computers and which analyze all texts written by
the workers and determine working habits that can be used to appraise the emotional wellbeing of the
THW ban employers from using these programs worker
THBT low-income parents of multiple children should allocate most resources to the child with the most
potential
*Consumerist Culture is a culture where consistently purchasing goods is expected and considered a marker
TH opposes Consumerist Culture* of social status
THBT the IMF should require collateral* for national bailouts
Collateral is an asset or piece of property that a borrower offers to a lender as security for a loan
TH opposes left wing media using mockery to cover the far right e.g. The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight
THBT in Western states with high rates of unemployment the state should act as an employer of last resort* *i.e. the state should directly employ people who are unable to find a job elsewhere
THBT resource rich developing nations* should distribute, as a dividend to citizens, income derived from
natural resource extraction *e.g. Nigeria, Botswana
In cities and areas with rapidly increasing housing costs, this house would tax new residents and use the
revenue to subsidize the housing costs for citizens already residing in the area
Chiang Kai-Shek is the founder of Taiwan and was the leader that ruled China before fleeing to the island of
Taiwan as a result of losing the Chinese Civil war. He founded Taiwan as an autocracy and ruled it until his
THBT Taiwan should not glorify Chiang Kai-Shek death.
China has historically been and continues to be North Korea's most important ally. There is billions of dollars
worth of trade and investment between the two countries. The majority of tensions in the region come out of
North Korea developing nuclear weapons (since 2000). China has come out in support of North Korea to
denuclearize. North Korea and South Korea recently had talks where they both committed to peace in the
region. However, since North Korea has broken it's promise in previous talks, there is no guarantee that they
TH, as China, would withdraw all support for North Korea will keep their promise.
THBT the protections of international law conventions and treaties should not apply to combatants from
terrorist organisations (e.g. prohibition on torture, prisoner of war status, guarantee of post-conflict release)
THW allow individuals to sue religious institutions in their community for propagating beliefs that cause them
significant harm
In recent weeks, President Trump announced that the US will withdraw from the nuclear agreement with Iran
and push for bringing back sanctions. The agreement is still in force between Iran and the other parties (the
EU, Russia and China). For purposes of this debate, if Iran withdraws from the agreement, they have the
TH, as Iran, would resume its military nuclear program capacity to develop a nuclear weapon in a reasonably short time frame.
THW place an additional tax on all products, proportionate to the amount of animal suffering involved in any
stage of production
Assuming land and resources are available, THW establish an independent state for women
TH prefers a world in which media outlets strive to adopt a balanced portrayal in their reporting, as opposed
to one where outlets have clear biases.
This House believes that the open immigration policy is not good for Germany
For the purpouses of this debate managing the criminal justice system includes managing police, courrts,
prison system and setting the lenght and the type of punishmen for criminal offense. This does NOT include
THW outsource the managment of criminal justice system to technocrats instead of elected representatives defining what constitutes a criminal offense.
THBT leaders of minority religions in China should strongly encourage their congregations to refrain from
public displays of their faith
For the purposes of this debate there exists a global genetic database, containing DNA from every living
human. Rather than being conceived from their biological parents' DNA, children can instead be conceived
TH prefers a world in which all children are conceived with DNA from a global genetic database from random combinations of maternal and paternal chromosomes taken from this database.
Emotional service providers are paid by clients to provide emotional intimacy similar to family members,
TH opposes the buying and selling of emotional services friends, or romantic partners; these services are non-sexual in nature
This house would require companies to hire a significant percentage of employees without university
degrees across all levels of their organisation
THBT miltary doctors that have conducted, or supervised on, methods aimed to extort information from
prisoners should be barred by medical associations from practicing medicine in the civil sphere
In countries with widespread homophobia, THBT LGBTQIA+ rights organisations should encourage people
to enter into mock marriages.
THBT athletes should not be permitted to express political views during major sporting events
THS a norm of embracing anger in public discourse rather than one of aspiring to dispassionate objectivity
*a child who is born with the purpose of providing an organ or cell transplant to a sibling that is affected with
THW Allow the Creation of Saviour Sibilings* a fatal disease
It is a consensus among intelligence agencies that in the 2016 US election the Russian government
THBT the EU should employ similar tactics to those Russia used in the 2016 US election in order to employed various tactics to affect the result. Those included hacking the servers of the Democratic National
undermine the Trump administration Committee and releasing damaging emails, and vast spreading of pro-Trump misinformation through social
media.
In regions with severe, widespread violence against women, THS women and their allies foregoing legal
remedies and engaging in acts of vigilante justice in response to gendered assaults.
THP a world in which universities charged tuition based on student earnings after graduation
THBT Trump's foregin policy does more harm than good for Israel
THP to be alone in the Universe *In both scenarios humanity is aware that we are or aren' alone. "Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying." Athur C. Clarke "
THBT religious organisations should deny religious services (e.g. communion, confession, last rites, baptism)
to current members of criminal organisations
THBT Democrats in the 2018 Midterm Elections should heavily prioritise focussing on anti-Trump rhetoric in
their campaigns, as opposed to broader policy-centric platforms.
In the lead up to the 1994 negotiated settlement in South Africa, THBT the ANC should have demanded
further concessions (e.g. removing the amnesty provision of the TRC, greater land and economic rights)
even at the expense of prolonging the conflict
The Chemical X is a potion which if taken, temporarily permits only socially acceptable behaviour. Eg
THW allow parents to give this medicine to their underage children irrespective of the children's consent obedience, attendance at school, good manners, following the law, refraining from drugs and alcohol etc.
THW cut developmental aid to countries that neglect to combat terrorism (e.g. Pakistan, Sudan, Lebanon)
THBT all war monuments and commemorations should memorialise deaths on both sides of the war
THBT the educational system should portray drug use in an objective way (with all pros and cons), rather
than in a solely negative way.
THBT social media platforms should aggresively priortise content from the mainstream media over less
established media outlets
You are an average debater from this region (ex Yugoslavia xD). Big part of your life you dedicated to
debating and training for tournaments. Up to this point you haven't gotten any big achievement in
international debating torunament. One of the main goals in your life currently is to get an achievement at a
big international competition. Few weeks before Novi Sad EUDC you accidentally on the internet (via link)
stumble upon the final motion list that the CA team is planning to set at EUDC. These are 100% real and you
THW use the motions to achive success at EUDC are the only one to find them.
1. In the status quo, financial institutions use the money deposited by customers (e.g. in a bank account) to
make loans and investments. Deposits could alternatively be used to buy government-backed safe assets
(e.g. Treasury bonds), which tend to have the lowest risk of default of all assets. 2. In this debate, an "equity
account" would be an account where the financial institution can use deposits for loans and investments.
The value of an equity account fluctuates based on the value of its underlying assets. 3. A "narrow banking"
regulation is the requirement that all financial institutions back up all deposits with an equivalent value of
THW impose a narrow banking regulation government-backed safe assets, unless customers choose to deposit their money in an "equity account".
THBT states should substantially increase restrictions on the gig economy (e.g. increase in guaranteed
minimum working hours, increase in mandatory minimum length of contracts etc.).
Decolonization refers to the process of critiquing and moving away from value systems and influences that
were imposed on countries during colonialism. Some examples include: removing statutes of colonial figures
THBT the ongoing process of decolonisation should include actively disempowering religions that were e.g. Cecil Rhodes, prioritizing indigenous narratives of history over colonial narratives, replacing colonial
imposed on the country during colonialism authors with local authors in curricula
THBT feminist movements should integrate religious messages and institutions into their advocacy
THBT the bands should disband after the death of an important member (e.g. Queen, Metallica)
Each of these countries aims to be part of the future enlargement of the European Union and reach
THS the further enlargment of the EU into the Western Balkans democracy and transmission scores.
THW, as feminists in the developed world, heavily prioritise allocation of resources and attention to women in
the developing world.
THW exclusively allow human gene editing aiming to cure disease, and disallow editing aimed at human
enhancement (e.g. intelligence, enhanced brain functions, and enhanced physical ability)
THR the westernization of the elites in post-colonial countries (e.g. speaking predominately in English, going
to schools/universities in the west, consuming predominantly western media)
TH, as South Africa, would forcibly break up exclusive Afrikaner* enclaves * Afrikaners are a white South African ethnic group descended from predominantly Dutch settlers.
TH prefers that philantropists donate directly to the state rather than to charitable foundations
The Belt and Road initiative (BRI), also known as "The new silk road', is a Chinese led development project
that aims to create new international trade routes, both land-based and maritime, encompassing several
regions in Asia, Africa and Europe. The project includes massive investment in infrastructure (roads, bridges,
THS the Belt and Road Initiative gas pipelines, ports, railways, and power plants) across more than 60 countries.
This House believes that the world was better 10 years ago #tenyearchallenge
‘Statistical risk assessment’ uses computer algorithms that process past incarceration data to estimate
someone’s likeliness to reoffend based on their easily accessible characteristics (ex: income, race, religion,
THW prohibit the use of statistical risk assessments when criminal courts are making sentencing decisions age)
THW ban the research, production and use of lethal autonomous weapons.
*the phenomenon of people primarily entering relationships and building families with those of similar social
THBT the state should curb assortative mating* and economic characteristics
Assuming that a technology exists that can accurately measure and transfer intelligence This House would
radically redistribute intelligence among the population
TH Prefers a world in which everyone has Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory* When an individual has an extraordinary ability to recall their past experiences and activities in great detail
In SQ, each EU country negotiates its energy contracts independently. Energy infrastructures are not
integrated on an EU level; and unlike other commodities, countries can subject energy to tariffs and other
limitations. An integrated energy market would allow EU member states to freely trade energy resources and
THS an integrated energy market within the EU electricity across borders.
Rabbi Joseph Klaner is a respect Rabbi in the Zionist-Religous community and a teacher in the pre-millitary
academy "Sons of David". During classes that were filmed and posted on the academy's website, Rabbi
Klaner called gays "sick", women who served in the army "mutants" and claimed that anyone who does not
abide by the Torah and it's commandments a "traitor".
Pre-Millitary academies which are recognized by the state are awarded meaningful government funding and
THW renounce governmental recognition of the "Sons of David" academy untill the firing of Rabbi Klaner permission for their students to delay military service.
THBT NATO should end all political, economic, and military support for the Russian Commonwealth.
THBT the IMF should not make financial support conditional on recipient states adopting austerity measures
THBT the Democrats should use 'dirty tactics' (e.g. refusing to grant Trump's Supreme Court nominees
confirmation hearings, granting statehood to Puerto Rico and Guam, breaking up California into multiple
states ) It is November 2018. The Democrats have won a majority in both Houses.
Croatian Democratic Party (HDZ) is the right wing party that is currently ruling in Crotia. It is the first
democratically elected party after the break-up of Yugoslavia that also actively participated in the Yugoslav
THBT Croatian Democratic Party (HDZ) should dissasociate from Thompson including but not limited to not wars. Marko Perkovic Thompson is the popural Croatian singer/songwriter that sings about croatian national
playing his songs on their rallies, making public appearence at their rallies etc. identity, ethnic conflict, religious sectarianism etc.
"Decapitation" refers to the strategy of targeting a leader of a criminal organization for assassination.
Transnational criminal organizations participate in the international crime that includes but it's not limited to
human trafficking, drug smuggling and illegal weapons trade. Prominent examples Cartels in Latin America,
THS the strategy of "decapitation" in fighting transnational criminal organizations Jakuza in Japan, Russian Mafia etc.
given the tehnology, THW require decision makers to dream, frequently, that they are the weakest people
that their decisions influence* *e,g, a PM dreaming that they are extremly poor
Drag queens are people, usually gay males, who dress in women's clothing and often act with exaggerated
This House regrets mainstream media's popularization of Western drag culture femininity and in feminine gender roles with a primarily entertaining purpose.
The original meaning theory is the view that interpretation of a written constitution or law should be based on
THB that Supreme Court justices should adopt 'original meaning' theories when interpreting constitutions what reasonable persons living at the time of its adoption would have understood the text to mean.
TH opposes teaching children that moral behaviors lead to good outcomes for themselves.
THBT the LGBT movement should embrace the message that sexuality is a choice
THW prohibit athletes from expressing all political views during major sporting events
The concept of a sleeping God is one that assumed that God has gone to sleep after creating the world and
This House prefers a world where everybody believes in the concept of a sleeping God rather than an active is non interventionist in human action. The concept of an active God is one that uses divine intervention in
God. the real world.
In the status quo, the EU is both an economic and political union, which means that EU institutions enact
legislation in justice and home affairs, as well as maintain common laws and foreign policy. An economic
union is composed of a common market with a customs union. This means that, for example: i) countries
share common policies on product regulation, freedom of movement of goods, services, capital, and
THBT the European Union should transition into a purely economic union. employees; ii) they have a common external trade policy.
TH prefers a world where the default societal attitude in liberal democracies towards the state is one of
skepticism, as opposed to acceptance.
THW make teachers' pay conditional on the performance of their students in independently run standardised
tests
THW redirect all public and private funding aimed at rebuilding Notre Dame to humanitarian causes.
THBT the Nobel should make representation an important factor in deciding all prize winners
THBT former colonial powers should drastically increase the number of immigrants from their ex-colonies.
For the purposes of this debate, a 'Future Generations Commission' is an independent body mandated with
THW give legislative veto power to a Future Generations Commission mapping the long-term impacts of governmental policy on the young, or unborn generations.
The "Intellectual Dark Web" is a term describing a group of academics and intellectuals (e.g. Jordan
Peterson, Sam Harris) who promote 'politically incorrect' views, such as the significance of biological
differences between sexes, the failings of multiculturalism, and defenses of colonialism. They have promoted
their views mainly via YouTube and social media. As of late, they have been increasingly given more
This house supports the increased presence of "the intellectual dark web" on mainstream media mainstream platforms.
THW bar any individial credibly accused of corruption from running for political office
THBT liberal states should sponsor the hacking of infrastructure designed to limit freedom of speech in
authoritarian states.
THW mandate by law that all couples must equally share domestic work
In disaster-prone areas, THW replace all state rebuilding and reconstruction efforts with direct cash transfers
to affected citizens
THW prohibit busniesses from adopting a public position on social justice issues (e.g. LGBTQIA+, racial
relations, abortion, etc)
in countries with proportional representation, THS founding political parties that exclusively represents
women's interests
This House would allow people raised in isolated communities (e.g. the Amish, Hasidic Jews) to sue their
communities for harms caused by their lifestyle
THW hold the Catholic Church legally responsible for sexual abuse, harrasment and grooming committed by
clergy members
This House believes that the West should impose an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia
For the purposes of this debate, a person’s “natural expiration date” is the date at which they will certainly
This house prefers a world in which, upon childhood, all people intuitively come to know their natural die from natural causes (i.e. they can still die earlier by non-natural causes like murder, accidents etc). The
expiration date. natural experiation date is always accurate and cannot be changed.
THW end all public financial support (funding, tax breaks) to religious institutions
THW ban the ownership and management of public services (e.g. schools and hospitals) by religious
organisations
TH Opposes the Belt and Road Initiative.
In states with high rates of violent crime This House supports assassination of individuals credibly accused of
participating in organized crime
THW allow individuals to sell their right to sue in civil court cases, shifting all potential benefits and losses to Civil court cases are legal disputes between two parties where one sues the other for compensation. If the
the buyer. case is decided in their favour, they could receive a substantial amount of money from the other party.
Given the technology was available, THW allow the sale of personality traits and characteristics (such as IQ,
musicality and determination).
THBT Trump's adminstration has been better for Israel then Obama's.
THW allow the unlimited use of force against housebreakers (eg. use of fire arms, setting up booby traps,
use of phisical violence etc.)
THBT successful members of oppressed groups should adopt a narrative that predominantly attributes their
successes to chance as opposed to merit.
Assuming it is possible to accurately measure and transfer happiness, THW redistribute happiness