History Debate Topics — page 13

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601.
Every war is caused by an earlier war
For
Please have an argument for next round or be disqualified.
Now, my arguments are stated as such: 1) WWI caused WWII. Thinking historically, after the First World War, Germany was left economically, politically and socially unstable. With no money, left to print billions of dollars, making money valueless. After Germany's allies fell…
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I accept.
602.
Slavery and Jim Crow were fundamentally different injustices
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Racism -- is hatred of another race.Slavery -- when one has absolute power of another.Most of the people who made Jim Crow were anti-slavery. It was common sentiment across America that slavery was wrong by the time the Civil War came to an end. Slavery was another ill that…
This is a response to who for some weird reason believe that since the Northern states ended slavery first, they must be free of open and violent racism. For instance, Britain might have ended slavery but did that stop them from violating black people's rights and conquering…
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Arguments extended.
I would like to add a definition to the list; Jim Crow: A system of laws in the United States passed with intent to restrict association between whites and blacks. Slave owners held a great deal of interest in controlling association between their slaves and the slaves of…
603.
World War II was a necessary event
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My opponent has forced me to extend my arguments, for he has: A. Not rebutted them B. Copied the entirety of his "arguments" from the source me and Con used. In other words, he has copied every least word and not really rebutted them.
Before the Second World War began, Adolf Hitler began annexing countries who had only just received their peace twenty years before. The countries of Austria and Czechoslovakia were annexed in 1938, twenty years after the First World War. Immediately, people all across the…
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First off i did not know that the evidence I used was the evidence that the affirmative side used. So sorry on that, second off I want to attack my opponent by saying WWII did not have to happen, think of all of those innocent lives taken in the war, that is irrelevent. because…
first off your welcime. Now for my argument On Sept. 1, 1939, 70 years ago, the German Army crossed the Polish frontier. On Sept. 3, Britain declared war. Six years later, 50 million Christians and Jews had perished. Britain was broken and bankrupt, Germany a smoldering ruin.…
604.
The Founding Fathers would have agreed the US is a Christian nation
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I accept.
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The founding fathers were a collection of at least deists and some christians who did not found this country on Christianity.
First we must establish who our founding fathers are, I will say that some of the most important are Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Ben Franklin, James Madison, John Adams, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton. So we must establish what these figures thought about the…
605.
Albert Einstein was not an atheist
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He denys the exitences of normal christian god who would send people to hell but he dosent deny the existance of a god of a creator wich makes him agnostic not atheist nor crhistchan.
Einstein called himself an agnostic rather than an atheist, stating: "I have repeatedly said that in my opinion the idea of a personal god is a childlike one. You may call me an agnostic, but I do not share the crusading spirit of the professional atheist whose fervor is mostly…
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"I do not believe in immortality of the individual, and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern with no superhuman authority behind it"[1] "I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will of the type of which we are conscious in…
Einstein may not have labelled himself an Atheist, however, he didn't believe in a personal or monotheistic god (he did not accept the notion of the Christian god). "It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically…
606.
The Iran-Iraq War was unjustified
For
lol
The opposition has his position confused. DO NOT VOTE ON THIS DEBATE
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1. Your argument is invalid because this has nothing to do with how Saddam Hussein ruled his country because this is about the Iran - Iraq war and not the Iraq war. Yes you come with arguments about Iranian people too but that is not much. Oh and also, where did you get your…
The Iran-Iraq war began because of some religious conflicts between the two countries. Iraq got help from the US, but ONLY because they got oil from there. Many lives were lost in this war, and it ended after 8 years. Why did the US even join the war? Well I'll tell you that,…
607.
The Armenian genocide fits the legal definition of genocide
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Okay, glad you finally decided to join the debate (that isn't sarcasm) and I appreciate you reading my debate thoroughly considering my last debate was the complete opposite with my opponent. I will try to be respectful as I can to your nationality because I am assuming you are…
I have heard very mixed accounts of what happened during the event known as the Armenian Genocide. I myself am not an ethnic Armenian, but I love Armenian culture which has graciously been shared by one of my favorite rock bands, System of a Down. There seems to be a lot of…
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I carefully read the argument of Pro, but I didn't see any evidence for his claim (but I may be wrong, I will read it second time). Before we start to talk about whether there was a genocide or not, we should talk about the historical conditions. So called genocide said to be…
Again, please prove an evidence for your claim. Do you know what else Vatican says, Jesus is god, and everyone else will go to hell. I read an article on Vatican Insider, and I didn't see any historical document, or record to support the claim, it is just an article without any…
608.
The United States was justified in going to war with North Korea
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My argument assumed that war is a state of violence, and as included in my opening statement sought not to prove if said violence is legal. Indeed the violence of war need not even be polite.Con's argument seems very simple.Premise 1: War is only something declared…
Definitions:The first definition found for War at Dictionary.com is: "a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air" (1).And Conflict: "to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at…
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Your objection to my argument seems solely based on my definition of war. I never denied that the United States battled with or fought north Korea. The term that you choose was " went to war" and that is something we did not do. I stand by the argument that wars must be…
War is something that has to be DECLARED. While it is true that we committed forces to the region, there was certainly no war declared on the part of the United States. You seem to use the term "war" to lightly. The following excerpt comes from the national archives: "Truman…
609.
Chaim Rumkowski did everything in his power to help Jews in the Łódź Ghetto
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Rumkowski spent much energy appeasing German demands and in the process, he set up a near-dictatorship within his "ghetto kingdom" - which became a starving slave colony. sorry about not posting in the last round
I Am for the following resolution rumkowski gave full power in organizing the ghetto as long as it did not interfer with his main objectivies, which were to complete the confiscation of all jewish property
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I extend all of my contentions and hope my opponent shows up for the next round.
I am having difficulty understanding your post, but I think I get the gist. You said… "umkowski gave full power in organizing the ghetto as long as it did not interfer with his main objectivies, which were to complete the confiscation of all jewish property" I would completely…
610.
The American Civil War was fundamentally about slavery
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I accept.
Con has never responded to any of my arguments nor provided any rebuttal to the south explicitly declaring that the war was about slavery. All con has done is talked about Lincoln and the laws he passed during the time which has no relevanc to this debate. Con also never gave…
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First things first, the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln was NOT an abolitionist. William Lloyd Garrison, the most prominent of all abolitionists, concluded that Lincoln "had not a drop of anti-slavery blood in his veins." Lincoln was against social…
i am against that the Civil war was over slavery
611.
Romania was a more helpful ally to Nazi Germany than Italy
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I am sure that he and I will make this both a fun and informative debate. For my opening argument I would like to present two subdivisions before handing the floor over to my opponent. These will be: D1: Positive Impact of Romania During WWII. D2: Detrimental/Neutral Influence…
As I am currently obsessed with the whole World War II time period, I decided that this would be an interesting, not to mention original, debate to create. The premise will be as followed: Romania was a more helpful ally to Nazi Germany during the entirety of World War II than…
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I strongly disagree with some of his claims, but I will leave rebuttals for the next round. I. Comparison of Italian and Romanian military assets I.1 Naval Warfare Italy's key geographical situation was essential in order to control the Mediterranean. In 1940 Italy had the…
I agree on the definitions and accept the challenge ! Please go ahead :)
612.
The September 11 attacks were an inside job
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"The reason why some aspects of what happened when the towers collapsed cant be explained is because its literally never been observed before either before or after 9/11" Okay, the idea that things unobserved before cannot be explained is not that great. I think you're entirely…
Just because there are discrepancies about the official story of 9/11, it doesnt mean a mass conspiracy exists. I'll give you this, no it doesn't mean a mass conspiracy exists but it does mean that the official story should be questioned and if the official story or the facts…
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"Okay, the idea that things unobserved before cannot be explained is not that great. Thats not what im saying at all though. .. My point is that its hard to explain all the qualities and nature of the collapse of the twin towers since an event like flying fully loaded planes…
"if the official story or the facts can't be explained by something ordinary then the only explanation is something extraordinary."Well the problem is that the events of 9/11 are extraordinary even without the existence of a mass conspiracy.... There has never been a time in…
613.
The Iraq War was necessary
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It is extremely exhausting to debate with people like yourself who wish to denigrate the United States and its efforts in any way, shape, or form. Since you insist on using arguments from other works and people, I shall do the same to appease your interest. President Clinton,…
Wow, I'm sorry you believe the things that you do. We should have waited for them to smuggle the weapons in? Saddam Hussein wasn't a reason to go to war? In all honesty, what's wrong with you? Referring back to your comment that the President has to go through Congress before…
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"It is extremely exhausting to debate with people like yourself who wish to denigrate the United States and its efforts in any way, shape, or form." I am a VERY proud American and believe in the true meaning of freedom and the principles upon which this country was founded.…
1. "the War Powers Act of 1967" The War Powers Act is unconstitutional, technically Bush's invasion of Iraq was in coordination with this resolution, however this resolution itself is unconstitutional, so is the war. 2. "The United Nations weapons inspectors were given 12 years…
614.
The war in Afghanistan was a mistake
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1. Here Con attempts to manipulate the reader into thinking that I don't care about the casualties of war. That is false. What I said is that just because people have died in this war thus far, doesn't mean that we should pull out of war necessarily. In entering war, we accept…
I'd like to begin by pointing out that Con is in fact lying; he most definitely did take all of his arguments from the site that I mentioned. Because he did not present one original argument, nor did he cite the source of the place he stole the arguments from, he therefore has…
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The pro said: "he casualties of war are indeed sad, but as I said, there are casualties in every war. They waged an attack on us, and we're fighting back just as people do in every war." this is a VERY bad way of looking at this. We are sending an army where special forces…
1st they said that i was copying points from that site they stated, whether this is true or not, i do admit i copied those points from that site most of my points are not from that site. 2nd they said that Afghanistan is a breeding ground for terrorits: This is true BUT why…
615.
The US federal government should pay reparations to descendants of slaves
For
I guess this means that my argument was simply too much for my opponent.
Thank you for your consideration.
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"Reparations, I believe, are talked about for political reasons, trying to cater for the purpose of getting votes. If Congress was serious about reparations - in '93 and '94 the Democrats controlled the House, the Senate and the White House, and not one single Republican vote…
616.
The Vietnam War was a good idea
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CommunismUhm... I believe my opponent is wrong here but lets prove that with first off to state that a) South Vietnam was a capitalist democracy. http://www.jstor.org... b) Northern Vietnam was communist http://geography.about.com... if you want to look at the facts of history…
I will now post my opinion on why I believe that the war in Vietnam was a good idea.CommunismThe Us interveened in Vietnam to prevent South Vietnam from being wiped off the face of the Earth and the fact that the US was trying to stop the spread of communism. Though the US…
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O.k. I am terribly sorry I forfeited the other round, I just completely forgot about it! Anyway, I lost my time for my points, so I'll just rebuttal your points first, and try to work my points into my rebuttal. Okay, I don't understand how half a country can be wiped off the…
You will be arguing that the Vietnam War was a good idea, and I will be arguing that it was a terrible idea, and that we never should have done it. Sources, I'm not that strict on sources, if you want to call me out on something I say and you may ask for a source and I will…
617.
Nazi Germany could have won WWII without invading Russia
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I believe that the Nazis would have won the war if they had not invaded Russia. I ask that Con makes his arguments R1, then at R2 I will defend, and at R2 con will say, "Skip just as we planned", then I will argue at R3. Con defends R3.
The Nazis had a lot of ways to win if they didn't invade Russia. 1. They could have focused the Middle East and Africa. [1] They had a total of 4 million troops, including allies. With this amount, they could have just focused on the Middle East and Africa, which they could…
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They could not have won, there are numerous reasons why; 1. They had too many enemies Nearing the end they would have lost even if they DIDNT invade Russia, Hitler already invaded Paris and Denmark, so everyone else knew the threat and would have eliminated it. 2. They didn't…
618.
Muhammad was a peaceful and civilized man
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I. MARRIAGE Muhammad preached 4 wives for regular Muslims. Muhammad was the leader, so it was probably cultural that the leader marry with the other tribes. How could it still be fishy for you? I gave some points proving that Muhammad wasn't sex-hungry. I'll repost them here…
haha nice username, got me chucklin a bit there ;) I. MULTIPLE WIVES (11) Muhammad has obligations apart from normal people, like extra prayers to God. Muhammad preached marriage with only 4 wives to all Muslims of the world, however he was obligated by God to marry with…
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I. This just proves that he didn't want to stop preaching, not that he wasn't sex-hungry. II. Muhammad says himself in your quote that women have a mental deficiency. It doesn't matter how many people were at his party. You just change the wording of the Sacred Scripture to…
I. So he preached marriage to 4 wives but then justified it for his sake to "create allies"? Seems a little fishy to me. Why couldn't other people "create allies" then? I'm not approving of polygamy, but it seems that if he were to preach something, he should go by it himself.…
619.
Rumkowski did everything he could to help Jews in the Lodz Ghetto
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My opponent poses the question of "could Rumkowski have helped the Jewish families escape occupied Europe entirely? " (I think this is more or less what he is asking) This was impossible. Lodz Ghetto was guarded much more closely by Nazi guards than any other Ghetto in World…
However I thought someone would probably do some frantic research and I was right. Thanks for the compliment; I just have an acute interest in everything WWII, especially the Holocaust. Now to the actual debate… My opponent's first claim… "he {Rumkowski} told lies to the Jewish…
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yet again with a lack of knowledge to this i can only but make assumptions on what he could have done. when i say escape somehow , this seems impossible right ? i was thinking of not as such an escapebut more off a trickery of the nazis. This may seem impossible but surley…
like i said i have to admit there is not much of an arguement i can put up as the man undoubtly saved lifes , but the question reamins could he have done more ? now not knowing much about this subject i have to pressume what i have read about it on several other sites have to…
620.
Holocaust revisionism should be legal
For
You said; "If you felt offended by my first paragraph then I am sorry but I always look into the past debates to try and grab an idea of who I am debating against when I said "hate and fear" that wasn't directly aimed at you but the debates you have done in the past again this…
You said... "Looking through your argument and past debates I can see there is an emerging trend of hate and fear. To be honest arguing this debate is a bit hard for me as it seems hard to think you can ever deny something that created such a tear in the history of man kind.…
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Bringing up notable holocaust deniers I have found that there are a lot of noteworthy revisionists and that not all of them had a peaceful approach. Yes a lot of them have a PHD which you did point out but if there's one thing I've learnt is that often a PHD is not an instant…
If you felt offended by my first paragraph then I am sorry but I always look into the past debates to try and grab an idea of who I am debating against when I said "hate and fear" that wasn't directly aimed at you but the debates you have done in the past again this was in no…
621.
The Great Flood was an actual historical event
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However, there are several flaws in his arguments that will collapse it. These flaws come from both logical and factual flaws. I do not dispute Con's points about the date of the Flood. Amount of water:I dispute, however, his calculations about the amount of water. This is…
I will not defend my arguments for now. I will note, however, that in this format it is hard to reply to everything. Nonetheless, I will try. I will refute the arguments given in the opening round and if I have no space to defend my arguments, I will do so in the next round. I.…
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I will first attack my opponent's second comment near the end of his R3 argument, because that is going to be extremely relevant later in this debate. I. When Was Noah's Flood in the Bible? I will post a quick proof that the Bible says the flood occured at around 2250 BC.…
I. Paleontology I. A. The Opisthotonic Pose My opponent starts with two contradicting studies. He does not prove anything. I ask him to clarify his argument here. He doesn't make much sense here. I will refute my opponent's new argument here in R4. I. B. Soft-Bodied Fossils My…
622.
Jesus Christ existed as a historical figure
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I would like to say that the reason I put this topic up, was because several atheists I have spoken to claim that Jesus the Nazarene never existed. So let's put that claim to the test! Jesus - the founder of the major world religion known as Christianity; Called the Christ;…
I will argue that that Jesus existed. First round is acceptance and then we proceed with the debate.Good luck to my opponent.
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It is important to recognize the obvious: The gospel story of Jesus is itself apparently mythic -Robert M. PriceMany deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist...Anyone…
My argument will be that Jesus of Nazareth, who is called "the Christ," did not exist in person. I await my opponent's evidence with excitement. Good luck!
623.
World War II was the only justified US foreign war
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I apologize. When I wrote out the requirements of the debate, I had grouped conflicts like the Barbary Wars in my head with the War of 1812("nor do conflicts like the War of 1812, which could be argued to be a purely self-defensive conflict") since the Barbary Wars were purely…
Since its founding, the United States has been engaged in a nearly endless string of conflicts. ranging from relatively minor skirmishes to two full blown world wars. I posit that of all these conflicts, World War II has been the only foreign affair that was justified. Serious…
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My opponent, having never really made an argument, forfeits. Arguments extended through final round.
World War 1: Threats to the United States There is little doubt that the First World War simply did not need to happen; it began as a classic mid-evil land grab on the part of Austria-Hungary and Russia. (1) However, to suggest that the resulting threat to the United States and…
624.
Nazi Germany could have defeated the Allies through technology and strategy
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What about in terms of aircraft. The Germans could have one with that. Given, they did never make an entirely succsseful long range bomber, the fighters and dive bombers were very successful. The Nazis could have one the air war using what they had. The fighters were of good…
Hello, and thank you to whoever does this debate with me. As you know, we will be arguing about if Nazi Germany could have defeated the Allies with technology and strategy alone. I will slightly alter the history with this topic. This will make the war a different scenario but…
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While Germany was very strong during WWII and very advanced in technology, I don't think they would have have won the war on technology alone. The Axis alliance was very strong, don't get me wrong. The problem is Germany's other allies weren't very technologically advanced. A…
I can see where Nazi Germany could overpower any of the countries with their aircraft, especially the British who weren't very well trained. But the British still technically won the air battle didn't they? During the battle of Britain the Luftwaffe lost 2 planes for every 1…
625.
Confederate symbols today represent rebellion, not slavery
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By bringing the Nazi Flag into the argument you are starting a new argument. The Nazi Flag was a flag that represented Hitlers regime and his idea of taking over the world and being able to be a world conqueror. He wanted to kill people. Yes the confederate flag originated in…
Set up Round 1 = acceptance Rules Forfeit and you lose conduct. No "shouting" or bad language Only accept this debate if you are actually against it. I look forward to hearing my opponents points.
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A confederacy by the dictionary is a band or union of individuals who's intent is to conduct illicit practices, or conspiracy. Some form of those practices can in fact be categorized as slavery. Not all who have a Confederate Flag on a pole in front of their residence reason…
Conclusion: Confederacy is a flag of heritage and one of slavery.
626.
World War II or the New Deal ended the Great Depression
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definition of CATALYST 1 : a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible 2 : an agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action The war was a…
The problem with your argument is that the economy was in shambles! There was nothing to invest in, nor was there money to invest. The War became a much needed catalyst that gave people something to invest in. This then created wealth which would lead to expansion in the 50's.
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I'm not sure you understand what the word 'catalyst' means.
While I will concede that America saw essentially none of the destruction visited upon Japan, Germany, England or Poland there was still a tremendous amount of wealth destroyed. You must consider the opportunity costs involved with all of this war spending. Every munitions…
627.
Germany could have won World War II
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I see your points, and I don't agree with those. I think "Germany's main base of the attack" stands for its HQ. Germany actually had many of them, but you're talking like Hitler had only one; and I started the debate starting with Operation Barbarossa, so I'll write down here…
To drop another atomic bomb would have meant serious military, economic, artistic and cultural damage to USA's allies and neutral countries as well, long after the war. Germany is right in the middle of Europe, so one single atomic bomb would have caused ENORMOUS damage. The…
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The aftermath would have been apocalyptic, the Pro debated. However, I disagree since 1) Germany's main base of the attack was in the dead center of Germany. If the atom bomb had been dropped on that location, the results would, ultimately, kill most civilians in the center of…
The U.S would easily defeat Germany by dropping another atomic bomb because they had the technology first. The U.S. were far more advanced in developing nuclear weapons compared to Germany's atomic bomb, which their weapon blew up their lab and lost all their material. It would…
628.
Joseph Stalin was worse than Adolf Hitler
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Was Heimlich the one that was the leader of the whole Nazi party? Did he attack his biggest ally, and spark a world war? Also, you need more punctuation in that sentence.Heimlich was not a leader but was a superior in the Nazi Party. Hitler attacking Stalin's Russia was stupid…
Sorry I could not get on the computer to post my second arguements.Hitler almost wiped out an entire RACE of religion. Plus, he didn't just focus on one religion, he took out Homosexuals, Muslims, and even straight up poor people.Though Hitler did try to commit genocide. Stalin…
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"http://www.americaslibrary.gov...; this website never said anything about Hitler ending WWII "http://www.bloombergview.com...; This website is just a bunch of computer code, made by someone who obviously THOUGHT he knew it, but didn't. "http://www.cliffsnotes.com...; This…
"Also Hitler himself may not even be the most evil person in the Nazi party, Heinrich Himmler than man who engineered the Holocaust and created the Nazi Death camps who showed no remorse when has captured and was treated as a criminal." Was Heimlich the one that was the leader…
629.
Neither states' rights nor slavery caused the American Civil War
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For the debater who accepts, you can start posting arguments when you post your Round 1. In other words, fire the opening shots. And thanks in advance to the debater who accepts this debate, and make sure you are ready for a good debate.
Since my opponent has forfeited for a second time, I will close some loopholes in my argument. Cause 1: At first, this my seem about states rights for slavery. But one, slavery is irrelevant because the states are questioning how much power the Federal Government can have. They…
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"Krakow! Krakow! Two direct hits!" ~ Calvin in Calvin and Hobbes. Ron-Paul told me to fire the opening shots, right?I thank Ron-Paul for starting this history-related debate.Resolution: Neither States Rights nor Slavery caused the Civil War.As Con, I will be stating that…
Due to a lack of time and an immense amount of homework, I will not be able to post this round. I appologize in advance. -1 conduct if you want.
630.
The Southern states seceded primarily over slavery
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"The South seceded in order to have a nation not controled by Northern tariffs " Here I am assuming you are saying that slavery was the primary cause of southern secession and the civil war. Tariffs (no matter how low) were certainly an irritant to the South, but to say that…
The south did secede in order to protect their "peculiar institution".
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I'll just contine.wrote on the Georgia Delacration of Secession, declaring the states loss of money. Such are the opinions and such are the practices of the Republican party, who have been called by their own votes to administer the Federal Government under the Constitution of…
can we continue in the next round DDO isn't working that well for me
631.
The Black Panthers were a terrorist organization
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Extend.
Sorry for the late response: "The incident you speak of was lead by Eldridge Cleaver. He cannot be solely responsible for the BPP being labeled as a Terrorist organization." Actions speak louder than words. As my opponent describes this situation, it is where "Cleaver lead a…
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"Domestic terrorism" means activities with the following three characteristics For you to win any points the arguments you gave would have to have those three characteristics. Only the first could possibly qualify (with a shallow analysis) as terrorism seeing how the second…
https://www.fbi.gov... As agreed to in the comment section Terrorism in this debate will be defined as: "Domestic terrorism" means activities with the following three characteristics: `42;Involve acts dangerous to human life that violate federal or state law; `42;Appear…
632.
Hitler should not be held responsible for his actions
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I believe that Hitler was not responsible for his actions has he was insane.Hitler suffered from borderline personality disorder, which manifested its symptoms in numerous ways and would imply Hitler was in full control of himself and his actions. Others have proposed Hitler…
I have started my argument. I was expecting you to provide an argument. Please provide. Don't want this debate to go to waste.
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I extend my arguments to this round...... My opponent has forfeited this last round without proving that hitler is insane or that he should not be responseble for his actions. He give no sources or an actual argument. I thank my opponent for this debate. It was enjoyable even…
I believe this is his first debate on debate. org. I welcome him to the site as a friend. Have fun on this site. .. . :) Definitions: Hitler- Adolf Hitler, Leader of the Third Reich, also known as Nazi Germany, an Axis Power during the Second World War. Insane- mentally…
633.
Operation Wrath of God was a justified Mossad operation
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Thank you to Con for his acceptance. My apologies for my slow reply--Summer classes are far more demanding than I expected. I shall endeavor to be more timely in future rounds, and I thank Con for his patience.After the 1972 Munich massacre, Israeli agents, at the behest of…
This debate will be on the justification of Operation Wrath of God, the name given the actions taken by Mossad agents after the 1972 Black September attack at the Munich Olympics.I will argue the Pro position, and show that in light of the events of Munich, the retributive…
Against
Thank you for posting the debate. I accept the challenge and I am going to take a position saying that the actions taken by the Mossad agents were unacceptable.
Since my opponent's arguments haven't been refuted yet, I will do so here. Since this is the last round, I will make sure to not introduce any new points.1) The lives of the Olympic athletes were worth justice. If the lives of the Olympic Athletes were worth anything to the…
634.
Barack Obama was a good president for the economy
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Thank you Con for the debate. Remeber we are looking at the U.S economy and not the factors or global macro economicsBefore we look at the economic success of President Obama we have to look at the failure he inherited from Bush As we can see President Bush took a 200 billion…
I accept
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I'm going to start off with the same four topics you had in your previous debate to keep it simple. 1. The Deficit Obama is bragging about him reducing the deficit each year in office. The charts typically shown are a measurement against GDP, but I'll show you later how the GDP…
President Obama is/was a good president (economics). I believe he is NOT a good president Economically speaking and can prove it. I challenge "Reformist" to this debate, considering his opponent in his debate isn't putting up a fight at all. I'd like to show how the alleged…
635.
The Southern states seceded primarily to protect slavery
For
I extend my argument again.
Well alright. I appreciate your honesty.
Against
This is really hard to refute mainly because I know that the south seceded to protect slavery(some although were to protect a right that America promised, even though it is an ironic freedom because it takes one party's freedom away). It is a well-known fact. I purely wanted to…
Ok, one, even though slavery was a big part of it, there were other causes such as land and population issues, along with secret organizations that were extremists. They were trying to keep rights(such as with keeping their slaves), but they also wanted more land. They were…
636.
Fascism is not inherently a form of supremacism
For
National Socialism and Fascism are not the same as white supremacism, or any supremacism in that matter. Mussolini, Hitler, Franco, and any other NS/Fascist leader in history were not supremacists, they did not support supremacism either. The KKK are not really nazis/national…
You do realize i am not a racist? Nor am i fascist? While National Socialism was a dictatorship it wasn't the same as fascism dictatorship, but it was similar. Now to get back to the point, im not a racist, nor did i ever say i was a racist, i brought up the KKK because to…
Against
Not the Fascism one, although Nazi's were fascists.
I. Defining Supremacism Supremacism Supremacism is the belief that a particular age, race, species, ethnic group, religion, gender, sexual orientation, class, belief system or culture is superior to others and entitles those who identify with it to dominate, control or rule…
637.
Andrew Jackson bears no responsibility for Native American deaths
For
Andrew Jackson is innocent of the killing of the Native Americans on the "Trail of Tears" when Congress voted and passed "Indian Removal Act."
Against
Andrew Jackson expelled thousands of people from their ancestral home lands and caused tens of thousands of deaths. He knew what would happen but he did it anyways. The trail of tears was one of the worsted events in u.s history and he was one of the worsted presidents in us.…
Andrew Jackson is directly responsible for the thousands of deaths that occurred during the trail of tears. In 1830 he signed the indian removal act, witch made land belonging to Native Americans part of the U.S. Between 1831 and 1839 Cherokee,creek, Seminole, Choctaw and…
638.
Turkey is guilty of the Armenian genocide
For
Do you mean to say that murdering millions of innocent men, women and children should be denied and forgotten? Let me remind you that forgetting is what caused the holocaust, "after all who remembers the mass killings of the Armenians" - Adolf Hitler on a speech to propose the…
I understand, if the Turkish government is not guilty of the crimes than it should have no problem accepting the genocide as a historical fact rather than ignoring the facts ad educating the Turkish citizens historically inaccurate information.
Against
Your arguements are based on emotion, that is never a good thing. Turkey doesn't pretend like nothing happened.It admits that 800,000 to a million and a half Armenians lost their lives. But Turkey also states that half a million Muslims were killed by Armenian gangs trying to…
I disagree, what your suggesting is Turkish Shame, the same thing that has been done to Germany. The holocaust has been rubbed into their face so hard and so offten that they are now ashamed of their heritage. What is the point of forcing the Turkish people to be ashamed of…
639.
The Reign of Terror was unjustified
For
1. It was completely inefficientReign of terror, before: Reign of Terror, after: Explanation: First off, many, many people died in the Reign of Terror. Between 16,000 and 40,000 people were killed. [https://www.princeton.edu...] (We're not even counting the people who may have…
Round one acceptanceDefinitions:The Reign of Terror Unjustified: "not based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair.", lacking fairness, NOT justified (from google and dictionary.com)Fair: Free from bias, dishonest, prejudiceJustified: Having more benefits…
Against
Conclusion:- Robespierre was justified to rule in the authoritarian manner which he did during the reign of terror since it was a state of emergency (after all they were fighting almost all of Europe and their world spanning empires). Even modern nations can grant governments…
The WarOne, he has to justify the deaths of those counter-revolutionaries.That's like asking me to justify the deaths of Confederate soldiers in the American civil war. They were in an armed uprising to overthrow the government.Two, he also has to justify the deaths of those…
640.
Barack Obama was a good president
For
BoP is shared. I hope you understand that. Asking questions is not debating and you have yet to make an arguement not in the form of a question.You have not rebtted any of my arguementsAnd yes you said "What policy created private sector jobs (government jobs exploded though)?"…
My opponent has made no arguements and has just used his rounds to ask questions.1) Government jobs are NOT private sector jobs. So you dont really understand what you are talking about2) We are talking about economics. We arent focusing on food stamps. And no unemployment is…
Against
Actually, I know a great deal about what I am talking about, having actually studied at the college level the subject of this debate whereas all you have is revisionist history and Dem talking points. This general ignorance explains why you think I equated government jobs with…
Woe there, big guy. But aware the revisionist history and Democrat talking points and tell us what what policies of Obama actually helped the economy? Tell us what policy of Obama's created a single private sector job (We know he exploded government jobs)? Tell us what policy…
641.
The Irish Potato Famine was a genocide against the Irish
For
While I do concede that the blight, not the British, my opponent clearly does not understand this debate. I am not arguing whether the Brits caused the blight, I am arguing whether they turned it into a famine. The Arguments made by the negation have not answered my primary…
The denial of aid, forcing the Irish to either leave or die is a form of systematic extermination. My main example is Holodomor, which is literally Ukrainian for Extermination by Hunger. This is the exact same as what happened in Ireland. According to How the Irish Saved…
Against
My opponent did not read my arguments. I pointed out that prominent BRITISH figures such as Queen Victoria donated money to relive the famine. The fact they didn't stop relief coming into Ireland shows that they did not want a famine. All of Pro's sources are based of one book.
"The denial of aid, forcing the Irish to either leave or die is a form of systematic extermination. My main example is Holodomor, which is literally Ukrainian for Extermination by Hunger. This is the exact same as what happened in Ireland. According to How the Irish Saved…
642.
Confederate flags represent racism
For
perhaps i inferred too much from con's statement, but his whole argument is hard to follow. he gives some historical anecdotes but doesn't really argue that the flag does or doesn't represent racism, but he does say things like "the north doesn't care if it wins to stop…
"The confederate flag represents racism as much as the north." so con acknowledges the resollution and effectively forfeits. all he does is go on to say the north was racist too.
Against
I in fact do argue why the flag represents racism. They had state rights to enslave people as did the north. The flags were more about pride, and that they wanted to protect the culture of the south which was slavery. England was involved in the slave trade does this mean they…
No what I'm saying is you claim the confederate flag represents racism during and after the civil war well equally does the north. I don't understand how that takes it to a forfeit for myself.
643.
The World Wars had more negative than positive consequences
For
So here in this debate i would like to say about the defects of the world wars and you should say about the advantages that goes beyond these disadvantages. First i would like to start by just saying a simple point that this world war has caused the deaths of millions and…
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Against
Damn, what am i gonna say. i accept this jackass debate.
I lost. Then
644.
Napoleon should be remembered as a 19th-century Hitler
For
Ok man they both wanted to take over the world and have the religion that they followed practiced by everyone they took over plus they both just got of a war before they came into power so yeah it does not matter what era they came from except Hitler had vehicals that's the…
Napoleon should be remembered as 19th century Hitler because he killed his own people and anyone who opposed him
Against
I will now address each part of my opponents argument and offer my rebuttals."Ok man they both wanted to take over the world..." This is probably true. This is the only statement made by my opponent that is in fact valid. However, there is no verification of this idea with any…
Unfortunately my opponent has forfeited the round. I hope he presents his argument this round.
645.
Slavery was the greatest cause of the Civil War
For
Thank you valued audience and respected opponent for giving me your time as I present my argument as to why the greatest cause of the Civil War was slavery. Let me begin by first examining the second national confederate flag that was attempted to be used as the flag of the…
As my opponent has given no counter I see no reason to give a rebuttal.
Against
I accept.
Pro forfeited round two, I cannot and will not provide an argument until a contradictory argument to my previous argument is provided by pro.
646.
Enslaved Americans suffered more than Holocaust victims
For
I apologize somewhat for the confrontational approach I have taken to this debate, and for the unfair insults I hurled your way. The simple fact of the matter is that we cannot determine who suffered more because they both suffered beyond the capability of any of us to…
In my stupid rat brain mind, a debate is a war of words, with the winner being the one that convinces the most readers or listeners. A debate is war, sir, not an attempt to get along with everyone, but to develop a consensus. You changed the subject, maybe because you think you…
Against
Let me explain to you what you are. You are a non-conformist who deems it necessary to rant about his ridiculous ideals about the American society. In reality you have nothing to solve or more importantly shed light on anything worth observing or fixing. I have tried to…
Do you understand the point of a debate? It is to discuss various topics and persuade others to agree with you. This debate, so far, has been a debate over whether we should judge suffering or not. Please refer to the topic of this debate and ponder your argument a little bit…
647.
The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were acts of terrorism
For
This turned out bad. Arguments extended.
Sorry. I have been busy. For me to win I have to prove America's intent to scare the Japanese into surrendering. It is clear that America wanted Japan to surrender. By nuking the two cities, America spread fear into the Japanese population. The Potsdam declaration is further…
Against
They were at war. By that logic, each time someone died it was terrorism.
My opponent has forfeited. I win?
648.
Joseph Stalin was more evil than Adolf Hitler
For
I will argue that the actions of Joseph Stalin were more evil than those of Adolf Hitler. *Evil being defined by kantainin ethics and morality
Adolf Hitler is often thought of as one of the most cruel leaders in history. The westerner world has characterized him as the most brutal leader of his age. North east of the nazi regime rested the Soviet Union. Led by one of the cruelest and most brutal rulers of all time.…
Against
I accept this challenge. I will argue that Adolf Hitler was much more evil than Stalin.
From my perspective, even as a Communist I think that Joseph Stalin was much more evil than Adolf Hitler. The reason I became a Communist was not because of Stalin. I have always been deeply influenced by Vladimir Lenin's and Karl Marx's idea. I have never looked up to Stalin…
649.
The CIA was involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy
For
For the first round I'll just state the evidence surrounded the assassination that indicates that Oswald was planned to be framed for the assassination. On the morning of November 22nd, 1963, The Dallas Morning News conducted an entire full page advertisement which associated…
Resolution: Based on the evidence currently available, it is most likely that Lee Harvey Oswald was not the assassin of JFK, and if he was involved, he was not the lone assassin.
Against
Thank you for the enlightenment.
I checked your sources and they are well cited. I did not expect such a strong, well structured argument supported by seemingly reliable sources. Pardon me for providing such weak (nonexistent) resistance.
650.
War has been a net positive for human development
For
Now moving onto the counterargument. "The atomic bomb was invented in World War II, but in peacetime, atomic bombs are not necessary. " The Atomic bomb may have been an instrument of death but it paved the way to better understandings in nuclear physics for more civilized…
I believe that throughout History, war has had a positive impact on Human development throughout the ages. During most wars the rate of discovery for major technologies and the like have boosted. In some cases war has caused the destruction of old ideas and allowed new ones to…
Against
A shame my opponent has forfeited. Anyways, I will conclude this debate, and show the key points that were adressed. War leads to many inventions, but many of them inventions of war. The different examples pro gave either were not invented during or as a result of war, not…
"The Atomic bomb may have been an instrument of death but it paved the way to better understandings in nuclear physics for more civilized technologies such as nuclear energy. "The average cost of fuel for a nuclear power plant (as of 2014) is 0.76 cents / kWh, the maintenance…

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