Politics Debate Topics for Students — page 22

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• my opponent must prove in order to win that by helping Japan, the US is benefitted in some way based on his previous arguments. He has not thus far. Therefore, the Pro should win this debate.
• My opponent has provided a good piece of evidence, however, i would like to point out that it has nothing to do with this debate. He has proven that the US has been harmed a little bit, but he has not shown how the US's presence in Japan will help the US. We are not arguing…

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• Thank you again for this wonderful debate. It has been very fun. Let's take a look at voter apathy. You say that those who don't care about political issues shouldn't be forced to vote on political issues they don't care about. I agree. I'm not advocating that we make everyone…
• Hello beem0r, and thank you for your arguments. Without any ado, I will begin debating. Your first answer to my first contention is that there is no way to fix the apathy of today's citizens when it comes to voting. I have two answers for you. My first is this, that even if…

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• Primary elections are democratic and representative enough
• National primaries produce sound bite politics

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• Of course, I would be the first to agree that the Cambodian genocide was horrifying. However, i must point out that Pol Pot and his band of murderous maniacs, the Khmer Rouge, came to power because they had overwhelming support from the peasantry. And do you know why? Because…
• I will understand if you are unable to post arguments, and if that is the case, will look forward to debating the same topic in future. I'm afraid however, that i cannot agree to your terms. As you are at liberty to present your defense, so am i at liberty to present my…

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• I do admit that the renewable energy discussion was an unnecessary tangent, and I apologize for that. However, when I reffered to education, I did not mean at the collegit level. I meant k-12 educational funding, the college debate is a tangent that I do not want to be involved…
• The US spends way to much on its military as is. In fact, roughly 57% of the entire budget goes to military, 6% to education and 0.58% to NASA. It is little wonder then, that our education leaves us 24th in Math, 21st in Science and 31st in reading. Another unsurprising fact is…

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• Do you really think any of the direct trade income would flow through the hands of the Cubans? No, this is not a capitalistic state this has a pure communist regime in place. Why should we make deals with people associated with dictatorships? We shouldn't that defeats American…
• Your missing a big point here Logan! We should not take this off because the communist dictatorship has done nothing to lift the embargo. President Kennedy told them that he would lift the embargo if they meet the requirements, which was to ease off of the Cuban people and give…

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• "The U.S. is currently operating under a laissez-faire system which is coined free enterprise or market economy and I agree, it is not working well." The U.S. is actually operating under a mixed economic system right now, which is sort of like the pseudo-free market I am…
• By protecting its citizens, I mean from any threats both foreign and domestic and in any form. Yes, I am advocating for the privatization of building infrastructure. Yes, I understand that doing so would mean that there would be a payment of some sort to use these services. But…

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• 1. Morality-I didn't have any evidence except the thing that says China wouldn't risk war with the United States and the other argument that states China uses war threats as a tool rather than an actual threat. It also doesn't make logical sense. Even if Russia and China…
• I'm enjoying this round and I hope for it to be good until the end. 1.Morality-Your argument is that since we can't solve all of it, we shouldn't solve any of it. That's a terrible argument. Your saying other, countries would push back against the US but in the end, they…

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• Over a century ago the world came together at the Hague Convention and said that the use of chemical weapons is abominable and inhumane that no one , no country should be able to use them. In effect out lawing them. Syria has without doubt used such weapons on its own citizens…
• unfortunately due to moving for uni i am unable to complete the debate therefore i forfeit the debate.

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• In giving help to the Philippines, isn't it that America is also benefiting from our country's national resources? I know that we can't reach the help in terms of giving you money but all the policies and treaties that America presented to the Philippines is generally created…
• This issue is more of a national concern to the Philippines. With the very light point that you like to argue is, I guess it is "not of a big deal". What I want to point out is that, having the US intervention, the sovereignty of the Philippines being a democratic country is…

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• "First of all, who says that the United States has to become the World Police in the first place. " When the framers of our own US Constitution gathered to break from Britain, they stated verbatim within the Federalist Papers, "The US shall become one of the leaders within the…
• Iran. A country that has been the center of attention for more than 50 years, however, in recent times has presented a problem to the economies surrounding in the middle east. By placing a sanction on Iran we would be showing them that we do take up a role as the World Police…

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• Tie.
• Let this be a tie.

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• First to refute a point the opposition has said, you said that if Irish is not the official language, than it will be considered "dead" but what I am saying is that Irish won't be discarded or forgotten, we would preserve the language as part of our history but it won't be…
• Ireland has two official languages, Irish being the first. But we never use Irish on a regular basis. What is the point of learning a language that we can't use. In my opinion, Ireland should have only one official language, and that should be English. I will discuss under the…

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• con argues it is never harmful to have too much liberty. that is just wrong. if we can wiretap Bob and prevent a terrorist attack, it is harmful to not wire tap him in the name of giving more liberty to the population. con argues it is bette to be dead than have no liberty.…
• security is greater than liberty it is common, and frankly par for the course, for people to quote many great founders, that say that he who wishes for security over liberty, deserves neither liberty or security. here i am mostly referring to things like the NSA spying on…

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• I think my opponent's response comes down to a simple statement: "Well what would be the alternative? "In regards to this, I wish to state the alternative: STV. In STV, constituencies become multi-seat constituencies. If I create a scenario:Conservative votes: 30,000Lib Dem :…
• I shall address my opponent's rebuttals whilst reinforcing my own arguments:My opponent gives an example of how PR can only be applied to a Congressional or Parliamentary system, and not a Presidential election. This could have been a very good, strong argument, if it weren't…

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• I would just restate the fact that the United States is a constitutional republic and isn't a simple majority.
• My opponent wanted to do five rounds. Does anyone see him... I forgot what I was going to say.

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• Maybe I wrote it for real life debate? ...Anyways, con disrupted the flow of debate and didn't meet their round 3 burden nor their round 4 (and I passed these because of con). This is essentially a forfeit - giving up on the debate. Copy/pasting is allowed in debate so I don't…
• Um, okay?It seems my opponent forfeited.

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• You're welcome :-) Moving on- If the Fairness Doctrine pertains to all news readers (which it does, it just focuses on talk radio), then the Democrats should be annoyed about the doctrine as well, because CNN, MSNBC, etc. won't be able to put out their liberal, excuse me…
• The Fairness Doctrine (as I would like to point out) pertains to TALK RADIO!!! Not news. Talk radio has the privilege to say whatever it wants- they tell the news and their side of the story. NOT- an unbiased account of what happened during the day. NO- It is the news…

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• Props to Danielle, she made some quite challenging points that I'll try to address. The entire purpose of this policy would be to prevent xenophobia and alienation. People, when emigrating to the United States, come here because they have a dream of being the kind of success…
• Language may be the most important aspect to assimilating into a society. When a member of a community cannot understand the lingua franca, that will prevent them from becoming a productive citizen and will alienate everybody else. We currently see many people (about 15…

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• "Don't get involved in other people's affairs," because I agree with the advice of Switzerland's popular saint, Nicholas of Flüe, I strongly affirm the resolution. Isolationism (accepted standards for existing Isolationist countries):- Decreased Foreign affairs- No…
• Ought: moral obligationIsolationist: the policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements, etc. , seeking to devote the entire efforts of one's country to…

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• Regional powers in Iraq not equipped for war
• Prolonging the Iraq War will permanently damaged the US military

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• "Government's job is not to make sure that everybody distributes their money in a way that the majority sees fit." This is socialism/communism dude so uhhhh you are not in the correct debate, or doe AA prevent everybody distributing their money in whatever they majority wants.…
• "Banning affirmative action would be too much government." Isn't it the governments job to protect it's citizens and promote equality. Affirmative action does the exact opposite. It does not promote equality as it makes it easier for minorities to get jobs, get into college…

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• As a note before I begin. What I mean by a private army for the UN is an army that is not made up of separate countries which have all contributed military forces to the UN. I mean an army that is recuited, maintained and controlled by the UN. My first argument is that if all…
• This is just a opening round to say hello. Debating will begin in round two.

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• First of all I haven't helped you at all. I have not pointed out that privatisation of the NHS will lead to greed; I have pointed out it will ensure the continuity of the vital health care services our country needs as it can not carry on the way it is with the population…
• Yes there are bound to be problems with privatising the NHS but there are problems with the NHS as it is. The NHS was not designed to care for a 21st century Britain where they have to cater for people living, people getting fatter and fatter or people with terminal illnesses…

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• I was looking forward to what my opponent had to say. However as he did not answer, he forfeits and my arguments still stand.
• Let us start with a bit of Historic background. When George Washington became president, America did not have political parties. There were those who opposed him who were known as anti-administration but nothing formally resembling a party. Prior to this you could have a…

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• I'm not entirely sure if there is a way to win this War. We were in over our heads from the start, but right now, it's better to press on, then to just quit it. Setting a time table would of course give us deadlines, which we most likely wouldn't meet, and make us look bad, but…
• I'm never going to support the reasons we've gone to war. Had Bush come out and say we're invading because we want to spread democracy and help out the little man, I would have been fine. The reason I don't support it is because it was based on misconstrued intelligence. But my…

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• Listen sir,India maybe overpopulated but things are certainly changing------in the sense that the media is playing a very important role in uniting people of all backgrounds aginst corruption and educating them along scio-economic and political lines.So your "overpopulated"…
• I feel that since communalism aims at recognizing various ethnicitie and groups especially in a country like India,It thereby becomes an essential part of democracy as it allows representation of various castes and religions at the very highest level of the government?

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• Round One: AcceptanceRound Two: BriefsRound Three: Rebuttal Round Four: ConclusionDefinitions are arguable. BoP is not assigned. Failure to post a round is an automatic loss. Good luck, I look forward to some hearty competition!
• Zaradi, it is a pleasure. According to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, 805 million or one in nine people were suffering from chronic malnourishment in 2014. The UN also predicts that 21,000 die every day of hunger or hunger related illnesses. It can well…

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• Hi ROwens! Well the first floor of my house flooded therfore I will be unable to do this debate anymore as I need to help my parents clean up the damage. However I would enjoy debating you sometime else. I sincerely apologize. Have a nice day.

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• 1. At the end of the debate, the vote should go to the debater whose arguments are comparatively better than their opponent's. 2. Definitions- a. A "Private Citizen" will refer to any American above the age of 17, who has not been convicted of a felony charge. b. "Should" will…
• 1. b. The Reductio ad Absurdum still stands as a conduct voter, and calling this out is not an attack on Con's person; it is a critique of his conduct. If calling out poor conduct wasn't acceptable than it wouldn't be a voting issue on the ballots. 2. Rebuttals- a. People kill…

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• First I'd like to start off by thanking you for your acceptance! Obs 1. Resolution Analysis The USFG should give military aid to the Nigerian government to fight Boko Haram Definitions: Military Aid- any aid given by the US military Boko Haram- Terrorist group located in…
• Hello! First round is for acceptance, 2nd new arguments (no rebuttals), 3rd is for arguments and rebuttals, and 4th is for conclusion (no new arguments). Thank you!

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• What I meant by PFD(not PDF) and LD was Public Forum Debaters, or Lincoln-Douglas Debaters. To state: Military dogs are being exploited in ways that you could never understand because you are still thinking in the utilitarian logic that's driving the status quo today. A very,…
• First of all, let me specify that this is a policy debate, please no PFD'ers, or LD'ers. There is a max limit for the topic so, once again the following plan text: The United States federal government should end the military deployment of animals in Afghanistan, Iraq, South…

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• Disraeli, Oakeshott and Burke:I thought that Disraeli was making a comment on what you would call modern conservatism. I still think that what he said applies to modern conservatism. It is cowardly to keep to the known because of a fear of the unkown when the unknown would…
• Benjamin Disraeli:I am actually a great admire of Benjamin Disraeli and I know that he said "Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation…

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• FINAL ROUND! !Note that for two times in a row my opponent has included the sources in the comments. Thus, either the sources points should go to me, or the conduct point. You judges decide for yourself.1. Democratic warMy opponent has still not refuted the facts I posed in…
• Let me start out with this:" In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just…

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• I will rebut the points you made in the last round 1. If I do not think that you have a right to your life can I murder you? If i think you dont have a right to your property can I take whatever I want from you? In a country like North Korea the goverment has complete contol…
• Hello. Thank you for acceptting the debate. I will try to get to all of your points. I should mention I am from Canada, but am very willing to talk about the US goverment speccifacly as it is a great example. I will define human rights as things that fall under the non…

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• I'm pretty sure that a lot of people will be willing to take this subject up and so I look forward to taking on whoever is willing to do so. Good Luck.
• I'm assuming that your perception of a "true democracy" is one in which a leader is overthrown the moment the leader has the minority approval rate. Let me put this into the Cameron analogy: While the cake is being baked, you taste a bit of the cake to see if it is progressing…

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• Well, it seems like we live in a world in where smoking and drinking make a great debater. My opponent claims that Liberalism means pushing political, social, and economic reforms when necessary. "Conservatism is about imposing a "natural law" that is universal and never…
• I am very sorry that my opponent made attacks on her own misinterpretations of my case. I will have to correct the following statements my opponent has made, and then prove conservative lifestyle is the best in achieving a better country. Rebuttal 1. It is very interesting what…

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• Full resolution: Assuming that the majority of Texans support secession, the people of Texas have the right to secede from the United States of America. Definitions shouldn't be necessary, as the context of this debate should be clear by my arguments. 1+. The United States of…
• Now, to finish this: 1-. Some Texans don't believe that they have the right to secede. My opponent claims that only the people can decide what is just. I shall agree with this. However, he then claims that just one dissenting voice makes the entire process unjust, no matter…

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• The European Union (EU) is a politico-economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The EU operates through a system of supranational institutions and intergovernmental negotiated decisions by the member states. The institutions are: the European…
• Opening StatementThis section is losing relevance, so the rebuttals will be brief. My opponent argues that lack of regulation, which is an artifact of a laissez-faire capitalism, was partially responsible for the 2008 market crash and thus the percieved movement away from…

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• I'm guessing my opponent gave up.
• The US was meant to be a Constitutional Republic(polity), which benefits the entire community, rather than a democracy which only benefits the majority.James Madison Said, "In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the…

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• I hope my opponent comes back in the final round.
• 'I never assumed human nature was static. Obviously human nature shifts here and there. We do adapt to our situations. However, human nature has constraints. There's a limit to how much nature will bend. (That's the definition of 'constraint)'Yet, you have failed to show what…

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• i will differentiate between exploitation and keeping in check positively , it is one of the responsibilities of the powerful countries to keep weak ones in check for three reasons , first point is , some countries have economical problems that maybe will help the government or…
• to be a powerful country it does not mean you have to have developed economy , or high population , one of the conditions to be a powerful country is to keep weak ones in check , because it makes your Foreign relations stronger ,

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• I feel I already proved my points in round 1 and 2,thats why I didnt bother going over every single topic you put up in that page-long response.You yourself asked them to go to sites and look at the info,so why cant I ask them the same? Even if they dont read anything,its logic…
• Let the people look it up and make their own decisions.I am sure they will see that your arguements dont make sense.

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• And it's over
• They forfeited again great. Who am I debating.

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• 1) Men have made some bad presidents"Do you want me to pring up every president okay (except Johnson he was an aweful southern rascist)"No, im just showing that the number of good male presidents compared to the number of sh*tty ones is heavily skewed towards the sh*tty ones.…
• 1) List of people the Con said were good presidentsPolk, Monroe, Lincoln, Jackson, Washington, Truman. That is 6 out of soon to be 45..... If I got 6 out of 45 questions on a test my grade would be as low as George Bush's approval ratings..... There is an overwhelming number of…

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• I think that television propaganda should be banned because it affects how people live. Also it leads to patriotism. Finally, it leads to people dying for no reason. I think these reasons are the biggest cause why we have to start banning politics propaganda.
• My final reason why we should ban propaganda is because propaganda leads to patriotism. According to google definitions patriotism is vigorous support for one's country. In other words the person wants to die for your country but make it the best. Love it like your mother and…

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• Your link did work this time. I will not deny any claims in the link because it was factual, however I will say that the United States is currently in 2 wars, we have a huge army reserve, our national debt is much higher than that of Canada, and we have many more people. We…
• Thank you for your response! I will not burden you with smalltalk and I will instead go straight to the argument. "Your description of the HAA is too sketchy to agree with. Therefore, I disagree." I guess that's fair enough. However, could you please explain what made it…

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• I would first like to state the format of this debate: Round 1: Constructive Round 2: Rebuttal Round 3: Summary I am in the firmest affirmation of the resolution when in conflict, the United Nations should prioritize global poverty reduction over environmental protection for…
• I would like to apologize for forfeiting that round, I could not find the time to post, I was busy. I believe I won because neither me nor my opponent rebutted, and I feel as though I had the better constructive. I did not copy and paste the motto, instead I cited my sources…

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• Con thank you for your response. http://www.youtube.com...Con: Increased enmity towards Israel:My point is that they already hate Israel. Let's say their hate towards Israel is a level of 100,000, + or - by 100 isn't really worth considering. If Billy is sufficiently mad enough…
• Con, thank you for your response. I believe this same debate is taking place in multiple places and we can only hope in the Oval Office as well. I am not going to link to Wikipedia as it is the best encyclopedia in the history of the world and everyone has access to it for fact…

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• R1: Political Stability Con pulls off a semantic argument in this rebuttal. He makes an odd argument of changing the resolution, when in fact he is the one who brought attention to the Afghan-USSR war. So, if anything, he is really the one trying to talk about Communism--as…
• Thank you, Con. R1: Political Stability CON asserts that US involvement led to the Taliban taking over. It must be noted that the USSR likely would have taken over Afghanistan had the US not supported Afghani citizens--who would eventually become the Taliban. US involvement…