Politics Debate Topics for Students — page 40

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• Let's look at our competing arguments: "His main strategy is infiltration…." – Sieben More accurately my plan would be to infiltrate an existing party, and by use of effective persuasion and marketing permeate both the party and political positions throughout the country at a…
• "1) Goal of Libertarian Activism: To promote a stable environment for individual freedom and property rights" -Agreed. "A) Voters are Rationally Ignorant" – Sieben. A subjective statement that is wholly irrelevant to the debate. Because they may be irrational and ignorant by…

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• Ok, again the fact your attacking this woman shows how arrogant you are. You attack her personal problems instead of addressing her right to vote. So since you didn't refute the opportunity cost i'm displaying I win this point. you go on to say only 11% of Americans don't have…
• I'm so glad you jumped on this, thanks. Ok just to start, I will address states taking charge: States are likely/will to abuse the fact that they can pass voting laws. Texas is a clear example, they have tried several time, the most recent this past summer, to pass laws that…

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• It took you a while to respond to the arguement lol. "Just no to anarchy. That means no government. That means no social security. No laws. No enforcement of laws. No social services. Anarchy opens up and allows dictators etc. etc. to take over. We would become totalitarian…
• Anarchy is very misunderstood! As most people would have you believe the opposite, Anarchy does not mean chaos, nihilism, or any other term of the sort. It is in fact quite the contrary, Anarchism implies a society that is governed neither by rules or rulers, but rather by…

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• Laptop breakdown again?
• We have had many businessmen serve as president in the last couple of decades and yet they have continuously driven the country into debt by an order of magnitude. Clearly having a businessmen in charge is not the answer. We are at 17.2 trillion dollars of debt and George W.…

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• We Americans have always had a philosophy of expanding our territory and influence, and there is no concrete evidence on why we should cease to grow as a nation. The 13 provinces of Canada and 50 American states could be mutually to each other if we served In a union together:…
• In this round I intended to rebuild and reinforce my contentions, and I thank joebob4547 for his opposition. 1) A recent poll showed that a growing number (20%, higher in quebec) of Canadians and a growing 40% of Americans support American annexation of Canada, also since 1980…

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• Since the title of the debate is a little convoluted, my argument is that anarchy is practical and effective when compared to other forms of human organization. I argue that anarchy is practical in the sense that it can be used by anybody to address any number of issues. It is…
• Apparently there is a troll problem on this site, which has lead to restrictions. I understand that, but I will not accept someone who has no record and joined six days before me to limit my entrance into their debate. So I have created my own (in true anarchist spirit). I am…

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• If a country gets caught developing nuclear weapons, we will have economic sanctions on the country and we will have the leader of the country go to a place where a nuclear bomb was dropped, for example, Hiroshima to see the damage made by the nuclear bombs. The United Nations…
• If we don't ban nuclear weapons quickly, there is a possibility that a country will release their nuclear weapons. The largest nuclear bomb is equivalent to fifty-million tons of TNT. In perspective, that is about 3333 times more powerful than little boy, the bomb dropped on…

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• Let me address some specific points that you raise. 1) monetary policies: I believe that government ability to manipulate currency is a very dangerous thing. Devaluation may sometimes serve as a short term palliative. Sometimes it will trigger inflation wave making things only…
• I mostly agree with your premises but not with the conclusion. In the short term Quebec's economic situation is indeed likely to get worse after the independence. However, the long term consequences of continued dependence on external subsidies can be even worse (consider, for…

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• Mexico is a weak as s country with a small military, if they even tried to go tpo war weith the united states we would nuke them until all of them are gone. We have some bad hombres down south
• Mexico is a disqusting place and is poor af , they smell like garbage too and are ugly

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• Rebuttal 1: Comparative analysis My opponent asks for the two countries in question, South Korea and North Korea, to be compared. I will do this. First, we need to understand what my opponent has conceded in the last round. "Then he talks about how North Korea has rocked the…
• Rebuttal 1: My opponent's observations I will break this down as simply as possible within sub-points. a. My first contention My opponent has four different responses that I will address. First, he responds that the validity of Global Fire Power is weak. I concede this after…

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• "As you can see by the definitions above, socialism is not communism." My opponent rejects my source that proves that indeed socialism is very much like communism. But sence he makes no attempt to even discuss the content of my source but instead chooses to mock the name of the…
• Capitalism always works when the rule of law is enforced. I say this because there are examples of the failure of capitalism but all have one thing in common, the rule of law was not enforced and corruption was allowed to take hold. This is precisely what is happening with this…

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• Thank you for your opening statement Con.In reverse then," The British Tourism Agency has calculated that Monarchy-related tourism generates an average of $767 million for the British economy every year. Compare that to even the most liberal estimates...which come out to $307…
• I must quickly correct the title and say that I mean the whole of the United Kingdom as a monarchy. Also, no new arguments in the conclusion. Ever since the 800s, Kings and Queens have been coming and going as rulers of Britain. The tradition, as I consider it, has long been…

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• I believe that the minority's group should be protected from the government because if the government protects the minorities, the government can receive taxes from the minorities. For example, China's more than 5000 minority groups, if China supports them the China government…

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• I am sorry, for some reason, Con couldn't place his arguments in the second round. I continue with my position nevertheless. Enough is enough, people had enough of seeing the huge gap between the policies preached and the actual things happening in their real lives. Flexibility…
• Thank you very much to Con for such a wonderful argument. But all those points have been sorted out in favor of Edemocracy that I can explain now. 1. It is the opposite of giving absolute power to anybody. President & Parliaments will be our messengers doing what we vote for.…

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• okay well I guess so you won I have nothing else to say thank you for this debate and you're time.
• thank you I'm done

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• The British tabloid press isn't so much free as in freefall. Tabloid journalism in the UK has always been reckless and arrogant in pursuit of the trivial, but as advertising revenue dwindles that trend looks set to get worse
• There have to be limits to the permissible levels of intrusion into people's lives, in an increasingly connected world people- celebrities or not- have never been more conscious of this simple fact.

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• 'POOR CONDUCT' My apologies if I offended you, however I was under the impression that this was a debate, not a chat over some tea. I may have been sarcastic, however I would hardly consider that poor conduct. Now if I were to insult you, call you a moron, or use other…
• 'MONOPOLY'People traditionally vote for the incumbent, that is true. However, it is not an absolute constant. If a leading government official has been in office for some time and they have failed to stop or, contributed to, issues such as rising unemployment and declining GDP,…

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• Round 1- Accept Round 2- Main Points Round 3- Conclusion China is an international super power that has gotten away with not following the International Human Rights Law. It has avoided economic sanctions placed on other countries (Iran, North Korea, Cuba, etc.) simply because…

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• 1) The media holds a great impact on society. Essentially media is a tool by which the opinions and views of people is molded [1]. This means that with censorship, as applied by a the state, can cause people to think in the point of view that the government wants them to think…
• Here are some basic definitions that clarify the debate. 1) Media censorship- To examine media sources and prevent publication of information thought to be unacceptable. [1] 2)Banned-Forbidden by law. [2] 3) Internationally- Throughout the world. [3] I will be arguing for the…

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• Your argument is agreeable, government does not have the right to take away our choice to have an opinion- yes. But then it should be the people's choice to realize that political parties do harm for our government. Political parties have only one thing in common- money. Due to…
• Let's get this debate started... In America there are way too many political parties- Democrats, Republican, Green, Libertarian, and Constitution Party (those are just the major ones). Though I won't dwell deep into the numbers of parties we also have: the Communist Party of…

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• Frame work: 1. I am referring to presidents of the United States of America. 2. The overlying assumption is that they are duly elected for each term. 3. I am referring to changing the current system for the future, not saying that this would have been better in the past. 4.…
• >>There are a number of reasons that the founding fathers set it up this way… this is not an improvement and not worth making. Actually the founding fathers didn't set it up this way. There have been two big changes since they set it up. The president's terms have been limited.…

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• The one child policy is ignored by Chinas elite
• The one child policy results in sweeping human rights violations

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• I forefit
• I am new at this also so lets have some practice. "The incompatibility of contrasting social mentalities" there is many different social mentalities everywhere. Look in your own home did you ever see eye to eye with your parents? or siblings? There is always incompatibility but…

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• Citizens - have the right to vote at 18 years of age by election day. No voting mentally deficient or alienated, laid under interdiction, and no person convicted by final judgment, the election disqualifications Romania - is a national, sovereign and independent, unitary and…

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• I apologize for CLEARLY being an idiot & making a mistake on my first try. & NO we AREN'T going to use LD structure. I think that we SHOULD give the same constitution rights to ALL people because really, there is NO point in discriminating just becuase some people are here…
• Yeah this is my first time. I don't know what your fancy jargon means but I'll take a stab anyways. I'm guessing that your FOR "The US Gov has a moral obligation to afford the same constitutional rights to all people on US soil." If not, then my profuse apologies. No, I don't…

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• I don't have a lot of characters, so forgive me if I skip the pleasantries and cut to the chase. 1. My opponent agrees that freedom to do wrong is a not justified standard of right. Point won by the pro. 2. The sacrificed freedoms we are discussing are the ones that grant the…
• Freedom to do wrong is not a justified standard of right. How could it be? Thus the freedoms that are sacrificed (spelled with a "c", not an "s") are the ones that grant the ability to be immoral. The "contradiction" in my introduction was intended to illustrate that I do not…

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• Those who oppose gay marriage believe deeply that marriage is sacreda divine, a blessed sacrament between man and woman as ordained in the Bible. If they are right, then the entire concept of marriage has no place in our civil society, which recognizes the separation between…
• Government should get out of the marriage business. If the government had nothing to do with marriage, we could drop all the divisive issues about gay marriage, and just let people marry in whichever churches or other institutions will marry them. Taxing all individuals the…

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• I challenge my opponent to outline, in great detail, why he/she believes that patriotism is not ultimately destructive. This necessitates a definition followed by an in depth analysis of his/her position.

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• You must look to my case seeing how it has not even been contested and his has been attacked and dropped.
• still all points extended..

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• CanWeKnow, In your opening statement there are too many assumptions that simply are not true. To begin with, The Federal Republic governmental system is not set in stone. In theory it is independent from our economy, however, our government has become more than a federal…
• America's debt is climbing further and further yet most people are convinced that everything that went wrong back in 2008 has been fixed. Both major parties seem to believe that we can simply keep acquiring debt and have nothing happening. Now, If this sounds hard to believe, I…

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• We stand in favor for the following reasons on to our first evidence: Plan Colombia: Drug War Is A Fail Plan Colombia: Washington"s Latest Drug War Failure Ted Galen Carpenter is vice president for defense and foreign-policy studies at the Cato Institute July 27, 2001…
• "It's not the drugs that make you a drug addict it's the escape from reality"- Anonymous This quote goes with the reason why drugs are bad but why we don't need to help them stop others. For this reason, my partner and I stand in favor of the resolved. Resolved: The United…

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• Deterrence
• both sides will avoid threatening vital interests

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• Firstly, I apologize to all voters for the sources. I copied and pasted the links from an old debate of mine which linked a photo album with screen shots of my evidence. When I copied and pasted, only the "debate.org" part must of went through. Here are the sources used for…
• Pro I affirm the resolution which states resolved: UN peacekeepers should have the power to engage in offensive operations. Observation: The power bestowed upon peacekeepers to use offensive operations is not a power that is necessarily used in all cases; it is a tool in the…

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• "I would like to sincerely apologize for not giving this debate more of my attention."That's alright, I too have been very busy lately.REBUTTALS:"All land held by the separatists is legally part of Ukraine. Thus, all the land the separatists occupy has been encroached…
• I agree that evil is "profound immorality" and that fascist also has a nationalist and racist connotation. I now move on to address my opponent's rebuttals. "Ukraine preemptively warned civilians of the coming danger and advised them to evacuate the region." I read my…

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• I apologize for my forfeit. I am starting school in 3 days.
• I would now like to provide some refutation and present some of my own contentions. Foreign aid is given to the governments of these 3rd world countries. That is correct; the money is given to the government. Firstly, if you look at my uncontested definition, in no part does it…

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• First of all, If you are some elo 9000 leaderboard guy, Don`t accept this. Go find someone your own talent.
• My opponent says that North Korea is bad because it`s communist. However, This still does not refute how North Korea has a good literacy rate. This argument Penetrates any Attempted rebuttal, Unless my Opponent uses a direct, solid argument. My Opponent chooses to not, And…

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• Once again I don't know if you read correctly but when I say description for a crime, the crimes are committed because unfortunately we don't live in heaven. For example: Lady gets robbed at gun point and calls 911 gives the description of a white male, blue jeans, shirt and a…
• Sir civilians never know why they are really stopped you guys just want to believe what you want, I work for the department and really care about protecting people , most of the time a crime is committed we stop everyone who fits the description of the perpetrator with the hope…

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• Indeed, the different ways to say the word dinosaur are both insightful, and equally intelligent. I think Ron Paul would agree that he is older than dinosaurs, considering that he created God. Which is part of why he is amazing. Onto the song in Spanish... Many Ron Paul…
• While I concede my opponent's argument regarding him being everybody, and therefore him not being pleased and hitler and that stuff. However, he is deeply mistaken with the second half of his argument regarding how to properly wash oneself after #2. It was informative and…

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• Extend all arguments Class Struggle: con agree's that it has been a part of human struggle and re aferms my point. Checks and Balence: Having a middle class that evryone is in IS structure, and might remind you that this is on PAPER, and so any arguements pretaining to prctice…
• The Communist Manifesto can be broken down into multiple key points: 1: History can be viewed as a constant class struggle Marx and Engel argued that history has always been the same, from living standards to revolutions and that often classes divide us more than nationality,…

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• I never once claimed "that any society that is controlled by the military will always be lawful and have unity." I understand that people are individuals. Your points concerning Germany are true for that example. However, I never once stated how this government would operate…
• A military society would have less of all ills that plague man such as murder, theft, rape, and others if military principles were completely integrated into the society. This is due to the the fact that military tradition and expectations include complete control of ones self…

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• I guess I didn't clarify it enough. Your argument is: "Democracy in a country with a majority population of uneducated and poverty stricken citizens whereby government is voted in by the people is not successful because the majority who vote for a party are at high risk to…
• You state that considering the U.S. is irrelevant to the situation and you decide to steer the debate towards 3rd world countries. You only make one argument which is the case that the "uneducated" is being bribed by the government officials to elect for a certain…

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• Libertairanism is a modern ideology so why would you assume that we are discussing a old and irrelevant version of liberalism that has essentially evolved into Libertairanism?
• Libertarianism is defined as a political philosophy advocating only minimal state intervention in the lives of citizens. Allowing citizens of a state to live how they choose without the government permitting them to do so. Supports the free market and promotes liberty. Modern…

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• Round 1: Acceptance Round 2: Introduce and Expand on Arguments Round 3: Rebuttals Round 4: Counter-rebuttals/Conclusions NOTE: I am arguing for the more general Classical Liberalism, not the version specific only to the United States. My definitions of both worldviews are as…
• To clarify your earlier statement about my lack of sources, I am basing my arguments on logical reasoning. However, to avoid further conflict, I will cite sources for the remainder of the debate. Here are my rebuttals to your arguments: 1. The concept of freedom of religion is…

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• Earmarks erode trust in the government
• Earmarks do not represent an efficient use of taxpayers' money

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• Chokepoints
• Oil = Rentier economies = weak internal cohesion

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• Sorry for the delay I went out to eat. Anyways Before I get into answering your points I think what artC said is relevant to what we are discussing the two party system forces the media to focus on the two parties and doesn't allow for the other parties views to go main stream.…
• Off your first point about there is not an official two party system I have the following responses: 1)ಠ_ಠ 2) I realized that there are multiple political parties when I wrote this and the intention was to evaluate the paradigm of two dominant parties in the United states. 3) I…

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• GG man
• Well done you have proved me wrong!! By the way this was supposed to be a prove me wrong like thing and I support the idea of having a Bigger Better wall.

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• CON did not address nor refute my distinction on practicality versus morality, and continued his argument based on a purely practical basis. Each of his supposed "well-sourced reasons" are the same as they were in round 2. 1. From round 1, I established that human beings are…
• Con makes a good argument. He refers to the misuse of foreign aid by foreign governments and refers to the hidden agenda possibly behind the offer of foreign aid. HOWEVER, he does so under a limited scope. He does not account for foreign aid in the event of an emergency.…

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• Modern Georgia never really controlled S. Ossetia.
• S. Ossetia legitimately gained independence at break-up of USSR

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• I extend all my arguments about why Kim Jung Il was a bad leader and I extend my funny pictures as well
• "U DOT C KIM DESTROYING AFRICA SLOWLY BUT SURELY"Thats not the debate here, the debate is over whether or not Kim Jung Il was a good leader of North Korea, and I have shown how that Kim Jung Il has done more damage to his own country than Stalin did to Russia(pauses to let the…