Politics Debate Topics for Students — page 53

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• 1. Just because CNN was not the only news network there, Doesn't make it acceptable. 2. Not reporting both sides is not "news". 3. Obama is fake news 4. They were staging the whole event 5. Dishonest reporting 6. Give me evidence 7. I didn't see anything suspicious They knew…
• 1. Just because other news networks do it, Doesn't make it excusable. 2. Thats not honest reporting. Honest reporting is getting both sides of the argument. CNN failed to do that. 3. Again, If you sign with Al-Qaeda, You are not moderate. 4. The television clip showed by CNN…

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• "Aus is a bully in the south pacific bullying FIJI and PNG to democracy and furthermore inflicting their views on everything/everyone else" My opponent has provided no sources to support this claim. Here is a sources that shows Australia is still helping search for MH 370…
• Well, Australia has helped out a lot with the MH-370 plane search.

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• In this round, I present my rebuttal. Even if one disagrees with certain military policies involving drones, one can still support the use of drones by the military. You could disagree with missile strikes in Kosovo, but you could still support the use of missiles by the…
• As Pro, I will be arguing for the use of drones by the military. First, I will NOT be arguing that the government should use drones in EVERY type of possible situation. Can these drones be misused? Yes. Can bombs be misused? Yes. Guns? Yes. Ethical implications accompany every…

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• So my opponent's entire round can be summed up as one gigantic appeal to authority. Con implies that because the military does things a certain way, that the military's policies are in fact justified. If that were true, this entire debate would be moot. I'm arguing the…
• Thanks, Con. The primary purpose of the military is to defend its country from actual or perceived threats. The question is whether or not the U.S. military would be able to fulfill this mission if reduced in size by 1/3. I affirm. The U.S. spends 58% of the total military…

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• Good argument, but unfortunately, the points you brought up are just not how it is these days in America. Most Americans are very biased towards only one political party. For instance, a few weeks ago, I met a lady who was a big supporter of pretty much every Republican…
• On the surface, political parties seem like a good idea. However, when we analyze what effect they have had on our nation, they are hardly anything beneficial. You stated that you believed that political parties are "essential to our nation's overall development for they aid in…

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• Risk of nuclear weapons falling into the wrong hands
• All nuclear weapons threaten health and quality life of people

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• very disappointed with the forfeit.

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• pardon my grammar im debating why the us is problem maker for the world, the us corrupts other countrys why corrupting its own rules 1) use evidence for you points 2) explain simply what your opinion is

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• I'm fine if he refutes everything else in next round. I expected that he would just post his case first then refute mine in the next round, but its ok. If he wants to put sources in comments to save space, dont penalize him for it. First his arguments, then mine. ObservationI…
• I agree that they aren't technically mercenaries, which is why I said that it is the "slang" term. It was just used to summarize PMC's in a simple way people can understand.Anyway, lets begin.Contention 1: Contractors destroy US credibilityThe regular military is strictly…

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• I believe that the world should unite under one government. If we were to do this than all war between nations would be stopped. It might require one huge war but if we could convince as many countries as possible to join in the act we could take over or intimidate into…
• But we would not be ruling from a distance if all nations world wide were to unite. We would be one nation with absolute power and one military might larger than any ever on earth. One faction would rise up but if you give people over all world peace they would not be as ready…

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• It would give England recognition and representation
• English Devolution is a necessary step in ensuring English issues are dealt with

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• I forfeited all the rounds since you obviously did not pay attention to the debate, if you were wondering. The statement was "The amendment preventing presidents to serve more than two terms should be abolished." I selected PRO. You selected CON. Yet, you argued that that…

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• Transparency allows citizens to choose for a healthy leader as to ensure proper functioning
• The head of state/government must be accountable to the people

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• lol he got banned
• You're really cool, dude.

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• Islamic parties have led governments before
• There are preexisting institutions in Arab countries.

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• My opponent, in the comments section, has provided the following definition of "bad": -of poor quality; inferior or defective Communism (as defined by my opponent) encompasses two ideas: -Collectivism -"Each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs" The…
• Well darn. I was excited about this debate. Communism has fundamental flaws and is both ethically and productively inferior to individualism.

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• This debate is about that IS - Islamic State must be eliminated, which I'll debate for. It's about that the west and the world should intervene. I'll support those arguments.
• IntroductionI believe that the world cannot look when a power built on insanity and massmurdering that claims that it has the authority of the whole muslim world, can be watched by the world while they appropriating natural resources, massmurdering innocent children, women and…

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• //Refutations //"All you are doing here is saying how you feel. You feel that the government is deeming us too young to decided what to watch yet your own opinion doesn't hold much water. I could say that "It is the government showing they care". Now it is just your word…
• /"I accept my opponent's definition of democracy except for one part. Part 3 is in, somewhat, contradiction with part 1. If we have representatives such as the electoral college, a president can loose the popular vote whilst winning the electoral vote thus it is not majority…

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• It should be fun :)Full TopicPlacing political conditions on humanitarian aid to foreign countries is unjust. BOPIt is Pro's BOP to uphold the resolution on balance. It is Con's BOP to show the resolution to be invalid on balance. JudgingAs part of a three debate long, on-going…
• Thanks to Such for a great debate! In this round, I will review the key arguments in this debate, and conclude with some reasons to vote Pro.CON's CASEPremisesS1Con says that P2 is not actually an assumption. The point I am making is that in Con's first syllogism he is…

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• Thanks for posting your argument so quickly after I posted mine. Saying that the USA is a capitalist country and that it will never change is a very defeatist statement. Capitalism fuels the negative side of our emotional spectrum (greed, survival of the fittest etc.) and this…
• War and anger is not created by disagreement, it is created by a selfish lack of acceptance. Two factions might disagree on land, or oil or the contrasting colour of their skin, but it's ultimately the fact that the two factions are not accepting of each other that leads to…

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• Since a second opponent has forfieted on this topic, I'd like to try this debate again. Please do not accept if you do not have formal debate experience or at least a few political debates under your belt here.To limit the debate to a reasonable scope, I am hoping we can…
• As per the resolution, I am asserting that hegemonic practices are immoral as a whole and it is my burden to prove them both to be immoral. In the actor of the United States, I will offer the implications of Hegemony as a case example. While there may be problems with focusing…

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• To start off I would like to remind the viewers of this debate that it is impossible for me to go into much depth on my points or cover all points due to the character restrictions strictly imposed by my opponent. Below I would like to refute the further arguments my opponent…
• I will now proceed to negate my opponents point Definitions (which should have been done by the Con) Poor - A definition generalized for the context of this debate to mean not having the same amount of money or possesions as another. 1. My opponents main point in this debate is…

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• I think that its ridiculous that we are forced to help america with their greedy battles. Parents have to sit at home always worrying if their child is going to ever come home all to help america invade other countries for oil. but that's my opinion

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• The GAU-8 cannon on the A-10 is the only gun we aren't selling overseas because it's so deadly AND IT'S NOT BEING REPLICATED ON THE F-22 OF F-35. This is a great CAS aircraft.
• That's exactly what it's made for. Decimating the enemy and depleting their morale so that they will have less will to fight and we will have less casualties, which will make us have higher morale, not to mention our power over terrorists. This is something not found in F-22s…

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• Greenlandic independence is sought by most of Greenland's population. For the purpose of the debate, we will assume that Greenland can be bought. Which is not totally unrealistic, given the people wanted us to in 1946. My opponent will begin in R1.
• I accept my opponents concession

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• you mention that china has troops around korea. that's only because they dont want their people in china and because korea is unstable. china has not mentioned a word about wanted to militarily defend korea, and no one ever talks about it. this is all a novel idea brought up by…
• con says to be weary of china and russia. they are self interested and would not be interested in a war. they haven't expressed that they would be if we attacked, and it doesn't make sense that they would. theyd much rather let us fight it out and try to deal with any…

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• Sounds like a bad idea to me.
• Yeah. I am cool.

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• In this debate I will be in support of lifting the decades-old embargo on Cuba. My opposition will argue against this. I'd like to keep this debate clean and simple, to keep it from getting hot-headed. Be sure to cite sources and have a good time! 1st round is for acceptance,…

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• Ever since the fall of Japan in 1945, the United States has maintained a large military presence in the Japan- especially in the Ryukyu island chain (Okinawa). However, there are multiple flaws and issues with a standing US force in Okinawa, which I will be outlining in a few…

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• There is no obvious and widely accepted geographical definition of Europe
• Turkey has made significant reforms to gain EU membership

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• All countries have an inherent right to self-defense even when they lack the capacity to do so with conventional weapons.
• Countries need to design nuclear devices to adapt with changing defensive technology.

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• I am happy to debate this topic. The resolution states "The United States federal government should pay financial reparations to African Americans". I think that before we debate, this resolution should be defined since my adversary has not felt the need to define certain key…
• I am happy to accept. I personally agree with the pro side but I will argue con for the sake of debate.

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• Oh, Con, there you go again. Con listed many inaccuracies during this debate, and I'll scratch the surface by listing a few of more egregious ones here. In R2, Con said that "the Republican party has held control of the house[sic] for the last 10 elections in a row." The…
• Let's discuss a few of the points Con raised: Con made a series of confusing statements in R2. Con presented an article that stated how women and minorities are now predominately on the political left with white men comprising most of the political right. This House makeup…

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• Thank you for your quick and thoughtful response! "What gives it precedence over the Flag code?" The first amendment is in the constitution, and the flag code is not. "Oppression: unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power" Here's a tip for debating. When someone provides a…
• Thank you for responding! "This amendment is the whole problem, it does let us say what we want to say without the government preventing us, but the problem here is that people take advantage of this amendment and do whatever they want to because the government can't stop us…

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• Rebublic:Rule of law. Of course the law that has best served America was Judeo-Christian law, or summed up, the ten commandment.Except for the first two, these laws would best serve all people.As in any constitution, where law comes from will dictate the freedoms it experiences…

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• look what china is doing in africa and south america where wewont invest they will, Its chess game we are losing and chnas incredible economic power is able to afford, We have no central plan they do they win, [rivate business is out for shrt term gain of corproations and…
• Soft power, According to Joseph Nye, Who coined the term in his book in 1990: " is the ability to get others to want the outcomes that you want, And the ability to achieve goals through attraction rather than coercion"(Nye, 1990). Indeed, Soft power enables a change of behavior…

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• Referendums can lend greater validity to political outcomes
• Modern technology makes consultation easier than ever.

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• There isn't much else to state. CON accuses me of "misinterpreting" his intentions, though the resolution was clear from the beginning. The resolution was the following: "Should political parties be abolished? "I did in fact read his opening arguments, and pointed out promptly…
• Con posts a misleading remark in a feeble attempt to pin this on me, as though I will be withdrawing from this debate simply because he has errored. However, this is not the case.I'm going to respond to each of his remarks, and then post my case against political parties, as I…

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• While I do agree it's not the most humane of measures, the police force has already devoted money and time into peacefully asking the protestors to co-operate. Some protestors even turned to violence in rejection of the pipeline, and police had to follow suite. These protestors…
• Greetings, and thank you for providing me the chance to provide insight into this issue. I stand for pro, meaning I believe that the police should use force with non-cooperative protestors.

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• DEFINITIONSSocialism: The state owns the common means of production and redistributes wealthCapitalism: An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, Rather than by the state. REBUTTAL "These are 3 of many…
• I will be arguing that Socialism, Under the definition he posted, Is harmful to society (evil). My pointsSocialism has a historically high failure rate. As a few examples; Venezuela, North Korea, And Russia. This has been tried many times before without success. Socialism isn't…

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• Ok, as I agreed to, this round would be used for conclusions and reasons why you won, so no new rebuttals, or arguments. To summarize, the fact that there is much waste in the military indicates that the current defense budget is not completely needed, and we can cut some…
• Yeah, I was wondering what you would disagree with, since you already stated you partially agree. While you say it costs 7.8 billion to ship 800,000 troops, I don't see how that is a logical argument. Think about it: it costs 150 billion EVERY YEAR to maintain those bases,…

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• Well, as this is my last speech I'd like to begin by thanking my opponent sincerely for a fantastic debate. I've enjoyed it thoroughly, and hope that the feeling is mutual. With that said I'd like to address a couple things before the debate is over. First, I'd like to point…
• I must say that I am very thankful for the wonderful arguments my opponent made. Already, this debate is far superior than the former one that I had on the subject, and for that I thank my opponent. Nevertheless, there are still problems with his arguments that I believe…

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• "When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle…
• Thanks again to Bull_Diesel. My first debate has been enjoyable. Legal viability: "A: Secession by A State is not a valid option because it isn"t legal, therefore not valid. B: Secession by A State is not a valid option because it isn"t supported by even the people who support…

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• And... um... vote Pro.;D... yep.
• And I await a response.

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• My opponent is right. DNA may prove that Osama is dead. But he is forgetting one crucial thing. Al-Qaeda doesnt belive he's dead. So if we release the photo the public, Al-Qaeda will suffer a terrible blow from which they can never recover.
• Ok, so DNA is most of the time right. But the point is, if Americans won't believe that Osama's dead, you know you need evidence to back it up. So the government should release his photo to the public to prove it once and for all. I'm not saying that we should brag about it,…

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• My opponent, Con, has forfeited the final round. There are several arguments of mine that remain standing unchallenged due to Con dropping them. Furthermore, I've provided sound rebuttals to each counter-argument raised by Con.
• My opponent, Con, has forfeited Round 4. I, therefore, extend all arguments as they current remain standing unchallenged. Thank you.

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• >.< Wow
• >.< I see where this is going

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• The resolution states that the United States is not presently in decline and that it will cease to maintain it's position as a major world power. Let me clarify that my opponent said "decline at -present- and will continue this way for a very long time -or- a short time. " I…
• Argument extended, resolution affirmed.

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• All arguments extended.
• Unfortunately though, he seems to have misread the resolution and my argument. I would like to, once again, affirm that NATO's mission in Afghanistan is to ". .. assist the Afghan Government in exercising and extending its authority and influence across the country, paving the…

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• My opponent has forfeited the entire debate.
• *Sigh*Extend, please.