Politics Debate Topics — page 15

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• A federal Europe will protect the cultural diversity of its member states
• A federal Europe will ensure that large, multinational businesses remain accountable for their actions

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• Deterrence
• both sides will avoid threatening vital interests

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• Yes, we do need to make a point. But we have a different threat at hand. They are a new threat, one that we haven't seen before. Our military is equipped to fight organized militaries. They are not organized, so we do bombings which are ineffective. On top of that, if we do…
• Claiming that we will all die is a huge exaggeration. In 2015 we had a military budget of 598.5 million dollars. China, the second biggest military is 5x smaller. Saudi Arabia is about 10x smaller. Regarding nuclear power, we have thousands more than China. I assure you with…

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• I Forfeit this round, I'll post my agruments the next round
• The Terms for this debate round be the LD debate round. 1. 1AC 2.C/X 3. 1NC 4.C/X 5. 1AR 6. 1NR 7. 1NC 8. voting period. No using Wikipedia as a credible source. Do you accept these terms? Aff: Fundamental Rights Why should we live in a nation that values protection above our…

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• Well of course we shouldn't just up and eliminate it it should be gradual the same with welfare like let there be restrictions on it like first at the most 2 years than 1 then 6 months and so on. Just because they have been paying for it all their life dosen't make it right.…
• I don't see how there would be a need to teach Americans spanish. If anything there would be a higher need to teach english to immigrants. Did Americans have to learn Italian,Polish,Czech and every other launage when they mass immigrated here? No its natural process. My…

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• Of course in the long term it would make sense that it only works with political solutions. However, Iraq seemingly has little to no resistance against ISIS. The people who are doing this do not care or have any reason to listen to us. A political solution to this problem is…
• I agree that it would be inevitable that we would have civilian casualties. But, that is hardly an argument when you consider the alternative. ISIS is a violent extremist group that is tearing through the middle east with little consideration for human life. Those who are of…

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• First of all, my opponent seems to think that I support more than two parties. This is not the case. I agree that more parties would lead to less efficiency. It stands to reason, however, that if more parties make it less efficient then no parties would be more efficient. As to…
• First off let me apologize to my opponent for the short debate. I haven't been on this site for a while and I forgot that the acceptance counted as a round. With that out of the way, my opponent challenged me to come up with a replacement for the two party system. I think it…

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• Financial dealings can indicate candidates' willingness to circumvent the system/play by the rules
• This information offers valuable texture to the financial proposals candidates offer as potential policy

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• ( A ) Con replied,' "Don't go self-righteous, making falsified claims. it's not supporting your character, and it's counter productive to your debate. One must remember in a debate also, they are not obligated to continue, IF honestly they are aware they have no grounds to do…
• lookingattheissues2 response, to GoOrDin The Swiss philosopher, Emmerich de vatel opined, " Self defense is a natural right.Every nation, as well as every man, has, therefore, a right to prevent other nations from obstructing her preservation, her perfection, and happyness that…

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• I won't even try to argue with that!
• I am introducing a hypothetical new third party called the "Survey Party". The outline of the party can be found here: http://thenewthirdparty.blogspot.com... The gist of the party is that each issue is surveyed and the results of the survey form the platform of the party. 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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• In conclusion, my hypothesis is that Australia is its own independent nation, but yet the flag still bears the flag of Great Britain. Australia and New Zealand are the only two nations that have gained independence, and kept the motherland flag as part of their own. To…
• Because MURICA!

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• My opponent has not attacked any of my arguments nor defended any of his own.
• Seeing as how my opponent has forfeit round 2, I will just be reinforcing my rebuttals.Again, in my opponent's first contention he cites a flawed study. I have shown that the illegal immigration rate is currently dropping fast, and that fewer children will be born to illegal…

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• Obama has been in office, increasing from $5,749,916,000,000 at the end of January 2009 to $11,825,322,000,000 at the end of January 2014, according to the U.S. Treasury's latest. from http://cnsnews.com... A Border Patrol official who was removed from his position in June is…
• I will do pro our government needs to be replaced my opponent will do con our government is perfect. Our government was mad at china for hacking us when Edward Snowden released top secret documents that shows our government was wiretapping other world leaders phones which is…

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• "It is not hard to make a rocket at all." Unless you work at NASA, I don't think you would understand the mechanics that go into making the rockets engines and thousands of intricate parts. They don't just slap fins and metal together. The process of building a rocket can take…
• You're right, US education isn't the best. You want to abandon the education of children just because the system is 'broken'? A nation with that way of thinking wouldn't last long. By putting money into education, we can improve it. It's really that simple. By spending money to…

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• In conclusion, ISIS has gained incredible notoriety in the media and for good reasons such as robbing, killing and pillaging. They are a growing terrorist cell, and are causing widespread terror. Isis is the greatest threat to world security since the beginning of the 21st…
• I as side affirmative firmly believe that this resolution will and must stand. I has already explained in great detail the extremist group that is the Islamic State, and the need for military action. I will be talking mainly about why America should participate in this military…

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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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• In the case for the 2010 republican blow out, this was a reactionary measurement republicans took as a result of Obama"s victory and his terrible health care agenda. The republicans planned these state representative victories and redistricting for years unlike the democrats…
• I don"t believe political gerrymandering limits democracy in any way and it is justifiably constitutional.

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• The 1993 Vienna Declaration, which reaffirmed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Charter (and so sets the standard in current international law), unequivocally gives all peoples the right to self-determination: "All people have the right to self-determination.…
• "South Ossetians, too, have the right to self-determination". Daily Telegraph. 11 Aug. 2008

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• This debate is Round 2 of Tejretics's Summer Tournament. I would like to thank my opponent for accepting this debate and wish him good luck going forward.RulesNo Kritiks.No Trolling.No Google Docs, all arguments must be presented in text in the debate.All sources shall be…
• My opponent is very vague here talking about. The UK has been the only nation that's even voted on leaving the EU let alone actually left. My opponent then has moved into talking about the potential loss of economic clout in the market place. The EU allows nations that leave…

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• Honestly, I don"t even care about winning, I just wanted to have a good debate. I hope everyone votes for you just so you stop crying like a little girl. It"s actually quite difficult to find a superpower with an ethical record, but some are less bad. Britain is often regarded…
• Well Con, The list of superpowers throughout history is quite long, so it would be ridiculous to compare America to every single one of them. I was hoping you'd make a suggestion since your Con. Anyways, since you"re just trying to win on technicalities and haven"t made any…

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• This is the start of a 3 round argument. Your objective is to try to convince me on how politics (different from government), is completely arbitrary and of no use to us. There are really no rules accept to avoid stupidity, thanks. ----------- My Argument: Politics is…
• My final response is short and to the point. I don't care for voting, and "sides". What I care about is what the officials do when they get elected. The majority go corrupt, sell out to private businesses. Politics is easily corruptible, but yet we still participate? We put all…

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• Extend?
• http://www.youtube.com...Remember, patriotism is a great gift!

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• Since I have nothing to go against, I must colclude, saying that although I think it is, the UN is not a waste of time. My refrences were from wikipedia, but checked on other websites. Good luck iObject, and God Bless.
• I know that the rules of engagement are dumb, but they are also helpful. Imagine what the military would be like without them. The Vietnam War was a different story, sometimes you would have to destroy a village to help your team. After the war, it was found out that 700,000…

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• So let me see if I have this straight. You want me to source my argument? Here is the National Youth Rights Association (NYRA) website: http://www.youthrights.org...
• I don't want to sound like a retard, but what did you just say up there?

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• "European nations and the United States used insecticides to rid themselves of disease and then pulled up the ladder, denying Africans, Asians and Latin Americans the benefits of those same insecticides," explain Dr. Donald Roberts and Richard Tren in their 2010 expos", The…
• I will give my sources and reasoning now. The EPA has done nothing but put strict regulations on things they deem bad for the environment, but actually have little proof for it. For example, their ban on DDT has caused the death of many in Africa because of malaria. DDT was…

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• Well, I believe that if I say anything else in this debate I will begin being tempted to debate myself. I would have enjoyed more interaction on this subject. I guess I will have to keep looking around.
• I will continue making general statements in the meantime until I hear a response. Outdated means "having passed its time of use or usefulness" according to the Webster's Dictionary. If we consider the long history and current use of the E.C. we can clearly see that by…

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• International concern
• Authoritarian leadership

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• Due to matt's forfeit of this 3 round debate i see no reason to cover old ground, merely state that due to the fact he has presented no counterarguments to anything within my case, as the old debate adage goes, "Silence breeds agreement", he therefore agree's with my entire…
• Before I delve into the mechanics of this debate round I would like to make the following observation: Xlilmattx's information page (. http://www.debate.org...) states that he has "Post Doctoral" education, makes more than $150, 000 a year, is 23 years old, and work in the…

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• My opponent brought out some of my mistakes and hopefully I can use what he said to improve my argument. Yes, Bill Hicks did say that about smoking, but after smelling that person, would they not want to go to that restaurant again from fear of having that smell while they eat.…
• I would like to begin my arguement with a theory. A family is very concious about their health. When they go to a restaurant, there are ussually two sides, smoking and non-smoking. they would obviously choose the non-smoking side. what if the only thing separating these to…

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• DUH!!!!!! you forgot one thing if you have that missiles you won't afraid of the other bomb and if they make something that you think it's wrong you will taunt them and war will start and it will make global warming too because ICBM has a............ something that it kills you…
• why because every thing will end at war right? for example do you think if you make bomb your enemy will make dynamite then you make C4 so your opponent will make nuclear and you will make hydrogen bomb and it will end at war

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• France intervention in Mali was justified in a case of dangerous islamist incursions in the north part of the country and the developpement of aqmi in the region. French troops are doing a good job with the support of African troops. But other NATO countries should provide more…

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• aaaand, he forfeits....
• Framework Let's talk about what this round will be as my opponent seems to have seriously missed what the point of the match is. If you refer back to the very first paragraph I make it clear that I instigate this debate in order to improve my PFD ability, that being the case I…

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• Prior argument, I may have been online but I wasn't home. Oh dear, what shall I ever do...well here it is: Anarchism: a political theory holding all forms of governmental authority to be unnecessary and undesirable and advocating a society based on voluntary cooperation and…
• Anarchy is the absolute absence of hierarchy in society. This means that a state structure is impossible, this means that an undemocratic/hierarchical military is impossible, this means that capitalism can't exist. My reasoning why anarchy will not/can not exist in a capitalist…

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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 am Aristotle, and I approve of Recall Elections!" Indeed, a recall election as described above is not a new political and democratic tool, it has been around since Aristotle's Constitution of Athens in which he notes the story of the laws of Solon.…
• "A recall election is a form of direct democracy in which citizens are able to cut short the term of an elected representative through a public vote. Particular mechanisms vary, but usually involve a petition signed by members of the public. If a sufficient proportion of the…

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• Alright Emily here are the reasons why UN should have a standing army:1. It's not effective as it is "The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security,…
• UN: United Nations, the famous peace-keeping force of the worldMilitary force: an army of soldier under the UN's command that can be deployed whenever necessaryHonored to be debating an unbeaten. :DRound one acceptance only.

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• Personality politics is harmful to the democratic process
• This is an unjust use of unelected power

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• My opponant does not know the meaning of the word Libertarian. Libertarians are neither left nor right. Libertarians have a little bit of both. Libertarians are progay like the liberals, and progun like the conservatives for example. Like I always say, liberal and conservative…
• Let me state why I believe that liberal versus conservative are false paradigms. As a minarchist Libertarian, I see good and bad on both sides. I agree with liberals on not policing the world, on contraception, on women having rights, but I disagree with liberals on…

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• Benign hegemons still cause counterbalancing Christopher layne 2002 "offshore balancing revisited" other states will draw the opposite conclusion: that the united states is too powerful and that its hegemony must be resisted. Even if the us foreign and defense policies remain…
• Well first: the entire purpose of multipolarity is multiple world powers. US hegemony cannot coexist without backlash or counterbalancing from other countries. In other words, a benign US hegemony does not work, other countries inevitably get angered. There is a ton of evidence…

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• It's a lot less work.
• The complexity of many political issues would make some of them difficult for the average voter to understand.

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• I am happy I meet a very strong opponent on my first debate here (I scanned through your records), but I do have compelling arguments for my resolution. Well, part of. My opponent has failed to address my proper claim that not only authoritarian governments utilize fear as a…
• Firstly, I would like to attack the claim that only authoritarian states use fear as a tool. Not one government since written history did not use fear as a tool to control its people. There are many ways of using fear. One of the most common ways is through polices, military,…

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• In my opinion it depends what school a teacher is at- if they are at a ordinary secondary school then, I agree, most teachers would be left wing party supporters. But if the teacher is at a private school then, due to a more upper class view on life, they would most likely be a…
• But without school teachers a pupil cannot gain information about the left wing parties, what is good/bad about them etc. Or if they were going to vote other than left wing they would gain knowledge of the left wings bad points. I do not agree with your statement that if…

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• Im disappointed to see that Con forfeited the last round. Well if Con wishes to use the last round to do both his rebuttal and closing statement, he can feel free to. For my closing argument, I will reiterate my position. Democracy is not the best form of government. Allowing…
• I did not make a common error. Not allowing "everyone- to vote violates what a democracy stands for. For example, let me clarify the last three definition of aristocracy from dictionary.com: 3. government by those considered to be the best or most able people in the state 4. a…

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• Of course the President may use his "bully pulpit" to speak about his views on reparative therapy. It is, of course, ironic that he would use the "bully" pulpit in a matter where bullying people is so often the cause of pain, sadness, self-harm and even suicide. As for what he…
• Your response questions the wisdom of, and denies the efficacy of, reparative therapy. In other words, you dispute the validity of reparative therapy. This debate addresses more than political choices that Obama may make. As a constitutional officer, he is sworn to defend the…

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• https://docs.google.com...
• If I can open one persons eyes to the evil. It will be all worth it. We can't pretend Africa's not there forever. It's time to reunify Ethiopia. https://docs.google.com...

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• Thank you for your kind words, Con. I wish you all the best, and hope we'll have the opportunity to debate again soon. As for this debate, I did meet my burden of proof by demonstrating that the NAACP has (even if it was in the past) played an important and helpful role for…
• Thank you, Con. I'll take a moment to acknowledge what I consider to be your sincere desire to bridge the racial divide, and alleviate fear, suffering, and isolation for people of all races – a desire which both I and the NAACP share, irrespective of whether we all agree upon…

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• Uti Possidetis
• Self determination

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• 1. Every country would eventually elect a new leader. Thus, we get new problems. Therefore, if we destroy every country and its inhabitants, there would be no problems. 2.This is not counterproductive. To have peace, there must be war. 1. Color blindness actually just hides the…
• 1. Everything you are about to read is satirical but will work in creating world peace 2. I do not believe world peace is even possible, but if it is, this is how it is done. 3. Down to business 1. In order for world peace, we must destroy every other country in the world so…

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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