Politics Debate Topics — page 42

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• " My first argument--that through textual internet debates, the audience would not know who is writing--still stands. " And my point that that applies equally to televised debates (you don't know who wrote the argument, just who is reciting them) still stands. "Because of…
• "However, what my opponent has completely forgotten is the manner in which the arguments are presented. Take for instance the famous John F. Kennedy v. Richard Nixon debate in which Nixon became nervous, sweaty, and unsure of himself. Through this, we not only learned that…

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

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• Hello james Thanks for your comment on my arguments but i believe i make sense. You have not proven anything because you just keep saying it is better for them to be united but you have never shown how is that possible under the current status quo. I have shown you that…
• Yeah james thank you for your response and am sorry for the wrong spelling.. it is a typing error i guess. Alright first of all you should ask yourself why do we have so many terrorists groups right now in Iraq? Al-qaeda has nothing to do with the suicide bombign going on in…

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• The first thing wrong with Marxism is the idea of a moneyless society. This can't be implemented because trading goods and services is done much better with money than without if it was all gone trade and production would come to a grinding halt the economy of the world would…
• I'll be arguing that the Marxist vision of a "true communist society" is unrealistic and impossible.

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• Are you suggesting that a nation should change it's language because there are immigrants who want to use their own language instead of the country's language they immigrated to? Keep in mind there is a reason they immigrated in the first place. It might not be such a great…
• 1. The Aboriginals may speak another language but that is their constitutional right written down for them in English. 2. Immigration occurs all over the world that does not mean a nation should change their native language. 3. Many Muslims complain that English translations of…

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• Let me begin by addressing an underlying semantical issue. Any debate like this, where we are discussing if some institution or another should be kept or removed, anyone could subvert it with the semantic foil, "well we don't have to get rid of it, we could change and alter it…
• Assuming we are to keep the republic form of democracy, that is, representative democracy, it is important that each individual withhin the system maintains equal and proportional power by their vote and the vote of their representative. My opening arguement is as simple as…

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• Nuclear missles= danger, Iran developing missles. Iran allied with Pakistan and NK, They don't like us= war. http://www.brecorder.com... is proof NK is launching a missle over Japan.3. NASA currently isn't doing anything.
• First off, the Pro didn't satisfactorily adress my arguments on round 2. I attacked his Inherency 2 argument by pointing out that there is no reason to believe that the US is in any real danger of an attack by any of these countries. Instead of proving his point with evidence,…

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• I am a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment and right to bare arms. I believe that citizens should be armed ( who have a clean background and is a certified user). Many people who are murdered or raped and anything else (victims) are not armed. They have no defense for themselves…
• The right to bare arms is restricted as I said. We should only have people who have a clean record and only a certain type of gun. If you are a hunter you may have a shotgun and/or a handgun. Besides I am a hunter and I would be very displeased if they banned guns. So here what…

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• You are looking through life with a skewed world view (have you ever been out of the US?) and a chip on your shoulder. I started out homeless at 18 and yes there was welfare but no one told me! I did what I had to (not prostitution, I have dignity) and decided not to be a…

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• My opponent has not countered the fact that Stable nations like Russia have no reason to attack us, and they wont because they know that if they were to attack us Japan, most european countries and China will defend us. China has no reason to attack us either because they rely…
• when is the last time switzerland or denmark attacked the US? exactly these stable nations have never attacked America nor do they have any incentive to do so. Impovershed nations such as Afghanistan dont have a central government therefore they can attack us at anytime they'd…

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• I hope you're taking notes, lads. Someone doesn't fancy a free conduct point."I'm sorry, but I believe that you couldn't be more wrong."And, I'm sorry, but I believe you couldn't be more wrong. Sound more credible?"Just because the right of free speech prevents a government…
• According to it's definition, as we've already covered, freedom of speech dictates that I reserve the right to express myself in speech.Thus, I have the right to change the resolution of this debate on this website, (but not without repercussions which follow) unless it states…

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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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• I see where you are coming from.. but I still strongly agree that this plan system would benefit the United States greatly. I mean look at Britain, you rarely hear of political problems because the Prime Minister is selected to be the same political party as the majority party…
• Yes but if we do not trust or like the officials we select, then why do we vote for them, if we don't like them? That is a problem with politicians and not how the government is structured. If people do not like the choices their officials in Congress are making then they…

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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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• As for your first rebuttal: You supplied to evidence for your argument either, therefore your argument is just as invalid as mine. However, since you asked, here it is. http://www.salon.com... Also, you responded to my comment, "Likewise, high rating don't make something good.…
• Since you did not source you definitions, They are not valid. However, I will take them because they suit my argument. I will be giving my argument this round, since rebuttals are next round. They will be based on 3 contingencies, which I will later sew together to for a…

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• So you believe that providing food to the starving families on the streets is less important than a few tanks to fight off terrorists? And that fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone and Africa is less important than a few fighter jets? Our military budget is off the charts which is…
• I understand where you're coming from, but I certainly do not agree. We are spending trillions of dollars on the defense budget, a lot of which is excess on new inventions we don't currently need. The money that is taken from the military budget can go to to other more pressing…

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• I never said that developmental assistance wouldn't cost money just said it wouldn't cost too much. Also all I have to say that development is more important. Which I have in that with aid prioritized we will be providing aid for a bunch of dead starved people. With that I urge…
• First on the temporary solution. From care.org the Sahel region currently has 11.3 million people that are in risk of starvation so a temporary solution is indeed needed. My opponent has no stats to show how this is unaffordable. Also later the fact that this wouldn't stop…

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• "To conclude this point, the Union still has the freedom to make any choice that either has consent from Texas or does not require consent from Texas, and those would really be the only choices the Union should be allowed to make, so there's no deprivation of deserved choices…
• I thank mongeese for a quick response. 1. Intent "The Union can act, compromise, and push forwards peacefully through compromise, if it chooses to. Hence, freedom." This is a statement that is inherently incorrect. What my opponent has essentially described is this: because the…

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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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• RebuttalI would like to begin with some rebuttal. However, I would like to first point out that in the first round I specified rebuttal was for the third round, but Con chose to ignore this. Ok, let's start.Most of my opponent's Rebuttal and arguments were based on the US…
• Reason One: To protect future Military plans being discoveredIf, for example, a country with a Freedom of Information act was at war with a rogue state or an enemy in general, or under attack by Terrorists. The media could, perhaps, get plans for future pushes or…

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• A border wall between US and Mexico could produce great results for the United States. I had to hurry up so my arguments might have been typed a little too quick but here are the main points: 1. Influx of illegal immigrants travelling on land from Mexico and Central America…
• My arguments will be listed as so -counter past argument -keeping people in -not fearing illegal immigrants -drug gangs and legalizing the drugs -mexico is the enemy? -my argument -jobs -security -better more effective checkpoints -Improved economy Building a wall between the…

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• sorry about that but lazy debating is how i play it, im sorry but i dont have the kind of time to do your kind of debating at this moment, ill forfit the debate and you can start a new one
• trade is essential for a capitalist nation to expand especially with a nation as big as the united states. as we know cuba is a communist country, i believe that more trade with cuba will open up more freedoms for the people and possibly the elimination of the communist…

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• You Said: "If a wall was up, it would drastically reduce the number of people who come across. This is true. Operation Gatekeeper was quite successful. That is true." You Said: "A wall only stops future illegal immigration." So you are conceding my point? I didn't want to make…
• The United States is being swamped by illegal immigration, of which the vast majority of land crossers come across our southern border from Mexico. Mexico has shown little interest in assisting the U.S. in stemming this flow, and even encourages emigration to the U.S. in order…

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• I agree with your terms. I know that we are supposed to state facts in such debates like this but I will also include my own personal experiences of communism and living under communism which I have done it for 90% of my life. Communism promotes equality with every human being…
• Full Resolution On balance, communism a superior political system. BoP is shared - pro has to prove that capitalism is superior, while con has to prove that communism is superior. Definitions On Balance: "Taking everything into consideration; all in all. "[1] Communism: "A…

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• Thanks to Pro for a great debate. Due to a ridiculous lack of time, I am unable to post a full response. So I'll just sum up my previous ones. Borders help sustain sovereignty. Without them, people would just run around everywhere and we'd have no control over who comes into…
• Thanks to Con for his arguments. Sovereignty - the authority of a state to govern itself or another state. As Glynn Custred from the Center for immigration studies says, "The instrumental functions of international boundaries are to mark the place on the ground where one…

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• Changing the male territory
• Democracy must be representative

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• Thanks for nothing, Con. Please extend my arguments.
• Here are a few arguments (with very limited character space) in case Con comes back: 1. The world does not look favorably upon America for going to war in the first place, let alone staying this long [1]. 2. Increasing troops in the ME will be received with concern and anger.…

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• Well, I am resigning from Debate.org. It takes too much time to write an elaborate case, and I see that I am not apt in the field of online debate. "Please prove this claim. As a counter-claim I'd like to say third world country's do not have the expenses to carry out a…
• For the sake of this debate, I'd like country, nation and society to be considered the same, instead of country being the land and society being the populous. Since I am in a time constraint, my case will be brief. "You are saying that a country has needs BECAUSE it is…

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• This is only my second debate on this site, I'm glad we are both getting very helpful experience on the site. Now, onto arguments. 1st. You've split this into two separate arguments, so I will make them into subpoints. a)You state we cannot trust Mois�s Na�m as a source…
• First of all, thank you for accepting! I thought I would never get to debate this! However, I am going to be out of town on Friday and Saturday. I may be able to get this stuff done on my iPhone, we'll have to see. It would be preferable to get this debate done by tomorrow. On…

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• Let me begin by summarizing my opponents points, so as to make them easier to respond to: 1. The Legacy Fighters are not obsolete, because a. They (specifically mentioning the F-16) are in use by many other countries. b. Russian aircraft do not have the same level of…
• This is my first debate on this website. As I wish to learn from this experience, I hope that whoever accepts my challenge is experienced at debating, even if their knowledge on the subject is limited. However, I will be satisfied with anyone who is willing to try their best to…

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• A European political union is by necessity undemocratic
• A European trade bloc can succeed without a political union

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• Last round I quoted CON and I said I agreed with the following statement "The child deserves positive liberty - a freedom to be raised up happily and enjoy greater freedom in later life..." given the prevalent definitions of the word deserve. I meant to only include this part,…
• I am embarrassed by my previous response because I confused positive and negative freedom. But, somehow the confusion didn't prevent me from making useful arguments so I will take pride in that. I said "I reject the idea of negative freedom as useful concept for determining…

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• If America is a world superpower, then why are our children struggling in life? Over 1/2 of our students are given free lunch everyday. AND over 1/6 of African American kids are in povetry. Also, if we were so powerful, then why our so many people living in America on welfare…
• We, as a country, are not doing very good. We have so many flaws in out system that ridiculous laws are being passed and our country has no direction.

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• With this being the final round, I shall address my opponent's second round argument. ===Defense of Case===My opponent briefly touched on my case in R2, so I shall address it here. My opponent argues that Nationalism isn't the same as a national identity, but that's not true.…
• Due to unsportsman like conduct. I forfeit the debate. I'm sorry and deeply ashamed of such a terrible action that was undertaken by my part.

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• The fact of the matter is that certain elitist have been working towards a world government. This is not a conspiracy! Its a simple factual statement. "For more than a century ideological extremists at either end of the political spectrum have seized upon well-publicized…
• Sir, you are dodging all my points. This is a debate. Lets actually debate instead of you hiding from everything I say and calling me a conspirator. You have shown nothing to support your claims. And you call me bias. Wow... I was hoping we could have a real debate but…

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• New START important to Russian cooperation on missile defense.
• Russia will build-up nuclear arms without New START.

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• Interesting you would choose a 200 year old opinion to argue a modern problem. What you've stated so far is my proposition is unconstitutional where I argue that maybe it's time for a change to that constitution. TJ argues in your quote that the government shall not provide for…
• I'm suggesting their job includes providing healthcare. I think the patients control healthcare in a proper solution. As far as how it's paid for, that hasn't been resolved. Seems the easiest and most likely solution would be to fix Obamacare. Some suggest the government…

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• This will be a short debate because i have debated in the past and some of the responses i received were not pleasant. I will be arguing that the UK should dispose of ALL its nuclear bombs by 2016. here are my reasons 1- Nukes cost lots of money to maintain and the old Brits…
• Money wise i agree with your idea in paragraph one. I agree terrorists don't come into this debate, but. However the reasons i have continued are: 1- Many countries have tried to get the international community involved to start getting rid of stock piles, but when the country…

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• Nothing my opponent wrote has any basis in facts. It is merely philosophical in nature. The numbers speak for themselves. All the philosophy in the world does not trump what is actually occurring in America. The following are just a few statistics I can list. I have literally…
• America has less than 5% of the world's population but over 25% of the world's prisoners. When you add in detainees, that balloons to a third of the world's prisoners and when you look at those on parole and probation it balloons to over half of all the world's prisoners. Out…

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• Thank you for your argument. My opponent asked the very important question of where the motivation would come from. The motivation comes from the fact that most communists embrace the system and want to see it succeed. They know that by slacking they can bring about its demise.…
• Many people associate communism with tyrants like Stalin and Lenin. however the system in itself cannot be made out to be bad. it strives for equality for all regardless of your employment. Everyone is given a job. The reason why communist countries look poor is because…

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• Dictatorships assure low cost political stability
• Dictatorships can prevent social unrest

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• Still waiting for a rebuttal from con.
• I am sorry for taking so long. Working away form my computer. If taxation is not theft, then it would be voluntary. If a man is forced at the point of a gun to pay for services that he did not agree to, sign a contract to, make a verbal contract to etc, it is in fact theft. I…

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• In conclusion, my opponent has failed to use the phrase "super PAC," let alone make one point as to why campaign donations from super PACs should be limited. The amount of money donated to to a candidate does not effect the outcome of the election. The proof of this is in…
• My argument is very very simple to understand. Donating to super PACs does not give the upper-class power, because it matters more so how you use the money you have, rather than how much money you have. The proof is in history. Over the last two elections, the candidate with…

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• Welly welly welly welly well. This is an unfortunate turn of events. In conclusion, the Maldives have whale sharks; whale sharks are malicious; we ought nuke that which is malicious; hence we ought nuke whale sharks; hence we ought nuke the Maldives. The resolution is affirmed.
• My opponent is obviously using the argumentum ad nukeum. It's pathetic.

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• Continue....
• I have never heard the term "Super Nation argument" other than this debate. They are a supernation because they aren't in the spotlight most of the time, but the truth is much bigger. Their government has a collective stash, called the "Legislative Collection" where 30% of the…

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• I will first defend my contentions and argument and then attack my opponent's. My opponent does not really attempt to refute my first contention; that aiding Ukraine militarily would impose a minimal burden on the US, so this point flows through the round and I hope he attempts…
• I will use a Lincoln Douglas format to make my speech easily legible and understandable. So to start, my value for today's debate will be Enlightened Self-Interest, which will be reinforced by my value criterion, the Hegemonic Stability Theory. Definition of Value/Criterion:…

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• Thanks for agreeing. I will set it up right away.
• I believe the cuban embargo should be lifted.

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• For the fact that he commanded the world"s largest and most lethal military for four years without "dropping one bomb, launching one missile, or firing one shot," if you've ever seen War Inc" Nuff said. War is a BUSINESS. And the military industrial complex CONTRACTS companies…
• Jimmy Carter: The only President to not wage war (although I'm sure there were some going on while he was Pres.) Put up solar panels while he was Pres on the White House to show his support of free energy, which Reagan promptly removed. Wrote a book about how Israel was stolen…

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• Our country has pretty much gone to hell. Obama is the worst president this country has seen in it's entire history. He has destroyed our economy, let in thousands of illegals aliens and is actually treating them better than actual citizens, promoting homosexuality and…