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  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the Catholic church to officially recognize Folk Saints

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    Folk Saints are dead people recognized by the general population as saints who were not officially acknowledged as saints by the Catholic church. Unlike regular saints, they lived lives that the church considers sinful. They are popular in many regions, especially in Latin America. Examples include Sarita Colonia that answers the prayers of sex workers & LGBT people; and Juan Soldado that answers the prayers of people who commit low-level crimes out of financial desperation.

    WUDC 2021 · 6 · 2021-07-07

  • This house believes that the Catholic Church has an obligation to publicly condemn the Nicaraguan presidency

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    The Nicaraguan government has engaged in sweeping arrests of opposition leaders and the Organisation of American States is currently considering revoking its membership. The Vatican embassy has been engaged over the past year in trying to influence the governance of Ortega to promote political stability, as President Ortega and his wife are devout Catholics.

    Rahat Fundraiser 2021 · Open Quarters · 2021-07-02

  • This house supports the admission of Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador

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    Bitcoin is a virtual asset without a direct connection to the real economy. As it is not managed directly by governments or traditional banks, it seeks to avoid the existence of centralized intermediaries through a process monitored by computers around the world known as 'mining'. Bitcoin has seen huge fluctuations in value in recent years; It is not a legal tender, so its use for payments depends on the will of the people who make a transaction. Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, has presented a law before the Legislative Assembly to convert Bitcoin into a legal tender in the country. this implies the need to modify the country's financial infrastructure. Currently 70% of the population of El Salvador does not have a bank account, the economy is dollarized and 20% of the national GDP is made up of foreign remittances.

    Pre TUD 2021 · 6 · 2021-06-01

  • This house believes that modern BLM movements should seek assistence from modern socialist governments (China, Cuba, Vietnam)

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    In the 60s Huey Newton (Leader of The Black Panther Party) met with Chairman Mao and travelled China with Mao, as Newton was interested in the model of Chinese socialism Mao had created. After their meeting Newton was allowed to print copies of the Quotations to increase education of socialism among the people and raise money for the party. Castro in Cuba regularly offered policial asylum to Black Panthers who were prosecuted by the US government

    Alex Trebek Random Pro Am · Open Final · 2021-05-24

  • This house opposes the establishment of the Cordillera State

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    Advocates for an autonomous region in the Cordillera claim that to protect the sanctity of culture and indigenous environmental systems of the region, an autonomous region must be established. However, given that the plebiscite for an autonomous status has failed multiple times, it has cast a shadow of doubt on the necessity and the willingness of the Cordilleran people to transition to an autonomous state.

    North Luzon Intervarsity · Open Final · 2021-05-01

  • This house believes that indigineous communities in the Amazon rainforest should undertake acts of vigilantism against poachers and illegal loggers

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    In recent years, logging companies have cleared swathes of land around indigenous communities' reservation in the Amazon, with loggers and poachers often also entering their perimeters. President Bolsonaro has claimed that the reservations are too expensive and has called for mining and industrial farming on tribal land. Recently, member of indigenous tribes have begun forming vigilante groups to fight back against the encroachments. They have experienced relative success in combating illegal incursion, but this has come at the cost of being regularly exposed to armed skirmishes and vigilantism being denounced by local authorities.

    i3L Debate Match · 3 · 2021-04-21

  • This house regrets the electoral symbol of Jânio Quadros.

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    With a presidential campaign based on political morality and the fight against corruption, Jânio Quadros was elected defeating a strong coalition at the time (PSD and PTB) and received the trust of a large part of the population. He was an opponent of the Brazilian left, but he was also not aligned with the right (UDC and other parties) and in this sense he presented himself as an anti-system politician.

    IX Torneio Temático de Debates da UFC · 4 · 2021-04-18

  • In retrospect, this house laments the Revolution of 30.

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    The 1930 Revolution was the armed movement led by the states of Minas Gerais Paraíba and Rio Grande do Sul that culminated in the coup d'état the 1930 coup that deposed President Washington Luís on October 24 prevented the inauguration of President-elect Júlio Prestes. and put an end to the Old Republic. Getúlio Vargas took over the head of the 'Provisional Government' on November 3, a date that marks the end of the Old Republic in Brazil and of the café au lait policy.

    IX Torneio Temático de Debates da UFC · 2 · 2021-04-18

  • This house would prefer parliamentarism as a system of government over presidentialism in Brazil.

    IX Torneio Temático de Debates da UFC · 3 · 2021-04-18

  • This house, as the Worker Party, would embrace the return of Lula as the leader of the party

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    The Workers Party (PT) of Brazil is one of the largest and most successful left-wing parties in Latin America. However, the party suffered significant electoral losses after the indictment and conviction of the party's former leader Dilma Rouseff in 2016. Lula da Silva was a founding member of the Worker's Party and after three unsuccessful presidential campaigns, he was finally elected to office in 2003. Lula is generally considered to be a left wing populist candidate. In 2018, he was found guilty of corruption and money laundering, but these charges were annulled by the Supreme Court in 2020

    Brickfields Asia College Debate Open · Open Semis · 2021-03-19

  • This house believes that The USA should adopt a parliamentary democracy rather than a presidential one

    SCARS KL 2021 · Open Final · 2021-03-06

  • This house believes that Latin American universities should create Confucius Institutes

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    Confucius Institutes (CIs) are educational partnerships between Chinese universities and foreign universities. CIs are funded and organized by the Chinese Ministry of Education and host universities with the stated aim of promoting Chinese language and culture, supporting international Chinese language teaching, and facilitating cultural exchanges. In exchange, they make demands within educational centers to make them more similar to education in China.

    Torneo Abierto de Debate Occasio 2021 · 1 · 2021-03-03

  • This house would cull the Colombian cocaine hippos

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    Pablo Escobar as part of his personal zoo imported a group of hippos into Columbia. Since then these hippos have multiplied and have now spread into the main waterways. They are the largest group of hippos outside of Africa and are currently classified as an invasive species. If their population is not controlled, it could potentially cause damage to the bio-diversity of the region.

    Ziauddin University Debating Championship · 2 · 2021-02-13

  • This house as the Catholic Church would actively fund liberation theology in Latin America.

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    Liberation theology is a Christian theological approach emphasizing the liberation of the oppressed. Depending on the context this has been focused on groups such as the poor the politically disenfranchised or persons subject to other forms of inequality like race or caste.

    McGill North American Universities Debating Championships 2021 · 4 · 2021-02-04