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  • This house regrets the dominance of the 'evil west' narrative in academic circles

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    According to the narrative of the 'Evil West', the West has a self-proclaimed sense of civilizing superiority achieved by its scientific, cultural and religious self-glorification. In academia, the concept of the 'Evil West' is used to portray racist and imperial practices as unparalleled evil committed against the rest of the world, and these practices are considered unique causes of global inequalities.

    CMDLP 2021 · 2 · 2021-09-03

  • This house as a former colony will repeal all sedition laws upon gaining independence

    Shri Ram Debating Festival 2021 · Open Semis · 2021-08-23

  • This house prefers a world where voluntary colonization exists

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    For the purposes of this Debate voluntary colonies failed states who willingly allow a superpower or developed state to take control and fix all their problems allowing them to enjoy full benefits and citizenship of that state. In return they basically just become another state of that power in a different geographical location

    Royalties Debate Open Championships 2021 · 4 · 2021-08-13

  • This Parliament thinks that the dual economic system of the developed countries should not be followed.

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    Dual economy is the existence of two separate economic sectors within a country. Territories are divided based on the diversity of development technologies and needs. One region is called the eastern sector and the other is called the western sector. There are some characteristic differences between the two regions. For example, the needs of the people in the eastern sector are limited. Meeting social needs is more important than meeting individual needs. There is a reluctance to take risks in productive investments. The labor force is comparatively less efficient and prefers whether the production of a product is more important to their social status than the usable value of the product. They think mainly in terms of exports. On the other hand, the opposite happens in the West. That is, pre-colonialism exists in the East and post-colonialism exists in the West.

    CSDC MIXUP 1.0 · 4 · 2021-08-04

  • This house believes that the Commonwealth of Nations has done more harm than good to developing countries.

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    The Commonwealth of Nations, commonly referred to simply as the CommonwealThis house, is a political association composed of former British colonies (e.g. Canada, Malaysia, India, Kenya). Its origins were to recognize these countries as members of the British empire, but it has transitioned to an organization meant to promote justice & human rights, democracy, and economic opportunities for members.

    PIDC 2021 · Open Octos · 2021-07-30

  • This house regrets the Westernisation of the elites in post-colonial countries

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    During and after colonization, local elites preferred to be educated in European languages and/or in European universities/cities. As part of this education, western culture and etiquette became the dominant norm in the institutions of the country (civil service, government, education system, etc.).

    WSDC 2021 · Open Quarters · 2021-07-28

  • This house believes that colonial states that directly benefit in sports from the integration of athletes with roots to former colonies should actively pay dividends to these former colonies separate from existing financial obligations.

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    The 2018 FIFA World Cup champions France won the tournament with an ethnically diverse team who could trace their origins to Guadeloupe Algeria Guinea Mali French Guiana Dr Congo Martinique Morocco and Senegal.

    Gadjah Mada Debating Championship 2021 · 1 · 2021-07-18

  • As past colonies of European countries this house would not use the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

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    Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Janssen Vaccines in Leiden in The Netherlands and its Belgian parent company Janssen Pharmaceuticals subsidiary of American company Johnson & Johnson (J&J). On 29 January 2021 Janssen announced that the vaccine was 66% effective in a one-dose regimen in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 with an 85% efficacy in preventing severe COVID-19. With lower costs and lower requirements of storage and distribution in comparison to the COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be more easily transported stored and administered. It plays an important role in low and middle-income countries in combating COVID-19. However the developer of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine Janssen Pharmaceuticals was built upon the Belgian Imperialism in the late 1800s to early 1900s. The technology and researches used to build the vaccine today (and any other essential medicine that Janssen Pharmaceuticals made) was from the accumulation of knowledge and past researches of the Institute of Tropical Medicine founded by King Leopold during his imperialism in Congo. The money used to found the Institute of Tropical Medicine at that time were from the extortion of resources in Congo done with inhumane methods such as slavery torture and other inhumane practices.

    Gadjah Mada Debating Championship 2021 · Open Final · 2021-07-18

  • This house believes that France should militarily intervene in Mali

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    Mali fell under French colonial rule in 1893, up until 1960 where after active resistance it had its first President as an independent country. Last monThis house, Mali’s transitional president and prime minister were arrested by members of Mali’s military, hours after a cabinet reshuffle which left out two supporters of the junta who had seized power in September. West Africa’s ECOWAS bloc has called for the immediate release of President Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and urged its transitional government “to resume its course and conclude within the established timeframe.”

    Rahat Fundraiser 2021 · 4 · 2021-07-02

  • This parliament thinks that the colonial states should make regular financial contributions compulsory after the independence of their colonies.

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    CCPCDS Intra Pro-Ams Debate 2021 · Open Final · 2021-06-28

  • This house believes that the process of decolonization should always include religion

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    Decolonization refers to the act of reclaiming aspects of a previous colony as independent from its colonizer, prioritizing the self-determination of the post-colonial state and its law, infrastructure and society.

    Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 · Open Semis · 2021-06-25

  • Assuming that the policies are exclusive, the Saharawis should continue their struggle prioritizing the recovery of the territory rather than demanding the holding of the referendum.

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    Western Sahara appears on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories or pending decolonization but has been recognized by more than 80 countries. In 1976, with the Madrid Agreement, Spain ended its presence in Western Sahara, renouncing its responsibilities with respect to the territory, thus leaving it de facto under the administration of Morocco and Mauritania in the areas that each of them controlled in exchange for contracts for the exploitation of natural resources such as phosphate, oil and fishing that continues today. Within the agreement, a referendum was promised to the people of Western Sahara (Saharawis) to define their independence consented by the signatory parties. The referendum has never been held due to delays by Morocco, whose current position is to deny it and instead celebrate an autonomy agreement but under Moroccan sovereignty. Many Saharawis have been forced to live in refugee camps in the middle of the Algerian desert in the face of Moroccan repression and persecution, but in 2020 they decided to take up arms against Morocco. However, there is a great asymmetry in human, arms and economic resources.

    Torneo de Otoño 2021 · Open Semis · 2021-05-21

  • This house believes that post colonial states should shape their curricula to focus on locally written Literature to the exclusion of Westen authored Literature.

    Africa Schools Debate Rumble 2021 · Open Final · 2021-05-19

  • This house prefers a world in which post-colonial states did not center their sporting cultures on sports brought in by their former colonial masters (e.g. cricket in South Asia and West Indies, basketball in the Philippines, rugby union is South Africa, among others).

    Horizon Cup · 2 · 2021-05-08