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  • This house believes that the Indian National Congress should seek to aggressively mobilize against historical revisionism at the expense of mobilizing for contemporary issues (Inflation, Covid, etc).

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    Historical revisionism refers to any reinterpretation of recorded history. E.g - Veer Savarkar's contribution to the freedom struggle and BJP's attempt to push him as a nationalist, removal of Mughal history from textbooks, remembrance of the martial law period as the “golden era” of the Philippines by attributing it to Marcos Sr.’s public programs and infra development, etc.

    DTU Summers Pre-UADC 2023 · Octofinals · 2023-06-01

  • This house, as Oscar Wilde, Regrets publishing The Picture of Dorian Gray

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    The Picture of Dorian Gray was a novel published by Oscar Wilde in 1890, who was one of the most popular Irish playwrights in the 1890s, as well as a closeted homosexual. The novel includes themes of homosexuality and the implicit legitimisation of male prostitution, which caused wide scale controversy upon its publication. In 1895. Wilde was prosecuted on charges of sodomy, and passages from the novel were recited in court as proof of his immorality. Dorian Gray was Wilde's only novel, and his

    UT MARA Novice 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-05-12

  • This house supports the adoption of historical revisionism in post-conflict societies

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    “Historical revisionism” is the re-interpretation of a historical account by revisiting known sources or analyzing new sources. The findings of historical revisionism may alter the way a historical event is seen. Examples of historical revisionism include challenging the actions of a historical figure, debating the extent of casualties, or disputing the known facts of an incident.

    Sunway Asian Parliamentary 2023 · Semifinals · 2023-05-01

  • This house believes that Parks Canada should pursue pro-development policies/norms instead of preservationist policies/norms in the National Parks

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    INFOSLIDE 1: As an example, authorities in the French & Swiss Alps largely follow pro-development policies/norms which encourage comparatively widespread human enjoyment of parks. Infrastructure is made to increase, rather than restrict the number of visitors to the backcountry (e.g. numerous backcountry huts that allow access to all sorts of mountainous terrain are common, development of tourist attractions like Gondolas and ski resorts is substantially increased, investment is made into increasing public transport/access, and building limitations in towns are not as stringent as in Canada). Trails are highly developed and numerous, and access to the backcountry is made easy. INFOSLIDE 2: In Canada, preservationist policies/norms limit development. Projects to build resorts/lifts must undergo highly restrictive review processes, development in towns is more strictly limited (e.g. commercial/residential buildings in Banff have highly restrictive use-density regulations), and huts and trails making access to the backcountry viable are comparatively limited by policy and norms alike.

    Canadian Senior National Debate Championships 2023 · Grand Final · 2023-04-29

  • This house believes that post-conflict societies should emphasize the narrative of the "banality of evil" when interpreting atrocities committed in the past

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    The concept of ‘banality of evil’ claims that most perpetrators of great acts of evil are ordinary people, with no motive other than promoting their own advancement in society. Under this concept, perpetrators do not have to be "radically evil" and can be responsible for atrocities through their common acts or omissions.

    Vietnam BP Championship 2023 - English Division · Grand Final · 2023-04-25

  • As the Filipino people, This house prefers a national identity based on a shared anti-colonial struggle rather than a reconstructed precolonial history

    Philippine Schools Debating Championship 2023 · Grand Final · 2023-04-20

  • In post conflict societies, This house would actively suppress information and interpretations that portray any past dictator or tyrannical regime in a sympathetic light.

    HWS RR 2023 · 1 · 2023-04-01

  • This house regrets the portrayal of women from history in positions of political power as symbols of women’s strength and liberation in popular media (e.g., the film Manikarnika’s portrayal of Rani Laxmibai in India as an icon for women, the TV show The Great about Russian emperor Catherine II, or The Empress of China’s portrayal of Wu Zetian, China’s only female emperor).

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    Manzar 2023 · 2 · 2023-03-25

  • This House would remove statues and other memorials of historical figures whose values or actions are considered abhorrent by today’s standards.

    Novice Worlds 2023 · Round 4 · 2023-03-25

  • This house, as Slobodan Praljak, would not have drunk the poison

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    Slobodan Praljak was a Catholic, Croatian commander from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a general of the Croatian army. In 2017, the International Criminal Court for the former Yugoslavia sentenced him to 20 years in prison for crimes against Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the verdict was pronounced, he drank poison with the words: 'Judges, Slobodan Praljak is not a war criminal. I reject your verdict with contempt!', and died soon after.

    Tabtastic Spring 2023 · 3 · 2023-03-18

  • That celebrated national heroes in history should be seen as morally flawed instead of morally good

    Eastside Debating Competition 2023 Year 12 · Grand Final · 2023-03-17

  • This House believes that national history curriculums should prioritise teaching global history as opposed to local history

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    Global history examines the interconnectedness of human societies and their interactions across the world over time. Even when a global historian focuses their historical research on a specific location, they are interested in examining how global forces shaped human lives in those areas. For example, a global historian of Malaysia may study how British imperialism affected the position of the Malay sultanates. Comparatively, local history refers to the study of the history of a particular place or community, often focusing on the people, events, and institutions that have shaped that community. For example, a local historian of Malaya may study the development of a local Malayan cinema.

    Asian Online Debating Championship WSDC 2023 · Round 5 · 2023-02-24

  • This house believes that schools should teach history as a product of social and institutional factors, rather than the product of grand figures

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    The Price Cap Coalition of the G7, the European Union and Australia have set caps on the price of seaborne Russian crude oil at 60$ per barrel. Other countries will only be able to access services such as insurance, shipping, and brokerage from coalition countries if they trade Russian oil at or below the cap.

    Paris World Schools Championship 2023 · 3 · 2023-02-17