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  • This house believes that countries transitioning to democracy should implement a "Pact of Forgetting"

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    The "Pact of Forgetting" (Pacto de Olvido) in Spain is an example of post-autocracy transition; after Franco's death, the left and right parties of Spain agreed not to confront the legacy of the civil war or facism under Franco. This gave amnesty for crimes during the civil war and under facism but also did not valorise or memorialise the Francoist regime.

    Glasgow Ancients 2022 · Semifinals · 2022-04-01

  • This house would not allow tourists at historical religious sites (e.g. the Hagia Sophia, St. Peter’s Basilica, Westminster Chapel)

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    Historical religious sites are places and structures that were made for religious worship. Over time, they have gained importance in both the religions they represent and in world history.

    Asia Schools Open - Spring 2022 · 1 · 2022-01-14

  • This House Believes That the Monarchy is a threat to Democracy

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    International Scholastic Debating Championships 2022 (Junior) · 1 · 2022-01-01

  • That in contexts where significant sectarian violence has recently given way to a increasingly stable unity government we oppose measures that increase the public's awareness of the scale and details of atrocities (for instance publishing evidence-gathering reports Truth and Reconciliation Commissions).

    Nepal Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2021 · Open Semis · 2021-12-28

  • This house regrets the dominant narrative that moral progress is inevitable (e.g: the moral arc of history bends towards justice)

    Human Rights Debating Championship 2021 · 1 · 2021-12-09

  • This house represents the best achievement of Independence.

    ОҚУШЫЛАР ҰЛТТЫҚ ПІКІРСАЙЫС ТУРНИРІ 2021 · Open Final · 2021-11-27

  • This house believes that the Norwegian Nobel Committee should consider and revoke it's 2019 Nobel prize for Peace award to Ethiopia's prime minister Abiy Ahmed (Abiy Ahmed)

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    The nobel price for peace is an annual award awarded to an individual/individuals globally who have made outstanding contributions to peace by the Norwegian Nobel committed on behalf of the estate of Alfred.According to the Statutes of the Nobel Foundation “No appeals may be made against the decision of a prize-awarding body with regard to the award of a prize”.None of the prize awarding committees in Stockholm and Oslo has ever considered to revoke a prize once awarded.

    The Battleground Debate Open 2021 · 2 · 2021-11-26

  • This house regrets the separation of myth from philosophy.

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    Since the Enlightenment philosophers have focused on ‘reason’ as the foundation of philosophical inquiry. They have denied ‘myths’ any role in this process believing them to be opposed to critical thought. However in the 20th century philosophers like Nietzsche started to criticise this arguing that myths are an expression of wisdom gathered through peoples’ lived experiences over the course of history. Others like Jacques Derrida questioned the ability of critical language to capture the entire spectrum of human experiences and thought.

    Symbiosis Law School Pune Parliamentary Debate 2021 · Open Final · 2021-11-20

  • This house regrets the glorification of 'benevolent' dictators (e.g Lee Kuan Yiew of Singapore)

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    A benevolent dictatorship is a government in which an authoritarian leader exercises absolute political power over the state but is perceived to do so with regard for benefit of the population as a whole, standing in contrast to the decidedly malevolent stereotype of a dictator who focuses on their supporters and self-interests.

    19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 · Novice Final · 2021-11-12

  • In post-conflict contexts that we prefer the creation of art with messages of unity and inspiration rather than art that seeks to depict previous or current suffering

    IUBDC National IV 2021 · Novice Final · 2021-11-12

  • This house being the Mexican State would implement educational policies focused on Narrative A instead of Narrative B.

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    For the purposes of this discussion, a cultural trauma is defined as a painful episode in the history of a nation or group of people. this is occasionally caused by some event that has had a significant relevance in the history of a country. Examples like this can be seen: The Tlatelolco massacre in 1968, the defeat in Vietnam embedded the American collective imagination and the diaspora of Vietnamese migrants or the Holocaust for the Jewish community. 'Narrative A' consists of an approach that deals with the search for cultural elements far removed from that event, such as historical commemorations and celebrations. While 'Narrative B' is based on delving into the causes and ravages that occurred, including testimonies and descriptions of the violent episodes.

    Campeonato Nacional de Debate 2021 · 3 · 2021-11-06