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  • This house regrets the Arab Spring

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    The Arab Spring refers to a wave of popular protests, revolts, and armed conflicts that erupted across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during the early 2010s. Originating in Tunisia in December 2010, the movement quickly expanded to neighboring countries, propelled by widespread frustration over authoritarian governments, economic struggles, and the denial of political rights

    Xavier Cup 12 · Pre-Octofinals · 2025-05-25

  • This house, as ASEAN, would recognize the Tatmadaw as the legitimate government of Myanmar

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    The Tatmadaw, also known as the Sit-Tat, is the armed forces of Myanmar. Since 2021, it has been the de-facto ruling government in the country.

    Xavier Cup 12 · Pre-Octofinals · 2025-05-25

  • This house believes that feminists in Muslim-majority countries should campaign for the complete abolition of Sharia Courts rather than pursuing incremental feminist reforms within the existing system (e.g., appointing more female judges, promoting feminist interpretations of the Quran).

    Xavier Cup 12 · Semifinals · 2025-05-25

  • This house believes that feminists in Muslim-majority countries should campaign for the complete abolition of Sharia Courts rather than pursuing incremental feminist reforms within the existing system (e.g., appointing more female judges, promoting feminist interpretations of the Quran).

    Xavier Cup 12 · Novice Finals · 2025-05-25

  • This house Predicts that Philippine Democracy will be healthier at the end of the Marcos administration than it was at the beginning.

    Xavier Cup 12 · Grand Final · 2025-05-25

  • This house prefers a world where American Pride Parades prioritize protest narratives over celebration narratives

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    Protest narratives position Pride as a political act highlighting ongoing discrimination and systemic exclusion, while celebration narratives focus on affirming LGBTQ+ identities through joy, visibility, and community. Over time, Pride has moved away from platforming protest narratives towards celebration narratives.

    Waterloo Spring HST 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-05-24

  • This house believes that the Wives should join the Underground Femaleroad resistance

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    To address the rapidly declining birth rates in 2050, a fanatical evangelical movement seized control of the US government and established a totalitarian theocracy: the Republic of Gilead. Under Gilead, women have no autonomy and are categorised by function. Wives, the highest-ranking women, gain status from Commanders (Gilead's highest- ranking men). Wives have influence only within their households (as "ladies of the house") and are subject to all prohibitions placed upon women (e.g. no literacy, a legal requirement to comply with their husband's wishes, and arranged betrothals). Other categories of women include Marthas (who are domestic labourers), Handmaids (who serve as reproductive vessels to Commander households), Aunts (who oversee indoctrination and the discipline of women), and Econowives (who shoulder all burdens within lower-class households). The Underground Femaleroad is a resistance network operated by women throughout Gilead, with notable success in smuggling members out of the country and inflicting damage on the regime through clandestine operations.

    Kings College London Pre- EUDC 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-05-24

  • This House would whistleblow about the existence, capabilities and characteristics of Horizon.

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    You are a top artificial intelligence engineer at a leading AI firm developing an experimental artificial intelligence called “Horizon” using human brainwave data. Horizon produces continuous output indistinguishable from human thoughts. You have run a series of tests on Horizon and believe it to be indistinguishable from a human consciousness and several times as intelligent. You have voiced your concerns to your firm's management team, but they still intend to use Horizon to power a new AI product.

    New Zealand Schools' Debating Championships 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-05-23

  • In countries with conscription (e.g. Pakistan, Turkey, Israel, Ukraine), This house opposes faith integration into the military

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    For the purposes of this debate, faith integration refers to the entrance of religious institutions into the military. This includes, but is not limited to, nominating members of the clergy for dedicated military positions and incorporating religious rituals into the daily lives of recruits.

    Vienna Intervarsity 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-05-17

  • C) This House prefers a world with SoulVault

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    C) The "SoulVault" is a chip that is implanted in each person's brain at birth and records all their memories and thoughts. It also bifurcates these moments in boxes based on how the person perceived these moments emotionally (e.g. happy box, sad box, etc.) The contents of this chip are not accessible to anyone, including the person while they are alive. As soon as they die, the contents of the chip are made accessible to their heir. Once viewed, memories self-erase and the contents cannot be accessed ever again. The contents of the chip can also not be copied or recorded using any external device.

    DTU Summers Pre-UADC 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-05-17

  • This House Believes That the US should intervene diplomatically and economically to pressure India to demilitarize Jammu and Kashmir.

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    Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed region claimed by India and Pakistan. In 2019, India's PM Modi revoked the region's special autonomy and deployed around 130,000 troops, increasing military presence across the region. A recent separatist terror attack triggered weeks of cross-border clashes, but a ceasefire, supported by the US, was reached last week.

    Vienna Intervarsity 2025 · ESL Semifinals · 2025-05-17

  • This house opposes civil asset forfeiture

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    Civil Asset Forfeiture allows the government (typically the police) to seize any property (land, items, or cash) that is allegedly involved in a crime or illegal activity. After the asset is seized, the government may opt to keep, sell, or use it. After seizure, the burden of proof lies on the owner to prove that the asset was not involved in or obtained as a result of illegal activity

    Archer Schools Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-05-17

  • This House opposes the resurgence of "Myeol-gong" rhetoric in contemporary South Korean politics.

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    "Myeol-gong" (멸공, 滅共), which literally translates to "Eradicate Communism" or "Destroy Communism", was a prominent anti-communist slogan in South Korea, gaining significance particularly during the Cold War era following the Korean War and under subsequent military governments in the mid-to-late 20th century. Historically, it was strongly associated with the prevailing anti-communist political ideology and opposition to North Korea.

    KUDC x HYDS KIDA National Championship 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-05-16

  • This House prefers a world in which all individuals undergo the "test" at the age of 25.

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    For the purpose of this debate, the "test" is an immersive and psychologically realistic simulation where individuals experience tailored scenarios presenting ethical challenges, forcing them to confront their moral flaws. They would "pass the test" by demonstrating through their choices a reliable understanding and application of empathy and ethics in the face of those challenges. When individuals make the wrong decisions in the simulation, they "fail the test", and are granted an unlimited number of retries, for which their memories of previous attempts are wiped. Although specific memories are wiped, the simulation facilitates learning at a subconscious or foundational level, gradually improving the individual's inherent ethical responses. These simulated experiences, however long or intense they may feel to the individual, take only a split-second of time in reality. Individuals only wake up from the simulation after passing the test.

    KUDC x HYDS KIDA National Championship 2025 · Rookie Finals · 2025-05-16

  • This House, as the Creator, would grant the Creature a companion.

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    An individual (the Creator) successfully brings into existence a unique, intelligent, and sentient being (the Creature) through artificial means. Due to its unnatural origins and distinct appearance, the Creature is met with universal fear and revulsion from society, leading to profound isolation and suffering. Driven by this anguish and rejection, the Creature commits acts of violence against the society and the loved ones of the Creator. The Creature then confronts its Creator, demanding that a companion of its own kind be made, promising that if this is done, they will both retreat from human society and cause no further harm.

    KUDC x HYDS KIDA National Championship 2025 · Rookie Finals · 2025-05-16