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  • You are the ruler of a militaristic Greek city state. The Archameid empire has invaded mainland Hellas, if they are successful, your state will be subjugated. The other city states are in disarray and cannot decide on how to respond. You know that there is no chance of victory alone. That you should march against the Persian threat.

    Jurassic IV 2020 · 3 · 2020-05-02

  • This house would require all history textbooks used in compulsory education to be written and edited by historians who are from countries other than the country in which those textbooks are distributed (e.g. Argentinian historians can write history textbooks that are distributed in the US but not in Argentina etc.)

    JUDC Online 2020 · 1 · 2020-04-25

  • This house believes that distinct sub-nations in larger democratic states (i.e. Quebec Scotland Catalonia etc) should seek political representation via their own political parties (Eg. Bloc Quebecois Scottish National Party) rather than integration into broader federal parties (EG. Liberal/Conservative/NDP in Canada Podemos PSOE in Spain).

    Ridge 2020 Debate Tournament · 3 · 2020-04-08

  • This house supports the growth of Euroscepticism in the countries of the European Union

    Infoslide

    Euroscepticism is a political movement based on criticism of the European Union and European integration. It ranges from those who oppose certain EU institutions and policies and seek reform (mild Euroscepticism) to those who are strongly opposed to EU membership and see the EU as an institution that cannot be reformed (hard Euroscepticism).

    Almaty Cup 2020 · 2 · 2020-04-04

  • This house believes countries with a strong and prolonged presence of drug trafficking groups should openly acknowledge this fact as part of their national history.

    Campeonato de debate Libre e Independiente de Guayaquil 2020 · 8 · 2020-03-09

  • This house supports the establishment of an independent Western Togoland.

    Infoslide

    Western Togoland is an area in the Republic of Ghana. The area of Western Togoland is divided into five regions: Volta Oti Northern region North East region and Upper East Region. Germany established the Togoland protectorate in 1884. In 1957 it became part of Ghana through plebiscite. On May 9 2017 the Homeland Study Group Foundation unsuccessfully tried to declare the independence of Western Togoland.

    Ghana Universities Debate Championship 2019 · 8 · 2019-12-08

  • This house would venerate Toshimichi Okubo instead of Takamori Saigo as a hero

    Infoslide

    Takamori Saigo and Toshimichi Okubo were central figures in the overthrow of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Takamori Saigo was a military leader who disagreed vehemently with westernization and resigned from the Meiji government for its refusal to invade Korea. Saigo was a traditionalist who wished to preserve samurai values. He instigated and died in a rebellion against the Meiji government over its mistreatment of the samurai caste. Toshimichi Okubo was a bureaucrat responsible for the establishment of a modern governmental structure in Japan. He went on tour to the West and came back convinced that Japan needed to adopt the Western method of development. As Home Minister Okubo fought and defeated his former friend Saigo. The samurai deemed Okubo as a traitor and assassinated him as a result. Saigo is still worshipped in Japan today venerated as the “last true samurai” and a defender of Japanese national identity. Okubo is not.

    Japan BP 2019 · Open Final · 2019-11-30