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  • This house, as the environmental movement, W dissociate themselves with the degrowth movement.

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    <p>The degrowth movement advocates for a reduction in global production and consumption as the only way to ensure the future of humanity and preservation of the planet.</p>

    Oxford Schools' Final Day 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-03-09

  • That, as the Together Democratic party, we would aggressively push to break up South Korea’s Chaebol corporations

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    A Chaebol is a South Korean family-run conglomerate (such as Samsung, Hyundai, and LG Group), which gained power during South Korea’s rapid post war development due to significant government support. In 2021, the 10 largest Chaebols accounted for nearly 60% of South Korea’s GDP. South Korea’s two prominent political parties are the centrist-liberal Together Democratic party (DPK), and the conservative People Power party (PPP). Currently, the president, Yoon Suk Yeol, represents the PPP, while the majority of seats have been recently won by the DPK. The previous president, Moon Jae-in, who represented the DPK, sought to reduce the power of these Chaebols, but was unsuccessful due to the PPP holding the majority of seats at the time.

    University of Sydney Union Open 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-03-03

  • That progressive social movements (e.g. feminist or LGBTQ+ movements) in developing countries should strongly distance themselves from the West (Such as by not accepting funding, not exchanging information, or heavily emphasising their cultural domestic culture and connections).

    Advanced Open 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-03-03

  • In developing democratic nations, This house supports a bottom-up rather than a top-down system of development

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    Bottom-up development refers to an approach which concentrates power and resources in local communities. Top-down development refers to an approach where power and resources are distributed from a national level.

    McMaster High Schools Debate Championship 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-03-01

  • In disaster-prone areas, This house believes that states should heavily prioritize direct anticipatory cash transfers to citizens over post-disaster relief efforts.

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    Anticipatory cash transfers are cash provided by states or humanitarian relief organisations that recipients can use to improve their resilience in the days or weeks before extreme weather hits. Post-disaster relief efforts are states’ measures to help out people after the disaster has already struck."

    The Kansai 2024 · ラウンド3 · 2024-03-01

  • This house believes that the Balkan government should dissolve Tent.

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    The Republic of Balka is a developing country struggling with high poverty rates. Recently, the government uncovered the presence of a terrorist group known as Tent operating within its borders. Tent has been responsible for large-scale acts of terrorism across multiple continents, including Asia, Europe, and the US. Intelligence agencies worldwide have been actively pursuing the group. It has come to light that Tent receives orders to commit terrorist acts in return for money. Additionally, the government has learned that Tent operates numerous orphanages within Balka, providing care for thousands of children on a daily basis. If Tent were to be dismantled, these children would lose their place of shelter and care. According to reliable sources, there is a significant opportunity for the government to apprehend members of Tent and disband the organization."

    The Kansai 2024 · ラウンド2 · 2024-03-01

  • This house believes that the governments of developing nations should actively encourage slum tourism

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    Slum tourism is a type of tourism that involves visiting impoverished areas - usually through a service provided by tourism agencies. Slum tourism is now becoming increasingly prominent in developing nations, including India, Brazil, Kenya and Indonesia.

    Law Foundation Cup 2024 - Senior Category · Round 5 · 2024-03-01

  • When dealing with historically under-privileged groups, this house prefers economic reparations (e.g. direct payments, community investment, reappropriation of industry) over political reparations (e.g. additional vote-weighting, quotas in parliament, granting of autonomous control over land).

    LUMS Intervarsity 2024 · Partial Semifinals · 2024-03-01

  • This house believes that developed countries should increase investment into the development and implementation of nuclear fusion

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    Nuclear fusion energy is a new type of energy that is made by fusing two atoms together. This is similar to how the sun makes energy. This is very different from nuclear fission which is the conventional way of nuclear energy, and nuclear fusion is also scientifically proven to be much more safer. Scientists in the West recently achieved a breakthrough when, for the first time, a nuclear fusion test outputted more joules of energy in comparison to the input. The technology is very new and, conventionally, very expensive<br></p>

    Sta. Mesa Debate Open 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-02-24

  • This house believes that the countries of the Lithium Triangle should form a consortium for the exploitation of the minerals.

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    Lithium, known as the "new white gold," is a mineral widely used in technology, especially in rechargeable electric car batteries. It is also used in medical treatments and in the aerospace industry. The largest reserves and net quantities are found in the so-called "Lithium Triangle," which comprises the region of Antofagasta in Chile, the department of Potosí in Bolivia, and the provinces of Jujuy, Salta, and Catamarca in Argentina. This triangle holds 85% of the world's lithium, but the distribution is not equal: Bolivia has the highest net amount of lithium in the world, while Chile holds the largest reserves of commercially viable lithium, and Argentina has quantities smaller than the previous two countries. A consortium is a group of countries that jointly control the production and distribution of a raw material.

    Western University Winter Debating Championships 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-02-24

  • This house supports the monopolization of public utilities in developing nations

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    Monopolization refers to a company having complete control within an industry, which prevents other people or companies having any share or influence.&nbsp;</p><p>Public utilities are meant to supply goods and services that are considered essential. Some examples of public utilities include: water, gas, electricity, telephone, and waste disposal

    Western University Winter Debating Championships 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-02-24