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  • This house believes that Westeros would be a better place if they adopted currency over the gold standard

    Infoslide

    Westeros is a medieval world in which Game of Thrones takes place. There are six regions (The North, Iron Islands, The Reach, etc) that are united under an elected Monarch but govern relatively autonomously, to the extent they frequently war against each other. The continent uses golden coins and gold as it’s standard currency.

    Fictional IV 2023 · Round 1 · 2023-10-20

  • This house believes that indigenous groups should focus on expanding the powers and resources of Land Councils rather than seeking change through federal and state legislatures

    Infoslide

    Land Councils are regional organizations that represent and assist indigenous peoples in protecting and maintaining their land claims and cultural sites. Some Land Councils also offer programs to help local indigenous businesses or individuals access housing and employment. Land councils are usually self-funded.

    US Universities Debate Championship Tournament 2023 · Novice Finals · 2023-10-20

  • This house believes that newly established developing nations should strive to establish Jante as a cultural foundation in their nations

    Infoslide

    The Law of Jante (yaan-teh) is a literary element and cultural narrative that characterises not conforming, doing things out of the ordinary, or being personally ambitious as unworthy and inappropriate. It has been assumed by some to explain the egalitarian nature of Nordic countries. It is used generally in colloquial speech in the Nordic countries as a sociological term to denote a social attitude of disapproval towards expressions of personal ambition and success.

    Hart House Inter-Varsity 2023 · Grand Final · 2023-10-15

  • This house as BRICS would explicitly position themselves against the G7.

    Infoslide

    BRICS is an acronym that represents a group of five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and recently included Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. These countries are known for their significant influence on regional and global affairs due to their large populations, substantial landmass, and rapidly growing economies. The Group of Seven, commonly known as the G7, is an intergovernmental organization consisting of seven of the world's most advanced and economically powerful democracies. The member countries of the G7 are: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States.

    Seri Iskandar Debate Open 2023 · Quarterfinals · 2023-10-14

  • This house prefers to be born in Zomia over to be born in Southeast Asian states.

    Infoslide

    Zomia is the name of highlands overlapping parts of 10 countries in Southeast Asia. Groups of people who escaped from those countries live in Zomia and form their own small but strongly unified communities to sustain their daily lives. People in Zomia live primitive lives (i.e. farming or hunting) and there is no government or any hierarchical structure.

    Strait Debate Open 2023 · Round 2 · 2023-10-14

  • This house supports the rise of microfinance in developing countries

    Infoslide

    Microfinance is a category of financial services targeting individuals and small businesses who lack access to conventional banking and related services. Microfinance services are designed to reach excluded customers, usually poorer population segments, possibly socially marginalized, or geographically more isolated, and to help them become self-sufficient.

    Strait Debate Open 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-10-14

  • This house supports developing states which hold globally significant proportions of critical resources (e.g. energy resources, rare earth minerals, some agricultural goods, ores, fresh water) forming resource cartels

    Infoslide

    A cartel is when a group of producers agree to coordinate supply of their product to the market, which means they can control prices (e.g. cutting supply to increase prices/flooding the market to decrease them). For example, OPEC is a cartel of oil-producing states that is led by Saudi Arabia.

    Sydney AWGMDC 2023 · Round 4 · 2023-10-14

  • This house believes that significantly raising the purchasing power of the Chinese people is in the interests of the Chinese Communist Party

    Western Inter-varsity 2023 · Round 4 · 2023-10-07

  • This house believes that social movements in developing countries should heavily prioritise non-state solutions to social problems, over state-based solutions (eg: direct financial aid to impoverished communities over lobbying for increased welfare; providing the day-after pill and aiding in travel to countries with accessible abortion over lobbying the legalisation of abortion where it is illegal; sheltering sex workers from the police over lobbying for the decriminalization of sex work)

    VITDT Round Robin 2023 · Round 5 · 2023-10-06

  • Silver finals: This house regrets the westernisation of the elites in post-colonial countries (e.g. speaking predominantly in English, going to schools/universities in the West, consuming predominantly Western Media).

    Eton Schools 2023 · Silver Final · 2023-10-03

  • This house, as China, would privatise a significant number of its state-owned enterprises

    Infoslide

    State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are companies that are wholly or significantly controlled by the government. The majority of large Chinese companies, including most banks, energy, utility and construction companies are SOEs. Examples include the State Grid Corporation of China, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and China National Petroleum Corporation. Many analysts now believe that China is facing an economic crisis.

    Eton Schools 2023 · Round 2 · 2023-10-03

  • This house would prefer national park agencies to buy up additional land for national parks rather than improving the protection and facilities at existing national parks

    Mini Gong Pre-WUDC 2023 · Round 1 · 2023-10-01

  • This house, as India, would take on the same responsibility as the West in fighting climate change (e.g. similar emissions reduction targets, commitments to investing a similar % of budget to conservation, etc.)

    14th CNLU Parliamentary Debate 2023 · Open Pre Semis · 2023-09-22

  • This house, as India, would take on the same responsibility as the West in fighting climate change (e.g. similar emissions reduction targets, commitments to investing a similar % of budget to conservation, etc.)

    14th CNLU Parliamentary Debate 2023 · Novice Semifinals · 2023-09-22

  • This house supports the widespread use of government bonded-scholarships by developing countries.

    Infoslide

    Bonded government scholarships are scholarships offered by developing states to its citizens to study in foreign universities. In exchange, the contract requires the scholarship recipient to come back and work in their home country for a fixed time period after graduation

    14th CNLU Parliamentary Debate 2023 · Round 1 · 2023-09-22

  • This House, as South Africa, would prioritise investment into renewable energy over traditional forms of electricity

    Infoslide

    The South African electricity grid has experienced frequent daily power outages due to the dominance of "coal mafias", companies that control the majority of coal mines in the country and prioritise exporting high-quality coal over domestic energy needs. There is limited alternative energy infrastructure in South Africa.

    USU IV 2023 · Round 6 · 2023-09-16