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  • This house opposes the demonization of nationalism in progressive circles

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    For this debate, nationalism is defined as a sense of national consciousness, exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other groups

    Princeton IV 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-09-21

  • This house would prioritize producing art that aims to highlight unified struggles against the colonizers over art that emphasizes only the specific struggles of your ethnic minority during colonization

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    You are the most nationally-revered artist in a state that recently just persevered against Western colonizers. You are also from an ethnic minority in that state.

    Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-09-07

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the BJP to distance itself from the RSS

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    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, or the "Indian People's Party") is a political party in India and one of the two major Indian political parties. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP is aligned with right-wing politics and has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) itself is an Indian right-wing, Hindu nationalist volunteer paramilitary organisation. The organisation aims to spread the ideology of Hindu nationalism to strengthen the Hindu community and promotes an ideal of upholding Indian culture and its civilizational values. The RSS has significant influence over the election of politicians to the lower house of the Indian parliament (the Lok Sabha).

    Osaka IV 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-09-07

  • With the benefit of hindsight, This house believes that it would have been in India's interest for Nehru to have never approached the United Nations for mediation

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    During the India-Pakistan partition in 1947, princely states were given the choice to join either India, Pakistan or remain independent. Kashmir, ruled by a Hindu King but with a Muslim majority population, was heavily contested by both countries. Initially choosing to remain independent, Kashmir was attacked by Pakistan-based militias. The King agreed to cede to India in exchange for military assistance. The Pakistani Army entered Kashmir in response to Indian presence, which led to a year long conflict. The Indian army secured the central regions of Kashmir owing to its greater military strength while Pakistan secured the northern and western regions. Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru took the Kashmir issue to the UN for mediation, and a ceasefire was announced with a temporary Line of Control. The dispute remains unresolved as of today. With the benefit of hindsight, THBT it would have been in India's interest for Nehru to have never approached the United Nations for mediation.

    Muntazar Asian Parliamentary Debate · Grandfinals · 2024-09-07

  • This House regrets the partition of India

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    The original nation of India encompassed modern-day India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. At the time of India's independence, the two major political parties were the Hindu-majority Indian National Congress (INC) and the Muslim League. The options were to either partition the Muslim-majority areas from the Hindu- majority areas or maintain the current borders. Backed by the Muslim population and the British viceroy, the League supported partition. The INC was heavily against this but eventually capitulated in response to riots. The new borders created West Pakistan (modern-day Pakistan), East Pakistan (modern-day Bangladesh) and India in between.

    Australian British Parliamentary Debating Championships 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-09-07

  • This house, as Anwar, would continue to pander to Malay Muslims instead of remaining with his liberal identity

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    Anwar Ibrahim is the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Historically, he has been touted as a liberal and an icon of the Reformasi movement. Owing to a string of political losses, Anwar has been increasingly using islamic rhetoric to pander to Malay Muslims in the country in a gambit to win more votes.

    Malaysia Debate Open 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-08-31

  • This house, as Detective Abernathy, believes that Milly Kaykay was the killer instead of Chair Clen.

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    It was supposed to be Dige Li's night — the contemporary artist turned social activist had prepared for months for this act of defiance, a performance that would send shockwaves through the art world. Kensington Gallery Stage was packed, with an audience well over a thousand. They watched, captivated by the immigrant artist’s latest piece, titled "Consumption", where Dige ate a bat from the flea markets of Wuhan. ** ** As he bit into the bat, the audience erupted into murmurs—some in awe, some disgusted. At first, it was a high pitched shriek at the front of the audience. Then, horror rippled through the crowd when Dige collapsed, convulsing. He was dead before he hit the floor. ** ** Detective Abernathy stood over Dige Li's dressing room, tension thickening the air as he mulled over the details. ** ** Chair Clen was the obvious suspect. She was a stereotypical asian student in the 3rd year of her PhD. The rivalry between her and Dige was legendary in the art world. Chair had suffered a string of career setbacks, all of which coincided suspiciously with Dige’s rise to prominence. ** ** She was a highly respected regular at Kensington Gallery, even given access to areas restricted to others, like the dressing rooms. But it wasn’t just professional jealousy that pointed to Chair. There was something darker. Chair had lost her husband and mother to COVID-19. The grief had left her shattered. Her art became increasingly fractured. ** ** When Chair was brought in for questioning, her response was cold. ** ** “I didn’t kill him,” she said flatly, her eyes hollow. “But maybe he deserved it. Stupid symbolism meets a stupid fate, go figure.” ** ** She showed little emotion, her detachment disturbing, but she denied involvement. Her alibi was shaky at best. ** ** Then there was Milly Kaykay. ** ** On the surface, Milly seems like an impossible suspect. At only 26, her life was blessed by the fables of millionaire college dropouts, now running a mass manufacturing business with foreign labour from developing countries. She arrived at Kensington less than 3 weeks ago, and wasn’t ever the ‘artsy’ type. However, she developed a passionate anger at the obstacles to the expansion of her empire, fueled by a resurgent competition from Chinese state owned enterprises. She’d never hidden her resentment toward foreign industries, and immigration. Her social media posts were filled with thinly veiled political rants, and it was clear she hated the global market. ** ** Rumors swirled about Milly's shadowy past—whispers of a ruthless crime, though no one could ever pin it down. Lately, however, her life had taken a downward spiral; her husband had left her for a younger woman, leaving her even more shrouded in secrets. ** ** “I didn’t kill him,” she spat, “but that doesn’t mean I’m sad he’s gone. You don’t toy with things like that. People are dying, and he’s out here... playing games.” The plot thickened with the discovery of a third clue—an anonymous tip. Detective Abernathy got word that Milly and Chair had met in the weeks before the show. Rumor had it, they shared a drink together at a nearby bar.

    Queen's Summer Open 2024 · Finals · 2024-08-24

  • This house as a young Ghanaian Athlete Would opt to not Compete For Ghana

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    For the purposes of this debate, a Ghanaian athlete is an athlete of Ghanaian decent or holds Ghanaian citizenship.

    Accra Open X · Round 1 · 2024-08-22

  • This house opposes the prisoner swap

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    For the purpose of this debate, prisoner A is a decorated national hero captured by a foreign entity. Prisoner B is a violent entity indicted in many serious crimes. The country of Prisoner A has an opportunity to swap Prisoner B for A.

    Accra Open X · Round 7 · 2024-08-22

  • This house welcomes the establishment of AIN in the Olympics

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    AIN from the French Athlètes Individuels Neutres, or Individual Neutral Athletes in english, is the newly established IOC code used to represent approved individual Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned those nations' previous designations. As individual athletes under AIN, they go through a stringent selection process by the OIC in order to participate in the games. The delegation also can't take part in the parade of nations during the opening ceremony, be listed as a delegation in the official medal tables, as well as have representations of their home country (i.e. flags, anthems, colors, etc) present during the games.

    Enchiridion British Parliamentary 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-08-10

  • This house believes that it is in Narenda Modi's interests to adopt Development Man style over Emperor of a Hindu Hearts

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    Narenda Modi has been elected as the Prime Minister of India for a third consecutive term; however, his victory was not as he anticipated. Modi expected to win with an absolute majority, but, in reality, he won with 60 fewer seats than in the previous election period. Faced with this disappointment, he has two possible ways to govern this term. 1) The first approach is known as the “Development Man”. This includes, but is not limited to, focusing his campaign on economic growth, moderating his xenophobic rhetoric, yielding to the opposition on certain measures, etc. 2) The second approach is known as the “Emperor of Hindu Hearts”. This includes, but is not limited to, imposing a national identity based on the majority religion, increasing Hindu chauvinism, increasing fiscal expenditure, etc.

    Mundial Escolar de Debate 2024 · Pre-Cuartos de Final · 2024-08-10