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  • This house believes that developing countries should actively encourage the development of sin cities

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    "Sin Cities" refers to cities where criminalized/heavily regulated vices (prostitution, gambling, illicit drugs) are legalized. Examples include Amsterdam, Macau, Tijuana.

    Chancellor's Cup 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-11-08

  • This House Would take the pill.

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    There exists a pill that allows individuals to lead happy lives at the expense of reducing their awareness. Individuals who take the pill are content and satisfied with their lives, but are disinclined to change their present circumstances and will be apathetic about issues they perceive to not concern them (e.g. politics and global warming).

    Oxford Charity Open 2025 · Bronze Finals · 2025-10-19

  • This House opposes the mainstreaming of high-risk sexual activities in queer spaces

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    For the purposes of this debate, high-risk sexual activities are practices that carry an elevated risk of stigma, policing, or personal harm. Examples of this include but are not limited to: 1\. Cruising, the process of seeking anonymous, casual sexual encounters in public or semi-public spaces, 2\. Chem-sex, the act of engaging in sexual intercourse while under the influence of hard drugs, 3\. BDSM, a set of sexual practices involving bondage, domination, sadism and masochism, and 4\. Unprotected sexual intercourse with multiple sexual partners

    tabserverofturkey Online Pre-WUDC 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-09-13

  • This house, as Sheinbaum, W accept and pursue a ground entrance by American troops into Mexico to fight criminal cartels

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    U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed deploying American troops into Mexico to combat drug cartels, citing cartel-related violence and the fentanyl crisis. Currently, the U.S. and Mexico cooperate on this issue through intelligence sharing, extradition of cartel leaders, and joint security programs, without U.S. military presence on Mexican soil. Claudia Sheinbaum is Mexico’s recently elected president and the first woman to hold the office, a member of the left-wing Morena party.

    Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-07-12

  • That, as drug reform advocates in western liberal democracies, we would prioritise progressive public health narratives (e.g. harm minimisation) over libertarian civil rights narratives (e.g. bodily freedom) when discussing party drugs

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    For the purpose of this debate, party drugs are cocaine, ecstasy (MDMA), ketamine, LSD and GHB.

    South China Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-07-06

  • This house supports Trump's strikes on Venezuelan cartels

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    On September 2, 2025, the U.S. government confirmed that the U.S. Navy carried out a "kinetic strike" on a drug-carrying vessel in the southern Caribbean, allegedly operated by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. This action, which resulted in the deaths of 11 people, marks a significant shift in U.S. counter-narcotics policy. The U.S. has designated Tren de Aragua as a "narco- terrorist" organization, a label that provides justification for a more aggressive military response beyond traditional interdiction efforts. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government has condemned the strike as an illegal act of aggression, responding by deploying troops to its borders.

    Tokyo IV 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-07-05

  • This house supports Trump's strikes on Venezuelan cartels

    Infoslide

    On September 2, 2025, the U.S. government confirmed that the U.S. Navy carried out a "kinetic strike" on a drug-carrying vessel in the southern Caribbean, allegedly operated by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. This action, which resulted in the deaths of 11 people, marks a significant shift in U.S. counter-narcotics policy. The U.S. has designated Tren de Aragua as a "narco- terrorist" organization, a label that provides justification for a more aggressive military response beyond traditional interdiction efforts. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government has condemned the strike as an illegal act of aggression, responding by deploying troops to its borders.

    Tokyo IV 2025 · ESL Finals · 2025-07-05

  • This house prefers the existence of love potions

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    Love potions refer to magical substances that, when consumed, induce strong romantic or affectionate feelings toward a specific person. These potions do not override a person’s free will, motor control, or ability to make decisions. They temporarily heighten emotional attachment or infatuation, similar to the early stages of romantic attraction. Their use is legal and publicly accessible. The effects are not permanent, but the potion may be used repeatedly. While the feelings induced are intense, individuals retain their ability to act autonomously, including the ability to refuse consent or end a relationship.

    Malaysian National Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-06-24

  • This house, as a space miner in 2291, would accept the offer to join the Unreal Tournament

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    You are a young person living in a space colony in 2291. You work as a miner on a grey rocky planet filled with rare minerals. It is hard work, but enough to earn a living in your small community of 10,000 people living inside a terraformed dome. The Unreal Tournament is an intergalactic sports league where humans, robots, and various alien races kill each other for sport. You fight with futuristic weapons, are allowed to use performance-enhancing drugs, and install transhumanist body modifications. Every time you die, your body is respawned in a safe location. There are various game modes such as: capture-the-flag, deathmatch, and team deathmatch. You are approached by a sponsor in the colony, who promises you a large amount of money if you sign a 5-year-long contract to fight in the Unreal Tournament. She claims an advanced AI prediction algorithm predicted you have a high potential to do well.

    Zagreb Pre-EUDC 2025 · ESL Finals · 2025-06-13