PM NUDC 2017 Final – As citizens, THW primarily base considerations to choose leaders based on “good political characters” rather than on policy

(Prime Minister) Alif Azadi Taufik, NUDC 2017 Indonesia, Grand Final  Video Source: YouTube Mister and madam speaker, the savageness of politics that we have now often means that we forget about the moralities of our policies, ladies and gentlemen. The savageness of politics right now means that many people do not want to participate in…

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This House Believes That Countries with Proper Public Transport Modules Should Ban Private Transport

A pretty straightforward motion that leaves little to no multi-interpretation. Bear in mind, however, that “countries with proper public transport modules” should be immediately translated as “first-world countries”, as those countries are the only ones who are likely to have proper public transport modules. Team Affirmative It is important for Team Affirmative to properly set…

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DLO WUDC 2020 Open Semi-Final – This house prefers a “Brave New World” to the status quo in Western Liberal Democracies

Lee Chin Wee, Thailand WUDC 2020 Open Semi-Final Deputy Leader of Opposition Here’s the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWbmzyLxlgU&t=1791s Infoslide A “Brave New World” has these characteristics: People are genetically engineered and socially conditioned by the state for specific societal roles. People’s material and physical needs are unfailingly met. There is no possibility of changing the social order….

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This House Believes That Sovereign Debt Default is a Legitimate Economic Strategy for All Countries

Let’s start with the ambiguous parameters that makes the wording of this motion questionable. What is the definition of “legitimate” and what are the parameters for something to belong to that category? Then, what are the actions that you would consider as a “strategy” or in fact an “economic strategy”? About sovereign debt default, there…

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This House Would Offer Terminally Ill Patients the Option of a Cash Grant If They Forgo Treatment and Consent to Early Euthanasia

From the motion above, we could concur that there are several keywords/variables we could explore, which are: ‘offer an option’, ‘terminally ill patients’, ‘cash grant’, and ‘giving up life”. The room of the debate is clear enough to not to be misinterpreted. There will be some arguments revolving around rights vs utilitarian approach, comparison between…

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