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OW Australs 2021 Final – That, in countries with a history of ethnic tensions, we would embrace cultural appropriation
Tobi Leung, Nepal Australs 2021 Final, Opposition Whip Here’s the video: https://youtu.be/rGc6dQwg91w?t=3040 Motion: That, in countries with a history of ethnic tensions, we would embrace cultural appropriation. Opening The remedy to decades of brutal ethnic violence is not to allow those groups to tear away at hateful caricatures of each other and dismantle the tokens…
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PM Cambridge IV 2021 Final – THO transhumanism
Sajid Khandaker, Cambridge IV 2021 Final, PM Here’s the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFYDsFrd_Po&t=1082s Infoslide: Transhumanism is a movement that endorses the study and creation of technologies to modify the body, with the aim of surpassing natural limits to human abilities (e.g to senses, thinking, control of emotions, health, or longevity) (Hays, 2018). Motion: THO transhumanism Opening Humanity…
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GM HWS Round Robin 2017 Round 4 – Given the choice as an individual who is a typical, healthy 30-year-old, this house would elect to never again feel the emotion of sorrow.
Dan Lahav, HWS Round Robin 2017 Round 4 Member of Government Here’s the video: https://youtu.be/KR9RfcjOcqI?t=1866 Opening Being sick is part of nature. It is therefore part of the human experience. The flaw for Opening Opposition, however, is that the fact that something is part of human nature necessarily makes it a good part of your…
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GM Oxford IV 2020 Open Finals – This house regrets the narrative that there exists no objective truth
Jacklin Kwan, Oxford IV 2020 Open Finals Member of Government Here’s the video: https://youtu.be/wJwtOUB-9XE?t=2888 Opening I think the framing that is symmetric on both sides is that people still need to make decisions based on a singular conception of truth, in order to not do contradictory shit. They still need to make decisions on policy…
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DLO Pre-WSDC 2021 Finals – THS the Glorification of the Mediocre Life
(2nd Opposition Speaker) Jenna Hong, WSDC Hong Kong Team, Pre-WSDC 2021 Final Motion: THS the Glorification of the Mediocre Life Here’s the video: https://www.facebook.com/106053431657221/videos/1137307660090878 Opening I disagree with Singapore when they tell us that if you tell someone more than one thing is good, they’ll just get confused, because I don’t think that’s true. I…