This House Regrets the Remilitarization of Japan

This is a pretty straightforward value-judgment motion which weighs the pros and cons, benefits and harms, of a remilitarization action, in the specific context of the motion happening in Japan. Expect both teams to agree not to discuss about the ramifications of remilitarization (or cancelling the remilitarization) in the future. Motions circulating around the wording…

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DPM Princeton IV 2021 Final – THP a world where individuals treated everybody as though they carry equal moral weight, rather than a world where they treated their surrounding community as though they carry more moral weight

Princeton IV 2021 Final Motion: THP a world where individuals treated everybody as though they carry equal moral weight, rather than a world where they treated their surrounding community as though they carry more moral weight OG: NUS LN OO: Cambridge ST Result: OG wins Nar Sher May, Deputy Prime Minister Here’s the video: https://youtu.be/kZw07BD5Z-0?t=1011…

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This House Regrets the Trend of Celebrities Making Recounts of Their Struggle with Psychiatric Disorders

*sigh* hate value-judgment debates using the word “regret” like this. Hate them. The reason why, is because there are multiple possible scenario and directions this kind of debates could unfold. The word regret is very ambiguous and opens numerous possible multi-interpretation. Hate it. For this motion, we will try to explore the two possible outcomes…

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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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