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The cold war is over so there really should be no need. This is an area where Obama can show he is serious about getting rid of the threat of nuclear weapons.

10 Jul 2012

Question: Will the Egyptian army allow the new Muslim Brotherhood President any real power?

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It seems unlikely - tbh I was surprised they let him win, I thought the delay in the announcement was probably due to ballot stuffing.

25 Jun 2012

Question: Should the West militarily intervene in Syria?

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We cant afford to. Solve our own economy first. Repent for our own human rights abuses before demanding others do for theirs.

27 Apr 2012

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Comment on: The impact of racial profiling on the individual

While it is obviously terrible for those who are picked up because they have been racially profiled is the treatment actually any worse than if they had been picked up without profiling? Racial...

23 Jan 2013

Comment on: This House believes a nation's history and mythology is part of its national security

While I can see that nations would like to keep parts of their past secret in order to prevent the tarnishing of their reputations and any knock on effects that may result (reduced diplomatic options...

3 Jan 2013

Comment on: This House would allow biased versions of history to be taught in schools

Overt with a focus on critical thinking would be best; the teacher teaches the history for half the lesson and then in the second part the students disect what the teacher taught them to work out how...

19 Nov 2012

Comment on: This House would show the darker side of the formation of the nation

If you want people to remember your history you need to make it interesting to study. A story in which the hero is whiter than white is unlikely to believable. Much better to have minor flaws. In a...

16 Nov 2012

Comment on: This House would allow biased versions of history to be taught in schools

The answer has to be yes it could make for an interesting critical thinking exercise! More seriously I agree witht he point that 'all history is edited' frankly it is going to be biased one...

15 Nov 2012

Comment on: What's a nice UN Internet Governance Forum doing in a place like this?

I think we should remember that huge numbers of people live in countries where there is not freedom of speech online and democratically they should be represented just like those who do have freedom...

15 Nov 2012

Comment on: This House believes Tennessee is correct to protect teachers who wish to explore the merits of creationism

In my opinion this is not really an issue of freedom of speech; there should be nothing to stop the teaching of creationism in say religion, philosophy or even possibly history classes. I cant see...

15 Nov 2012

Comment on: A separate social network for Muslims

“there are 250 million Muslim Facebook users because there is no halal alternative” << he would say that wouldn't he? However I would not be so sure that this is the case,...

14 Nov 2012

Comment on: How to tackle the far-right?

I dont see how 3 and 4 are delusions - indeed the counter strategies look to rely upn these two 'delusions' if your strategy is to engage with the electorate surely the end to which that...

8 Nov 2012

Comment on: No dark sarcasms in the classroom

I give up on countering your slurs against the EU, there are too many to be worth bothering with and you never recognise when you do make mistakes. There are however several things in this post that...

15 Oct 2012

Debate Improvements

Debate: This House would replace Trident

Argument:

Type: Correction

Improvement: A deterrent is useless if no one thinks it will ever be used. The only conceivable use of Britain’s nuclear deterrent would be in the event of a nuclear attack on the UK, and if that has...

6 Jul 2012

Debate: This House believes that bribery is sometimes acceptable

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Type: Case Reference

Improvement: People are often made to give bribes to officials because of unfavourable economic, social or bureaucratic conditions. Officials may refuse to serve clients unless they are paid. For example in Delhi...

31 May 2012

Debate: This House believes that the use of atomic bombs against Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justified

Argument:

Type: Correction

Improvement: From late 1944 Japan’s defeat was certain. The Japanese leadership knew this, but this knowledge did not equate acceptance nor did it translate into a Japanese willingness to surrender. The...

31 May 2012

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