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brian_eggleston's Debates
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The Arab / Israeli peace process should be abandoned
At the end of World War II, Britain withdrew its mandate over Palestine in order to allow for the creation of a homeland for the Diaspora, many of whom were traumatised as the result of the Holocaust. Noble as this cause was, the creation of Israel caused the mass displacement of the Arab families that already lived there and, furthermore, the Zionist architects of the Jewish State went well beyond the of the parameters of the Balfour Declaration of 1917, (1) not only depriving Palestinians o...
The U.S. Government Should Allow the Big Three Automakers to Go Bankrupt
1. Definitions. For the purposes of this debate, the "Big Three" are General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. "Bankrupt" is a legal state of financial insolvency whereby (a) stockholders lose all of their equity investment, (b) future contract obligations of the corporation are voided, and (c) creditors are apportioned the corporate assets under court supervision. It is within the scope of the debate to permit modifications to the existing law, a "special" bankruptcy, so long as the three provisions...
It's time to crackdown on misleading theme park advertisements
"Come and visit {insert name of theme park here}" they say "there's fun for all the family". Is there? Is there really? Well yes, there are rides and parades and shows and stuff for the kids, I've seen those. And true, there are shops and tearooms and flower gardens and stuff for the mums and aunties, fair enough, I've seen those as well. But that's not "all the family" is it? What about the dads and uncles, eh? Aren't they part of the family? Of course they are! But have the theme parks laid...
That this house would ban all blood sports as a means of entertainment
I oppose that this house would ban all blood sports as a means of entertainment. It's clear to me that this topic raises the issue of morales and much deeper than just being about hunting or dog fighting, it causes us to ask questions about human nature, and indeed, the nature of other animals with whom we share the world. Being Irish, the first things to come into my mind when i think about blood sports are fox hunting, hare coursing, dog fighting, and deer poaching. Each of these blood sports...
Homosexual marriage
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, today I will share with you and my opponent the reasons why I believe homosexual marriage (and all homosexual rights alike) should be allowed. My opponent brian_eggleston , is a good debater whom I respect. Now Ladies and Gentlemen, I will begin debating. 1. Homosexuals should have the same rights as heterosexual (straight) Men and women. As the 9th amendment states "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or dispara...
It's time to crackdown on canoodling cretins that conspicuously cavort in crowded carriages.
We've all been there, haven't we? Standing in a jam-packed underground train with hardly enough room to breath, never mind move, when the aesthetically-challenged couple next to you decide to demonstrate that they aren't too hideously ugly to get a sexual partner by going at each other hammer and tongs - right in your face. Yes, there they are, these two freaks of nature, his hand up her blouse, her hand down his trousers, slobbering all over each other like a bitch on heat being taken by a...
Chinese colonisation of sub-Saharan Africa would be beneficial to all concerned
China has the military capability to simultaneously land massive numbers of ground forces on the Atlantic coast of Democratic Republic of Congo and the Red Sea coast of Sudan and move through both countries, occupying Kinshasa and Khartoum, meeting at the border and branching out into Rwanda, Central African Republic and Chad en route. This would secure China huge reserves of desperately needed natural resources. Furthermore, Chinese investment in the public infrastructure of the region would...
School Uniforms
Ok, people tell me that public schools should have schoolwide uniforms, and I was wondering why. I would like to see if someone can convince me that they would actually help a school teach people, as that is their job....
It's time for the Government to crackdown hard on greedy fat scroungers
You see them all the time, don't you? Big, fat, sweating piles of flab sitting in fast food restaurants, gorging themselves on super-sized burgers while everybody else is out earning the money to pay for them. "No, I'm to fat to work" they say, "I'm morbidly obese and I get out of breath just walking to my Government-subsidised car". So, instead of going out and earning an honest wage like everybody else, they slob about in junk food outlets. And when they haven't got their snouts in the...
The State of Massachusetts should be ceded in order to create a homeland for Roma people
For centuries, Roma people (otherwise known as Gypsies) have travelled far and wide and have faced prejudice and persecution wherever they have gone. In many ways, their experience mirrors that of the Jewish people. However, whereas the Jews were granted their own homeland when the State of Israel was created after World War II, even though the Nazi's exterminated over 600,000 Roma people in the Holocaust, the Roma still have nowhere to call "home". http://www.romani.org/ The Jewish people...