THBT countries facing population decline should prioritize policy that aids in childcare such as increased funding in child healthcare, preschools, and daycares rather than policy that seeks to accept more immigration.
Info Slide
Countries such as Bulgaria and Japan are seeing the largest proportions in population decline than any other nation and are implementing policies to try and maintain their population size and workforce.
Junior Semifinals
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THBT creators of popular books and tv/movie series should follow the general wishes of fans when creating the series instead of pursuing their own creative desires (eg. Harry getting together with Ginny instead of Hermione in the Harry Potter series as per what the majority of fans wanted)
Grand Final
1
THP a world in which the government reclaimed and redistributed all housing as opposed to setting policies that assist in making housing more affordable (i.e. rent control, vacant housing taxes, foreign buyer taxes, etc)
Semifinals
1
During times of crisis, THBT governments should violate the right to return.
Info Slide
The right of return is a principle in international law which guarantees everyone's right of voluntary return to, or re-entry to, their country of origin or of citizenship. The right of return is part of the broader human rights concept freedom of movement and is also related to the legal concept of nationality. This exists two main reasons: for refugees returning post-conflict and dissidents not being forcibly removed from a country. Australia has denied citizens in India the right to return in the wake of India's difficulty in handling the pandemic leading to an increase in cases. As of May 2, 2021, they only have 14 new cases.
Quarterfinals
1
TH, as the feminist movement, would endorse positive masculinity instead of deconstructing masculinity.
Info Slide
Positive masculinity challenges the negative aspects of traditional masculinity that lead to toxic masculinity by associating masculinity with positive traits such as confidence, strength and courage. For the purpose of this debate, narratives of positive masculinity look like "strong men respect women," or "real men hold other men accountable." Narratives that deconstruct masculinity attempt to de-emphasize gendered traits associated with men. For instance, "all people can wear make-up" or "crying is for everyone."
Round 5
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THBT globalization has done more harm than good.
Info Slide
Globalization is the word used to describe the growing interdependence of the world's economies, cultures, and populations, brought about by cross-border trade in goods and services, technology, and flows of investment, people, and information.
Round 4
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THO the norm you should take the high road.
Info Slide
The high road means to behave in a moral way when other people are not behaving morally. For example, not cheating when others are cheating, not insulting people even if they're insulting you, not using dirty tactics even if others are, etc).
Round 3
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THBT that environmental activists should focus their efforts around a local agenda rather than a global agenda.
Info Slide
Environmental activism can take the form of advocating on the basis of local issues, such as protesting pollution emitted in their community by corporations or lobbying for the protection of local wildlife. It can also take the form of advocating on a global level, which includes holding countries accountable to global initiatives such as The Paris Agreement.
Round 2
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Given the choice, THW choose to be immortal.
Info Slide
To be immortal means to live forever.
Round 1
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THW admit students to post-secondary educational institutions based on a randomized lottery, given certain minimum requirements are met (eg. graduating high school, minimum GPA cut-off).
Info Slide
Some universities have discussed the possibility of using a randomized lottery system to determine admission into undergraduate university programs. Under such a system, all students who meet a certain grade cut-off and graduate from high school are eligible to apply. However, instead of having their applications reviewed, all applicants are selected for entry into that university at random.