Motions

Round 1

  • 1
    In economically depressed cities, that we would allow corporations to run for public office
  • 2
    That we would ban private equity firms from acquiring more than one player in a given industry
  • 3
    That we regret the rising trend of adopting flat organization model in for-profit sectors

    • Round 2

  • 1
    That we prefer realism as the dominant narrative in foreign policy instead of liberal internationalism
  • 2
    That major politically progressive universities should discourage graduates from joining the security and armament sectors.
  • 3
    That we regret the narrative that consensus-building in politics is a virtue

    • Round 3

  • 1
    That the feminist movement should advocate for gendered lawsuits to be held in closed courts
  • 2
    That the LGBTQIA+ movement should actively denounce the process of de-transitioning
  • 3
    That we regret the rising trend of liberal revenge in social justice discourse (e.g. doxxing, brigading)

    • Round 4

  • 1
    That law enforcement organisations should never provide incentives to gang members to inform on their superiors (e.g. plea bargains or monetary rewards)
  • 2
    That western liberal democracies should criminalise the active and deliberate spread of conspiracy theories
  • 3
    That we prefer regional human rights courts instead of the International Criminal Court in prosecuting human rights violations

    • Round 5

  • 1
    That veganism is a moral imperative
  • 2
    That we would allow class action against state(s) failure in providing disaster mitigation
  • 3
    That we would refrain from providing disaster relief donations to countries with poor environmental standards

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    That we support Joe Biden running for reelection in 2024
  • 2
    That the Biden Administration should transfer back the US Embassy in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv
  • 3
    That as a progressive politician in the USA, we would actively initiate discourses to deconstruct the hegemonic image of the USA (e.g. “USA is a superpower country”, “USA is a world leader”, “USA should be the world police”, etc.)

    • Grand Final

  • 1
    That we regret the belief in the existence of God
  • 2
    That we should prohibit the public display of religious symbols
  • 3
    That we prefer a world where the False Messiah is considered as a metaphor as opposed to an actual being