Nagoya Debate Open

Nagoya Debate Open (2020)

R1

THW require candidates running for high office (President, Parliament/Diet etc) to have prior experience holding office in regional or local government

THW ban the microtargeting of political advertisement

Microtargeting is a data-driven marketing strategy that allow advertisers to appeal to small groups of people with similar preferences and online activity records. It has been used in political campaigns to reach out to smaller subgroups of political affilication

THW censor content that promote anti lockdown protests

R2

THBT, after meeting their basic needs, individuals have a moral responsibility to donate their wealth towards poverty alleviation.

Assuming feasibility, THW allow prospective adoptive parents to manipulate the orphans’ memory before adoption

R3

THBT the main stream feminist movements should reject choice feminism.

Choice feminism is a popular form of contemporary feminism, encouraging women to embrace the opportunities they have in life and to see the choices they make as justified and always politically acceptable

THBT false accusation of homosexuality should not be permissible as grounds for defamation lawsuits

Defamation is any false statement (oral or written) about another person that unjustly harms their reputation. A person who has been defamed can sue the person who did the defaming for damages.

THBT the LGBTQ+ movement should include polyamorous people

R4

THBT tech companies should not participate in government projects that use facial recognition technology for surveillance

THW require all companies that research into renewable energy to periodically declassify their findings.

THW require articles and reporting by the media about the scientific accomplishment of women to pass the Finkbeiner Test

The Finkbeiner Test is a checklist to help journalists avoid gender bias in media articles about women in science. To pass the test, an article about a female scientist must not mention: - That she is a woman - Her husband's job - Her childcare arrangements - How she nurtures her underlings - How she was taken aback by the competitiveness in her field - How she is a role model for other women - How she's the "first woman to..."

QF

THS the proposal to ban M&A in the US during the COVID 19 crisis

Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has proposed a ban on M&As by large corporations, hedge funds and private equity firms aimed at smaller businesses while the COVID-19 crisis goes on

THW require the majority of companies’ equity to be owned by sub-management level employees

THS over-proportinate rates of retaliatory tariffs in response to tariffs

SF

THBT the EU should suspend funding for Hungary

Viktor Orbán is the current Prime Minister of Hungary. His government is known and widely criticized for its conservative and authoritarian policies. Recently, the Hungarian parliament passed a state of emergency law that gives the Prime Minister the power to rule by decree. The parliament has also passed a law to end the legal recognition of trans people.

TH, as Israel, W proceed with the unilateral annexation of the West Bank

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyafu is expected to forward a plan to annex large parts of the West Bank this summer under US support. This plan has been strongly rejected by Palestinians and the international community, and would close the possibility of a two-state solution

TH, as the Republic of Korea (South Korea), would officially recognize DPRK (North Korea) as an independent state rather than continue to pursue a united Korea.

GF

THBT states should forcibly gain access and disclose the private information (e.g. age, occupation, record of movement and purchase) of people infected by a pandemic decease

THW hold international recruitment agencies liable for migrant worker abuses that took place in any part of the chain of their employment deals (e.g. subcontracting in the country of immigration)

TH, as a parent from a low-income household of multiple children, W allocate most resources to the child with the most potential.

Rookie GF

THR the significant rise of social media as a platform of political activism.

THBT governments should prioritize scholarships and fundings for university departments that are deemed essential for society (e.g. Medicine, engineering, law) over those that are deemed unessential (e.g. Art, philosophy, literature).

THBT social movements in democratic countries should prioritize initiatives that directly help the people (joining or initiating charity/NGO activity) on the ground over initiatives that push for policy change

Nagoya Debate Open (2019)

R1: Feminism

In countries where compulsory military service for men exists, THBT feminists should advocate for the conscription of women.

THBT policymaking on abortion in Parliament should be carried out exclusively by women.

THW actively teach girls to occasionally compromise themselves by playing traditional feminine roles in order to maneuver in male-dominant group.

R2: Science & Technology

“The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that has never tried to contact us.”

THW cease all space exploration activists and instead divert these funds to environmental causes.

Assuming that there is high possibility of significant scientific discovery, THBT scientists should always conduct non-ethical experiments including but not limited to animal experiments and gene modification.

THBT the usage of the data analytics being the default in team strategies in professional sports has done more harm than good.

Data analytics: team strategy which statistically analyzes recorded player performance in order to generate the most effective method to win which excludes all other game plans and styles of play.

R3: Narrative

THR the narrative which promotes people seeking their own individuality i.e. unique preference, talent, or personality.

THBT progressive media should disproportionately cover successful stories of immigrants, rather then portray them as socially excluded or vulnerable.

R4: The Classics

“We learn from experience that we never learn anything from experience.”

THW ban religious or faith-based rehabilitation programmes in prison.

THP a world where governments prioritize economic growth over economic redistribution.

THW introduce the universal basic income system.

QF: Criminal Justice

THW jury nullfication as a means of combating racial injustices.

Jury Nullification: the process where numbers of a trial jury find a defendant not guilty if they do not support a government’s law, do not believe it is constitutional or humane, or do not support a possible punishment for breaking the law.

THBT corporations should be criminally liable for woke-washing as false advertising.

Woke-washing is the promoting of progressive values by corporations as a part of their advertising pitch i.e. Mark & Spencer’s LGBTQ sandwich, Nike’s “Kaepernick ad” etc.

THW allow parents of convicted criminals to bear a fraction of the total punishment that was originally and exclusively given to the children.

SF: International Relations

THBT the government of Taiwan should abandon any political and economic strategies calling for independence from the People’s Republic of China.

THBT the US Supreme Court should mandate Donald Trump to directly cooperate with, instead of undermine or avoid any Congressional investigations.

TH prefers a three-state solution to a two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The three-state solution is an approach to peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by returning control of the West Bank to Jordan and control of the Gaza Strip to Egypt. This solution has gained interest as alternative for two-state solution because it shows allegedly higher possibility to resolve the prolonged conflict with the joined force of Israel, Jordan and Egypt.

GF:

THW apply the standard of “Preponderance of Evidence”, rather than “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt” in prosecuting police officers who are involved in police brutality.

Preponderance of Evidence(POE): lower burden of proof which only requires the prosecution to prove the defendant is moremore gulity than not.(51% bar)

Beyond a Rerasonable Doubt(BRD): the highest burden of proof where the prosecution must prove that there is no plausible alternative other than gulity.(95% bar)

Assuming the technology exits, THW erase all the memories of soldiers during their deployment in active conflict areas.

THR the social norm that vengeance, hostlility and agony towards individuals or tragic events are unhealty forms of self-motivation.

Rookie SF: Criminal Justice

THW allow the government to access the private social media accounts of convicted criminals.

THW castrate convicted rapists.

THW apply the death penalty for politicians convicted of serious corruption.

Rookie GF: Minorities

THW believe that artists from dominant cultural groups should not portray minority cultural groups.

TH does not believe in “What doesn’t kill you nakes you stronger.”

TH, as the Pope, regrets the commodification of the Christmas tradition i.e. KFC tradition, gift exchange competitions, selling Bible CDs, Christian pop concerts, etc.

Nagoya Debate Open (2018)

R1

THW ban pornography which depicts women in submissive manner

THW ban religious street preachers in public

THW prohibit the media from reporting on the mental illness of those accused of crimes

R2

THW ban private lawyers from criminal court and establish ‘Public attorneys’ office’ as counter part of ‘Public Prosecutors’ office’.

THBT sex offenders should be monitored with GPS technology

THW prohibit criminals from profiting from the publicity of their crimes

R3

THBT politicians should not use sensational rhetoric (e.g. War on Terror, Axis of evil) in public

THW ban military recruitment campaigns targeted at low-income groups

THBT post-conflict states should suppress discourse surrounding the period of conflict in order to promote peace

R4

In a super-aging society, THW give more votes to the young

THBT Japan should actively attract and accept mass immigration

TH opposes moral education as an official subject in the school curriculum

QF

THBT affirmative action policies are counterproductive to reduce inequalities

As feminists, TH supports ‘mirroring’ as a tactic for fighting misogyny

For the purpose of this motion, 'Mirroring' is defined as a practice to re-write male users'misogynist posts on the online sites with gender pronouns switched or keywords reversed.

TH regrets categorization of sexual orientation.

Rookie GF

TH prefers a world without the system of marriage

THW require individuals to pass a general knowledge test on politics to vote

THW abolish all private, vernacular, religious and gender-based schools in favour of a homogeneous public schooling system

SF

“Assuming technology, as a debating community, THW make debaters completely anonymous in round rooms (e.g. hide name, gender and appearance, and use voice changer)”

THBT debate rounds should be judged by non-debaters who can understand English

TH opposes the dominant narrative “hard work always pays off”

GF

Assuming that a pill is discovered that significantly reduces a person’s IQ, but places them in a perpetual state of happiness. THW ban the pill.

Assume that the earth will be destroyed in a near future, when human beings try to evacuate to another planet, THBT the member of spaceships should be elected by lottery, not by individual ability.

THBT true democracy should allow its citizens to vote for authoritarianism.

Nagoya Debate Open (2017)

R1

Suppose that it is financially possible, THW introduce basic income.

THBT developed countries should require their multinational corporations to hire a significant portion of their labor from the region where they operate.

THW oppose the commercialization of indigenous culture.

R2

THW impose an aptitude test on parents wishing to have a baby.

THW ban sex reassignment surgery on intersexual children.

”intersex” is a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male.

Ex. Person might be born appearing to be female on the outside, but having mostly male-typical anatomy on the inside.

THW ban baby hatch.

”baby hatch” is a place where people can bring babies, usually newborn, and abandon them anonymously in a safe place to be found and cared for.

R3

TH regrets the rise of porn 2.0.

Porn 2.0 named after “Web 2.0”, refers to pornographic websites featureing user-generated contents.It allows free uploading and streaming of pornographic content. Examples include Xvideos, PornHub, Redtube, YouPorn, xHamster, Porn.com and many others.

THW not allow individuals in serious financial debt to perform in pornography.

THW allow the production of animated child pornography.

R4

THBT the US government should abolish privatized prison.

THBT parents should be legally liable for the criminal acts committed by their children.

QF

THBT feminist movement should actively seek to include men’s right activist in their movement.

THBT the “Black Lives Matter” movement does more harm than good.

THBT Okinawa’s “Anti-US military base movement” should not include members from outside Okinawa.

SF

THBT Japan government should end the “Dowa Policy”.

Dowa policy：A series of government policies which aims to improve the living standard of the “Hisabetu-Burakumin”, and resolves the social discrimination against them.

These policies may include(not limited to)

・Funding to construction projects in “Buraku” communities.

・Tax deductions and other financial privileges.

・Promotion of educational/awareness programs.

Hisabetu-Burakumin(Burakumin)：A Japanese social minority group, descendants of feudal-era outcast.

THBT Japan should abolish the Imperial system.

THBT Yasukuni Shrine should remove the enshrinement of Class-A war criminals.

GF

THBT the Dalai Lama should announce that he will not reincarnate and declare that the office of the Dalai Lama will henceforth not exist.

Dalai Lama’s reincarnation：

Upon the Dalai Lama’s decease, the process of finding the reincarnated Dalai Lama begins. Once a candidate has been found, it must be confirmed by the Panchen Lama to be appointed as the next Dalai Lama.

Currently there are two Panchen Lama. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was appointed as the 11th Panchen lama by Dalai Lama 14th in May 1995. He is currently being held captive by the Chinese government, and his whereabout is unknown. In November 1995, Gyaincain Norbu was appointed as the 11th Panchen Lama by the Chinese government.The current Dalai Lama 14th turns 81 this year.

THBT the United States should end the “War on Drug” policy.

## “War on Drug” policy：Sets of policies conducted by the United States government which include military aid, and military intervention, as well as harsher prohibition laws with the aim of reducing illegal drug trade.