Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    THP a world without emotions
  • 2
    THS the narrative that individuals should be egoistic as opposed to altruistic
  • 3
    THP a world where the prominent narrative regarding death is a positive one

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    THP to be born in a wealthy authoritarian state rather than a poor democracy
  • 2
    In developing nations, THR the glorification of the military/soldierhoods
  • 3
    THW criminalise the negligent transmission of diseases (eg. Covid-19, HIV, gonorrhea)

    • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THW ban all countries that have domestic laws / policies that violate human rights (such as discriminatory laws for women) or a bad domestic record of human rights abuses, from participating in all major international sporting events
  • 2
    This house believes that the LGBTIAQ+ movement should prioritize in its public agenda the narrative of reinterpretation of religions, rather than the narrative against religions
  • 3
    THS political centrism (e.g. favouring moderate policies and bipartisan approaches to political engagement, "reaching across the aisle") as a dominant political ideology.

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THS the rise of female artists capitalising on their sexuality in order to further advance their career(i.e. Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, Sydney Sweeney)
  • 2
    THS the increased creation and promotion of media (movies,literature, TV shows) where the morally grey anti-heroes win
  • 3
    This house opposes the prevalence of the "Chosen One Narrative" in the media

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THS the creation of non-western multilateral development banks made specifically to provide financial aid to states neglected by the current western world order (e.g BRICS creating the New Development Bank)
  • 2
    In times of economic crsis, THS the usage of bail-ins as opposed to bail-outs
  • 3
    THBT resource-backed loans to developing nations do more harm than good

    • Round 2

  • 1
    THS the piracy of academic content and knowledge in developing countries
  • 2
    THW prefer to be born knowing your fate.
  • 3
    This house prefers a world where social media platforms had implemented the limiting of political content as the default since the beginning stages of the creation of those platforms as opposed to now

    • Round 1

  • 1
    This house prefers a world where children are raised communally as opposed to by their nuclear family
  • 2
    THBT states should prioritise high employment rates at the expense of significantly slowing down technological advancement (e.g. taxing automation, setting a minimum quota for human employees, or banning/limiting use of certain technologies)
  • 3
    TH as a developing nation, would choose to nationalize its major industries (i.e. mining, palm oil, agriculture etc)