UADC 2017 Motions

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2	Round 1	Social Justice	TH regrets the narrative that the empowerment of historically oppressed communities is an intergenerational obligation for members of that community.
3	Round 1	Social Justice	THW recognize the sovereignty of all land purchased by indigenous clans or tribes.
4	Round 1	Social Justice	As the African-American community, THW reject the narrative of blaming structural oppression in favor of embracing one of seizing personal responsibility.
5	Round 2	Culture	THBT states should not be allowed to seize private assets that they deem to be historically or culturally significant.
6	Round 2	Culture	TH regrets all art that depicts or is inspired by suicide.
7	Round 2	Culture	In post-revolutionary societies, TH regrets the portrayal of overthrown dictators as absolutely evil.
8	Round 3	Asia	TH, as Pakistan, would reject the development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
9	Round 3	Asia	TH supports the establishment of an ASEAN body with jurisdiction to prosecute human rights violations.
10	Round 3	Asia	THBT South Korea should pursue closer economic, political, and military ties with China, even at the expense of its relationship with the United States.
11	Round 4	Development	In times of humanitarian crisis, TH supports countries seeking loans from private corporations as opposed to relying on international aid.
12	Round 4	Development	THW aggressively divert development aid from international organizations to local NGOs.
13	Round 4	Development	In times of emergency, THW nationalize food supply.
14	Round 5	Education	TH supports the Kibbutz communal child-rearing method.
15	Round 5	Education	THW ban race/ethnicity-based organizations in universities.
16	Round 5	Education	As a teacher from an underprivileged racial/ethnic minority, THW artificially inflate the grades of students from similarly disadvantaged groups.
17	Round 6	Economics	TH supports the rise of peer-to-peer lending as an alternative to financial institutions.
18	Round 6	Economics	THBT countries should use their land and natural resources as collateral when issuing bonds.
19	Round 6	Economics	THW prohibit hedge funds from purchasing sovereign debt issued by countries nearing insolvency.
20	Round 7	Environment	THW require all companies that research into renewable energy to periodically declassify their findings.
21	Round 7	Environment	THW not provide welfare and government services to individuals who refuse to relocate out of areas at high risk of natural disaster.
22	Round 7	Environment	THW tax non-renewable energy to match the cost of the cheapest available renewable energy source.
23	Round 8	Middle East	THBT the Kurdish people should cease attempts to establish an independent Kurdistan in order to seek greater political power and influence in Iraq.
24	Round 8	Middle East	TH regrets the Trump administration's decision to end arming Syrian rebels against the Assad regime.
25	Round 8	Middle East	TH, as Hassan Rouhani, would lead the Iranian government to comply with all of the United States' demands.
26	EFL Semifinal	Media	THBT Western media should cease all reporting on Daesh.
27	EFL Semifinal	Media	THBT liberal media outlets should engage in the production of fake news.
28	EFL Semifinal	Media	THW classify civilian media outlets and non-military broadcasting equipment as legitimate targets in war.
29	EFL Final	Religion	THW ban religious organizations from operating in refugee camps.
30	EFL Final	Religion	TH prefers a world where Catholicism has no central authority.
31	EFL Final	Religion	THW ban caste-based parties in India.
32	Open Octofinal	Health	TH supports pandemic bonds.
33	Open Octofinal	Health	THW disallow employers from accessing the mental health records of employees and job applicants.
34	Open Octofinal	Health	An airborne pathogen has been synthesized that will randomly render half of human beings across the globe infertile. TH supports the release of the pathogen.
35	Open Quarterfinal	Gender	THW not allow being labeled homosexual to be grounds for defamation claims.
36	Open Quarterfinal	Gender	TH, as the LGBT movement, would abandon its pursuit of full inclusion into the armed forces.
37	Open Quarterfinal	Gender	You are the leader of a prominent feminist political party which enjoys reasonable support but is highly unlikely to win an election on its own. The recently elected head of state, with a historically poor record with women's rights, has asked for your party to be part of a coalition government. THW accept the offer.
38	Open Semifinal	Philosophy	TH supports materialism.
39	Open Semifinal	Philosophy	TH regrets cosmopolitanism.
40	Open Semifinal	Philosophy	TH prefers a world where morality is entirely constructed based on utilitarianism.
41	Open Final	Politics	TH prefers an undemocratic technocracy over a representative democracy.
42	Open Final	Politics	THBT Democratic Party should aggressively prioritize class-based politics over identity-based politics.
43	Open Final	Politics	THBT progressive liberals in the Philippines should actively dissociate from the Liberal Party in opposing the Duterte administration.
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