Motions

Muda Finals

  • 1
    THBT in nascent democracies, progressive activists should not publicly criticise progressive governments
  • 2
    THW subsidize print media and journalism
  • 3
    THW make voting compulsory

    • Muda Semifinals

  • 1
    THS the nationalization of telecommunication companies
  • 2
    THW punish corporations that do not reinvest back to the company the cash equivalent of their granted tax breaks
  • 3
    THBT ASEAN countries should adopt an "open border" labor migration policy

    • Muda Pre-Semifinals

  • 1
    THBT that there are objective moral truths that apply universally, rather than multiple valid moral perspectives
  • 2
    THP a world where individuals do not fear death
  • 3
    Assuming the technology existed, THW allow the cloning of humans for use as subjects in scientific research that is not bound by any legal or ethical restrictions

    • Utama Final

  • 1
    THO the normalization of political and economical relations between Arab States and Israel

    • Utama Semifinals

  • 1
    THS the nationalization of telecommunication companies
  • 2
    THW punish corporations that do not reinvest back to the company the cash equivalent of their granted tax breaks
  • 3
    THBT ASEAN countries should adopt an "open border" labor migration policy

    • Utama Pre-Semifinals

  • 1
    THBT that there are objective moral truths that apply universally, rather than multiple valid moral perspectives
  • 2
    THP a world where individuals do not fear death
  • 3
    Assuming the technology existed, THW allow the cloning of humans for use as subjects in scientific research that is not bound by any legal or ethical restrictions

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THBT international humanitarian law has failed
  • 2
    THR offering NATO memberships to Eastern European states
  • 3
    THBT the UN should establish a minimum quota for global refugee acceptance, allocated to and tradable among signatory countries of The Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (CRSR)

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THW legally require adult children to take care of their aging parents
  • 2
    THW teach children that the reason to not commit a wrong (stealing, lying, to hit someone) is because it is inherently wrong as opposed to the punishment of committing the wrong
  • 3
    TH prefers a world where all children are raised in state facilities rather than in individual families

    • Round 2

  • 1
    THBT the environmental movement should include anti-natalism (belief that having children is immoral)
  • 2
    THBT feminist organizations should prioritize progressive, well off communities as opposed to communities that are more financially needy, but choose to adhere to strong traditional gender roles
  • 3
    THBT minority figures should not speak for or on behalf of their community

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THO the practice of governments hiring consultants in the law making process
  • 2
    THW transfer the power to declare war from parliament to a body of technocrats
  • 3
    THBT utilitarianism should be the only metric in making economic policy decisions