Motions

EFL Finals

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    THBT international discussion forums should not self-censor* in an attempt to increase inclusivity to people from countries with stringent freedom-of-speech rules. *Examples of self-cenorship are: AI conferences avoiding discussions on the implications of the use of a certain technology by oppressive regimes; competitions censoring topics; moderators removing politically sensitive content from discussion boards

    • EFL Semifinals

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    TH prefers a world in which the Resident Evil machine exists

    • ESL Finals

  • 1
    THBT governments would be justified in heavily pursuing Longtermism

    • ESL Semifinals

  • 1
    THBT police commissioners should be directly elected by their local community

    • ESL Quarterfinals

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    TH would teach children to have a logical approach to life, even at the expense of reducing their emotional bandwidth (e.g. trying to react in less emotional ways, prioritising logic over emotions when approaching problem-solving, etc.)

    • Grand Final

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    TH supports the creation of an international court with a mandate to prosecute leaders for health crimes

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    TH prefers to live an average anonymous life in South Korea over being a K-Pop star

    • Quarterfinals

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    TH opposes the Biden Administration plan to finance large scale governmental projects through multi-trillion dollar fiscal stimulus

    • Octofinals

  • 1
    TH supports the rise of language-generating AI

    • Partial Double Octofinals

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    TH supports developing states falsifying their history in order to create a unified national identity

    • Round 9

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    THBT states should classify organized crime syndicates as terrorist groups* *classification as a terrorist group would legally allow law enforcement to pursue tactics such as targeted extra-judicial killings, reducing barriers to law enforcement gathering evidence, using military forces, criminalizing membership, etc

    • Round 8

  • 1
    TH opposes the academisation* of social justice movements *The increasingly significant presence of academics and academic terminology, processes and structures in many parts of the world

    • Round 7

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    THBT pursuing strong expansionist policies* in the Arctic region is in the Russian interest *Including but not limited to: building artificial islands in order to claim additional territory, trying to significantly limit foreign presence, stationing warships and troops

    • Round 6

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    THBT it is in the interest of the Catholic church to officially recognize Folk Saints

    • Round 5

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    TH opposes the general approach of companies to grow by massively sacrificing short-term profitability with the hope of gaining a large portion of the market* *e.g. the original business model of companies such as Uber or Amazon

    • Round 4

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    TH opposes the glorification of professional e-sports players

    • Round 3

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    TH prefers environmental movements heavily prioritizing a local agenda over a global one (e.g., focusing on local pollution rather than climate change)

    • Round 2

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    THW ban social media companies from independently deplatforming politicians

    • Round 1

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    TH, as South Korea, would aim to significantly increase its cross-border economic cooperation with North Korea