Motions

Grand Final

  • 1
    This House opposes the dominant narrative that acquiring forgiveness is essential in order for a flawed person to achieve redemption.
  • 2
    This House regrets the narrative "WHAT YOU GIVE BACK, YOU GET BACK"
  • 3
    This House prefers a world without nostalgia
  • Novice Finals

  • 1
    This House regrets the emphasis of the Greater Common Good in Indian Policy-making
  • 2
    This House (historian from marginalized identities) will abandon the use of archives.
  • 3
    Time Set: 1920s This House (Indian communists) will urge workers to prioritise to overthrow the British by working with nationalist liberation movements instead of urging them in a class struggle against indian factory-owners
  • Open Semifinals

  • 1
    This House regrets the emphasis of the Greater Common Good in Indian Policy-making.
  • 2
    This House (historian from marginalized identities) will abandon the use of archives
  • 3
    Time Set: 1920s This House (Indian communists) will urge workers to prioritise to overthrow the British by working with nationalist liberation movements instead of urging them in a class struggle against indian factory-owners.
  • Round 4

  • 1
    THBT CENTRAL BANKS SHOULD IMPLEMENT NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES IN TIMES OF RECESSIONS
  • 2
    THO PROTECTIONIST POLICIES IN INDIA (MAKE IN INDIA, ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT ETC)
  • 3
    THIS HOUSE AS THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY SUPPORTS SELF-COMMERCIALIZATION (E.G. MAORI “VILLAGE TOURS” , PAID PARTICIPATION IN TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES, MASS PRODUCTION OF ART ETC.)
  • Round 3

  • 1
    TH (feminists) W encourage women in china to aspire towards not marrying.
  • 2
    THBT it is in the interests of women running for political positions to focus their campaign on traditional womens' issues (women's healthcare, family planning, education, etc) over general policy
  • 3
    THBT feminists should support item numbers (Chikni Chameli, Biddi, Sheila ki Jawani etc)
  • Round 2

  • 1
    THW ABOLISH THE GOLDWATER RULE
  • 2
    THS THE INCREASING RELIANCE OF DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS ON MICRO SOCIAL EXPERIMENTS (SUCH AS FINDINGS FROM RCTS)
  • 3
    THW BUILD SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN WEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS
  • Round 1

  • 1
    THO Family Vlogs
  • 2
    THBT the “miserable gay” trope in media has done more harm than good to the queer movement
  • 3
    TH as queer movement, actively Supports Mindr.