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Date Tournament Round Motion
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 THO the decision of the Tamil Political Alliances in Sri Lanka to limit the expression of a a Trans-national, pan Tamil consciousness
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 THW make a minimum educational qualification mandatory for politicians being nominated for positions in the cabinet
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 THS the glorification of stoic political leadership
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 2 THW prefer existential utility over spiritual utility while picking a new religion
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 2 THBT it is justified for parties representing minority communities to pursue a "coalition of extremes" strategy in elections
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 2 THW give individuals the right to register themselves as casteless
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 3 THO Gage’s decision to change Sojourner Truth’s dialect
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 3 THS differential penalties for crimes against women
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 3 THW disallow patent rights for any technology that was developed using HeLa cells
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 4 THW introduce 'anti-vaccine' taxes
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 4 THBT active recruitment into the military is a legitimate means of affirmative action for lower-income communities
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 4 THS France's equal political airtime rules
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 5 THS the politicization of Met Gala
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 5 THBT it is justified for black and Asian Britons to accept symbolic titles from the British state.
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 5 THO the use of robot carers in old-age homes
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 Novice_Semi THBT society should give up all expectations of virtuous practice from politicians (eg. honesty, transparency, accountability, etc.)
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 Novice_Semi In lower income families, THBT parental ambition for their children does more harm than good
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 Novice_Semi THO the rising trend of a permanent shift to remote work in the aftermath of the pandemic
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 Novice_Final Assuming that upon encountering a stranger, one can know exactly how a relationship will end, THW live in a world with closure-at-first-sight
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 Open_Quarter THR the glorification of Christopher McCandless’s legacy
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 Open_Quarter THP a world where artists do not aspire to fame
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 Open_Quarter THS the school board’s decision to paint over “The Life of George Washington
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 Open_Semi THBT schools should teach young children* about the inevitability of climate change *Young children – Age 6 & Above (not pre-schoolers)
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 Open_Semi THS the medicalization of eco-anxiety
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 Open_Semi TH (developing country) P a carbon tax model to a cap and trade model for its domestic environmental policy
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 Open_Final THS the characterization of capitalistic aspiration as an exercise in cruel optimism
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 Open_Final In Societies with a diverse citizenry, TH Opposes the Levinasian framework of Ethical Responsibility
2021-10-29 The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 Open_Final THP atheism over neo-polytheism