Motions

Novice Finals

  • 1
    THR the attachment of national pride to one's consumption
  • 2
    THS developing countries adopting economic policies that discourages urbanisation
  • 3
    THS economically liberal policies i.e. free market capitalism, trade liberalisation, deregulations etc in developing states
  • Grand Final

  • 1
    THW reintroduce the PLKN
  • 2
    THW legalise Ah Longs
  • 3
    TH, as the Malaysian government, would readopt the Look East Policy
  • Semifinals

  • 1
    THBT the Pope should excommunicate Rodrigo Duterte
  • 2
    THO the creation of mock religions
  • 3
    THP a world where religious beliefs and teachings are not codified into scripture or doctrine
  • Pre-Semifinals

  • 1
    THO leftist parties resorting to demonisation and mockery of far-right political parties
  • 2
    THS the emergence of single-issue political parties (parties revolving around pensioners’ rights, animal welfare, copyright relaxation etc)
  • 3
    THO a norm of embracing anger in politics
  • Round 4

  • 1
    THO the "move fast, break things" philosophy in the tech sector
  • 2
    THP a world with Arkangel
  • 3
    THO the gamification of military training
  • Round 3

  • 1
    THW ban zoos and aquariums
  • 2
    THBT the animal rights movement should advocate for animals to be humanely farmed, as opposed to the eradication of meat products
  • 3
    THBT sustained global economic growth is in the interest of nonhuman animals, as opposed to economic stagnation
  • Round 2

  • 1
    TH, as Lewis Hamilton, W choose to leave Mercedes and join Scuderia Ferrari
  • 2
    THW legalize fight clubs
  • 3
    THP a world where the majority of investment in sports is allocated to encourage grassroots participation (e.g. community clubs) rather than invested in professional sports
  • Round 1

  • 1
    TH, as the environmentalist movement, W publicly denounce ecoterrorist groups as opposed to supporting them
  • 2
    THW criminalise expressions of climate change denial
  • 3
    THS environmentalist movements using narratives of optimism in combatting climate change as opposed to pessimism