Contention One: The Framework
Over the last 40 years, debaters have caused literally millions of nuclear wars and extinction events. Trade policy? We’re all going to die. Prison reform? All dead. Investment in basic scientific research? We’re all going to die, probably by robots.
The problem was that debate rounds came to be judged by the Cheney Doctrine
Suskind 7
[Ron Suskind, “The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America’s Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11” (Simon & Schuster, May 15, 2007, p. 62)]:
The Cheney Doctrine. Even if there’s just
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low that the word itself almost didn’t apply.
Debate became the one-millionth of a percent doctrine. Events of extreme horror, however absurdly unlikely – won the day.
Eventually, some revolted. Many participants took a hard turn toward the outer reaches of the academic spectrum. Debate became about Marxian ontology and Lacanian analysis. This philosophical onanism was equally irrelevant to real-world policy making.
McClean 1
[David McClean, philosopher w/ PhD, 2001, “The Cultural Left and the Limits of Social Hope,” presented at the 2001 Annual Conference of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, online at http://www.american-philosophy.org/archives/past_conference_programs/pc2001/Discussion%20papers/david_mcclean.htm]
There is a lot of philosophical prose on
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inauthentic" state into something called "reality."
Both of these approaches fail to allow interscholastic debate to be a microcosm of the actual policy world. The avid pursuit of utter nonsense is not just a waste of time, it is counterproductive.
Ham 11
[Shane Ham, a former policy analyst at the Progressive Policy Institute and now an attorney with Osborn Maledon, September 28, 2011, interviewed by Kevin Bertram, former CEO of Distributive Networks and former Senate staffer, http://www.zinterviews.com, interviewed by Kevin Bertram, former CEO of Distributive Networks, former Senate staffer, and former policy debater at GWU and UDC-CC]
It would be one thing if the gamesmanship
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to the success of a modern democratic society.
For this round we advocate a difference framework that honors its academic nature but would not make us the objects of mockery and dismay in any classroom or legislature. One that acknowledges ethics but would be comprehensible and relevant to a policy maker. We will explore the question: Would it be a good idea or a bad idea to implement this plan in the real world?
Thus, the plan:
The United States Federal Government should conduct a non-profit transfer of funds, expertise, and material to foster a leadership exchange program for Tunisia.
Contention Two: The Way Things Are
Islamophobia is the worst in the US
Martin 10 (Dick, PR Expert, author of three books about American image abroad, “Americans on Muslims,” August 5, 2010, http://brandrepair.typepad.com/brand_repair_shop/public_diplomacy/) KJS
The Gallup World Religion Survey, just out
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eight million Muslims in the U.S.
Middle Eastern Muslims also have misperceptions of the West
CNN 11 (Joe Sterling, “Pew Survey: Western, Muslim tensions persist, but there's a tiny thaw,” 7/21/11, http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/21/western-muslim-tensions-persist-but-theres-a-tiny-thaw/) KJS
Westerners and Muslims continue to harbor negative attitudes
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and other Western nations as an undisputed fact.
The US exceptionalist foreign policy created culture wars with the middle east and distorted the views of policymakers
Ezell 10 (Darrell, PHD candidate at University of Birmingham in American and Religion Studies, “Diplomacy and US-Muslim Relations,” February 2010, http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/1035/1/ezell_10_PhD.pdf) KJS
In this respect, what could have been
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fundamentalism shaped the Bush administration’s foreign policy agenda.
This corrupt foreign policy creates conflict in two ways
1. It cultures the perception of a clash of civilizations and creates incentives for pre-emptive wars
Ezell 10 (Darrell, PHD candidate at University of Birmingham in American and Religion Studies, “Diplomacy and US-Muslim Relations,” February 2010, http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/1035/1/ezell_10_PhD.pdf) KJS
Though confrontationalism did not start with the Bush
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communal, social, political and economic relations.
2. Misunderstanding of the causes of Middle Eastern wars create more violent military action
Ezell 10 (Darrell, PHD candidate at University of Birmingham in American and Religion Studies, “Diplomacy and US-Muslim Relations,” February 2010, http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/1035/1/ezell_10_PhD.pdf) KJS
Or, if we acknowledge Lawrence Davidson’s position
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involved in re-Islamising the Muslim world.
*We must do our best to reject the blantanantly racist and flawed view of Islamophobia–the alternative is genocide.
Munjid, 2011 (3/27, Achmad, president of the Nahdlatul Ulama community in North America, “Overcoming Islamophobia in the United States”
Remember, as institutionalized hatred, Islamophobia has
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enemy. Everybody knows what the consequences are.
Racism justifies all other forms of violence. It must be rejected in every instance
Memmi 2k (MEMMI Professor Emeritus of Sociology @ Unv. Of Paris Albert-; RACISM, translated by Steve Martinot, pp.163-165)
The struggle against racism will be long
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a wager, but the stakes are irresistible.
Contention Three: Solvency
Tunisia’s Ennabda party will shape how the US views Islam and democracy
Shkolnik 12/10/11 (Michael, Security and Defense officer for the UN in Canada, “Tunisia’s Renaissance,” Dec 10, 2011, http://www.unac.org/en/news_events/statements/20111210-TunisiaRenaissance.pdf) KJS
“We are in the sixth caliphate,
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the future composition of the new Middle East.
Now is the key time to connect with Tunisia—they seek a new foreign policy
Willis 11 (Michael J., fellow at Oxford University in Middle Eastern Studies, professor of politics at Al Akhawyan University in Morocco. “Tunisia: The Trailblazer and the Benchmark,” October 2011, http://cmec.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/CMEC-Arab-Spring.pdf) KJS
The revolution has already transformed the country in
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this pattern and diversify the country’s foreign relationships.
The Arab Spring shifted Western perception, but failure in Tunisia could turn the tide
Khalidi 11 (Rashid, Professor of Arab Studies at Colombia University, “The Arab Spring, March 21, 2011, http://www.thenation.com/article/158991/arab-spring) KJS
Suddenly, to be an Arab has become
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, Morocco, Oman, Iraq and elsewhere.
The citizen diplomacy that comes out of leadership exchanges fundamentally alters our understanding of the Muslim world and our own selves
Hudome and Grand 10, (Randa and Stephen, President of Fahmy Hudome International / Director, Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World @ The Brookings Institute, Developing Partnerships with Predominantly Muslim Nations, November 16, 2010)
In comparison with many other regions of the
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exchange program return with their perspectives fundamentally altered.
These leadership exchange programs solve Islamaphobia
Hudome and Grand 10, (Randa and Stephen, President of Fahmy Hudome International / Director, Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World @ The Brookings Institute, Developing Partnerships with Predominantly Muslim Nations, November 16, 2010)
One of the most important strategic challenges facing
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predominantly Muslim societies may be the most vital.
Creating people-to-people diplomacy will improve the US relationship with Muslim societies
Ezell 10 (Darrell, PHD candidate at University of Birmingham in American and Religion Studies, “Diplomacy and US-Muslim Relations,” February 2010, http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/1035/1/ezell_10_PhD.pdf) KJS
It seemed that in 2001 the Bush administration
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displaying an unreasonable level of scepticism towards it.
This kind of person-to-person engagement can create a more peaceful world and strengthen relations
Layalina ‘10 (Layalina Review, November 18, 2010, http://www.layalina.tv/Publications/Review/PR_VI.23/article7.html)
While in the UAE, [Undersecretary of
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path to a more peaceful and prosperous future.”
Our perception of other cultures are influenced by our experiences. Person-to-person engagement can alter these perceptions and create a new relationship
Ezell 10 (Darrell, PHD candidate at University of Birmingham in American and Religion Studies, “Diplomacy and US-Muslim Relations,” February 2010, http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/1035/1/ezell_10_PhD.pdf) KJS
Based on our findings, it is clear
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the familiar and ‘filling’ with the new.
