Yemen PIC

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• PIC- 
   CP text: Vote negative to stand in reflective solidarity with those who resist masculinity domination. 

  And reflective solidarity is sufficient to solve the case impact- it is a reflexive strategy that re-conceptualizes the boundaries of exclusion and gender violence. 
   Weir 8
   [Allison Weir, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wilfried Laurier University, Hypatia, "Global Feminism and Transformative Identity Politics", p. aspwyo-tjc]
   In her Solidarity of... working through, together.

  
  
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Demo K

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• The affirmative project only works to extend neoliberalism and imperialism into new spaces, producing informal imperial orders that provide colonized peoples freedom to participate in the capitalist social order. 
   Ayers, 2009
   [Alison, Dept. of Political Science at Simon Fraser Univ. in Canada, “Imperial Liberties: Democratisation and Governance in the ‘New’ Imperial Order.” Political Studies: 2009, Vol. 57, 1-27, Accessed Onlive via Academic Search Premeir] /Wyo-MB
   Notions of empire... emerging (neo)liberal global order.

  This neoliberal stranglehold has made the modern public into political zombies; totally oblivious and uninterested in modern politics. True democracy cannot exist under these conditions, and we have seen a new authoritarianism working in its place. Sovereignty only works in the interests of the rich and interests, producing war machine committed to the creation of death worlds and has reduced all of social existence to a form of social death.
   Giroux 11 (Henry A. Giroux currently holds the Global TV Network Chair Professorship at McMaster University in the English and Cultural Studies Department, “Zombie Politics, Democracy, and the Threat of Authoritarianism - Part II”, Book Excerpt from ‘Zombie Politics and Culture’, June 1st 2011,http://www.truthout.org/zombie-politics-democracy-and-threat-authoritarianism-part-i/1306932037KB)
   The long dark years of war...and everyday life. 

  These colonialist ways of thinking produce the rationalization for genocide and cultural annihilation that renders colonized bodies as sub-human, they make forms of violent subjugation thinkable and domination inevitable
   Lissovoy, 2010
   [Noah, University of Texas at Austin, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction, “Decolonial Pedagogy and the Ethics of Global.” Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, Vol. 31, No. 3, July 2010, 279-293, Accessed online via Academic search premier] /Wyo-MB
   In a second moment... the culture industry).

  Use this debate space to embrace a militant utopianism of resisting the neoliberal order that taints democracy and to contest the workings of oppressive power and domination. 
   Giroux 03 (Henry A. Giroux currently holds the Global TV Network Chair Professorship at McMaster University in the English and Cultural Studies Department, “Dystopian Nightmares and Educated Hopes: the return of the pedagogical and the promise of democracy”  Policy Futures in Education – Volume 1 – Number 3 – 2003 http://www.wwwords.co.uk/pdf/freetoview.asp?j=pfie&vol=1&issue=3&year=2003&article=3_giroux_pfie_1_3_web KB)
   Against the increasing...social transformation. 

  
  
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KORUS

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• SKFTA requires Obama’s political capital
   Schneider 2010
   [Howard Schneider, Washington Post Writer, December 9th, 2010, “South Korea free-trade deal opposed by AFL-CIO, Steelworkers, other unions”, The Washington Post,http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/09/AR2010120905829.html, uwyoamp]
   The South Korea...free-trade deals.

  SKFTA key to US-South Korea relations
   Kirk 2010
   [Donald Kirk, Correspondent, December 5th, 2010, “Can Obama, Lee sell lawmakers on US-South Korea trade deal?”,  The Christian Science Monitor, http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/1205/Can-Obama-Lee-sell-lawmakers-on-US-South-Korea-free-trade-deal, uwyoamp]
   Advocates, however...opportunity we have.”

  Alliance solves Korean proliferation
   Mack, 96 
   [Andrew, Prof IR – Australian National University, “Proliferation in Northeast Asia,” Occasional Paper No. 28 July, http://www.stimson.org/wmd/pdf/mack.pdf]
   Northeast Asia is...clearly can as well.

  Global nuclear war and resulting nuclear darkness: famine, financial crisis, 
   terrorism
   Hayes and Green, 10 
   [*Victoria University AND Executive Director of the Nautilus Institute (Peter and Michael, “-“The Path Not Taken, the Way Still Open: Denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia”, 1/5,http://www.nautilus.org/fora/security/10001HayesHamalGreen.pdf) uwyoamp]
   The consequences of failing...international community.

   

  
  
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NED CP

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• CP text: The NED will provide funding to unregistered nongovernmental organizations operating in Egypt. 

  NED solves democracy assistance and is independent from the government
   Weber 2010
   [Former Rep. Vin Weber is managing partner of Clark and Weinstock, WEBER: Defending the well-endowed, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/11/defending-the-well-endowed/uwyoamp]
   The first reason is obvious...state of democracy in Russia. 

  
  
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Sanctions CP

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• CP TEXT: The United States federal government will pass the Syria Sanctions Act of 2011. 

  CP solves for regime reform, human rights and signal – doesn’t link to politics
   Gillibrand 8/2 
   [Kirsten Gillibrand, US Senator, “Gillibrand-Kirk-Lieberman Bill Targets Foreign Companies that Do Business with Syria’s Energy Sector”, Press Release from Gillibrand Senate Office, 2011,http://gillibrand.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=62a624c2-5fc4-4080-95e6-4f23f440c5fa,
   wyo-bb] 
   Washington, DC – With Syrian...extend to foreign companies. 

  
  
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Saudi Disad

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• SAUDI ARABIA IS HYPERSENSITIVE TO U.S. MOVES IN MENA. RELATIONS ARE TENUOUSLY WARM NOW, BUT ANY PRO-DEMOCRACY INCURSIONS IN TO THE REGION RISKS IRREPARABLY FRACTURING RELATIONS
   NEIL MacFARQUHAR (staff) 5/27/2011
   [“Saudi Arabia Scrambles to Limit Region’s Upheaval” online @http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/28/world/middleeast/28saudi.html, loghry]
   RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia is flexing...prominently in the front row.

  COLLAPSE OF RELATIONS RESULTS IN MASSIVE MID-EAST INTERSTATE WAR
   TARIQ ALI (Author, “The Obama Syndrome: Surrender at Home, War Abroad’ is published by Verso) 9/7/2011
   [“Perpetual War” online @ http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/09/07/perpetual-war/, loghry]
   The frontiers of...no means over

  SECTARIAN CONFLICT GOES GLOBAL & TURNS THE AFF
   Vali Nasr (professor at Tufts University, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution) 8/27/2011
   [“If the Arab Spring Turns Ugly” online @ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/28/opinion/sunday/the-dangers-lurking-in-the-arab-spring.html, loghry]
   The Saudis are...region and the world.

  
  
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Egypt Case Neg

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• First, Civil society assistance turns democracy because sequencing is wrong—guarantees the creation of a semi-authoritarian public space that kills democratization
   Jenkins 7
   [Rob, Professor of Political Science at Birkbeck College, University of London, Democratiya, “Barriers to Democracy: The Other Side of Social Capital in Palestine and the Arab World”, Fall 2007, p. aspwyo-tjc]
   Civil society is a key...a democratic culture.

  And Patronism turn- civil society assistance strengthens cronyism at the local level
   Jenkins 7
   [Rob, Professor of Political Science at Birkbeck College, University of London, Democratiya, “Barriers to Democracy: The Other Side of Social Capital in Palestine and the Arab World”, Fall 2007, p. aspwyo-tjc]
   One of the...of negative example

  A)Their involvement is guaranteed—it is only a question of how the US relates to them
   Huges 11
   [Laura Hughes, Global Middle East Issues, March 2011 issue, “Why America Should Engage Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Now”, http://www.policymic.com/article/show?id=102, 
   wyo-bb
   With their constitutional...clamoring to be heard. 

  Second, plan destroys the transition—counter-balancing Islamists alienates ALL sectors of Egyptian society, causing a massive backlash
   Kull 11
   [Steven, senior research scholar at CISSM and director of the Center on Policy Attitudes, Harvard International Review, “On Egypt: What Should America Do Now?”, March 9, p.http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/brmiddleeastnafricara/682.php wyo-tjc]
   But what should...Islam is stronger.

  Third, plan guarantees future failure and violence—negative secularism causes future eruptions of violence
   Philpott 8-11
   [Daniel, associate professor of political science and peace studies at the University of Notre Dame, Christian Science Monitor, “The Trouble of Secularism in the Middle East”, p.http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/trouble-secularism-middle-east?page=full wyo-tjc]
   Since the Arab...interests and ideals.

  Unrest key to Russian Domestic Prices 
   Blank 11
   [Stephen Blank, Professor at the Strategic Studies Institute, Graduate of US Army War College, July 9, 2011, “Russia’s Anxieties About The Arab Revolution – Analysis”http://www.eurasiareview.com/russias-anxieties-about-the-arab-revolution-analysis-09072011/ 
   wyo-bb]
   Furthermore, the prospect...global energy markets. 

  Russia’s Economy is Dependent on Oil 
   Dashevsky 11
   [RT, Interviewing Steven Dashevsky, Managing Director of Dashevsky & Partners, about the implications of oil dependence for the Russian economy, “The Russian economy and its oil”, May 24, 2011, http://rt.com/business/news/russia-economy-oil-rpice/ 
   wyo-bb]
   RT: High oil prices...not just oil and gas.”

  Russian economic decline causes nuclear war and extinction
   Flinger 09
   [Sheldon Flinger, Columnist and founder of GlobalEconomicCrisis.com, “Russian Economy Faces Dangerous Free Fall Contraction”, May 10, 2009, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sheldon-filger/russian-economy-faces-dis_b_201147.html]
   In Russia, historically,...least dangerous consequence.

  High Prices help Global Economic Growth- New study 
   Blas 11
   [Javier Blas, Commodities Editor, “The real impact of high oil price”, August 12, 2011,http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b2ae0080-c4b3-11e0-9c4d-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1Vjaha03x, wyo-bb
   Are high oil prices...last two decades”

  Global Economy Has Insulated Itself To Mitigate Impact 
   Economist 11
   [The Economist, “The Price Of Fear, A Complex Chain Of Cause And Effect Links The Arab World’s Turmoil To The Health Of The World Economy” March 3, 2011,http://www.economist.com/node/18285768, 
   wyo-bb]
   All this is a...billion in 2010.  

  THIRD, OIL SHOCKS ARE NOT AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO THE ECONOMY—GOVERNMENT MANIPULATION OF THE MARKET IS A BIGGER THREAT
   TAYLOR & VAN DOREN 9.28.2007
   [Jerry & Peter, Sr. Cato Analysts, National Review, p. online wyo-tjc]
   Those calls...oil markets.

  
  
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Syria Case Neg

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• Case
   US involvement turns the case by increasing violence—can’t guarantee covert efforts won’t have cover blown and successes being revealed later would plunge Syria into war*
   Gosztola 8.8
   [Kevin, author and documentarian, “US Lacks Credibility to Help Syrian Protesters”,http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2011/08/08/us-lacks-credibility-to-help-syrian-protesters/wyo-tjc]
  The extent to...to assist Syrians

  The status quo is the only logical option—Syria’s opposition must have more time to unite organically to avoid a catastrophic civil war and power vacuum when Assad inevitably collapses
   Landis 8.10
   [Joshua, director of the Center for Middle East Studies and associate professor at the University of Oklahoma, “Syrians must win the revolution on their own”, Islam Daily, p.http://www.islamdaily.org/en/world-issues/middle-east/10010.article.htm wyo-tjc]
  Washington would be...by their success.

  Attempting to consolidate and empower the opposition, even if done multilaterally, will backfire, destroying the oppositions legitimacy and creating a worse power vacuum than Iraq—as long as the US leads, it is worse than the status quo
   Landis 8.10
   [Joshua, director of the Center for Middle East Studies and associate professor at the University of Oklahoma, “Syrians must win the revolution on their own”, Islam Daily, p.http://www.islamdaily.org/en/world-issues/middle-east/10010.article.htm wyo-tjc]
  Because of this fear...This is wise advice.

  Hands-off is the only approach.  Any American involvement to accelerate the opposition’s takeover of Assad will destroy national unity, leading to civil war
   Landis 8.10
   [Joshua, director of the Center for Middle East Studies and associate professor at the University of Oklahoma, “Syrians must win the revolution on their own”, Islam Daily, p.http://www.islamdaily.org/en/world-issues/middle-east/10010.article.htm wyo-tjc]
   A growing chorus...their own revolution.

  Organizing and creating leadership for the opposition is bad—allows Assad to better target and crush attacks.  Process must be organic
   Landis 8.10
   [Joshua, director of the Center for Middle East Studies and associate professor at the University of Oklahoma, “Syrians must win the revolution on their own”, Islam Daily, p.http://www.islamdaily.org/en/world-issues/middle-east/10010.article.htm wyo-tjc]
   Syria's opposition...decide. No one else."

  Lack of leadership good—leadership is resented and it makes it easier for the regime to target and crush resistance—better to let it emerge organically
   Landis 8.5
   [Josh, Professor at Univ Oklahoma, “Should the US Hasten Assad’s Downfall Despite Syria’s Absence of Opposition Leaders?”, http://peacelogs.com/should-the-us-hasten-assad%E2%80%99s-downfall-despite-syria%E2%80%99s-absence-of-opposition-leaders/]
   Syria’s opposition...No one else.”

  Turn-Believing The Internet Is A Magical Thing Just Creates Cyber Utopianism, Creating A False Sense Of Security That The Regimes Won’t React
   Morozov 11
   [Evgeny Morozov, Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, a Schwartz fellow at the New America Foundation, Contributing editor to Foreign Policy and Boston Review, Formerly a Yahoo! fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University and a fellow at George Soros's Open Society Institute, where he remains on the board of the Information Program. “The Net Delusion”, xii-xiv, 
   wyo-bb]
   It’s for these chiefly...conducive to democratization. 

  Turn- Taking a realist approach solves best, Cuts through the Utopian flawed assumptions 
   Morozov 11
   [Evgeny Morozov, Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, a Schwartz fellow at the New America Foundation, Contributing editor to Foreign Policy and Boston Review, Formerly a Yahoo! fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University and a fellow at George Soros's Open Society Institute, where he remains on the board of the Information Program. “The Net Delusion”, xii-xvii, 
   wyo-bb]
   It was tempting to throw...latest fancy gadgets

  Turn- Censorship good- fuels the rebels to be better 
   Saletan 11
   [William Saletan, This article is a Collaboration among Arizona State University, the New America Foundation and Slate, William Saletan is a correspondent for slate reporting on this conversation, “Springtime for Twitter”, July 18 2011,  http://www.slate.com/id/2299214/, 
   wyo-bb]
   5. Pressure causes...It's an arms race

  Turn- After the revolution the internet censorship is replaced 
   Saletan 11
   [William Saletan, This article is a Collaboration among Arizona State University, the New America Foundation and Slate, William Saletan is a correspondent for slate reporting on this conversation, “Springtime for Twitter”, July 18 2011,  http://www.slate.com/id/2299214/, 
   wyo-bb]
   9. Beware Animal Farm...tomorrow's tyrants

  Turn-  Creating media access for everyone pacifies protestors. Lack of communication methods encourages physical presence and protests
   Hassanpour 11
   [Navid Hassanpour, Grad student in politics at Yale, August 07, 2011, “Media Disruption Exacerbates Revolutionary Unrest: Evidence from Mubarak’s Natural Experiment, p. 3-4]
   The debate on...unanticipated dimensions.2 

  Social media reduces ties necessary for protest
   Sutter 11
   [John Sutter, CNN Correspondent, “When social media ‘hinders’ revolution”, CNNTech, August 31, 2011, http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/08/31/social.media.stop.revolution/index.html , 
   wyo-bb]
   First there was...case in Egypt

  
  
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Nuclear Malthus

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• A DEVESTATING ECONOMIC COLLAPSE IS INEVITABLE BECAUSE:

   

  A) ENERGY LIMITS:

  1- GROWTH WILL SOON EXHAUST ALL ENERGY SOURCES

   

  TRAINER 02

  (Ted Trainer, University of South Wales, "Our Unsustainable Society," ON THE EDGE OF SCARCITY, ed. M. Dobkwski & I. Walliman, Syracuse University Press, 2002, p.48-50)

   

  The most alarming … land on the planet.

   

  2- THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE OF OIL: EVEN WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY AND DISCOVERIES A PEAK IS UNAVOIDABLE.

   

  ATTARIAN 2002

  (John Attarian, PhD Economics @ University of Michigan, "The Coming End of Cheap Oil," The Social Contract, Summer, P. Online

   

  Moreover, there are no … from 2004 to 2030!(14)

   

  3-NO ALTERNATIVE WILL SAVE US--MARKETS CANNOT CREATE NEW RESOURCES AND ALTERNATE ENERGY WON'T COME IN TIME

   

  HEINBERG 2001

  (Core Staff Member of New College of California. "A Letter From the Future," Museletter, March, http://www.museletter.com/archive/110.html)

   

  Naturally, some of the … for basic energy resources.

   

  B. ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITS

  1- POPULATION DESTROYS THE BIOSPHERE

   

  MILBRATH 2003

  (Lester W., Director Emeritus of SUNY Buffalo Environment and Society Program, "Envisioning a Sustainable Society," Explorations in Environmental Political Theory,  Ed. Kassiola M.E. Sharpe)

   

  Our use of resources… Remember, nature's solution is death.

   

  2. AGRICULTURE SPREADS THE USE OF PESTICIDES

  REYNOLDS 97'

  (Jefferson, USAF, Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law, Fall 1997, LN

  In the last decade the… justified for any purpose.

   

  3- THAT CAUSES EXTINCTION

  MILBURN 96'

  (Michael Milburn, PhD., NATURE CANADA, September 1996, LN.)

  Our Stolen Future… intelligence, and SURVIVIAL.

  4- AND IT SPREADS MONOCULTURES

   

  FRAWLEY 2001'

  (Dr. David Frawley, Western Monoculture and Indic Pluralism, 2001, www.hssworld.org/homepage/html/boundhik/articles/vamadev1.html )

   

  Monoculture does quite …the natural world together. \\

   

  6- NET EFFECT IS TOTAL ECO-COLLAPSE WITHIN 50 YEARS

   

  MILBRATH 2003

  (Lester W., Director Emeritus of SUNY Buffalo Environment and Society Program, "Envisioning a Sustainable Society," Explorations in Environmental Political Theory,  Ed. Kassiola M.E. Sharpe)

   

  If we persist on our … make us victims of change

   

  7- THE IMPACT- INDUCING THE COLLAPSE SOONER IS BETTER THAN LATER: IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GUARANTEE SURVIVAL

   

  LEWIS 2002'

  (Chris H., Instructor, Sewall Program @ CU Boulder, On the Edge of Society, "Global Industrial Civilization: The Necessary Collapse," ed. M Dobkowski & I Wllimann, Syracuse U. Press, P.____)

   

  In conclusion, the only … web of life on Earth.

   

  SPECIFICALLY IT IS BETTER BECAUSE

   

  A) BIODIVERSITY LOSS

  1. GROWTH CAUSES IT: 4 REASONS

   

  BOOTH 98'

  (Douglas E., Professor of Economics @ Marquette U., The Environmental Consequences of Growth/ Pg. 11)

   

  With its continuous … serve the human species.

   

  2. THAT'S WORSE THAN A NUCLEAR WAR

   

  TOBIN 90'

  (Richard, The Expendable Future, 1990, p.22)

   

  Norman Meyers… destruction of natural habitats.

   

  C. SUPER COLLIDERS- TECHNOLOGY LIKE PARTICLE ACCELERATORS THREATENS THE EXISTENCE OF THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE.

   

  LESLIE 1996

  {John, End of the World: Science and the Ethics of Human Extinction, pg 109-110}

   

  How could anything … collapse in 'microseconds or less.'

   

  FINALLY, THEY WON'T ACCESS THEIR GROWTH GOOD TURNS:

   

  A. POVERTY:

   

  GLOBALIZED ECONOMIC GROWTH DOES NOT DISPERSE WEALTH, INCREASING POVERTY AND OVERPOPULATION

   

  COBB 2002

  (John B, Prof Emeritus, Theology at Claremont, On the Edge of Scarcity, "Globalization and Security," ed. M. Dombowski and I. Wallimann, Syracuse U. Press, pg. 7-8

   

  Preindustrialized societies  …further exploitation of their workers.

  B. RESOURCE SUBSTITUTION:

  1. TECHNOLOGICAL CAN'T OVERCOME ESSENTIAL LIMITS

   

  NEW STATESMAN 2002

  (Staff, "World at War",November 25th, 2002, pg. LN)

   

  It may be true that in a … inflame historic enmities.

   

  D. TERMINAL DEFENSE:

  1. EVEN IF THEY WIN GROWTH IS SUSTAINABLE, OUR IMPACT CLAIMS STILL MEAN GROWTH SHOULDN'T BE SUSTAINED

   

  CALDWELL 2003

  (Joseph George, "The End of the World," March 6 p. online

  http://www.foundationwebsite.org/TheEndOfTheWorld.htm

   

  There is continuing … petroleum / fossil-fuel age.

   

   

  
  
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Schmitt K

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• First, the aff works toward the universal state by sublimating the friend enemy distinction to the concept of humanity. This betrayal of desire sacrifices the subject and eliminates its participation in the political, enabling catastrophic consequences

   

  Moreiras in 2004

  (Alberto, Anne and Robert Bass Professor of Romance Studies and Literature, and Director of the Center for European Studies at Duke University, “A God Without Sovereignty. Political Jouissance. The Passive Decision”, CR: The New Centennial Review 4.3 (2004) 71-108, pMUSE)

   

  Towards the end of his 1959… into always necessarily catastrophic.

   

  And, this political invocation of humanity leads to total wars of domination and unrestricted violence waged on behalf of humanity to make the world safe for liberalism

   

  Strong in 1996

  (Tracy B., Professor of Political Science Ph.D. Harvard University, forward of “The Concept of the Political” by Carl Schmitt, p. xxi-xxiii)

   

  Schmitt insists in his discussion … for liberalism. The evidence is mixed.

   

  And, disarmament is a condemnation of war, feeding the moral imposition of just war by criminalizing legitimate combatants.

   

  Hohendahl in 2008

  (Peter Uwe, teaches European literature and theory at Cornell University, “Reflections on War and Peace after 1940 Ernst Jünger and Carl Schmitt”, Cultural Critique 69, Spring 2008)

   

  While Land und Meer presents the difference between … “Criminalization now took its course” (280).

   

  And, these just wars lead to wars of total extermination

   

  Hohendahl in 2008

  (Peter Uwe, teaches European literature and theory at Cornell University, “Reflections on War and Peace after 1940 Ernst Jünger and Carl Schmitt”, Cultural Critique 69, Spring 2008)

   

  In Nomos der Erde, … contained interstate war. 

   

  The alternative is to embrace sovereignty as the proper model of the political

   

  Rasch in 2000

  (William, Professor and Chair of Germanic Studies at Indiana University, “Conflict as a Vocation: Carl Schmitt and the Possibility of Politics”, Theory, Culture & Society Vol. 17(6): 1-32)

   

  To rescue the political… reason cannot be given. (1989: 150)

   

  
  
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Jobs Bill

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• Obama must use his political muscle in order to ensure a successful jobs bill

  Cohen 9/13

  [Rick, Non-Profit Quarterly, 09/13/2011, “Obama’s Jobs Bill: Ready to Take a Chance Again?” , http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15811:obamas-jobs-bill-ready-to-take-a-chance-again&catid=153:features&Itemid=336,  uwyo//amp]

  What’s clearer is … will fail as well.

   

  Infrastructure spending solves double-dip

  Zanki Sept 15

  [Tom Zanki Sept 15, 2011, Economist Kamran Afshar: Double-dip recession would be 'disastrous', http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/index.ssf/2011/09/economist_kamran_afshar_double.html, uwyo//amp]

   

  Afshar said many studies … money arrives locally. 

  
  

  Economic collapse leads to GPW’s

  Lind 2010

  [Michael, New America Foundation Economic Growth Program Policy Director, 5/11/2010 ,“Will the great recession lead to World War IV?,” http://www.salon.com/2010/05/11/great_recession_world_war_iv/, uwyo//amp]

  If history is any guide,… Oceania in 1984 is all too easy to imagine.

  
  
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Round Reports

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• Neg:Wyoming BG

  Round # 1 Tournament:Shirley

  Vs Team: Texas LM

  Judge: Luke Hill

   

   

  Off Case Args:

  Framework

  Marxism

   

  Case Args:

  None

   

  Block Strategy:

  Das kapital

   

  2nr Strategy:

  Das kapital

  
  
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Terror Talk

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• Claims to ‘solve’ terrorism posits rhetoric of good vs. evil. The United States is the omnibenevolent supreme entity fighting evil in the world, a moralistic hegemon that can do no wrong. This exceptionalism works as a way to justify any atrocity in the name of good. 

  Ivie 7 (Robert, Prof of Comm and Culture @ Indiana U, “Fighting Terror by Rite of Redemption and Reconciliation” Rhetoric & Public Affairs. V. 10. Is. 2., 2007, 221+, http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/rhetoric_and_public_affairs/v010/10.2ivie.html)

  The stubborn .....freedom itself.18 

  Fear and hysteria surrounding terrorism legitimizes any action taken in name of good, justifying violence, retribution and wars. This involves an endless cycle of the United States positing the terrorist as the absolute enemy, and Islamic fundamentalists positing the United States as the absolute enemy. Ending this cycle is a prior question to the aff. 

  Kellner 7 (Douglas, Chair of Philosophy @ UCLA, “Bushspeak and the politics of lying: presidential rhetoric in the 'war on terror'” Presidential Studies Quarterly. Vol. 37 (4), 2007, pg. 622+, ProQuest)

  Such hyperbolic....redemptive violence. 

  The alternative is to reject the rhetorical construction of the terrorist by the affirmative. 

  Prevalent rhetoric of terrorism shuts off any meaningful examinations of the phenomenon of violence. Only through examination and debate can intelligent moral responses be crafted.

  Kapitan and Schulte 2002 (Tomis and Erich, Thomas – Prof of Philosophy @ N Illionois U, and Erich – Masters in Philosophy from N Illinois U , Journal of Political and Military Sociology “The rhetoric on 'terrorism' and its consequences “ Vol. 30 Iss. 1, 2002, pp. 172+,http://proquest.umi.com.proxy.uwlib.uwyo.edu/pqdlink?did=149154971&Fmt=7&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD) 

  Given that a....Moslem violence" (Said 1988:157).17

  
  
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