debate thread

[clonezero]

I think Orwellian books would help you here

1984 and animal farm.

but first and for most


how do you define "peace"?

[HayWire]

Proposition:
This house believes that the UN Security Council is NOT effective.

Side:
Opposition

So...what do you guys know about the UNSC?

[Twin-Skies]

This might help:

http://www.cfr.org/publication/11520/eff...uncil.html

[HayWire]

^ Does anyone have any opinion on the matter? I'm not sure what to write as an argument >_>

[HayWire]

AP this year is all about Economics. Thus, most debates will be related to economics.

This house believes that water is more important than oil.

o__o

[medusa0]

Well, fresh water shortage has always been an issue for desert nations, and will become a significant one for others should we deplete/contaminate the last underground aquifers. Here is a relatively shallow article from Scientific American on the issue, and don't forget to scroll down to see some insightful comments:

Facing the Freshwater Crisis

There was a talk from a few years ago on how future armed conflicts will be fought over the control for freshwater supplies. However, such a concern should be mitigated when desalination techniques (or acquiring freshwater from saltwater) became advanced and widespread enough to be cost-effective.