Smaller Countries are Better than Larger Countries

Yet, as my position as Con, my duty is to show that the premise of this debate is not only incorrect, but illogical. I shall show how there is no direct correlation between the size of a nation and to the supposed 'quality' of that country. In order for me to show that, all I must do is provide several contradictions to the premise. I will split my contradictions into two sub-divisions which are: D1: 'Bad' Smaller CountriesD2: 'Good Larger CountriesLets begin! D1: 'Bad Smaller CountriesD1.1 Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea is a smaller African nation that was a former Spanish colony. As of such, they have a Presidential Dictator named Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo who has been in office since 1979. Ever since the discovery of oil in the small African nation Mbasogo has exploited the lower classes to extract the 'liquid gold'. While on paper it seems that the country's situation has improved due to the huge boost in GDP, yet this is not the case [1]. Mbasogo has essentially taken the money gained from the oil extractions and distributed it amongst a very select few in the higher classes. Life expectancy is just 52 years and infant mortality is 124 deaths per 1,000. More than 35% of the population does not live past the age of 40, 19% of children are severely malnourished, and 43% of the population does not have access to safe drinking water. Finally, 77% of the population falls below the poverty line and according to the EU is on a par with Haiti in this regard (another 'bad' small country) [2]. D1.2 CambodiaCambodia is the smallest of the South-East Asian countries which is infamous for the massive genocide undertook by Pol Pot in the 1970's. Now, however, massive human rights violations are still the norm for the oppressed Cambodians. Prime Minister Hun Sen was a great supporter of Pol Pot, and today he still practices similar principles as the despised dictator. In the 1990's Sen essentially controlled the Cambodian police force and would use them in order to "Carry out, either personally or through intermediaries, the destruction and forestallment of the stratagems, plans, methodologies, tricks and activities of the opposition parties which aim at expanding their influence and their membership and to destroy us. They are also to achieve any of a number of goals, primarily those such as eliminating the influence, propaganda and psychological warfare of the opposition parties, and in particular to eliminating their influence among the popular masses" [3]. Corruption within the Cambodian government is blatantly obvious and Sen hardly even attempts to cover it up anymore. All political parties opposing Sen have been de facto banished or else they face trumped up charges by Sen's puppet police force [4][5]. D1.3 EritreaEritrea is a small African nation on the east coast along the Red Sea. Ever since its independence back in 1993 there has never been an election, no constitution or strict set of laws have been written, and political parties are still banned. President Isaias Afewerk has been in office for twenty years now and is appearing more like a King than a president. Torture is a major issue in Eritrea as it is a common practice by the immoral government. There is little to no freedom of speech, and no religious freedom. The ladder poses a major concern due to the fact that there is a fairly even split between Christianity (the state religion) and Sunni Islam of about 63% to 36% [6]. On top of all this, it is nearly impossible for outsiders to enter to country in order to help fix the problems or otherwise [7]. D2: 'Good Larger CountriesD2.1 CanadaStereotypes aside, Canada has the international reputation of one of the most peaceful and accepting countries in the world. While there are obviously some exceptions to this rule, on par Canada is one of the most culturally advanced country that there is. This is partially due to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was signed after World War II in 1948. The Bill essentially states that the Canadian government is to make human rights their primary concern [8][9]. D2.2 Sweden/NorwayDespite remaining neutral in World War II, since then Sweden has adopted the policy of respecting and protecting human rights at every possible opportunity. In fact, they have been ranked as the #1 nation on the International Human Rights Rank Indicator. Similarly, the equally large Scandinavian nation of Norway has coincidentally ranked #2 on the same scale [10][11]. I rest my case. ConclusionWhile there certainly are more examples, I believe that I have provided a sufficient number of contradictions to my opponents premise. My final conclusion is that there is absolutely no correlation between the size of a nation and to their supposed quality. While I mainly focused on human rights issues and political corruption, I am sure that I could expand upon these contradictions in a multitude of fields. Back over to you, Pro. Sources[1] . http://www.hrw.org...[2] . http://www.hrw.org...[3] Ministry of National Security, “Building Up A-92 Forces,” unpublished document on file with Human Rights Watch. [4] . http://www.hrw.org...[5] . http://www.hrw.org...[6] . http://en.wikipedia.org...[7] . http://www.hrw.org...[8] . http://www.hrw.org...[9] . http://en.wikipedia.org...[10] . http://www.manskligarattigheter.se...[11] . http://www.ihrri.com...