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The Funny Debate Pt 1

- Gallic Wars - Lost. In a war whose ending foreshadows the next 2000 years of French history, France is conquered by of all things, an Italian. [Or at ths time in history, a Roman -ed.] - Hundred Years War - Mostly lost, saved at last by female schizophrenic who inadvertently creates The First Rule of French Warfare; "France's armies are victorious only when not led by a Frenchman." Sainted. - Italian Wars - Lost. France becomes the first and only country to ever lose two wars when fighting Italians. - Wars of Religion - France goes 0-5-4 against the Huguenots - Thirty Years War - France is technically not a participant, but manages to get invaded anyway. Claims a tie on the basis that eventually the other participants started ignoring her. - War of Revolution - Tied. Frenchmen take to wearing red flowerpots as chapeaux. - The Dutch War - Tied - War of the Augsburg League/King William's War/French and Indian War - Lost, but claimed as a tie. Three ties in a row induces deluded Frogophiles the world over to label the period as the height of French military power. - War of the Spanish Succession - Lost. The War also gave the French their first taste of a Marlborough, which they have loved every since. - American Revolution - In a move that will become quite familiar to future Americans, France claims a win even though the English colonists saw far more action. This is later known as "de Gaulle Syndrome", and leads to the Second Rule of French Warfare; "France only wins when America does most of the fighting." - French Revolution - Won, primarily due the fact that the opponent was also French. - The Napoleonic Wars - Lost. Temporary victories (remember the First Rule!) due to leadership of a Corsican, who ended up being no match for a British footwear designer. - The Franco-Prussian War - Lost. - World War I - Tied and on the way to losing, France is saved by the United States - World War II - Lost. Conquered French liberated by the United States and Britain just as they finish learning the Horst Wessel Song. - War in Indochina - Lost. French forces plead sickness; take to bed with the Dien Bien Flu - Algerian Rebellion - Lost. Loss marks the first defeat of a western army by a Non-Turkic Muslim force since the Crusades, and produces the First Rule of Muslim Warfare; "We can always beat the French." This rule is identical to the First Rules of the Italians, Russians, Germans, English, Dutch, Spanish, Vietnamese and Esquimaux. - War on Terrorism - France, keeping in mind its recent history, surrenders to Germans and Muslims just to be safe. Attempts to surrender to Vietnamese ambassador fail after he takes refuge in a McDonald's.
fast food is healthy for you

Fast food may taste subjectively good, But objectively, It's one of the worst things to put in your body. Fast food contains a lot of unhealthy fats, Including trans fat which is known to cause many health problems down the road. In your argument, You state that fast food tastes good. Knowing there is trans fat in fast food and that it tastes good, This is a dangerous combination in food that makes it addicting to eat. Being addicted to this kind of food is a danger to one's life and health.
Communism

Thanks for accepting. I specifically set up this debate to debate an actual "Communist". Given the title of this debate and the sources that I provided against "Communism". I am not familiar familiar with "Anarcho-Communism", but since you accepted,I will have to debate and do my research. First of all let"s look at Anarcho-Communism at a societal and philosophical perspective. The Anarcho-Communists philosophy is not consistent with human needs and morals. Anarcho-Communism holds an immense hatred for individual excellence and intellectual superiority. As all forms of communism do. For example Anarcho-Communism drives to abolish individual property and wage labour as you put in your definition. Which goes against human needs and the need to be rewarded after contributing. This in turn leads to the laziness and failure. Economically speaking, Anarcho-Communism is ludicrous. The Anarcho-Communist seeks to abolish money, prices, and employment, and proposes to conduct a modern economy purely by the automatic registry of "needs" in some central data bank. No one who has the slightest understanding of economics can trifle with this theory for a single second. One example is the the Russians. After trying an approach to the communist moneyless economy in their "War Communism" shortly after the Bolshevik Revolution, reacted in horror as they saw the Russian economy heading to disaster. Even Stalin never tried to revive it, and since World War II the East European countries have seen a total abandonment of this communist ideal and a rapid move toward free markets, a free price system, profit-and-loss tests, and a promotion of consumer affluence. This is one significant example of an Anarcho-Communism failure. The basic communist principal "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs" that you laid out has simply never worked. The reality is that the people that work more and receive the same as other people get lazy because they see the outcome. This also leads to societal failure and laziness. This type of communism has never worked and will never be implemented. Thanks for accepting.
Communism

I accept. The specific school of communist thought I will be defending is anarcho-communism. Expanding on the definition of Con, anarcho-communism "advocates the abolition of the state, capitalism, wage labour, and private property (while retaining respect for personal property),and in favor of common ownership of the means of production, direct democracy, and a horizontal network of voluntary associations and workers' councils with production and consumption based on the guiding principle: "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need".[1][1] https://en.wikipedia.org...
Communism

I passionately disagree with Communism and if you disagree with me, let's debate! This is a topic that I love to debate. Definition: Communism- a theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs. - google definition Here are all of my sources that will reinforce my stats and facts that I will be using during the debate. http://fhwordsmith.com... http://listverse.com... http://personalitycafe.com... http://www.insidermonkey.com... Good Luck!
The Gay Rights Campaigns regarding the Olympic games in Sochi, could cause more harm than good

Well, I'm not going to act like I'm not disappointed. MrMagic put up a really good post last round, even though he also tried to modify the debate at that time. I was looking forward to another solid post to wrap up this debate. Sadly, it appears I will, once again, be denied an opportunity to engage in a full debate. I don't have much to add, as I already spent the end of the last round summarizing the arguments as I see them. However, I will add just one thing. I have no doubt that the LGBT community in Russia is going to face trials following the end of the Sochi Olympic games. Perhaps there will, indeed, be a renewed vigor as anti-homosexual groups take to violence once again. But the response to this isn't to kowtow, even if that just means reducing the number of methods that the LGBT community uses. They face the threat of violence every day, and the last thing they should do is handicap themselves in their fight for equality. If nothing else, they should not create the image that bigots such as those they face can control their actions, even in protests. Sochi needs to be an opportunity to involve the international community in order to prevent such transgressions as they have faced in the future, and thus an opportunity to give their protests the teeth they need to produce results. The Russian government won't change immediately, and I'm not expecting them to do so, but with enough pressure, they will eventually be forced to change the way they regard this minority. And the last thing they should want to do is release some of that pressure at this key moment, with the eyes of the entire world watching.
The Gay Rights Campaigns regarding the Olympic games in Sochi, could cause more harm than good

Whilst, for the moment, the worlds eyes are on Sochi, we are unlikely to see any of the extreme violence perpetrated by the Russian authorities against the LGBT community, at least not within Sochi. However, eventually that gaze will stray at which point the situation becomes far more dangerous for those who may have taken this brief window of opportunity, encouraged by the western media, to speak out with regards to this issue in a way that challenges the morality or authority of Russian Law. In this vein it maybe the case that Social Media and the International Press are lulling some Russian LGBT Members into a false state of security. That they are news and therefore untouchable, neglecting to realise that news is temporary yet the threat of constant abuse is far far more long lasting.
minimum wage should exist

You should not pay someone a set wage when they are clearly not as good or are better that their co-workers. Let's say working in McDonald' s, student B has been doing a reasonable job(He accomplishes everything that needs to be done on the list),student A is a better worker than student B because she does extra work, such as, picking up more shifts when others are absence. Should we paid her more? Yes, besides reward student A on what she has done, it would also motivates student B work harder at the same time!Each individual should be assessed by how well he or she performs at their given job, there is comparison among all the fellow co workers just on one simple job, so we should not set a minimum wage. YOU say that "We simply prohibit the outsourcing then, as much as possible." Do you know that the U.S. trade deficit increases every year, which means we're exporting less than we're importing. In an increasingly global economy, it's important to give American companies every chance to turn out the cheapest and best products. A minimum wage only applies to workers in the United States; foreign companies can pay what they want. There are two direct components that go into the price & quality of a product -- raw material and labor. Thus, when you set a minimum cost level for the labor component, you cause a competitive disadvantage in two ways. First, the cost per hour of direct labor potentially goes up. Second, in some cases, you force companies to hire fewer workers, which may affect the quality of the final output. Add it all up and American companies must work harder to compete with foreign companies, which in the long run costs us jobs, profits, and prestige while damaging the reputation of American products. Here , you need to understand what is comparative advantage :http://www.fee.org... "So... it is helping the people in the small towns and such, and at least keeping things from being worse in the new york areas... I don't see your point?" My point is that, minimum wage isn't enough to support a person who lives in the cities of New York, Washington, or Los Angelas. That is because a 1-bedroom rundown apartment in the city may cost 5 times as much as a well-kept 3-bedroom apartment in a small town. And of course, housing is only a small part of the cost of living. Consider how much more gas costs for a commuter in NYC than it does for a small town worker who can walk to work. The list goes on. Thus, eg.a $8 minimum wage ( any minimum wage) may be more reasonable in New York, but it would be ridiculously high in certain small town and rural areas. And besides gas, housing,etc...things ( food, utilities,clothes) in small town are relatively cheaper than in big city, how could you set the minimum wage the same within the whole nation? The minimum wage law is just another example of the government controlling our actions and destroying personal choice. Citizens do have the ability to say no to a lower wage!
minimum wage should exist

You certainly shouldn't pay someone who is not good enough for the minimum wage. If the person isn't good enough for the minimum, then fire then or don't hire them. If you're still willing to keep them, then don't given them a raise, but you kept them so it's their own choice to keep them. As for menial jobs like picking dandelions, I have already agreed to make exceptions.... but most jobs that pay minimum now are worth it to the managers to continue the business and still pay the minimum wage. Someone will always not be able to hire for beans.... but that doesn't mean we don't keep them, it just means they shouldn't be in business if it's a job that could be worth it to anyone else who could afford it. (if it's not that then it might be an exception) "You certainly should pay someone more than minimum wage if he/she does a better job. However, in reality,teenagers, workers in training, college students, interns, and part-time workers all have their options and opportunities limited by the minimum wage.You cannot make a living and support a family on a minimum wage job." These are all actually arguments for a minimum. Those just starting out would have peanuts for wages and not be able to pull ahead very well. We say pull yourself up from your boot straps, but what if you have no boot straps to pull yourself up with? If they want to support a family, then can get a better job somehow.. we can't take care of everything. but anyway, your point about them not being able to afford a family makes my argument more than yours in taht sense, so i'm not sure what your point even is with that statement. "Also,there has been a lot of attention lately on the subject of job "outsourcing"" We simply prohibit the outsourcing then, as much as possible. We live in a wealthy country, and it's not right for employers to maximize their profits while using our resources by exploiting cheap labor in other countries. I could become very welathy if i hired a poor mexican to do my bidding, doesn't mean it's right, and oesn't mean it's fair to my fellow countrymen, who's resources and wealth i'm using. If we allow outsourcing, then we'd all be paid beans, because labor is for practical purposes infinite. (the loical end of capitalism completely unfettered would be those rich will be so rich as to own everything as the poor would keep falling behind. thyis is proven because the gap between the rich and the poor continues to increase in this country) "Obviously, minimum wage isn't enough to support a person who lives in the cities of New York, Washington, or Los Angelas. However, it may be more than enough to support people living in rural areas or small towns." So... it is helping the people in the small towns and such, and at least keeping things from being worse in the new york areas... I don't see your point?
minimum wage should exist

You certainly shouldn't pay someone who is not good enough for the minimum wage. You certainly should pay someone more than minimum wage if he/she does a better job. However, in reality,teenagers, workers in training, college students, interns, and part-time workers all have their options and opportunities limited by the minimum wage.You cannot make a living and support a family on a minimum wage job. Also,there has been a lot of attention lately on the subject of job "outsourcing", where U.S. companies hire foreign workers instead of Americans. When businesses outsource American jobs, they're not doing it because they hate America; they're doing it because they're trying to cut costs. When you set the minimum price of labor in America, you create an additional incentive for businesses to hire Canadian, Mexican, or other foreign workers. The best way to stop outsourcing of jobs is to provide the best conditions for doing business in America. A minimum wage just makes things tougher for companies to do business in America. Obviously, minimum wage isn't enough to support a person who lives in the cities of New York, Washington, or Los Angelas. However, it may be more than enough to support people living in rural areas or small towns. What is it real estate agents always say about real estate values? Location, location, location. You see that cost-of-living differences in various areas of the country make a universal minimum wage difficult to set! Thank you.
Every tyrants dream.

Good evening. In conclusion, I'm somewhat disappointed by this debate. None of my arguments were properly addressed, and no argument was raised to affirm the resolution. The BoP was never fulfilled by Pro and this would warrant a clear loss in most debate settings. Even if my arguments are logically fallacious, they still stand because they have not been refuted. My opponent finishes his side by calling my arguments "goobledegook". Not only is this a weak example of name calling,[6] but it is also rude and inappropriate in serious discussions. I therefore believe I have won this debate. Please vote! Sources: [6] http://www.logicallyfallacious.com...
Rap Battle 21: JimShady v Masterful

*record scratch* (lyrical spherical) *record scratch (empirical) *record scratch* I know rap is a downtime, but I take it seriously And I read your ad lib, it instilled no fear in me Now it's time for my freestyle, you'll be hearing me Your bars sound more wack than Siri, G This fool got banned prolly cause he's racist He prolly wanted a ban cause he knew he couldn't face this Can you taste this? Are you amazed bjtch? I'll knock you down, What50 too, and all of your faces Stomp you to the ground, leave no traces, Cause every molecule in your body will be scattered in different places I'm weary from atheists debate, but I'm up for this diss I'm up to it like my penis is up in your sis Sorry to get in her biz, I couldn't stand just a kiss... Because she's advertised on PornHub as so much bliss I know you ad-libbed, but you need to exanimate Your words are not worth keeping, much less laminate I don't know why this guy thinks blacks contaminate But it seems to have gotten you banned for hate I'm done, I've shown my impromptu skills It gives the audience a hell of a lot more thrills.
Rap Battle 21: JimShady v Masterful

-I literally just wrote this ad lib for sh*ts and gigs- Jangle ma nangle and wrangle me like a sandal I got 8 eggs and one is cooked over a candle, But forget that, I'm wanting to get me ready for a big fat, me sh*t shat on yo nit nat race me up the stairs bitch can't seem to scratch this itch, but I'm up for a show down if you wanna go down town then we can settle this western style, with a chainsaw made from the heart of someone I deplore, rekking the settling spaghetti slinging specimen. He's a man that can't string a sentence together, he needs to try and comply with the temperance tuned to my eye. Word. I'm just a black gangster known for ma banter, don't take me seriously cus I got to split the slit on the edge of ma dick with a nickel and a dime known for ma rhyme ima mime in a way that would engage and enrage the naked sage, we gotta come together and rap together then cumm some more. Word. It aint nothing but a verbal turd when you herd the man cry in an attempt to alleviate and appropriate the adjacent afferium that helps us procreate, time to defecate. I take out fools with a stone that I carry in ma back pocket like all my polly pockets, on me they look like a crouch rocket. Uh, remembering the days I used to behave, only to visionise in a misty haze, can't see the face of my mother, never believe she'd die like my brother. Here I am slinging lyrics, flying the verbal high till I hear rhetoric's, no time to cry about the politics behind the death of ma main man Seth. Word. It's a lie, to be here and try to comply, I'm not a conformist, more of a reformist, every night is a good night to get p*ssed. Read about what you don't know, simply to forgo the truth that hides behind a vile face, splurting words only to disgrace, I don't wanna hear the bull sh*t no more, just wanna cuddle up to a comforting whore. Jim's mother will do, when she's not screaming while in a lesbian induced rage, catching AIDs while locked ina cage, unsure what to eat, only got your fathers meat. Sorry for the hate but it's time to put you straight. Word.
Rap Battle 21: JimShady v Masterful

Rap Battle 21: JimShady v MasterfulRules:1. R1: Acceptance2. R2, 3, and 4: Rap3. No plagiarizing4. Go hardI'm trying something different with judge voting, so if you were chosen as a judge I'd really appreciate if you voted. I included my past (active) opponents and a few friends, but for some reason I wasn't able to add a few people. Edit: Hellishpanda seems to be innactive, so I am challenging the monstrous Masterful instead. Thanks to all the judges who accepted the invite! Hope yall enjoy the spectacle!
Colin Kaepernick Kneeling during anthem.

My opponents argument in english: I am against Colin Kaepernick to kneel during the national anthem of the United States because the flag represents the country and freedom of religion and freedom of speech. Colin Kaepernick did not respect the flag when he refused to rise for the national anthem of the United States . That's a lack of respect because the flag represents the country and respects the country. Kaepernick has to kneel because they said the United States leaves fonts kills Black who are unarmed . He has a point as fonts as a policeman Hammond called Kevin Campbell killed a mother of three of his children, Tiara thomas . Campbell was fired with impunity. Opening statement (d"claration d'ouverture): English: First, I must inform you that I'm using google translate so there will be mistakes. I do know some french, but I am still learning so it would be rusty. French: Tout d'abord , je dois vous informer que je suis en utilisant google translate donc il y aura des erreurs. Je connais un peu le fran"ais , mais je suis encore " apprendre de sorte qu'il serait rouill". My argument (Mon argument): English: I completely agree that Colin Kaepernick was disrespecting the flag. You probably heard this before, but due to the first amendment protecting his first amendment right to protest (no matter how absurd the reason is), he can. As one Chargers fan put it, "It's sad for all the military people who have given their lives, and who are thinking of giving their lives for our freedom, for his right to do that and to disrespect the flag and everything that it stands for, but then again, that's what they fought for so he would have his right." Yet it is not just that 1 chargers fan. According to a Reuters poll, 64% of people say he has a constitutional right to protest. People join the army to protect our rights, including the first amendment. Whether it's disrespecting the flag or not, he should still be allowed to do it. French: Je suis enti"rement d'accord que Colin Kaepernick a "t" manquer de respect du drapeau. Vous avez probablement entendu cela avant , mais en raison du premier amendement prot"geant son premier droit d'amendement pour protester ( peu importe la fa"on absurde la raison en est ) , il peut . Comme un ventilateur chargeurs mettre , " Il est triste pour tous les militaires qui ont donn" leur vie , et qui songent " donner leur vie pour notre libert" , pour son droit de le faire et de manquer de respect du drapeau et tout ce qu'il repr"sente , mais l" encore, c'est ce que ils se sont battus pour ainsi il aurait son droit " . Pourtant, il est non seulement que 1 chargeurs ventilateur. Selon un sondage Reuters , 64 % des personnes disent qu'il a un droit constitutionnel pour protester . Les gens adh"rent " l'arm"e pour prot"ger nos droits , y compris le premier amendement . Que ce soit pour manque de respect envers le drapeau ou non, il devrait encore "tre autoris" " le faire.