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Glenn Beck is a Nut-Case

To provide you with some evidence of his background Your video could suggest this man is highly disturbed, To call someone a " nutcase" is to presume they are dangerous or mentally unstable, I would not say he fits the measures for that quite yet. Im not actually " libertarian I Could not find " liberal" under the beliefs lol, but i find that statement quite irrelevant as it dosent relate much to the debate. I know " nutcase" can be used in a coloquial term but as we are focusing on the definition i will keep it straight. :) Many people can vary with personality traits its easy to call someone a "nutcase" for the joke of it or say someones "screw loose" Society is to quick to judge on the way people react ,It seems he does not have alot of repetitive history of mental breakdowns as such. I dont find his anger any different from someone like my mums or everyday people under stress who break like that if so we are all nutcases, :) http://en.wikipedia.org... http://www.answerbag.com...
Glenn Beck is a Nut-Case

"Firstly glenn beck is an established conservative politician" No, that's incorrect. Glenn Beck has never been appointed to any government office. "So with someone who may have contreversial views but it still a member of a growing popular party be classified as a "nutcase" or dangerous ? " Don't get me wrong. This isn't about politics. I, myself, identify more with Libertarians than anyone else, even though I'm not one. And Glenn's views hardly reflect that of the Libertarian Party might I add. But that's a whole other debate. I will try to refrain from making this a debate completely centered around videos. But let me present this as my first piece of evidence. We'll see where we go from there. . http://www.youtube.com...
Who will win in a war Russia or the United States

The United States are much more wealthier than Russia. The U.S. planes have better radar, missiles, and electronic warfare equipment, while the Russian planes are judged to have superior handling and thrust-to-weight ratio, which would give them an edge in a classic dogfight. If you look down the list of military assets, the U.S. beats Russia in almost every category. So therefore the United States have the upper hand
Music Composition Battle

Hello Due to unforeseen circumstances, I am unable to post my composition. I will humbly accept if my opponent rejects my proposition and leave the judges to decide a winner but I would ask that you consider extending my deadline until tommorow (1st may 11pm gmt) so that i have time to write, and post my debate. It's up to you, though I will be very thankful if you would. Thank you for the debate and extra thankyou if you extend my deadline.
Music Composition Battle

My opponent can consider himself completely forgiven for going 1min over the maximum. His piece is so awesome that it makes up for it. Unfortunately I don't have so much time for this round, so I'm going to have to respond earlier than I usually do (which is pretty early anyway) with a piece only 2:00 long. Both of my opponent's themes have been fun to write for, and my opponent's opening piece is an incredibly hard act to follow, so I'm really looking forward to hearing what he's going to do next. I had millions of ideas of what a line could be. Of those, I picked the Glenbrook Vintage Railway Line, which I visited as a child, to be the title for my song, but I tried to incorporate as many different lines from my brainstorm as I could. This includes (although my full list is too long to type) the film "Thin Red Line", which has an awesome soundtrack, lines in morse code, transmission lines, lines that form parts of verses of songs, and of course geometric lines - both bold and light - which I represented with triangular and square waveforms on many of the instruments (but they're hardly recognisable in this submission - this is something I would have liked to have worked on more). All make their appearance in some way - just the railway ended up being a bit more overarching than the rest. My opponent's final challenge will be to compose a song on the theme of this website ("debate.org"). I wish him the very best of luck. http://www.youtube.com...
Music Composition Battle

Thanks very much for a wonderful subject, and a wonderful composition! I love the way you captured the two sides instead of just going for rich. I really loved it!Here is my composition.When I thought of igloos, I thought of the north pole (because that's where I imagine lots of igloos to be). So I imagined this one little igloo; right on the north pole, with no one and nothing for miles around. So I tried to represent a lonely icy object, isolated from the rest of the world.I used glassy sounds with a lot of echo to show the loneliness (echo) and the icy bricks of the igloo (glassy sounds). I also used an ambient synth playing long chords. This echoed the loneliness of the igloo but also the strong and long blowing winds you would find in the noth pole. The guitar and drums made the song a kind of sad version of slow modern hiphop (or sad hop as I believe it's sometimes known). The beat keeps the piece together and the guitar adds ornamentation to the piece making it a little more interesting. I called the piece 'blue cacophony'. I thought blue was a good word because whilst it links with the sadness and loneliness of the igloo, it also is like the colour of 'cold' and ice. Now as you've probably noticed, I ran over the time limit by 51 seconds because I was being stupid and didn't look at the time count. I hope you'll forgive me for this and if you want my next piece to componsate by being shorter; just say. Also if the judges wish then they can only listen to the first 3 minutes to judge! This was just an oversight on my part so I'm sorry about that. I hope you like my piece; I didn't spend tooooooooo (please don't penalise me for the extended spelling of 'too') long on it because I was busy but hopefully next time I'll have a bit more time! I can't wait to hear your next interesting theme for me BUT what now must be decided is my (probably not so interesting) theme for YOU! Your theme's a tricky one this time. It is...... The Line!Enjoy composing!
Music Composition Battle

I'd like to do the same as my opponent with regards to how I present my composition, but sadly I can't afford Sibelius or even a keyboard for that matter, so you're just going to have to make do with my youtube video for now. Besides, I only know keyboard notation - drum notation etc confuses me. It's quite a simple piece but particularly the guitar would sound a lot better live. When my opponent first said the theme all I could think of was ROCK (for some reason) so I decided I had to have that in there. There's a lot of coin-related sounds too (cymbals, bells, that sort of thing), and quite a driving rhythm for both the poor and the rich. The rich get the first half of the song, with quite an upbeat melody. Then starts the part about the poor - starting with the idea of economic struggle (with no guitar and lots of high strings), and then building to a more industrial movement that links back to the rich. The ending is very abrupt - this is intentional. Sadly I felt compelled to drop in an extra two bars so I've gone slightly over the 3 minute time limit. All in all I wrote probably 30 minutes of music for this 3 minute thingy. I really need to get back to study now (at least we have a national holiday today)! I look forward to hearing my opponent's composition, which will be on the theme of "the igloo" (Igloos are those ice-houses that the Inuit sometimes live in, in case anybody didn't know). http://www.youtube.com...
Music Composition Battle

My opponent asked me to challenge him to another music composition battle, which I am very glad to do because, firstly, the previous music composition battle was a lot of fun (actually it's still ongoing as of the time of writing, but was will be the correct pronoun when this goes to voting - see . http://www.debate.org...), and secondly, because my opponent was so much fun to debate with in my previous debate with him (. http://www.debate.org...). According to his profile my opponent is a bit of a musical prodigy (seriously, this guy composes for five musical ensembles), but hopefully my inevitable defeat won't be too humiliating. The drill is exactly the same as the previous music composition battle. If you need to review the rules, see this link . http://www.debate.org.... If you have any rule-related questions, ask in the comments before accepting, and I'll answer you as soon as I can. In particular, let me remind everyone that 3 minutes is the maximum length for songs. All songs are composed in just three days (although I usually write my songs in a couple of hours - it's just how I work). 2000 characters are allowed for commentry if the author wishes. All compositions must be original and written after the topic is announced by their opponent. The standard for voting is who, on balance, produced what voters consider to be the "better" music.
The Undisputed Ultimate Debate Of All Grand Debates

Listen up chump, there can only be ONE WOLF in these ends, so I have a proposition. Loser must change their avatar and admit the winner is better than them, itl be the ultimate test of characters. Speaking of character, I believe Wolverine is a sellout flake of a superhero. He's whack. Batmans butler has more fans. Speaking of fans, Canadians must be outraged, they lost to Germany at Ice Hockey. Hockey is weird, playground rounders is way more interesting. Speaking of interest, I dont understand Pinterest, how does it work. Speaking of work, UK can expect a short term rise in unemployment following brexshit. My England sucks US d1ck. Scotland is way more appealing., and not because of the valium crisis, but the scenery. Mountains n whatnot. Bet you didn't know Romani gypsies originated from a mountainous region in India. My India sucks UKd1ck. Basically everyones getting their D sucked apart from me. Because chances are I have Borderline PD, n am crazy. Speaking crazy, you should watch Criminal Minds S13e10, my man bleached his face. Speaking of drama, check out backwards eden, man cant win a single ting. His fofo on the other hand dsjkp5, is a ledge, man always votes 4 me.Uhumm ALWAYS. Anyways I rate Awes-ka to win the MMC, they are really really talented. Speaking of Talent , Britain ain't got it. Viva la Vida Loka, best pop radio song of the naughties. Better than that stupid ketchup song. I hate Ketch", BBQSAUCE ALLDAY EVERYDAY.
Bald is beautiful!

watsUpthr has the burden of proof of showing that "Bald is beautiful!" "I think everyone should go bald! All hair does is separate us from each other." 1) No warrants whatsoever 2) No link to the topic whatsoever 3) What he thinks doesn't matter unless he gives an explanation 4) He gives no clarification for what "separates us from each other" means 4b) Assuming that "separates us from each other" is bad, it's really weird that my opponent has an avatar with people that aren't bald. "If everyone shaved their heads we would save money on shampoos and hair products. We could use that money to help feed the hungry children in other countries." 1) Non-unique, not everyone buys hair products 2) You still need to wash your head, and I don't think that going bald suddenly means you use a bar of soap on your skull. But maybe that's just me. I think the skin on top of our heads is different. 3) Could =/= Will, therefore he can't claim any impacts from Poverty. CASE: 1) Hair is beautiful. When evaluating what's beautiful in this topic, we need to look to popular culture today. This should be held as true in the round because 1) We need an agent to refer back to, otherwise it would be 2) all esoteric, all "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder", and at that point you always vote CON because there's no way to evaluate "Bald is Beautiful" as a fact if beauty is evaluated in each of our eyes. Or, it leads to people just voting for which side of the topic they agree with rather than who does the better debating. That completely defeats the purpose of this site, as this is not Poll.com, but Debate.org. Since the media holds hair to be a major component of beauty, and there are a lot more haired people than bald people in the entertainment industry, you vote CON. 2) Turn the AFF case's impacts. I already made the argument that he can't claim any impacts from solving world poverty, but I'm going to take it a step further: If he gets any impact at all, if he actually DOES save money: Well, people will just buy more things. This leads to more cars which means more pollution and more food which means more obesity and more video games which means more stupidity… Et Cetera. Vote CON. Because bald aint beautiful.
Communists have a place in the United States.

Right, your grammatical skill is atrocious. So I will start by saying that I have as much of a right as anyone else to remain in this country. You are slightly contradicting yourself in terms of telling me to "move somewhere else..." and then telling me this country is built on liberty. You've also spent have this argument debating my tactics. That's not a brilliant style for you either.You are not liberal sir, not in the slightest you are so nationalist and right-wing that it is somewhat hard to believe that you have had the audacity to stay your "liberalness". Oh, so you're telling me slaves had equal rights to whites? Woman were able to vote were they? Homosexuality was legal was it?
Communists have a place in the United States.

Let me start off by saying that if you do not like our government, love to another country. Your story is proving how Communist will never succeed in America. If Nationalist does not belong in America, how do you believe America became so popular? http://www.americanprogress.org... C. Immigration rates have sky rocketed for the past fifty years. Because of the nationalist system. As I read your original position, I realized something. Your argument is completely irrelevant. The argument you presented has nothing to do with the question at hand. As far as I can tell, your argument is a BIOGRAPHY about the Communist Party in USA. It does not answer the question why Communist has in place in America. Copying and pasting an biography off Wikipedia on Communism Party in America has nothing to do with the debate at hand. D. Once again, the body of your argument has nothing to do with your conclusion. The conclusion has nothing to do with the argument. Quote: It is my conclusion that the liberal minded people of the United States yearn for communism and the equality this country so desperately needs." If America has lasted 300 plus years without communism,why would liberal minded people such as myself yearn for Communist? According to your conclusion, you suggest that America does not have equality. Equality has always existed in America. It has since the colonists revolted against the British Government. Women Rights, African Americans, Immigration. All Americans today have equal rights. The right to a fair trial, right to own property. If this is not equality, I do not know what equality is.
Communists have a place in the United States.

Cons 'A' point. Firstly, there is nothing in communism which says you cannot have a democracy in fact communism duly promotes communism because of it's admiration of society and the freedom for the common man to have a choice in everything he does. Totalitarianism doesn't exists in all communist states it features in a rare few this is also the case for capitalism - Nazi Germany was capitalist to a degree as is Iran and Syria yet we have all witnessed the evils that is practiced in such nations. Cons 'B' point. Yes perhaps it was founded on such a philosophy but has it been practice effectively? I don't believe so. African-Americans and other nationalities didn't have an equal right to anything throughout the United States during the Jim Crow period of 1876-1965. Is that liberty or the pursuit of happiness? The 'American Dream' is dead. Nationalism? The United States is one of the most nationalist countries in existence. I have as many rights in America as I do in Cuba. People sign up for the military knowing the consequences that may be trusted upon them unexpectedly, that's life. Your constitution was founded and created by a Brit. Imperialism is a very unattractive trait.
Communists have a place in the United States.

Let me start by saying that I in no way have a problem with Communist. I do not discriminate against Communism. Communism is just everything I personally do not believe in. Communism is both morale and economically wrong for America. America does not have a place for Communist. Here is Why. A. United States right now is in a recession. With the recession in the United States today, people will be even less likely to support Communism. Communism is "a way of organizing a society in which the government owns the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.) and there is no privately owned property". http://www.merriam-webster.com... With the United States being unstable both economically and politically, communist will never exist. Communist works in nations such as Cuba, Russia, and China because the people either believed in the government or they just imply rose to power. In America where we have a FREE election, communist and totalitarian government will never exist. America is known as the land of the free and home of the brave. By definition, Communism is basically when the government owns everything and the people have zero ownership of anything. B. United States was founded on the core believes of life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness. Communism goes against everything United States people believe in. How do you think the Cold War began? The Cold War began because of the disagreements between nationalism and Communism. The Cold War lasted for decades. You could prove that the Cold War still is somewhat is existence today in Korea. There is a reason why America does not get along with nations such as Cuba, Russia, and China. We do not get along with these nations because of the differences in politically and economic systems. If Communism ever was in America, it would be a slap in the face to the people who died for America in the Cold War; as well in any other war America has fought in. Our military fights for us everyday. Do you know why they fight for us everyday? They fight for us everyday so we can still have the freedoms that come with living in America. Communism goes against everything that America stood for. Capitalism is how our nation began. People from all 196 nations in the world travel to America because of the freedoms that we have. Our government system, our core believes, and how America began is the epitome of why Communist will never rise in America. Here are a few documents that you should be aware of. http://www.archives.gov... United States Constitution and Bills of Rights http://capitalism.org... Capitalism- America's economic systems With all these reasons and documents listed above, Communist will never rise in America.
Communists have a place in the United States.

Here is the challenge. Full ResolutionCommunists have a place in American society. BoP is shared - pro has to prove that communism has a place, while con has to prove that communism has no placeRules1. The first round is for acceptance.2. A forfeit or concession is not allowed.3. No semantics, trolling, or lawyering.4. All arguments and sources must be visible inside this debate.5. Debate resolution, definitions, rules, and structure cannot be changed without asking in the comments before you post your round 1 argument. Debate resolution, definitions, rules, and structure cannot be changed in the middle of the debate.
Communists have a place in the United States.

E.Number One, I never said you did not have rights. I have been saying this entire argument that people have the same rights as each other. If anything, your arguments are both contradicting and hypocritical. You cannot say that people have not had equality in America and than say that you have EQUAL rights as anybody else in America. Check your grammar before you be critical of my grammar. Once again, you are trying to avoid the true topic of this debate. The debate is about Communism not whether you believe we have equal rights. I will say once again that America was founded of equality and liberty. F. The ironic part of this entire debate is that you attempt to sound smart when your actual arguments make no sense. The last time I checked, copying and pasting biographies about Communism Party is not an argument. It is plagiarism. At no point, you acknowledged that you did not write your argument. Who are you to tell me what I believe and do not believe in? I know what I believe in. Just because I do not agree with you, it does not make me wrong or any less intelligent.
Vi_Spex's debates would be improved if he used logic other people understand and not just himself

vi_spex can still use logic. The main problem with him is simply that he never backs up his arguments using evidence. He always makes bare assertions. Here is an example: http://www.debate.org... "Survival + Adaptation = Evolution" What he's saying is logical and DOES make sense; however, he doesn't support this with any sort of reasoning or evidence. He always makes claims, but never tells you WHY they are right. This proves that he actually DOES use logic, but he fails to support why that's the case.
Vi_Spex's debates would be improved if he used logic other people understand and not just himself

To start, I want to clarify what meant by 'other people'. I meant logic that the general understands. Also, I meant logic as understanding of other people. If you find it unfair that I put new definitions here, than I automatically forfeit the debate to you. In many debates, vi-spex ends up explaining his (I think it is a his) position, without any real arguments going on. Clearly, if people knew perfectly what vi-spex was talking about, the debates would focus on debating the subject.
Vi_Spex's debates would be improved if he used logic other people understand and not just himself

Logic is reasoning, to start. http://dictionary.reference.com... Okay, the debate you posted isn't finished. So far, it seems that vi_spex was posting definitions in the first round. Vi_Spex, you can correct me. Now, that is one debate. I will post a few debates where vi_spex's reasoning was not understood. http://www.debate.org... http://www.debate.org... http://www.debate.org... http://www.debate.org... In these cases, vi_spex was arguing something or other, and the opponent misunderstood vi_spex's point because they couldn't understand what vi_spex wrote. Had he used arguments, there would be a much better debate.
Some planets broke the laws of physics

Definition: IO: A moon of Jupiter that is the most volcanic planet in the solar system. It is the highest density and dryest object in the solar system and belongs to one of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter. Explanation: A planet does NOT have to be spherical, in order for it to orbit its star without being destroyed. For example, the moon of Jupiter called IO is elliptical in shape due to the extreme gravitational pull of Jupiter. It is not quite noticeably elliptical, but it is still very elliptical in shape in comparison to other planets in the solar system. It is a solid moon, comparable to rock, which makes it relatively brittle compared to gas planets. Because it is able to orbit a planet with a very high gravitational pull without being destroyed, an object can be elliptical(oval shaped) and orbit an object with high gravity without being destroyed. A gas giant, however, is relatively malleable compared to a rocky planet (or moon). Because it can deform in shape, rotating as an oval shouldn't destroy it. Its gravitational binding energy is greater than the binding energy between its star and itself, so the planet will be able to keep itself together. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org...(moon)