This years policy topic

7 off and solvency Aspec- Interpretation- The affirmative must specify who will be building the reactors Violation- The aff doesnt do that This is bad- Education- How are we supposed to learn about what buisnesses are good for nuclear energy in the status-quo if he just specifies "buisnesses" Moving target- This is unfair to the negative because he doesnt back only 1 buisness, he backs all. If I prove that 1 buisness is bad, hell say he doesnt use that one. Voter for fairness- The only way we can have a fair round is if he doesnt spike out of every buisness I think he is going to use. Make him choose 1! Kritik A. The underlying mindset of the Affirmative stops him from solving any true ecological problems. Uranium needs to be mined, he believes that we can mold the environment to take whatever he needs from it. This is how we got in the ecological mess we are in in the first place. - The industrial revolution and inventions of the car were all seen to be for the best of society, however, we merely drew things from the environment when we saw fit. This made the environment into something to be changed for our use and this underlying mindset is what is causing all of our problems in the first place. B. The alternative is to reject the aff and pursue policy options that do not subjectivize the environment and rely on intrinsically motivated change - Only when we realize that the environment is not to be molded for our use will we respect it. Climate change will be immediately solved by this because we will no longer drive cars that are bad for the environment because we finally respect it. - Intrinsically motivated change will be lasting, because people WANT to make the change, not forced too like the affirmative tries to do. Kritik 2 The Gregorian Calendar Link, impact, and alternative- The Affirmative makes two initial mistakes in relation to temporality: By choosing to situate their evidence within the Gregorian Calendar, and by misidentifying the root cause of their harms as something other than a fundamental alienation of ourselves from the natural order, which has it's genesis in dualistic thinking derived from the artificial compartmentalization of time—Vote Negative to reject the affirmatives endorsement of the Gregorian calendar in favor of the 13 Moon Peace Calendar. Disad- A. Coal use is high now - Most of our energy that we get is coal powered and that is an undisputed fact. B. The economy of Australia is tied to its coal exports to the United States C. Nuclear energy will trade off with coal production- thus destroying Australia's economy D. US-Australian relations key to hegemony - Australia lets the US keep huge submarines off of their cost. This stops other countries navies from moving into the area. We are seen as hegemonic because of this, we are controlling who sits where in the sea. E. US Hegemony good Kzad 95- "a world in which the United States exercises leadership would have tremendous advantages. First, the global environment would be more open and more receptive to American values -- democracy, free markets, and the rule of law. Second, such a world would have a better chance of dealing cooperatively with the world's major problems, such as nuclear proliferation, threats of regional hegemony by renegade states, and low-level conflicts. Finally, U.S. leadership would help preclude the rise of another hostile global rival, enabling the United States and the world to avoid another global cold or hot war and all the attendant dangers, including a global nuclear exchange." Disad 2 A. The end is near- The Earth is racing towards the carrying capacity as population continues to rapidly expand B. The plan reverses death checks - Reducing mortality rates exacerbates overpopulation problems. C. A population increase leads to an overshoot of our carrying capacity- A massive die-back is inevitable. D. Overshoot leads to extinction- Nuclear shootouts and ecocide. Disad 3 I farted. Counterplan- Text: the United States federal government should mandate the phase out of subsidies for fossil and nuclear energy and the complete phase out of fossil and nuclear energy by 2050. We will clarify. A. The United States must phase out subsidies for fossil fuels to enter into the energy revolution, solves global warming and the economy B. Complete phase-out of fossil fuels is critical to ending oil dependence and global warming C. The counterplan is economically and technologically feasible – World War II proves industry will adapt And case Turn- Ending civilization is critical to ensure survival. Only by returning to anarcho-primitivism can we end exploitation of nature and creatively sustain life on Earth Underview Multiple worlds good It tests the aff on multiple levels and increases education. I should not have to stick to one strategy but should be able to test the aff on multiple levels in "multiple worlds" Its real world- If a policymaker presents a plan, many people will oppose of it and they will all have different reasons they oppose. The policymaker has to defend all areas of attack, I have to resemble the multiple people objecting