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For every dumb Debate there is someone who answers, Cons/Pros should just leave them alone

1. If a debater accepts the debate right away, it minimizes the chances of a larger audience seeing the debate thus limiting the attention that the instigator so desperately seeks. This makes their nonsense FAIL. 2. Recently I took a dumb debate and pledged to forfeit 1 round - reason being that debates that have 1 or more forfeited rounds do not appear on the front page for voters to see. This also ensures that less people will see the dumb debate, hence limiting the amount of attention the instigator receives and therefore the instigator fails. 3. Sometimes it is amusing/challenging to come up with a legitimate argument against a joke topics. Usually this evokes some sort of creativity, typically in the form of semantics arguments. For example, one of my favorite debates I've done had the resolution "It is immoral to molest handicapped orphans" or something. I wound up winning the debate based on my creative argument, giving both myself, my opponent and the audience some entertainment. 4. Accepting a silly debate does no real harm. At best, it gives the more serious debater an easy win. At worst, well. .. nothing. It doesn't have any real negative effect aside from making the instigator look bad. In conclusion, I'll leave my arguments at that for now though of course reserve the right to introduce new arguments in R2. Remember that the burden is on Pro to prove that frivolous debates ought not be accepted. I must prove that it is not any better to leave frivolous debates in the challenge period then it is to accept and debate them. Good luck, Pro.
For every dumb Debate there is someone who answers, Cons/Pros should just leave them alone

I would like to point out that whoever challenges this should be informed to stay on the debated topic and not concentrate on grammar or lack of information. All the info one would need is the topic and their sources, be it self experience or an outside source. So let's have a sensibal and clean debate. I believe that, from what I've seen, that people have decided to post topics that really does not pertain to anything relavant. And thus any topic that is nonsensical should be left alone. I can concur that some debates can be humorous and sometimes meant to entertain onlookers, but this place is riddled with them and I believe should lept to a minimum. And I will admit hands on, I enjoy some nonsensible debates, but not all.
The Australian Liberal/National Coalition is better than the ALP (Aus. Federal)

The Coalition looks after small business - the ALP is killing small businesses by introducing a plethora of red and green tape which makes it much harder for companies to run. Small businesses are the BACKBONE of Australia approximately 49% of the population employed by the private sector work for small businesses. The Coalition is far more transparent than the ALP, the ALP have had many leadership spills which is unfair to the Australian public, we elect a government to serve us, it is incredibly hard foe the government to serve us when the ALP constantly changes the leadership team and the cabinet!
The Australian Liberal/National Coalition is better than the ALP (Aus. Federal)

Pro had the burden to prove that the coalition is better than the ALP. He failed to provide any evidence that this is so. Moreover, when faced with the prospect of defending Tony Abbott, quite naturally he forfeited.None of this matters, though, compared with the fate of Australia in the hands of the Abbott for the next three years. And his cabinet of 19 rich white middle-aged men, and Julie Bishop. https://www.debate.org...
The Australian Liberal/National Coalition is better than the ALP (Aus. Federal)

http://www.youtube.com...The carbon tax and changing your mindCon argues that Gillard was "deceitful" because she changed her position on carbon pricing for political reasons. But Tony Abbott has done exactly the same thing. Here he is praising the idea and explaining it in simple terms (first video). Of course, now he is Prime Minister, the carbon tax is the first thing he will get rid of (1). There is no difference between the political parties in this regard.On small businessThe carbon tax is only on big business, and so is the mining tax. The revenue from these taxes funds a range of benefits to small business, including tax relief (2). When the coalition repeals these taxes, they need to make up the revenue somehow, and that will probably come as hardship for ordinary Australians, while big business and mining magnates enjoy more profit.Certainly, the ALP has not "killed" small business. Pro has provided no evidence whatsoever that this is the case.Tony Abbott in speedosCon argues that there is no reason why a man shouldn't put on Speedos and a bonnet and go swimming in the sea. I completely agree. My argument is against the man himself rather than his outfits. I chose that particular photos because it rouses in me something of the visceral horror that I experience when I read or hear some of the things he says.For instance, here are some comments from our new Prime Minister.On consensual sex and marriage:"I think there does need to be give and take on both sides, and this idea that sex is kind of a woman's right to absolutely withhold, just as the idea that sex is a man's right to demand I think they are both they both need to be moderated, so to speak." (3)On abortion:"Mr Speaker, we have a bizarre double standard; a bizarre double standard in this country where some-one who kills a pregnant woman's baby is guilty of murder, but a woman who aborts an unborn baby is simply exercising choice." (4)On Aboriginal Australia:'There may not be a great job for [Aboriginal men and women] but whatever there is, they just have to do it, and if it's picking up rubbish around the community, it just has to be done,'(5)On homosexuality: http://www.youtube.com...(see video 2)On refugees: http://www.youtube.com...(see video 3)On changes in leadershipPro argues that the coalition is "better" because it hasn't changed its leadership as frequently as the ALP. In fact, the liberal party has had as many leaders as the ALP (three) since the 2007 election, and so the two parties are equal in this regard.However, I question the idea that changing leadership is necessarily bad for Australia. If the leadership isn't working, changing leaders could be the best option.(1) http://www.theage.com.au...(2) http://www.alp.org.au...http://www.alp.org.au...(3) http://www.abc.net.au...(4) http://www.theage.com.au...(5) http://www.theage.com.au...
The Australian Liberal/National Coalition is better than the ALP (Aus. Federal)

The ALP have introduced the Carbon tax, they wish to increase the GST to 12 percent, they increased company tax and they have introduced a plethora of more green tape in the past 6 years. Under a coalition government they will scrap the carbon tax , reduce company tax and keep GST to 10 percent and will reduce green tape to ensure the survival the small business, without small business Australia WILL collapse. A key reason why Australia survived the GFC was due to our mining which the ALP is killing through the introduction of the Carbon tax, the mining tax and royalties. The ALP drastically changed their leadership team whilst they were in government " there was a full shuffle of the cabinet in almost one day whilst the coalition on the other hand has had the same cabinet for a while now. A political party should not have a massive change of cabinet whilst they Parliament is still sitting and if they are in power i. e. being the government unless with a proper exemption and a by election should be held Of course it is hard for the government to serve us if there are constant leadership changes as that means there is an internal battle inside the political party and that is not what politicians are elected to do. Who you vote for is who you should get, it is absolutely absurd that the ALP in 2007 states that their leader is Kevin Rudd however then they change to Julia Gillard. Then in 2010 the ALP states that their leader is Julia Gillard however then they change to Kevin Rudd. In 2010 Julia Gillard promised no carbon tax, then in 2011 she lied to the Australian people and introduced the carbon tax. How can you possibly argue that the ALP who lies and is deceitful is better than the Liberal/National coalition who is truthful and fair more transparent. And I fail to see what is wrong with or the satirical nature of that picture can"t a man care for his health?
The Australian Liberal/National Coalition is better than the ALP (Aus. Federal)

As instigator, Pro has the burden of proof to demonstrate that:1. The ALP is killing small businesses. I shall argue the contrary, that small businesses have survived under the ALP government, despite the global financial crisis;2. That the ALP is particularly prone to changing its leadership team and cabinet. I will argue that both major political parties have been very changeable in recent years;3. That leadership changes make it difficult for the government to serve us. I'll be interested in seeing Pro's evidence for this. Because Pro has the burden of proof, I don't need to introduce any of my own arguments, I only need to disprove his. However, I do have an argument against the coalition government, and it is this:
Resolved: Abortion is morally permissible.

RulesFirst round is rules and definitions by Con, Pro will begin his constructives. Round 2: Con's Constructives (No rebuttles), Pro's rebuttles. Round 3: Con's rebuttles, and Pro's rebuttles and conclusion. Round 4: Con's rebuttle and conclusion, Pro will post "No round as agreed upon"If Pro says anything else in Round 4 then what was agreed to then it's an automatic forfeit. No cussingNo SemanticsAbortion- a medical procedure used to end a pregnancy and cause the death of the fetus (. http://www.merriam-webster.com...) morally- concerning or relating to what is right and wrong in human behavior (. http://www.merriam-webster.com...)Accepting means that you accept these rules and definitions.
Resolved: Abortion is morally permissible.

Contention 1: Self-Awareness and the value of Human Life. This point was dropped so please extend it across the board. This Contention is important and should win me the debate, because of the fact that if the fetus has the same FDH level as that of a sleeping human or a someone in a coma it makes it wrong to kill a fetus as he has dropped the contention and silence is comfirmance in this debate so he agrees. He also drops the it's wrong to kill me now and I was a fetus so it was wrong to kill me then argument. Contention 2: Aftermath effects My opponent has dropped this argument which shows that abortions are harmful for the mother I also will exend this across the board. Contention 3: The life of the mother. I would like to state that my opponent hasn't brought up any argument last round as they are all just quotations from articles he has linked, but reguardless I will continue to refute them. My opponent doesn't actually refute my argument of my Chinese and Irish studies showing that people could save the life of the mother without abortion. With this study still standing it is irrelivant to how many people die from birth as I could counter and state some numbers stating that more people have died due to breast cancer to people dying of birth. According to the CDC 40,000 people have died due to breast cancer in 2012 which trumps the 600 who died due to birth as mentioned by Pro. (. http://www.cdc.gov...) This shows that on balance, the harms of abortion is more dangerous for the mother than not having an abortion. With that the resolution is negated.
Resolved: Abortion is morally permissible.

Abortions are sometimes needed to save the lives of pregnant women, several medical experts said in response to comments from Rep. Joe Walsh. http://www.usatoday.com... Illinois Republican Rep. Joe Walsh falsely claimed that there wasn"t "one instance" where an abortion would be necessary to save the mother"s life. But the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said that more than 600 women die each year due to complications from pregnancy and childbirth, and more would die if they didn"t have access to abortion. After that, Walsh quickly backed down. http://www.factcheck.org... "This is a Catholic country" was what Irish doctors told Savita Halappanavar after she learned she was miscarrying her pregnancy and asked for an abortion to avoid further complications. She spent three days in agonizing pain, eventually shaking, vomiting and passing out. She again asked for an abortion and was refused, because the fetus still had a heartbeat. Then she died. She died of septicaemia and E.Coli. She died after three and a half days of excruciating pain. She died after repeatedly begging for an end to the pregnancy that was poisoning her. Her death would have been avoided if she had been given an abortion when she asked for it " when it was clear she was miscarrying, and that non-intervention would put her at risk. But the fetus, which had no chance of survival, still had a heartbeat. Its right to life quite literally trumped hers. http://www.feministe.us... The idea that there is no medical rationale for abortion is dismissed.
Resolved: Abortion is morally permissible.

I extend all points as we can see from my Klusendorf quote and from the Fetus theory that in no circumstances is abortion permissable. It is because of the fact that it doesn't mater how much fetus has they are still a person and that even if they do not have such self-awareness in their early stages they still have the same FDH levels of that of a person in a coma and a person sleeping which does not justify abortion nor the murder of said peoples. I also extend on the fact that abortion lowers the value of human life. House Representative Randy Hultgren (R-IL) wrote "When we tell one another that abortion is okay, we reinforce the idea that human lives are disposable, that we can throw away anything or anyone that inconveniences us." (Randy Hultgren, "Americans Should Not Have to Pay for Abortions through Obamacare," redalertpolitics.com, Jan. 21, 2014) Contention 3: Life of the Mother In 2012, the Dublin Declaration on Mental Healthcare reached a ground breaking finding that abortion is not necissary to save the life of a mother as 140 scientists observed this study. They released the following findings. -“As experienced practitioners and researchers in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, we affirm that direct abortion is not medically necessary to save the life of a woman. -We uphold that there is a fundamental difference between abortion, and necessary medical treatments that are carried out to save the life of the mother, even if such treatment results in the loss of life of her unborn child. -We confirm that the prohibition of abortion does not affect, in any way, the availability of optimal care to pregnant women.” (http://www.lifenews.com...)
Resolved: Abortion is morally permissible.

If abortion is the highest moral choice under any circumstance at all, then abortion must be deemed to be morally permissible. For example, if continuing a pregnancy will inevitably result in the death of the host mother, then abortion may be the path of least harm, and therefore morally permissible. If we step out of the Judeo-Christian moral code, we find that in Islam, a fetus is not human until four months of gestation. Abortion before that is allowable, given appropriately reasonable purpose. While Hinduism sees abortion as morally reprehensible, the Hindu way is to choose the action that will do least harm to all involved: the mother and father, the fetus and society.
Videos For People is hilarious.

This is a horrible channel. The majority of videos are just still images of bad drawing with mediocre to plain bad comedy and sometimes it's not even a joke. He just puts random music in there for no real reason, it has no context and sets no mood that matches up with the video. Is the point that it is supposed to be horrible, because if that is true it is horribly executed. I think it is obvious you are videos for people, because you don't get many likes on your videos and no one really comments other than you, so no one would go on a website and call you "sorely underrated". Pretty sad dude
Labarum is amazing

Amazing:"causinggreatsurpriseorsuddenwonder. " [1] He obviously doesn't do this all the time. Furthermore, people being amazing is subjective, it is impossible to factually be amazing. Also, the fact that you were dared to do this instead of doing it for your on will is proof enough he isn't amazing. If he was amazing, you would of made this debate on your own will. source: 1. . http://dictionary.reference.com...
Labarum is amazing

Labarum is AMAZING!!! HE IS MY BESTIE!!!! once again i was dared to do this i have no way of showing how i can debate that he is amazing. he just told me to make a poll that said," Labarum is amazing on a scale of 1-10" and then the votes would only have 11,12,13,14,15. and then it wouldn't let me make that poll cuz it was stupid and so i was dared to make this debate. then i again i hope people will choose Pro cuz im kool my self and if u vote for me i will ask u to be my friend and we can play truth or dare or if ur already my friend then just send my a pm saying truth or dare. k bye VOTE PRO!!!
the pokemon universe is better than real life

The world of Pok"mon is not a safe place, in fact there is a war going on! Have you noticed the lack of young men in the games. This is because they are all at war the only men are the scientists and gym-leaders. To further backup my points I will quote Lt. Surge of the Kanto region. when introduced to the Vermilion gym he says "Hey, kid! What do you think you're doing here? You won't live long in combat! That's for sure! I tell you kid, electric Pokémonsaved me during the war! They zapped my enemies into paralysis! The same as I'll do to you" - Pok"mon Red/Blue"imagine a world with safety"Pro believes that the world of Pok"mon is a safe place, what he does not take into account is the level of organized crime in all of the regions such as team Rocket in Pok"mon Red/Blue. Children on an 'adventure' would be almost always attacked by these crime lords and not in a single game did the mom even think about her child. The Pok"mon world is not a safe place but a place of crime and danger."Google igglybuff, its the cutest and friendliest of all things."Igglybuff may seem cute by has the opposition heard of the evolved form Wigglytuff? It is described in the pok"dex by "Its fine fur feels so pleasant, those who accidentally touch it cannot take their hands away." Wigglytuff's fur is just a trap to get unsuspecting kids to touch it, since they cannot take their hands away, who knows what Wigglytuff would do to them!source: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net...
the pokemon universe is better than real life

First of all, imagine a world with safety, with creatures who could protect you and care for you. this is what the universe of Pok"mon offers. Also, a caught Pok"mon will be your friend, no matter who you are. Is this not a beautiful world to live in? is this not the kind of place that all people yearn for? damn straight its pretty awesome. For example, Google igglybuff, its the cutest and friendliest of all things.
the pokemon universe is better than real life

"mother is constantly checking up on her child and does useful things like giving running shoes. "What on earth do you think running shoes can do against an organised crime gang? ! Would your mother be happy to send you out with only shoes if she knew how many people with a whole 6 rats or worse as pets! ? I think not! "he demonstrates how pokemon have saved his life, which could have ended much earlier without his trusty electric pokemon. " At the expense of how many others? In conclusion I would like the house to know that the games are presented in the view of a child. The darker themes can only be explord with a significant amount of thought and research. I hope you enjoyed this debate!
the pokemon universe is better than real life

"did the mom even think about her child" in the more recent games, for example pokemon black and white, the mother is constantly checking up on her child and does useful things like giving running shoes. Secondly, Team rocket and all those other teams are retarded and catch the stupidest pokemon like ratata's and dumb things like that. finally, in your long quote from Lt. surge, he demonstrates how pokemon have saved his life, which could have ended much earlier without his trusty electric pokemon.
Rap battle

Its my birthday today so ima turn up I came with the W here, You're just runner up I'm gone get it in, All day every day no playing Eliminated the clowns from my circle, No lames It's all about that money got my dollars right no change To f-ck with me lyrically you gonna need the whole game Wannabes tryna come for my position But I'm quick on my toes I got running back precision F-ck running, I'm gunning until they all victims Until they start retrieving and getting a far distance Realest dude out, I'm an honoree You don't gotta accept it like an apology But you gotta respect it once you mention or acknowledge me I'm the sh-t and I'm in my bag, No colostomy This dude candy sweet, Check the score (Skor) My first round was on a Milky Way, That's what you made me do My next PayDay should be 100k, Mounds of cash I mean crazy loot The piece will carry the Almond Joy clappin', They Air Heads with Dots when that 380 shoot So that crack will wake up that whole 5th Avenue and leave Dum Dums in your Baby Ruth You wanna scrap Now or Later? You and your homies can come box I be punching like Mike & Ike, These Jawbreakers hit your chicklets and then your gum drops Thanks for the battle it was fun, Glad you had fun too!
Rap battle

(Heres the finale rap) Dude, Ya a** keep forgettting about something That your bullets, Weapons, Or anything are nothing even with those Compare to me, You a balloon that can be easilly inflated U You think you the real master I know you must be confused Talking all this sh** about this and that, I must say Im very amused I know what you need, You need some help form a hospital Or psychiatric help if its even possible Now Don't worry or don't be scared Me the doctor, Flakeburg 6 will heal your mind cuz its almost far impaired However it will take time so you need to rest Because this healing will take about three or four years or at it's best Your guns blazing and knife stabbing thoughts will be at a end Because the inner peace and awesomeness will taken over by then After when you haven been done with your recovering U would see what over your head, What is hovering An big fat red L goes above your head And the only way you can get rid of if, If u take strong med Or maybe do the Heath ledger instead Any ways you gone, When I sound the horn Back to the time before you were born (thanks for rap battling, Its been fun! I hope you have fun too! )
Rap battle

You a dusty a-ss trick, You ain't ever on fleek I'll put a noose around your neck, You ain't never gone speak It'll strangle you until every bone weak I'll leave you hanging next to somebody on the other line like when the telephone beep I'm going easy in this battle, This is just me being nice The thought me of turning up on you, Sh-t ain't even right You get out of line it's gone be a fight For them Newports, I pull out the cig but I don't need a light You should run from it, Hollow tips only come from it Beam on the mac, That's a red eye; its dumb blunted F-ck it, When I untuck it don't none want it You'll get gun butted with two hammers I nunchuck it You scaring nothing, You getting whooped and I'm barely punching We packers like Green Bay, I get to airin' something Roger that, I'm the type to break your jaw, Your eye get black I ain't tryna rap; I'll give you a dose, Diamond tap You cursed, You can't escape mine Kvng, I'm in a great prime, You got a great mind And you can hone it, It just takes time Approach you with a great 9, It's hosted on waistline The bullets fly you all the way to the sun, I'll let you shine