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Ireland should join the United Kingdom

I would like to first establish something. The United Kingdom is primarily England. It is not like the United States in that there is not main state or ruling culture. However, the United Kingdom's capital is London, its leader is the English Prime Minster, and the Monarch is the Queen of England. Obviously, this is not an equal society. Empire- supreme political power over several countries when exercised by a single authority. England is ruling over the countries of Scotland, North Ireland, Wales, and if you have it your way, Ireland. That makes it an empire, which you apparently want to grow. Ireland, of course, doesn't want to be part of the British Empire. In fact, they have been rebelling against being conquered by England ever sense the Anglo-Saxons showed up in the British Isles. Celtic culture even has been suppressed by the English, and in some cases, even erased. Wales is now just seen as "Part of England" when it was once its own proud and independent culture. Now, this is not just a ancient issue. Even in the Twentieth Century, Ireland was oppressed. The English sent in their brutal troops, the Black and Tans, to further control and oppress the Irish people. That atrocities they committed are still remembered in Ireland today. In case you for some reason haven't yet realized where I am going with this, here is my point. Ireland is its own culture and country. It wants to be independent, and doesn't want to be controlled by any foreign power, especially the one that has been committing acts of unspeakable injustice against the Irish people for centuries.
Women should not be able to vote.

"My sources include the internet and the thesaures." These don't count as sources, for they are too general. It would have been better just to give me a link on a webpage or something along those lines. However, my opponent has completely dropped all of my arguments and has failed to respond to them. "Vote for me or I will cut myself." Sorry, but that is not a viable reason to vote for you. My opponent has dropped all of my argumentation and has failed to effectively affirm the resolution. I heavily urge a Con vote. Thank you.
Women should not be able to vote.

Although a woman has not been president of the United States, that does not mean that women in general should not be able to vote. It does not prove that men are better or smarter. My opponent's argument does not suffice as to why men should be the only group of people that should vote. Although a song may not state that women should vote, you must remember that it is only a song. One song does not constitute as to why women should not be able to vote. My opponent has not proven that women voting has caused chaos. Nothing good has come out of it? Women have been able to become more independent and successful with the right to vote. Women are not stupid. Even if someone was stupid, that does not mean that he/she sucks. My opponent does not provide a source that shows men having an average higher IQ. However, IQ tests do not necessarily judge a persons intelligence in regards to voting. All of my opponent's arguments are refuted. I heavily urge a Con vote. Thank you.
Women should not be able to vote.

First of all, when was the last time you heard of a woman president. Thats right, never. This proves that men are better and smarter meaning they should be the only group of people that should vote. According to the song "Show me your genitals", it states women are only good for 3 things. Those 3 things are cooking, cleaning, and vaginas. It never states voting. Since women have been able to vote its only caused choas. Nothing good has come out of it. Women suck because they are stupid. Men have an averge higher IQ.
Marvel vs DC

I am a big comic book fan so I'm sure this will be fun. Now, I thought and thought about what characters to use. Pro's selection was tricky as each member of his team is essentially immortal. Eventually, though, I decided to just go for 3 of my favorite DC characters of all time: 1. Martian Manhunter [1]2. Flash [2]3. Plastic Man [3]My opponent didn't say as much but I'm sure we can assume all characters are their classic incarnations. I'll let Pro decide the first match-up. References1. . http://tinyurl.com...2. . http://tinyurl.com...3. . http://tinyurl.com...
Marvel vs DC

I am taking the position of Pro, which is for Marvel. For this debate, you may choose any three Marvel or DC characters from either comic books or movies. For all intents and purposes, we will assume that those 3 will fight each other one-on-one. In Round 2, I will pit one of my characters against one of my opponents and argue. My opponent will rebut and pit one of his characters against one of mine, effectively choosing the third pairing. Round 3 is for arguing the second pairing, Round 4 the third and final pairing, Round 5 are conclusions. In R1 my opponent must choose his 3 heroes/villains. The only rule is that both of us cannot choose extremely overpowered super people. For example: Mr. Dude can alter the universe and destroy people with his thoughts! That counts as overpowered :)My three super people are:1. Deadpool (as seen in the comic books)2. Wolverine3. HulkI look forward to an entertaining debate!
Marvel vs DC

I accept. However, as a comic book geek, I am obligated to argue about a superhero fight whenever possible. As a compromise and in true Flash fashion, I’ll keep this round brief. The CombatantsThe strongest man alive versus the fastest man alive. Classic. The StrategiesHit hard. Run fast. The FightHULK SMASH PUNY HUMAN! !! HULK SMASH! !! HULK. .. .. SMASH. .. .. .. .HUL. .. .K. .. .. .. .. .. S. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .M. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . orHULK CATCH TINY RED MAN! !! RAWRRRRR! ! RAWWR. .. .GRR. .. .. *feints* orLITTLE MAN NOT HURT HULK! !! HULK STRONGEST THERE IS! !! HULK. .. *BOOOOOM* orLITTLE MAN NO RUN FROM HULK! !! HULK. .. HULK FEEL FUNN. .. *POP* And the winner is. .. . .. in record time. I thank my opponent for the opportunity to participate in a fun and interesting debate. Thanks for reading everyone!
Marvel vs DC

I chose Martian Manhunter in the hopes of this match-up, as I anticipated Deadpool’s weaponry and resistance to telepathy would lead to increased possibilities. Unfortunately, I do not believe Pro utilized these advantages to the extent necessary to secure a win. Allow me to explain why. The CombatantsFor those unfamiliar with the character, Martian Manhunter possesses abilities very similar to that of Superman: immeasurable strength, incredible speed, invulnerability, flight, and heat vision. His alien physiology also grants him invisibility, intangibility, shape shifting, and telepathy [1, Powers and Abilities]. Some of his more impressive feats include easily transporting millions of tons (. http://tinyurl.com...), holding off the entire Justice League in battle (. http://tinyurl.com...), and traversing the globe in seconds (. http://tinyurl.com...). Deadpool, as my opponent pointed out, is a mutant assassin. Possessing a healing factor, skills in martial arts, and a proficiency with blades and guns, he is truly a deadly foe for most men. Unfortunately for him, his opponent isn’t a man. More like a green Superman. The StrategiesSince bullets won’t work on Manhunter (. http://tinyurl.com...), Deadpool has a single option for this fight: use fire to trigger Manhunter’s pyrophobia and hope he becomes either totally disabled or weak enough to defeat. However, the chances of that happening are nil. Deadpool has no idea Manhunter is afraid of fire; Deadpool almost always sticks with his standard handguns and swords; Deadpool loves to engage opponents in lengthy dialogues before getting to work; Manhunter can move and fight at supersonic speeds; Flight, invisibility, and intangibility mean no fire is getting anywhere close to Manhunter. Now, since Deadpool is immortal, Manhunter need only immobilize, incapacitate, or otherwise render harmless his opponent to take this match. Whether Manhunter uses shape shifting to bind Deadpool’s limbs (or mouth, for everyone’s sake), strength to pin him under heavy objects, speed to completely strip him of his weapons and devices, or simply gets bored and tosses Deadpool into the sun (as Manhunter once did to his own girlfriend. .. damn: . http://tinyurl.com...), the options are really limitless. The FightThe actual combat wouldn’t take long. In fact, Deadpool’s wisecracks would probably take up most of the match. After taking a few shots are Manhunter’s skin color and weirdly shaped head, Deadpool would pull out his pistols and take actual shots at Manhunter’s weirdly shaped head. After the bullets pass right through him, Deadpool would have just enough time to look quizzically at his guns before he gets a super sonic punch to the moneymaker. By the time he regains consciousness, Deadpool notices he’s stripped naked, sitting next to Wolverine, and just in time to watch the next fight from the sidelines (. http://tinyurl.com...). At least he'd give good commentary. And the winner is. .. . .. by way of having way too damn many powers. For our next bout, I'd like to put a fan favorite up against a virtual unknown: Wolverine vs Plastic Man! References1. . http://tinyurl.com...
Everyone of legal age should be required to vote.

I think we should all vote when we start reaching the legal age. Its our responsibility to choose whom will be the one that will lead for us. Take note a responsibility , think of it if you don't vote, do you have a right to have a complaint of what they have done ? of course not ! because you didn't vote! you didn't do your participation ! well we should all vote because its in our hands ( people ) who has the power to choose whom will be the one that will be sitting in the position. It's in our hands of what faith we will have .
Every action in life effects everyone differently

We are debating that "Every action in life affects everyone differently. " (I am assuming that my opponent meant 'affects' instead of 'effects' in the resolution). Therefore, if I can show at least one scenario in which one action affects two or more people in the same way, then I win this debate, because the resolution specifically states that for every action, everyone is affected differently. I will now provide several scenarios in which the same action affects more than one people in the same way. Scenario 1: Two astronauts are sleeping on the International Space Station in the same room when the hull of the station breaks open. Oxygen leaks out, and both astronauts suffocate and die in their sleep. This event affects these two astronauts in the exact same way- the effect is death. No human can survive without oxygen, and therefore both astronauts have died in this scenario. As they were sleeping, their experience of the death would have been identical as they were not consciously aware of it. Scenario 2: A family is sleeping in their house in California, and on the other side of the country, in Florida, a man in which this family does not know and will never meet, is also sleeping. The man in Florida's alarm clock goes off. The alarm clock going off will have the same effect on all of the members of the family in California - absolutely nothing. The fact that this man's alarm clock went off will have no impact on this family in California at all. And therefore, the effect is the same. The effect is nothing. I could come up with countless examples of situations in which the effect of a particular action is nothing, and therefore, there are definition actions that exist that don't affect everyone differently. I'd like to look at my opponent's case now. Her first states that we can't determine the effect that something will have on population. This is true. However, this doesn't mean that it's going to have a different effect on every single person in the population, it just means that we can't predict the effects. She then moves on to say that any given effect may affect us differently. Once again, this is true. However, this, once again, does not support the resolution that every action affects everyone differently. It just means that any given action has the possibility of affecting us differently, not that it definitely will. Finally, my opponent says that everyone matures differently, thinks differently, and reacts differently. Once again this is true, but my opponent is not accounting for the possibility that there will be actions that occur that do not depend on maturity, and do not require thinking and reactions from certain people. Therefore, there are actions that exist that affect certain people in the same way.
Gun control in America.

It is difficult to rebut an argument that has not been put in text. But I will attempt. America is a free state. When the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were drafted; British Colonial rule was still a fresh memory to all. In the preamble of the declaration of independence Thomas Jefferson wrote, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." The militias that drove the British back to their home country were often armed with the crudest of weapons. If, for any reason, the "free state" is held in jeopardy again, the second amendment allows us to own weapons -namely guns- to form a, "well regulated militia" fight for the freedom of our children, and there children.
Gun control in America.

The second amendment of the US constitution states, "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." When that amendment was put into place it was not help hunters find hunting rifles. It was to allow the civilians of the United States to protect, "the security of the free state ," and keep their rights stated in the US constitution from being infringed. The American government was built on the foundation that it got its power from the people. If our government ever moves away from that founding principal the second amendment makes sure that the people will have the power to, "form a well regulated militia". You ask why the average person would want to own an AK47 unless they planned for destruction. The answer is simple, protection, both that of their families and their rights. If US government falls into a trap of a dictator or becomes occupied by foreign troops, every family that owns any sort of weapon, but especially those that own automatic weapons such as an AK47, will help exponentially in maintaining the, "security of the free state". The second amendment supports the longevity of our government, its is a backup if the checks and balances in our government fail. Imposing a gun control law is not only threatening the rights of American citizens, but also the vary basis on which our government is governed: for and by the people.
sonic beats mario

http://www.youtube.com... I assume that this debate is about who would win in a fight: Mario or Sonic. First off, the only special thing about Sonic is that he can run pretty fast. Guess what? Mario actually runs FASTER than Sonic[1]. I guess the sheer awesomeness of Mario’s other qualities is just so awesome that people tend to forget that little thing. So there goes the one advantage Sonic had. Well hey at least Sonic can jump over some spikes and beat some fat@ss ginger robot. Mario on the other hand can: 1. Grow twice his own size and smoosh anyone and anything that gets in his way. [3] 2. Punches bricks for the fun of it. [4] 3. Can shoot fire balls out of his hands [3] 4. Fly [3] 5. Turn completely in metal. [3] 6. Become temporarily invincible. [3] 7. Breath under water for really damn long periods of time. [5] 8. Beat up all kinds of characters from different games [2] 9. Is good at sports such as tennis, golf, ect. [6] 10. Can throw hammers with tremendous velocity [3] 11.Gets a gigantic hammer and pulverizes everything in sight [7] 12. Clone himself [3] 13. Throw ice balls [3] 14. Become gigantic destroying everything in his path [3] 15. Speed up time [3] 16. Slow down time [3] 17. Jump REALLY high. [8] Oh yeah, and he’s just a plumber, not some alien hedgehog thingy. Mario is a f*cking epic plumber with a super hot girlfriend. He rescues the lady he loves, going through countless repetitive and enduring trials. He fights all kind of awesome mutant turtles and angry muffins and eventually some punk rock turtle dragon monster. Isn’t Sonic trying to like protect nature from some dumb ginger? Yeah, I think Mario wins. Sources [1] Refer to video [2] Refer to Super Smash Brothers franchise [3] http://www.mariowiki.com... [4] Refer to any Mario game featuring bricks [5] Refer to any Mario game with underwater levels [6] Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games games [7] Old Donkey Kong games [8] Refer to any Mario game that features Mario jumping
Gibraltar should be returned to Spain

Well, you make the case for the original inhabitants of Gibraltar. Did the Spanish do that for those in South America? They wiped out an entire civilization from the map. You say "How can Britain acquire colonial possession by force without respect to human dignity but then defend its right to keep them with that same excuse?" I say how can Spain acquire colonial possession of the Moroccan islands without respect to human dignity. http://en.wikipedia.org... It was only 1956 that Spain stopped claiming northern Morocco, however, they still claimed these outlying islands. Same with the Canary Islands. You make in point three, letting England get away with it. The issue is that Spain has made the same errors. Only that they released control of most of their colonies after America practically made them. http://en.wikipedia.org... You make in point 5, that there was no justification. Well, Spain had no justification in taking over southern America, plundering its gold and murdering and wiping out an entire civilization: the Aztecs. Also, Britain was on one side of the Spanish wars of succession. http://en.wikipedia.org... It was originally a strategic plan. It was then handed over during the Treaty of Utrecht. You are saying that the British are defending colonial behavior. Therefore is Spain in it's claim for certain islands and even on the mainland Morocco. The Canary Islands should be Moroccan. Many other places should belong to another country. The french Polynesian islands should be independent as it's "colonial". The US should give up Alaska. So, you are saying that the people have no say in who governs them. While millions die for democracy round the world, you make your statement that it should be handed to the Spanish as the people don't matter. You also claim that self-determination of the people does not matter. Not according to the UN. http://www.un.org... Article 1 point 2. Therefore I ask you, the United Nations clearly state that it DOES matter, so do you disagree with the UN that you quote so often? And if so, doesn't that mean all your other UN points are invalid as the Charter is wrong according to you. To summon up the points made we CANNOT change the past. We CAN however change the future. What my opponent suggests is IGNORING the wishes of the people and of whom OVERWHELMINGLY voted to be a part of the UK. That the people DON'T MATTER. That the Spanish claims on Ceuta and Melilla DON'T MATTER. Therefore I make my point again. The people voted and they were listened to. Why should the democratic rights of the people be ignored?
Gibraltar should be returned to Spain

History aside, the best way to decide whether Gibraltar should go to the Spanish is simple. Let them decide on it. So it was done in 1967. http://en.wikipedia.org... The people of Gibraltar voted to stay as a British sovereign state. By 99.64%. Now this is a little out of date, so we bring the second vote which was in 2002. Gibraltar voted again to stay as a UK sovereign state by 98.48%. This alone tells you that the people of Gibraltar want to stay as a part of the UK family. http://en.wikipedia.org... Even if Britain wanted to give up Gibraltar, it encounters an issue. The constitution of Gibraltar states that "Her Majesty's Government will never enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sovereignty of another state against their freely and democratically expressed wishes." As pointed before, the people of Gibraltar want to remain with the UK. It isn't just Britain who has little enclaves. Spain has had some disputes over some islands near Morocco. But the people there want to remain Spanish, therefore are. Why should Gibraltar be different. Therefore, I make my case here, Gibraltar is by the wishes of the people, apart of the UK colonies.
religion is religion, and wrong cant exist without right

Your second statement offers no difference to the first. The points being made are ambiguous and vague with no discernible implication. "well, if allah is right then choosing yahwey isnt right..."(Pro) The statement I quote above is not relevant to this debate. I again state my belief that neither exist. They are simply common expressions articulated through our use of language. Who is to say there really is a difference?
religion is religion, and wrong cant exist without right

Hi, thanks for the challenge. I must admit I am impressed by your unfaltering belief in your point. So much so in fact you would engage in debate without actually making a logical instigating statement. You define religion as religion. But what really is Religion? What is the point you are making here? I take it further what is wrong and what is right? What do they mean? what does the term wrong mean in this context? Its relative surely to our own perspective and measure of articulation. I put it to you that neither exists. They are simply in your head.
Bailey's Irish Cream is better than Colt 45.

You cant drink cocaine.. But do you know what you can drink? You guessed it, Bailey's Irish Cream. And do you know what it has in it? Pot. You know why? Because pot is green. When else is green? Leprechauns. What race are leprechauns? Irish. Hence the name Bailey's IRISH Cream. SO another name for this drink is Bailey's Pot Drink, hich makes it the best drink in the world mate. I pretty much won this debate, so don't get too mad. But if you do, take a drink of Baileys to melt all the stress away
Bailey's Irish Cream is better than Colt 45.

Bailey's Irish Cream has that good taste. Bailey's Irish Cream is perfect for those hangovers and partayss.. Can get you hyped up in a second... As an airplane pilot, i get lots of migranes and headaches. I like to get a couple of cups of Baileys to calm me down and get me energized. Took couple of cups before my flight to Malaysia and havent felt better. I would like to continue the debate but my Baileys is getting warm so better go...
Bailey's Irish Cream is better than Colt 45.

i would like to turn ur argument because first of all baileys irish cream doesnt have enought sparks inside if ur drink. colt 45 is more refreshign. and also i would like to runa topocality suba) def: cream is someomething fluffy subb) violation: my opponent is representing hard caramel as somehting soothing subc) reasons to perfer the colt 45 our definintions is from the experts