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@Barney

Thank you for the prompt vote!

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@K_Michael

It was a good debate anyway, good luck with the classes!

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@Intelligence_06

That said, if I can keep my stats from tanking, I will

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@Intelligence_06

Not really. I debate because it is fun, not because I want to see my numbers go up.

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@Intelligence_06

Our difference in ELO is now 1. LOL

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@Intelligence_06

If it's not even a rap, then it is a bad rap.

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@David

NOoOOOO

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@RationalMadman

And apparently Nicki lol. I only watch her music videos occasionally for "personal reasons."

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@RationalMadman

Yeah I think you're right actually. I listen to metal and rap, so I guess I inevitably like the angrier side of rap music. The rappers you like are more similar to stuff like Jedi Mind Tricks and Tech, then?

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@Theweakeredge

Yeah. The exact topic is "Resolved: A public health emergency justifies limiting civil liberties." but LD topics always pretty much come down to "Judge, you should value safety/liberty over this other thing!"

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@RationalMadman

Yeah I understand where you're coming from. I like the choppy flows, but I also enjoy the smoother and slower stuff too (Like Hopsin and older Eminem). I personally like his voice and beat selection a lot, though.

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@Theweakeredge

Thanks! Looks like we will be debating safety vs. liberty on an LD style topic. Should be fun

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@RationalMadman

I like rap a lot actually. I was trying to expose fauxlaw to a rapper he might enjoy (NF). That said, you're right that whenever they incorporate political messages it leans left. I usually just avoid or ignore political references in music. I listen to music to ESCAPE politics, not be reminded of it. BTW, if you want sick flow, Token is where it's at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsLJLCtU32w

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@Theweakeredge

Eh... I shouldn't. I have a lot of school stuff coming up, plus the tournament to worry about.

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@Intelligence_06

Yeah NF is great. Reread fauxlaw's comment.

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@fauxlaw

you obviously haven't heard NF!

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I'd accept but... it's a bit too many rounds and too short time for arguments for me.

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@K_Michael

No worries if you can't get to it. It was a fun debate either way!

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@SirAnonymous

*likes*

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@BearMan

For real. And it was by a narrow margin too. I've never seen Speed fight so hard.

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@BearMan

It was definitely hard-fought on both sides. Probably the best debate I've had on the site

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@Intelligence_06

I might pass Trent without the help actually. I have a debate about to finish in a day or so

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@Sum1hugme

To be fair, that should've been clear from the context imo.

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@Intelligence_06

Yes, except I think you mean *CON

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@UpholdingTheFaith

You've GOT to talk to BrotherDThomas lol. https://www.debateart.com/forum/topics/4611-when-will-the-hypocrisy-of-the-catholic-church-ever-end

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This is a kind of truism. Yes, the contender's definition of Christianity MAY be wrong biblically. There is always a chance.

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It's pleasant to see a friendly discussion instead of a flamewar, especially on a topic as controversial as abortion

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dun dun dun dun dundundunddundudndundudnudun DUNDUNDUNDUNDUNDUNDUNDUN itssssssssssss DAVID!!

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Oromagi's right.. Specify the country you mean. I would accept as PRO, but I agree with you on this one. If you want, you can find my old debates on capital punishment for some argument ideas for your side.

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@RationalMadman

that said, if you want to appeal the decision, the voting mods can review it for you.

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@RationalMadman

I disagree with the vote as well, but as a rational person I can see where Intelligence was coming from. His line of thought is that the resolution states that CON definitely WILL use the letter E in all cases. PRO didn't prove that they will in all cases. In fact, PRO did little proving at all. Instead, CON made a blunder. So despite CON using the letter E, PRO's BoP is still unfulfilled.

Again, not my opinion, but as a rational line of reasoning, it fulfills the voting requirements.

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@K_Michael

Thanks for replying instead of forfeiting, it's no fun unless we actually finish! Too many users accept my debates and forfeit half the rounds.

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@Speedrace

Don't let Bearman hear this but I'm lowkey glad we only made it 3 rounds

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Holy shit. my fingers. So many characters

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Pretty good case from PRO, but still very much winnable from CON. Looking forward to this

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@Barney

Will do soon

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@BearMan

Also, keep in mind our distinctions in race are very arbitrary.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/racism

"Other forms of bigotry, intolerance, and xenophobia, such as anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, are often considered to be rooted in racism.

The word racist can be used as a noun meaning a racist person or as an adjective meaning “of or promoting racism,” as in racist ideology or racist comments.

What is race?

To fully define racism, we have to define race. Throughout history, the word race has commonly been used to refer to a classification of humans based on various physical characteristics, especially skin color, facial form, and eye shape. But sorting people into such races is truly arbitrary—they’re not based on meaningful scientific differences (like, for example, those used to determine legitimate scientific classifications such as species and genus)."

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@BearMan

What something is "technically defined as" in social science has nothing to do with how it is USED.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism
https://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CERD.aspx

According to Oxford: "Oxford’s English dictionaries are widely regarded as the world’s most authoritative sources on current English."

https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/racism

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@BearMan

Ok. Oxford says the opposite:
"prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized."

Wikipedia finds:
"While the concepts of race and ethnicity are considered to be separate in contemporary social science, the two terms have a long history of equivalence in popular usage and older social science literature. "Ethnicity" is often used in a sense close to one traditionally attributed to "race": the division of human groups based on qualities assumed to be essential or innate to the group (e.g. shared ancestry or shared behavior). Therefore, racism and racial discrimination are often used to describe discrimination on an ethnic or cultural basis, independent of whether these differences are described as racial. According to a United Nations convention on racial discrimination, there is no distinction between the terms "racial" and "ethnic" discrimination."

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@BearMan

Racism encompasses hatred of ethnic groups

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@Intelligence_06

We'll see.

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@Intelligence_06

I think

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@Intelligence_06

PRO is arguing that Hitler was NOT racist as a joke.

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@Sum1hugme

I've created a monster, 'cause nobody wants to see Marshall no more
They want Shady, I'm chopped liver
Well if you want Shady, then this is what I'll give ya
A little bit of weed mixed with some hard liquor

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Guess who's back, back again
Shady's back, tell a friend
Guess who's back, guess who's back?
Guess who's back, guess who's back?
Guess who's back, guess who's back?
Guess who's back?

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@Speedrace

You cut it very close!

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@seldiora

Sure, if I get time. I'm kind of slammed atm

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I'm tempted, but I'm waaaayyy too busy at the moment.

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Case & point 2

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