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brian_eggleston's Debates
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The French ban on wearing veils must be enforced without religious prejudice
This week the French ban on wearing veils in public came into force and already Muslim women have been arrested for not uncovering their faces, perhaps so that lecherous Gallic kafirs can drool over the sight of their bare countenances and, possibly, undress them with their eyes before mentally raping them. [1] Fair enough, you might say, French sexual perverts should be allowed to fantasize over women of all faiths, and over women of no faith at all – Islamic women should not be singled out....
Gun Control
Hello all. This debate is part of the current Debate Tournament.
I will be contending that gun regulation should be minimal and only in the forms of background checks to purchase a gun. If my opponent wishes for a different resolution, I hope he comments on it before accepting it.
Contention 1: Guns protect people
If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns, which actually increased crime rates. States with right-to-carry...
Road safety should not be compromised by the clothing preferences of the obese
Tragically, thousands of people are killed or injured every day in road traffic accidents: something must be done to enhance road safety, but what? There is a simple measure that could be implemented tomorrow that could save lives, but the politicians have been reluctant to introduce it for fear of losing votes from the obese. Please let me explain. Imagine you are driving down the street at a steady sixty miles per hour when you spot a pedestrian stepping into the road two hundred yards a...
Serotonin replacement injections should be banned by law
Great news for George Michael, Elton John and Justin Bieber – it seems the cure for male homosexuality is just around the corner. Boffins in China have discovered that a chemical in the brain called serotonin controls sexual preference and that a mutation of the genetic makeup of some males means that they are born lacking the tryptophan hydroxylase 2 gene which is needed to produce serotonin. As a result, these mutants do not have the sexual preference for females that normal males have....
It's time to make zoologists clear up the monotreme mess they've made
The so-called "duck-billed platypus" (or "duck-mole" as it is sometimes called in its native Australia) has inhabited this planet for at least 166 million years – much longer than any species of bird, living or extinct {1,2}, so it would surely be more appropriate to simply rename this venomous, semi-aquatic, egg-laying, beaver-tailed, otter-footed, shovel-faced, electroreceptive, monotreme mammal "platypus" (since it is the sole living representative of its family Ornithorhynchidae and genus Or...
Scabs must not benefit from collective bargaining deals
Scabs, or "strike-breakers" as these perfidious parasites prefer to call themselves, are treacherous employees who cross official union picket lines and continue to work during strikes. In so doing, scabs dilute the impact of the industrial action, thus making it is easier for the management to resist workers' demands: the old adage "United We Stand, Divided We Fall" means absolutely nothing to these forelock-tugging class traitors. By refusing to show solidarity with their fellow workers,...
Libertarian Economics are Inherently Immoral
Libertarians believe that "all persons are entitled to keep the fruits of their labor" and income tax should, therefore, be abolished. Of course, this will leave an enormous black hole in the public finances but the Libertarians have a solution for this: slash public spending. In essence, Libertarians believe that individuals should pay only for the services they actually use, not for services that they don't, and that public services and utilities such as health, education, highways, transpo...
More belligerent fire alarms should be mandated in all workplaces with more than 10 employees.
Most modern fire alarms combine a siren with a recorded message which usually goes something like this: "A fire has been reported in the building. Please leave by the nearest exit as soon as possible" and this message is repeated ad-infinitum until the alarm is either deactivated or it melts in the fire. However, some people, unless they can actually smell smoke or see flames, will delay evacuating the building in order to finish a phone call or e-mail, or to collect their personal belongings...
The Jews of pre-WWII Germany were partly responsible for the Holocaust
First and foremost, I would like to make it absolutely clear that I am not arguing that the genocide that took place in Nazi Germany was in the slightest bit justified: in my opinion, the Holocaust represents one of the most inhuman and evil crimes ever committed. With that in mind, I would like to put my argument into a little bit of historical context: In the inter-war years, Germany suffered from hyperinflation with prices rising so quickly that workers had to be paid three times daily....
Christmas should be cancelled
Public holidays relating to the Christian faith such as Christmas Day should be scrapped for the following reasons: 1 – The vast majority of people in the West do not practice Christianity: the United States has the highest number of churchgoers for a developed nation at 25%, whereas in Northern European countries church attendance ranges between 3-12 %. Why then is a celebration associated with a religious minority foisted upon the entire nation? [1] 2 – As businesses shut down for Christ...