- Friday the 24th of July -

(12pm) 

- DEBATE STYLE: Should we just nuke Iran/The middle east? -

THIS IS A DEBATE STYLE CLASS, NOT YOUR OPINION

For as long as I can remember, there has been one conflict or another in the Middle East. It basically never ends. And it's always "they started it" "no they started it". Any interference from external sources seems to do nothing to resolve the situation. Sometimes there might temporarily be a truce, or a short peace...until something sparks more conflict. 

In medicine, if a part of the body keeps getting sick, medicine doesn't seem to work, it could spread to other parts of the body like a cancer. So in those situations, we sometimes decide to remove that part of the body, to protect the rest of the body. 

Should we do the same on a geopolitical scale? Should we remove Iran (the current source of conflict and problems) to save the rest of the region/world? Would this resolve the ongoing issues?

Before you instinctively say it's a bad idea, don't forget the only other time a nuclear bomb has been used was against Japan. In that case, the Japanese were increasingly militant, and using the nukes 1. halted their militarism, and 2. changed the region as whole so that now Japan is a peaceful pacifist country. Could we not do something similar to Iran and the Middle East? 

Team 1 (Destroying Iran/The Middle East with nuclear weapons is a GOOD idea)

Misako

Emiko

Team 2 (Destroying Iran/The Middle East with nuclear weapons is a BAD idea)

Toshiko

Miyoko

If your name is not in either group, it is because booked AFTER I wrote this (Saturday at 10am), I will try to check the bookings and update it as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding. 

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Let's discuss this!

  - Friday the 17th of July -

(8pm) 

- DEBATE STYLE: Should we just nuke Iran/The middle east? -

THIS IS A DEBATE STYLE CLASS, NOT YOUR OPINION

For as long as I can remember, there has been one conflict or another in the Middle East. It basically never ends. And it's always "they started it" "no they started it". Any interference from external sources seems to do nothing to resolve the situation. Sometimes there might temporarily be a truce, or a short peace...until something sparks more conflict. 

In medicine, if a part of the body keeps getting sick, medicine doesn't seem to work, it could spread to other parts of the body like a cancer. So in those situations, we sometimes decide to remove that part of the body, to protect the rest of the body. 

Should we do the same on a geopolitical scale? Should we remove Iran (the current source of conflict and problems) to save the rest of the region/world? Would this resolve the ongoing issues?

Before you instinctively say it's a bad idea, don't forget the only other time a nuclear bomb has been used was against Japan. In that case, the Japanese were increasingly militant, and using the nukes 1. halted their militarism, and 2. changed the region as whole so that now Japan is a peaceful pacifist country. Could we not do something similar to Iran and the Middle East? 

Team 1 (Destroying Iran/The Middle East with nuclear weapons is a GOOD idea)

Fumi

Junko

Team 2 (Destroying Iran/The Middle East with nuclear weapons is a BAD idea)

Kazuki

Keiko

If your name is not in either group, it is because booked AFTER I wrote this (Saturday at 10am), I will try to check the bookings and update it as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding. 

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Link 2  

Let's discuss this! 

  - Saturday the 25th of July-

(3pm) 

Let's discuss this!