[Debatewise RRT] Re: your debates fix
- From: Phillippa Martin-Moran <phillippamartinmoran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:16:19 +0000
I’d agree with Victoria on the translation. Essentially the French says the
same thing as the English and it’s not really a debate. Perhaps the debate
could be refined to discuss the adequacies of the current strategy?
Something like: ‘Can Western countries do anything about the changes to
rainy seasons in sub-Saharan African and should they be doing more or is it
the responsibility of the people who live in sub-Saharan countries to sort
this issue out themselves?’
I’m still working on my debate last week but I’m happy to translate things
into French if required (it won’t be 100% perfect of course but I’ll do my
very best).
Philly
On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 6:51 PM, Alex Helling <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Good Afternoon,
>
>
>
> If anyone if fluent in French please
> read the most recent debate and see if you can respond at all. I have no
> idea if the French is asking the same as the English, would be useful to
> know, as Nadia has already mentioned the English version does not really
> lend itself to the debate format very well.
> http://www.debatewise.com/debates/1396
>
> I don’t think I have much more to add except a big general thank you to all
> of you for keeping on writing debates for the site, particularly now as
> Debatewise HQ is almost totally focused on the Global Youth Panel and
> Copenhagen Conference rather than adding content to site.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alex
>
>
>
> *Debates:*
>
>
>
> *Should corrupt officials be banned from travelling to the west?*
>
> Many dictators amass large amounts of money from the country they rule,
> this is either from acquiring tax revenues or from appropriating state
> businesses or the natural resources of the state. This damages the country’s
> economy in countries that often have large proportions of the population in
> poverty while the country’s elite plunder the state’s resources. Nonetheless
> these people are not only recognised as being the legitimate government
> representing the people of these countries but are allowed to travel where
> they like, often spending their resources abroad. Should the west prevent
> these officials from visiting?
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4729119.stm
>
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/us/17visa.html?scp=1&sq=rich%20african%20official&st=cse
>
>
>
> *Is Obama rejecting Europe?*
>
> Europe was worried that George Bush was too warlike and rightwing compared
> to most of Europe. However he did engage in his own way, he pursued
> partnerships with various European powers; Britain, Spain, Italy as well as
> Eastern Europe. He was involved in encouraging Europe to accept Turkey.
> Obama may not be at loggerheads with ‘old’ Europe but he does seem to be
> ignoring it. Surely the US president should have been there to celebrate the
> 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. French President Sarkozy
> has not yet had an official visit to Washington since Obama took office.
> Should Europe be worried about a seeming US preference for a ‘G2’?
>
> http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=4615
>
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/nov/02/obama-europe-relations
>
> http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/10/29/europes_obama_fatigue
>
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/world/europe/17iht-politicus.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Europe%20relations&st=cse
>
>
>
> *The developed world must commit to agricultural aid of $44bln.*
>
> A target to eradicate hunger by 2025 seems to be falling by the wayside
> along with proposals to spend the $44 billion per year that is needed to
> help meet this target. It is not through eternally handing out food to the
> needy that we will be able to reduce the hunger in the world it is by
> improving the agriculture in those countries that are affected by hunger. We
> need to provide the resources to allow them to grow their way out of the
> problem. However $44billion is a lot of money, money that many countries, at
> the tail end of a recession do not have to spare.
>
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/world/17food.html?scp=1&sq=agriculture%20africa%20aid&st=cse
>
>
> http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-11-12-food-summit-dilutes-hunger-and-aid-targets
>
>
>
> *Gordon Brown not Kevin Rudd should be apologising to those children
> forcibly transported to Australia.*
>
> Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has apologised to those who were
> forcibly relocated while still children from Britain from the 1920s to the
> 1950s to provide a white workforce for the empire and dominions. They were
> told their families were dead when they were not and many were abused in
> Australian homes. Gordon Brown has said he will apologise in the new year.
> It was Britain that committed the greater wrong and should apologise rather
> than Australia who were acting as recipient for British Government policy.
> Should out current PMs even be apologising for something they had nothing to
> do with?
>
>
> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australias-apology-to-transported-children-1779652.html
>
>
> http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/acknowledge-suffering-of-forgotten-kids/story-e6frg6ux-1225798810363
>
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6575200/Gordon-Brown-to-apologise-for-Britains-shameful-child-migration-policies.html
>
>
>
> *The Republican party needs to broaden its base if it is to regain power.*
>
> During George Bush’s presidency the Republican Party did not seek to hold a
> broad base of support, rather it turned to the right to give it electoral
> success. It would mobilise the religious on issues like abortion and
> encourage them to vote. The republicans now need to decide if they are to
> keep to a far right strategy or move more to the centre, embracing fiscal
> conservatives who have been increasingly marginalised in recent years.
>
>
> http://www.newamerica.net/publications/articles/2009/how_can_republicans_repair_their_brand_10751
>
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/feb/24/republican-party-personal-responsibility-cpac
>
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/us/politics/16crist.html?scp=2&sq=republican%20party&st=cse
>
>
>
> *Should commercial TV stations be allowed to use BBC license fees to pay
> for regional news programmes?*
>
> The BBC gains an immense advantage over commercial TV channels in its
> gaining the TV license fee to pay for its programs rather than having to
> rely on advertisers. However the other terrestrial TV stations also provide
> some public broadcasting, particularly in news programming. ITV is finding
> it difficult to justify keeping regional news running but it is a public
> good so should the money come out of the BBC’s purse?
>
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/16/digital-britain-bbc-licence-fee
>
>
> http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article6839113.ece
>
>
> http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article6919507.ece
>
>
>
> *Are our railway stations in need of a radical make over?*
>
> Some of Britain’s railway stations are dilapidated and not fit for purpose,
> they are not places you would want to spend any time waiting for your train
> at. Signs may not be helpful, with little disabled access and no real time
> information to tell you if your train is on time, more needs to be spent to
> make stations friendly and accessible. Britain does have some very good
> railway stations, for example St Pancras which is a shopping hub as well as
> an architectural gem. There is also not an infinite amount of money to pay
> for the railways, we need more capacity and faster lines so should money go
> there rather than upgrading stations?
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8363621.stm
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6920046.ece
>
> despite the reports having spent a couple of hours in Manchester Victoria
> (the times lowest ranked station) waiting for a train towards Leeds a year
> ago I thought it was quite nice, large and impressive... sure there were
> very few services or people because of that so it was a bit run down, what
> do you expect? companies can’t have loads of staff in a station maintaining
> it if they have very few trains running from it.
>
>
>
> *After an Italian murderer had his sentenced reduced due to having
> "violent gene", could DNA profiles be used as a defence in criminal courts?
> *
>
> Walter Perez was murdered for taunting a Muslim man, Abdelmalek Bayout,
> about wearing eye makeup. The Murderer was sentenced to nine years. This has
> however been reduced because, according to scientists, he possesses five
> genes known to be associated with violent behaviour. Should this behavioural
> genetics have any influence in court. No matter that he may be predisposed
> towards violence this is no reason to murder a stranger for a minor
> misdemeanour.
>
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/genetics/article6919130.ece
>
> http://www.bioedonline.org/news/news.cfm?art=5784
>
>
> http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18098-murderer-with-aggression-genes-gets-sentence-cut.html
>
>
>
> *Should Qatar be allowed to "buy" their way to hosting the 2022 football
> World Cup?*
>
> Qatar does not seem like an obvious world cup host. The host country needs
> to have numerous large high quality stadiums so as to be able to support
> numerous matches a day during the first round. Qatar is a small country with
> a population of around a million of which only about 350,000 are citizens.
> This in turn is could mean problems with a lack of accommodation for
> thousands of fans or if they can’t get in then there are not sufficient
> numbers of natives to fill the stadiums. Meanwhile there are other
> challenges, the world cup is in the middle of summer making a desert country
> an unattractive prospect. However Qatar does have one alluring thing, lots
> of money – money that can help surmount all the problems, either
> geographical or political.
>
> http://www.worldfootballinsider.com/Story.aspx?id=32710
>
>
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/patrick_barclay/article6916316.ece
>
>
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/owen_slot/article6919271.ece
>
>
>
> *Does it matter who manages Scotland?*
>
> Scotland manager George Burley has been sacked after a run of poor
> performances by the Scotland team. The SFA decided to fire him after defeats
> in friendlys to Japan and Wales with Scotland already having failed to
> qualify for the world cup. But who are Scotland kidding, of course we are
> likely to meet many defeats, we are a small nation and no matter how big our
> passion for the game we can’t overcome the greater range of options for
> players that the big teams have. It is not possible to turn a team from a
> small country of 5million into world beaters, so does it matter who Scotland
> pick as a manager?
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8361602.stm
>
>
> http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/more-scottish-football/scotland-job-a-poisoned-chalice-1.932545
>
>
> http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/more-scottish-football/the-candidates-to-replace-burley-1.932550
>
> p.s. if there are any Scots out on the RRT don’t be offended, I am too,
> just engaging in a bit of pessimism!
>
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