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Electric City Invitational | 4 | Thomas Jefferson |
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Niles Township | 5 | Lane Tech College Pre CK | Tim Bznv |
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University of Michigan | 5 | La Salle College |
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Wake Forest University | 1 | Johns Creek | Garret Ablecopps |
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Niles Township | 5 | Opponent: Lane Tech College Pre CK | Judge: Tim Bznv Neg strat |
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1AC Gitmo Version 2Tournament: UM Round Robin | Round: 2 | Opponent: Niles West | Judge: Garrett Abelkop Therefore, we begin our discussion with the populations who are deemed unlivable by the larger strategies of the War on Terror - to start with ourselves would simply replicate the ignorance of violence against the Other, which justifies their exclusion from our understanding of the world around us. And, the emotional and physical violence of Guantanamo Bay is further expressed in a passage from Urgent Call, a poem written by Matilde De la Sierra and Jim Manzardo, prisoners of Guantanamo Bay. Blood stained and tainted streets, We call upon the spirits of Segundo Montes, Maura Clark, Victor Jara and Penny Lernoux who lived in the world of the poor and oppressed, and understood what it was to be powerless, to be like Christ. People suspected of being terrorists, Still unconvinced of the horrors of Guantanamo Bay? Tarek Dergoul shares his experience: "I was in extreme pain and so weak that I could barely stand. It was freezing cold and I was shaking like a washing machine. They questioned me at gunpoint and told me that if I confessed I could go home. They had already searched me and my cell twice that day, gone through my stuff, touched my Koran, felt my body around my private parts. And now they wanted to do it again, just to provoke me, but I said no, because if you submit to everything you turn into a zombie. 'They tied me up like a beast and began kicking me', 15 May 2004, http://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/may/16/terrorism.guantanamo And, the violence committed against these people is a natural consequence of our current ideology - by making these populations unreal we have necessitated their extermination - it is through the omission of perspectives that the discourse of the War on Terror plays its violent games - the 1AC refuses to relegate these lives to the sphere of the unlivable – instead, we reject the foreclosure of these lives by opening the possibility of mourning those who are considered ungrievable. Therefore, my partner and I affirm the provision of an obituary for those imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay. Thus, the 1AC is not a call to State action, but rather one of individual protest and dissent, for when we call upon the State to engage in a revolution for our agency the project always fails. Constant simulation is destructive to the cornerstones of our existence. We instead view the ¬¬¬¬¬1AC, this very moment, as a political act, which refuses the State, and instead inhabits a discursive space, which refuses to be co-opted and does not lead to violence or martyrdom. And, any attempts to bracket off of our protest upholds the state of exception and legitimizes brutal cycles of governmentality Furthermore, the way that we frame debates is crucial to the implementation of the aff – our questioning is key to the recognition and understanding of the vulnerability of life. Even if they win that the we don’t actually shutdown Gitmo, we create a movement which provides the conditions for a more generalized form of horror and outrage necessary to end all violence – this proves we access spillover. Finally, recognizing the violence committed under the War on Terror in Guantanamo Bay will provide an obituary for those who have been destroyed by the War on Terror, and thereby, establish a politics of grief which refuses to foreclose our vulnerability to violence - this opens up a space for an identification with suffering. Voting affirmative is essential to creating a relationship with the Other that is not based on violence or the urge to exterminate. | 10/30/13 |
Any other questionsTournament: Pre-Tourney | Round: 1 | Opponent: | Judge: | 11/19/13 |
Guantanamo AffTournament: Niles Township | Round: 5 | Opponent: Lane Tech College Pre CK | Judge: Tim Bznv Therefore, we begin our discussion with the populations who are deemed unlivable by the larger strategies of the War on Terror - to start with ourselves would simply replicate the ignorance of violence against the Other, which justifies their exclusion from our understanding of the world around us. Why is it that images like this small girl who is bleeding and screaming after US soldiers shot and killed her parents are excluded from our coverage of the war? Why is it that this murder was blamed on poor aim, and pushed into non-existence? It is our separation from these images and stories that allows us to deny our responsibility for the violence that is committed in the name of the War on Terror And, the emotional and physical violence carried out in the name of the War on Terror is no more apparent than in the case of Guantanamo Bay, as expressed in a passage from Urgent Call, a poem written by Matilde De la Sierra and Jim Manzardo, prisoners of Guantanamo Bay. Blood stained and tainted streets, We call upon the spirits of Segundo Montes, Maura Clark, Victor Jara and Penny Lernoux who lived in the world of the poor and oppressed, and understood what it was to be powerless, to be like Christ. People suspected of being terrorists, Still unconvinced of the horrors of Guantanamo Bay? Tarek Dergoul shares his experience: "I was in extreme pain and so weak that I could barely stand. It was freezing cold and I was shaking like a washing machine. They questioned me at gunpoint and told me that if I confessed I could go home. They had already searched me and my cell twice that day, gone through my stuff, touched my Koran, felt my body around my private parts. And now they wanted to do it again, just to provoke me, but I said no, because if you submit to everything you turn into a zombie. But, words are not enough to depict the horrors of Gitmo - the images you are about to see depict just a few of the lives that we have deemed unlivable, and thus, less valuable than our own. Because we view them as unlivable and less valuable, we ignore their deaths, beat, humiliate, and torture them, but we do not grieve for them… And, the violence committed against these people is a natural consequence of our current ideology - by making these populations unreal we have necessitated their extermination - it is through the omission of images and perspectives that the discourse of the War on Terror plays its violent games - the 1AC refuses to relegate these lives to the sphere of the unlivable – instead, we reject the foreclosure of these lives by opening the possibility of mourning those who are considered ungrievable. The images we’ve shown you were graphic and disturbing. Hopefully, they made you feel uncomfortable - for they should inspire a sense of remorse, outrage, and hopefully, grief. In the same way that images like this one of children burning and dying from Napalm attacks produced an ethical outrage and protest against the Vietnam War, images of the people tortured and killed by our aggression and War on Terror can produce an ethic which allows us to adequately recognize the violence we commit against the Other. It is the graphic nature of the images displayed that allows for the disruption the hegemonic field of representation, and the entire sense of public identity that was founded on it. Therefore, my partner and I advocate that the United Stated federal government should end its lease over Guantanamo Bay with Cuba. This act is an affirmation of those who have been negated by the larger application of the legal/illegal distinction that this decision upholds. This affirmation is essential to opening a space for us to grieve for the persons who have been lost in strategies of violence and aggression advanced in the name of the War on Terrorism. This is a specific strategy of criticism which should not be excluded - attempts to restrain our aff | 10/2/13 |
Older PoemTournament: University of Michigan | Round: 5 | Opponent: La Salle College | Judge: When I heard pigeons cooing in the trees, | 12/16/13 |
Oleynik - Raj AffTournament: Wake Forest University | Round: 1 | Opponent: Johns Creek | Judge: Garret Ablecopps This makes the Southern Border a “welcome mat” for terrorists Specifically, Al Qaeda’s planning a bioterrorist attack on the U.S. via the US-Mexico border – 330,000 Americans will die within the first hour – recent video proves And, new gene manipulation takes out their defense That means extinction And, the timeframe for bioweapons to spread globally is six weeks Increased security at land POEs solve illegally border crossings Trade North America is situated for strong economic growth – the plan is key lock in growth and ensure competitiveness and manufacturing success Border delays are uniquely destroying our economies through a devastating multiplier effect – the plan’s key The U.S. economy is key to the global economy So is Mexico’s Economic decline causes extinction And, declines in competitiveness facilitate multipolarity - results in global wars U.S. hegemony de-escalates all conflicts - any alternative causes destabilizing crises that culminate in nuclear war SOLVENCY NADBANK solves – best format for the aff Expanding NADBank investments to border infrastructure promotes trade, port of entry modernization, and avoids political backlash Expanding NADBank funding for transportation infrastructure solves cross-border trade, growth, and job creation, without increasing the deficit or national debt Expansion of funding is key – otherwise huge funding cuts are inevitable. Its reverse causal – U.S. actions causes Mexico to match our commitment Finally, government action is key to stimulate the private sector –provides incentive and reduces redundancies | 9/12/13 |
Poem Used in the Current Version of 1AC Version 2Tournament: Electric City Invitational | Round: 4 | Opponent: Thomas Jefferson | Judge: They are criminals, increasing their crimes. They are artists of torture, They are faithless—traitors and cowards— They do not respect the law, They leave us in prison for years, uncharged, Where is the world to save us from torture? But we are content, on the side of justice and right, And our motto on this island is, salaam. | 12/16/13 |
Unconstitutionality Add-OnTournament: Dexter Tournament | Round: 1 | Opponent: Detroit Country Day | Judge: Jake Justice A federal judge ruled Monday... ...lawyers and have few legal rights. | 10/19/13 |
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