Announcement: Debates in the Gahzette

**Sigurd** · 10-12-2007, 10:43

Good day to all of you Backroomers.

The editor and I would like to try to do a monthly piece in the Gahzette where two of you would compete against each other in the art of debate.

The purpose of this thread is to firstly make an invitation to those of you who would be interested in participating and secondly to ask for good topics in debate.

So, who would be interested in participating and what topics should be debated?

Post either your interest in participation or a topic you would love seen being debated… or both.
There will be a panel of three referees who will determine the outcome and announce a winner in each debate.

The process of organising this debate has started and hopefully it will make the December issue of the Gahzette.
The Panel of referees will consist of me, sapi and one of you.
I am putting up the lists of topics and participants in this post and you can monitor it to check how things are progressing.

We have as of now the following proposed topics:

Abortion
Gun Rights/ Gun Control
Global Warming; man made or not?
What to do in Iraq?
The Israel – Palestinian conflict
int. peacekeeping operations
Socialised medicine
Smoking ban: yes or no?
Halo3

The members who have been willing to participate are:

Kamikhaan [What to do in Iraq? - xx]
Crazed Rabbit [Hand guns- pro] - Debate finished
{BHC}KingWarman888 [Gun control - pro?]
Beirut [socialised medicine - pro]
Inca [Global warming - yes]
RoadKill [Global warming - no, War in Afghanistan -xx]
Kukrikhan [any subject]
Bopa the Magyar [The Israel – Palestinian conflict – xx]
Louis VI The Fat [THE WALLOON MINORITY IN BELGIUM - flemish nationalist] - Debate in process
Waldinger [Hand guns - against] - Debate in finished
Andres [THE WALLOON MINORITY IN BELGIUM - francophobe] - Debate in process
Decker [the palestinian conflict - xx]
Don Corleone [any subject]
Bopa the Magyar [the palestinian conflict - xx]
Jimbob [Does God exist? - theist]
Sigurd Fafnesbane [Does God exist? - theist] (stepping in for Jimbob) - proposition is written and ready for submitting.

The - xx is an indication that no angle for discussion is defined.

What we need are more participants and the topics they would like to debate. We would like to pair opposing views in a debate so an indication on which side you would like to debate would be appreciated.

Sigurd (Gahzette)

**naut** · 10-12-2007, 11:03

Abortion.

But, seriously, this sounds good, I'd love to read this in the gahzette when/if done.

**Pannonian** · 10-12-2007, 11:07

I'd like to see Tribesman against one of the Americans.

**Stig** · 10-12-2007, 11:11

I second Pann

tho Fragony tends to be "amusing" as well

**Tribesman** · 10-12-2007, 11:13

I'd like to see Tribesman against one of the Americans.

Firstly I don't do debates , I just rip the piss . Secondly "one of the a Americans" is very broad category , one could even say it is a generalisation .

**Pannonian** · 10-12-2007, 11:18

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Firstly I don't do debates , I just rip the piss . Secondly "one of the a Americans" is very broad category , one could even say it is a generalisation .

It's not the debate that amuses me, but their reaction to you, and most of them, with one or two exceptions, react the same way.

**Fragony** · 10-12-2007, 11:23

I wouldn't call saying bollox debating either, I'll give you that

**naut** · 10-12-2007, 11:36

Hmmm... :prods DevDave into spotlight:.

**Tribesman** · 10-12-2007, 12:56

I wouldn't call saying bollox debating either, I'll give you that

ah well that would be debateable .
It is a word that sums up much and is a clear and absolute response to the content of someone elses statement .
It also happens to be the word that one of our poltical party leaders over here says is his favourite word to use in debates in the Dail .
So since it is used by leaders of the opposition and by our "illustrious" leader in debates concerning the government of this country it appears that either you have just lost the debate or I just ripped the piss out of the content of your post ...or perhaps both .