Tournament: Shirley | Round: 1 | Opponent: West Georgia AM | Judge: Diamond
The aff is a criticism of the current state of affiars in the policy debate community --- the position they take is that we as debaters should discuss different ways we think could improve the activity
21 years ago, in the Debater’s Research Guide, William Shanahan announced:
“Policy has a stranglehold on... allegiance to the real world.”
October 3rd and 4th, the Kentucky Round Robin takes place. Eli Smith and Chris Randall were not invited. Anna and I talked about how messed up that was and read the NDT/CEDA posts.
Shanara Reid-Brinkley posts on Oct. 6 at 6:10 pm:
I hardly ever use the . its policy on transparency. This is 2013, not 1947.
October 26-28: The Harvard Debate tournament takes place. A select group of conservative judges simultaneously decide to increase the speaker points they assign. Anna and I talked to some people we knew in the debate community and discussed how horrible this was.
Neil Berch posts on Oct. 27 at 4:25 pm:
In round 5 at Kentucky ... paradigm shift in the last 3 weeks.
Shortly there after, Deven Cooper posts at 5:43 pm:
This activity is really trying to re-center power back to the elites and privileged bodies...I guess this is what white back lash looks like...darn some were hoping for white flight...
Following on Oct. 29 at 9:00 am, Jackie Massey posts:
POLICY POINT INFLATION PROJECT AKA - ONLY WHITE PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO GET SPEAKER AWARDS PROJECT
