Answering relations disadvantages…
A good generic position in policy debate is often the relations disadvantage. The basic thesis is that your affirmative plan will make people mad in the world. This year many people are running a Venezuela disadvantage that goes along the lines of:
1) Venezuela is powerful in Cuba
2) Your plan makes US powerful in Cuba kicking out Venezuela
3) Venezuela gets mad and that’s bad because…
Standard stuff and a position you should be ready to answer.
Given President Obama’s recent trip abroad there have been many articles like this one which details how well he is being received by other nations. I think there may be an interesting answer to the disadvantage that this recent ‘goodwill’ will overwhelm any negative impact of passing plan. Essentially, Obama has raised enough international political capital to do the plan without causing the impacts.
It would at least be interesting new dimension to the debate at PRP or NFA!
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