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Re: cori and value topics

On Mon, 1 Jul 1996, yuri wrote:

> From: yuri
>  you miss the point. i didn't really think they would put a natl security
> topic on the ballot, but i was comparing that to people saying "i want a
> value topic." you are right, i didn't write up a convincing argument for
> national security and so that part(I) is over, but i have yet to see a
> convincing argument for a value topic. EVERYBODY who supports them says what
> you say "why not put one on the ballot, it doesn't hurt!" THAT is wrong!
> each slot we waste on a value topic is one less slot for a policy topic.
> As for the "alleged" support for value topics, i see a lot of coaches names
> behind these claims and few students names. the reason is that debaters want
> to debate policy topics.(period) you don't think so? i lived it. i KNOW that
> it is true because i debated value(no matter what the Gerke says) topics and
> continually witnessed team after team after team ignore the resolution for the
> most part and debate a policy topic they made up by mutual agreement. there is
> no NEED to put a value topic on the ballot, why waste the much needed space
> for alternative policy topics. i think it is ridiculous that almost everybody
> proclaimed what a fine day it was when the ndt and ceda agreed to have the
> same topic, and now a few coaches want to go backwards. wake up.
>                                            -yuri
> 
>
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