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Racism and Name Calling

I'm glad I offended some people. First thing, Debbie I've seen you argue some pretty funky stuff just to pick up a ballot. How do you sleep at night knowing youwon a round on a Clinton Disad. Second, bad arguments often win rounds. I can just see a judge explaining to Cal Fullerton "Yeah, you win the nuke war impact on the bottom but you are dropping the d-rules on the bottom saying I should never vote for an immoral policy regardless of the outcome. Racism is immoral therefore you lose. It may be stupid but my teams win with it all the time.
Third, How more real world can our argumentation be? Just pull up a transcript on a Federal or State legislative debate on Affirmative Action or Schools,
or taxation (Hell, in Louisiana mandatory car insurance has been branded as
a form of racism). Believe me working on Collective guilt works wonders in the real world. The majority of programs for set asides are premised upon collective guilt. The whole idea of "my people were oppressed, give me a buck" is a plea
for help based upon guilt. So, it may be stupid, but it is how the "real
world" argues all of the time. So many people want the civil rights topic becuase of its "real world" impacts, well why not look to how the real advocates present their arguments. And, finally, if you don't think the cards exist to 
support such a "stupid" position, I suggest you look into your Eco-Racism
backfiles and camp cases. They are filled with such arguments like "all
economic objections are smokescreens for a racist policy," etc. etc.
Still Cynical,
Scott Elliott
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