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The affirmative casually deploys the term “fetish” as a description of our current obsession with nuclear weapons. Unfortunately, the affirmative’s deployment of the term fetish to describe an irrational obsession with a material object replicates the long history of the term “fetish” which is a racist representation of African religions rooted in European Colonialism.

West, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the New School University, 2003 (Harry G., “Transparency and Conspiracy Ethnographies of suspicion in the new world order, Pg 249)

More than four hundred years ago, Europeans ……………………………hold of Africans and African Americans in cosmopolitan New York City.

Even more astounding is the affirmative’s claim that the ballot should be used to rewrite the history of nuclear weapons while simultaneously relying on the term fetish for the fundamental thesis of their affirmative. Instead of using the ballot to rewrite history, you should use your ballot to vote negative because the affirmative relies on racism. Any permutation is an attempt to whitewash the history of the term.

West, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the New School University, 2003 (Harry G., “Transparency and Conspiracy Ethnographies of suspicion in the new world order, Pg 251-252)

Our language and the habits of our ………………………………forehead in order to protect against Louima's Vodou powers.

Only rejecting the affirmative for deploying the term fetish has the potential to unravel the history of European colonialism which spawned the Enlightenment and the exact same rationality that the Affirmative identifies as the root of the Nuclear Weapons Complex.

West, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the New School University, 2003 (Harry G., “Transparency and Conspiracy Ethnographies of suspicion in the new world order, Pg 249-251)

A “theoretically suggestive” term (Pietz 1985), the word ……………………………….and, as a result, with Haiti, Abner Louima's country.

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Critiques of democracy and neoliberalism gloss over the exploitation of animals

Best, UT El Paso philosophy professor, 06

Steven, “Rethinking Revolution: Animal Liberation, Human Liberation, and the Future of the Left”, The International Journal of INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY, Vol. 2, No. 3 (June 2006), 10/24/11, atl

Welfare and rights approaches in the AAM are ………………….destruction of the natural world and biodiversity.18url:http://www.inclusivedemocracy.org/journal/vol2/vol2_no3_Best_rethinking_revolution.htm#_edn18

Speciesism is root cause of oppression –domination of animals is origin of human hierarchy

Best 8

Steve, Associate Professor of Humanities and Philosophy at the University of Texas, El Paso, USA, “Total Revolution: Revolution for the 21st Century,” March 2008, http:~/~/www.animalrightsafrica.org/onestruggle/php ara

In the fourth century BCE, Aristotle formulated …………………………discard bin for oppressors to dispose the oppressed. 

NOTE- conditio sine qua non

The alternative is to embrace the standpoint of the animal—this overcomes the humanist bias of the affirmative scholarship, connects the experiences of human and non-human animals and allows for total liberation by providing understanding of all oppression

Best, UT El Paso philosophy professor, 2009

(Steven, “The Rise of Critical Animal Studies: Putting Theory into Action and Animal Liberation into Higher Education “, Journal for Critical Animal Studies, Volume VII, Issue 1, 2009, http:~/~/www.criticalanimalstudies.org/JCAS/Journal_Articles_download/issue_9/JCAS%20VII%20Issue%201%20MAY%20ISSUE%20The%20Rise%20of%20Critical%20Animal%20Studies%20pgs%209-52.pdf, ldg)

Postmodern critiques have been hugely influential in many ……………………………………….liberation, peace and justice, and ecological healing and balance. 

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Our interpretation is Grounded in the Resolution

1. The topic is defined by the phrase following the colon—the USFG is the agent of the resolution, not the individual debaters

Webster’s Guide to Grammar and Writing 2k

Use of a colon before a list or ………………………the sentence, beginning the clause after the colon with a capital letter.

2. The United States Federal Government is the one in D.C.

ENCARTA WORLD ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA, 2006, p. http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_1741500781/United_States_(Government).html

United States Government, the combination ……………….United States is centered in Washington, D.C.

Effective deliberative discourse is the lynchpin to solving all existential social and political problems-~--a switch-side debate format that sets appropriate limits on argument to foster a targeted discussion is most effective-~--our K turns the whole case

Lundberg, UNC Chapel Hill communications professor, 2010

(Christian, Tradition of Debate in North Carolina” in Navigating Opportunity: Policy Debate in the 21st Century, pg 311-3, ldg)

The second major problem with the ……………………………..work to realize an expanded commitment to debate at colleges and universities.

Policy debate strategies are necessary to solve oppression- voting affirmative would be an empty symbol

Grossberg, University of Illinois communications research, speech and critical theory professor, 92

(Lawrence, we gotta get out of this place; popular conservatism and postmodern culture, 1992, 390-391) atw

But this would mean that the Left could not ………………………..place and which condition people’s everyday practices.

Role-playing the government is the only way to assess state action and acquire the knowledge to challenge it

Ryan Galloway, University of Georgia Debate Coach, February 21, 2001

Debate as a Dialectic, p. http:~/~/www.ndtceda.com/archives/200102/0588.html||target="_blank"

Second, dialectics are more persuasive than …………………………….."We've found cold fusion! Viva le Revolution."

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Capitalism is premised on humans being ends in themselves-key to value to life
Tracinski, Intellectual Activist editor, 2008
(Robert, “The Moral and the Practical”, http://www.moraldefense.com/Philosophy/Essays/The_Moral_and_the_Practical.htm, DOA: 9-12-11, ldg)

Stated in more fundamental terms,……………………………………….—is an ever-increasing wealth and prosperity. 

Crisis will only strengthen capitalism – even severe damage won’t cause the system to collapse
Magdoff, Professor of Plant and Soil Science – University of Vermont, 2002
(Fred, “Capitalism’s Twin Crises: Economic and Environmental”, Monthly Review, September,
http://www.monthlyreview.org/0902magdoff.htm, ldg)

There are fortunetellers among the left …………………………and in some cases as a product of—this destruction. 

Cap solves the environment-resources and shifts attitudes to conservation.
Adler, Case Western law professor, 2008
(Jonathan, “Green Bridge to Nowhere”, The New Atlantis, Fall, http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/green-bridge-to-nowhere, ldg)

The first item on his agenda is the replacement ………………………….than any plausibly democratic alternative. 

Capitalism key to artificial intelligence
Kurzweil, Co-Founder, Chancellor and Trustee, Singularity University, 2001
(Ray, “The Law of Accelerating Returns”, 3-7, http://research.lifeboat.com/law.htm, ldg)

There is a vital economic imperative ……………………….competition to stop this progression. 

AI solves every impact and averts multiple scenarios for extinction
Howe, The Singularity Institute, 2002
(Mitchell, “What are the Odds?”, http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/articles/whataretheodds.htm, ldg)

Between now and 2029, scientists …………………………or remedied with surprising ease. 

Zizeks distinctions on violence are counterproductive
Taunton, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Department of English at Queen Mary, University of London, 2008
(Matthew, “Heart of darkness”, 1-31, http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2008/01/slavoj-zizek-violence-state, ldg)

The starting point of Zizek's argument is………….., cruelty and force. I hope that one day his dreams come true.

Inequality is going down
Bhagwati, Columbia economics professor, 2007
(Jagdish, In Defense of Globalization, pg 67, ldg)

And this lunacy—how else can one describe it?—e…… ………………………….inequality. The evidence points in just the opposite direction.

Four reasons Zizek’s politics are a terrible idea and the plan is net-beneficial
1) His politics are authoritarian and despotic; 2) The alt trades off with previous advances by the left; 3) Prevents coalition-building against capitalism; 4) Pragmatic action best overcomes the ‘impossibility’ of capitalism
Robinson and Tormey, PhD and Politics Senior Lecturer University of Nottingham, 2003
(Andrew and Simon, ““A Ticklish Subject? Zizek and the Future of Left Radicalism”, online, ldg)

Zizek’s politics are not merely impossible but, as we have shown, potentially despotic, ……….
actual existence. Through enacting utopia, we have the ability to bring the ‘no-where’ into the ‘now-here’.

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Prices high and stable – key to Russia stability
Ostroukh, Dow Jones Newswires reporter, 1-30
(Andrey, “Russia Economy Minister Doesn't See Oil Price Falling in Short Term,” 1-30-13, Fox Business, da 2-2-13, http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/01/30/russia-economy-minister-doesnt-see-oil-price-falling-in-short-term/#ixzz2JmaazKJr, mee)

"The price of oil won't fall rapidly…………… $3 from its average level in 2012 of $111. 

Plan decrease oil prices – causes a reduction in demand
ENS, 06
(Environment News Service, November 13, “25 Percent Renewable Energy by 2025 Possible for USA,”
http://ens-newswire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2006-11-13-05.html, accessed 9-7-12, ads)

Significant reductions in carbon dioxide emissions ……………….a model based on the EIA's National Energy Modeling System.

Collapse forces Putin out – causes rampant nationalism
Friedlander, UC Berkley College of Letters and Science, 2009
(Monica, May 13, “Ken Jowitt Offers New Perspective on Russian Politics,” http://www.ias.berkeley.edu/node/351, accessed 8-24-12, ads)

An expert in comparative politics and ……………..for Russia. But in 2009, it’s not at all a bad second-best.”

Nuclear war
Irsraelyan, Former Soviet Ambassador, 98
(Victor, diplomat and arms control negotiator, “Russia at the Crossroads,” Lexis, accessed 8-30-12, ads)

The first and by far most dangerous possibility ……………….to stumble on, until we all fall down together." n12

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Immigration will pass but continued presidential leadership key

Helderman, Washington Post politics writer, 2-26

(Rosalind S., "McCain, Graham say Obama understands border concerns," 2-26-13, http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/02/26/mccain-graham-say-obama-understands-border-concerns/, accessed 2-27-13, mtf)

President Obama understands GOP concerns about the need to …………………. support for the quiet Senate negotiations.

DOD alternative energy investment draws Congressional opposition-empirics

Wilder, Clean Edge contributing editor, 12

(Clint, Clean Edge, a research and strategy firm in the San Francisco Bay Area and Portland, Oregon, "On Clean Energy, the Military's Biggest Fight is with Congress," 8-30-12, http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/08/on-clean-energy-the-militarys-biggest-fight-is-with-congress, accessed 11-3-12, mtf)

The Pentagon has ambitious goals ……………….unproven. But every time, we made a better Navy.”

Ag industry’s collapsing now-~--immigration’s key

Serrano, Time magazine, 2012

(Alfonso, “Bitter Harvest: U.S. Farmers Blame Billion-Dollar Losses on Immigration Laws”, 9-21, http:~/~/business.time.com/2012/09/21/bitter-harvest-u-s-farmers-blame-billion-dollar-losses-on-immigration-laws/http://business.time.com/2012/09/21/bitter-harvest-u-s-farmers-blame-billion-dollar-losses-on-immigration-laws/, DOA: 2-12-13, ldg)

The Broetjes and an increasing number of ……………………………..to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

That cause massive starvation – fuels global instability

Sircus, International Medical Veritas Association director, 10

(Dr. Mark Sircus, Agricultural Apocalypse 2010, March 29, 2010, http://agriculture.imva.info/food-prices/agricultural-apocalypse-2010)jap

When a large segment of the population is facing a …………………………………to famine, mass starvation and human migration.

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Simulating conflict scenarios ignores the complexity which taints predictions—the aff’s linear war-planning fails and causes escalating conflict
Jervis, professor of international affairs – Columbia University, 97
(Robert, “Complex Systems: The Role of Interactions,”, Complexity, Global Politics, and National Security, 4/9/12, atl)

Because actions change the ………………………..because they are operated with such care.25

Warfighting based on linearity causes extinction—rethinking the terms of the simulation itself is key to grappling with every threat environment
Skyttner, professor of natural science – University of Gâvle, professor, 05
(Lars, “Systems theory and the science of military command and control,” Kybernetes Vol. 34, Issue 7/8, p. 1240-1260, 4/9/12, atl)

Military activity has constantly been characterized………………….., technologists to make use of it and generalists to learn to live with it.

The alternative is to reject linear scenario planning in favor of complex theoretical analysis—unconditionally inserting complexity analysis into the simulation creates better policy planning
Rosenau, professor emeritus of international affairs – George Washington University, 97
(James, “Many Damn Things Simultaneously: Complexity Theory and World Affairs,” in Complexity, Global Politics, and National Security, 4/9/12, atl)

In short, there are strict limits within which theorizing ………………………….a fragmegrated world and theorizing within its limits.

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The United States Federal Government should initiate a binding substantive environmental impact statement, including but not limited to a health impact assessment regarding the consequences of The Department of Defense substantially increasing financial incentives for the production and development of the GREENS program and adopt such measure only if it can be made consistent with the results of the statement. We’ll clarify.

CP solves-public participation is key and equity norms make the plan more sustainable
Bratspies, CUNY law professor, 2010
(Rebecca, “The Intersection Of International Human Rights And Domestic Environmental Regulation”, 8-20, http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1662576, DOA: 8-18-12, ldg)

There are many lessons to draw from the Chukchi Sea saga. …………………………..scenarios like the Chukchi Sea leases less likely. 

Consensus building avoids political backlash
Percival, Maryland law professor, 1997
(Robert, “Regulatory Evolution and the Future of Environmental Policy”, 1997 U Chi Legal F 159, lexis, ldg)

Those who make a serious effort to "…………………………….. necessary to overcome legislative gridlock.