1. PREDICTABILITY. Cap good/bad is one of the oldest,vibrant, and most researched philosophical debates in history. Especially predictable because we’re on the camp’s packet.
2. SIDE BIAS. No ground loss, because YOU have the prep advantage AND choose the topic.
3. STRUCTURAL FAIRNESS. Disparities in speed, experience, and camps all prove fairness is not the primary motivation for the activity.
4. Debate is SELF-CORRECTING. The AFF’s dystopia of an unfair wasteland is incoherent, because the bestteams will adapt (by investing in research that propels capitalism less). At worst, ground loss is temporary, meaning education outweighs.
5. INTERP SOLVES. Only Ks about capitalismare allowed, and you can weigh your aff.
It’s not a hard standard to meet---our interp isn’t “any risk of a link,” but asks whether the aff is more capitalist than anti-capitalist.
Theory---AT: Multi-Actor---2NC
Multi-actor fiat:
1. FRAMEWORK IS OFFENSE. If we should reject capitalism, that precedes fairness, and the only important issue is how to take it down.
2. PREDICTABILITY. Most anti-capitalist literature advocates for global movements.
3. YOU LINK TOO. Enactment and enforcement of the plan includes the millions of members in the federal government.
4. NEG FLEX. Cross-apply it.
5. ARBITRARINESS. Non-resolutional theory is impossible to predict. Aff teams will continue to shift the goalpost towards interps that are marginally better for debate.
Theory---AT: Utopian Etc---2NC
Yes, it’s unlikely and fanciful---that’s good:
1. EDUCATION---opening our minds to the politics of the possible allows us to develop novel ideas about how to challenge macropolitical structures.
2. RECIPROCITY---debate encourages utopian visions of the world. Constraining our proposals to the politically feasible ruins the game for both sides.
3. LOGIC---proposing a problem without a solution encourages resentful and fruitless subjects.
4. AFF GROUND---if the neg can fiat a revolution, you get instant access to impact turns. Otherwise, alternatives become vague and shifty, which makes your job harder.
