Nietzsche is their core Neg position
V. POLICY CASES
FIRST, BY UNEQUIVOCALLY MANDATING THAT PLAN SHOULD PASS OR LIFE WILL BE
TERRIBLE OR NONEXISTENT THE AFFIRMATIVE DENIES REALITY AND DISPARAGES
THE INTEGRITY OF THOSE WHO DISAGREE WITH THEIR MORALITY. THEY ATTEMPT TO
CONSTRUCT THE WORLD IN THEIR OWN LIKENESS.
Nietzsche 1889 (Friedrich, German Philosopher, 1889 “Twilight of the
Idols”)
SECOND, THE AFFIRMATIVE’S PUSH FOR THE “BETTER LIFE” “ANOTHER, BETTER
WORLD” – THAT OF PLAN – MAKES THIS LIFE MEANINGLESS. THE SHAMELESS
UTOPIA FREE OF CASE HARMS PRESENTED IN THE 1AC IS A DENIAL OF THE WORLD
AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS.
Nietzsche 1877 (Friedrich, German Philosopher, 1877, “Twilight of the
Idols”)
AND, THE AFFIRMATIVE’S PITY AND ATTEMPT TO ALLEVIATE THIS SUFFERING
VALORIZES HUMANITY’S WORST IMPULSES LEADING US INTO AN ETERNAL RETURN OF
MALICE INSTEAD OF ONE OF JOY AND HAPPINESS.
Nietzsche 1895 (Friedrich, Philosopher, “Twilight of the Idols”)
AND, OUR ALTERNATIVE IS NOT MERELY AN ACTION THAT CAN BE PERMUTED, BUT A
RADICALLY DIFFERENT ORIENTATION TOWARDS THE WORLD. A VOTE FOR THE
NEGATIVE IS A VOTE TO REFUSE TO ENGAGE IN THE MOURNFUL POLITICS OF THE
1AC, AND INSTEAD EMBRACE BOTH THE SUFFERING AND JOYS OF LIFE. TO VOTE
NEG IS AMOR FATI, TO LOVE FATE.
AND, THE ALTERNATIVE SOLVES – NIETZSCHEAN ETHICS PURSUE AND CELEBRATE
TRUTH, PRODUCING JOY – WE MUST NOT ONLY ACCEPT FATE BUT LOVE IT IN ORDER
TO BE HAPPY AND FREE
Groff 04 – Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Bucknell University –
2004 (Peter S, Journal of Nietzsche Studies, “Al-Kindi and Nietzsche on
the Stoic Art of Banishing Sorrow,” Issue 28, Autumn 2004, pg. 139-173)
AND, MUCH LIKE THE EMPTY DESIRE FOR A BETTER WORLD WHERE ONE DOES NOT
EXIST, THE AFFIRMATIVE’S FRAMEWORK ARGUMENTS ARE FICTITIOUS RULES THAT
SUPPRESS DEBATE IN THE NAME OF PLAYING THE “CORRECT” WAY. RULES ARE
SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE PSYCHOLOGICAL POINTS TO PROVE.
Johnston 90 ( Ian, Professor @ Malaspina College, “There's Nothing
Nietzsche Couldn't Teach Ya About the Raising of the Wrist,” May 1990,
http://www.mala.bc.ca/~johnstoi/introser/nietzs.htm)
AND, THEIR CLAIMS THAT THE ALTERNATIVE MANDATES HOLOCAUST ARE FALSE. WE
DON’T CONDEMN ETHICS, JUST ABSOLUTE MORALITY – ACKNOWLEDGING THAT
EVERYTHING IS PERMITTED AND POSSIBLE ONLY MAKES MORE IMPORTANT THE
ETHICAL QUESTION OF WHAT WE SHOULD DO.
White 90 (Alan, Professor of Philosophy @ Williams College,“Within
Nietzsche’s Labyrinth: Completing Frames,” 1990,
http://www.williams.edu/philosophy/faculty/awhite/WNL%20web/Completing%20frames.htm)
V. CRITICAL CASES
FIRST, THE AFFIRMATIVE’S CONSTANT SEARCHING FOR A “BETTER LIFE” OF
“ANOTHER BETTER WORLD” MAKES THIS LIFE MEANINGLESS. CONSTANT QUESTING
FOR UTOPIA IS A REJECTION OF THE WORLD AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS.
Nietzsche 1877 (Friedrich, Philosopher, 1877, “Twilight of the Idols”)
SECOND, BY UNEQUIVOCALLY ADVOCATING THAT THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT IS
WRONG, AND THAT THEIR FANTASY OF POST-PLAN/ROUND CHANGE WILL CREATE
WORLD PEACE AND SOLVE ALL SUFFERING, THEY INDUGLE IN THE FANTASY OF AN
ABSOLUTIST MORALITY. THIS MORALITY IS BY NATURE DESIGNED TO DISPARAGE
THE INTEGRITY OF ANY WHO WOULD DISAGREE.
Nietzsche 1889 (Friedrich, Philosopher, 1889 “Twighlight of the Idols”)
AND, THE AFFIRMATIVE’S PITY AND ATTEMPT TO ALLEVIATE THIS SUFFERING
VALORIZES HUMANITY’S WORST IMPULSES LEADING US INTO AN ETERNAL RETURN OF
MALICE INSTEAD OF ONE OF JOY AND HAPPINESS.
Nietzsche 1895 (Friedrich, Philosopher, “Twilight of the Idols”)
AND, OUR ALTERNATIVE IS NOT MERELY AN ACTION THAT CAN BE PERMUTED, BUT A
RADICALLY DIFFERENT ORIENTATION TOWARDS THE WORLD. A VOTE FOR THE
NEGATIVE IS A VOTE TO REFUSE TO ENGAGE IN THE WORLD-DENYING POLITICS OF
THE 1AC, AND INSTEAD EMBRACE BOTH THE SUFFERING AND JOYS OF LIFE. TO
VOTE NEG IS AMOR FATI, TO LOVE FATE.
AND, THE ALTERNATIVE SOLVES – NIETZSCHEAN ETHICS PURSUE AND CELEBRATE
TRUTH, PRODUCING JOY – WE MUST NOT ONLY ACCEPT FATE BUT LOVE IT IN ORDER
TO BE HAPPY AND FREE.
Groff 04 – Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Bucknell University –
2004 (Peter S, Journal of Nietzsche Studies, “Al-Kindi and Nietzsche on
the Stoic Art of Banishing Sorrow,” Issue 28, Autumn 2004, pg. 139-173)
AND, THEY FAIL TO CONFRONT THE MEANING OF PAIN BECAUSE THE ENTIRE 1AC
ACTS AS AN AVERSIVE AVOIDANCE OF THE PAIN OF LIVING. SUFFERING IS AN
INHERENT CONDITION OF LIFE, NOT AN ARGUMENT AGAINST THE ALTERNATIVE’S
AFFIRMATION OF IT.
Deleuze 83[Gilles, professor of philosophy, “Nietzsche and Philosophy”,
‘The Dicethrow’, Pg 129-130]
AND, THEIR AVERSION TO SUFFERING DENIES THE GREATNESS OF THE SOUL AND
SEES ONLY MISERY WHERE THERE COULD EXIST GREAT STRENGTH. THIS PRECLUDES
THE ALTERNATIVE’S AFFIRMATION.
Nietzsche 1886 (fredrich, “beyond good and evil”, aph # 225, pg. 342)
NFA BP – Affirmative – Landmines – At-Large Team
Contention One is Inherency
The Bush Administration has reversed Clinton’s commitment to cease using landmines and continues to use landmines indefinitely
Social Justice News 2004 (March, “US Plans Continued Use of Landmines”) (Excerpt from a statement by Senator Patrick Leahy)
Advantage I. Death and Destruction
Sub-Saharan Africa is the most heavily mined region in the world landmines are the greatest harm to the civilian population
Anthony Mitchell 2004 [Policy analyst for the Associated Press, “Experts map out strategy to eliminate landmines from sub-Saharan Africa”, September 15 2004,]
Landmines cause immense physical injury and impede assistance in other areas of public health- 12,000 Africans die a year due to landmines and these impediments
Sarah B. Taylor 2002, “Upsetting Lives: The Public Health Impact of Landmines in Africa,” December 2002 Journal of Mine Action, Issue 6.3, http://maic.jmu.edu/journal/6.3/focus/taylor/taylor.htm
Landmines have killed more people than nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons combined
Willerman – Landmines survivors network (GOING TO FIX) – 2004 (Raquel, Landmines and Human Security: International Politics and War’s Hidden Legacy, ed. by R. Matthew, B. McDonald, K. Rutherford, p. 103)
Social ostracism causes landmine victims to be socially excluded psychologically conditioning them to feel worthless. This form of dehumanization ends in exclusion and worse as families can’t come to terms with victim’s loss of humanity.
Geiger and Giannou 1995 (“Clearing The Fields Solutions to the Global Land Mines Crisis” H. Jack Geiger, M.D., is president of Physicians for Human Rights and professor of community medicine at the City University of New York Medical School. Chris Giannou, M.D., is a former consultant surgeon to the International Committee of the Red Cross Published by Basicbooks and The Council on Foreign
We have an obligation to eliminate the legacy of landmines- it should not be allowed to threaten another generation of children and civilians
Cahill 1995 (Publication Information: Book Title: Clearing the Fields: Solutions to the Global Land Mines Crisis. Contributors: Kevin M. Cahill - editor. Publisher: Basic Books. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1995. Ch 7. http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=99867891 )
Advantage II. Oil Shocks
The American economy is doing well but is extremely oil dependant and needs to rely on new oil donor due to the major oil producers refusing US investment
Stelzer 2007 - business adviser, director of economic policy studies at Hudson Institute
“US pays the price of relying on foes for oil” The Times Online, September 8th http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/article2412789.ece
Unless we increase our influence in Angola, China will cut off all oil supplies from Angola
Horta, 2006 [Loro, The Power and Interest News Report, http://www.pinr.com/report.php?ac=view_report&report_id=516&language_id=1, June 2006, “China and Angola Strengthen Bilateral Relationship”, 7/21/07]
In a world of the majority of the US oil dependant countries are in unstable regions, Angola is especially critical for US energy security and its economy
William L. Nash, and Adam P. Frankel, et. al 2007 (Project Director for the Council on Foreign Relations, and Adam P. Frankel, Deputy Project Director for the Council on Foreign Relations, et al., April 2007, “Toward an Angola Strategy: Prioritizing U.S.–Angola Relations: Report of an Independent Commission Sponsored by the Center for Preventive Action”, Council on Foreign Relations, http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/AngolaCommissionReport.pdf, ACC: 6.29.07, p. 45)
The United States must assign more importance to US-Angolan relations- stronger bilateral relations are necessary- demining assistance is critical
Vincent A. Mai, Frank G. Wisner, William L. Nash, and Adam P. Frankel [chairman of AEA Investors LLC, a global private equity firm with offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Prior to joining 2007
Oil Shocks will cause oil wars and devastate the world economy
CBN News, 4/11/06
Economic recession will lead to millions of deaths and catastrophic wars shattering the international system
J.R. Nyquist, renowned expert in geopolitics and international relations, WorldNetDaily contributing editor, THE POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF A FINANCIAL CRASH, February 4, 2005, p. http://www.financialsense.com/stormw...2005/0204.html (PDNS4103)
Text: The United States Federal Government should establish a comprehensive mine action program which de-mines, provides education, and gives medical assistance necessary for mine clearance in Africa south of the Sahara
Contention Two is Solvency
A comprehensive plan that de-mines, provides education, and gives medical assistance is necessary for mine clearance
E-MINE 2007 Electronic Mine Information Network United Nations Mine Action Service http://www.mineaction.org/
Only offering a comprehensive demining program can transition our mining into an effective, true public health demining system
US Assistance is the only comprehensive program that is multilingual, and meets the cultural needs of those living in mine affected countries
Repass 2000 (Deborah, Star Mountain demining support company, “Demining Support System: Field Support for Humanitarian Demining Missions Overseas” – DISAM Journal, winter)
The US holds exclusive rights to the only successful demining technology – quadruple resonance is key.
Turner and Williams 2006 (Dr. Peter and Caroleen L, Senior Engineer and Director, Government Relations, GE Security Magnetics Center of Excellence, Quantum Magnetics, Inc. Journal of Mine Action, “QR Hits a Homerun: Landmine-Detection Systems based on quadruple resonance technology show progress” issue 9.2 Feb.)
US military personnel best at conducting mine risk education
United States Department of State, 2006 (Jun, To Walk the Earth in Safety: The U.S. Commitment to Humanitarian Mine Action, http://www.state.gov/t/pm/rls/rpt/walkearth/2006/68013.htm#program
Demining is empirically an extremely good peace builder
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