Gideon Rose | US Hegemony Debate | Proposition (5/6)

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Thursday 24th May 2018

The Motion: This House Fears The Decline of The US as The Global Superpower.

Gideon Rose closes the case for the proposition, as the fifth speaker of six in the debate.

Motion Carried.

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[SoulOfRussia]

Well, this didn't age well. We went from drunk to failed liver in the morning.

[NathansHVAC]

video 4/6 got removed. It must have something to do with america first.

[chickenfishhybrid]

After Trump the US will be sober eh? I'd say we're looking sleepy and senile.

[ExtrovertedCenobite]

Gideon Rose is as sharp as a marble but his boyfriend disagrees!

[woodchuck]

Of course, leave it to the American to not shut up about Trump. I am sure the world would have on both the left and the right equally if they wernt forced a specific narative.

[yashkumar]

The world started after America was created . 😂😂 Wtf

[yashkumar]

"India started as poor ", biggest joke of the century 😂. When u start cheer picking the timelines.

[dennissalisbury]

Positive-sum game, in game theory, a term that refers to situations in which the total of gains and losses is greater than zero. A positive sum occurs when resources are somehow increased and an approach is formulated in which the desires and needs of all concerned are satisfied. One example would be when two parties both gain financially by participating in a contest, no matter who wins or loses. Positive-sum outcomes occur in instances of distributive bargaining where different interests are negotiated so that everyone’s needs are met.

[mixodeficto]

why is this uploaded so much later than it is recorded?

[mcsquared]

Ignoring the worst, emphasizing that we are the 'best' and filtering the facts to support your case is the best you can do in this situation. In 2019, we should have a much better system than the one we entertain. Liberalism, as a system, has reached its maximum benefits a long time ago and now we are in downward spiral which is only contained by increasing pressure on the low and middle class. Bread and circuses! Circuses we have plenty!

[yashkumar]

🚩🚩🚩🚩🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳BRAGGING ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF INDIA❤️ WHILE FUNDING DICTATORS IN PAKISTAN 🔥🤬, AND EVEN ABOUT TO ATTACK IN 1971, TELLS A LOT ABOUT UR HISTORY KNOWLEDGE AND SELF OBSESSION 😂. 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[lucsambourd]

Furthermore you couldn't have saved Europe from tyranny if you didn't inherit your freedom and liberty from Europe in the first place.

[elizavetae]

That is a great argument however, something still feels wrong. An American supremacy? I believe its values are often unfair to history, culture and values of the countries. For example, Asian countries. Perhaps multipower world would be an interesting future.

[garrettjohnson]

South Africa is also becoming Communist.