As has been pointed out in a comment, this is a pretty standard motion. Still, we could observe here that especially teams from eastern Europe had trouble in dealing with it appropriately: It simply is not something that their societies care very much about - at least according to a few Russian participants.
Also, in personal observation: You can win this debate with pretty standard stuff, but as soon as the analysis reaches a certain level, it gets hellishly complicated.
In any case: The first round of a major competition is always a bit random and arkward, whatever the motion then actually is.
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I don't think Al meant anything negative by 'standard motion', just that it wasn't crazy like, say, assassinating Putin, means there is less commentary to do on it.
My first thought was that it is an interesting motion to hold in a room where there are teams from ex-Soviet countries and teams from Western countries as I thought it may have been likely that there would be differences in basic assumptions. Interesting that it just doesn't seem to be an issue in some countries.
Yep, Liz read my mind perfectly, by 'standard motion' I meant that it is not unusual, crops up a lot at competitions etc. Nothing negative at all, in fact there are many standard motions that I like and I think the opening round of a big competition is the perfect place to have them. Interesting to think that for some teams, it may not be so standard after all, if their country aren't quite so obsessed with welfare state matters.
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