Tournament: Middle America Cup | Round: 1 | Opponent: Lexington Brett Fortier | Judge: Castillo, Chris
The Aff endorsement of the WTO as the actor in the plan text is bad- The WTO was created to further entrench us in Neolib- and values everything that’s wrong w Neolib
Martin Hart-Landsberg, 4-1-2006, "Monthly Review," Monthly Review, https://monthlyreview.org/2006/04/01/neoliberalism-myths-and-reality/ (LHS IB)
Agreements like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade
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trade. In fact, this is an easier task than generally assumed.
The Neoliberalism approach the aff takes in by restricting IP’s for competition, the invisible hand, and by restricting IP’s is a myth- further entrenches us in neoliberalism and causes meaningless death and drives less innovation and distribution.
Ognian Kassabov, 1-20-2021, "What the vaccine debacle tells us about predatory capitalism," No Publication, https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/2/21/the-vaccine-debacle-shows-the-predatory-nature-of-capitalism (LHS IB)
Myth one: The private sector is the best innovator
One foundational myth of
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this global apartheid will be questionable and the human cost – surely appalling.
Neolib is the root cause of Covid and all pandemics- multiple warrants- the aff attempts are just a hopeless attempt and an example of disaster neolib to solve through restricting IP’s- when in reality they can’t since they’re dependent on free markets sacrifices which proliferates the virus
Miloš ŠUmonja, 21- June"Neoliberalism is not dead – On political implications of Covid-19," PubMed Central (PMC), https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7770495/ (LHS IB)
The neoliberal pandemic – the causes of crisis
From the viewpoint suggested above,
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, if only they are willing to use it. (Saxer 2020)
Neolib capitalism is the greatest impact—root cause of Covid— it’s the greatest existential threat and the biggest affront to human rights and causes catastrophic healthcare crises, climate change, structural racism, and value to life deprivation. Litany of recent studies prove that transition is possible and would save humanity, but requires urgent divestment from current modes of politics
Ahmed 20 (Nafeez Ahmed — Visiting Research Fellow at the Global Sustainability Institute at Anglia Ruskin University's Faculty of Science and Technology + M.A. in contemporary war and peace studies + DPhil (April 2009) in international relations from the School of Global Studies @ Sussex University, "Capitalism is Destroying ‘Safe Operating Space’ for Humanity, Warn Scientists", https://www.resilience.org/stories/2020-06-24/capitalism-is-destroying-safe-operating-space-for-humanity-warn-scientists/, 24 June 2020, EmmieeM)
The COVID19 pandemic has exposed a strange anomaly in the global economy. If it
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quite literally, destroying the foundations for human survival over the coming decades.
Polychroniu, 21
~C. J., political economist who has taught at numerous universities in Europe and the United States and has worked at various research center, PhD Poly Sci @UDelaware, author/editor of several books: "Is Saving the Planet Under Capitalism Really Possible?," Global Policy Journal, 4-1-21. https://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/20/04/2021/saving-planet-under-capitalism-really-possible~~//AD
The theme of the 51st Anniversary of Earth Day is "Restore Our Earth."
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a policy paper by the Breakthrough National Center for Climate Restoration in Melbourne.
Our critique independently outweighs the case - neoliberalism causes extinction and massive social inequalities – the affs single issue legalistic solution is the exact kind of politics neolib wants us to engage in so the root cause to go unquestioned. Farbod 15
( Faramarz Farbod , PhD Candidate @ Rutgers, Prof @ Moravian College, Monthly Review, http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2015/farbod020615.html, 6-2)
Global capitalism is the 800-pound gorilla. The twin ecological and economic crises
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enhancing natural and social systems will soon reach a point of no return.
Bello 99 ~(Walden, Filipino academic, environmentalist, and social worker who served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines.) "Why Reform of the WTO is the Wrong Agenda" Focus on Trade, No. 43, December 1999, https://www.tni.org/my/node/6851~~ TDI
Building a More Pluralistic System of International Trade Governance
If there is one thing
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on their values, their rhythms, and the strategies of their choice.