I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

Chapter 458: The Bad Lot

“Dear guests and dear audience friends, hello!
Welcome everyone to today's event. Looking back at yesterday's debate, it was truly an exciting and extremely fierce contest.

Students from various universities, with their talents and quick thinking, ignited the entire debate arena with their wisdom and passion. Every argument and every rebuttal made us feel their talent and style...

And today, we will continue this collision and excitement of thoughts.

Of course, there will be some minor changes in today's debate, because we realize that the previous competition rules may have limited the performance of some students.

Therefore, in order to allow each contestant to show their true strength, today's debate mode will be adjusted. Both sides can refute freely, and the number limit will be lifted...

In addition, we have also made some updates to the subject matter. It is no longer limited to topics related to international students. Any topic related to Australia can become the focus of our discussion.

Let us look forward to today's debate and the wonderful performance of each contestant! "

Linxi announced these changes on the stage with a microphone, but the audience did not seem to show much reaction.

Many felt that the changes didn’t seem to be a huge departure from previous games.

The first match was between La Trobe University and the University of South Australia. The topic was: the United Kingdom colonized so many countries, why were those colonized countries so loyal to the United Kingdom? As a former colony, should Australia regard the United Kingdom as a big brother? Should we celebrate the birthday of the Queen of the United Kingdom every year?

This topic was very interesting and immediately aroused the interest of everyone present.

Because yesterday's topic was about international students, some of the comments made people feel uncomfortable. This time it is about other countries, most people like to eat melons and join in the fun, so they are naturally very interested.

La Trobe University believes that the United Kingdom's colonization had a profound impact on many colonized countries, including the input of culture and institutions, which made the colonized countries feel grateful to the United Kingdom in some ways.

As a former colony, Australia has been independent for a long time, but it still bears a deep historical and cultural imprint of the United Kingdom.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with viewing the United Kingdom as a kind of historical and cultural "Big Brother".

However, the University of South Australia believes that the United Kingdom's colonial behavior was essentially aggression and exploitation, which brought profound disasters to the colonized countries.

Although Australia was once a colony of the United Kingdom, they should be proud of their status as an independent country rather than blindly being loyal to their former colonizers.

Viewing the United Kingdom as "Big Brother" is not only a misreading of history, but also a disregard for national sovereignty.

The pace of today's debate seemed to have accelerated a lot due to the change in the rules. As soon as one side finished speaking, the other side started to refute.

Especially the University of South Australia. After La Trobe University finished speaking, they actually sent two students to refute, which directly made the students of La Trobe University unable to speak.

However, the La Trobe University players calmed down after a minute of adjustment. They believed that the United Kingdom's colonization also brought many positive effects, such as the construction of the legal system and the establishment of the education system.

These influences have played an important role in promoting the modernization process of Turkey and Australia. Therefore, we should not completely deny the history of British colonialism, but learn useful experience and lessons from it.

The University of South Australia followed up with another statement, saying that the positive impact of the British colonial rule could not cover up its nature of aggression and exploitation. We should face up to history instead of glorifying colonial history.

After several rounds of heated debate, La Trobe University finally delivered.

They believe that viewing the United Kingdom as "Big Brother" does not mean blind loyalty, but a respect and recognition of history.

At the same time, this recognition will also help promote friendly cooperation and cultural exchanges between the two countries. Although Australia is a United Nations country, it is now flirting with the United States. It is hard to say who is the big brother. Between countries, it is nothing more than an exchange of interests.

In addition, Australia's history is relatively complicated. The indigenous people of this land are Aboriginal. They have no country, but exist in the form of tribes.

When the United Kingdom set foot on this land, it did the same thing as the United States did to the Indians and Spain did to the Mayans, and then a large number of immigrants poured in. The ancestors of today's Australians are actually still British, so there is nothing wrong with celebrating the Queen's birthday.

La Trobe University immediately gained the upper hand, their views were supported by the majority, and they won the first game as the opposing side.

Chen Xi frowned in the audience. The debate was intense and fierce. The South Australian team sent two capable players in succession, almost making the La Trobe University team silent. This made him particularly worried about the performance of Didi University.

Judging from the personalities of Li Xin and Shen Xinyi, Tan is not very good at arguing with others, and he knows very little about the strengths of his other teammates.

In his anxiety, his gaze unconsciously shifted to Li Yuqing not far away.

Li Yuqing keenly felt that someone was watching her. She tilted her head slightly and glanced to the side out of the corner of her eye.

When she realized that the gaze came from Chen Xi, she couldn't help feeling delighted.

She quickly tidied her hair and was secretly delighted in her heart, thinking that her outfit today must be particularly eye-catching and successfully attracted the other party's attention.

"It's our turn." "I'll go draw the lot. I'll go draw it."

After several rounds of debate, Shen Xinyi had just opened her mouth when Li Yuqing stood up from her chair and trotted towards the corner of the auditorium, as if she was afraid that someone would get there first.

"Are you kidding me? I'm on the opposing side. This is a terrible draw. I want to try again." When Li Yuqing saw the words written on the card, she was furious. She looked straight at the staff and asked for a new draw.

However, everyone stared at her as if she were a fool, especially the student from the University of Queensland opposite, who was holding a card with the word square written on it.

"Let them be the opposing side. Anyway, we are strong and will definitely win." Seeing that she was a little embarrassed, Li Yuqing quickly pretended to be calm.

"What are you looking at? Even though we got the opposing side, it doesn't mean we will lose. Winning like this can better reflect the strength of our Didi University. Yeah, come on!" Li Yuqing returned to her seat and made a cheering gesture, while the others stared at him expressionlessly. Some of them even twitched their faces after hearing her words.

The topic this time is that Australia should ban the legalization of marijuana.

This topic is still very popular in Australia. Green D has announced that marijuana should be legalized and even proposed allowing people to grow it at home and giving priority to the participation of cooperatives and small businesses.

The proposals call for a 15 per cent tax on top of the standard GST, which the Parliamentary Budget Office estimates would raise $13 billion over nine years based on the current price of $9 a gram.

Everyone at Didi University looked embarrassed. You have to know that if they were on the opposing side in this topic, they would be at a complete disadvantage and basically unable to turn the situation around.

But Chen Xi knew that in the future, some countries had already legalized marijuana, and these were some developed countries.

However, the legalization of marijuana varies to different degrees and under different conditions in different countries and regions.

Finally, Australia passed the marijuana legalization bill in Canberra. Of course, this also has restrictions, such as allowing adults to possess 50 grams of marijuana, etc.

According to this theory, those who support the legalization of marijuana are not completely without a chance of success.

But those present were all Chinese students studying abroad. They had been taught since childhood to stay away from these things, so you need to use your brain if you want to gain their support.

Everyone gathered together to discuss for a while, and then it was time for both parties to appear.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, Chen Xi actually sent Li Yuqing to play, which caused many team members to object, and even Shen Xinyi joined the ranks of opposition.

As a result, all these people were scolded by Li Yuqing.

Finally, Chen Xi used the excuse of time constraints to force the players to go on stage.

"You all look down on me. I'll show you my strength later." Li Yuqing muttered, raised her proud head and walked onto the stage.

"Dear judges and students, we believe that Australia should not legalize marijuana. First of all, as a drug, the abuse of marijuana will cause great harm to personal health, especially posing a threat to the growth and development of adolescents and young people. Secondly, legalizing marijuana may lead to more widespread abuse and intensification of social problems, such as rising crime rates and broken family relationships. In addition, we also need to take into account the position and cooperation of the international community. The legalization of marijuana may undermine the framework of international anti-drug cooperation." The spokesperson of the University of Queensland said with a smile. They could win this kind of debate with their eyes closed. At this moment, they could no longer conceal their inner joy.

"What's there to argue about? Who came up with such an extreme question?"

"It's boring. There's absolutely no suspense."

"I know with my ass that the University of Queensland is going to win."

"Ha, Didi University is so unlucky that they are on the opposing side. However, the two girls on the stage are pretty. Seeing how pitiful they are, I will vote for them when the time comes."

"You old pervert, the debate must be fair and just, don't be paralyzed by the sight of a woman."

"Didi University knows they will lose, so they want to use a honey trap?"

The audience had little interest in the debate, and some were ready to cast a sympathy vote.

Shen Xinyi and Li Yuqing are still very pleasing to the eye standing on the stage. There is nothing wrong with just one beautiful girl, but if two of them appear at the same time, the effect will be different.

"Haha, President, they should lose this time."

“I came up with this question.”

"I drew the lot..."

Around Lin Xi, several representatives began to take credit. Lin Xi also raised his lips. He wanted to laugh, but with so many people around him, he had to hold back.

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(End of this chapter)