08-10-2013, 07:07 PM
This was a debate, not a public forum, not a primetime television special, and most certainly not mainstream. The platform was broadcast, but the primary viewers were limited to dry academics with little else to do with their evenings.
One such man, a Professor at MSU in the department of Historical Philosophy currently sat opposite the young hot-head running his mouth. This debate had not been Professor Napoli's idea, but rather the University bureaucracy's. Yet he found himself thrust in the center nonetheless.
Unlike his predecessor in the debator's seat, Professor Napoli did not lose his cool. He obeyed the rules and respected the time allotted. He listened intently to his opponent, pausing only now and then to write a few line of notes on the prescribed pad of paper. Electronic note-taking and internet searching was prohibited.
It was his turn again to deliver arguments, incorporating his opponents main point as well as advancing his own. Professor Napoli walked calmly, but slowly to the center pulpit. He regarded the audience hall first, then glanced at the cameras. Finally the moderator called the beginning of his time, and he began his four-minute speech.
"My opponent wishes to argue that the CCD is a dictatorship because the relationship between the Executive and Judicial branches of our Custody is structured unlike that of his homeland, the United States of America." Professor Napoli began, keeping the eye of his audience while his hands were folded across the edge of the pulpit. "In the base recipe of his argument is what also undermines him. The CCD is a Custody. Currently, the care of the Custody lies in the hands of the Ascendancy. Like a painter substitute the gardener his job, each branch has their own role. My opponent focuses on this structure but yet neglects to point out that the judiciary branch neither checks the legislative branch....
...But the CCD has no legislative branch!"
Professor Napoli leaned into the pulpit, accenting his point with the sharp movement of an one arm. "He compares apples to oranges! He knows only the United States of America, and arrogantly assumes if any nation is not organized such as his own, they must be wrong!"
There were a few cheers, and Professor Napoli purchased a few moments of silence to let his point sink in. He even glanced at his opponent who so smugly sat there. An American through and through.
"Let me turn to another issue. What says our form of government is doomed from the start? Seen from America, the dictatorships in countries of the past appear like a heavy armor, destructive of liberty, which their closely pressed-in neighboring nations had to bear, because inherited feuds whipped them on to mutual destruction, but not as what they really were, purposeful forms of organization of a most highly developed capitalism....
....which is what the CCD is! The most advanced, developed form of capitalistic government ever devised by mankind!" The cheers dwarfed the end of his words, and Professor Napoli let them go on for a few moments before he motioned that they retake their seats once more. He had time for a few last words.
"This is the glory of the CCD. The absence of political parties! The reign of capitalism!"
The moderator called time. Professor Napoli took a drink of water, gathered his papers and walked calmly back to his seat. He glanced at his opponent on the way back, daring him to undermine those arguments.
<small>NPC Professor Napoli</small>
One such man, a Professor at MSU in the department of Historical Philosophy currently sat opposite the young hot-head running his mouth. This debate had not been Professor Napoli's idea, but rather the University bureaucracy's. Yet he found himself thrust in the center nonetheless.
Unlike his predecessor in the debator's seat, Professor Napoli did not lose his cool. He obeyed the rules and respected the time allotted. He listened intently to his opponent, pausing only now and then to write a few line of notes on the prescribed pad of paper. Electronic note-taking and internet searching was prohibited.
It was his turn again to deliver arguments, incorporating his opponents main point as well as advancing his own. Professor Napoli walked calmly, but slowly to the center pulpit. He regarded the audience hall first, then glanced at the cameras. Finally the moderator called the beginning of his time, and he began his four-minute speech.
"My opponent wishes to argue that the CCD is a dictatorship because the relationship between the Executive and Judicial branches of our Custody is structured unlike that of his homeland, the United States of America." Professor Napoli began, keeping the eye of his audience while his hands were folded across the edge of the pulpit. "In the base recipe of his argument is what also undermines him. The CCD is a Custody. Currently, the care of the Custody lies in the hands of the Ascendancy. Like a painter substitute the gardener his job, each branch has their own role. My opponent focuses on this structure but yet neglects to point out that the judiciary branch neither checks the legislative branch....
...But the CCD has no legislative branch!"
Professor Napoli leaned into the pulpit, accenting his point with the sharp movement of an one arm. "He compares apples to oranges! He knows only the United States of America, and arrogantly assumes if any nation is not organized such as his own, they must be wrong!"
There were a few cheers, and Professor Napoli purchased a few moments of silence to let his point sink in. He even glanced at his opponent who so smugly sat there. An American through and through.
"Let me turn to another issue. What says our form of government is doomed from the start? Seen from America, the dictatorships in countries of the past appear like a heavy armor, destructive of liberty, which their closely pressed-in neighboring nations had to bear, because inherited feuds whipped them on to mutual destruction, but not as what they really were, purposeful forms of organization of a most highly developed capitalism....
....which is what the CCD is! The most advanced, developed form of capitalistic government ever devised by mankind!" The cheers dwarfed the end of his words, and Professor Napoli let them go on for a few moments before he motioned that they retake their seats once more. He had time for a few last words.
"This is the glory of the CCD. The absence of political parties! The reign of capitalism!"
The moderator called time. Professor Napoli took a drink of water, gathered his papers and walked calmly back to his seat. He glanced at his opponent on the way back, daring him to undermine those arguments.
<small>NPC Professor Napoli</small>