I was waiting for this debate to happen since our project's presentation (the role play), since our main research question was exactly the one set in the debate and one of our objectives was to make people think about the topic.
So, should extremist parties be outlaw?
I was (and am) against the banning of extremist parties of the Parliament; what I said in the debate is what I believe in.
Usually, in this kind of debates, I like to support an idea different than mine; I even defended anarchy in the last debate, when I'm not an anarchist. In this case, however, I was pretty sure about my arguments and ideas, and, even researching, I couldn't find any proper argument, an argument I thought solid and strong enough. So, I chose to defend my personal opinion.
Because, when I think about it, I can't think of any reason that would made us behave in such an extremist way (and this choice of words was not arbitrary). Like we said during the discussion, the ban would be completely anti-democratic and we are not defending that this parties should be in the Government. No, we are only defending that every political opinion should and must have the right to be heard, and people must have the right to choose who wants to see in the power.
You see, when someone votes in a party with such characteristics, known by everyone (or it should be), something is not right. When we agree with the ideas of such party, is because we think that something different has to be done!
That's why dialogue is necessary: a dialogue between all the parties, sharing their different ideas, would lead us to more effective Government, a Government which listens to all the opinions and possible solutions. This is what would happen if the Parliament worked as it was supposed to.
I tried to defend this idea with what I thought it would work to show my opinion, with the arguments I believed where correct and true. That's why I researched the right articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document I find necessary to have in mind during the discussion of this matter.
About my speaking skills:
Since we where focussing on accuracy, I believe that I could be better on this subject. I know that I am (or I try to be) fluent while I speak, but I know that, while speaking, I sometimes have some lack of vocabulary; is like I forget the right words and expressions - or maybe this is just my impression.
I'm really curious about the video; I never watched or listen to speaking in english, and I would like to see me - people tell me that I have a strange accent, a certain mixture, and I don't know what is is! I'd like to see if that's true.
Besides, while I have fun trying to find that accent of my, I'll be learning.
sexta-feira, 15 de janeiro de 2010
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