Rotary Club of East Coast Bays Debating Champions of 2018

Pinehurst vs. Rangitoto

Pinehurst team of three, Louie Holgate-Simpson, Zoe Exon and Daria Perevoztchikova accompanied by teacher Sue Cairns took on Rangitoto in the debate ‘That this house should give up on democracy’. Rangitoto for the affirmative suggested that we should pick our MPs from a political academy of trained and educated people. They said educated people make better decisions. They are less susceptible and gullible and can sort out fake information. They would do the best for the country rather than making decisions to be elected. Pinehurst for the negative said there was nothing wrong with democracy that could not be fixed. They believed in power to the people and one person, one vote. Many of the flaws of previous leaders were the result of greedy companies rather than democracy. Both sides believed in freedom of speech. 
 
Liam Rawlings the adjudicator summed up what he thought was required in a very impressive short speech and he gave the debate to the negative – Pinehurst Debaters!