Free Trade

[Ricardo]

Alright in my political science class, we are going to be doing debates. I randomly picked two topics i have to debate. One is pro legalization of cannabis for medicinal use, and the other is that free trade is a good thing.

I was wondering what you guys think I should do, I figure i have two choices, either debate the topic for real, saying the opposite of what I believe in for the sake of the debate, or I could do something similar to Stephen Colbert, on the Colbert Report, like how he makes conservatives look ridiculous while "supporting" them and their views.

If you guys think I should go with the second idea could you give me some things I should say.

I have one so far, "Sweatshops, a product of free trade, keep children off the streets where they would resort to crime to survive, and instead gives them a job where they gain a good work ethic." or something like that, Thanks.

[Colombia]

While I'm not defending free trade here, I think you should defend free trade since that is what the assignment said you have to do.

You need to understand that free trade between the 1st and 3rd world is a bad idea. However, free trade in industrialized nations actually is quite beneficial as it brings competition into the market and allows for a growth of income for both the state and the consumer.

You could take that stance.

[Fawkes]

Say that if it weren't for NAFTA, we wouldn't have all these Mexicans in our country doing our hard work for us.