Debate & Diplomacy in Debate & Diplomacy in HistoryHistory

Successes, Failures, Successes, Failures, ConsequencesConsequences

DebateDebate

DisagreementDisagreement Two or more sidesTwo or more sides Problem or Problem or issueissue Need for Need for deliberationdeliberation InformalInformal kitchen debates: “We kitchen debates: “We deliberated for weeks before deliberated for weeks before deciding to move.” deciding to move.”

FormalFormal Court Hearings: “The jury Court Hearings: “The jury deliberateddeliberated for three hours before for three hours before the final vote.” the final vote.”

The Great CommonerThe Great Commoner

The Evolution DebateThe Evolution Debate

Debate with 60 Million JudgesDebate with 60 Million Judges

Women Debate Their Need for Women Debate Their Need for EqualityEquality

Men $ 1.00Women $ .77African Am $ .68Latina $ .58

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Demonstration as DebateDemonstration as Debate

Anti-Vietnam protest at the Pentagon.

Photo by Bernie Boston

DiplomacyDiplomacy

Skill, tact or cunning in dealing Skill, tact or cunning in dealing with peoplewith people

Negotiating between nationsNegotiating between nations Good sportsmanship Good sportsmanship win/winwin/win Positive or negative outcomesPositive or negative outcomes Manipulated Manipulated win/losewin/lose http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/hopeforamerica/blurringlines/hopeforamerica/blurringlines/culturaldiplomacy/Pages/culturaldiplomacy/Pages/objectlist.aspxobjectlist.aspx

People MeetPeople Meet

What is ping-pong diplomacy?What is ping-pong diplomacy?

SuccessSuccess

Favorable outcome… wealth, Favorable outcome… wealth, position, honorposition, honor

Achievement of someone or Achievement of someone or somethingsomething

Civil Rights ActCivil Rights Act

FailureFailure

Negative outcomeNegative outcome Banks fail, students fail, Banks fail, students fail, campaigns fail, athletes failcampaigns fail, athletes fail

May not always be an end but May not always be an end but the beginning of something the beginning of something else.else.

RetreatRetreat

Banks FailBanks Fail

ConsequenceConsequence

ResultResult OutcomeOutcome Caused by a previous eventCaused by a previous event Sequence of events Sequence of events

No jobs, no food.No jobs, no food.

Art Sparks DebateArt Sparks Debate

Art and DiplomacyArt and Diplomacy

Music with a MessageMusic with a Message Songs are the statement of a Songs are the statement of a people. You can learn more people. You can learn more about people by listening to about people by listening to their songs than any other way, their songs than any other way, for into the songs go all the for into the songs go all the hopes and hurts, the angers, hopes and hurts, the angers, fears, the wants and fears, the wants and aspirations.aspirations.

John Steinbeck, 194John Steinbeck, 194

Singers were asking…Singers were asking…

How many deaths will How many deaths will it take till he it take till he knows that too many knows that too many people have died?people have died?

http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/hopeforamerica/Pages/default.aspx

The Answer is The Answer is Blowin’ in the WindBlowin’ in the Wind

Protest MusicProtest Music

Associated with a movement for Associated with a movement for social changesocial change

American folk music traditionAmerican folk music tradition http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/strangefruit/protest.html

Anti-Anti-lynchinglynching song song

John Lennon speaksJohn Lennon speaks

The Beatles are The Beatles are more important more important than Jesus?than Jesus?

Veterans debate memorialVeterans debate memorial

Difficult Diplomacy

You ChooseYou Choose

What interests you?What interests you? Science, math, art, architecture, Science, math, art, architecture, sports, music, culture, humor, sports, music, culture, humor, philosophy, ecology, fashion, philosophy, ecology, fashion, literature, poetry, food, animals, literature, poetry, food, animals, technology, friendship, dance, technology, friendship, dance, skateboarding, or tiddlywinks.skateboarding, or tiddlywinks.

Find a success, failure, Find a success, failure, issue/debate, event, person.issue/debate, event, person.