Munk Debate on the Global Refugee Crisis

[Syph]

So last night was the Munk Debate on the refugee crisis.

"Be it resolved, give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..."

PRO side:

Louise Arbour

The Honourable Louise Arbour’s career of public service includes sitting on the Supreme Court of Canada from 1999 to 2004, acting as the Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and serving as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. She was CEO of the renowned International Crisis Group from 2009 to 2014. Arbour is a Companion of the Order of Canada and recipient of twenty-seven honorary degrees.

Simon Schama

Simon Schama is an internationally acclaimed historian, political commentator, and art critic. He is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University, and the award-winning author of seventeen books, including Rough Crossings and The Story of the Jews (the second volume, When Words Fail, will appear in 2017).

CON side:

Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage is the leader and a founding member of the UK Independence Party (UKIP). In the 2015 UK general election, the UK Independence Party came in third with thirteen percent of the popular vote or 3.8 million ballots cast. Mr. Farage was recently named “Briton of the Year” by The Times and ranked first in the Daily Telegraph’s Top 100 most influential right-wing politicians.

Mark Steyn (the GOAT)

Mark Steyn is an internationally acclaimed author, writer, journalist, and conservative political commentator. He has written five books, including America Alone: The End of the World As We Know It, a New York Times bestseller. His commentaries on politics, arts, and culture appear regularly in the National Post, the Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic. Mark Steyn guest hosts Rush Limbaugh’s top-rated talk radio program and Hannity on Fox News television.

Highly, highly recommend watching

Link:
http://www.c-span.org/video/?407440-1/munk-debate-global-refugee-crisis

[brob]

I'm not watching Simon Schama and Nigel Farage do anything unless they end up killing one another. 

[Rufus]

I'm not watching Simon Schama and Nigel Farage do anything unless they end up killing one another. 

[Syph]

I'm not watching Simon Schama and Nigel Farage do anything unless they end up killing one another. 

lol I was unfamiliar with Simon Schama before watching but man is he full of himself
I'm surprised his physical placard didn't say "Columbia prof"

Mark Steyn absolutely obliterates him in his first response though lol he was beet-red