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Procuring the white card from his shirt pocket, Noah twirled it between his fingers in thought. His knee-jerk reaction was to stay neutral, as his card would suggest, but the budding businessman has been exposed to the realities of the world through his grandfather, and great-grandparents. Corruption was everywhere, not just in the government. And, if they want to survive in such an environment, they must be made aware of it and learn how to either expose it, or be able to navigate in such condition. This would be the reason why Noah would NOT take an apolitical stance, and he would agree that the Ministry, to some degree, has a corruption problem.
Crossing his arms, and with brows furrowed in deep thought, the Gryffindor took his time to consider his classmate's answers, particularly those who held blue and red cards. So far, their arguments were valid, but...corruption was so much more.
Raising his white card, Noah sat up straight and delivered his argument. "Your Honour," yes you, Professor. "I would like to start my argument by asking, what is Corruption? Corruption can be defined as the abuse of given power not just for personal gains but for manipulation, as well." a dramatic pause, "Considering the events of the past, and the facts that have been made known to us, has the Ministry been thoroughly honest with its constituents? Have they been fair? Take for example the Wizengamot," he said gesturing to the classroom, "How were the members appointed? What would be their credentials? Basic questions that we as constituents do not have any answer, albeit having THE RIGHT to know. Transparency should be in place, should it not? Second fact, in trials, it is very rare for a defendant to have someone else defend for them. In fact, defendants were only called to trial TO RECEIVE their punishment right away, like in the case of Bartemius Crouch Jr., and the Lestrange siblings. How is that fair? How is that democratic? Is that transparent and honest? Let's consider for a moment those, who were in fact innocent. How many are stuck in Azkaban right now because of manipulated evidences? Isn't that corruption?" a Socratic questioning should suffice for now, yes? This was a debate, after all. "Thank you, your Honour." Ethan would be so pleased.
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