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The affirmative is confined within a dominant discourse of space
control their discourse of astropolitical
control reflects their elevation of technology over
politics.
Grondin, 6 [David Grondin, Lecturer in the School of Political
Studies at the University of Ottawa, 2006,
The (Power) Politics of Space: What IR Theories have to say
about American Astro-Political Discourses
on Space Weaponisation, Paper Presented At The Annual Meeting Of
The International Studies
Association, March 25th, Available Online via All Academic
athttp://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/0/9/8/6/7/p98679_index.html,
Accessed 10-26-2008, p. 25-26]
This line of argument is usually linked to technological
capacitiesANDor reject it. I choose the latter.
The affirmative is wed to a dangerous technological rationality
that depoliticizes society and eliminates
constraints on genocidal violence the constant preparedness for
war embodied in the affirmatives call
for space control should be rejected in order to inject
democratic accountability into space policy.
Grondin, 7 [David Grondin, Lecturer in the School of Political
Studies at the University of Ottawa, 2007,
The US Religion of Technology in the Weaponization of Outer
Space? A Case for Technological Atheism
and Resisting Space War, Paper Presented At The Annual Meeting
Of The International Studies
Association 48th Annual Convention, February 28th, Available
Online via All Academic
athttp://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/1/7/8/9/4/p178946_index.html,Accessed
10-26-2008, p. 9-13]
When turning to US national security state technocracy applied
to ANDthus calls for a
reconceptualised politics of technology.
Simulations of space policy are not neutral the discourse of the
affirmative actively constructs the reality
they purport to act upon, necessitating critical interrogation
of the 1ac.
Grondin, 6 [David Grondin, Lecturer in the School of Political
Studies at the University of Ottawa, 2006,
The (Power) Politics of Space: What IR Theories have to say
about American Astro-Political Discourses
on Space Weaponisation, Paper Presented At The Annual Meeting Of
The International Studies
Association, March 25th, Available Online via All Academic
athttp://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/0/9/8/6/7/p98679_index.html,Accessed
10-26-2008, p. 11-13]
To theorize about the relationships of politics and spaces, AND
state" when acting for its
national security.
Specifically, our alternative is to criticize the affirmatives
call for space control from our position as
outsiders to the discourse of astropolitik. Engaging in
criticism of Astropolitik is vital to re-politicize space
interrogating affirmative discourse is the most effective
strategy for resistance.
Grondin, 7 [David Grondin, Lecturer in the School of Political
Studies at the University of Ottawa, 2007,
The US Religion of Technology in the Weaponization of Outer
Space? A Case for Technological Atheism
and Resisting Space War, Paper Presented At The Annual Meeting
Of The International Studies
Association 48th Annual Convention, February 28th, Available
Online via All Academic
athttp://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/1/7/8/9/4/p178946_index.html,
Accessed 10-26-2008, p. 23-26]
If it is beyond challenge that technology is the medium AND
vision of technology in US space
power politics.
