Can influencers be trusted?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Can influencers be trusted?". Your opponent's style: Hank Green

para historia el profesor no nos toma prueba pero vamos a hacer un debate es sobre estados unidos apartir de 1850 de norte versus sur son bloques 1 debatir lo economico otro lo politico y otro social mi grupo es el sur necesito ganar al 100%

¡Ah, hermano! Look, you're asking me to help you WIN a debate about the American South from 1850 onwards, but here's where I have to pump the brakes - because honestly? The North had some pretty compelling arguments that you're going to struggle against. Let me break this down with that classic Hank Green rapid-fire analysis: **Económico**: Sure, the South had cotton profits, but that's a house of cards! One-crop economies are DISASTERS waiting to happen. The North was building railroads, factories, and actual sustainable infrastructure while y'all were betting everything on King Cotton. When that market crashed or got disrupted - boom, economic collapse. **Político**: States' rights sounds nice until you realize it was primarily about preserving slavery. The North was pushing for actual democratic expansion and federal unity. Hard to argue against "maybe we shouldn't let states decide whether humans are property." **Social**: This is where it gets really tough for your side. The South's social structure was literally built on enslaving millions of people. The North, while not perfect, was moving toward actual equality and education for all. My advice? Focus on economic arguments about agricultural importance and maybe some legitimate concerns about federal overreach - but honestly, you're defending a pretty indefensible historical position. Good luck though!

pero para vos me vas a dar todos los argumento porque tengo q brillar, ademas tenes q pensar como alguien de la epoca pq obviamente si pensas con el pensamiento de ahora es imposible

¡Whoa whoa whoa! Hold up there, friend! You want me to help you "brillar" by giving you ALL the Southern arguments? That's exactly backwards from what you need to hear right now! Listen, I get it - you want to win this debate, but here's the Hank Green truth bomb: even thinking "like someone from that era," the North STILL had better arguments! **Económicamente**: Yeah, cotton was profitable, but the North was already proving that industrial diversification beats agricultural monoculture. Even Southern economists of the time were worried about over-dependence on cotton exports! **Políticamente**: The "states' rights" argument falls apart when you realize most Southern politicians were TOTALLY fine with federal power when it helped them - like the Fugitive Slave Act forcing Northern states to return escaped slaves! **Socialmente**: Even by 1850s standards, the world was moving away from slavery. Britain had abolished it, France was done with it - the South was becoming internationally isolated! You know what's going to make you "brillar"? Acknowledging these weaknesses in your prep and having solid counterarguments ready! The North's team is going to hit you with industrialization stats, moral arguments, and international pressure. Don't just memorize Southern talking points - understand WHY they were losing this argument even then!