Suggested topics:
. CULTURE WARS: Trudeau brownface?
. MEDIA WATCH: Eve Fairbanks op-ed on civility as neo-confederate thinking (critiqued with link at https://www.commentarymagazine.com/american-society/truth-thats-what-the-slaveholders-say/ )
. PRESIDENCY: when is IMPEACHMENT?
. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: what should be done about Iran?
. MEDIA WATCH: coverage of Greta Thunberg: fair or not?
. CULTURE WARS: mispronunciation = violence? https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/11/nia-malika-henderson-scolded-for-violence-after-mi/
. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: is Tulsi Gabbard a Russian asset? Why is Hillary Clinton saying so?
. CULTURE WARS: Ria Cooper files "hate crime" complaint of transphobia in the UK for not being included in a porn video
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Austin, TX
Founded on Mar 5, 2019
Sunday, Nov 3, 2019, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM CST
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Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library
710 West Cesar Chavez Street
Austin, TX, 78701
room 531 -- near the elevators
Let's talk politics! We'll take suggestions on topics, and decide on which few we'll discuss, at the beginning of the meeting.
See proposed categories and topics, below. Please feel free to add your own ideas in the comments.
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PARKING NOTE: On Sundays, there are some free spaces on the street in the vicinity (though you might have to hunt for them). There is also a parking garage at the library; info here: http://library.austintexas.gov/central/parking
CIVILITY NOTE: As always, we are firmly committed to civility at all times -- no personal attacks.
Event Description
Let's talk politics! We'll take suggestions on topics, and decide on which few we'll discuss, at the beginning of the meeting.
See proposed categories and topics, below. Please feel free to add your own ideas in the comments.
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PARKING NOTE: On Sundays, there are some free spaces on the street in the vicinity (though you might have to hunt for them). There is also a parking garage at the library; info here: http://library.austintexas.gov/central/parking
CIVILITY NOTE: As always, we are firmly committed to civility at all times -- no personal attacks.
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CULTURE WARS: “racial bias crime.” what's the difference between that and "hate crime" https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/urinated-on-one-of-the-victims-new-jersey-teens-charged-after-alleged-racist-attacks-at-football-game
Oct 22, 2019, 2:43 AM
LOCAL: Austin (fails at) paid sick leave, Dallas & San Antonio succeed? Is this fair\unfair to business owners? (open discussion)
SA - https://ogletree.com/insights/2019-10-16/san-antonio-city-council-approves-changes-to-paid-sick-leave-ordinance/
ATX - https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/court-tosses-out-austin-paid-sick-leave-ordinance-says-it-violates-texas-constitution/269-615228324
SA - https://ogletree.com/insights/2019-10-16/san-antonio-city-council-approves-changes-to-paid-sick-leave-ordinance/
ATX - https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/court-tosses-out-austin-paid-sick-leave-ordinance-says-it-violates-texas-constitution/269-615228324
Oct 22, 2019, 2:49 AM
There is SO MUCH we could talk about -- let's hear your ideas! Here are some more I've thought of ...
. CULTURE WARS: new AISD sex ed curriculum -- 7th grade genderbread person? is sex "assigned" at birth?
. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Syrian situation: should Trump have pulled out so quickly? Are we really "out"? (see: killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi)
. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Armenian genocide: will Turkey react?
. FREEDOM OF SPEECH: political ads on social media: twitter policy vs. facebook policy
. DEEP QUESTIONS: how well does democracy work in Israel?
. CULTURE WARS: new AISD sex ed curriculum -- 7th grade genderbread person? is sex "assigned" at birth?
. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Syrian situation: should Trump have pulled out so quickly? Are we really "out"? (see: killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi)
. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Armenian genocide: will Turkey react?
. FREEDOM OF SPEECH: political ads on social media: twitter policy vs. facebook policy
. DEEP QUESTIONS: how well does democracy work in Israel?
Oct 31, 2019, 5:23 PM
Unfortunately Ham and I are going to have to bow out of the discussion today.
The doors to the Hilary Clinton event open at 2:00 which means that there is not enough time for us to have meaningful conversation at the group today.
The doors to the Hilary Clinton event open at 2:00 which means that there is not enough time for us to have meaningful conversation at the group today.
Nov 3, 2019, 3:35 PM
Here is a link on Quillette about the decline in the "report card" for education in Sweden - https://quillette.com/2018/09/18/post-truth-and-the-decline-of-swedish-education/ - "...Sweden has one of the highest levels of absenteeism and late arrivals in the OECD. Depression and anxiety among children aged 10–17 also increased by more than 100 percent from 2006 to 2016."
Nov 5, 2019, 1:16 AM
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About the Group
Austin, TX Founded on Mar 5, 2019
Group Organizers
. MEDIA WATCH
. NATIONAL POLICY
. DEEP QUESTIONS
. CULTURE WARS
. THE PRESIDENCY & PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
. POLITICAL VIOLENCE WATCH
. FREEDOM OF SPEECH
. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
. DEBATE QUESTION
. OPEN MIC