NYC Political Forum

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Today we'll read & discuss "Loving Your Enemies" (by Dr. King). Concept of "love" from ancient Greek language: eros philia & agape. It's universal meaning & application & its context in modern era of hyperpartisanship & culture wars.
#MLKDay2023 #MLKDay

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Tonight's event: #SCOTUS Term in Review 2021-22 discussing God Guns Greenhouse Gases #dobbs cases.
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Russia vs. #Ukraine (#UkraineUnderAttack ): how we got here & what's next? Discussing roots of current crisis, including #NATO expansion, the role of EU, US & reactions from around the world. Finally, how will this end? Are we headed for #WWIII?
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Tonight's current events forum topics - three most compelling topics shaping the public discourse at the moment: #Maus "book bans" @joerogan #JoeRoganExperience & the #CanadaFreedomConvoy #TruckersConvoy #CanadaConvoy
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Tonight's event: The Biden Administration, One Year In. We'll evaluate the purported achievements & failures into the following four areas: pandemic, economy, domestic priorities and foreign policy. Are you better off (or worse off) than you were 1 ago?
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On this #MLKDay, we'll be reading & discussing "The Other America." The most poignant quote - "We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward Justice." #MLKDay2022
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For tonight's event, we're delighted to have esteemed panel of legal experts to discuss #RittenhouseTrial & #RittenhouseVerdict in #Kenosha. Thanks to Prof. John P. Gross (Univ. of Wisconsin Law School), Jessa Nicholson Goetz, Esq. & Ali Homayouni, Esq.

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In our Current Events Forum today, we'll be catching up on 3 important events & stories unfolding in our localities, cultural society & world stage: #nycmayor #VAelections2021 #NJelection #SquidGame #AUKUS.

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Are #VaccineMandates (#vaccine requirement) constitutional? We'll read and discuss #SCOTUS jurisprudence including Jacobson v. Massachusetts, as well as recent cases involving compulsory medical treatment. #MyBodyMyChoice vs. #govt action.

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Tonight's topic: #Facebook's Impact on Our Society -- thumbs up or down? Critically examining how ethical standard of "Profits vs. People" apply in current context. Is FB a monopoly? Has it broken any laws? If so, should it be regulated or broken up?

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Today's Meetup: commemorating #911Anniversary. We'll look back at how our society & world have fundamentally changed. How "Global War on Terror" re-shaped Middle East region, fundamental shift in US foreign policy, and massive expansion of gov't powers.
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As America's longest war comes to a close (#Afghanishtan and not the #WarOnDrugs), we'll discuss the fallout, the geopolitical implications and how the U.S. foreign policy may fundamentally shift.

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Tonight’s book club: "Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire" by @KBAndersen. “Fantasyland couldn’t appear at more perfect moment. To understand the culture of 21st century, especially how the lines between reality & illusion are dangerously blurred.” https://t.co/VILZ62MEc0

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Today's meetup is our annual #SCOTUS term in review, reading & discussing important cases: #ACA #NCAA #VotingRightsAct #FreeSpeech #4thAmendment.

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Our guest for tonight's NYCPF Podcast, Episode #5 is @rajivprab discussing #philosophy, #morality, #Singapore and of course, politics.

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Can the prevalence of #bothsidesism be extended & applied in a foreign conflict? We'll examine this today, in our event entitled "The Latest Israeli-Palestinian Conflict -- Testing the Limits of Bothsides-ism"

#Israel #Palestine #IsraelPalestine #Gaza

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Is rising income inequality is harmful? Or a product of our society rewarding those who are more productive & prosperous? Hint: this debate will go beyond the traditional left vs. right paradigm -- check it out in our Oxford Debate today.

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Have traditional notions of "nuclear family" outlived its relevancy and usefulness? That's tonight's discussion, partly based on @nytdavidbrooks' article "The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake" -- current trend from nuclear to "forged" families.

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Check out this fascinating discussion on #objectivism and the influence of #AynRand's ideas. We discussed, among other things, #egalitarianism, the role of government, public health, infrastructure and environmental policies.

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How did "Liberalism" morph into distinction between "classic" & progressive liberalism? Further, has "Liberalism's" lifespan come to a natural end? Tonight's discussion will center around these themes, based on "Why Liberalism Failed" by @PatrickDeneen.

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