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Alliance/Members Meeting – Greater Cincinnati Alliance Meeting – June 2024
June 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
Democracy, Extremism, and Outliers
We will read the following paragraph:
Under democratic governance structures, people enjoy freedom to believe as they choose, speak freely and advocate for their beliefs. Individuals like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton led the movement giving women the right to vote, and were seen as “extremist.” Another “extremist”, Frederick Douglas, corresponded with and influenced the U.S. President on matters of racial equality. Still other “extremists” brought us witch trials, McCarthyism and the Holocaust. Given the societal impulse to label anyone outside of the mainstream as “extreme,” how can we better distinguish and then support outliers who are advancing worthy causes?
We will take ~2 minutes each to answer the questions below without interruption or crosstalk. After everyone has answered, the group may take a few minutes for clarifying or follow up questions/ responses. Continue exploring additional questions as time allows.
● Who would you say are the individuals and groups that are outliers today? What do you think of their ideas?
● How do you decide what is extreme, or so outside the norm, that it’s “crazy” or “dangerous” to society?
● What beliefs do you have that others consider “extreme”?
● What positive or negative things have you experienced or observed in outlier groups?
** This event is open to the media upon approval. Media contact: Ciaran O’Connor, ciaran@braverangels.org