Government

[close] This group is for anyone interested in learning more about racial and social justice. The books discussed in this group will focus on the history, policies, and current state of inequality in the United States and the world--particularly for Black and Brown communities. Our discussions will not only center around the realities we currently face, but ways we can imagine (and create) a more safe, just, and equitable world for all.

[close] Study and discussion of the important questions of ethical and political philosophy from Confucius and Socrates to the present. Rules (see also the Rules and Housekeeping topic): Subject to copyright law and these rules, posters may cite, link, or quote any publication, including their own. Posts linking to outside sources must contain a brief explanation of the nature of the linked material and, unless obvious, how it is relevant to the topic being discussed. All posts and linked material must be in English. Posts and any linked material should be polite and not degenerate into ad hominem attacks. The purpose here is to seek light, not heat—rational discourse, not shouting matches. Leave your cable news persona at home and put on your philosopher's mantle when entering this group. Rational argumentation and Socratic questioning are welcome. Hectoring, intimidation, insult, and presumptuous condescension toward other group members are cause for immediate removal from the group. Internet "trolls," advocates of violence, and posters failing to comply with these rules will be removed from membership, as will posters who persist in raising issues that are outside the scope of the subject matter of this group. New members may introduce themselves in the New Member Introductions topic. See posts 4-5 here regarding the creation of new topics. Photo credit: Socrates sculpture at Louvre (CherryX per Wikimedia Commons [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)

[close] Humans always believe that they're the only dominant species on Earth. They destroy the world around them so they can have little pieces of technology with them wherever they go. They built gas machines that move so they don't have to waste the time to walk. They damage their planet, but it's not only 'theirs'. We are called Elementals. How we came to be is lost in history. But what we do know is that we were put on earth for a reason... To keep the planet, and to keep life, thriving. Although, doing so is not easy. The humans lash out at anything new or different, so the government keeps our existence a secret while also trying to obliterate our entire species. Well, no longer. We've been here just as long as they have. Now it's time to take a stand. It's time to fight back! Tʜɪs ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ɪs ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏғғ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴠ sʜᴏᴡ﹐ Tʜᴇ Tᴏᴍᴏʀʀᴏᴡ Pᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ. Iᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ʜᴀs ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ sᴇʀɪᴇs﹐ Vᴀᴍᴘɪʀᴇ Aᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍʏ. Oᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ﹐ ᴛʜɪs ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ɪs ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. Iғ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍʏ ᴘʟᴏᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜɪs ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ﹐ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ. Iғ I ғɪɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴛᴏʟᴇɴ ᴛʜɪs ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴍʏ ᴄᴏɴsᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ I ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍʟʏ ᴀɴɢʀᴇʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ. Iғ ғᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴍʏ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ɪs sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀs I ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ.

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