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Event Calendar
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July 2008, Thursday
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Thinking about the Unthinkable and Talking about the Tough Stuff: Making Sense of Nuclear Weapons an
Time:
3:00pm
Location:
Salt Lake City; 680 E 100 S
A number of issues now confront us that seem overwhelming to most citizens. These include nuclear arms and other weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and the war on terror, global warming or climate change, and global poverty and economic disparity. In every one of these cases, people feel frightened and paralyzed about discussing the issues and deciding on individual or group actions. Most citizens simply avoid the issues altogether or occasionally trivialize or joke about them. Either way, they tend to avoid extended thought or discussion about action. At the same time, we find that some global problems, such as nuclear arms, become “normalized” by being part of popular culture in a way that detaches them from their full import. This we hear whenever people casually talk, without much thought, about “nuking” someone or another country. Presenter: George Cheney
Contact: Matthew Hope - 801-537-1100
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