What we’re about
The Tucson Imagination Squad seeks to build community with food, fun, and thoughtful, open-minded, provocative conversations. Some events will be more about having fun. Other events will be more about having conversations. And more often than not there should be good food. Join us to meet other people open to playful and imaginative socializing!
Upcoming events (2)
See all- Generous Argument Format: Extreme Wealth Inequality is Destabilizing SocietyTroubadour Theatre, Tucson, AZ
The Generous Argument format will be used to facilitate this event.
Two people argue for and against a proposal. The proposal will depend on who is willing to argue and what they are interested in arguing. I will suggest a contentious proposal: “Extreme wealth inequality is destabilizing society. Americans appear incapable of holding wealthy people accountable for their failures as leaders. Blaming immigrants is an attractive alternative to facing the reality of our cowardice, our weakness, and our ignorance. Wealth should be redistributed toward the middle and working classes. And it is more important to take power and wealth away from the top than it is to add wealth to the bottom.”
Nonetheless, the proposal may end up being about something unrelated. There will be time to critique arguments, share one's own thoughts about the proposal, and fact check.
Optionally, the first 20 minutes of this debate between an economist and an entrepreneur about the possibility and causes of an economic collapse may be shown to help spur conversation.
There will be popcorn and cookies for purchase for those who want something to snack on, or who would like to support the project.
