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TONIGHT! 6pm 6-120 John Stossel
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kris Hood)
Tue Feb 28 10:14:32 1995
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 1995 10:04:25 -0500 (EST)
From: Kris Hood <KHOOD@wccf.mit.edu>
To: objectivism@MIT.EDU, libertarians@MIT.EDU
Cc: libertarians-announce@MIT.EDU
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TONIGHT!!
The MIT Objectivist Lyceum/Radicals for Capitalism
and the MIT Libertarians will host a screening of:
"The Blame Game: Are We a Country of Victims?"
and "Are We Scaring Ourselves to Death?"
Tuesday, February 28 at 6pm in 6-120
In these previously broadcast ABC News Specials,
Writer/Producer John Stossel offers an insightful
commentary on the state of American society today.
In his reports, Stossel takes on topics such as
environmentalism, poverty, welfare, and the Americans
with Disabilities Act, from a pro-reason, anti-government
regulation standpoint. Part of a nine episode series,
these two programs are a refreshing break from the
sensationalist drivel that pervades network news today.
In "The Blame Game: Are we a Country of
Victims?", Stossel asks whether Americans have lost
their sense of self-responsibility, blaming "society"
for their own problems. He argues that the government,
rather than providing a safety net for the least fortunate
and for minorities, has suppressed personal initiative
by encouraging welfare dependency and reliance on laws
mandating "fairness".
In "Are We Scaring Ourselves to Death?", Stossel
asks whether Americans correctly perceive risk in
everyday life. He argues that the media's sensationalist
coverage of insignificant risks diverts attention and
resources away from more commonplace, threatening
ones, and leads to expensive and unnecessary government
intervention.
Contact Kristin Hood for more information.
khood@wccf.mit.edu; (617) 253-8172
