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arguewithatree  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are the topics you wish were discussed more on Hubski?

The fact that there is only one post ever in #gaymanonmanbuttsex continues to be a black mark on my soul. Meriadoc

All kidding aside, I feel like the international affairs department of this side runs a little thin. I see some War Nerd stuff occasionally but other than that not much.

I also really like slice of life stuff but we do a pretty good job of keeping a steady flow on that.





War  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Was actually thinking of focusing my Poli Sci degree on international relations, so I would be up for some international discussion.

arguewithatree  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

yas do it. international relations is what, for lack of a better term, makes the world go 'round. with it comes theories of war, peace, development... I still get as excited about IR now as I did in high school when I realized "this is a field of study?? people do this as a JOB???"

War  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I always found international relations to be an interesting field, especially in the age of such widespread globalization. A lot of people (even I at first) looked at it through a very basic lens. The intricacies of state relationships is growing more intertwined and complex as time moves forward.

dublinben  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

In my experience IR (as taught in universities) it quite outdated. It is still quite focused on state-state relationships, when the world has moved beyond these. The real struggles are happening between states and non-state actors across many unconventional battlefields.

War  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Really? I took quite a few international related course and they could not stop focusing on the interaction between states and non-state actors. In their defense the curriculum gave broad subjects, and material which allowed the classes to take the discussion in a lot of directions.

dublinben  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I definitely had similar classes. The main theoretical frameworks (Realism, Liberalism, Constructivism) were for the most part still concerned with a state-state level of analysis.

War  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Is that really the fault of the classroom then? I mean all those theoretical frameworks were developed during a time when state-state relationships were dominant. I think it's the duty of the present day field to determine whether those frameworks still take the same stage as they did in the years past, and if they can possibly translate to our current international environment. Is it possible we may need new theoretical frameworks for this century?

dublinben  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I definitely think that we need new theoretical frameworks for this century. We also may need to pay greater attention to less prominent theories like Critical Theory. The fault lies equally among the thought leaders of IR, as well as the university professors teaching a new generation of IR students.

Realist authors like Mearshimer and Waltz are easy to teach, but they should be presented as historical artifacts. Just like Fukuyama's The End of History is.

arguewithatree  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I went to school in DC so they're starting to push the boundaries on that. It's still not fully understood though so it's easier to teach state-to-state and then say "this is less relevant post Cold War"

Cedar  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I have a very good friend who would be very, very excited to discuss international relations. If this is going to be a thing, let me know and I'll get him to sign up... Hey I see him tonight, I'll throw stickers at him!

user-inactivated  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    #gaymanonmanbuttsex

...mother -- of -- god...

    I feel like the international affairs department of this side runs a little thin.

I've been doing some work with #russiabynatives recently. It seems like people are interested in what Russia is and are willing to look past the pathetically-stupid stereotypes. A post on the perceived anti-US waves in Russia happened to discuss Crimea, the war in Ukraine, Russian car culture and drinking. Feel free to send requests for topics or ask questions.

arguewithatree  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The actual article associated with the tag is actually really great

I've seen that! I think it's awesome. I am/always have a lot of Ex-Zionist-Progressive-American-Reform-Jew feelings about Israel and this has been kicked into high gear recently because I finally have time to take my Birthright trip and I fucking know it's going to be capital P Political AF.

pyrrhonic  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That would make for some interesting trip reports. I had a bunch of Jewish friends in high school, of various political stripes, who I know were going to do Birthright after graduation. But as with everyone else from high school we lost contact pretty much immediately, so I heard very little about it.

arguewithatree  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah I went on a high school trip for a semester. It was very much Birthright on steroids. The novel I wrote for TFG went into detail about the messages they gave us and my conflicting feelings on them. It's a lot. I'm trying to coordinate with a friend who went on the same trip a year later to do Birthright with me but I don't know where he falls politically Israel as of late so I'm a little nervous

user-inactivated  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Are you sure you were replying to me?

arguewithatree  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

??

user-inactivated  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I don't see how NYPD-friendly wikiedits and Israel's "capital P Political AF", whatever that is, have anything to do with what I said. If I'm missing something, can you explain?

arguewithatree  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh the wiki-edits is the article tagged #gaymanonmanbuttsex

and talking about Israel is my roundabout way of relating to your #russiabynatives tag

I meant that Birthright is a super political trip with one goal and one goal only: get young Jewish adults excited about all the good things about Israel and convince them to donate their time and/or money to supporting it without taking a nuanced look at its issues.

user-inactivated  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I see. Interesting stuff about Israel! Can you tell me more about the Birthright from your perspective?

arguewithatree  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

FUCK

I LITERALLY WROTE UP 1500 CHARACTERS WORTH OF STUFF AND I GOT A DEAD LINK RESPONSE.

FUCK. FUCKKKKKK.

user-inactivated  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Return to the page from which you wrote the reply you lost. It usually saves there, in the textfield.

arguewithatree  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

nope. it's gone.

user-inactivated  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Too bad. I hope you'll retell it some time in the future: I'm eager to learn about the Birthright.

arguewithatree  ·  3475 days ago  ·  link  ·  

totally. i'll write it in a word doc first though