Message from @Bourbon in Gift Wrap

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2021-02-16 04:00:40 UTC  

Truth

2021-02-16 04:00:54 UTC  

If we gave a fuck about the teachers unions nothing would ever get done

2021-02-16 04:01:09 UTC  

Now I have to tie the democratic peace theory, international law, and economic indepence all together.

2021-02-16 04:01:14 UTC  

Some unions just need to he ignored as they're too whiny

2021-02-16 04:01:15 UTC  

independence*

2021-02-16 04:01:43 UTC  

Not to mention many are actually filled with literal socialists.

2021-02-16 04:02:47 UTC  

'Back in my day we shot those dumbasses"
-old man

2021-02-16 04:02:52 UTC  

Not the throw-away term, like some people might use the term "Nazi." I mean like 4/5 sociology professors self-identify as marxists.

2021-02-16 04:03:12 UTC  

I know

2021-02-16 04:03:30 UTC  

The founders of BLM all claim to be "trained" marxists.

2021-02-16 04:03:35 UTC  

Trained to be retarded

2021-02-16 04:03:52 UTC  

And that's who's running our school system.

2021-02-16 04:04:10 UTC  

Making sure the next generation is as ignorant as possible.

2021-02-16 04:04:19 UTC  

Mym

2021-02-16 04:04:26 UTC  

It's the same in Canada

2021-02-16 04:04:55 UTC  

But most of them get counteracted by the parents

2021-02-16 04:12:08 UTC  

last question for ya'll

2021-02-16 04:12:30 UTC  

Hm?

2021-02-16 04:12:49 UTC  

Problematize the concept of 'power' and also discuss some policy implications that realism gives you.

2021-02-16 04:16:31 UTC  
2021-02-16 04:16:39 UTC  

I'm gonna start drinking

2021-02-16 04:17:23 UTC  

What in God's name does "Problematize" mean?

2021-02-16 04:17:42 UTC  

This is a new form of INSOC I haven't heard of.

2021-02-16 04:17:59 UTC  

Make it a problem

2021-02-16 04:18:08 UTC  

Literally all it means

2021-02-16 04:18:22 UTC  

Look at power as a problem

2021-02-16 04:18:35 UTC  

Jesus Christ.

2021-02-16 04:19:57 UTC  

How is the idea of power problematic

2021-02-16 04:20:53 UTC  

Alright. So, power is where people find out where their integrity lies. People say Power Corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. There is some truth to that. But if I had to say, it would be more like something like this:

"Most people aren't Good. Most people are simply cowards who are afraid of what the ramifications would be if they did what they truly wished to do."

2021-02-16 04:21:29 UTC  

And we have a lot of things we actually wished we could do if we were honest with ourselves for about five seconds.

2021-02-16 04:22:19 UTC  

Make it an issue

2021-02-16 04:24:12 UTC  

Right, I'm getting to the answer here.

Realistically, most people don't think of themselves as bad people. Most people think of themselves as the kinds of people who would have joined a resistance movement against the Nazis. But if today you are standing with every major political establishment and corporation, then that means you are standing with the mainstream opinion, which means by default you have chosen the safest position.

2021-02-16 04:24:48 UTC  

Power is a problem because, suddenly, you don't have to care about what your fellow primates think of you.

2021-02-16 04:25:30 UTC  

And truth be told, a lot of mainstream positions are correct because they've been formulated through ongoing dialogue between groups of people that have lasted centuries.

2021-02-16 04:26:08 UTC  

Wonderful, thank you for the help gents.

2021-02-16 04:26:12 UTC  

So to no longer be constrained by those things is dangerous if you don't know yourself (which most people do not.)

2021-02-16 04:27:10 UTC  

I hope I have actually been helpful. I know my answers are long, but they need to be, I think. Because that's a hell of a question.

2021-02-16 04:27:48 UTC  

Yeah you're telling me

2021-02-16 04:28:02 UTC  

You solved 4 hours of research and note reviewing in 20 minutes

2021-02-16 04:28:09 UTC  

Much obliged gents. Good night.

2021-02-16 04:28:14 UTC  

'Night.