You said ask me anything so... When you recently gave that presentation at Stanford with that AZOV clown, did you ask him why he is wearing camouflage while being so far away from the front line ?
u/Dawnlazy and u/cptjeff 1:32 If you could clear up one common misconception in your area of research that too many people fail to understand, which one would it be? 2. u/Jacobs4525 3:08 Are the current cast of autocratic powers - China, Russia, Iran - more of a solid and indivisible bloc that is challenging the liberal world order, or are they more of a loose amalgamation? In other words, are we entering a second Cold War with this autocratic Bloc? 3. u/UtridRagnarson 5:10 Do you think the multicultural left is dead in the United States? Given that many religious and cultural minorities in the U.S. frequently have views on gender and sexuality that contradict contemporary progressive views, how will progressives deal with these contradictions? Will this eventually lead to a drop in support on the left for immigration from “backwards” cultures? 4. u/Steak_Knight and u/yourunclejoe 9:23 If you have read Dune, the science fiction series by Frank Herbert - what do you think it is about? 5. u/sw337 11:25 Some on the Left have argued that your book, The End of History, is a self-fulling prophecy since it greatly affected U.S. foreign policy. How would you respond to that? 6. u/ColinHome 13:25 If a major Western democracy falls to illiberalism, would support for liberalism in other democracies increase as a result, or would illiberalism become more enticing? We have already seen so-called “illiberal democracy” in Hungary, Turkey, and Poland, but so far all have continued to hold mostly regular and free elections, if not entirely fair. If Germany, France, Britain, or the United States fell into this kind of illiberalism, would liberals rally? 7. u/RFK_1968 and u/Legodude293 16:48 How do you engage with authoritarian countries in a way that moves them towards liberalization instead of simply enabling and rewarding their authoritarianism? From the idea that free trade could transform China and Russia, to the idea that engagement with Iran and Saudi Arabia could improve their approaches towards human rights, these kinds of ideas have taken a serious hit. How do we square this circle? 8. u/ultramilkplus 20:55 How does a period of high inflation affect politics? Does it correlate with instability, populism, nationalism, extremism, innovation, and "onshoring" 9. u/paidbythepost and u/Telperions-Relative 24:25 What are some of your favorite songs? 10. u/TouchTheCathyl and u/KenBalbari 26:45 The Sahel has seen a wave of regime changes very recently. In general, former French colonies seem much less politically stable than former British colonies. The usual explanation I see is that France still effectively has a colonial empire in West Africa. What do you think is the cause? 11. u/FrancesFukuyama 29:48 In The End of History, you write that liberalism is the end of history because it is the only political system that has balanced megalothymos (the need to be recognized over others) and isothymos (the need to be recognized merely as equals). However, wokeness seems to offer a new enticing formation: megalothymos in the pursuit of isothymos. This idea that “I can prove my virtue and gain recognition over others by pursuing more and more radical ways to be equitable.” It seems that wokeness appears to satisfy both megalothymos and isothymos better than liberalism. Is wokeness the next stage of History? 12. u/quote_if_trump_dumb 34:43 Which region of the world do you think is most likely to become more liberal in the next 20 years? 13. u/Un_Known_ 36:35 Of all of the IR experts that you’ve known over the years, and especially in regards to the ones you find yourself disagreeing with, who among these experts do you respect the most, and why? 14. u/Amish_Revenge 39:09 What woodworking piece are you most proud of? 15. u/polandball2101 41:17 Will nation-building become more prevalent in the future? Do you think it will be more or less successful than how it is in the current era?
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You said ask me anything so...
When you recently gave that presentation at Stanford with that AZOV clown, did you ask him why he is wearing camouflage while being so far away from the front line ?
Hi r/neoliberal
u/Dawnlazy and u/cptjeff 1:32
If you could clear up one common misconception in your area of research that too many people fail to understand, which one would it be?
2. u/Jacobs4525 3:08
Are the current cast of autocratic powers - China, Russia, Iran - more of a solid and indivisible bloc that is challenging the liberal world order, or are they more of a loose amalgamation? In other words, are we entering a second Cold War with this autocratic Bloc?
3. u/UtridRagnarson 5:10
Do you think the multicultural left is dead in the United States? Given that many religious and cultural minorities in the U.S. frequently have views on gender and sexuality that contradict contemporary progressive views, how will progressives deal with these contradictions? Will this eventually lead to a drop in support on the left for immigration from “backwards” cultures?
4. u/Steak_Knight and u/yourunclejoe 9:23
If you have read Dune, the science fiction series by Frank Herbert - what do you think it is about?
5. u/sw337 11:25
Some on the Left have argued that your book, The End of History, is a self-fulling prophecy since it greatly affected U.S. foreign policy. How would you respond to that?
6. u/ColinHome 13:25
If a major Western democracy falls to illiberalism, would support for liberalism in other democracies increase as a result, or would illiberalism become more enticing? We have already seen so-called “illiberal democracy” in Hungary, Turkey, and Poland, but so far all have continued to hold mostly regular and free elections, if not entirely fair.
If Germany, France, Britain, or the United States fell into this kind of illiberalism, would liberals rally?
7. u/RFK_1968 and u/Legodude293 16:48
How do you engage with authoritarian countries in a way that moves them towards liberalization instead of simply enabling and rewarding their authoritarianism? From the idea that free trade could transform China and Russia, to the idea that engagement with Iran and Saudi Arabia could improve their approaches towards human rights, these kinds of ideas have taken a serious hit. How do we square this circle?
8. u/ultramilkplus 20:55
How does a period of high inflation affect politics? Does it correlate with instability, populism, nationalism, extremism, innovation, and "onshoring"
9. u/paidbythepost and u/Telperions-Relative 24:25
What are some of your favorite songs?
10. u/TouchTheCathyl and u/KenBalbari 26:45
The Sahel has seen a wave of regime changes very recently. In general, former French colonies seem much less politically stable than former British colonies. The usual explanation I see is that France still effectively has a colonial empire in West Africa. What do you think is the cause?
11. u/FrancesFukuyama 29:48
In The End of History, you write that liberalism is the end of history because it is the only political system that has balanced megalothymos (the need to be recognized over others) and isothymos (the need to be recognized merely as equals). However, wokeness seems to offer a new enticing formation: megalothymos in the pursuit of isothymos. This idea that “I can prove my virtue and gain recognition over others by pursuing more and more radical ways to be equitable.” It seems that wokeness appears to satisfy both megalothymos and isothymos better than liberalism. Is wokeness the next stage of History?
12. u/quote_if_trump_dumb 34:43
Which region of the world do you think is most likely to become more liberal in the next 20 years?
13. u/Un_Known_ 36:35
Of all of the IR experts that you’ve known over the years, and especially in regards to the ones you find yourself disagreeing with, who among these experts do you respect the most, and why?
14. u/Amish_Revenge 39:09
What woodworking piece are you most proud of?
15. u/polandball2101 41:17
Will nation-building become more prevalent in the future? Do you think it will be more or less successful than how it is in the current era?
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