On the subject matter of.....politics

There is no excuse for what I have done, abandoning my dear blog without any accountability - so much for professionalism!

Still, my dear readers, there is a reason why I have gone AWOL since last month.

UNIVERSITY!!!!!

I am studying international relations within the scope of politics. You can expect my subsequent blog posts to be oriented on that basis.

Source: mario-dumont.com

I have undergone the first week of college to form a view on this subject. And you know what I feel? I hate politics.

Politics is consisted of theories and implementations. Often times, the theories and implementations are opposite of each other. Theories lean toward an idealistic approach while the facts on the field will usually challenge the view. You will end up learning the art of negotiations.

In learning about politics, you have to keep your head straight since most of the ideologies will be enticing and persuading. Ideologies are a very dangerous tool. Take the famous (or infamous) case of Hitler. What persuaded Germany to be a national socialism country under Hitler's iron hand? It was the power of persuading that the ideology had.

Source: cambridge.org

International Relations on the other hand....

IR is a pretty fun branch of study, that is my first impression. You get to learn about analysis of world affairs and investigations of background. My curiosity always peaks at this discipline. However, the sad thing is that I won't be learning any country's background until at least the third semester (that's 1 year from now).

This week I have been learning about diplomacy. It's a pretty complicated art. Just like journalism, diplomacy is changing. The main reason depicted is globalization (one of these days, it all comes down to globalization). Diplomacy is not exclusively for diplomats or other state actors anymore. Non-state actors such as business people and involved civilians are diplomats too. You and I who are on the net are representing our respective country in this World Wide Web. 

It's been fun learning terminology such as attache, diplomatic couriers, consulates, immunity, the principle of extraterritoriality, asylum and so on. I am very green at this branch of study. I thank God for placing me in the midst of friends who have diplomats as fathers/mothers/relations to study with them.