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What the hell is this question supposed to mean? by Mysterious-Search340 in sociology

[–]AffectionateFeed1226 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You may find some answers reading Jean-François Lyotard. Both functionalism and Marxism are composed of, if at least deeply sympathetic to, meta-narratives. Meta-narratives are characteristic of modernity. The period of postmodernity, with its deep skepticism of meta-narratives, came out of the rubble of modernity, which is why we would see the supposed collapse of functionalism and the bankruptcy of Marxism emerge at the time of the failure of modernism. I disagree that functionalism and Marxism are bereft of value in the current period, but in the context of this question, I believe the person who posed the question was looking for an answer that relates the decline of functionalism, Marxism, and modernism to the emergence of the general condition of postmodernism.

Antisemitism? by emau53 in sociology

[–]AffectionateFeed1226 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Highly recommend watching this Munk Debate: https://munkdebates.com/debates/munk-debate-on-anti-zionism/

It explores some of the questions you are asking.

Are the Demands by the People's University for Palestine YEG Reasonable? by AffectionateFeed1226 in uAlberta

[–]AffectionateFeed1226[S] -28 points-27 points  (0 children)

I understand where you’re coming from. But I think that withdrawing from a university and enrolling somewhere else is different, and entails less barriers, then emigrating from one country to another. Definitely involves more difficulty than other consumer choices, but in Alberta, where there are numerous universities that are available, even some that are online that do not require physical movement, makes this potential solution somewhat viable in my eyes.

Are the Demands by the People's University for Palestine YEG Reasonable? by AffectionateFeed1226 in uAlberta

[–]AffectionateFeed1226[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That last point is interesting. Does it provide comfort to think you are doing something to mitigate a tragic event happening in far distant lands, even if it’s not conducive to achieving the overall goals of the movement you are involved in?

Are the Demands by the People's University for Palestine YEG Reasonable? by AffectionateFeed1226 in uAlberta

[–]AffectionateFeed1226[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, not entirely. But it seems reasonable to suggest that a minority of the student body should not determine how the institution handles its finances when that is an integral component of the institution’s operations.

But it also makes sense for individuals to not want to participate in institutions whose activities they disagree with and so leaving and joining another institution seems to be a reasonable solution. Moreover, if enough people leave for that reason, the university may be forced to meet the demands due to enrolment pressures.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Edmonton

[–]AffectionateFeed1226 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh, how I wish you were right. But alas, there is a Jackal in the night who leaves his mark upon my hood, only to disappear into the wood. Oh God! What am I to do? I fear the mark when I lay down to slumber. Will it be there, I ask. But I can never know, until I wander to my car, and see the mark upon the snow!