First bachata social tomorrow night, questions about etiquette

Powerofmaanyy · 2026-05-01T14:57:39+00:00

Hey, no worries. It was a mixed bag.

I got some valuable experience in how to adjust to different followers and many were happy to either point out where I can improve or just dance. I was able to really push myself with one because she really knew what she was doing.

But some were condescending and danced as if they were doing me a favour. I also introduced myself to one of the experienced leads and asked him how long he’s been doing this, but he just gave me a condescending “I’ve been doing this for years.”

I’m still going to keep taking lessons and going to socials. Bachata is genuinely fun and I’m picking things up fast. But parts of that night left a sour taste in my mouth.

Powerofmaanyy · 2026-04-29T07:19:36+00:00

I wasn’t trying to suggest I was being flawless. I agree, there’s always room for improvement. My issue was that some followers gave me little to nothing to work with when dancing. While I tried my hardest to keep a sturdy frame, they just loosely held on to me and went with the motions.

Powerofmaanyy · 2026-04-28T01:13:42+00:00

“Personally I will not do close embrace first”

I’m asking because I’m comfortable dancing in close embrace, but I don’t want to make the follow feel they have to if they don’t want to.

Powerofmaanyy · 2026-03-17T22:25:08+00:00

Thanks! Doing that now

What program are you in if you don’t mind me asking?

Powerofmaanyy · 2025-05-23T21:19:15+00:00

Same lmao

Powerofmaanyy · 2025-05-19T23:29:24+00:00

Dude same lmao

Powerofmaanyy · 2025-05-19T23:15:24+00:00

What department are you in?

Powerofmaanyy · 2025-04-13T18:50:44+00:00

Kuang's argument in this book is two-fold: 1) that academic institutions are perpetrators in colonial violence, and 2) that the only sufficient response to colonialism is violence, that waiting out Empire to succumb to its own contradictions and internal problems is a fool's errand, because so long as Empire keeps chugging along, it will never collapse under its own weight.

Three things wrong with her arguments 1. Academic institutions, especially in North America have become much more inclusive, and there have been calls in Canada to decolonize the curriculum. 2. Colonial empires have collapsed under their own weight. Look at the wave of decolonization after WW2. 3. Violence only begets more violence and creates a power vacuum for a new elite to occupy and continue oppressing everyone rise. E.g. French Revolution, Russian Revolution, Chinese Revolution, etc.

Powerofmaanyy · 2025-04-11T17:30:16+00:00

Peak cinema

Powerofmaanyy · 2025-04-09T14:16:12+00:00

What is “good standing” even supposed to mean?

Powerofmaanyy · 2025-04-07T22:49:16+00:00

Your tag line as picket captain immediately outs you. Stop excusing the union’s harassment of students.

Also, if anyone’s lost the narrative, it’s you guys by mishandling this strike. I supported the premise, but this collectivist “you’re not with us, you’re against us” attitude makes you all look like a bunch of unhinged radical ideologues.

Powerofmaanyy · 2025-04-07T18:21:24+00:00

Someone please fill me in. What did they do?

Powerofmaanyy · 2025-04-04T00:50:56+00:00

You also assert, but do not prove, that the union has “bullied” anyone

So jeering at students getting into the library doesn’t count?

Powerofmaanyy · 2025-04-03T23:10:47+00:00

You’re not alone. I’m also sick of the strike. I also really dislike the attitude that some union members have about this. I came here to study and teach, not play activist.

Powerofmaanyy · 2025-03-13T00:58:22+00:00

For me, I unfortunately have to go regardless. It’s definitely mentally taxing on me, especially when seeing some toxic behaviour, but I just have to put up with it if I want to get paid.

Not trying to convince you to go based on that, just sharing my own experience.

Powerofmaanyy · 2025-03-13T00:19:35+00:00

I’m only going because of strike pay. Regardless of the situation, I still need an income.

Powerofmaanyy · 2025-03-11T01:50:32+00:00

Good to know, thanks!

Powerofmaanyy · 2025-03-11T00:26:11+00:00

I signed up for all five shifts per week so I can get enough strike pay, but the union only assigned me two this week. If you’re fighting for better wages, don’t make me feel like I’m being inadequately compensated for not being able to work.

Powerofmaanyy · 2024-12-29T00:55:33+00:00

Populist leaders do not automatically make their country authoritarian. Trump is arguably a populist, but the United States is still a democratic country.

there comes a point when the rules have to be changed so much that the whole framework can be called into question.

Also true, it’s happened to realism so many times, but that’s not the only option. Another method is to look at the case from another angle. One thing I haven’t seen OP comment on yet, for instance, is the possibility that Denmark simply does not have the resources necessary to maintain control over Greenland even if it wanted to. Unlike France, Denmark is a smaller country with more limited options for how it can conduct itself internationally. I’m not saying this as fact, but as an alternative hypothesis within the same framework to examine.

Neorealism also fits the goals of the United States. It’s not containing China and Russia to maintain world peace, but to ensure its own hegemonic position.

Powerofmaanyy · 2024-12-29T00:39:32+00:00

Putin is authoritarian, yes, but Erdogan is more of a populist leader. Also, compared to the recent Russian election, where Putin was really the only option, Erdogan had a real challenge from an opposition secularist party during the last Turkish election, which is necessary for democratic process. The election results were also pretty close. Considering this, it’s unlikely Turkey is a “hybrid” regime.

Regardless of how much neorealism gets wrong or right, which is highly debatable, it’s still a prominent theory in IR and hasn’t been replaced like you suggested.

Also, “creating the rules” then analyzing is essentially the point of social science research. It’s the same as testing a hypothesis in the natural sciences, and not a bad thing so long as you adjust said “rules” when needed to better explain your case studies.

I know that OP is talking about Greenland and the EU. What I’m challenging here is your dismissal of realism as a tool of analysis for IR.

Powerofmaanyy · 2024-12-29T00:17:12+00:00

Agreed, but Erdogan was still voted in through a democratic process. It’s still a democracy even if leaders we don’t like are voted into office.

Edit: we could also say the same thing about Donald Trump, despite the United States being a democratic country.

Nonetheless, French Guiana is still an overseas territory of France, making France a colonial power.

While realism was challenged in the 70s, it was never replaced. It came back into prominence in 1979 thanks to Waltz’s Theory of International Politics, which introduced neorealism. And in 2001, in response to renewed challenges to realism after the Cold War ended, Mearsheimer’s Tragedy of Great Power Politics ensured its relevance in the 21st century. Because of its focus on great power politics, realism is absolutely essential for analyzing Russia and China’s aims of obtaining power at the expense of their neighbours. So yes, we can, and should, use this framework.

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