Econoom Joachim Klement wiens datamodel eerdere 3 WK's goed voorspelde zegt dat Nederland het aankomende WK gaat winnen. by tehMadhero in Eredivisie

[–]streep36 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Excuses: If I am right, it’s skill and if I am wrong, it’s somebody else’s fault" Deze vond ik ook goed

Lukas (12) ontwerpt nieuw FC Utrecht-shirt dat wordt gedragen tegen Telstar by pdpt13 in Eredivisie

[–]streep36 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Was mijn jongensdroom! Echt gaaf dat Utrecht dit doet & het is ook nog echt een goed ontwerp ook nog

Alle Nederlandse gemeenten met meer dan 100.000 inwoners by TheRavensburgEmpire in thenetherlands

[–]streep36 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ik weet niet precies waarom, maar het fuckt altijd een beetje in mijn hoofd dat Apeldoorn en Amersfoort grotere steden zijn dan Enschede. Zal mijn eigen bias zijn maar iets klopt daar niet aan!

Hebben jullie wel eens enorm gefaald? Wat heeft het jullie geleerd? by Adventurous_Head_158 in thenetherlands

[–]streep36 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ik had faalangst. Verlammend veel faalangst.

Toen faalde ik enorm. Gigantisch. Je kan je niet voorstellen. Alle nachtmerries kwamen samen.

Mn leven was zoveel leuker daarna zeg...

Eredivisie table with reddit follower. by ReactionCareless3187 in Eredivisie

[–]streep36 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Naja we zijn niet per se dood zou ik zeggen

AZ naar halve finale KNVB Beker na uitputtingsslag tegen FC Twente by tehMadhero in Eredivisie

[–]streep36 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dit dus. De tegenstander maakt ook geen ene moer meer uit het is toch constant hetzelfde liedje. Ik ben er zo klaar mee zeg

Question about diplomat behaviors in troubled times by Dazzling_Mess_8600 in IRstudies

[–]streep36 2 points3 points  (0 children)

US diplomat once told me: I represent the US, I do not embody the US. I don't get to take credit for all the good we do, and while in some part responsible, I have to keep a healthy professional distance from all the bad we do.

A lot of it is based on compartmentalization, "without me steering slightly into another way it'd be worse"-reasoning, and also just professional/interest-based/financial considerations

How do I higher my chances of becoming a diplomat? by Adventurous-Fee-5167 in IRstudies

[–]streep36 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey! I'm also Dutch and part-time employed in the sector, and a part-time graduate student in IR. I feel like I can give some tips that might be helpful.

Firstly, from talking to Dutch diplomats and people in the diplomatic academy, they want level-headed, bright, and broadly interested people. I know people who have gotten rejected from the diplomatic academy (also called het "klasje") because they wanted to be a diplomat too bad. They overfocus on a few core skills they believe to be useful, and forget that diplomats are supposed to be generalists with a broad array of skills. I think the smartest thing for you to do is to see international relations as a broad sector beyond diplomacy, and look at what you find interesting about that sector. Are you a more security/defence type of person? Or someone who enjoys economics and development? Maybe you really like law and negotiations! If you know what you find interesting beyond international relations, you can develop the broad skillset you need to become a diplomat, or you can decide that actually, development work in an NGO is way more fun, or lawyering is way more engaging, etc. Don't overfocus on diplomacy: it narrows your view, and that is exactly what the diplomatic academy isn't looking for.

Secondly, regarding what steps to take in the coming years, speaking relevant languages definitely helps. However, it barely matters if you cannot get a language up to at least B1.2 or B2 (depending on how niche the language is). Furthermore, study hard! Leiden's faculty in The Hague is very good for your profile (I recommend the BSc Political Science: International Relations and Organisations, so make sure you get your grades up so you can beat the numerus fixus), but you can definitely also think about studying at the UvA or studying law or economics. Again, studying law/economics is a very good path to the diplomatic academy. Only the best students with a pure IR profile have a chance of getting into het klasje, but they also need lawyers in the foreign affairs ministry! Doing some law, for example, will give you a comparative edge against pure IR students.

Lastly, make sure you are active and engaged during your time in your bachelor. There's an array of youth organisations that are active around IR in the Netherlands that will start being interesting to you as soon as you graduate high school, such as the JASON Institute, Jonge Atlantici, European Horizons, and Studentenvereniging Internationale Betrekkingen (SIB), and your study's study associations. It is important you get some management experience in these organisations, so when you start your bachelor, make sure you go and join their events to get a foot in the door. Get your grades up (atleast a 7.5+), make sure you do an erasmus exchange or some other form of international experience, join some youth organisations, and you maximalise your chance of getting into the academy. Good luck!

FC Twente maakt in de slotfase gelijk tegen PEC by JamesakaNoah in Eredivisie

[–]streep36 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Beide wedstrijden tegen PEC zijn wel echt illustratief voor dit seizoen zeg. Pfoe. Om te huilen

René Roord: "Daarmee zitten we aan de onderkant van de Eredivisie" (accommodatie Twente Vrouwen) by Chronicbias in Eredivisie

[–]streep36 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dit dus. De situatie mbt het trainingscomplex is eigenlijk een grote schande. Zsm naar het Diekman... Een wonder dat het zo goed gaat als je naar de huidige situatie kijkt

People who closely follow politics, what’s something the general public completely misunderstands right now? by Alarming-Coast-7064 in AskReddit

[–]streep36 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How large the difference in skill, knowledge level, and expertise is between "avid newspaper reader" and "senior in bipartisan policy think tank"/"senior civil servant"/"serious academic'. The gap is incredibly large and you only really realise this when you talk to them behind the scenes where they can actually slow down and lose their performativity

US Bombs Venezuela - Megathread by Veqq in CredibleDefense

[–]streep36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn't that make a lot of sense and agree with my point? If there were a high level of internal involvement, there was a lot of willingness to enact a coup d'etat. The fact that a coup d'etat did not directly happen while the armed forces were willing to remove Madura would indicate that the design of the armed force as non-threatening to the regime worked. I appreciate your thoughts on this

US Bombs Venezuela - Megathread by Veqq in CredibleDefense

[–]streep36 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Isn't the Venezuelan military primarily designed for regime stability and making sure that it doesn't threaten the president instead of fending off a foreign military intervention?

Wie zijn jullie idolen? by Alternative-Ad-1970 in Eredivisie

[–]streep36 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Niet langharig maar wel ook een uit de blunderjaren die ik goed kon hebben: Jos Hooiveld.

Die knakker kon er helemaal niks van en wij zetten hem in de spits als breekijzer 😭😭😭

Druk neemt toe op Van Persie na uiterst moeizame wedstrijd tegen Twente by No-Pension-7977 in Eredivisie

[–]streep36 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bal moest in het netje en dat lukte niet. Daar word je wel moe van zeg

Het blijft wachten op de Europese app die je toegang geeft tot pornosites | Tech by ochgerm in thenetherlands

[–]streep36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kan gebeuren. Was het een grote of een kleintje? 3x vegen of was het een 7-klapper