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submitted 3 months ago by CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

As kids, we're told only people who go to college/university for politics/economics/law are qualifiable to make/run a country. As adults, we see no nation these "qualified" adults form actually work as a nation, with all manifesto-driven governments failing. Which to me validates the ambitions of all political theorist amateurs, especially as there are higher hopes now that anything an amateur might throw at the wall can stick. Here's my favorite from a friend.

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[-] LrdThndr@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

It’s been 15ish years since that polysci class. The project assigned a geographical location on a fictional continent, and other class members’ countries were on the same continent.

The final work required a fully written constitution, a history outlining relations with other student’s countries, a flag, and a travel brochure.

As I recall, I did get an A on the project.

[-] Meltrax@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

That is so cool. Things like this make me realize how much I miss school. Like, actually miss some of the learning and studying aspects. If only grad school in the USA didn't cost a small fortune, I'd love to continue education for purposes like this.

Thanks for sharing!

this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2024
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