A conversation with Ramzi Abou-Ismail and George Wardini.
Looking back on their online series The Happy Hour, political pragmatism vs rigidity and puritanism, regional events and how they brush against narrower identity, national borders and their long-term viability, and where attitudes and social trends are moving.
Ramzi Abou-Ismail recently completed his PhD in political psychology. George Wardini is a political content creator and manages PolyBlog.
Find Ramzi on Instagram: [at]the.political.psychologist and follow PolyBlog [at]polyblog.lb
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
4:25 The Happy Hour
11:12 Pragmatism
16:26 Extremism
20:09 Hatred
29:56 Attitudes
37:53 Borders
44:10 Lebanese Forces
50:01 Hezbollah’s Endgame
1:02:10 Battle repetition
1:03:29 What next?
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