during lecture-discussion today about global racial hierarchies and pierre's book, a student read the school newspaper cover story's aloud.
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We were talking about whiteness and social capital. Then he read this:https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/10/03/campus/former-un-ambassador-samantha-power-reflects-career-diplomacy-journalism/ …
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That weeping ambassador story really has feel of speech formula toastmasters teaches U.S ambassadors to UN.
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I'm also wondering how someone who's dealing with a crisis in CAR could be brought to tears by a person's mere presence ;)
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My assumption based on limited interactions w aid & foreign service folks is all have 2 experiences: 1) fish out of water fucking up & not
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understanding the rules of courtesy w foreign diplomat (2) foreign diplomat genuflecting and being overly grateful for their work
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Depending on the person they either exclusively tell story 1 or story 2. It occurs to no one that genuflecting foreign diplomat may be a
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difference in rules of courtesy
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