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?