From where do we start?

Everything has a beginning 

Well everything has a beginning, from where did Political Science begin? When we start our studies in political science what is our first lesson? Well we start from Aristotle. He was a great philosopher, now I can write you a whole article and bore you with details about Aristotle's biography or I can just explain why I believe he is important and to what extend he is influencing modern politics. If you are interested in Aristotle, go ahead "google" him or and study him. He is quite impressive but his ideas and observations are even more impressing. Now before I start expressing my opinion about Aristotle we must keep in mind of the times he lived in and what their customs were. It was acceptable for there to be slaves and masters. Nevertheless we should not ignore his observations only because of the time he lived in. Yes it happened a long time ago but little has changed for the observations he gave us on the political systems...

Why is Aristotle important?

Well Aristotle was something new to this world. He shared his observations and analyze on political situations, something that a modern political scientist would do. Truly amazing what he came up with, and this only from observing every day situations. For me Aristotle is important because he shared a new type of thinking, he did not involve emotions when analyzing a situation. This is an important advice and lesson for everybody. We cannot believe that a certain type of government is the best and keep preaching it. Something that is occurring  nowadays with "democracy" ( which according to Aristotle is a deviant type of ruling, more about that later ). There is no such thing as a best "ruling". Every ruling is for itself, there is no same democracy in the world. As long as that government type is considered legitimate, and a ruling for the common good then it went in the "good" type of ruling under Aristotle's chart.

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Why are we scared from "politics"?

Why are we scared from "politics"?

Hey there guys! To be honest I have been asking the same question for quite some time now... What is politics and why are we scared from it? Whenever someone asks me what my major is their usual response is a confused face or anger. Why is it that a simple word as "politics" sparks confusion and in some cases anger and hatred?

Why is politics scary?

Why in the world should we be scared from politics? Lets be honest. Almost anything that is happening in our live is due to politics. Every choice that our governments make is closely linked to us. So why is it that we are all scared of things that control and monitor our lives? I mean everyday we get up, check what we have in our fridge, if we are out of milk or not. What should be thrown away so it does not stink up the whole fridge and if it needs cleaning.

My question now is why aren't we doing this for politics? It controls everything, from how much money we have in our pockets to how much we are paying for gas and different resources..

How many of us actually know where that money you earned and the government collects under "taxes" goes for? Can each of us call either the president or prime minister and ask them for what our money is being spent for? In some countries you might be able to do that. This is the reason we have democracies ( the ruling of the majority for the better good, nevertheless the definition of democracy has changed since Aristotle's time but more on that in the future! ). So let me get this straight, in theory "we the people" have the power to change everything, because we are the ones who are in charge... Then why the hell is nothing being done!!!

My theory for the inactivity...

How many of you have been told... You cannot do something, or you are not good enough? Maybe some of you have and others haven't. I know I have been told in my life I cannot do certain things, and yet I am proving those people wrong.. 

People are used to the idea that nothing can be done and they are happy with this idea! When we know nothing can be changed, all we can do is sit around, get used to what we are having and be happy for it. Imagine all of the pain that will be caused to people who know that this moment they can do something, change something for the better. Imagine how they would feel when realizing that they are doing NOTHING, they would feel unproductive and as if they lives were meaningless...

My question to you is.... Do you believe in change and if so, what do you do to prove it?

Who exactly am I?

Well I would like to start off by saying a few words about myself and what my "mission" is so to say.. 

Who am I?  

My name is Ivan. I am a 19 year old student at the New Bulgarian University. I am majoring in Political Science in english. As some of you could guess I am from Bulgaria, it is a beautiful small country in Europe ( if you do not know where it is, please do check it out ). Ever since I was little I had an interest in politics, and how the world works. You can rest assure that I have watched around three dozen movies about every modern problem, we either experienced or are experiencing at the moment. Starting from the 2nd World War till the Ukrainian Crisis and ISIS. I am a person who believes in the good and that anything is possible, no matter how insane it is... After all we do know that "nothing is impossible". Some people call me naive and dumb, others just call me a cloud chaser. Then there are my friends and the people who I love, they are the ones who support me and keep me going. 

My dream is to be a diplomat and represent my country in the best way I can. I love my country not because of it's "glorious" history, but because I can call it home. Yes! There are many wrong doings in Bulgaria. However I do believe in time this will all change. Of course nothing will change, if we do not do it ourselves. 

So what is my mission? Why did I create this blog?

My mission is to apply all of the things that I am learning from my professors in the university and apply them to the real world. What is the point of learning something and then not being able to apply it properly? Well this is what I will be doing... As my major suggests I am studying for a political scientist, now this may sound scary but in fact all it does is teaching is to apply information from the past to the present, and help us analyze situations. A skill which every self respecting human should be able to do! 

Another thing, which I will be focused on is giving a solution... What is the purpose of identifying a problem and then not suggest a solution? Of course my solutions may not be the right ones but it never hurts to be wrong, especially in my case when I have no real power what so ever.

I will also be analyzing the differences between some political terms, such as what is power and authority? What is the difference and is there a real difference..

What do I expect from my readers?

Something I would love to achieve from readers are questions. They are the driving force of every conversation. I do not want to sit here alone write about something and as if I am lecturing. It would be a lot more pleasant if people made discussions on various of topics and in a respectful manner we apply, analyze and discuss.

Thank you, for who ever read this short article. I hope, I have sparked some type of interest in you. 

Have a pleasant and lovely day!