Harry Sargent
@harrysargent2.bsky.social
Former contributor to Areo Magazine, currently in Liberal Currents. Feeling good these days. Writes about history, philosophy and international relations. If i’m acting like a jerk tell me to log off! Enjoys 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️perspectives…
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"In a world increasingly marked by power contests, we would do well to remember that morality cannot be so easily brushed aside." www.liberalcurrents.com/there-are-no...
There Are No Simple Answers to International Relations
Everyone who has ever approached international relations with a formula has always overreached and oversimplified.
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Me in Liberal Currents: Realism in international relations ignores soft power at its peril…
There’s should be a function to arrange my Italian holiday snaps reverse-chronologically so it looks like i’m getting thinner…
January 4, 2026 at 9:56 PM
There’s should be a function to arrange my Italian holiday snaps reverse-chronologically so it looks like i’m getting thinner…
As far as i can tell prostates just hang around making it hard to pee and giving everyone cancer.
So however useless you might feel, you are still better than the average prostate…
Merry Christmas 🎄
So however useless you might feel, you are still better than the average prostate…
Merry Christmas 🎄
December 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
As far as i can tell prostates just hang around making it hard to pee and giving everyone cancer.
So however useless you might feel, you are still better than the average prostate…
Merry Christmas 🎄
So however useless you might feel, you are still better than the average prostate…
Merry Christmas 🎄
A Few Good Men was a very brave film and still very relevant: “We were just following orders” didn’t work for the Nazis at Nuremberg!
December 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
A Few Good Men was a very brave film and still very relevant: “We were just following orders” didn’t work for the Nazis at Nuremberg!
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i can’t believe how easily media manipulates people i disagree with
December 15, 2025 at 2:31 AM
i can’t believe how easily media manipulates people i disagree with
Pluribus is great.
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Pluribus is great.
I quite like Stoicism but find the account of death unconvincing. Is death part of life? Is it the opposite of life? Is it some secret third thing?
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I quite like Stoicism but find the account of death unconvincing. Is death part of life? Is it the opposite of life? Is it some secret third thing?
Had an idea for an article that I won’t write because i’m unqualified:
Liberals often assume a lack of education/economic hardship/fox news propaganda are the main reasons for rural ultraconservatism…
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Liberals often assume a lack of education/economic hardship/fox news propaganda are the main reasons for rural ultraconservatism…
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November 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Had an idea for an article that I won’t write because i’m unqualified:
Liberals often assume a lack of education/economic hardship/fox news propaganda are the main reasons for rural ultraconservatism…
1/2
Liberals often assume a lack of education/economic hardship/fox news propaganda are the main reasons for rural ultraconservatism…
1/2
Does anyone have first hand experience of getting their socials checked when entering certain countries? There’s a lot of rumors swirling around Australia but I haven’t met anyone with concrete experience of it…
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Does anyone have first hand experience of getting their socials checked when entering certain countries? There’s a lot of rumors swirling around Australia but I haven’t met anyone with concrete experience of it…
Me dressed as a dead wimbledon line judge for halloween party
November 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Me dressed as a dead wimbledon line judge for halloween party
Who would have thought having sensational boobs is no guarantee of admirable politics…?
November 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Who would have thought having sensational boobs is no guarantee of admirable politics…?
Elementary school for the very online:
“So let me get this straight, last week you claimed to be an expert on history… and this week you claim to be an expert on mathematics?”
“So let me get this straight, last week you claimed to be an expert on history… and this week you claim to be an expert on mathematics?”
November 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Elementary school for the very online:
“So let me get this straight, last week you claimed to be an expert on history… and this week you claim to be an expert on mathematics?”
“So let me get this straight, last week you claimed to be an expert on history… and this week you claim to be an expert on mathematics?”
I’m such a Dad i gave my car a pat and said “how are doing old girl?” when no one was looking.
Then, being a modern Dad, I worried that was sexist in some way…
Then, being a modern Dad, I worried that was sexist in some way…
November 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’m such a Dad i gave my car a pat and said “how are doing old girl?” when no one was looking.
Then, being a modern Dad, I worried that was sexist in some way…
Then, being a modern Dad, I worried that was sexist in some way…
Caught Hobbes mid-meow and it looks like he’s smiling…
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Caught Hobbes mid-meow and it looks like he’s smiling…
Beautiful green tree snake (from Sydney)
October 31, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Beautiful green tree snake (from Sydney)
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Expulsion from royalty for being a bad person implies the existence of promotion to royalty for being a good person…
October 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Expulsion from royalty for being a bad person implies the existence of promotion to royalty for being a good person…
Expulsion from royalty for being a bad person implies the existence of promotion to royalty for being a good person…
October 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Expulsion from royalty for being a bad person implies the existence of promotion to royalty for being a good person…
He’s gonna nuke the moon isn’t he?
October 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
He’s gonna nuke the moon isn’t he?
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I'm sorry I didn't answer my phone when you called. I don't use it for that
October 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I'm sorry I didn't answer my phone when you called. I don't use it for that
I find it hard to empathize with wind turbines… i’m just not a big fan…
October 29, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I find it hard to empathize with wind turbines… i’m just not a big fan…
This is terrible advice
If you don’t laugh at your own post, you shouldn’t post it.
October 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This is terrible advice
My wife read Hobbes “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe. He really liked it and is planning to tell all his cat friends about it…
Just kidding! he doesn’t have any cat friends - he hates all other cats…
Just kidding! he doesn’t have any cat friends - he hates all other cats…
October 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
My wife read Hobbes “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe. He really liked it and is planning to tell all his cat friends about it…
Just kidding! he doesn’t have any cat friends - he hates all other cats…
Just kidding! he doesn’t have any cat friends - he hates all other cats…
Reposted by Harry Sargent
Dreyfus Indoor Pools: home of the J'Accusie.
October 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Dreyfus Indoor Pools: home of the J'Accusie.
There’s a person on here who thinks everything’s about them. I’m not going to say who it is…
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
There’s a person on here who thinks everything’s about them. I’m not going to say who it is…
Big corporations: We’re looking to promote exceptional individuals to leadership roles…
Also we value teamwork above all else…
Of course, we’ll fire you in a heartbeat if it helps our bottom line…
Also company loyalty is a value we espouse…
Also we value teamwork above all else…
Of course, we’ll fire you in a heartbeat if it helps our bottom line…
Also company loyalty is a value we espouse…
October 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Big corporations: We’re looking to promote exceptional individuals to leadership roles…
Also we value teamwork above all else…
Of course, we’ll fire you in a heartbeat if it helps our bottom line…
Also company loyalty is a value we espouse…
Also we value teamwork above all else…
Of course, we’ll fire you in a heartbeat if it helps our bottom line…
Also company loyalty is a value we espouse…
I’d be interested to read an article on the political implications of the rise of crypto…
Can it ever be regulated now or is the genie out the bottle? Would a bursting of the crypto bubble cause a more general crash? Are people already voting purely according to the impact on their crypto holdings?
Can it ever be regulated now or is the genie out the bottle? Would a bursting of the crypto bubble cause a more general crash? Are people already voting purely according to the impact on their crypto holdings?
October 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I’d be interested to read an article on the political implications of the rise of crypto…
Can it ever be regulated now or is the genie out the bottle? Would a bursting of the crypto bubble cause a more general crash? Are people already voting purely according to the impact on their crypto holdings?
Can it ever be regulated now or is the genie out the bottle? Would a bursting of the crypto bubble cause a more general crash? Are people already voting purely according to the impact on their crypto holdings?