tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post2199524183927739326..comments2024-03-28T16:15:19.319-04:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: When Critics are Lazy, Military-Academic Complex AdditionSteve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-90330218739677065462016-10-21T19:00:30.504-04:002016-10-21T19:00:30.504-04:00It is not that unusual. Far left have long critic...It is not that unusual. Far left have long criticized "cozy" relationships between academics and government (even as they themselves benefit from government money). The phrase military-industrial-Congressional-academic complex is not mine, and it is not new. DND's Security and Defence Forum got attacked on a regular basis even though it shipped over $100k every year to York, an outpost of Critical Security Studies. <br /><br />As Phil Lagasse tweeted, Canadian IR is diverse, so some folks will not criticize the Conservatives much, some won't criticize the Liberals, and so on.Steve Saidemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-501078531025193592016-10-21T17:26:48.718-04:002016-10-21T17:26:48.718-04:00Regardless of the fact that IR graduates in Ottawa...Regardless of the fact that IR graduates in Ottawa are almost predestined to get careers in government (no matter the party in power), it's unusual that this attack on academia is coming from a left-wing columnist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-34467799709190196152016-10-20T19:29:13.830-04:002016-10-20T19:29:13.830-04:00Minor media outlet, hah. So true!Minor media outlet, hah. So true!Ubiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930257512333177595noreply@blogger.com