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Russian eastward expansion is presented as an escape from oppression, misery, and slavery, not as state-planned opportunity-seeking; this makes Russian fatalism different from American optimism.
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American Optimism
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Jiang says Russian pessimism comes from cold, violence, scarce resources, and conflict; he reframes the larger puzzle as why Americans are so unusually optimistic.
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"This is basically Ukraine. This is what's driving the invasion, because historically, most of the wealth in Russia has been located in the Ukraine..."
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"So, that's what's driving this. And what will happen is, as these people move further eastwards, the state will follow them in order to..."
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"So, these people who are being conquered, they're either being ethnic cleansed, or they're being forced to immigrate, or they're being enslaved. It's a..."
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"Oh. Great. Question. Why. Are. The. Russians. So. Pessimistic. Okay. First. Of. All. It's. Really. Cold. In. Russia. Okay. If. You're. If. It's. Cold...."
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"Optimistic. Right. Okay. Does. That. Make. Sense. Okay. Any. More. Questions. Was. This. Clear. To. Guys. Okay. And. I. Know. It's. Hard. Okay. But...."
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"...he does, you'll become rich as well. So this is the American optimism. This is the American dream. All right. So he continues. He's..."
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The lecture starts with Putin and Ukraine, but it does not stay in policy.
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America begins here as a cure for civilization: a clean-slate game built from Enlightenment rights, self-help, property, and fair rules.
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