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In hell, nothing is what it seems, and Dante plants clues that the person readers most trust, Virgil, is probably the one they should least trust.
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Deception
In hell, nothing is what it seems, and Dante plants clues that the person readers most trust, Virgil, is probably the one they should least trust.
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The Aeneid's Sinon episode casts Greek theater, philosophy, and rhetoric as deceptive crafts used to manipulate good but naive Trojans.
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The phase sequence can be described as consent in rise, deception in decline, and coercion in collapse.
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Jiang argues that Philip's smart diplomacy was as important as military strength because it bought time, exploited Greek rivalries, built alliances, and deceived enemies.
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Jiang argues Stalin had to actually become a sheep in front of Hitler, not merely pretend, in order to make Hitler believe he could eat him.
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Jiang says the Pentagon Papers exposed secret escalation, lack of public or congressional approval, and elite knowledge that the Vietnam War could not be won.
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"Which is to say, don't trust the person closest to you. Be careful how you enter and whom you trust. Okay? And what confirms..."
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"thick of it all a young soldier hands shackled behind his back with much shouting trojan shepherds were hauling him toward the king he'd..."
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"Where can I find some refuge? Where on land, on sea? What's left for me now? A man of so much misery. Nothing among..."
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"Greek theater is very, very popular. The Romans loved Greek theater, and Greek theater is really the very paragon of Greek civilization. And what..."
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"...consent. But, when you hit the decline phase. Now, it's their deception. And then, when you hit the collapse phase, it's coercion. So, let..."
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"...hit the decline phase, the consent phase. When we hit the deception, I'm the teacher. So, I say to you, hey guys, let's go..."
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"He would give speeches explaining his vision. Right? He wanted to make Macedon great. He wanted Macedon to conquer Greece and then conquer Persia...."
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"Right? Does that make sense? Because remember, at this time, it's basically Game of Thrones. Every nation is at each other's throat. Okay? And..."
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"What are these three words? How can Stalin get Hitler to invade Russia? What are the three words that Stalin can say to Hitler?..."
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"...approval, without congressional approval, okay? So there was a lot of deception. That's the first thing. Second thing is that the politicians, the presidents,..."
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