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He says Japanese and South Korean hostility is intense enough that, if war comes, both societies would fight fanatically and to the bitter end.
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Fanaticism
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Jiang states a selection rule for conspiratorial or revolutionary orders: the most extreme and fanatical actors ultimately prevail.
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He defines this eschatological response as creating fanaticism by telling a suffering population that suffering is part of God's plan, produces invincibility, and gives martyrdom heavenly reward.
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He says the most extreme believers matter most for geopolitical outcomes because fanatics have the highest energy and commitment.
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New converts are often the most fanatical believers because conversion forces them to surrender community, tradition, history, and identity, making sunk cost bind them to the new religion.
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Fanaticism is the ultimate weapon because it cannot be defeated by destroying a place; diaspora and persecution make it grow.
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Jiang identifies three beliefs behind Jewish fanaticism: purity through law, persecution solidarity, and a messianic final victory.
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Diaspora turns Israelite identity from fluid and dynamic into concrete and more fanatically preserved.
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"The thing about the South Koreans and the Japanese is, like, they really, really hate each other. Okay? So, if they're going to go..."
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"the thing about suicide is that those who are the most extreme, those who are the most fanatical, will win out in the end,..."
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"...Okay. And the idea here is this. You need to create fanaticism among your people, right? Because your people are suffering. They don't have..."
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"Because they've been learning and adapting from each other. Okay. So having said these three caveats, let's go into the six major eschatological traditions...."
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"And what they discovered is, the best way to do that is through the Catholic Church, right? Because remember, these barbarians, they're pagans. They..."
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"And you are often dubious and skeptical because children like to rebel against their parents. But, if you convert to Christianity, if you do..."
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"...in the Roman Empire. And they continue to rebel. So this fanaticism of the Jews. It both scares and it awes the Romans. Okay?..."
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"So you have to somehow destroy this fanaticism. If you are to win this war against the Jews. And there are three central beliefs..."
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"...And so these are the three major beliefs that underpin Jewish fanaticism. And it makes the Jews almost invincible. Because it makes them fearless...."
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"Also at this time, what's important to understand is, Okay? Also at this time, what's important to understand is, the identity as Israelite people..."
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"Okay? Because this is how people got along. Right? If you said that my God is better than your God, you will piss off..."
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"It's a polytheistic religion with a pantheon of gods, okay? And maybe Yahweh's at the top, or maybe Yahweh's co -equal, okay? We don't..."
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