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Jiang defines Russian civilization as fatalistic rather than utilitarian or German-idealist: Russians accept what is given, see God as merciful redeemer, and treat the heart as the deepest site of knowledge.
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Fatalism
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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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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Russian fatalism and resilience are not contradictory in Jiang's answer: knowing the world is doomed can compel one to live meaningfully, care for others, and act in faith without reward.
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Jiang contrasts Mesopotamia's immigrant struggle culture with Egypt, where he says geographic security allowed passivity and fatalism: 'let the gods decide.'
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"On Thursday, we'll start the German civilization. And what you will see is that the Germans are very different. They are not utilitarians. They..."
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"The last concept that we will look at today is, for them, the essence of life is to understand the mystery, miracle, and authority..."
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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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"You. Have. To. Do. Is. Listen. To. Your. Heart. Okay. Think. About. The. Heart. That's. Where. The. Truth. Lies. All. Right. So. So. It's...."
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"The. Knowledge. That. The. World. Is. Ultimately. Headed. Towards. Doom. You. As. A. Person. Are. Compelled. To. Live. Your. Best. Life. Nonetheless. Okay. And...."
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"Doesn't. Make. Sense. If. You. Know. Like. If. You. Something. And. God. Rewards. You. That's. Not. Faith. Really. Does. That. Sense. Okay. So. So...."
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"They had to develop a new culture, a new mythology based on struggle. Right? The Egyptians can afford to be passive. Okay? They can..."
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The lecture starts with Putin and Ukraine, but it does not stay in policy.
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Mesopotamia turns geography into mythology: where Egypt imagines divine generosity and pyramidal immortality, the land between two uncooperative rivers learns struggle, creative destruction, and the more fragile immortality of being remembered by the people...
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