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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "That goes from the poem of Eliot. The hollow man. The way the world ends. Is not with a bang. The best we can..."
The host suggests the best realistic outcome may be a Soviet-style slow collapse rather than a violent civilizational explosion, using Eliot's 'not with a bang' line to frame that preference.
The host argues that Western policymakers are trapped in an escalation-control delusion, believing they can intensify confrontation with Russia and still return to the old equilibrium if it fails.
"That goes from the poem of Eliot. The hollow man. The way the world ends. Is not with a bang. The best we can..."
"I think that's another weakness. The assumption that. We'll go all the way on this one. Try to break the Russians. If for some..."
Jiang treats World War III not as one future declaration but as a chain reaction already set in motion: the rules mask has fallen off the American empire, Iran has become the hinge of...
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