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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "Look, if you threaten a people's national sovereignty, if you destroy their dignity, their freedom, their sense of independence, they will respond violently. We've..."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "Look, if you threaten a people's national sovereignty, if you destroy their dignity, their freedom, their sense of independence, they will respond violently. We've..."
Jiang argues that threats to sovereignty, dignity, freedom, and independence reliably provoke violent resistance, and he uses Vietnam to say that the people under attack, not just allied states, are often what actually defeats an empire.
"Look, if you threaten a people's national sovereignty, if you destroy their dignity, their freedom, their sense of independence, they will respond violently. We've..."
"...run by these people. And these are merchants. These are wealthy people. War is bad for business. Okay? So, they were not supportive of..."
The interview opens with leaked Epstein emails and ends with Ukraine, but Jiang's through-line never changes: public politics is wrestling, elite trust is held together by blackmail, and the American empire now looks most...
Hannibal can destroy an army, but he cannot make Rome accept defeat.
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