Glossary
North Korea's religion of independence from the world, maintaining unity and sovereignty rather than maximizing wealth.
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self-reliance
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...and silent in a way that said it is for this self -reliance that she put by god that i have come truly his..."
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diagnosis
North Korea's poverty, in Jiang's answer, reflects sanctions, refusal of global trade, and a self-reliance religion that values sovereignty and unity over wealth metrics.
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Mongol culture valued freedom, egalitarianism, and self-reliance, which made great warriors but made governing hierarchical societies difficult.
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Jiang distinguishes North Korea from China by saying North Korea has its own national religion of self-reliance rather than merely sharing China's secular pragmatism.
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Jiang says Chinese disaster response starts from family, human relationships, and grassroots cooperation, whereas many Canadians assume they can just call 911 and wait for the government.
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Jiang argues that governments do not want people to become self-reliant because local self-organization threatens bureaucratic power.
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"...religion. It's a very nationalistic religion, but it's a religion of self -reliance. And the relationship between North Korea and Russia has blossomed, right?..."
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"Okay, so I know it sounds paradoxical, but I think that in China, people are much more prepared for disaster. Than people in Canada...."
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"I'll just call 911. Or I'll just wait for the government to come. If the government doesn't come, then what do you do? Well,..."
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"...problem. Second problem is they focus on their religion is called self -reliance. They want to be independent of the world. Okay? So they..."
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"...things. First is freedom. Second is egalitarianism. And the third is self -reliance. So rather than think of the Mongol, the army, as an..."
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"So this is a culture that values freedom, egalitarianism, and self -reliance. And therefore, it makes great warriors. The problem, though, is the cultures..."
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"...and silent in a way that said it is for this self -reliance that she put by god that i have come truly his..."
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"...the borderlands. It's a culture that focuses on freedom, egalitarianism, and self -reliance, independence. This is true throughout the borderlands. If we were to..."
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