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Jiang says narrative commitments can produce suicidal behavior: even as Hector and the Trojans threaten to burn the Greek ships, Agamemnon and Achilles refuse to give up their stories about who is right.
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He warns that if Venezuela accidentally shoots down American aircraft or hits U.S. ships during such strikes, symbolic escalation could turn into a full-scale war because Americans would demand retaliation.
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"...read, Hector and the Trojans are coming to burn down the ships of the Greeks."
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"Okay? They do that, every single Greek will be killed by the Trojans. And even at this point in time. Both Agamemnon and Achilles..."
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"...your hands, right? Or maybe Venezuela retaliates and hits some American ships, right? Now Americans are going to call for blood. So whatever happens,..."
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A source-grounded reading of the Iliad as self-recognition: Achilles becomes a mirror for humiliation and pride, Homeric speech tries to control reality, and the ancient poet becomes prophet and teacher because truth is beautiful,...
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Jiang starts with a tactical question about Trump and Venezuela, but the interview keeps widening until Venezuela becomes only the first front in a larger story: a Monroe Doctrine empire that prefers calibrated coercion...
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