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12 timestamped hits 8 source readings 1 extracted note Newest source: 2026-06-25, day precision Aliases: soviet

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Soviets

A source-grounded reading of a five-hour hybrid workshop that begins with Macbeth and ends by turning Purgatory, free will, tragedy, envy, and generosity into one model of human transformation.

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A source-grounded reading of a five-hour hybrid workshop that begins with Macbeth and ends by turning Purgatory, free will, tragedy, envy, and generosity into one model of human transformation.

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope (2026-06-25, day precision).

Most connected source readings: Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope; The Holy Empire of AI; Trump in China as a Grand Bargain Engine.

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Key Notes

Claim stated in the December 16, 2025 lecture.

diagnosis

Jiang claims Wall Street and the City of London bankrolled the Soviets, raising the question of why capital would fund communists.

Timestamped Evidence

The Holy Empire of AI

2026-05-19, day precision · Game Theory #26: The Holy Empire of AI

Transcript

"...of the Cold War. America is fighting a war with the Soviet Union. And the National Security Advisor of the United States to Jimmy..."

The Population Becomes The Weapon

2026-04-28, day precision · Game Theory #22: Twilight of the Nation-State

Transcript

"...And so what happened was that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, this game conquered the world, right? You had globalization. Okay? The..."

Relevant Lectures And Readings

Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope

2026-06-25, day precision · alias-match

Reading

A source-grounded reading of a five-hour hybrid workshop that begins with Macbeth and ends by turning Purgatory, free will, tragedy, envy, and generosity into one model of human transformation.

The Population Becomes The Weapon

2026-04-28, day precision · alias-match

Reading

A source-grounded reading of the nation-state as war machine: Rousseau turns liberty into sovereignty, Fichte turns language into blood, Bismarck turns welfare into war infrastructure, Mussolini turns myth into death, and 21st-century war turns...

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