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12 timestamped hits 8 source readings 1 extracted note Newest source: 2026-06-26, day precision Aliases: trouble

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Troubles

A source-grounded reading of a long Dante seminar that starts with a student dreaming of a tree across water and ends by redefining Purgatory as democratic hope, free will, dangerous guidance, prayer for the...

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A source-grounded reading of a long Dante seminar that starts with a student dreaming of a tree across water and ends by redefining Purgatory as democratic hope, free will, dangerous guidance, prayer for the...

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: The Tree, The Guide, And The Chosen Fire (2026-06-26, day precision).

Most connected source readings: The Tree, The Guide, And The Chosen Fire; Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope; Fraud, Faction, and the Imagination That Manufactures Hell.

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Key Notes

Comparative diagnosis stated on 2025-09-23.

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Jiang says any civil conflict in the West would likely resemble the Troubles in Ireland more than a conventional war.

Timestamped Evidence

No Successor, Only Chaos

2025-09-23, day precision · I Discuss WORLD WAR with Professor Jiang

Transcript

"...if there is civil conflict, it will very much resemble the troubles in Ireland. So and there are different signs that the West is..."

Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope

2026-06-25, day precision · Dante #10: Purgatory Cantos 5-14

Transcript

"...Lucia's Beatrice's best friend, right? I'm now in a lot of trouble. Right? And he knows! It's because, for the past, you know, whatever,..."

Dante Against Obedience

2026-06-17, day precision · Dante Livestream #3 (Wednesday, June 17 10AM)

Transcript

"...beyond salvation. We are just beyond redemption. Just don't cause any trouble, guys. Just obey. And then—and then when you die, maybe God will..."

Relevant Lectures And Readings

The Tree, The Guide, And The Chosen Fire

2026-06-26, day precision · alias-match

Reading

A source-grounded reading of a long Dante seminar that starts with a student dreaming of a tree across water and ends by redefining Purgatory as democratic hope, free will, dangerous guidance, prayer for the...

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.

Dante Against Obedience

2026-06-17, day precision · alias-match

Reading

The seminar begins with line-by-line questions and expands into a larger claim: Dante matters because poetry trains imagination, vows turn hope into action, and faith, hope, and love stop meaning obedience and start meaning...

The Exit Plan Is A School

2026-06-13, day precision · alias-match

Reading

The stream begins as a thank-you and career update, but its real pressure is larger: leave China, refuse the influencer trap, build schools, democratize creativity, and prepare communities for a world Jiang thinks is...

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