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Jiang says this dynamic of power, abuse, and moral decay is not unique to the West and also appears in Chinese society.
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Universality
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Jiang says power abuse is universal: any civilization will produce similar corruption if people are given too much power and too little meaningful challenge.
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"And so like they're looking for like novelty in their lives. And that's what children bring. Okay. There's also, and then I was like,..."
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"Don't think that Indians are superior because of their Vedic tradition. No, everyone's the same. You put this into, if you put people in..."
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"...the three principles, okay? The first principle is the principle of universality. So imagine that all your actions will be reflected throughout the universe...."
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"you should behave the law of universality secondly is the idea of free will no one can compel you to smile you must smile..."
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"...third unique aspect of the Unipolar moment is, of course, the universality of the U.S. dollar. And it's an incredible thing to think about..."
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"...to the categorical imperative okay the first is the idea of universality universality just means that imagine this whatever you do everyone else around..."
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"...be replicated by everyone else immediately okay that's the idea of universality second is the idea of free will okay I know that eating..."
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"...Catechol Imperative. The first, the most important, is the law of universality. And what this idea states is that, what is good? Well, to..."
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"...you how capital is formed. Okay? So, capital needs to have universality. The more people want it, the more valuable it is. It has..."
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"It doesn't really work, in terms of universality, sort of value, and mobility, but bronze does, okay? And after bronze, gold does. And then..."
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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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Fukuyama's end of history becomes, in this lecture, a temporary American spell: Pax Americana, science-priesthood, and dollar worship.
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Jiang starts with his own formation story: a bullied immigrant reader, Yale disillusionment, depression, poker, game theory, and then a predictive method that treats society as a game played by distinct personalities.
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A source-grounded reading of Jiang's lecture on America as the world game: Britain invents the imperial board but cannot scale it, the dollar turns wealth into an idea, the Constitution keeps the game above...
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A source-grounded reading of Zarathustra as the prophet who turns truth into a life-practice: the universe is conscious, evil is the field where virtue becomes real, organized religion is the priestly capture of fire,...
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Bronze begins as a weapon, becomes status, hardens into currency, and then teaches the world the dangerous rhythm of capital: rapid growth, total interconnection, elite consolidation, and sudden collapse.
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