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Jiang says wealthy older people, especially millionaire baby boomers, will resist this adaptation violently because they are too selfish and stubborn to surrender privilege.
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Violent resistance
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Jiang argues that threats to sovereignty, dignity, freedom, and independence reliably provoke violent resistance, and he uses Vietnam to say that the people under attack, not just allied states, are often what actually defeats an empire.
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"Yeah, this is a great question. And unfortunately, the reality is that most people will not be able to make this mental shift, especially..."
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"They're not gonna want to make these changes. They're not gonna want to pay more taxes or give up their million -dollar mentions so..."
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"Look, if you threaten a people's national sovereignty, if you destroy their dignity, their freedom, their sense of independence, they will respond violently. We've..."
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