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A civilization that is energized rather than exhausted by war and can beat consumer culture in the short term.
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warrior culture
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...say that Japan has a history of militarism. It is a warrior culture. They're very proud of that fact. And Prime Minister Takeuchi, with..."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...say that Japan has a history of militarism. It is a warrior culture. They're very proud of that fact. And Prime Minister Takeuchi, with..."
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Jiang says Putin believes Russians are a warrior culture that will be galvanized by war, unlike Chinese civilization, where war would be exhausting.
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Jiang says China is not a warrior culture because it was historically hegemonic and protected by natural defenses, while Russia's repeated traumatic invasions produced a warrior culture.
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"...Okay? And what Putin believes is that the Russians are a warrior culture. Okay? Russians enjoy war. Russians are good at war. So, Russians..."
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"Okay? China is not a warrior culture. It's very hard for the Chinese to fight wars. And Chinese... Okay. I hate to say this,..."
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"...by something, Celine? Excuse me? Okay. So again, Russia is a warrior culture. It enjoys war. It's good at fighting wars. Okay? But China..."
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"...doesn't feel threatened by anyone, and therefore, it doesn't have a warrior culture. Does that make sense? But Russia is a huge country that's..."
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"...say that Japan has a history of militarism. It is a warrior culture. They're very proud of that fact. And Prime Minister Takeuchi, with..."
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"...with their horses. And so this is an emphasis on the warrior culture of these people. Okay? So that's what happens in Iran. They..."
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"...descendants, of the Yemnaya. And as you remember, this is a warrior culture. Okay? So, these societies, are warrior societies. Meaning, like, the warriors,..."
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