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His first geopolitics rule is that strong players respect each other and prey on the weak.
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Weakness
Jiang says survival of the fittest is wrong as a human rule because most human history shows compassion, empathy, divinity in creatures, and special care for the weak.
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definition
Jiang's second/third geopolitics rule here is that weak players do not work well together and must ally with strong powers for protection.
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argument
The Inquisitor says most people cannot endure Jesus terrible gifts, so the church has a right to preach mystery and blind obedience instead of free judgment.
diagnosis
The student proposes that national resentment can persist when a country cannot forgive its own weakness, and Jiang accepts this as an analogy for the forgiveness model.
model
Jiang says survival of the fittest is wrong as a human rule because most human history shows compassion, empathy, divinity in creatures, and special care for the weak.
diagnosis
Jiang frames Philip's problem as conquering Greece from a Macedon that was geographically divided, resource-poor, surrounded by stronger enemies, and politically unstable.
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"So this is a misunderstanding. Ideologically Iran and Israel are enemies. But I want to teach you three basic principles or rules of geopolitics...."
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"If they were to combine their resources and fight together they could probably beat Israel or probably beat Iran. The problem with this is..."
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"Okay, so what we're saying again is your freedom is only good for the minority of people who can think for themselves, who aspire..."
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"And what of the rest? And how are the other weak ones to blame? Because they cannot endure what the strong have done. How..."
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"Okay, all right. So what he's saying is this, okay? I understand Christianity is complete chaos, okay? But this complete chaos means people will..."
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"We have corrected thy work and have founded it upon miracle, mystery, and authority, immensely joy that they were again led like sheep, and..."
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"...is too weak to fight back so China cannot forgive his weakness so he cannot forgive Japan yeah"
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"um yeah that's that's a great analogy I completely agree yeah because if you're really strong and confident you just focus on improving yourself..."
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"knows who the fathers are everything starts over for caring for for taking care of every single child and that's the best strategy that..."
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"But we're not apes. We're imaginative first and foremost. And as such, we have control over our lives. And that's something that you have..."
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"And you only do that for people you really prize. That's kind of strange, right? The people who we think that are most worthless,..."
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"of Greece even though Macedon was by far one of the poorest places in Greece at that time. Okay, does that make sense? Because..."
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