Asking a Real Communist: Is China REALLY Communist or Is it Capitalist - Daveey G IRL EP18
Debate and discussion with Cuban Marxist intellectual, Frank García Hernández, about weather China is considered a true Communist country, as well as discussion about the influence of China in Cuba. Frank is a Marxist intellectual specializing in the history of Cuban Trotskyism, and a published author.
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Is China the Greatest Existential Threat to the West? - Daveey G IRL EP 17
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The Fall of Bakhmut. How likely is an Invasion of Taiwan? Macrons Beijing Visit - Daveey G IRL EP 15
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Dedollarisation Defcon 1, e-Yuan Smart Contracts and the Social Credit Score - Daveey G IRL EP 14
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学习中文 11 年后的人生教训 - Daveey G IRL EP 13
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Ma Ying-jeou's Trip to China Represents Taiwans Political Divide - Daveey G IRL EP 11
Ma Ying-jeou is a politician from Taiwan who served as the President of Taiwan from 2008 to 2016. Prior to becoming the President, he served as the Mayor of Taipei and as the Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) party.
Regarding his relationship with China, Ma Ying-jeou was known for advocating for closer ties between Taiwan and China during his presidency. He pursued a policy of engagement with China, which included the signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) in 2010. This agreement aimed to reduce trade barriers and promote economic cooperation between Taiwan and China.
Ma Ying-jeou also met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2015, which was the first meeting between the leaders of Taiwan and China since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. However, his policy of rapprochement with China was also met with criticism from those who believed that it was undermining Taiwan's sovereignty and independence.
The opposition to Ma Ying-jeou's policies and leadership came mainly from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which is a center-left political party in Taiwan that advocates for Taiwanese independence. The DPP criticized Ma Ying-jeou for being too friendly towards China and for not doing enough to promote Taiwan's sovereignty.
In 2014, the Sunflower Student Movement emerged in Taiwan, which was a student-led protest movement that opposed a proposed trade agreement between Taiwan and China. The movement was seen as a response to Ma Ying-jeou's pro-China policies and was supported by the DPP.
In the 2016 presidential election, the DPP candidate Tsai Ing-wen defeated the KMT candidate Eric Chu, who was seen as Ma Ying-jeou's political successor. Tsai Ing-wen has since pursued a policy of maintaining a "status quo" in relations with China, which means that she is neither seeking independence nor unification with China.
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Endless Perpetual Revolution: A History of the Cultural Revolution - Part 1
In this video, we delve into the tumultuous history of the Cultural Revolution in China. The first part of this series explores the origins of the movement and its early years, examining its impact on Chinese society and politics. We'll take a closer look at the key players and events that shaped this era of endless perpetual revolution, and how it left an indelible mark on the country and its people. Join us as we unravel the complex narrative of this pivotal moment in modern Chinese history. Whether you're a history buff or simply curious about this fascinating period, this video is sure to provide valuable insights and information.
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City of the fallen - Light from Darkness
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Billionaire Guo Wen Gui/Miles Kwok Arrest, Who is He and Why Do They Hate Him? - Daveey G IRL EP 10
Miles Kwok, aka Guo Wen Gui is an exiled Chinese billionaire who fled to the US following his persecution by the Chinese Communist Party. In exchange for his asylum and in line with Guo Wen Gui's personal vendetta, he has launched an all out assault on the Chinese Communist Party through his massive whistleblower network and by telling confdential information about the inner power struggles, cliques and scandalous news about specific members of the Chinese Communist Party.
Recently he has been indicted on a number of charges in the US, but considering the state of the current US judicial system, how real are these charges? Is he really just a cheat, or is this simply part of a long running feud?
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Lessons From the Water Margin - Daveey G IRL EP 8
Originally written in the 14th century, Bandits of the Marsh has captivated generations of readers with its rich characters, vivid descriptions, and timeless themes of loyalty, betrayal, and honor. This masterpiece of Chinese literature has inspired countless adaptations, from TV dramas and movies to video games and comic books. In this video I talk a bit how this book and influenced my life.
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Politics in Taiwan Explained and Why It Matters & The Fate of The Kuoming Tang - Daveey G IRL EP 9
In this episode we discuss Taiwanese politics and why it matters. With tensions between China and Taiwan continuing to escalate, understanding the political landscape of Taiwan is more important than ever. We delve into the history of the Kuomingtang and explore its current fate in Taiwanese politics. From the country's democratic system to the complexities of cross-strait relations, we'll take a dive into the issues that are shaping Taiwan's political landscape today and how it effects the world.
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Lessons From the Water Margin - Daveey G IRL EP 8
Originally written in the 14th century, Bandits of the Marsh has captivated generations of readers with its rich characters, vivid descriptions, and timeless themes of loyalty, betrayal, and honor. This masterpiece of Chinese literature has inspired countless adaptations, from TV dramas and movies to video games and comic books. In this video I talk a bit how this book and influenced my life.
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Super Idol Becoming Uncanny (You Have x Amount of Wives)
How many wives do you have? I have 1000. Jealous?
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China Brings Peace to the Middle East & The Death of US Diplomacy - Daveey G IRL EP 7
In this latest episode of Daveey G IRL, we delve into the shifting dynamics of global diplomacy and the role of China in bringing peace to the Middle East. With the United States losing its diplomatic edge, China has emerged as a key player in resolving conflicts and promoting stability in the region. Join and exploresthe complex issues at play gain insights into this developing story. Watch now to discover the latest geopolitical developments and gain a deeper understanding of the changing world order.
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In this latest episode of Daveey G IRL, we delve into the shifting dynamics of global diplomacy and the role of China in bringing peace to the Middle East. With the United States losing its diplomatic edge, China has emerged as a key player in resolving conflicts and promoting stability in the region. Join and exploresthe complex issues at play gain insights into this developing story. Watch now to discover the latest geopolitical developments and gain a deeper understanding of the changing world order.
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The Taiping Rebellion: That Time a Christian Cult Almost Took Over China - Part 2: The New Jerusalem
In this part 2, we examine how the God Worshipper movement had migrated from the thick jungles of rural Guangxi to the metropolitan city of Nanjing, one of the 4 great ancient historical capitals of china, to ultimately collapsing into an epic inferno of their own creation. The Taiping follow in the ancient footsteps of their 'forbearers;' the ancient Israelites and journey on towards the promised land - the new Jerusalem.
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The Taiping Rebellion: That Time a Christian Cult Almost Took Over China - Part 1
Welcome to the Taiping rebellion, a time when a Chinese Christian cult led a ragtag group of fanatics, pirates and triad groups almost took over China?
Formed by Hong Xiuquan, this religion was based on the premise that Hong was the brother of Jesus Christ who he had met in a feverish dream and ever since then, he had been given authority by God to take over the world and exterminate all the demon devils on earth.
This is not fiction, it is a true story. In this video based on China historian Jonathan D Spences book, Gods Chinese son, I explain how many seemingly unrelated events and factors coalesce into making one of the most strange and bizarre events possible, causing the deaths of 20-30 millions people (a recent Chinese study estimated it could have been as high as 70 million) in the bloodiest conflict of the 19th century.
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Pharmacist - North Memphis
Japanese Type Beat - "RONIN"
WEEDMANE - SUICIDE YEAR
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The Psychological Depth of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms
This book has played a major developmental role in the psycho-cultural development of Chinese civilization up to this very day. Why?
Every culture has their story. Each story contains the fundamental building blocks necessary to build a psychologically well developed person as they answer to basic question: "how to live." In the modern age of rationalism, the old stories of bygone eras have been discarded for more materially substantive answers on the bigger questions but they fundamentally forgo the role of ethics, philosophy or the even the question of 'how to live a good life.' This is the value of these stories and since learning Chinese 8 years ago, the stories that have fascinated me the most are these grand narrative type stories, the kind that are fundamental to the identity of the Han people; in particular the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Like any book, the structure has a pretty basic format; a dichotomy of two opposing sides interreacting with each other; typically it's good verse evil. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the line between good and evil is blurred but the real dichotomy is between two major schools of classical philosophical thought, Confucianism verse Legalism. For those who haven't seen my video on Legalism, it's essentially the discipline of statecraft for the purpose building power for the state. Imagine The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli but instead of one book it's a whole school of thought developed over a period of 2 thousand years plus and is still being widely studied by Communist party princelings to this day.
Legalism is about seeing the world through the most pragmatic lense possible and the world in the Legalist view is essentially an unending power struggle; a Hobbesian nightmare where the strong dominate the week. The Marxists have the same philosophy which is why the CCP still follow the old stratagems so closely.
Confucianism on the other hand espouses a system of morals and ethics to keep civilization sane and stable; these include things like loyalty, filial piety, honesty, integrity etc. These edicts run counter to Legalism because these are things only to be exploited for ones own personal gain - thousands of years of constant warfare would teach you this.
Should one discard their principles for their own gain? What are the costs of doing so? How does one retain their integrity whilst not being weak. These are questions that the book goes through and in this video I talk about all these points and the deep psychological nature of this amazing book.
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FINAL History of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms Part 6: Legends
The ultimate conclusion of the Three Kingdoms saga boils down to a legendary rivalry between the two master strategists: Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang; a rivalry which will echo throughout the ages...
History became legend; legend became myth.
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FULL History of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms Part 5: Downfall
Liu Bei seeks revenge for the death of his brother Guan Yu, against Wu while an opportunistic Wei waits for the opportunity to strike. Whose downfall will it be?
Hey guys this is part 5 of this 6 part series on my re-telling of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms story. You might be asking, why should care about this old Chinese story?
In order to further broaden your knowledge of the depth of Chinese history in culture, you must be well acquainted with the it's foundational history and culture of the Three Kingdoms era and the more theatrical Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel; although I don't recommend you read the book (it sucks in English); I suggest watching this series instead.
In this part, we examine the psychological/spiritual consequences of Liu Bei perverting his moral compass - the once core aspect of our failed hero - in order to achieve his highest goal and what it does to his character. Remember the saying "you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain?". I see a correlation between the character arch of Liu Bei and Harvey Dent (aka Two Face) in the Dark Knight. Cao Cao (the Joker in this case), is seen by Liu Bei as the representation of chaos and by any measure necessary must be stopped. But in his quest to stop 'the chaos', he himself only ends up succumbing to it - ultimately redefining his character. And when a loved one is caught up in the drama and is killed (Harvey Dents girlfriend, Rachel and Liu Beis sworn brother, Guan Yu), the process of the destruction of their integrity becomes completed as they themselves become no different to the agents of evil they were originally fighting against.
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FULL History of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms Part 4: Warlords!
Can one maintain their ideals on their journey to greatness?
We pick up were we left off and examine the landscape that unfolds before the heroes in a post Battle of Red-cliffs China.
A vacuum of power is created with the slow disintegration of the massive Han realm which is slowly being dominated by various factions of elite generals, strategists and rulers. Each seek to connive and outsmart each other to achieve the ultimate goal of hegemony and win the race to re-unify China. These are there stories.
The story of the Romance of the The Kingdoms is a deep dive into Chinese philosophy, psychology, politics, history and religion. From this you will get a very deep perspective on a period of history that ultimately has shaped the face of China up until the modern era and into the future.
As Cao Cao was on a winning streak to ultimate hegemony by occupying up to almost half of northern China amongst the disunited, disorganised Warlords, Liu Bei, a landless "adventurer", a penniless scion of the royal house teams up with Sun Quan, a talented leader of the "Southlands", descended from a line of great warrior generals to defeat their common rival, Cao Cao.
Both believe Cao Cao to be the nemesis of the time and to forever be known in history as a 'traitor' of the Han. Despite this bold claim, when the duo are successful, they discover that perhaps it is not Cao Cao they should be worried, but perhaps each other...
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FULL History of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms - Part 3: Red Cliffs
Introducing Zhuge Liang and Eastern Wu, we discuss Liu Beis precipitous escape from Jing Province as it's snatched up by Cao Cao. Cao Cao has pursues Liu Bei into the arms of the Eastern Wu leading up the Battle of Redcliffs; will this relationship last?
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FULL History of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms - Part 2: Cao Cao the Villain
In this part we continue the deep dive by etching out the characters of Liu Bei and Cao Cao and what defines them. What make them the supposed 'good' and 'bad guy'. We also will discuss the battle Guandu and how it lays the foundation of Cao Wei.
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FULL History of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms - Part 1
The once historical characters of the Chinese Three Kingdom period have been catapulted into the realm of demi-god status by modern Chinese culture, regularly revivifying their status' as a staple in Chinese pop culture in the form of new movies, TV shows, manga and video games. These immortalized legends aren't going away anytime soon; so what's made them such legends?
Well of course there's the history aspect for one. The Han dynasty 2000 years ago of which Han people, Han language and Han culture originate from have their true root in this time period, so all events attaining to this time period are of special significance - especially in regard to the time of it's disintegration. So what separates the the tragic end of the Han from the collapse of other major civilisations? Perhaps not much. But one thing we can say about the time is the scale of the destruction wrought on by the collapse. From the period of the Yellow Turban Rebellion (184ad) to re-unifcation of China under the Jin Dynasty (280ad), up to 40 million people died at a time when the global population was only 205 million.
Ok so what else? There have been many depopulation events throughout history, what makes this special? This is where the story comes in...
Imagine there was an event in your history so traumatising that it echoed on in the form of folk tales passed from generation to generation. These folk stories spread throughout the villages and evolved in complexity over time, combining with the lore passed down in other villages and would further be buttressed by the actual scholarly accounts. After approximately 1200 years from the actual event, all these legends would coalesce in one meta narrative - the Romance of the Three Kingdoms written by Luo Guangzhong in 14th century Ming China.
Although the official account was written in the 3rd century ad, this 'meta narrative' would be the story that imprints itself on the DNA of Chinese culture. So what is it about the story that's so great?
Like any truly great story, the characters in the book are relatable and provide the reader an ideal to live up to. These ideals are based on the Confucian tradition and the characters journeys revolve essentially around their ability or inability to live up to these ideals.
Although not immediately obvious to a foreign audience upon first reading, the narrative explores many deep subjects through the formulation of its plot. One of them is free-will verse predetermination (or as it's called in the book, heavens will). Another is pragmatism verse idealism. The book isn't the kind that openly preaches what the authors ideas about the world are-- it's actually really just a story. But the story is rooted in the history and you could say the story has been made up to make sense of this traumatic period of history. Questions pertaining as to why fellow men would go out into the battle field to slaughter each other are pertinent to ask. It's important to know their motives and the psychology behind their actions, so this is where the story has it's place.
So if you've made it this far, I'm writing this post to gee you up on learning about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. I have spent the past 6 months deeply immersed in the study of this book and as of yesterday completed the final part of a video series about the subject. I would like you watch this series. If your interested in China, I can't highly recommend enough that you watch my series as this book is such an important staple in Chinese culture and is imperative for furthering your understanding about it.
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