Auntology: The Waystation of Red Pill Sanity
William Liu (Liu Zhongjing, 劉仲敬) is a historian who is often called “Auntie (阿姨)” by his audience. Auntology is Liu's study, works, and philosophy. The Waystation of Red Pill Sanity is a podcast series created based on Liu's articles, speech, lectures, and book chapters. The original materials were documented in Mandarin Chinese at https://www.lzjscript.com, translated into English by DeepL and human translators, and narrated by Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services. The podcast was produced by Lumina Society, which is a nonprofit organization aiming to provide insightful and alternative narratives of history.
Auntology: The Waystation of Red Pill Sanity
S01E07 Mao's gaming strategy in the 1950s - The Reshaping of the World Order after the First World War
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“...Only from this angle could you understand the rationale of the Cultural Revolution. Mao wanted to groom purely localized Chinese cadres, to replace the former overseas students who returned from the Soviet Union and the veteran Communist Party cadres groomed by the Soviet Union, so that he can achieve complete security and a true dictatorship. As a shrewd politician, he was certainly right to have such a plan. Although of course it meant scourge for China all over again such things as national interest are never a consideration for politicians who are eager for quick success...”