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
S01E08 Mao pulled the U.S. in - The Reshaping of the World Order after the First World War
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“...As a very cunning man with a deep understanding of imperial court politics, under the desperate circumstances of 1972, I believe, Mao had no better choice. China was in the same situation as Assad and Damascus today: the Soviets wanted him to die, the Americans wanted him to die, his own party comrades wanted him to die, and the people had been tormented by you almost to death, so as soon as he breathed his last, his end would be very terrible, and he may even be killed before death...”