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
S03E02 The modern welfare state: risk and protection
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Auntology
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Season 3
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Episode 2
"... What is civic education? The people are the rulers, and what is the task of the rulers? A ruler is someone who takes risks for the ruled, just as a parent is someone who takes risks for a child... The people of a truly sustainable democracy are accustomed to mortality, war and danger. They are used to learning the necessity of making the right decisions in the midst of all sorts of dangers, at the cost of wrong decisions and bad decisions. They are comfortable with developing the ability to manage risk in themselves as leaders..."