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
S04E03 The Islamic State is more like the Communist International
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Auntology
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Season 4
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Episode 3
"The Taliban can be converted, integrated, and disbanded while the Islamic State is a lifelong vowed professional revolutionary organization that cannot be disbanded but only annihilated... Judging from IS documents seized by the US, the Islamic State exhibits, contrary to prevailing impressions, striking similarities to the Communist International and the Soviet Union... History shows the Taliban is likely to be a transitory phenomenon that shall gradually be swallowed up by the Islamic State. "