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Book 2, also Dikötter: China After Mao. One of the wildest lines to keep in mind when seeing all this bullshit tiktok is about how 600 million live on 140 a month
Book 3: The Political Thought of Xi Jinping". Wasn't *bad*, but the concept of Xi's Leninism felt too much like one authors hobby theory
Book 3: The Political Thought of Xi Jinping". Wasn't *bad*, but the concept of Xi's Leninism felt too much like one authors hobby theory
January 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Book 2, also Dikötter: China After Mao. One of the wildest lines to keep in mind when seeing all this bullshit tiktok is about how 600 million live on 140 a month
Book 3: The Political Thought of Xi Jinping". Wasn't *bad*, but the concept of Xi's Leninism felt too much like one authors hobby theory
Book 3: The Political Thought of Xi Jinping". Wasn't *bad*, but the concept of Xi's Leninism felt too much like one authors hobby theory
Looking at people who are deep into, say, hacking culture or learning complicated foreign languages, you usually don't learn those skill levels by living a totally bland, conventional life. Applying to some 3 letter agencies recently, it seems like their pot rules are biting them in the ass more
January 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Looking at people who are deep into, say, hacking culture or learning complicated foreign languages, you usually don't learn those skill levels by living a totally bland, conventional life. Applying to some 3 letter agencies recently, it seems like their pot rules are biting them in the ass more
'Todd Snyder Squares Merino Cardigan'. Good luck finding it
December 16, 2024 at 12:03 PM
'Todd Snyder Squares Merino Cardigan'. Good luck finding it
Book 1: Revisiting Dikötter. Solid look at the civil war’s end through the eve of the GLF. Frankly also a tragedy how opaque archival docs are, but a strong entry point into CCP history, especially on land reform and the ‘Great Terror’. Hard not to make comparisons to modern personality cults...
December 14, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Book 1: Revisiting Dikötter. Solid look at the civil war’s end through the eve of the GLF. Frankly also a tragedy how opaque archival docs are, but a strong entry point into CCP history, especially on land reform and the ‘Great Terror’. Hard not to make comparisons to modern personality cults...