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Xi Van Fleet is a survivor of Mao's Chinese Cultural Revolution and the author of "Mao's America: A Survivor's Warning." She came to America in 1986 after escaping Communism, hoping to find freedom and the American Dream. Now, she works eagerly to warn Americans of the parallels between Mao's Cultural Revolution and the Woke Cultural Revolution that is laying siege on America's institutions. She warns that if Americans, and specifically Christians, don't stand up, we could face a similar fate.
This week we complete Qin's two part story. The first part can be found in episode 109. In this week, we discuss Qin growing up in crushing poverty, how her mother held the family together, her father's political arrests, her family's incredible perseverance, and Qin's studies and eventual departure for America. Please join us for the conclusion of this amazing and inspiring story!Visit Qin's website: http://www.qinsunstubis.com/Purchase Qin's book: https://a.co/d/4E3HV0iSad Times Website: www.sadtimespodcast.comLearn more about Kevin's Professional Speaking and Acting at www.kevincrispin.comFollow Sad Times on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/373292146649249Follow Sad Times on Instagram: @sadtimespodcastGet your very own “Sad Schwag”: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria51/albums/253388-sad-times-podcast?ref_id=9022 Editorial note: Sad Times is committed to sharing various stories from generous guests. The hope is to allow any number of stories to be shared to help people feel less alone and, perhaps, more empathetic. It is important to clarify that the guests' stories, perspectives, and sentiments do not necessarily reflect the views and beliefs of Sad Times in any way. Please note that Sad Times is in no way a substitute for medical or professional mental health support.
In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Xi Van Fleet, author of, “Mao's America: A Survivor's Warning.” Xi lived through the Chinese Cultural Revolution as a schoolgirl, eventually managing to escape to America as a university student. She loved the United States and everything it stood for, but began to see troubling parallels emerge in “critical race theory.” Xi had to speak out about really happens under communism so did., warning of what she recognizes as a route towards “loss of freedom and totalitarian rule.” Meghan speaks with Xi about her life, how communism really works, and what we must do to save America and our freedoms. The Same Drugs is a fully independent, listener-supported, non-Russia-funded podcast. Please consider supporting us with a donation, becoming a patron, or subscribing on Substack. You can watch select clips and episodes of The Same Drugs on YouTube. Full videos are available on Substack, Patreon, and to YouTube channel members. You can support The Same Drugs on Spotify by clicking the "support" button or you can donate directly via Stripe. The Same Drugs is on X @thesamedrugs_. Meghan Murphy is on X @meghanemurphy and on Instagram @meghanemilymurphy. Find The Same Drugs merch at Fourthwall. Get tickets to my upcoming event on September 14 in Victoria, B.C. at vancouverislandspeaks.org! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-same-drugs/support
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1245, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Dancing With The Stars Winners 1: In Season 11 she had the time of her life and the right moves to take the prize. Jennifer Grey. 2: In 2011 this Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver scored the win with his fancy moves. Hines Ward. 3: A frontrunner from the beginning, this pussycat strutted her stuff to win Season 10. Nicole Scherzinger. 4: "She's got the look", she's got the co-host gig and she's also got the trophy from Season 7. Brooke Burke. 5: It's no myth--this champion speed skater took the gold in Season 4. Apolo Ohno. Round 2. Category: The Energy Biz 1: In 1972 Standard Oil of New Jersey got a double X rating and became this corporation. Exxon. 2: The name of this "always prepared" battery company was once 2 words. Eveready. 3: In 2020 the U.S. added more energy capacity from this type of power than any other, with plans for more offshore. wind. 4: This Texas company agreed to pay $1.1 billion to settle claims from the Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010. Halliburton. 5: This company that bought Texaco in 2001 had a bit of a rough year in 2020, if you consider losing $5.5 billion rough. Chevron. Round 3. Category: The Actor Who Said It 1: 1976: "You talkin' to me?". Robert De Niro. 2: 1999: "I see dead people". Haley Joel Osment. 3: As Norman Bates: "A boy's best friend is his mother". Anthony Perkins. 4: 2012: "That's my secret, Cap. I'm always angry". Mark Ruffalo. 5: In a Tarantino film: "You know somethin', Utivich? I think this just might be my masterpiece". Brad Pitt. Round 4. Category: Broadway Revivalism 1: It's always "the Age of Aquarius" in this musical that lets the sun shine in again in 2009. Hair. 2: The original ran for 2 years, but the revival of this Illinois-set musical had a 12th anniversary party in 2008. Chicago. 3: This classic Rodgers and Hammerstein show set in WWII Polynesia came back to Broadway in 2008. South Pacific. 4: In April 2009 Bill Irwin and Nathan Lane began "Waiting for" him (P.S. They're still waiting). Godot. 5: Hey, genius, it's the genus of your pony--also a play revived on Broadway in 2008. Equus. Round 5. Category: From G To G. With G" To "G in quotation marks 1: During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Mao's wife and 3 others were known as this "of Four". Gang. 2: Despite its name, this marmot can climb trees and swim just like the squirrels to which it's related. a groundhog. 3: This term for the Soviet forced labor camps takes its name from an acronym for the agency that ran them. the Gulag. 4: This Swedish shipbuilding port is known for its canals. Gothenburg. 5: The turbulent ending of a regime or institution, it's German for "twilight of the gods". Goetterdaemmerung. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used
Join us on The TruVue Podcast as we delve into the shocking revelations of the Netflix series 3 Body Problem. Tune in as we review and dissect this mind-bending series! During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, a young astrophysicist considered a political dissident is employed at a secret military radio station. Forty years later, a number of scientists all over the world start taking their own lives. A nanotechnology expert starts having visions of an ominous countdown. The key to the mystery might lie in a strange VR game that uses advanced technology. Join us on The TruVue Podcast as we dive deep into the Netflix series 3 Body Problem for some shocking revelations and a candid review of the show! Thanks for watching! Subscribe to “TruVue Podcast” wherever you listen to podcasts and follow along on social media. We bring the barbershop to the box office. https://www.truvuepodcast.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/truvuepodcastofficial?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg== Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068470732382&mibextid=LQQJ4d X (Formerly known as Twitter): https://twitter.com/truvue_ TruVueSocial@gmail.com #3bodyproblem #alien #aliens #vr #ai #artificialintelligence #alienworlds #lord #humanity #invasion #technology #tech #benedictwong #JonathanPryce #JohnBradley #darkcomedy #satiricalcomedy #viral #growmychannel #killers #outlaws #outlaw #western #blaxploitation #action #adventure #scifi #drama #thriller #romantic #romance #netflix #netflixrecommendation #netflixkorea #netflixreview #netflixmovies #netflixrecommendations #netflixreviews #youtubechannelgrow2023 #youtubechannelpromotion #youtubechannels #youtubechannel #youtubechannelgrow #youtubechannelgrowth #youtube #moviereview #seriesreview #truvuepodcast #blackpodcast #podcast #subscribe #subscribers #subscribetomychannel #subscriber #subscrib #podcastshow #podcasting #moviereview #truvuepodcast #blackpodcast #podcast #movie #truvue #blackpodcasters #youtube #subscribe #subscribers #subscribetomychannel #sub #subscriber #follow #followers #followme #like #likes #moviecritic #movie #movies #filmreview #film #filmcriticisms #critic #critics #channelgrow #channel #graphicnovel #graphicnovels #anime #comicbooks #thebreakfastclub #brilliantidiots #flagrant #flagrant2 #flagrantpodcast #85south #wgci #hoodcomedy #hood #hbomax #hbo #amazon #amazonprime #showtime #boxoffice #theatre #theater #hulu #hulumovies #huluoriginal #hbomax #hbo #disney #disneyplus #amazonmovies #tubi #quibi #paramount #paramountplus #max #redbox #vudu #bet #betplus #blackfilmmakers #blackhistory #mgm
Xi Van Fleet, a mother in Virginia's Loudoun County, challenged Critical Race Theory at a heated Loudoun County School Board meeting in the summer of 2021. Xi's powerful words that night served as a warning to the nation. Xi Van Fleet lived through the horrors of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as a schoolgirl. Forced to the countryside with other young Chinese for re-education after high school, she later escaped communism and found freedom and a new life in America. But more than 30 years later, Xi disturbingly sees signs of the same Cultural Marxism that ravaged her birth country of China threatening to destroy the America she now calls home. Now a national speaker, Xi joins Kelly to discuss her experiences growing up as a child of the red guard and share of her book, "Mao's America: A Survivor's Warning."
In a discussion led by Joe, concerns are raised about the balance between free speech and peaceful protest amid recent unrest at college protests. Xi Van Fleet, a survivor of China's Cultural Revolution, warns of cultural Marxism threatening America's freedom. She urges Americans to engage politically and defend truth. Joe also highlights political events, including the ties between trials against Trump and the 2024 election, Blinken's activities in Ukraine, and an upcoming report on the situation in Guatemala.
Hosts Jen Horn and Katie Gorka are joined by Xi Van Fleet, author of 'Mao's America: A Survivor's Warning,' and they discuss her experience growing up in communist China and draws parallels between the Chinese Cultural Revolution and current events in the United States. She emphasizes the influence of communism in American institutions, particularly in education, and the need for conservatives to organize and take back control. Van Fleet also addresses the role of China in promoting social discord and destabilizing Western societies. Support the show: https://www.sebgorka.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hosts Jen Horn and Katie Gorka are joined by Xi Van Fleet, author of 'Mao's America: A Survivor's Warning,' and they discuss her experience growing up in communist China and draws parallels between the Chinese Cultural Revolution and current events in the United States. She emphasizes the influence of communism in American institutions, particularly in education, and the need for conservatives to organize and take back control. Van Fleet also addresses the role of China in promoting social discord and destabilizing Western societies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When darkness is all around you, it's hope that can be the light and help you have sight! Dr. Ming Wang is a world-renowned eye surgeon that has helped restore eyesight to millions of patients thanks to his patented technology. But that's just the latter half of his story. As a teenager, Dr. Wang fought to escape China's Cultural Revolution — during which millions of innocent youths were faced with a life sentence of hard labor and poverty. His inspiring true story is now a major motion picture. The movie “Sight” releases nationwide on May 24th. Nine-time Emmy winner David Sams catches up with his good friend, Dr. Ming Wang, to share Ming's personal story and inspire others that the present is made possible by the past! “Sight” stars Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winner Greg Kinnear, and Terry Chen. Tickets are available now! #SightFilm #AngelStudios #AsianHeritageMonth #SIGHT #DrMingWang #GregKinnear #TerryChen #DavidSams #KeepTheFaith #ContagiousInfluencer SIGHT Tickets & Showtimes | Angel Studios
'3 Body Problem' on Netflix Spoiler Free Review and Comic Connection Explained In this episode of indie podcast Mostly Superheroes, Sam the Sleeper from Team Jakey delves into the captivating world of the Netflix TV series "3 Body Problem". If you're a fan of science fiction, mysterious discoveries, and existential threats, this show might just be your next binge-watch. Synopsis The series is based on the Hugo Award-winning Chinese novel "The Three-Body Problem" by Liu Cixin. Set across continents and decades, it follows the journey of Ye Wenjie, an astrophysicist who witnesses her father's tragic fate during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Conscripted by the military due to her scientific expertise, Ye Wenjie finds herself at a secret military base in a remote region. Her decision to respond to contact from an alien planet sets off a chain of events that reverberates through time, involving a group of present-day scientists. As they grapple with humanity's greatest threat, the stakes couldn't be higher. Cast and Characters Jovan Adepo portrays Dr. Saul Durand (based on the character of Luo Ji). John Bradley takes on the role of Jack Rooney (based on the character of Hu Wen). Rosalind Chao brings adult Dr. Ye Wenjie to life, while Zine Tseng portrays the younger version of Ye Wenjie. Liam Cunningham plays Thomas Wade. Eiza González embodies Dr. Augustina "Auggie" Salazar (a blend of the characters Cheng Xin and Wang Miao). Jess Hong portrays Dr. Jin Cheng (based on the characters Wang Miao, AA, and Cheng Xin). Marlo Kelly steps into the shoes of Tatiana Haas (inspired by Shen Yufei and AA). Alex Sharp is Dr. Will Downing (based on the character of Yun Tianming). Sea Shimooka takes on the enigmatic role of Sophon. Saamer Usmani portrays Prithviraj "Raj" Varma (based on the character of Zhang Beihai). Benedict Wong brings Clarence Shi (also known as "Da" Shi Qiang) to the screen. Jonathan Pryce appears as Mike Evans. Where to Watch You can catch all eight episodes of "3 Body Problem" on Netflix. Across continents and time, the laws of science unravel, and an existential threat emerges. Don't worry—this review is spoiler-free, perfect for Scotty Scoop, who just picked up the comic book version and hasn't read it yet! So, whether you're a seasoned sci-fi enthusiast or a curious newcomer, tune in to Mostly Superheroes and explore the mind-bending universe of "3 Body Problem"! 3 Body Problem (TV series) - Wikipedia ‘3 Body Problem' Netflix Series: Everything We Know So Far Watch 3 Body Problem | Netflix Official Site 3 Body Problem Series on Netflix: Release Date, Trailer, Photos ... Mostly Superheroes is an independent podcast owned and operated by Carrogan Studios in St. Louis Missouri. Hosted by Logan Janis, Andy Hunn, Scott Swanguarim Creative by Carrie Clark Design Music by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Funded in part by Paying Patrons – Early, Ad-Free, and Exclusive Episodes www.mostlysuperheroes.com ©2024 Carrogan Ventures, LLC
Editor Michael Ruscio, ACE and assistant editor Josh Carley The 3 BODY PROBLEM editing team of editor Michael Ruscio, ACE and assistant editor Josh Carley collaborated for the first time to take on arguably the biggest episode of the Netflix adaptation of the Chinese sci-fi novel. Helmed by former GAME OF THRONES showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Wiess, 3 BODY PROBLEM masterfully blends multiple genres, including action, fantasy and psychological thriller. The wheels of 3 BODY PROBLEM are set in motion when Ye Wenjie, an astrophysicist who sees her father beaten to death during a struggle session in the Chinese Cultural Revolution, is conscripted by the military. Due to her scientific background, she is sent to a secret military base in a remote region. Her decision at the base to respond to contact from an alien planet implicates a group of scientists in the present day, forcing them to confront humanity's greatest threat. MICHAEL RUSCIO, ACE Michael Ruscio began his editing career making films with independent mavericks Alan Rudolph and Robert Altman. He has enjoyed editing some of the top dramatic shows of the past twenty years, including The Sopranos, Homeland, Dexter, House of Cards and Six Feet Under, where he first met Rodrigo Garcia, for whom he edited the film Raymond & Ray. Recent work featuring Michael's talents include Pieces of Her, Your Honor, Carnival Row, Ridley Scott's Raised by Wolves, and Hulu's Catch-22. Ruscio was nominated for an ACE Eddie Award for the finale of Six Feet Under and won the 2009 Eddie for the pilot of True Blood. He created a workshop for the American Film Institute on the art of editing which he also taught at the Los Angeles Film School. Additionally, he has directed multiple episodes of the HBO series True Blood and his short film In Order of Appearance received ensemble and individual acting awards during its festival run. He is currently editing the upcoming Amazon series Butterfly. JOSH CARLEY Josh Carley started his editing career in his home state of Louisiana, where he cut short films, trailers, EPKs, web pieces, local commercials, music videos, and a large array of other kinds of projects. His work led him to projects with other local filmmakers, and projects for SYFY, Lifetime, and Hallmark. In 2018 Josh moved to Los Angeles where he still resides with his wife and kids. He's had the privilege on working as Assistant Editor on such shows as Amazon's Utopia and The Terminal List, FX's The Old Man, and Apple TV's Truth Be Told. In addition to 3 Body Problem, his most recent work can be seen in the upcoming final season of The Umbrella Academy. Editing 3 BODY PROBLEM In our discussion with the 3 BODY PROBLEM editing team of Michael Ruscio and Josh Carley, we talk about: Doubling down on dialogue to deliver the action Slicing through the VFX work Taking a different angle on the same scene Sound advice for assistants Transcontinental cutting rooms The Credits Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs Check out Frame.io for the "Rough Cut Blog Spectacular" See what's new with Avid Media Composer Subscribe to The Rough Cut for more great interviews with the heroes of the editing room Explore The Rough Cut on YouTube
This week, we are taking a special detour from our mission here to turn the tables. Since Ross has made Tripp try and examine the comedy films of 1999, it only seemed right for Tripp to finish off our first season by making him examine a film from 1999 that he would have watched that Ross had never seen. And there seemed to really be only one logical pick, a film that from the very beginning of this podcast Tripp mentioned as a film that he absolutely would have been watching instead of these films: The Red Violin by Francois Girard. Along the way, Tripp and Ross talk about lesser Steven Spielberg films, Masterpiece Theatre, the Genie awards, the Chinese Cultural Revolution, and, of course, the coolest man in show business (Samuel L. Jackson). Theme music by Jonworthymusic. Powered by Riverside.FM
Xi Van Fleet survived the devastating Chinese Cultural Revolution and escaped to the USA – but now decades later, she warns that America is on the same path to cultural Marxism that destroyed her birth country. In Xi's book “Mao's America: A Survivor's Warning” she exposes comparisons between China's revolution and current-day America: Marxist tactics like “division, indoctrination, deception, coercion, cancelation, subversion and violence,” and goals of weaponizing youth, loss of freedom, and ultimate totalitarian rule. Xi Van Fleet describes herself as “Chinese by birth; American by choice, survivor of Mao's Cultural Revolution, defender of liberty.” She was born in China, lived through the Cultural Revolution, and was sent to work in the countryside at the age of 16. After Mao's death she was able to go to college to study English and has lived in the United States since 1986. In 2021, she delivered a school board speech in Loudoun County, Virginia against Critical Race Theory that went viral and ignited national conservative media attention. She now devotes her time and energies full time to warning about the parallels between Mao's Cultural Revolution in China and what's unfolding in America today. Follow Xi Van Fleet at https://x.com/XVanFleet and read her book “Mao's America: A Survivor's Warning.” Dr. Meryl Nass is a board-certified physician with over 40 years of experience in all areas of internal medicine. She is a nationally recognized expert on epidemics who has consulted for government agencies around the world, especially focussing on anthrax, Zika, Ebola, and biological warfare investigations. Follow Dr. Nass at https://x.com/NassMeryl and learn more about Door To Freedom at https://doortofreedom.org 「 SPONSORED BY 」 • BETTERHELP - This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self. Get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/DrDrewRumble • COZY EARTH - Susan and Drew love Cozy Earth's sheets & clothing made with super-soft viscose from bamboo! Use code DREW to save up to 40% at https://drdrew.com/cozy • TRU NIAGEN - For almost a decade, Dr. Drew has been taking a healthy-aging supplement called Tru Niagen, which uses a patented form of Nicotinamide Riboside to boost NAD levels. Use code DREW for 20% off at https://drdrew.com/truniagen • PET CLUB 24/7 - Give your pet's body the natural support it deserves! No fillers. No GMOs. No preservatives. Made in the USA. Save 15% at https://drdrew.com/petclub247 • GENUCEL - Using a proprietary base formulated by a pharmacist, Genucel has created skincare that can dramatically improve the appearance of facial redness and under-eye puffiness. Get an extra discount with promo code DREW at https://genucel.com/drew • PROVIA - Dreading premature hair thinning or hair loss? Provia uses a safe, natural ingredient (Procapil) to effectively target the three main causes of premature hair thinning and hair loss. Susan loves it! Get an extra discount at https://proviahair.com/drew • THE WELLNESS COMPANY - Counteract harmful spike proteins with TWC's Signature Series Spike Support Formula containing nattokinase and selenium. Learn more about TWC's supplements at https://twc.health/drew 「 ABOUT THE SHOW 」 Ask Dr. Drew is produced by Kaleb Nation (https://kalebnation.com) and Susan Pinsky (https://twitter.com/firstladyoflove). This show is for entertainment and/or informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The first installment of Cixin Liu's epic trilogy “Remembrance of Earth's Past” takes its name from a famously unsolvable problem in orbital mechanics and that sets the tone for the heady, complex, hard science fiction of what's to come. In episode 306, join Luke Elliott & James Bailey as they are just beginning their journey into this series with Part One and Part Two, appreciate Ken Liu's translation, explore the Chinese Cultural Revolution through the character Ye Wenjie, witness the most ominous countdown of all time with Wang Miao, and wonder about the mechanics of what seems like a very important game. Join them next week for their thoughts on the first four episodes of Dan Weiss and David Benioff's Netflix adaptation! Ink to Film Support on Patreon for bonus content, merch, and the ability to vote on upcoming projects! https://www.patreon.com/inktofilm Get The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu or any of the other source novels at the Ink to Film Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/inktofilm Ink to Film's Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky (@inktofilm) Home Base: inktofilm.com Luke Elliott Website: www.lukeelliottauthor.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/luminousluke IG: https://www.instagram.com/lpelliott/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@lpelliott Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/luminousluke.bsky.social James Bailey Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jame_Bail IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamebail/ Credits Song: Last Dawn by Ross Bugden: https://youtu.be/wWjgsepyE8I?si=G9HL2QdcBKG76Q7j
Last month, Netflix released its adaptation of the Hugo Award-winning sci-fi book The 3 Body Problem by Cixin Liu. It follows the journey of several scientists, from the Chinese Cultural Revolution to the present day, as they seek to understand why their fellow researchers are dying and why their scientific results no longer make sense. Along the way, they discover an ultra-advanced VR game and a dark secret that suggests we might not be alone in the universe.Guest host Arielle Duhaime-Ross sits down with the show's science advisor, Dr. Matt Kenzie, an associate professor of physics at the University of Cambridge, to talk about what exactly the three body problem is, why he gave the actors physics lessons, and what he hopes audiences take away from a show focused on scientists.Universe of Art is hosted and produced by D. Peterschmidt, who also wrote the music. Our show art was illustrated by Abelle Hayford. Support for Science Friday's science and arts coverage comes from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Do you have science-inspired art you'd like to share with us for a future episode? Send us an email or a voice memo to universe@sciencefriday.com.
Particle accelerators, nanofibers, and solar physics: The science advisor for the Netflix adaptation breaks down the physics in the show. Also, in her new book, Jessica J. Lee looks at how humans have moved plants around the globe–and how our migrations are intertwined with theirs.How ‘3 Body Problem' Explores The Laws Of PhysicsLast week, Netflix released its adaptation of the Hugo Award-winning sci-fi book The 3 Body Problem by Cixin Liu. It follows the journey of several scientists, from the Chinese Cultural Revolution to the present day, as they seek to understand why their fellow researchers are dying and why their scientific results no longer make sense. Along the way, they discover an ultra-advanced VR game and a dark secret that suggests we might not be alone in the universe.Guest host Arielle Duhaime-Ross sits down with the show's science advisor, Dr. Matt Kenzie, an associate professor of physics at the University of Cambridge, to talk about what exactly the three body problem is, why he gave the actors physics lessons, and what he hopes audiences take away from a show focused on scientists.In Defense Of ‘Out Of Place' PlantsThe new book Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging unpacks how we think about the migrations of both plants and humans, as well as how those ideas shape our perceptions of what we call “non-native” or “invasive” plants like giant hogweed or English ivy.Dispersals traces the history of how we moved plants around—including cherry blossoms, mangoes, and soy—and asks: What does it mean to be a plant out of place? And how does the migration of plants mirror our own?Guest host Arielle Duhaime-Ross talks with environmental historian and author Jessica J. Lee about Dispersals and what we can learn from the histories of plants.Read an excerpt from Dispersals at sciencefriday.com.Transcripts for each segment will be available after the show airs on sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.
In the new Netflix sci-fi series 3 Body Problem, a killing during the Chinese Cultural Revolution sparks a chain of events that puts humanity at risk. When scientists start dying in mysterious ways, five friends just might be the key to saving the world. The series' showrunners include David Benioff and D.B Weiss, the team behind Game of Thrones, who are once again adapting an epic book series.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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This week, Taran Armstron joins Rob and Chappell to tune into the new science fiction series created by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss and Alexander Woo, 3 Body Problem, originally released March 21. 2024, on Netflix. 3 Body Problem follows Ye Wenjie, an astrophysicist who saw her father brutally murdered during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
Abu and Obssa begin their read through of the modern sci-fi classic The Three-Body Problem from Chinese author Liu Cixin. They explore the life of the author and dig into the history of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Join our Patreon for bonus content and helpful reading materials Join our Discord to keep the conversation going Check our Season 1 Schedule to keep up with the reading assignments Email us your thoughts and questions: scifibookclubpod@loreparty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Chinese Cultural Revolution was launched by Chairman Mao in 1966 and lasted a whole decade until his death. It aimed to purify China of perceived bourgeois elements and reinforce hardline communist ideology. The era left a huge impact on China's socio-political landscape, but despite its seismic impact, it's not that well understood by many Westerners. Today, I'm speaking with Tania Branigan. Tania spent 7 years as the Guardian's China correspondent, and is also the author of a recent non-fiction book called Red Memory, which explores stories that have emerged about the Cultural Revolution and its lingering impact on contemporary China. I read and reviewed it earlier this year, and I was absolutely blown away. In this episode, Tania and I go deep into her book, Red Memory, the process she went through in writing and researching the text. For those of you who don't know all that much about the Cultural Revolution, don't panic – Tania does an incredible job of covering the basics while also getting into the intricacies of the relevant political history. I thoroughly recommend the book for anyone looking to improve their knowledge of China, especially how this contemporary society is still haunted by many ghosts of the Cultural Revolution. Tania mentioned Sparks, by Ian Johnson (2023), a work of non-fiction which follows “counter-historians” documenting contemporary China. Her favourite book that I'd never heard of was The Memory Police, Yōko Ogawa (1994), a dystopian tale in which a totalitarian regime controls collective memory. Also by that author was The Housekeeper and The Professor, by Yōko Ogawa (2003), which follows an ageing mathematician whose memory is limited to 80 minutes. The best book she has read in the last twelve months was Waiting to be Arrested at Night, by Tahir Hamut Izgil (2023), which is a Uyghur poet's memoir of China's genocide of the majority-Muslim population in Xinjiang Province in Northwestern China. This also reminded her of another favourite with similar undertones, The Appointment, by the Romanian author Herta Müller (1997), which follows the life of a young woman living under a communist regime. The book she would take to a desert island is the collected short stories of Anton Chekhov. On that note, she also mentioned the fantastic book A Swim in The Pond in the Rain by George Saunders (2021), in which the author, a master short story writer, examines four classic Russian short stories, including one by Chekhov. Finally, a book that changed her mind was Heidi Larson's Stuck (2020), which explores vaccine rumours, and how best to deal with people who have different opinions on that subject.
Dr. Carson speaks with Xi Van Fleet, a survivor of the Mao Zedong Chinese Cultural Revolution. Xi Van Fleet's harrowing experiences growing up in China during this tumultuous period have given her a unique perspective on the dangers of communism. Now living in America, she has a dire warning for the United States. As Dr. Carson reminds us, "It was Khrushchev who said to Eisenhower over 60 years ago, your children's children will live under our system." In this thought-provoking interview, Xi Van Fleet shares her personal story and draws parallels between the Cultural Revolution in China and the current state of affairs in America. Her warning to America is clear: the encroachment of communism is real, and its consequences are dire. It is crucial to recognize the erosion of individual freedoms, the suppression of free thought, and the manipulation of education as signs of a dangerous ideology taking hold. Only through vigilance and a commitment to preserving liberty can America avoid the fate that befell China during the Cultural Revolution.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In 2021, Xi Van Fleet spoke out at a Loudoun County, Virginia School Board meeting against Critical Race Theory. Her video went viral and ignited national media attention. Xi lived through the horrors of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as a schoolgirl. Forced to the countryside with other young Chinese for re-education after high school, she later escaped communism and found freedom and new a life in America. But more than 30 years later, Xi disturbingly sees signs of the same Cultural Marxism that ravaged her birth country of China threatening to destroy the America she now calls home. Her new book, Mao's America: A Survivor's Warning is her dire warning to the citizens of the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chen Yi joins Jocelyn to share her approaches to blending classical compositional styles and teaching. Hear the full conversation by becoming a Patreon subscriber. Companion playlists: Youtube, Spotify Support us: Subscribe on Patreon Follow us: @composelikeagirl on Instagram and Facebook Learn more: Compose Like a Girl Transcript PDF Relevant Links: Chen Yi https://www.presser.com/chen-yi-at-70 https://conservatory.umkc.edu/profiles/faculty-directory/chen-yi.html To learn more about Chinese Cultural Revolution and Chinese Traditional Music, visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/world/asia/china-cultural-revolution-explainer.html https://spice.fsi.stanford.edu/docs/introduction_to_the_cultural_revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_China https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/resources-for-educators/classroom-resources/media-and-interactives/media/international/music-of-china/ Tang Dynasty Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing Tianjin Conservatory National Symphony Orchestra, Taiwan University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory Peabody Institute UMKC Composition Competition Opportunities Beijing International Composition Workshop Chanticleer Albums: Colors of Love and The Siren's Call: Live Concert Highlights Album: Digital Mist - Works For Violin and Piano; Patrick Yim (violin), Kiu Tung Poon (piano), Sebastian Currier Albany Records Jennifer Higdon Niccolò Paganini
In this highlight edition of The Michele Tafoya Podcast, Michele is joined by author, speaker and American Patriot, Xi Van Fleet to discuss The Chinese Cultural Revolution and its echoes within contemporary American society. Next up, Michele and author Peter Schweizer discuss China's reaction to Trump, Wall Street's yellow-belly, and the Biden Administration's naked corruption and weakness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this highlight edition of The Michele Tafoya Podcast, Michele is joined by author, speaker and American Patriot, Xi Van Fleet to discuss The Chinese Cultural Revolution and its echoes within contemporary American society. Next up, Michele and author Peter Schweizer discuss China's reaction to Trump, Wall Street's yellow-belly, and the Biden Administration's naked corruption and weakness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our guest today is Xi Van Fleet. Xi is the author of “Mao's America: A Survivor's Warning.” Xi grew up in Mao's China. She spent her entire school years in the turmoil of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, but attended college in the US. Xi has never been politically involved, but like many Americans, 2020 has become a turning point for her. Compelled by her personal experience under Mao and the realization that the Chinese Cultural Revolution she lived through is taking place here in America, she has committed herself to the mission of educating American people about the horror of Socialism/Communism, and warn them of the danger of Cultural Marxist Woke Revolution that is threatening our country. Her up-coming book “Mao's America: A Survivor's Warning” will be available in October 2023. 1) Part of your story is that after high school you and other urban youths were forced to work in the fields for 3 years to be re-educated by the peasants. Help us understand what is meant by “re-educated”? 2) You earned master's degrees in English and Library Science. How did you come to be a student in the US to pursue your graduate studies? 3) You have worked in the field of Information Management. Describe what that is? 4) What was the pivotal moment or event that caused you to get politically involved? 5) What is the Chinese Cultural Revolution and why is it important for Americans to know? 6) Why is the 2nd Amendment important from a Communist survivor's perspective? 7) Our US Founders promised only one thing. That to keep our freedoms it would require eternal vigilance. What shall we do, in your opinion, to keep our freedoms?
With Liberty & Justice For All, Session 3 In this presentation, I intended to provide a brief history of the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) launched by China's then dictator Mao Zedong. It was Mao's attempt to seize absolute power and to remake China according to his own image. I tried to provide a sketch of the Cultural Revolution by answering the basic questions of why, what, who and how. I also tried to draw some parallels along the way to what is happening in America today. The Chinese Cultural Revolution was not an isolated historic event. It is important to understand the historic backdrop and important political events that eventually led to the outbreak of this revolution. I covered the Land Reform (1950-1953), the Anti-Rightist Campaign (1956-1957), the Great Leap Forward Campaign, and the Great Famine (1995-1962), all of which will help to make more sense out of the Cultural Revolution. -Xi Van Fleet https://sovereignnations.com Support Sovereign Nations: https://paypal.me/sovnations https://patreon.com/sovnations Follow Sovereign Nations: https://sovereignnations.com/subscribe/ © 2023 Sovereign Nations. All rights reserved. #sovereignnations #xivanfleet #maoism
Welcome to a new series of the Dissidents Podcast with your co-hosts, Jennifer Richmond and Brandy Shufutinsky. In this series we explore the radical roots of liberated ethnic studies, how extreme ideology is infiltrating our schools with the aim to indoctrinate instead of educate, and our search for solutions to empower parents, teachers and students, giving them the tools to embrace inquiry and to express their individuality. This week we speak with the President of the Asian American Coalition for Education, Mike Zhao. Zhao, the author of Critical Race Theory and Woke Culture: America's Dangerous Repeat of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, shares his personal story of living through the Chinese Cultural Revolution, his eventual immigration to the West, and his alarm at seeing similar Marxist trends infiltrating the American K-12 education system.
On today's show, Xi Van Fleet discusses Affirmation Action and Isaiah Vega-Luna discusses run for NYC Council and all 51 seats are up for grabs. City Council sets to bury NYPD with paperwork on Crime update. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Xi Van Fleet is a Senior Fellow at 1776 Action and author of, Mao's America: A Survivor's Warning. Xi Van Fleet grew up in Mao's China. She spent her entire school years in the Chinese Cultural Revolution. After high school, she, along with all the urban youths, was forced to work in the fields for 3 years to be re-educated by the peasants. She was able to go to college only after Mao's death. In 1986 she came to America as a student to pursue her graduate studies. She worked in the field of Information Management for the past 30 years. As a private citizen, she has never been involved politically. Compelled by her personal experience during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and the realisation that what she has experienced is taking place here in America, she has committed herself to warn the American people about the threat of Socialism/Communism, and the danger of the current woke movement which is a Marxist Cultural Revolution. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Isaiah Vega-Luna is running for NYC Council District 37 -Brooklyn.
Today, we're talking Wikipedia rabbit holes, including but not limited to: the Baldwins, skin conditions, & the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Then, of course, the books. Thank you so much for listening! ❤️ Buy BATC merch here: https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch. Browse and shop all the books we've discussed on this episode and past episodes at https://www.bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity. Check out our website for more information about the fan club, any anything else at https://www.booksandthecitypod.com. You can also subscribe to our newsletter there, and send us a note at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com-------------> Libby's pick: Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue (13:36-21:22) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/251547/behold-the-dreamers-by-imbolo-mbue/ On Libby's TBR: Elektra by Jennifer Saint Becky's pick: A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow (21:23-27:32) https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250766649/a-mirror-mended On Becky's TBR: Tokyo Dreaming by Amiko Jean Kayla's pick: Dragonfly by Leila Meacham (27:33-38:52) https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/leila-meacham/dragonfly/9781538732229/?_ga=2.184428070.1268511064.1682300888-1971065739.1682300888 On Kayla's TBR: When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions are our own.
The Biden Administration is rolling out new rules that make it more expensive to buy a house if you're a responsible person with good credit — and, you guessed it, it's all in the name of "equity." Charlie lays out the consequences of the Democrats' latest effort to help deadbeats at the expense of everyone else. Plus, Charlie has an important conversation with Xi Van Fleet, who escaped Mao's China only to find herself canceled (by a "Christian" school!) for her anti-woke views here in America.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
From the military failures to the transanity at state capitols, we're in this position because we decided not to take personal responsibility and hold our politicians accountable. There's only one mission for the system: Protect the system. We don't live in the country we want to live in. What the Chinese Cultural Revolution looked like: it wasn't a hardened warrior cause, it was done by high school and college kids. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
From the military failures to the transanity at state capitols, we're in this position because we decided not to take personal responsibility and hold our politicians accountable. There's only one mission for the system: Protect the system. We don't live in the country we want to live in. What the Chinese Cultural Revolution looked like: it wasn't a hardened warrior cause, it was done by high school and college kids. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
By the early 1960s, Chairman Mao Zedong's campaign to modernise Communist China had ended in disaster. Known as the Great Leap Forward, it resulted in turmoil on such a scale that many had begun to question Mao's authority. In response, he set out to claim absolute political supremacy by launching a grassroots movement called the Cultural Revolution. A decade of terror ensued that would permanently alter the fabric of Chinese society, and result in the deaths of up to 2 million people. But what exactly happened during this decade of madness, and what can we learn from those who lived through it? Dan is joined by Tania Branigan, author of Red Memory: Living, Remembering and Forgetting China's Cultural Revolution, to explore the Cultural Revolution and how it has shaped China today.Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore.If you'd like to learn more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe to History Hit today!Download the History Hit app from the Google Play store.Download the History Hit app from the Apple Store. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Colombian novelist Juan Gabriel Vásquez's latest book a film director is attending a retrospective of his work in Barcelona. Plagued by personal tragedy, Sergio Cabrera begins to recall the events that have marked him and his family, from the Spanish Civil War to the Chinese Cultural Revolution to the guerrilla wars in Latin America.Vásquez is in conversation with writer and broadcaster Shahidha Bari.Buy tickets to our forthcoming events, including livestreams, here: https://lrb.me/events Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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When we sin, we should feel a burning sense of shame that keeps us from sinning again, at the same time, we should never feel ashamed of the Gospel. - SERMON TRANSCRIPT - This morning as we look one last time to the end of this chapter, Mark 8, and we're zeroing in on this one verse, Mark 8:38, and as we do, we're looking at one of the most powerful forces that shapes human experience, and that is the issue of shame. Shame. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's 19th century novel, The Scarlet Letter, that terrible symbol of sin, the scarlet letter A, representative of adultery was commanded by the magistrates to be stitched onto the dress of Hester Prynne, the young woman who was discovered to have born a child by adultery. The sentence was combined with the command that Hester should stand on a raised platform holding her infant daughter and displaying the scarlet letter for all to see. Clearly the goal was her public shaming in front of the entire population as a warning to all. She was required to wear this public emblem of her personal shame for the rest of her life. The author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, I think had an agenda concerning New England puritanism. He did tap into a very powerful force, and that is a fear of public shame. In our culture, public shaming takes a very different approach. It still powerfully exists, because anyone who doesn't fit into the popular narrative of morality in our day and our age will be shamed, publicly shamed, at least in the digital universe, forever. Made to stand up and bear public ridicule on some social media platform. But the moral code behind it has dramatically changed. Christians will become more and more ostracized if we don't agree with the world's views on all the most controversial societal issues, whether it's sexuality or gender, feminism, race relations, politics, climate change, sexual harassment, child abuse, undocumented aliens, or what have you. Shame is one of the most powerful forces shaping human personality, and that's the topic of today's sermon. It starts with a shame that Jesus mentions that we should never feel, ministered by a world that ought to be ashamed and isn't. Look at Jesus' words, one of the most convicting passages in the Gospel of Mark, indeed, really in all of scripture, Mark 8:38, "If anyone is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when He comes in His Father's glory with the holy angels." Years ago, I memorized that scripture by itself, so that I would not ever be ashamed of the gospel, in a workplace setting or in my neighborhood. Because I feel the temptation to be ashamed of Christ and His words, I feel it acutely. Jesus is severely warning His disciples against any feelings of shame about Him and about the gospel. They are going to be His messengers to a wicked and hostile world, and the world will hate them for it, because it hated Jesus first. But Jesus warns them that no true disciple of His should ever feel ashamed of Him or of His words in such a wicked world. So for me, as I look at this, I wanted to expand and look more generally at the topic of shame to try to understand it, because I think it needs a lot of biblical instruction. There's a lot of confusion about it. So with Jesus's statement as a starting point, and really is the center point, I want to expand and learn what the Bible teaches about shame in a number of ways. It's going to expand into five points. First, the world ought to be ashamed and isn't. Secondly, Christians ought to be ashamed and are. Third, Jesus is not ashamed of Christians. Fourth, Christians ought never to be ashamed of Jesus. And fifth, Christians in heaven will feel no shame at all. Let's walk through these. The context here, Jesus is training His apostles for their future ministry of the Word to the ends of the earth. He elicits from them the world's faulty, inadequate assessment of Him. Who do people say that I am? And they give their answers. Some say this, some say that. Then He asks them the most important question any of us will ever face, "What about you? Who do you say that I am?" Peter speaks as their spokesman and ours, saying with his full testimony, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Then Jesus declares His future death, which is the core of His saving mission, that He will be rejected, despised, mocked, beaten, condemned, publicly shamed and killed, and then His future glory completely vindicated by His glorious resurrection. Peter cannot comprehend this, cannot accept it, and rebukes Him privately for saying this. So Jesus turns and rebukes Peter publicly in front of everyone as a spokesman for Satan. Then He strongly charges His disciples with the cost of following Him. You must deny yourself, you must take up your cross. You must follow Jesus. He exposes the core affections of a saved heart. If you love your life, you'll lose it, but if you lose your life, you'll save it eternally. Then He reveals a proper evaluation we should have of our souls relative to the world. The soul is worth infinitely more than anything there is in the material world. With one last verse in this section, He gives a warning against currying the world's favor by aligning ourselves with its value system concerning Christ, so we can avoid the shaming mechanism it's going to heap on us. "For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man, also, be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels." I. The World Ought To Be Ashamed . . .and Isn’t Let's start with the first point. The world ought to be ashamed and isn't. Look at Jesus' evaluation of the world in a very potent statement, "This adulterous and sinful generation," He calls it. This world is deeply immersed in sin. Jesus calls it adulterous. The image is one of the deep, intimate love every single person should have for God. It's likened to the intimate love between a wife and her husband. God likened Israel to His bride in many places. For example, Isaiah 62:5, "As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you." But Israel has gone after idols. She was spiritually adulterous, both Ezekiel and Josiah liken Israel's lust for idols to a wayward and promiscuous wife running after other lovers, committing adultery. All sin therefore is ultimately spiritual adultery. We are an adulterous and sinful generation. The entire world is adulterous in the same way. "Israel has gone after idols. She was spiritually adulterous, both Ezekiel and Josiah liken Israel's lust for idols to a wayward and promiscuous wife running after other lovers, committing adultery. All sin therefore is ultimately spiritual adultery." Jesus highlights the great wickedness of this world, a world that ought to be ashamed of itself, but it isn't. It isn't. So what is shame? Let's take a minute and define it. Shame is a painful emotion caused by a consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety. It's a painful emotion caused by a consciousness of guilt or a shortcoming or impropriety. Shame always involves an audience, an onlooking audience, a sense of public censure, a stripping of honor before an onlooking crowd of disapproving people. There's disgraced, dishonor, reproach, the crowd being shocked, pouring out disapproval. Fundamental to shame is the sense of the respect and affection that we desire in the eyes of others, especially God. That God Himself and that other people would see us well, honor us, think well of us, speak well of us. To have the exact opposite, to be despised, to be publicly stripped of all honor is among the greatest fears of the human heart. God Almighty, definitely in many places, includes shame in judging sin. There are many verses I could use to prove this, but when speaking of Israel's forsaking of the true God to fall idols, he says in Jeremiah 2:11-13, "My people have exchanged their glory for worthless idols. Be appalled at this O heavens, and shutter with great horror," declares the Lord. "My people have committed two sins. They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water." When He says, "Be appalled at this, O heavens," He's calling on the heavens to witness His people in their shame in what they've done. To look on Israel's sin with horror and to shutter. Isaiah does the same thing, "Hear, O heavens! Listen, O earth!" The first mention of shame in the Bible appears very early, and it's mentioned negatively. “The man and his wife were both naked and they felt no shame.” They wouldn't have known what the word was at that moment, but it's ominous, because Moses, writing centuries later, knew exactly what it was to feel shame, and the first experience of shame came in the very next chapter. Tragically, Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit and they felt shame. First, horizontally toward each other and then vertically toward God. The eyes of both of them were open and they realized they were naked, so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. The word shame isn't mentioned there, but it's clearly implied, especially since it was just mentioned a few verses before that. Then all the more when God comes and calls to the man, "Where are you?" and he answered, "I heard you in the garden. I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid." But tragically, the disease of sin, specifically, attacks the sense of shame, and after a while, sinners feel no shame whatever for their sins. The world corrupts shame. As sin progressed in the world, people became more and more hardened concerning their sins. Genesis 6 says that before the flood, the thoughts of men's hearts were only evil, all the time, continually. The general principle in redemptive history has been the greater the evil in the hearts of the people, the more they throw off shame entirely and actually boast in the evil things they do. Jeremiah 6:15, "Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No, they have no shame at all. They do not even know how to blush." Or again, at the end of Romans 1, when there's a terrible catalog of sins, twenty-one sins listed, Paul says this, "They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity." Then verse 32, "Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things, but,” listen, “they also approve of those who practice them." The word “approve” means “to have pleasure in”. They actually delight in things that they ought to be ashamed of. Paul talks about this in Philippians 3:19, speaking of lost people, "Their destiny is destruction, their God is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame." Paul means that these depraved people actually glory in what should be making them feel feelings of shame. People then boast with great glee over sexual promiscuity or getting away with the perfect crime or fits of rage as demonstrations of power, that kind of thing. This defective shame is part of what the Bible calls a “seared conscience". 1 Timothy 4:2, Paul mentions, "Hypocritical liars whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron." A seared conscience means they have no feeling in their conscience. To some degree they are like lepers. Leprosy is a nerve disease which manifests in a lot of ways, but one of them is that you lose the sensation of pain. You could walk the entire day with a rock in your shoe that's just gouging your flesh, and you never feel it. The end of the day you take off your shoe and your shoe is filled with blood, your own blood, but you never felt anything. I think that's what it means to have a hard heart, a seared conscience, you don't feel anything, but actually they're still aware of the existence of a sense of guilt and shame as a reality. They're aware of that. Thus, they often try to make righteous people feel ashamed of not joining with them in their own sinful actions. They want everyone to join their party with them. 1 Peter 4:3-4 says to Christian people, "You've spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do, living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry. They think it's strange that you do not plunge with them into the same flood of dissipation and they heap abuse on you.” “Why aren't you joining in what we're doing here?” They heap abuse on anyone who won't join in their sins. Our culture will become even violent toward people who don't agree with them, who don't, for example, in Pride month celebrate homosexuality. They don't get on board with LGBTQ, et cetera. If you don't get on board, they'll heap shame on you. Or on other topics, make you try to join their crusades on those topics, and if you don't join with them in the same way, they will heap abuse on you. They'll try to make you feel ashamed. The world fundamentally wants us to dance to their tune. Jesus talked about this in reference to John the Baptist not dancing to anybody's tune. Matthew 11:17, "To what can I compare this generation? They're like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others, 'We played the flute for you and you didn't dance; we sang a dirge. And you didn't mourn.'" In other words, "We're calling the tune, you need to dance to our tune." Concerning the LGBT, et cetera, Paul actually calls it in Romans 1, "Shameful lusts." That phrase is not going to go anywhere, it's not going to disappear, and yet the whole thing has been turned around now, where it's shameful to oppose. It's shameful to tell the truth. In love, to say, "This like all the other sins are sins that Jesus, the great physician can heal you from." Now the whole thing's turned around. Isaiah said in Isaiah 5:20, "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter." Who call things that are shameful good and try to put shame on people who are doing actual good in God's eyes. Turn the whole thing around. So fundamentally, the world rejects the healthy shame they should feel for their sins. Without it they cannot repent and be saved. "The world rejects the healthy shame they should feel for their sins. Without it, they cannot repent and be saved." II. Christians Ought To Be Ashamed . . . and Are Secondly, Christians ought to be ashamed and are. In order to be saved, sinners must repent of their sins. Genuine repentance is essential to salvation. Jesus said in Luke 5, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I've not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." But what is repentance? The puritan pastor Thomas Watson in his masterpiece, The Doctrine of Repentance, defined repentance as, "Repentance is a grace of God's spirit whereby a sinner is inwardly humbled and visibly reformed. He then breaks out that inward humbling in six ingredients of true repentance. First, sight of sin. You see it as God does. Secondly, sorrow for sin. You have a genuine grief or sorrow over your sin. Third, confession of sin. Vertically, you agree with God that that is sin, that you are a sinner, and that specific thing is sin. Fourth, shame for sin. A sense, a burning sense of how repulsive that sin is in the sight of a holy God. Fifth, hatred of sin. A moral revulsion over the sin. And then that results in sixth, a turning from sin, a genuine transformation of life." That's what repentance actually is, and shame for sin is in the middle of it. The Holy Spirit comes in His marvelous powerful work, and He works repentance in us. Thanks be to God, if you're a Christian, the Holy Spirit has done this deep work of convicting in you. John 16:8, "When the spirit comes, He will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment." Therefore, part of that is the Holy Spirit works in us a healthy shame for our sins, a reasonable healthy shame for the sins we've committed. Ezekiel 16:63, "'Then, when I make atonement for you for all you have done, then you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth, because of your humiliation,' declares the sovereign Lord." That's powerful, and that's in the spiritual adultery chapter of Ezekiel 16. But we see it all over the place in the New Testament. If you know what to look for, you can see it. The parable of the prodigal son. Remember, he's out there having squandered his father's money, slopping pigs, comes to himself, comes back, and he says this to his father, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.” Or again, in Luke 18:13, in the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, "The tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.'" What do you think he's feeling there? Jesus said, "I tell you that man went home justified." Or again, in Luke 7:37-38, "When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisees house, she brought an alabaster jar perfume. And as she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and poured perfume on them." I don't think we can fully capture all the feelings she's feeling at that moment, but deep repentance for her sinful life is part of it. Justification by faith in Christ frees us from ultimate shame. Hallelujah! It sets us free. Now, I'm going to develop more on this in a moment, but shame is essential to our salvation, and I want to borrow a phrase from John Newton's Amazing Grace, “'twas grace that taught my heart to fear and grace my fears relieved.” Same thing with shame, “'twas grace that made us feel healthy shame for our sins, and it's by grace our shame is relieved.” Even after we have been forgiven for all of our sins, past, present, and future, I don't know if you've noticed, but your career in sin isn't over yet, unless somebody of you wants to claim that it has. But you know it hasn't. We're all wrestling with sin. Romans 7, "The very thing we hate, we do and the good things we want to do, we don't do, and so we commit new sins." We're not done with healthy shame yet. Sanctification involves an ongoing work of repentance and therefore an ongoing work of healthy shame. This is pretty controversial. Many Christians think that we should never feel ashamed. Jesus has taken away all my shame. I get all that, but I don't think that's carefully nuanced enough. I don't think it's even biblical. They fail to deal properly to the fact that we're not done being saved and that there's this ongoing work of necessary repentance. We're not done repenting. And therefore, according to Watson, we're not done with shame. In justification, all of our sins have been forgiven, past, present and future, and we're positionally perfect in Christ. That is true. But in sanctification we have this ongoing battle with sin. And when a Christian sins, what is the healthy response we should have toward that new sin, other than shame? Paul openly uses shame for past sins in the sanctification verse, in Romans 6:21, to me that just proves that shame is a healthy part of the ongoing Christian life. He says, "What benefit or what fruit did you reap at that time from those things you are now ashamed of?" Now ashamed, you're a Christian, and it's healthy to be ashamed of those things you used to do. Those things result in death. What do you think Peter felt that terrible night that Jesus was arrested, and Jesus predicted his denial, three times denial, "Before the rooster crows twice you will disown me three times." Peter swore he wouldn't, "Even if all fall away in account of you, I never will." But as he was being led into the courtyard, a slave girl at the door said, "You're not one of his disciples, are you?" "No, I'm not," off and running. And then he is warming his hands with God's enemies, Jesus' enemies, "I don't know him." "You don't know... You're not one of..." "No, I don't know him." By the end of that evening, he was literally calling down curses on himself if he knew Jesus. Then the rooster crowed for the second time. Then in Luke's Gospel, Jesus was going from one place to another in his trial, and he had the opportunity to look right at Peter, just at that moment, and Peter went outside and wept bitterly. What do you think he was feeling? If you don't like the word shame, then come up with a new word. But that's what he was feeling. Shame therefore is like physical pain. We will not feel it in heaven, I'll get to that in a few moments, but we need it now, so that we don't keep touching the hot stove, so that we stop sinning. Christians ought to feel shame and do. III. Jesus Is Not Ashamed of Christians Thirdly, Jesus is not ashamed of Christians. Now this should blow you away. Jesus Christ openly associated with sinners. He was a friend of tax collectors and sinners. He had no problem sitting with them, eating meals with them. He had no fear of guilt by association, none. He was a friend of sinners. And we need a friend, don't we? Jesus, we're told in Hebrews 2:11, is not ashamed to be called our brother. He's not ashamed to call us brothers. It's incredible given who we are and who He is, but that just mirrors God Himself. It says in Hebrews 11:16 that God is not ashamed to be called their God for He's prepared a city for them. God doesn't mind having his name associated with us. He's not ashamed of us. Why is that? Because Jesus, by His atoning work, by His blood, has removed all of our sin, has atoned for all of our sins. Jesus is willing, based on the blood He shed on our behalf, to stand next to a sinner who has repented and believed. Like the father of the prodigal son, who's still wearing nasty pig clothes, he gives him a hug, puts his arm around, he owns him. He puts a ring on his finger as an heir and a robe on around him. He's willing to stand in front of all the angels and say, "He is one of mine. I know her. I vouch for him. I vouch for her.” Romans 8:33-34, "Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen?” It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns Christ Jesus who died-more than that, was raised to life-and at the right hand of God interceding for us?" Owning us, He is saying, "She belongs to me. He belongs to me," advocating for us. He's not ashamed of us. He's not ashamed, because atonement removes all of our sin, all of the shame for sin. "Atonement removes all of our sin, all of the shame for sin." Romans 10:11, as the scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame." So by his atonement, the death penalty for our sins has been paid. By the miracle of imputation, His righteousness is credited to us. His righteousness is given to us, picture it like a beautiful robe to cover our shameful nakedness. That's the open language used in Revelation 3:18, Jesus says to the church at Laodecia, "I counsel you to buy from me white clothes to wear, so that you can cover your shameful nakedness." The white robe to wear is the imputed righteousness of Christ. It's faith in Christ, and it's pictured like a white robe. The ultimate shame in the universe, there is no greater shame than this, before the angels, before all the redeemed to be condemned to hell, to be condemned to hell. "If anyone is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when He comes in His Father's glory with his holy angels." What is He coming in His Father's glory with his holy angels to do? He's coming to judge the earth. He's the judge of all the earth. Another passage openly talks about that moment, Matthew 25:31-32, "When the Son of Man comes in His Father's glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His throne in heavenly glory. And all the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from the other as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He'll put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left." Therefore the ultimate shame is to hear those dreadful words spoken that I spoke last week, "Depart from me, you who are cursed into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and as angels.” That's the shame we Christians will never feel. Anyone who trusts in Him will never ultimately, eternally be put to shame. If we repent of our sins now and trust in Christ now, we will never know that ultimate shame. IV. Christians Ought Not Be Ashamed of Jesus Fourth, Christians ought never to be ashamed of Jesus. Now, this is obviously the home base of this scripture, but I've sought to show the context of why this would even happen. Why would we be tempted to feel ashamed of Christ and of His words? It's because the world seeks to make Christians ashamed of Christ and of the gospel. The world in its sin attacks people who point out their sins. No one did that more perfectly than Jesus. Jesus said to his, at that point, unbelieving brothers in John 7:7, "The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that what it does is evil." Did you hear that? The reason the world hated Jesus is because He told the truth about their sin and they didn't want to hear it. "The reason the world hates me is I testify that what it does is evil." And again, John 3:20, "Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed." Therefore, in His death the world heaped abuse on Jesus, they heaped shame on Him. Mark 15:17 and following, "They put a purple robe on Him, they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on Him. And they began to call out to Him, 'Hail king of the Jews!' Again and again they struck Him on the head with a staff and spit on Him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to Him. And when they had mocked Him, they took off the purple robe and put His own clothes on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him." Jesus told His followers to expect the same treatment if they follow Him in proclaiming the need that sinners have to repent and believe. John 15:18, "If the world hates you, keep in mind it hated me first." The world will try to make all Christians feel ashamed of Christ and His words though they are the ones who ought to be ashamed of their sins, so that they can be saved. But Jesus says, "If anyone is truly, at your core, ashamed of me and of my words, you're not a Christian, and I will disown you on that day." He will be ashamed of you at Judgment Day, that's what He's saying. This verse is fundamentally a warning to all of us. The shame Jesus is referring to here is the total rejection of Christ and his incarnation. If anyone does that, Jesus is going to reject them on Judgment Day, saying, "I never knew you, away from me, you evildoers." People have to come out from the world and join with Jesus by faith, as He is crucified. We have to make our stand with the crucified and bloody savior and not be ashamed of Him. The cross itself was designed to maximize every form of torture, including public shame. Isn't it amazing that Hebrews tells us that Jesus said, the shame they heaped on Him, He considered a small price to pay to save us, a small price to pay to save you and me. Hebrews 12:2, "Let us fix our eyes in Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. Who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of God.” What does that mean? He thought little of it, the shame. It's a small price to pay. Marvel at that, because shame is one of the most powerful feelings there is. For Him, it's small, "I know they're going to shame me. I know they're going to keep abuse on me. I know they're going to mock me, and they're going to spit on me, and they're going to strip me out in front of all the people. It's a small price to pay to win you," to win His bride. But then the author to Hebrews urges us Christians to stand with Jesus, under the cross bearing the shame He bore. In the next chapter of Hebrews 13:12-14, "When the sacrifices were made, the carcasses of the sacrifices were taken outside the camp and burned, refuse." The author then says, "Jesus also suffered outside the city gate," as though He's garbage, “to make the people holy by His own blood." Listen to this, "Let us then go to him outside the camp, bearing the reproach he bore. For here we do not have an enduring city, but we're looking for the city that is to come." So what does he mean? Go outside like your garbage, stand next to Jesus, own Him like He's willing to own you, and stand under that reproach, and bear the reproach He bore. That's what the author of Hebrews is urging us to do. Be willing to join him, to stand under the bloody cross, to preach the bloody cross, to not be ashamed of it in any way. That is our mission in the world to testify to Christ and to his words. We are sent as witnesses to a lost and dying world. Jesus said, "We should expect to be hated and shamed.” Paul was constantly. The shaming mechanism was dumped on Paul again and again. Think about Paul and Silas in Philippi. They were stripped publicly and beaten publicly and then thrown in the inner dungeon and their feet were put in the stocks as though they were maximum criminals, complete public shaming. In our generation, unbelievers will try to shame us as well. In America at this present time, it just means being mocked on social media, or on the news programs, or the brunt of standup comedian jokes or late night talk jokes, things like that. It's going to get worse though I think. I don't think it's going to get better. I think it's going to get worse. In more oppressive cultures and at different times in history, Christians have been more openly shamed. In the Chinese Cultural Revolution, 1966, Chinese Christians were made wear dense caps and had insulting signs put around their necks. They were paraded through the streets with gongs, and the crowds were expected to hurl insults and mud and stones on them to shame them. Now in our setting, the bolder and more faithful we are on witnessing, the more likely we're going to kick into that shaming mechanism the world's going to try to do. If we stay quiet, if we "stay in our lane", so to speak, and don't make waves, we're not likely to experience a lot of shame. But if we share the gospel, we will. And we know it, that's what's holding us back. What you need to realize is what we're talking about here, Christ is the most glorious thing there has ever been on planet earth, and His words are equally glorious. How could we be ashamed of Christ and of his words? How could we? Let's turn that whole thing around. Let's openly proclaim the glories and excellences of Christ. That's the best kind of evangelism you can ever do. Talk great about Jesus in front of lost people. So we can say, as Paul said in Romans 1:16, "I'm not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile." V. Christians in Heaven Will Feel No Shame Fifth, Christian in heaven will feel no shame. Dear friends, you Christians, brothers and sisters, this whole thing's temporary, praise God. You will feel zero shame in heaven. I believe you'll remember everything, for how could you thank God for your salvation, if you didn't remember from what you were saved? You won't feel any shame, just like you won't feel any pain. There'll be no more death, mourning, crying, or pain of any type, including emotional pain. You'll be set free [Revelation 21:4]. No shame whatsoever, so beautiful. The Book of Revelation again and again portrays the redeemed in heaven as wearing white robes. There's five different white robes verses in Revelation. For example, Revelation 7:9, it says, "There was a multitude greater than anyone could count from every tribe, language, people, and nation, and they were wearing white robes and saying, 'Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne.'" That's the covering of our sins with Jesus' imputed perfect righteousness. You know what's so beautiful, there won't be any scarlet letters on our white robes. You're not going to present as former blasphemer, former adulterer, former anything, just radiant beauty. You're going to shine like the sun. The backstory is necessary just to tell history, but you'll be able to say, "It is no longer I who do it, but sin that lived in me back then that did it, but I am done. I'm different. I'm a new creation. So tell the story, I have no fear in the matter.” It's beautiful. We'll be set free. VI. Lessons Lessons, first and foremost, all I can do is plead with you. If you have not yet trusted in Christ, come to him. Believe in him. You don't want that ultimate shame of being condemned on judgment day, so trust in Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Now to Christians I would say, let the shame of past and present sins fire you up toward personal holiness. What fruit or what benefit did you reap at that time from those things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death. Think about those shameful things and the shame you should feel for those in and of themselves, apart from the atoning work of Christ, and don't do those sins anymore. That's the point. Nothing good comes from sin. That's what Paul's saying there, “be holy." Secondly, be bold in sharing Christ in this hate-filled wicked world. Your eyes are open. You know what's going to happen. They're going to try to shame you. Don't be surprised when they do. Boldly share Christ, expect them to try to publicly shame you. Be willing to stand with Christ outside the camp and bear the disgrace He bore. Be warned here, take the warning, do not be ashamed of Christ or of His words. We constantly face that fleshly, cowardly, tendency that we have. We tend to hide... Think about what happened to Peter. Peter got this warning, he heard it, and then he was later ashamed of Jesus. But he's a genuine Christian and so God reclaimed him, got him back, all right. The problem was he was masquerading as an believer. He was masquerading as somebody who didn't know Jesus. He was masquerading as someone who hated Christ. It wasn't his true nature. Thank God He can rescue us from those kind of false masquerades. Let's not, this week, masquerade as though we don't know Jesus, and keep quiet when we could say something of His glories, something of His greatness. Ask the Lord, just go to Him in prayer, be honest with Him, say, "Lord, I know you know me, but I want to tell you I am a gospel coward. I would say a lot more about Jesus than I do, but I'm just afraid of what's going to happen. I'm afraid of people's reactions. Would you cure me?" Just be honest. Isn't it the truth? Just be honest and say, "Lord, be the physician of my soul. Help me to be bolder than I've ever been before. Help me to not be afraid what people will say. Help me to be willing to speak the truth for their salvation and for your glory. Help me to be willing to speak of your glorious Jesus. You're not shameful, you're glorious. You're pure and powerful and radiant and wise and good and loving. I want to tell people about you. I want to declare the excellences of Him who called me out of darkness into His marvelous light." Gospel witness as worship is the best way to go. It drives out fear for me. It's like I'm not afraid what they're thinking. I'm just going to say some awesome things about Jesus in front of lost of people, whether they want to hear it or not. I'm going to fish for them and at some point somebody's going to like, "Tell me more. I want to hear more about Jesus." Like, "I bet you do. I can't wait to tell you more. Hey, let's get together and study the Gospel of Mark and let's spend three weeks on two verses in Mark, something like that." It's incredible the things that we can learn. So just ask the Lord to move in you. As the scripture is written, "Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord." Close with me in prayer. Father, we thank you for the powerful warning that we've had from Jesus here to not be ashamed of you, of your words. We thank you for a day that we'll be free from all pain, any manner of pain. We thank you that you protected us from the ultimate shame of being condemned on judgment day. In the meantime, Lord, because we continue to sin, we know that we need shame to warn us. We need to feel a burn when we confess our sins to you. But we know that you love us, you're tender with us, that even that feeling of shame is temporary. If we just genuinely repent, you'll work in us. Lord, thank you. Thank you for the beauty of the gospel. Thank you for the beauty of the words of scripture, and for all we can learn from it. In Jesus' name, Amen.
It's Monday, February 6th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. By Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com) Young Muslim woman in Indonesia comes to Christ Ruth, a 26-year-old Indonesian woman, was born into a Muslim family where 86% of the people follow the false god known as Allah. Since 2009, she has had a vivid, recurring dream. She would walk up a hill, over and over again, feeling very tired. Later, in junior high school, the dream came again for two weeks. Except this time, she said, “I was not alone—I walked with a man. But when I woke up, I did not feel tired.” When she told the dream to a new Christian friend at school, the Christian girl said, “I think I know that man.” After showing her a picture of what some painters believe Jesus looked like, Ruth said, “Yes! Who is He?” That prompted the curious Muslim girl to secretly buy and read a Bible, reports International Christian Concern. After graduating from high school, she worked in a beauty clinic in Jakarta where she took off her hijab, or Muslim head covering, because she felt uncomfortable theologically with it. In October 2019, while Ruth was scrolling on TikTok, she saw a quote from a church. It said, “You did not choose Me, but I chose you (John 15:16).” Intrigued, she started attending that church “without anyone knowing that I was a Muslim.” After learning more, she trusted Christ and was baptized in December 2019. After finding her Bible though, her mother discovered that Ruth had converted to Christianity, and kicked her out of the home. Today, living with a friend, she quoted Matthew 19:29 in which Jesus says, “Everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for My sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.” According to Open Doors, Indonesia is the 33rd most difficult country to be a Christian. Please pray for other Muslims to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior as Ruth did. French Senate ready to enshrine abortion in the Constitution On February 3rd, the French Senate passed a draft law to include abortion in the Constitution, by a close vote of 166 votes in favor and 152 against, reports Evangelical Focus. Although the Senate Law Commission had rejected the text of the draft law last week, this time the new wording of the text convinced a majority. Philippe Bas, senator of the Republicans, presented the new text, which changes the term “right” for “freedom.” Here is the text. “The law determines the conditions under which a woman's freedom to terminate her pregnancy is exercised.” Biden belatedly shoots down Chinese spy balloon On Saturday, President Joe Biden belatedly authorized a military fighter jet, off the coast of South Carolina, to shoot down a Chinese spy balloon with a missile, reports Reuters. It fell into the Atlantic Ocean. The balloon entered U.S. airspace in Alaska on January 28 before moving into Canadian airspace on Jan 30. It then re-entered U.S. airspace over northern Idaho on January 31. U.S. officials did not publicly disclose the spy balloon's presence over the United States until February 2nd. The Chinese spy balloon traveled over sensitive military sites including the Malmstrom Air Force Base in Cascade County, Montana where there are some 150 silos for intercontinental ballistic missiles, including the nuclear-capable Minuteman III. China condemned the military strike, saying the balloon was used for meteorological purposes, and that it had strayed into U.S. airspace "completely accidentally.” Those claims were flatly dismissed by U.S. officials. Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, a member of the Intelligence Committee, blasted President Biden for his belated response. SEN. TOM COTTON: “What began as a spy balloon has become a trial balloon, testing President Biden's strength and resolve. And unfortunately, the president failed that test. And that's dangerous for the American people. The president was paralyzed for an entire week by a balloon. “We should have shot this balloon down over the Aleutian Islands. We should have never allowed it to transit the entire continental United States. And I think there's a lot of open questions that the administration needs to answer to Congress on behalf of the American people about why they didn't. “I think part is the president's reluctance to take any action that will be viewed as provocative or confrontational towards the Chinese Communists. I would say what's provocative and confrontation is sending a spy balloon all across America.” As a result of the brouhaha, Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed his visit to China last week that had been expected to start on Friday. Bill Maher: Similarities between "Woke Revolution" & Mao's Cultural Revolution On Friday's broadcast of the HBO show called “Real Time,” host Bill Maher, a liberal who has increasingly told the truth, likened America's "woke revolution" to the Chinese Cultural Revolution, reports RealClearPolitics.com. In his monologue, he said we've embraced the "re-education" policies under Chairman Mao Zedong. MAHER: “Yesterday, I asked ChatGPT, 'Are there any similarities between today's woke revolution and Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution of the 1960s?' And it wrote back, 'How long do you have?'” (laughter) "Because, in China, we saw how a revolutionary thought he could do a page-one rewrite -- of humans. Mao ordered his citizens to throw off the four “olds” -- old thinking, old culture, old customs, and old habits. So, your whole life went in the garbage overnight. No biggie. And those who resisted were attacked by an army of purifiers called the Red Guard who went around the country putting dunce caps on people who didn't take to being a new kind of mortal being. A lot of pointing and shaming went on. Oh, and about a million dead. And the only way to survive was to plead insanity for the crime of being insufficiently radical and then apologize and thank the State and of course, submit to re-education, or as we call it here in America, freshman orientation." (laughter) Proverbs 12:17 says, “He who speaks truth tells what is right.” South Dakota House passes ban on ‘gender transitions' for minors And finally, South Dakota is one step closer to eliminating dangerous transgender drugs and mutilating surgeries for youth, reports LifeSiteNews.com. Last Friday, the South Dakota House passed a ban on chemical castration and cosmetic reproductive surgeries for minors in an overwhelming 60-10 vote. Close And that's The Worldview on this Monday, February 6th, in the year of our Lord 2023. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.
There was international outcry in 2011 when the celebrated Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing airport and imprisoned. The charges against him were vague. So what was Ai Weiwei really in prison for?To begin to answer this, we need to understand the historical background: the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Claiming to purge the country of 'impure' elements, students were encouraged to attack their teachers. Intellectuals were exiled. Books were burned. And the purge didn't stop there.On this episode of Bad People, Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen explore anti-intellectualism, and how politicians have exploited its appeal. What is the difference between intelligence and intellectualism? What can the anti-intellectualism scale teach us about the psychological origins of a lack of trust in experts?And, what does all of this have to do with art?CREDITS Presenters: Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen Producer: Laura Northedge Assistant Producer: Hannah Ward Editor: Anna Lacey Music: Matt Chandler Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland#BadPeople_BBC
Do you know Asians are at higher risk for kidney disease? At the age of 17, Sabrina Lu Qiao was diagnosed with a rare, autoimmune kidney disorder called Minimal Change Disease (MCD), which affects the filtering capacity of the kidneys and can increase one's risk of developing Nephrotic Syndrome.* In this episode, Sabrina recounts how common teenage angst was exacerbated by the side effects of steroid treatment, including water weight gain, body dysmorphia, and emotional distress. She tapped into the healing power of personal narrative and testimony that led her to advocate and share her story with fellow patients and communities. As a passionate writer and journalist, Sabrina draws on her lived experience to inform and empower others along their health journeys. She also reflects on the ways her cultural identity continues to inform her personal growth and resilience. * Source: https://nephcure.org/livingwithkidneydisease/ns-and-other-glomerular-diseases/understanding-minimal-change-disease/ (Dec 2022) MORE ABOUT SABRINA: Sabrina Lu Qiao is an alumna of the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied English with a concentration in creative writing and a minor in journalism. She is currently pursuing an MFA in nonfiction writing at Columbia University, where she also teaches creative nonfiction writing. Her reporting often focuses on subcultures, while her personal writing explores patient identity within Chinese culture and feminism within East Asian culture. She is at work on a manuscript about the Chinese Cultural Revolution and is an avid proponent of the Manhattan ferry system. RESOURCES: Nephcure - https://nephcure.org/connect/ (a supportive community of patients, their loved ones, doctors, researchers and other medical professionals bound by a common goal: discovering better treatments and a cure for rare, kidney diseases caused by Nephrotic Syndrome) Inspire – https://www.inspire.com (a resource hub with information on specific diseases as well as access to experts and patient stories for anyone seeking to learn more) National Kidney Foundation - https://www.kidney.org/treatment-support SABRINA'S SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: Website - https://sabrinaluqiao.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sabqiao/ *DISCLAIMER* The information on this page is not intended or implied to be a substitute for individualized health care, professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content in this podcast is for general information purposes only.
On this episode of Pilsners and Politics Podcast Benjamin discusses the Lefts attempt at ushering in a Cultural Revolution. The Left doesn't want a civil war. A civil war would mean that they would pick up the pieces of a broken nation. What the Left wants is to destroy America and rebuild her in their image. Benjamin draws a parallel between the Chinese Cultural Revolution and The Lefts Cultural Revolution.Want to support the show? looking for Christmas gift ideas? Look no further, shop Pilsners and Politics Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PilsnersandPolitics?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1107595969
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Interview starts at 31:10 Matt Lohmeier, X-Space Force Lieutenant Colonel joins us for a great chat about bringing the positive to this dire situation and staying peaceful in resistance. Matt's great book "Irresistible Revolution" is discussed, along with covid jab mandates, the DOD and the CRT message from the top, the Chinese Cultural Revolution, connections between Covid, Marxism and the great reset and how do those who wanna be left along defend themselves without becoming totalitarian through revolution.... We also get into UFO's - Nellis and Area 51 no fly zones, testing aircraft, fifth gen fighters, Top Gun, his strange UFO sighting, black projects and chemtrails vs contrails - flying in the cons. https://matthewlohmeier.com/ In the intro we chat about Contact at the Cabin, Outlawed books, Jim Lee's site for geoengineering and weather modification. See links below for stuff we chatted about during the show and the intro: https://www.amazon.com/Gang-One-Memoirs-Guard-American/dp/0803293364 https://newdiscourses.com/ https://colorusunited.org/portfolio-item/kenny-xu/ https://political-science.uchicago.edu/directory/john-mearsheimer https://weathermodificationhistory.com/geoengineering-with-sulfur-jet-fuel-commercial-aviation/ Help support the show because without your help we can't continue to address these controversial topics. If you value this content with 0 ads, 0 sponsorships, 0 breaks, 0 portals and links to corporate websites, please assist. Many hours of unlimited content for free. Thanks for listening!! Support the show directly: http://www.grimerica.ca/support https://www.patreon.com/grimerica http://www.grimericaoutlawed.ca/support www.Rokfin.com/Grimerica Get your Magic Mushrooms delivered from: Mushroom Spores, Spore Syringes, Best Spore Syringes,Grow Mushroom Spores Lab Other affiliated shows: https://grimericaoutlawed.ca/ The newer controversial Grimerica Outlawed Grimerica Show https://www.13questionspodcast.com/ Our New Podcast - 13 Questions Join the chat / hangout with a bunch of fellow Grimerican's www.grimerica.ca/chats 1-403-702-6083 Call and leave a voice mail or send us a text Check out our next trip/conference/meetup - Contact at the Cabin www.contactatthecabin.com Leave a review on iTunes and/or Stitcher: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/grimerica-outlawed http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/grimerica-outlawed Sign up for our newsletter http://www.grimerica.ca/news SPAM Graham = and send him your synchronicities, feedback, strange experiences and psychedelic trip reports!! graham@grimerica.com InstaGRAM https://www.instagram.com/the_grimerica_show_podcast/ Tweet Darren https://twitter.com/Grimerica Connect through other platforms: https://www.reddit.com/r/grimerica/ https://gab.ai/Grimerica Purchase swag, with partial proceeds donated to the show www.grimerica.ca/swag Send us a postcard or letter http://www.grimerica.ca/contact/ ART Napolean Duheme's site http://www.lostbreadcomic.com/ MUSIC Felix's Site sirfelix.bandcamp.com Something Elated - Broke for Free Deos - Fifty Dollar Dynasty
Please support our patreon. For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Professor Dongping Han was born and raised in rural Shandong, China. His mother was a farmer and his father was a blue-collar worker in a state-owned factory. Dongping started working after school on a collective farm when he was only nine. After he graduated from high school, he worked in the village factory, first as a lathe operator and then as a machinist. He served as the factory manager for four years before he went to college in 1978 when China reintroduced the college entrance examination again. He studied English Literature as an undergraduate, and then went on to work on an MA in Translation. He taught at Zhengzhou University for three years before continuing his studies at the National University of Singapore for a diploma in Education. Dongping next traveled to the USA for his MA in History from the University of Vermont where he also taught Chinese Language and Chinese History. He continued his studies at Brandeis University, earning his Ph.D. in Politics there in 1998. While working on this degree at Brandeis, he also taught American students Chinese, Chinese students English, and courses on Chinese Politics and International Politics of the Pacific.Dongping taught at Warren Wilson College in 2000. In the last twenty-one years, he has taught International Politics, Comparative Politics, Chinese History, Environmental Politics, and the Chinese Cultural Revolution. He has led more than a dozen study abroad trips to China. He also won five outside grants to take four students each time to study in rural China. Dongping believes that in order to understand China, students need to learn about the Chinese rural areas. He is the author of "The Unknown Cultural Revolution: Life and Change in a Chinese Village."Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesLinks and Social Media:twitter: @skepoetFacebookYou can find the additional streams on Youtube Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog)
Xi Van Fleet grew up in Mao's China. She spent her entire school years in Mao's Cultural Revolution. After completing high school, she was forced by the CCP to go to the countryside to work in the fields for three years to be reeducated by the peasants, like all other urban high school graduates. She was able to go to college after Deng Xiaoping seized power. In 1986 she came to America as a student to pursue her graduate studies. She has been working in the field of Information Management for the past 30 years. As a private citizen, she has never been involved politically. Compelled by her personal experience during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and the realization that what she has experienced is taking place here in America, she has committed herself to warn the American people and help them to clearly see what is really happening now in America. ______________________ A Century of Revolution Documentary part one, part two, part three Swimming to Freedom Books by Frank Dikotter ______________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!
How do we live our lives when the heartbreakingly unthinkable happens - the loss of a young husband and father? If you are Zhu Shen and her son Perry, you 'take your broken heart and make it into art.' as the late Carrie Fisher counseled.Today on Embark, we talk about life, loss, the nature of art as both healing mechanism and lasting tribute to our loved ones who have left us. You can watch and support Zhu's films here for exclusive screening invitations and major updates, and receive FREE link to watch Zhu and Perry's Oscar-qualified Changyou's Journey:Listeners of Embark can watch exclusive scenes from our documentary feature in late production from now till March 20, 2022 HERE:BiographyDr. Zhu Shen is an award-winning film producer, best known for two Oscar-qualified, critically acclaimed animation shorts she produced: Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest about a young Holocaust survivor, animated by her 11-year-old son Perry Chen in 2011, and Changyou's Journey about her late husband's life, written and directed by Perry Chen in 2018. She is currently writing, directing, and producing her first feature film, a personal documentary, Journey of a Thousand Miles. A 2020 Spring Roy Dean Grant Finalist. A former award-winning biotech executive, author, speaker and China business expert, Shen's love for movies started when she grew up during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and movies were the only available mass entertainment. Zhu Shen's work has featured on national and trade media including Fox, Business Week, China Central Television, Pharmaceutical Executive, and the Scientist Magazine. She earned her Ph.D. in biochemistry from University of Colorado, her MBA at Cornell University Johnson School of Management, studied medicine at Peking Union Medical College, and pre-med at Peking University. Social Media Links: LinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterDr. Zhu Shen is an award-winning film producer, best known for two Oscar-qualified, critically acclaimed animation shorts she produced: Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest about a young Holocaust survivor, animated by her 11-year-old son Perry Chen in 2011, and Changyou's Journey about her late husband's life, written and directed by Perry Chen in 2018. She is currently writing, directing, and producing her first feature film, a personal documentary, Journey of a Thousand Miles. A 2020 Spring Roy Dean Grant Finalist. A former award-winning biotech executive, author, speaker and China business expert, Shen's love for movies started when she grew up during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and movies were the only available mass entertainment. Zhu Shen's work has featured on national and trade media including Fox, Business Week, China Central Television, Pharmaceutical Executive, and the Scientist Magazine. She earned her Ph.D. in biochemistry from University of Colorado, her MBA at Cornell University Johnson Sch
Carter and Keri are joined by Kamran Pasha and Jared Bauer. They discuss Woody Allen, Harvey Weinstein, Bryan Singer, Bill Cosby, Roman Polanski, Hollywood's problem with predatory behavior in general, and its history of covering up such behavior. Keri points out that women have agency after all, Kamran peers through a next-level Satanic cult lens, and Jared reminds us that many stories get sensationalized to the point of absurdity. On a positive note, they celebrate a recent viral video--which was inspired by Keri and her Civility Dinners--of a flash mob singing the national anthem at a Walmart on Independence Day. Finally, Carter answers an unrelated Superchat request for book recommendations regarding the French Revolution and the Chinese cultural revolution (links to his answers are in full description on the website). The video version of this episode is available here: https://unsafespace.com/ep0599 Links Referenced in the Show: National Anthem video: https://youtu.be/_9Fslg5PiAo General Overview of the French Revolution: https://amzn.to/2TZzH2U Great Compilation of Primary Source Material from 18th Century France: https://amzn.to/3i5CvUt De Tocqueville's Analysis of the French Revolution: https://amzn.to/3k9jSRX Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution: https://amzn.to/3608AZ0 Another Book on the Chinese Cultural Revolution (recommended to Carter, but he hasn't read it yet): https://amzn.to/2UR6Drr Thanks for Watching! The best way to follow Unsafe Space, no matter which platforms ban us, is to visit: https://unsafespace.com While we're still allowed on YouTube, please don't forget to verify that you're subscribed, and to like and share this episode. You can find us there at: https://unsafespace.com/channel For episode clips, visit: https://unsafespace.com/clips Other video platforms on which our content can be found include: LBRY: https://lbry.tv/@unsafe BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/unsafespace/ Also, come join our community of dangerous thinkers at the following social media sites...at least until we get banned: Censorship-averse platforms: Gab: @unsafe Minds: @unsafe Locals: unsafespace.locals.com Parler: @unsafespace Telegram Chat: https://t.me/joinchat/H4OUclXTz4xwF9EapZekPg Censorship-happy platforms: Twitter: @unsafespace [currently suspended without any reason given] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unsafepage Instagram: @_unsafespace MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/unsafespace Support the content that you consume by visiting: https://unsafespace.com/donate Finally, don't forget to announce your status as a wrong-thinker with some Unsafe Space merch, available at: https://unsafespace.com/shop
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