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The Political Thought of Xi Jinping

Intelligence Squared

CHAPTER

The Future of Ethnic Minorities in China and the Use of Control

Exploring the forced assimilation and mainstreaming of ethnic minorities into Han ethnicity, the chapter highlights the use of regulations, technology, and mobile apps to promote Xi Jinping's speeches while discussing the passive resistance towards political control.

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And we could choose to do that by starting with this these workouts by having a baseline of fitness um
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that's
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it i
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agree you know i mean i love it man i love the message you're sharing and the the role model you are for men and fathers and the mentorship like i i look up to you oh thanks man and uh i
Speaker 1
got a lot of work to do, man. It's just the beginning. You know, I got a crazy story for you. So have you heard of, have you, Psalm 2717, I might butcher that. It's iron sharpens iron and men sharpen men. Have you ever heard that Bible quote? Yeah. So the other day I bring it up on, I'm pretty sure it's 27, 17. And I bring it up on like a podcast I was on just like, Hey, this, like this, or I brought up, I brought up something like this conversation and someone emails in and says, Hey, that reminds me of this Bible verse. Whereas iron sharpens iron. Cause I talked about the idea of like bringing men together and trying to sharpen each other, even through this conversation, like listening, learning what you're talking about, what I'm talking about. And then we come together and we try and sharpen each other. And so I started like Googling iron sharpens iron, you know, men sharpen men. I was like really intrigued on it. I started looking at like YouTube videos on it. So I'm sitting in the sauna, it's like six in the morning. And I think about texting a friend of mine. I'm like, dude, you know what? This really speaks to me about the men's club, like whatever. I was like, nah, I'm not going to bother him at six. So I think about somebody else. I'm like, Hey, I'm going to, I don't want to bother him. I don't want to bother him. So I just like, I get out of the sauna. I'm just like chilling. And I'm thinking myself, you know what? I really feel compelled to text message a friend of mine. His name is Sal. He's actually one of the partners at mind pump podcast. I don't know if you've heard of it. Yeah. I've had Sal on the podcast. Yeah. So I text him. I was like, bro, this really spoke to me, this Bible verse. And he goes, that's weird. I'm literally wearing that shirt right now. And he texts me a picture of him wearing an iron sharpens iron Proverbs 27, 17 shirt in the car at that very moment that I happened to text him. And it really just spoke to me. Like, it felt like, like a message, you know, from God, from the universe that just said, Hey, the work needs to get done. Like more men need to sharpen each other. We need to get back to that. And the only way we could do that is by, you know, breaking down the barriers, doing fitness and having conversations and getting back to some old school type stuff, man. And that's the mission I'm on, man. That's the mission I'm on through Train Hard. That's the mission I'm on in my local community through the parking lot is trying to sharpen each other. And in the process, sharpen myself. it is selfish in some way right like the time i get to spend with you i could also learn from you so it's like all right let's do it yeah i mean i'm the same way like i'm
Speaker 2
trying to constantly sharpen myself and refine my tools and skills and become a better man father husband leader. You only do that by putting yourself in the arena with other people who are doing similar things or better than you. And I'm a firm believer in that. Dude.
Speaker 1
But yeah, isn't that crazy? So the guy messaged me, I'm interested. And then I happen to text the guy who's wearing the shirt that very moment. I don't know. Some people are going to sit here and say, oh, it's coincidence. Is this not? Maybe it is. But nonetheless, it made me feel like I had a clear vision of what I want to do and what I want to accomplish. And it starts with myself and reflecting on those different areas and then trying to make an impact in my local community and then hopefully spreading that out. And I'd encourage any guy listening to this right now, start your own men's club. Go get a couple of guys. Nick has his guys that he runs with um find people to go do hard things with and start with some male friends of yours and i guarantee you six months from now you're going to message us and be like this is really impactful my life because you don't know what type of conversation you're going to have until after you're done sweating agreed well jason i appreciate it man it's time to train it's time to eat
Speaker 2
let's get after it let's do it

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