Cultural Freedom in China? - Shy Guy Talks Episode 03 with Landry Harmon

Описание: It would take only the most deliberately uncurious person not to notice the massive strides China has taken in its economic development, but as my guest for Episode 3 of Shy Guy Talks has noticed, the country (that we both love and are fascinated by, by the way) hasn’t had in parallel an increase in “cultural freedom.” What is that? Well, as it turns out, freedom doesn’t simply lie in the ability to open a coffee shop, but who we can be. But, how can we talk about that without becoming the proverbial “coloniser”? God knows there’s enough westerners who think they know how to make China better!

This is the topic of my conversation with Landry Harmon, who is an American artist, writer, and collaborator with Thaddeus Russell at Renegade University. The topic is freedom, especially in relation to China (Landry spent some time as a student in Beijing, and plans to return to China), but also as a corrective to the collapse in cultural conversation in the West.

It truly is thrilling conversing with someone with whom you share similar outlooks, but is also highly knowledgeable. I hope this is conveyed sufficiently through our talk, and you share in our excitement.

You may notice there’s some strange cuts at the beginning of this episode - this is because we had some problems with the recording platform, and eventually we had to change to a different one. This also explains why in the video version it changes from the side-by-side view.

If you enjoyed this episode, please check out Landry Harmon’s content:
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www.landry.substack.com/

Also check out Renegade University.
https://renegadeuniversity.com/

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Episode notes: Book mentioned in the episode:Trump-Xi and Chaos Under Heaven by Josh Rogan

Real estate policy influencing behaviour.The Great Escape from London.Landry’s eye-opening time studying in Beijing.Biggest surprises about China, and culture shock.The normality of China.Cold War thinking around China.Leaving China at the worst possible time.What it was like living in China during the onset of the pandemic.Comparing the experience of the pandemic in China vs. The rest of the world.Comparing responses to the pandemic in China vs. The West.James Michael’s experience of vaccine rollout in China.Reasonable discourse in the culture has completely broken down.The Liberal Order and its Enemies.Libertarianism as an extension of The Liberal Order.A forward-facing vision for libertarianism.Conservatism as an incoherent ideology, but value in tradition.Cultural freedom as a gateway to political freedom.Economic freedom in China, but why the relative lack of cultural freedom?“Westerners have God, in the East, they have society.”Inescapable cultural differences.Fostering cultural exchange.The Colonisers versus Social Justice Warriors.Markets open up the world.Landry’s work with Thaddeus Russell at Renegade University.—GUESS WHAT—Shy Guy Talks is now on Spotify! Click that link, or search “Shy Guy Talks” on the app, and hit “Follow,” and you’ll be able to receive the pure audio of the podcast through the convenience of your phone.