Teacher Li: The Making of a Revolutionary
After the 2022 White Paper Movement, Li Ying, whose Twitter handle is @李老师不是你老师, transformed from an art student who originally just posted witty remarks on Weibo into one of the most influential overseas dissidents. Bumingbai Podcast interviewed him on the first anniversary of the White Paper Movement and earlier this year, and each time, host Yuan Li noticed his significant changes. Over the past three years, he seems to have grown from a reluctant rebel into an active and optimistic revolutionary.Li Ying said he started reposting simply out of a desire to return home during the pandemic, but ultimately could never go home again. Now, Teacher Li's Twitter account has over two million followers, broadcasting daily to the world about what is happening in China. Forced demolitions here, factories owing wages there, a lone brave individual appearing in yet another city. This year, some have called Teacher Li's Twitter account the overseas petition office.Besides operating the Twitter account, Li Ying has done even more in the past two years. He and his team have started more crowdsourced investigation projects, such as the 'Cattle and Horses ICU' we discussed in a previous podcast. He and his team also run a daily news channel on YouTube.How did the White Paper Movement affect Li Ying's life? What did Li Ying experience, transforming from an ordinary art student studying abroad to a dissident carefully profiled by China? How does he understand everything he has encountered? How did he transform his identity? And what are his goals?Welcome to donate to Bumingbai Podcast by clicking here: https://www.bumingbai.net/donation/Timeline:03:45 Moved four times, death threats, depression, became somewhat more cheerful — what has Teacher Li experienced in the past three years?08:22 Once encountered the mafia at his doorstep12:06 'I will most likely be assassinated in the future'16:12 Once thought about deleting his account, but his bank card was suddenly frozen18:20 Friends around him were questioned and profiled by the CCP22:23 What is Teacher Li's daily life like? Does he have an ultimate goal?25:08 Projects undertaken this year: Stars Go Home, Cattle and Horses ICU and 611, Free Walk, 'Are You Happy?'28:03 Since the White Paper Movement, fewer people are willing to submit contributions34:51 Re-discussing the cryptocurrency issuance controversy, '(If I had to choose again) I would still do it, but I would do things better'46:17 Teacher Li's belief: 'I want to truly go home, because I miss home'47:54 How does he view criticism? How does he hope the public understands this endeavor?55:26 How he views the experiences of the '89 generation and his own generation01:01:31 Guest RecommendationsGuest Recommendations:Gene Sharp, *From Dictatorship to Democracy: A Conceptual Framework for Liberation*Peter Drucker, *The Effective Executive*Ben Stiller, *The Secret Life of Walter Mitty*Related Links:'Are You Happy?' Survey on Chinese Youth Employment: https://35.wtf/questionnaire/surveyEP-074 Teacher Li: The White Paper Movement is a beginning, not an endEP-150 Teacher Li: Li Coin, ICU Model, and the Possibility of Resisting Totalitarianism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Original title: 李老师:一个革命者的养成
Original description: <p>2022年白纸运动之后,李颖,也就是推特账号@李老师不是你老师,从一个原本只是在微博上发发俏皮话的艺术留学生,成为了海外最有影响力的异议者之一。不明白播客曾在白纸运动一周年和今年早些时候都采访…