Victor Davis Hanson Lecture | September 8, 2021

Victor Davis Hanson speaks at Hillsdale College on topics from his upcoming book, The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America.
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[@friendlyone2706]

Wish all the country would listen to this man.

[@mjl.9-19]

Dems and Biden voters for the most part are allergic to truth. It's like a disease that takes over their capacity to cope with reality; they go mad.

[@wytrose4602]

Why to have sand pounded up our asses..

[@1969cmp]

@@mjl.9-19 ....read Romans chapter 1 and 2 and you'll understand why the Dems are off the chart.

[@Klaatu-ij9uz]

The "Left Elitists" are brainwashing millions with contrived guilt and free money.

[@Klaatu-ij9uz]

@@victicklish1024 One doesn't need to be brave to speak the truth. That's exactly what the Leftists want. Their agenda is to impede conservative opinion and criticism (create fear). An old Bolshevik trick.

[@mattd6086]

Finding a one-hour lecture by VDH that you haven't seen yet is better than finding a $100 bill in your jeans when doing laundry.

[@cherylmockotr]

Agreed!!! I'd worked through all of them here on KZbin, so to find a new one is a real treat!

[@nicolajherskind7033]

So true. Xmas came yearly this year :-)

[@paddyhalligan28]

Absolutely true.

[@northernwhatshapping6724]

So true forever checking KZbin for lectures that I havnt seen before by VDH. Great mind great man and a true patriot. And that is coming from a British man

[@MilanElan]

ok, come on now, I love VDH but that's a stretch

[@randyjames693]

This guy never disappoints! Thomas Sowell and Victor Davis Hanson should be mandatory teaching in school.

[@pmc2999]

They definitely should be!

[@ryantruckman]

The lefts' control of education is ironclad. They would never let him be mandatory material. If we could get more people to just listen to an hour of him we could really turn a lot of people. He is so great because he can deliver a very sensible assessment of the political realities and tells you the story of how we arrived here.

[@kimsteinke713]

@@ryantruckman Hey Ryan Anderson of the heritage firm we know your side the people know who you are also. They just know the truth now by their fruits we have seen and we're going to continue to watch and listen that's all we're just listening you want the left to watch and listen we are we're praying for y'all 🌈😇🙏

[@tomjefferson2024]

Victor Davis Hanson LOST ME when He admitted to taking The Jab! He at that point Canceled Everything He claims to stand for!

[@randyjames693]

@@tomjefferson2024 I didn't know that? Deciding whether or not to take a vaccine is a personal medical decision......if you agree or not with it. However, I don't believe he is "pushing" the vax? 2 different things there.

[@jimb3093]

As if he was just talking to us after lunch. No notes, no cards, such a truthful relaxed conversation sitting around the table. Enjoyed it. 👍 ☕️

[@MaverickSeventySeven]

- Just like "President" Biden.........not!

[@gmw3083]

He's right about a lot of things. But still has faith in an inherently corrupt system. Borders are imaginary lines for the serfs to worry about. Corporations and the super rich have no issues with borders. The system is engaged in an orchestrated collapse. The next clandestine wealth transfer & reset of civilization. The time is coming when all borders will dissolve. At that point the PTB will already be in their bunkers. It will be anarchy. The only true freedom there ever was. Self reliance and responsibility. When the PTB re-emerge to establish the next empire, stomp it in the crib. Infinite anarchy. Infinite freedom.

[@Nowallthereis]

Jim B. Spot on observation. VDH is a unique and captivating speaker. He should join Trump’s next cabinet.

[@rockn997]

I was the only one on Twitter calling the leftist racist and Nazis all the time and no one else was doing it. You must call them out, I go on CNN KZbin site and tell them they are fake news they are Nazis and they are racist

[@scottashe984]

@@gmw3083 No one will be left to prove that humans existed

[@robertnapnap4627]

I feel priveleged to listen to Dr. Hanson. Nemesis will follow Hubris. The passengers have taken to burning the ship to keep warm. Will not last long. We all pray for a more reasoned future.

[@PeterQuentercrimsonbamboo]

Yes, indeed ! Yet, Unfortunately, it are few passengers who are burning the ship, while the many have accepted the lies that the burning ship is what keeps them safe… while us very few are being shamed smeared labeled conspiracytheorists for our warnings -

[@cheddar2648]

There is a New Dark Age on the horizon that dwarfs the last one. Human civilization has never witnessed the fall of something as titanic as the American Economy and the US Dollar. I do not want to believe that is true; wishing will not make so, and no amount of ridiculous optimism will magic us away from our shared destiny.

[@wesscotchdog9078]

And to think, in the hours following this address Biden has gone full Il Duche, and America is officially on its way to Australian style tyranny.

[@soapbxprod]

Astute observation, sir.

[@redshirt5126]

There is no reasoned future for us.

[@ronhomolka1796]

We need more thinkers like Victor in the conservative movement.

[@sandrafledglingmixologista2221]

We don't need more thinkers, we need more listeners.

[@craigwillms61]

to think VDH would consider himself a classical liberal - a real liberal.

[@joshuap9580]

not too many are willing to attach their names to this brand of horse doodoo and for good reason.

[@bobg.3206]

@Daryl Licht, I don't know if he said it or not, but it fits. Milton Friedman considered himself a classic liberal. Once upon a time liberalism was about freedom. Then Wilson and his buddies came along and liberalism became about the progressive movement or socialism, and it went downhill from there. Libertarians are the closest thing to classic liberals today.

[@bobg.3206]

@Daryl Licht, there is a definite difference between free speech and domestic terrorism. We need to be calling things what they really are. I like the idea of a rational revolution and a restoration of the consent of the governed. As a nation, we have lost so much from giving in to the noise of the tiniest minorities. There is a "majority rules" dynamic to our way of life. People need to understand that the answer will be 'no' occasionally.

[@ericanderson3534]

VDH is such an eloquent and persuasive speaker. I love how he takes obvious facts and points out how duplicitous and elective people are. I wish there were more people like him.

[@paulwright8064]

Why are there so few intellectuals remaining in the Left? The prominent ones are just parroting neoMarxism and Critical Theory.

[@kenthhamner2641]

@@paulwright8064 because the ideology of the left doesn't stand up in the face of facts

[@karaharvey9332]

There are tons of people like him they just aren’t in politics are on TV rarely

[@kenthhamner2641]

@@karaharvey9332 people with IQs above 130 you mean? A few sure. Lots more below 185 though.

[@paulrevere2379]

@@paulwright8064 Even the supposed independent or private christian schools are still using criteria controlled by the left in their hiring practices. They are afraid to hire independent qualified people who aren't certified by institutions that vehemently hate God, hate America, and hate western culture.

[@luvbasses5487]

“They’re exempt from the ramifications of their own policies.” Ding-Ding-Ding! This one statement exemplifies much of what we see unfolding today.

[@stopfabrications]

Of course as that is what dictators always do. These laws and rules are for cattle, not me.

[@luvbasses5487]

I know.... and it’s Fkn disgusting.

[@LegoAnimationGuy1]

And they will never change that on their own

[@luvbasses5487]

I know...that’s why I put my middle finger up to those smug jerks.

[@bbbart77]

May we come to our senses before it's too late.

[@thekhan517]

Sorry, it's too late..we are in damage control mode now.

[@colinpowis3600]

@@thekhan517 True that ..this is the Titanic , best try save yourself

[@dianetrue2396]

Sadly it seems too late. The years of societal conditioning is now ripe for the One World Order in its planning since WW2. Even the Bible shows us these signs.

[@joannahanley6628]

Praying for THIRD GREAT AWAKENING….FAITHFUL FATHER GOD!!!🙏🏻🔥❤️😃

[@landonvermillion9207]

VDH can synthesize the most simple subject and create the most fascinating perspective you've ever heard.

[@johnvannewhouse]

Perfect summation.

[@3cap97]

Set aside his broad based knowledge...and... his ability to synthesize historical to modern day in the simplest terms --- he used NO notes for a 60 minute lecture / Q&A. Impressive ---huh - Uncle Joe?

[@jlondon158]

synthesize " ... ?? It's the real deal Lucille

[@dylanhartung7749]

He connects the dots like no other

[@keithlebus5164]

Victor Davis Hanson is such a brilliant and honorable man. I am going to suggest to EVERYONE I know and ANYONE I come in contact with in public. Everyone who cares about this country needs to hear this man speak. GOD BLESS VDH !!

[@equipmentmanagementservice2310]

...we listen to the obvious brilliance of a guy like this....yet the liberals see brilliance in people like AOC and Pelosi and Biden. How can this possibly be....I'll never understand the liberal lack of logic and common sense.

[@pstewart5443]

@@equipmentmanagementservice2310 To understand them you must understand post-modernism. It's Kantian philosophy followed by a whole lot of philosophers that bordered on lunatics. They postulated that logic and reality were just constructs, capable of being manipulated to be whatever you want them to be.

[@robertporter6527]

@@equipmentmanagementservice2310 Think they are being paid off by out side powers to subvert & destroy our country. Like he pointed out they are like termites in a stately mansion , need to be TERMINATED!! Vote them all out of office be for the shooting at starts. Begin with the next election!

[@keithlebus5164]

Very well said !!! I couldn't agree more.

[@desperado315]

This guy has got to he one of the most interesting person I've ever heard. As a British, I learn so much about american society and its constitution, that i can reel facts off to my leftie mates (many of who are white) who hate conservative USA (unlike me, a coloured immigrant to the UK).

[@denisebeach8722]

We appreciate you! Keep up the good work!

[@kerrytopel9835]

Desperado what scares me is what you said about most of your mates hating these ideals: most people are brain washed.

[@jeffsmith2022]

American...

[@MTknitter22]

Glad you are there in my old homeland @desperado315, our Yorkshire relatives are desperate lefties. They obsess over Royal Family PR silliness while England in particular a shadow of its former self. They stupidly believed lies about Trump & now have to deal with THEIR choice BIDEN. I pray for conservatives like you for I know how hard it is in UK now. GOD BLESS YOU.

[@davedave8608]

a national treasure

[@brianwilke592]

This man's perspective is invaluable to me during these very confusing and discouraging times. Thanks to Hillsdale College for bringing us the most contemporary points of view from VDH.

[@henrythegreatamerican8136]

How progressive elites are destroying America? Uhhh yea, after reading that in the summary I didn't even bother watching the video. How about pointing to the real people destroying the country? The banker elites including the Federal Reserve. These guys are in charge of the money supply and have zero interest in your well being. They are responsible for trillions upon trillions of dollars being spent on all sorts of things like pointless wars for profit and excessive inflation in things like housing, healthcare, and education. But yea, blame the "progressive elites." And by the way, the American values you cherish are nothing more than propaganda to keep the masses believing in something that only exists in thought. Very few of those in power believe in it. They just use it as a way to pacify the masses. A modern form of religion. But the good news is we aren't that far off from a true decentralized digital currency. The next major economic crash will bring one into existence. We will no longer have a group of old white bankers controlling our money supply and all those overpriced assets they own will drop in price so the rest of us working stiffs can afford to live a decent stress free life.

[@KimberlyMorrisonMcClintock]

@@henrythegreatamerican8136 I'm afraid that isn't going to happen. The old white bankers are part of the elitist club. They're throwing in with the World Economic Forum to implement the Great Reset, New World Order Government. The elites care nothing, NOTHING, for either working or not working people. Plus, the elites are made up of all ethnicities.

[@iambush9508]

@@henrythegreatamerican8136 Write paragraphs about a video you didn’t watch 🤡

[@LB-vl3qn]

@@henrythegreatamerican8136 Psssst... The banker elites and the Federal Reserve ARE progressive elites. Pretty sure you're off the mark on your financial prediction, but since you didn't bother to watch the video and there's little chance I'll change your mind, I'll see myself out. Goodnight. ~ Lisa

[@wallieormerod2049]

@@henrythegreatamerican8136 😂🤣😂🤣You should have listened instead of just watched?? Or just admit You don't really understand American or History very well??

[@amazinggrace4924]

Most excellent! Every American that loves their country needs to hear this.

[@bradhartliep879]

And every American that loves our country needs to STOP listening to #RINO #Democrat #RussianPuppet Donald Trump and his 6 years of Lies, Obfuscations and BS ..

[@jamescosby2343]

@@bradhartliep879 : Are you saying DJT still owns real-estate in u r head? Too funny!

[@swanronson6709]

@@bradhartliep879 just how was President Donald Trump a Rino? Do you know what a rino is - Republican in name only? State your facts-we will wait.

[@christinamjp]

Every American good bad and indifferent needs to hear this I think Victor David Hanson can change some hearts and minds.

[@christinamjp]

@@bradhartliep879 maybe.you should listen to VDH on the subject of DJT as you watch Biden destroy USA!

[@feka2188]

I'm surprised and pleased that VDH still can live in the US, and another important thing is that Hillsdale still exists where he is welcome to teach. There is hope then that not all have been lost...

[@Jinka1950]

Please send money to Hillsdale College to help them continue on…

[@golimohammadi7680]

He’s also at the Hoover Institution at Stanford.

[@librarian0075]

@Guy Fawkes55 er, but he does

[@hugehairyfetus]

@Guy Fawkes55 Before the pandemic he would teach at Hillsdale as a lecturing professor for one semester every year. He retired from Cal State Fresno in the early 2000s after teaching there for over 20 years. He’s been a senior fellow at Hoover Institution since.

[@stopfabrications]

The myth that the demons will destroy freedom is just that-a myth. There are enough Americans who will never be slaves.

[@healthcarecoord01]

Ty, u Hillsdale College for respecting the American people by featuring such a brilliant, caring true Patriot!

[@Telcontar1962]

He is certainly not that. His conservatism is as fake as the majority those around him in that room. He is the embodiment of why the opposition to the "left" is so anaemic

[@healthcarecoord01]

@@Telcontar1962 funny how u were tuned in

[@charlottethompson6429]

Thank you Hillsdale & VDH!

[@Telcontar1962]

@@charlottethompson6429 you also like to be mislead. Odd thing to thank someone for even if you enjoy it.

[@TriNguyen-wg5np]

I wish I have money to send my kids there

[@annwanamaker5210]

It’s very scary that at my age, 84+, very few people will discuss this with me or agree to listen to these excellent people. Our prayers are heard by a prayer answering God🙏🙌

[@mrlatino1964]

Victor David Hanson is and will always be a voice of truth reason and calm. I can listen to him for hours. Thank you VDH for sharing yourself with all of us..

[@chrischris4181]

it is just a pity that the people that NEED to hear this are unable to comprehend this on any level.

[@johnhart4872]

...or they refuse to.

[@brendawilliams8062]

I believe the hungry are propelled to listen to more than their hunger.

[@kathleenirish]

Thomas Sowell and Victor Davis Hanson should be required reading

[@Expatsunleashed]

Only if you want to get dumber.

[@billporter846]

I'm not sure I would enjoy reading it as much as I like him speaking it

[@icu8128]

Especially Sowell, if an individual is educated in economics; he will make rational decisions in their own best interests.

[@mojopeep326]

“Do your worst, I’ll do my best” VDH Empowered citizen’s are the majority - we hold the future in our hands and must take back what is ours.

[@johnd1727]

If a sufficient number of people can not be bothered to take the most basic level of interest in the country of their birth or their citizenship they are doomed. As Mark Steyn said "Sometimes a culture can become too stupid to survive." The sad fact is the official records show that 66.7% of the eligible voting public voted in the last Presidential election. That shows a pathetic lack of interest in the country's future. If only an extra 10% of eligible people voted in the coming mid-terms that would be a 15 million vote increase. It is essential that everybody actively attempts to enable that increase - whether it means driving a sick or elderly person or picking up someone without a vehicle or berating some relative over the dinner table who would otherwise not vote - whatever. Get out and vote for your future.

[@CtrlAltDeln]

Victor does not do enough speaking. I really cannot get enough of listening to his words.

[@golfbulldog]

I know what you mean, but I think he talks enough...the issue is that not enough people are listening, understanding and changing their values to align with his...he preaches to the choir, through not fault of his own. I am from UK, I find him superb.

[@hugehairyfetus]

Check out The Victor Davis Hanson Show and the Scholars & Sense podcasts if you want more regularly. The Victor Davis Hanson Podcast and The Classicist are done with production, but also worth a listen imo.

[@hugehairyfetus]

@@golfbulldog I agree, though I think with a historian’s mind like his the punditry is more of a sideshow and a way of making money for him. His real focus and concern is on doing research, developing ideas, and writing good books as he understands the contemporary commentary is less imperative to shaping his philosophical legacy, which will endure. Convincing people here and now, rather than just doing good work with the understanding that it will serve as enduring inspiration for future generations is something of a fool’s errand. The former fight can be left to the Ben Shapiro’s of the world.

[@golfbulldog]

@@hugehairyfetus I see what you mean but VDH does it better than Mr Shapiro and his voice is considerably easier on the ears. I will go in search of his podcasts. Thank you for the signpost.

[@hugehairyfetus]

@@golfbulldog Indeed, I agree with you on those points. But my point in referencing Ben Shapiro (or even someone like Rush Limbaugh), is that their talent is specifically engaging in regular [daily] rhetoric designed for mass consumption, while Hanson is of a different class of pundit that has more substantial credentials and is aiming more to influence policymakers and other serious thinkers. It's also a generational thing; while Hanson has adapted to social media and has pivoted nicely into the podcast space especially recently, Shapiro grew up with the internet. He also has much more energy, which translates to speed and precision as well as output. What we are witnessing fundamentally is a civil cold war that is multidimensional, and each of these voices plays a different role in the emergent counterculture of our day.

[@ronaldmatthews4701]

Dr Hanson has never been reticent at all about where he stands philosophically. A man of true integrity. May God bless him to a thousand generations.

[@graememcmaster7782]

Don’t underestimate an old farmer on a tractor reading Homer.

[@areskoumis9147]

"...an old farmer on a tractor reading Homer." In the original Greek.

[@loosebruce6637]

watchiñg the death of the replubic. 19 Sept 21

[@tomjefferson2024]

Victor Davis Hanson LOST ME when He admitted to taking The Jab! He at that point Canceled Everything He claims to stand for!

[@jamesmcgrath3841]

@@tomjefferson2024 You already said that above.... Why parrot yourself?

[@shirleyblackburn8244]

@@tomjefferson2024 not considering his age, he did exactly what a thoughtful active person would do.

[@HeidiPyke]

His students are truly blessed! Thank you internet for Victor!

[@michaelangel8133]

Saddly Stanford University students do not go to see vdh, the Hoover institute is not really a part of the education system of teaching academic studies to Stanford University

[@HeidiPyke]

@@michaelangel8133 Their loss for sure. He teaches other places though right?

[@tigeralderman283]

Honor to listen to him, speaks with such common sense.

[@MadHatter-cj8bh]

How are there dislikes on this? VDH is a national treasure. I wish I could articulate things with ease the way he does.

[@golfbulldog]

An international treasure...here in the UK he has an ever growing following.

[@joethi4981]

Its called jealousy and envy.

[@joeedge576]

There are dislikes because all he does is tell you how bad things are... NO solutions are offered except expulsion, slavery or surrender for those whose opinion differs from his... Easy to dislike...

[@golfbulldog]

@@joeedge576 Come on, Joe. He doesn't recommend slavery! By "expulsion" - what do you mean? People who have entered the nation illegally? if you cross the border/threshold of a nation or a house, you get removed. You have a problem with that?? he is not removing people for their ideology. What he spends a lot of time doing is outlining values that are no longer appreciated or rewarded in our society. He gives historical references as to why those values have held up over time. Outlining problems is vital to creating solutions. I suspect he doesn't want top-down solutions from a central planning leftist style 5 year plan... he wants to outline the values and the solutions will emerge locally within the community that shares those values. What's not to like??

[@joeedge576]

@@golfbulldog So lets examine what he said, and what I commented on... 1)

[@patriciabelchiere9688]

Thankyou VDH and Hillsdale from a Brit. Wisdom has no boundaries and I love and respect this most intelligent of man.

[@joshuanida5457]

"Some groups are more equal" a lovely take on George Orwell's Animal Farm.

[@davidphipps5970]

Orwell knew where we were headed why back then.

[@PearsAreOkay]

@@davidphipps5970 it's not that he predicted it; it's that this kind of behavior occurs throughout history and repeats itself, exactly as VDH mentions regarding the Jacobeans pushing the French Revolution, Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution, Mao's Cultural Revolution, even the Nazis invoked "Domestic Terrorism Laws" following the Reichstag Fire, the Democrats of today are similar to these groups from history, not in name, but in their approach to governance: fascism.

[@raymondfrye5017]

Animal Farm was a brilluant Satire about Stalinism. Now it's called Chns Cmmnst Prtyism.That last designation is one reason why China studies the Vatican and its system of operation.

[@SIMpleBliss]

He is one of our precious national treasures. God bless him.

[@mariaGonzalez-gd5rv]

Brilliant lecture.

[@arizonajo2791]

When the National Archives decides to label the Declaration of Independence, and the constitution as harmful, we are dangling by a thread!

[@peanut71968]

VDH makes our world a more understood place, at least for me. Thank you!

[@ronaldpmoats7206]

A great man, wish his wisdom would be used to run things!

[@gregorywade1559]

Ne0-cons like VDH already run US Foreign Policy and it is a disaster

[@friendlyone2706]

@@gregorywade1559 read a newspaper in the last 30 days?

[@robinroundtree1899]

@@friendlyone2706 I don't trust the poison the MSM spew or type.

[@friendlyone2706]

@@robinroundtree1899 Neither do I, but Gregory Wade evidently disagrees with us.

[@gregorywade1559]

@@friendlyone2706 Does the San Diego Reader count, Boomer? Since you have no point, my guess it does not matter

[@robwyde1684]

VDH is the tip of the spear. Pray for his protection.

[@treystevenson9872]

Brilliant lecture. In 2022 and 2024 we should take back this nation that we love ❤️ 🇺🇸

[@frogger2513]

@Guy Fawkes55 it was less than six counties. They can’t steal all the counties. The republic is red. Get involved in local elections.

[@jerry-cw9yw]

there is no ending/change in this country that won't be bloody. This "change" is worth fighting for, and I would love to see Robert E. Lee restored. That was a travesty to art and history and you pos people that don't like it need invited out of the country.

[@colinpowis3600]

@Guy Fawkes55 Its allready over ; the useless GOP will never win another election

[@songkran4life]

@@colinpowis3600 don't give up hope. Remember everyone hates Biden now and everyone knows Democrats are complete retards now

[@louiemunoz2753]

Victor Davis Hanson has done a great again of informing us of where we’re headed (internal self destruction) reminded us that “We the People “ need to make a better effort to “ keep the republic”.

[@LY-qv1np]

He is blessed with a deep understanding of issues of the day.

[@faith4freedom76]

Absolute brilliance!!!! 🇺🇸 🇺🇲 💪🏼💪🏼

[@friendlyone2706]

Once, most voting was done at every local grade school. Returning to neighborhood voting would help.

[@angiesmith1675]

I love Victor Davis Hanson. He is one I will shed tears for when he passes. I pray he knows the Lord, so we will spend eternity together.

[@khonieal]

Dr. Hanson is such an important voice. I’m so concerned for our country and see our obvious decline. Tragic. Please hear what he says and decide if it’s too late.

[@soapbxprod]

I'm 61- studied Latin at Ethical Culture Fieldston and Reed College. Dr. Hanson is the man I want to be when I grow up. Salve, Victor. "Quo usque tandem abutere, Bidenus, patientia nostra? Quem ad finem iste tuus nos eludet?"

[@polemeros]

Bidene. Vocative.

[@susannahfaria3588]

Ah Cicero! A student of mine--in a public school in California, asked me if he could use Cicero's Cataline speech for his declamation. All may not be lost.

[@Hello.Sailor]

@@polemeros Nominative, genitive, dative, ablative, accusative. . .the declensions are where all Latin students start. I have forgotten everything else, I only took a couple years in middle school, but those remain. It was good of you to correct him so gently.

[@colindant3410]

@@Hello.Sailor NVAGDA

[@thomasquinn284]

Brilliant quote.

[@elizabethfarr1498]

HE SPEAKS OF THE TRUTH SO ELEGANTLY. Truism so difficult to embrace as a society due to the current "truth" of society now... Engaging in discourse, of OUR future of THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , has been convoluted. The basic respect of human decency and the ability to see past the differences without seeing the agreements is prevalent. RESPECT to and for all humanity is a core value to necessarily find consensus in order to go forward, as the United States of America. Solutions are communication, listen without judgment, being teachable and trusting ONE NATION UNDER GOD. ..

[@Proverbs--tx6yr]

Do you believe this young adult generation has been equipped to take this nation forward?

[@georgeelder5790]

George Elder Dr Hanson speaks truth with absolute conviction and he is a voice in the wilderness!

[@johncrimmins6314]

Victor is the Clint Eastwood of academia.

[@bexhillonsea5074]

Love that comment. So true !

[@hudsonstraight8628]

YESS! Eastwood and Hanson's pragmatism are my go-to suggestion to my " progressive" friends that increasingly bandy terms like " right-wing", alt- right, and now I am referred to as racist even though I am a man of colour. Thomas Sowell and Ben Carson are also useful to shut- up the actual racists. God Bless America.

[@mikwcas5110]

Larry Arnn, VDH and Mark Levin, national treasures. Also Dennis Prager amongst others...

[@oldsalt8011]

Larry Arnn...is that a typo? I have not heard of this man.

[@mikwcas5110]

@@oldsalt8011 Look him up, he runs the college VDH is speaking at here. And he is wonderful. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIPZnYuAbbqVeZo

[@oldsalt8011]

@@mikwcas5110 will do. thx for the tip.

[@branchingoutnurseries4403]

Thomas Sowell's name belongs on that list as well imo

[@cherylpass]

Mark Levin is no national treasure. He wants to dismantle the Constitution.

[@curlylambeauschannel6670]

So much common sense and historical wisdom packed into an hour.

[@77Victory1]

victor always tells it like it is, i wish all people discover you and hear you so that they can understand the way it is.

[@petermathieson5692]

VDH, always worth listening to, but this was perhaps the best yet. Certainly one of them.

[@theodorewkawana7493]

One of very few I respect and believe.

[@patweatherly8348]

thank you VDH for spotlighting all of this, as a 72 year old, I actually have lived a lot of this and thank you for connecting the dots, pray for our nation, only God can correct this!

[@robertofthelyons]

“You’re not crazy.” 👍👍

[@Sturgeonmeister]

The more you ask of Government to do for you, the more the Government can control you.

[@susanlangguth955]

This man is great

[@davidmuir7711]

It’s very much appreciated to hear Dr. Hanson and especially this very recent presentation. Thanks for putting it up.

[@tsumnerbmw]

My President!! Love him more and more every time I hear him speak.

[@1369buddy]

This man is Outstanding, Thank you

[@kenrobison9528]

Thank you,sir. You are a national treasure. Remember everyone deployed. God save America.

[@hoang-yentran5511]

Love listening to Professor Victor Davis Hanson lectures 👌

[@mvies77]

True voice of reason and truth in a time of insanity.

[@mikebetts2046]

Thanks for cheering me up with that rundown of how we are smashing all the foundations of what was once the greatest country on earth.

[@randomami8176]

I’m not religious but find myself now praying to God for the safety of Hanson, Prager, Shapiro, Peterson, and others. I am literally scare for them. Heck I’m even worried about non conservatives and liberals like Matt Taibbi and Glenn Greenwald

[@wiltonsmith3397]

“Religion” is a man-made scheme, not endorsed by God. Study the Bible and you’ll find that “Religion” is NOT looked upon in a positive light. BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND YOU WILL BE SAVED.

[@lethalinjectionsquad86]

@@wiltonsmith3397 The censorship on this channel is wide ranging....I cannot make any comments.

[@mgsharnhorst]

Jesus wasn't religious either

[@JohnnyD4878]

Good idea. It takes courage to speak the truth today.

[@dianetrue2396]

I left religion years ago. Last year I heard what I believe was the voice of my spirit and began reading the Bible. What a difference God's wisdom makes. The answers are there if you truly seek.

[@dougoverhoff7568]

Well, knock me over! This man speaks truth and common sense! Where's that been, especially in this new Millennium? Ya gotta love VDH.

[@Robint4460]

I have such high respect for this man.

[@feliciapoccatek6590]

Dr. Hanson, you are brilliant, humble!! Thank you for making everything understandable!!

[@brianchadwick2649]

So so easy to listen too and this is coming from an Australian listening from a far.. What an amazing mind..fantastic

[@Klaatu-ij9uz]

Brilliant lecture.....thank you Hillsdale College!!

[@stevenjohnson952]

VDH is a great man and patriot. I have been listening to his podcasts for over a year now and have learned so much. Will order his book when it comes out. Thank you Dr Hanson

[@samuelmatz]

Thank you Hillsdale for sharing Victor Davis Hanson with the whole of society.

[@josephmerritt1411]

Simply remarkable to listen to such an intelligent human being that can speak the truth that we all witness around us.

[@jjforcebreaker]

As usual - an outstanding lecture by VDH.

[@gregorywade1559]

Ironic

[@paulwright8064]

@@gregorywade1559 your mindless one liners would have more weight if you have read Herodotus or Thucydides in Greek or Tacitus in Latin but I doubt that you have heard of any of these politically incorrect authors. I suggest that instead of being a emotional nosed leftist troll you read all 3 in English with a dictionary.

[@jazzyjake3080]

Love listening to this man , from New Zealand , how lucky America is, to have him.

[@kerrytopel9835]

We have many wonderful people of all races like this speaking out. It doesn’t seem to be helping us. We’re still going down the toilet because we’ve become a corporatist oligarchy.

[@mgsharnhorst]

It is the rejection of God, that has caused our decline.

[@rebekahvinson244]

How true

[@dianetrue2396]

Worse than Sodom and Gomorrah.

[@charliefees1111]

Eliminating the sin of abortion alone could restore graces and wisdom we need to live in peace in our American republic

[@ryanlehman4850]

This man’s wisdom is a national treasure. God Bless you VDH!

[@sunnybreeze8673]

God Bless this stellar, humble, truth Teller! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🙏🙏

[@easymoney7007]

What a great listen. I wish this was required listening in America's classrooms.

[@rancierae]

So much historic depth and overall understanding of life and evolution of democracy and traditions

[@patriciamalfonso]

VDH is so brilliant, I can spend hours listening to him.

[@brianleavitt2879]

I love the way this man speaks. Such common sense and easy to understand. Direct with honesty and truth. Excellent!

[@rjmani1176]

Amazing lecture by VDJ. A true treasure to this great nation.

[@stacyisaak2258]

He’s a national treasure!

[@pahotrod1]

We need to broadcast this message across the entire country!

[@shekatagani]

I wish someday we might have leaders in this country that are as wise as VD Hanson. He is a wonderful mentor and a joy to listen to and learn from.

[@mkr4922]

I can listen to this gentleman everyday..brilliant

[@ceecee6679]

I adore this man!

[@mattrodela2030]

What a breath of fresh air. Thank you very much for sharing your perspective.

[@David-rh4oo]

Probably one of the most "common sense"-intelligent people on the Planet.

[@keithlebus5164]

I could listen to VDH 24/7. His analogy

[@alpine7940]

VDH is the best ! Thanks for posting this lecture :)

[@tubularfrog]

A fine lecture by Victor Davis Hanson. Thank you Hillsdale College for hosting this event. I am concerned about the fading meaning and position of the citizen of the USA. What is left for us when we're no longer citizens, but instead replaceable work units, to be discarded by the state or corporation when we can no longer toil and produce.

[@kvasnaik8920]

Victor is the most brilliant man I have ever had the privilege of listening to .

[@TMacGamer]

Am I the ONLY one who gets excited when a NEW lecture or talk with VDH is posted? What a brilliant man. This man is a National Treasure.

[@MrGgabber]

This man is a legend

[@mattjohnson6809]

Thank you Dr Hanson, always enlightened and impressed. You are a true patriot sir and a fine man. A great scholar and professor, so few now days. It makes me wonder if it is the end of times or if people (especially Americans) will stop resting on their laurels and actual stand up and fight. God bless you

[@susanpolin2619]

THANK YOU HILLsdale College & Victor DAVIS HANSEN🙏🇺🇸 for Your KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM & UNDERSTANDing.

[@kennethciardullo3534]

This man always speaks the TRUTH😎. KEN FROM N Y

[@maxford7451]

This needs to be required viewing for every student. I would even go so far as to say they should have to write a dissertation on what they garnered from this before they graduate.

[@Tokarev6485]

This man is a national treasure

[@janet5820]

Mr. Victor Davis Hanson is an astute, very intelligent man with a huge amount of knowledge. Amazing. Such a pleasure listening to this great man

[@davidpearson7610]

Great speech, Mr. Hanson!! You are a great American!