I have no hope. The problem is that while radical mood switch might be going on in the Arab world, there is definitely radical mood switch in the other direction going on in America. How could the people who stood on all street corners with American flags shortly after 9/11 vote for Obama 9 years later? And might re-elect him, or worse, not re-elect him because he turned out to be not crazy enough.
The enemy is clearly winning in propaganda war here. Victor Davis Hanson is absolutely right when he describes the growing distance between U.S. military people and the rest of the country. But the U.S. military outlook is not just some outdated 19th century view of the world, it's basic sanity. And the rest of the people are – some faster, some slower – collapsing into insanity.
An insanity well protected by this country's basic institutions, beginning with the military, but an insanity nevertheless. And everything insane sooner or later collapses.
The major victory for the enemy will be when it can convince the people here that an existential war is really an optional one. This is how Rome collapsed. This is how Poland collapsed.
Little correction: Syria never got out of Lebanon. As long as Hezbollah is in Lebanon, Syria is in Lebanon.
Another little correction: Jimmy Carter was not a nice president. "Nice president" is an image he wanted to create and to a large degree created. But underneath, he wasn't nice at all. His true self can be seen in how he treated U.S. Secret Service guys who were stationed around the White House protecting him day and night. He treated them like garbage.
Carter also spent lots of time trying to force Europeans to adopt neutron bomb as their defense weapon, and the moment he succeeded he removed neutron bomb from U.S. arsenal, making fools of Europeans.
Brilliant, apart from his words against Alexander, there all true but his tone against him is ridiculous. I love you Hanson your books and lectures are genius.
The fact that the west makes more wealth and technology IS a moral issue. The fact that westerners are free to pursue their own goals and happiness and create incredible values for themselves and trade them is the hieght of morality.
Anyone who can call Victor a war monger has clearly never listened to a single word he's ever said. People like you think you can just throw out all the favorite buzz words in one sentence and that some how wins an argument. What in this talk was an example of a "neo-con fascist war monger".?
@7beers Stand by; by the way, check out Anti-War.com to see neo-con arguments destroyed on a regular basis; but let me start here; the whole neocon enterprise has been a the "colossus" destroying two countries and helping to destroy a 3rd-the USA itself.
@RPenta You cant cite Anti-war.com anymore- Iraq has been won militarily & the only negative outcome from Afghanistan will be a failure of social work, not military efficacy. These conflicts have been going on too long for your type of fanaticism to have any currency anymore. What Bush and Cheney did well was ignore the int'l outcry from the anti-war Left because they knew its glib, shallow, ignorant & naive nature. The necons saw their innate hollowness and knew their fire would peter out.
@Frankcastle522 By the way, asshole, if you could read, I never said he was a Democrat so your comment is irrelevant; one of the godfathers of the neo-cons was Democratic Senator Scoop Jackson.
@RPenta Okay dude what is your problem, i correct you and you start throwing slander around. What is your major malfunction? Do you have such a level of insecurity that when someone offers a correction you lash out profanity for the sake of sounding more resolved within your argument, which as examining your post you lack substance to make claims given the absence of facts. Truthfully I hardly have time to waist with you so enjoy your time spent being rude and incorrect in front of the world.
try reading "the bard of booboisie" and ask yourself why this man dines with war criminals.
hotstixx 3 weeks ago
hold that f*** camera straight! otherwise, nice vid
LLit11 3 weeks ago
The Persians are the only that they save Israeli's in the history, check the historic book, hope this professor read some more.
roshanaye 6 months ago
@roshanaye That was pre-Islamic Persia. Islam fucks up everything it touches.
Halo4Lyf 5 months ago 2
Who has killed the most Americans?...Robert E Lee....U S Grant.....R J Renolds....John Barleycorn....autos....
TheKrapzapper 7 months ago
Excellent video! Hanson is great.
Gaius8666a 8 months ago
i don't like when smart people make big mistakes. Mr Hensen forgat about Islamic Persia in the 16 century.
Elivasfq 9 months ago
I have no hope. The problem is that while radical mood switch might be going on in the Arab world, there is definitely radical mood switch in the other direction going on in America. How could the people who stood on all street corners with American flags shortly after 9/11 vote for Obama 9 years later? And might re-elect him, or worse, not re-elect him because he turned out to be not crazy enough.
(cont.)
Kurtlane 11 months ago
The enemy is clearly winning in propaganda war here. Victor Davis Hanson is absolutely right when he describes the growing distance between U.S. military people and the rest of the country. But the U.S. military outlook is not just some outdated 19th century view of the world, it's basic sanity. And the rest of the people are – some faster, some slower – collapsing into insanity.
(cont.)
Kurtlane 11 months ago
An insanity well protected by this country's basic institutions, beginning with the military, but an insanity nevertheless. And everything insane sooner or later collapses.
The major victory for the enemy will be when it can convince the people here that an existential war is really an optional one. This is how Rome collapsed. This is how Poland collapsed.
Kurtlane 11 months ago
Little correction: Syria never got out of Lebanon. As long as Hezbollah is in Lebanon, Syria is in Lebanon.
Another little correction: Jimmy Carter was not a nice president. "Nice president" is an image he wanted to create and to a large degree created. But underneath, he wasn't nice at all. His true self can be seen in how he treated U.S. Secret Service guys who were stationed around the White House protecting him day and night. He treated them like garbage.
(cont.)
Kurtlane 11 months ago
Carter also spent lots of time trying to force Europeans to adopt neutron bomb as their defense weapon, and the moment he succeeded he removed neutron bomb from U.S. arsenal, making fools of Europeans.
Kurtlane 11 months ago
Victor Davis Hanson is a colossus.
gerardk51 1 year ago
Is there anyone more knowledgeable, lucid and wise than VDH?
7beers 1 year ago 2
@7beers
It's amazing isn't it, that probably 99.9% of the public have never even heard of him! Sadly though I think that is the case with all the greats.
gerardk51 1 year ago
@gerardk51 Another great for me is Milton Friedman.
7beers 1 year ago
Brilliant, apart from his words against Alexander, there all true but his tone against him is ridiculous. I love you Hanson your books and lectures are genius.
Frankcastle522 1 year ago
The fact that the west makes more wealth and technology IS a moral issue. The fact that westerners are free to pursue their own goals and happiness and create incredible values for themselves and trade them is the hieght of morality.
WarVideo 2 years ago 4
Hanson is a great intellectual and a very humble guy. Modern-day Cincinnatus.
micheldvorsky 2 years ago 32
@micheldvorsky
Just another neo-con fascist war monger, with a Ph.d.
RPenta 1 year ago
@RPenta
Anyone who can call Victor a war monger has clearly never listened to a single word he's ever said. People like you think you can just throw out all the favorite buzz words in one sentence and that some how wins an argument. What in this talk was an example of a "neo-con fascist war monger".?
Aaron518 1 year ago
@Aaron518
Since you are cruising for a bruising verbally, I will be back in a few days to take you to school.
RPenta 1 year ago
@RPenta
Ooooo! I'll be ready.
Aaron518 1 year ago
@RPenta You failed to honor your words.
7beers 1 year ago
@7beers Been busy; will deliver the ass kicking soon, stand by or stand in line.
RPenta 1 year ago
@7beers Stand by; by the way, check out Anti-War.com to see neo-con arguments destroyed on a regular basis; but let me start here; the whole neocon enterprise has been a the "colossus" destroying two countries and helping to destroy a 3rd-the USA itself.
RPenta 1 year ago
@RPenta You cant cite Anti-war.com anymore- Iraq has been won militarily & the only negative outcome from Afghanistan will be a failure of social work, not military efficacy. These conflicts have been going on too long for your type of fanaticism to have any currency anymore. What Bush and Cheney did well was ignore the int'l outcry from the anti-war Left because they knew its glib, shallow, ignorant & naive nature. The necons saw their innate hollowness and knew their fire would peter out.
rollotwomassey 1 year ago
@RPenta Actually Hanson is a democrat proclaimed and voter.
Frankcastle522 1 year ago
@Frankcastle522 By the way, asshole, if you could read, I never said he was a Democrat so your comment is irrelevant; one of the godfathers of the neo-cons was Democratic Senator Scoop Jackson.
RPenta 1 year ago
@RPenta Okay dude what is your problem, i correct you and you start throwing slander around. What is your major malfunction? Do you have such a level of insecurity that when someone offers a correction you lash out profanity for the sake of sounding more resolved within your argument, which as examining your post you lack substance to make claims given the absence of facts. Truthfully I hardly have time to waist with you so enjoy your time spent being rude and incorrect in front of the world.
Frankcastle522 1 year ago