The Hypocrisy of the Left | Victor Davis Hanson

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Victor Davis Hanson describes the moral hypocrisy of the elite-left, and how they use power and influence to control the middle and lower classes. This comes at a time when the wealthy pollute far more than the average citizen, but justify their actions anyway, while piling blame on everyone else.
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Victor Davis Hanson is an American classicist, military historian, columnist, and farmer. He has been a commentator on contemporary politics for the National Review and The Washington Times and is currently the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.
In addition to writing hundreds of articles, book reviews and newspaper editorials, Hanson is also the author of twenty-four books and hosts a regular podcast series, 'The Victor Davis Hanson Show'. Hanson was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2007 by President George W. Bush, and was a presidential appointee in 2007-08 on the American Battle Monuments Commission. His latest book, The Dying Citizen, was published in October 2021.
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@rickipacaci1338 Жыл бұрын

Love hearing his thoughts. He’s calm,articulate,and brilliant.

@heartbrokenamerican2195 Жыл бұрын

As one lady said about the hypocritical Left about the environment: private jets for them, the bus for us.

@peternorthrup6274 Жыл бұрын

I've worked since 13. Retired at 55. My nice modest home is paid for. I'm so glad with all that's going on that I'm done. Inflation destroyed the middle class. I see so many people in there 30s still living at home. I wonder what's next?

@tonyandreoli8180 Жыл бұрын

Mr. Hanson just has a way of explaining events that makes it so simple to understand. Thanks.

@scipioafricanus4328 Жыл бұрын

I always have time for Victor Davis Hanson, great observations!

@rickrickard2788 Жыл бұрын

No. Partial "great observations". If they're so "great"? Why are they not littered with solutions to END this evil? Because they're still at a loss to what is REALLY going on, and what to do about it. My post? GIVES a solution. One that will work, if we but TRY. #ENDtheWPM NOW.

@robinwells8879 Жыл бұрын

Two wonderful intellects.

@susieschilling4009 Жыл бұрын

I wish I could articulate like him so difficult to debate with those he describes.

@JohnWilliams-iw6oq Жыл бұрын

Paul summed it up brilliantly when he said that he who will not work should not eat.

@justmyopinion9883 Жыл бұрын

John Williams, Exactly. Following that rule we would have never allowed SLAVERY. Everyone would have lived by the sweat of their own brow. Thank you for raising this point.

@jasonjones7451 Жыл бұрын

That's what the Bible says man

@68Tboy Жыл бұрын

@justmyopinion9883 That is why Christians ended slavery in the West and then forced the rest of the world to follow suit!

@LoveMyCoffee10 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant man...never tire of hearing his views. He always hits the nail on the head. Love his term, "Creatures of Versailles", very powerful as well as accurate.

@niguel4438 Жыл бұрын

How right this. Sheer hypocrisy and ignorance in that they only accept one catastrophic left wing point of view on these matters which must be rectified by everyone else.

@lv4077 Жыл бұрын

“ Government is the great fiction through which everyone endeavors to live at the expense of everyone else” Frederick Bastiat

@billjoyce2905 Жыл бұрын

You "nailed it" with your excellent analysis! And now that you've explained the thinking and motivation of the Left so well, we can both understand them and respond to them better. Thank you!

@12ozbuds 11 ай бұрын

Your last two sentences where perfect. Thank you

@stracepipe Жыл бұрын

When Extinction Rebellion kicked off, an acquaintance on Facebook (a friend of my brother's) posted on Facebook that he supported them and hoped they'd become a major political force. A few days later, he posted pictures from his safari holiday in Africa. When I pulled him up about his hypocrisy, he argued that he'd booked his holiday through a special environmental holiday company that planted trees as carbon offsetting. So, basically, he deluded himself to justify him doing what he ruddy well liked, while demanding that poorer people stop going to benidorm for a fortnight.

@BlueInk912 Жыл бұрын

The 'travel agency' an arm of WE charity set up by brothers.. Involving government ' charity partnership' involving youth 'to do good'.. Raise funds, 'volunteer' in hypocritical gap year humanitarian work.! Where did all that money go..?

@BlueInk912 Жыл бұрын

Planting trees - who did he pay to do it, maintain & nuture it to 'fruition'. Was it close to water? Where in uk/europe or africa. They make me sick.

@BlueInk912 Жыл бұрын

Travelyst? Earning carbon credits? We pay to tracked for them to gather data... Which is valuable data to be sold to Industry players. Information IS necessary to plan but who determines who gets paid what for that commodity? Only the elites? The seller of the software? Yet they insist they are uplifting /speaking for the voiceless.

@maryhooper786 Жыл бұрын

How correct you are. They want no middle class

@BellaMarsilioRN Жыл бұрын

Nice to see you are together, and without face muzzles. I adore the both of you, and hats off with respect! #BlessedBeThee🦋

@frankdavidson644 Жыл бұрын

Great information thanks you 👍

@rickipacaci1338 Жыл бұрын

He’s so right!!!!!

@AbAb-th5qe Жыл бұрын

The Marie Antoinette in peasant garb is a very apt comparison

@mansamusatheogjr4177 11 ай бұрын

Good stuff

@jakescorpion1 Жыл бұрын

They will learn their lesson when it's all taken from them...

@erichaskell Жыл бұрын

I have long believed that ideas coming out of left are the result if passing the bong.

@shedactivist Жыл бұрын

4:57 You have too much air con so I'm going to take that away from you. What they don't say is I'll give it to the person who doesn't have it. They don't want to raise anyone's standards, just lower everyones standards (except their own).

@user-re6id4qh3j 11 ай бұрын

Nailed it

@MandoMTL Жыл бұрын

They need to be reunited with their humanity, perhaps through reminder of their mortality.

@chrishewitt1165 Жыл бұрын

It's not just the left. Look at Slowmo

@laniakea777 Жыл бұрын

Please explain

@stevetyson1322 Жыл бұрын

The most articulate human on the planet

@999Patriots Жыл бұрын

Potatohead and Kameltoe ride around in limos that only get 5 miles per gallon.

@christopherharmon9336 11 ай бұрын

My Progressive family members have always said, "You're willing to work, therefore YOU should share." HUH? Who wouldn't want to sit on the beach, drink beer, play a guitar and have others provide for their rent, electicity, food, transportation, etc.

@jakescorpion1 Жыл бұрын

Equality is a myth

@brandonkitchen9229 Жыл бұрын

How did this only get 2,500 likes?

@imaxxx0205 Жыл бұрын

Soulfood ❤

@stevejames8652 Жыл бұрын

The cult of the supreme being _ Robespierre

@cherylnagy126 Жыл бұрын

affluence and leisure

@arthurpressley5124 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. and that is why I say the Lord God is better to me than He is to anybody.

@elisabethrio6498 Жыл бұрын

Knowing the Lord gives us strength and peace during these times.

@joseevaniersel7280 Жыл бұрын

"Boutique issues" ...

@williamandrews781 Жыл бұрын

The great thing about a democracy is that the majority of voters get exactly what they deserve. The tragic thing about the "united" states is that it is impossible for normal Americans to have good government

@robertholland7558 Жыл бұрын

“ normal American “? To funny, but really is there such a person?

@chuck_in_socal Жыл бұрын

Most people aren’t paying any attention.

@rickrickard2788 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, uh, BS. Where'd you ever come up with such a thing, let alone actually come to believe it? And why are so many in agreement? Because they FOLLOW, they don't think for themselves. We are NOT a "Democracy", for starters. We are a Constitutional Republic. The Constitution IS our "Government". NOT those in DC. They are OUR representatives. NOT our masters. WE ARE THEIRS. PERIOD. Although at the moment, the "powers that be" have people believing they are There's no such thing as a "normal" American. We are too diverse.. The "tragic" thing, is that we've allowed them to DIVIDE US. We've had MANY good, "Governments". Some FOUNDED & CREATED This very nation. "We the People" have become APATHETIC, and allowed our power to be transferred to them. WE MUST TAKE IT BACK. The "Government" never changes. It was written on paper, as POWERFUL as Granite is strong, IF we USE IT. If we do not, then it is rice paper in a raging fire. Or maybe a better analogy, wet toilet paper.

@imkindofabigdeal4308 Жыл бұрын

@@robertholland7558 "...is there really such?" Emphatically yes. Problem is, the normal person is working very hard to put food on the table and a roof over their family's heads.

@robertholland7558 Жыл бұрын

@@imkindofabigdeal4308 normal and American are two mutual exclusive things. And where does this “ person” terminology come from? There might be an American person, but they can’t be considered “ normal”.

@barbdwyer7001 Жыл бұрын

Those who are screaming the loudest about "exploitation" are the very perpetrators of it right now. Take Martha's Vineyard, just as one poignant example!😉

@rowanaforrest9792 Жыл бұрын

Marxist (or similar) government has to wield great power over almost all aspects of an individual's life, because that's the only possible way to even come close to achieving "equality of outcome" (which, I agree with here, isn't really what these elites care about). That, in a nutshell, is why no one should desire that type of government, because among many other problems, it means almost complete loss of personal autonomy and the motivation to strive to be one's best. (If you know you won't be allowed to benefit from trying as hard as you can, why try hard?)

@accutronitisthe2nd95 Жыл бұрын

So it's always "The Left"? Of course "The Right" would never do that to us?!? The key word here is "Wealthy"...

@07wrxtr1 11 ай бұрын

They love their language games in order to hide agendas: unhoused vs homeless is my favorite one 🤣

@Al-em5lq 11 ай бұрын

All Animals are Equal Some Animals are More Equal than Others

@mignoncat1 Жыл бұрын

Look at Martha’s Vineyard & try to explain to me who the real “ racists” are.

@georgeo785 Жыл бұрын

When you lack a conscience you don't care. It's all about number one. Focus on number one

@bapi6643 Жыл бұрын

We know what happened to the creatures of Versailles

@jonboy9912 11 ай бұрын

A shining light in todays gloom!

@williamhutcheson6511 Жыл бұрын

Professor, you are making entirely too much sense.

@Theopheus Жыл бұрын

Whoa, hold on buddy. Agnostics and Atheists are two different things.

@davidgreenwood5241 11 ай бұрын

So what’s the answer

@elizabethannegrey6285 Жыл бұрын

How apt is the Marie Antoinette analogy - aristocrats dressing as peasants to relieve their boredom and satiety.

@thomasmaloney843 Жыл бұрын

Too many people on the planet. The liberals need to go first in riding Carousel. Renew, renew!

@horacecrowe3520 Жыл бұрын

Dr Hanson you used the word privileged in passing when talking about the wealthy and maybe consciously or unconciousle you hit on the real idea of privilege and that is "wealthy privilege" white people don't have privilege but the wealthy do '

@cherylnagy126 Жыл бұрын

Socrates

@vlndfee6481 Жыл бұрын

The way you are yourself... Is how you do ti others. So how the top is... They accuse others. Paranoia. If you use tricks and lies to get up high.. You get paranoia others will do the same

@67L48 11 ай бұрын

Remember when Thanos was the bad guy in the Avengers saga because he wanted to solve the universe's problems by killing 50% of everything? Turns out, that was merely to plant the seed for that being a viable strategy to manage our existing human society.

@549BR 11 ай бұрын

I wish Victor would say middle income, because class has a whole bunch of other characteristics attached to it. 😎

@midlander8186 Жыл бұрын

"Creatures of Versailles" (5:30 of the video). Incisive. Appropriate.

@halvardlund4782 Жыл бұрын

Let us begin with the Left stop having children ? 😂

@cherylnagy126 Жыл бұрын

boutique issues

@toddpeters9007 Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@jessgatt5441 Жыл бұрын

If you are not ready and willing to fight for the life of this nation, as well as the circumstances and the lives of family and friends, then you do not deserve either life nor freedom. Study history and know fully that I am truthing..

@bertg.6056 Жыл бұрын

VDH is a national treasure.

@eliasandrikopoulos Жыл бұрын

How can the World and in particular, Humanity evolve, without differences of outcome? How can optimization work, without goal criteria?

@randygault4564 Жыл бұрын

To be clear, everyone is seeking power, especially the religious. The last century showed us. The last millennium showed us.

@MrJoey1971 Жыл бұрын

Wrong, Christian religion lost it's power centuries ago.

@MrJoey1971 Жыл бұрын

In recent years there is a growing number of historians realizing the importance religion has played in society. Your post represents the old fashion understanding of religion. The new trend, caused by a deeper understanding of history, which Hanson is part of, now realizes religion is fundamental to our society, and without it we wouldn't be here.

@elaineteut1249 Жыл бұрын

Especially the religious? You mean the religion of the new green deal?

@timothykeith1367 Жыл бұрын

That's not the way Jesus said it should be: *Let the greatest among you be the servant of all. For whoever makes himself great shall be humbled and whoever humbles himself shall be made great.*

@nioengland Жыл бұрын

Like the modern day bourgoise.. Lost sight of their balance and reasoning.. and humility And turned into human garbage

@doh917 Жыл бұрын

Hypocrisy doesn't exist and it never has. It is and always has been hierarchy. Hierarchy is the asymmetric distribution of power aka one side gets to do something the other doesn't. It can be based in meritocracy which for many seems like a reasonable way to distribute power or it can be based on heredity or loyalty which is just a different form but is often frowned upon based on the "enlightenment" and the modern world (It wasn't so much in the ancient world but the scribes of the modern world have conditioned modern people that this is something to frown upon even though it has always existed and has just become more concealed over time). The reality is that those who have power, whether its culturally, institutionally, martially, etc will exercise said power how they see fit aka do what they want while those out of power will suffer what they must. Those out of power rationalize this helplessness by resorting to saying things like I just want to grill and be left alone which will never happen because the point of power is to exercise it over others.

@abazely2743 Жыл бұрын

Back to the drawing board for the geyser who invented humans.

@ericeverett2353 Жыл бұрын

You’re missing one little detail. The ‘helpless’ as you call them, FAR outnumber those holding this ‘power’ and many times throughout history, the ‘helpless’ suddenly turn and crush the ‘powerful’. Things keep on in this direction and we might be able to witness this. Elitist leftists are incredibly hypocritical and some security detail of their political representatives will not be able to withstand infuriated crowds

@doh917 Жыл бұрын

@@ericeverett2353 The story you are told in school is not accurate to how things actually play out in real life. The "revolutions" were not some mass discontent that rose up out of nowhere. From the French Revolution to every revolution that followed, there was a counter-elite who riled up the masses to usurp power from the existing elite. That's the reality behind popular uprisings. But it makes for a better mythology to think the population rises up together. That's not reality. The reality is that "the people" are not organized. It's only an ambitious counter elite who is organized and discipline enough to use the masses as the battering ram to gain power for themselves. That's how reality really works and that's also why most people are misinformed from their "public education"

@abazely2743 Жыл бұрын

@@doh917 Not a stone's throw away from our liberal left globalist elites' treatment of the working class as their useful idiots?

@doh917 Жыл бұрын

@@abazely2743 Read On Power by Betrand DeJouvenal. It is high low vs the middle. It is the formation of power dynamics within all societies repeated over time. The "intelligentsia" or the brain of a society do not have the martial prowess to maintain their power so they must convince the populace to support their ambitions. This can be through promises of honor, riches, or whatever incentive structure that will be effective at the time. The ideal is to have the interests of the aristocracy aligned with the rest of the people but it always inevitably devolves into self interest and corruption at the top and the construction of barriers to withstand any pressures from aspiring lower classes.

@cherylnagy126 Жыл бұрын

agnostics and atheists

@BellaMarsilioRN Жыл бұрын

Nature of Versai ~. “What was the Short Term Significance of the Treaty of Versailles? Nature: One of the most famous peace treaties at the end of World War 1, to make peace between the five nations: France, Germany, Britain, Austria-Hungary and America. It consisted of a number of clauses, including one making Germany take the blame for the start of the war, a.k.a the War Guilt Clause. Origin: Signed in June 1919 by the Allied and Associated Powers i.e. Germany, France etc. Written in the Place of Versailles, hence the name. Purpose: To create peace after world war 1 - restrictions of Germany's land, military, and suing them lots of money. Many believe that it was one of the key reasons for world war 2 i.e. Germany breaking the chains of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles is a huge document, with plenty of clauses and restrictions, mainly aimed at Germany, getting them to take the blame for the first world war - fair or not fair? It was written in the Palace of Versailles by the giants of the world at the time…”. . . Victor is a plethora of important historical facts to be remembered. #WisdomMatters

@shedactivist Жыл бұрын

Maybe, but that is not the Versailles VDH is talking about. He is referring to Marie Antionette's 'let them eat cake' period just before the French revolution.

@AJWRAJWR Жыл бұрын

He says 'creatures at Versailles', meaning they're so posh and sheltered as to be totally out of touch with the common man.

@jeronimotamayolopera4834 Жыл бұрын

LOVE WAR.

@johnnoone4323 Жыл бұрын

Agree with Mr Hanson totally. Biden - Harris voters - thank you!! - for the problems you have caused.

@ukrandr Жыл бұрын

I like these two (am a subscriber to John's channel) and agree with many of their points on conservatism. They lose me though when they climb into the pulpit. And in this clip, implying that a person who doesn't believe in any god(s) is incapable of being a good human being. On another point made in this talk I am reminded of a scene in the Godfather Part two when Michael says to the Senator, "We're all part of the same hypocrisy, senator."

@jakescorpion1 Жыл бұрын

It effects your karma

@stevenlightfoot6479 Жыл бұрын

Hansen is very wise.

@stevenboyd593 Жыл бұрын

"Some truth but not the truth"...straight from the enemy of our souls (the Bible says), and in terms of where one might look for an equitable answer (also Biblical) there is One who actually claimed to be the Truth

@davidrapalyea7727 Жыл бұрын

The Woke Foke are mostly good for a laugh or two.

@suzannespanier4492 Жыл бұрын

When God seems quiet, you better be acting right.

@Umm-mg3pb 9 ай бұрын

God is more visible than ever baby, so is the Devil, there will be a revival soon

@mimimckenna7286 Жыл бұрын

Always love listening to you.. but I'm not sure you are aware of the transhumanist issues that are evolving.. please check into it and let us know what you think