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Kiwiblog
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Kiwiblog
General Debate 21 May 2025
Victor Davis Hanson is a guy that deserves to be read by every centre right person. Here he comments on Trump's first 100 days: He argues that Trump is waging a counter revolution against the anti democratic practices of the left: 'The left maintains real political power not by grass-roots popularity, but rather by unelected institutional clout. The party of democracy uses anti-democratic means to achieve its ends of perpetual control. It wages lawfare through the weaponization of the state, local, and federal courts. It exercises executive power through cherry-picked federal district and circuit judges and their state and local counterparts. The permanent bureaucracies and huge federal workforce are mostly left-wing, unionized, and weaponized by a progressive apparat. Their supreme directive is to amalgamate legislative, judicial, and executive power into the hands of the unelected Anthony Faucis, Jim Comeys, and Lois Lerners of the world — and thus to override or ignore both popular plebiscites and the work of the elected Congress. Over 90 percent of the media — legacy, network, social, and state — are left-wing. Their mission is not objectivity but, admittedly, indoctrination. Academia is the font of the progressive project. ' The result is: ' Almost everything the vast majority of Americans and their elected representatives did not want — far-left higher education, a Pravda media, biological men destroying women's sports, an open border, 30 million illegal aliens, massive debt, a weaponized legal system, and a politicized Pentagon — became the new culture of America.' Not much to argue with there. Just closing the border, keeping men out of women's sports and cutting off federal funding for Harvard and their anti semitism is worth the price of a Trump presidency. No one else would have the courage to do the things Trump has done. No one.
Gulf Insider
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Insider
Germany Is 'On The Brink Of National Suicide'
Victor Davis Hanson opened with a warning… and it wasn't subtle… This week, Germany's only major right-wing opposition party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), was officially labeled an 'extremist' group by the country's domestic intelligence agency, the designation sent shockwaves through the political landscape. AfD immediately challenged it in court, prompting the agency to suspend enforcement while litigation proceeds. But the damage, Hanson said, has already been done. This move, he argued, wasn't about public safety—it was about political control. 'Recently, the German government announced that it is going to label or maybe relabel the Alternative for Deutschland,' Hanson explained. 'The conservative party that has an antithetical agenda both to the German government of both liberal and conservative factions, but also to the EU in general.' He said the classification ensures AfD will remain on the outside of political power, regardless of how many people support them. 'It will cement this aura that no government under their parliamentary democracy system will ask them to join to form a majority government,' Hanson said. 'So the process of ostracism and demonization of this party continues.' And for what? The real issue, he said, is that AfD simply offers a different vision. 'The party is advocating an alternative for the way that Germany is going.' Victor Davis Hanson opened with a warning—and it wasn't week, Germany's only major right-wing opposition party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), was officially labeled an 'extremist' group by the country's domestic intelligence agency, the designation sent… — The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) May 9, 2025 So where is Germany going? Hanson painted a bleak picture—of economic decline, energy failure, and political denial. 'If you look at what has become of Germany,' he said, 'it has had two years of essentially no growth or negative growth.' He noted the country finally reached its long-delayed NATO defense spending goal, pledging 2% of GDP—something it was supposed to do back in 2014. But the milestone felt more like a bare-minimum box-check than a serious turning point. 'It just barely did it,' Hanson said. Meanwhile, Germany has doubled down on green energy while dismantling its nuclear infrastructure, despite the country's climate not being suited for solar reliance. The results have been catastrophic. German electricity costs are now roughly four times higher than those in the United States. And that's not just hitting households—it's pushing away manufacturers and investors who can no longer justify doing business in the country. 'You can see what that's going to do to German investment,' Hanson warned. So where is Germany going?Hanson painted a bleak picture—of economic decline, energy failure, and political denial.'If you look at what has become of Germany,' he said, 'it has had two years of essentially no growth or negative growth.'He noted the country finally reached… — The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) May 9, 2025 The problems aren't limited to energy and economics. Hanson pointed to a deeper crisis—one that strikes at the heart of Germany's identity. Open borders and mass migration, largely from the Middle East, has dramatically reshaped the population. And according to Hanson, the consequences are both cultural and existential. He estimated that 16 to 18 percent of Germany's population wasn't born in the country and has not assimilated. 'These are refugees—or I don't think they're refugees,' he said. 'They're illegal immigrants from the volatile Middle East. Most of them are Muslim. Most of them do not have an intention of assimilating, intermarrying, and integrating fully in German society.' The government's refusal to address this, he said, has allowed a demographic transformation to unfold without public debate or accountability. And that's a far cry from the Germany that once held Europe together. 'For years, Germany was the powerhouse, the cohesive economic power that kept the EU together,' Hanson recalled. 'It's very tragic.' Even the German military—a former pillar of NATO—is now little more than a shell. 'During the Cold War, it fielded one of the best NATO armies… well over 400,000 troops,' he said. 'It's almost literally disarmed.' The problems aren't limited to energy and pointed to a deeper crisis—one that strikes at the heart of Germany's borders and mass migration, largely from the Middle East, has dramatically reshaped the population. And according to Hanson, the… — The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) May 9, 2025 In a functioning democracy, Hanson argued, this kind of failure would trigger a national reckoning. There would be debate. Conflict. Reform. Politicians and citizens would argue over energy, borders, military policy, and economic growth. They'd hash it out—then find consensus. Germany would close its borders. Demand full assimilation. Return to reliable energy. And reassert itself on the global stage. That's what you'd expect in a healthy system. But instead of debating those solutions, the one party calling for them is silenced. 'They would do all of that,' Hanson said. 'But instead, when one party is advocating much of what I just talked about, they demonize it because it's out of the norm.' Then came the most chilling line of all: 'And the norm, unfortunately in Germany today, is national suicide.' For Hanson, this isn't just a German issue. The collapse of a once-great Western democracy—economically, militarily, and culturally—will have ripple effects far beyond Europe. 'Unfortunately, this is not going to end well for Germany,' he concluded. 'And it's not going to end well for us. We need a powerful, friendly Germany and we wish it well.' 'But the reaction to needed reform—economic, political, social, cultural, military, diplomatic—is not to essentially ban a political party's freedom of expression. That shows weakness and fear rather than confidence in the future.' In a functioning democracy, Hanson argued, this kind of failure would trigger a national would be debate. Conflict. Reform. Politicians and citizens would argue over energy, borders, military policy, and economic growth. They'd hash it out—then find consensus.… — The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) May 9, 2025 Watch the full episode of @DailySignal with Victor Davis Hanson here: — The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) May 9, 2025 Also read: Germany's New Chancellor Slams US Meddling, Defends Crackdown On 'Far-Right'
Fox News
28-02-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Victor Davis Hanson: U.S-Ukraine Mineral Deal Can Still Be Salvaged, Zelensky Was 'Not Ready' to Announce 'Settled' Deal
Victor Davis Hanson, the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, joined The Guy Benson Show today to break down the shocking televised Oval Office meeting between Trump, Zelensky, and JD Vance, which spiraled into a shouting match and led to the cancellation of a minerals deal between Ukraine and the U.S. Hanson explained why the optics of the confrontation between the president, vice president, and Zelensky could be politically damaging for all parties involved. They also discussed Israel's war efforts, as reports indicate that the IDF is preparing to relaunch operations in Gaza within weeks following the return of the Bibas family's bodies from Hamas. Listen to the full interview below! Listen to the full interview: Listen to the full podcast:
