DEI killed meritocracy—and white men in America have paid the price.
Victor Davis Hanson breaks down a recent, controversial article from Compact Magazine, which examines how white males have been increasingly excluded from fields like entertainment, journalism, and academia over the past several decades. Hanson explores the effects of early affirmative action, post-George Floyd hiring practices, and who bears responsibility for these changes on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”
“I do blame the older white hierarchy, mostly liberal professors, liberal journalists, liberal directors, liberal actors, liberal screenwriters. They all had nice cushy jobs. They earned them. Then they decided in their utopian generosity that they were going to admit people into their guilds without the same criterion that they had had because it made them feel better.
“In other words, they didn’t accept Tom Sowell’s or Shelby Steele’s advice or Jason Riley’s that says, when you do that, you’re going to encourage mediocrity and opportunist, and you’re going to deprecate the work of African Americans or Hispanics that are very talented. But that’s what you’re going to do just to gratify your own sense of ego and shame. And that’s exactly what happened.”
(0:00) Introduction
(0:21) Compact Article
(0:57) Affirmative Action and Its Impact
(2:50) Meritocracy Loss
(4:12) Blame and Responsibility
(5:54) Consequences of Lower Standards
(7:07) Conclusion
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Unbelievable. We need a 'proper demographic' parallel society. So, the right proportion of white males in alternative universities, journalism, etc. Then watch that take over and the DEI parallel society collapse! It can be done . . .
Whites built the infrastructure of this country and established its institutions so screw all others 😡
The classical music industry has also been very affected by these trends. Especially in conducting and composing.
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The "War" is on White Men's perceived superiority. Awwwwww….the poor babies.
When good men fall, thier homes & lands fall.
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Many boomers wonder how it is that Nick Fuentes is so incredibly popular and beloved, and even though Mr Hanson goes over the systematic atrocious anti-white disabling that has purposely happened in our country, he will always bypass WHO has been behind all of it and he will never talk about the 1965 Hart-Cellar immigration act, or the many many other "diversity" interventions pushed by these same (J) people
You fossil, it is white men that dont want to pay other white men a living wage. We going to blame that on non white people as well ? Or on jews ?
John 7:24
"Stop judging by mere appearances but instead judge correctly.”
Joy R is explicitly ANTIWHITE, she's a collateral beneficiary of antiwhitism.
Antiwhite Whites are last to feel the horrific consequences of White erasure and imposing of antiwhitism.
And this is why I have not started a family yet i want to do it with my own kind. If i can’t then i just will not do it.
Antiwhitism dominates the West, victimizing Westernkind until we IDENTIFY IT. Call out antiwhitism! The evil of our age.
Karma is a Bitch😂
2:09 didn’t the savior Charlie Kirk preach not to go to college, it’s a scam…. Why the flip now? 😂😂😂 stop complaining
We do not need proof.
Like selling the farm to save the neighbors sick chickens 🐔
Funny you got all these people robbing this county blind saying its white mans fault then scream and holla reparations what a joke the only people in this country that deserves reparations is the white people especially in these democrat run states in my state alone 50k white children abused in the 80s 90s in state custody
Great video!
Someone NEEDS to dig up Lyndon Johnson & put his skeleton through a woodchipper. He turned the United States into a cultural cesspool. David Lane & the 14 words is 👌🏻. As well as the great commander George Lincoln Rockwell & today with Jared Taylor. They spoke/speed the ultimate truth. ⚡ ⚡
😂😂😂… A country controlled by white men is at war with white men????
Thanks for telling us again that feelings over facts will be the downfall of civilization.
The Clinton administration was totally against white men. The DOJ and the FBI were very aggressive to the point of shooting first and explaining later.
Socialism disguises itself as Feminism, Civil Rights, Net Zero.
As a white man im ready to arm up and have a war. I was overseas 2 decades, I came back. As a white straight Christian male i feel fucked in my own country. Its happening worldwide. We rise or die.
wth is repertory
They cant win if my death means that their final judgement draws that much closer.
They tried to pen me in to a corner but they were simply dping exactly as I wanted, the way is shut & their demise looms on the horizon.
I am one of the two living witnesses & this war on white people will not win because these imbeciles dont get it that the final antichrist is the enemy of every human regardless of religion or creed/skin pigment
This fiend is your worst nightmare living & walking on this planet & waiting to murder me & the other living witness, this is why he is called the beast because he prowls this planet like one seeking its next victim to kill for the lust of blood & violence against any & all humans who dont side with him.
Dont be fooled by people, how can a government system demand worship? Only a living & breathing person would want that.
My allegience is to God, I owe no country on this planet my loyalty but to the kingdom of God or where Yeshua will set his kingdom down, that is where we are all destined to wind up, those who remained in the end & those who survived.
Im happy just being allowed to feed animals in Heaven & being around God who will never lie to me.
He is the one who guides me in life & revealed to me my fate.
He didnt just throw it at me, he eased me into it because I will suffer & then I will die & I will after the alloted days be resurrected as well as troy, the other living witness.
I dont mean just any troy, there is only one other person beyond myself that made the cut & he isnt fully human either.
Im not surprised it was him, somehow I knew he was destined for something more than this life, something beyond & greater than simply having the cap on the mind to not limit the thoughts.
To uncap my mind, I must enter Heaven first & that will cost me my life.
Im only telling people this so that they can umderstand how close to grievous danger they are.
My spiritual oil floweth like from the cup of our Lord & personal saviors hand.
You know, Jesus Christ cared, right? I didnt at first but I do now, no matter how many times I try not to, it is the only thing that makes me feel my human side, is this one desire.
Maybe this really was like big fish the whole time, knowing how I will die.
The moment Holy Father told me I am one of the two living witnesses, I knew exactly how I was going to die & the wicked will think its a victory but they are merely delusional, they will quickly find that their swift moment of arrogance is but a delay before the storm approaches.
They will have no rest, day nor night.
It’s true. Example – a white man shoots a black man in self defense. Boom! The news is all over it, pointing fingers and screaming. A black man shoots a white man in self defense and almost nothing is said.
I’m a white woman and I love handsome white men ❤❤❤ always will
Obama: FIRST DEI president
If somebody is oppressed how do they make up majority of mixed kids genetics today?
Black excellence yet everything is dumbed down to accomadate lol
THERE ARE WHYTE MEN IN BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES AND IF THEY CHOOSE TO DESTROY THEMSELVES SO BE IT.
This is TOTAL BULLSHIT 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
born in the 40s. was told by male cousin on way to med school 10% jew quota and 1% female quota. they'll just get married. tax payer supported cal tech didnot allowwomen. not sure about m.i.t. highest paid female job at a.t.t. paid less than the lowest paid male jobs. job want ads were male and female segregated. no sports programs for girls at any school i went to. even had a swim polo team for boys. and golf and tennis. dinah shore played golf but after her divorce from non golfer hubby not allowed as member. started womens golf tournament. had a fed job. when hired man complained he had to hire women and they were no good. strong union surporter went to union meeting with another woman told you girls would not like it here. wanted ot denied though males with less seniority were given it, though i was a much faster worker. sorry but all this moaning makes me laugh. friend with an italian name says dad often not hired because of it. sundown towns where blacks were not allowed at night common, even in calif. and in the south they were killed for trying to register to vote. and when ingrew up there were no non whites in mag ads. and the whites mostly were redford types not pacino ones. and buchinsky became bronson and goldberg? robinson.
It’s the age of losers