Not all “civil” behavior is harmless. Some actions, cloaked in sophistication or authority, can be far more destructive than overtly crude ones.
From Donald Trump’s press interactions to the actions of journalists, university leaders, and political officials, Victor Davis Hanson distinguishes between crass and refined crudity—showing how the latter misleads the public under the guise of authority or expertise—on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”
“No need to call Jasmine Crockett a low-IQ person or a reporter dumb or stupid or fatty. And I would call that crass crudity. And it’s something that Trump does and probably should not do, and people have probably reminded him of that. But there’s another type of crudity, I would call that crudity refined crudity. Crass crudity is openly overt, transparent, and condemned. But it’s also rhetorical. It doesn’t affect policies. It’s the ways one reacts to criticism in Trump’s case. But what is refined crudity? I wanna tell you, give you some examples, very different examples of what I would call refined crudity.”
(0:00) Introduction
(0:20) Trump’s Crass Crudity
(1:13) Refined Crudity in Media
(2:16) Refined Crudity in Academia
(3:59) Refined Crudity in Law and Politics
(5:12) Refined Crudity in Military Leadership
(8:04) Conclusion
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But nothing happened to those six at all nothing…why?
Thank you for this clarification, it’s been something I’ve thought about. Blessings for a complete healing Dr Victor Davis Hanson. 🙏
What a load of horse shit.
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And to leave billions & billions of military equipment in Afghanistan for the Taliban to sell on the black market is treason!!!!
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There is NO DEMOCRATS I'M VOTING FOR BECAUSE OF THEIR IGNORANCE ABOUT THE 2ND AMENDMENT
Best wishes on your health issues. May God restore good health to you. Your message is greatly needed
Another reason why I follow.
And Pence is up to traitorous acts in Europe with EU leaders, encouraging military action against Putin to undermine Trump's peace agenda.
I think Trump should keep telling the truth, no matter how crude. I'm sick of smooth talking, lying politicians.
Well said Victor.
We really need to get these judges out on the internet so that we understand who they are and what it was that they did and their track record
They just don't care about the money because it belongs to the American taxpayer and they're used to getting it anytime they wish
Victor, we’re praying for you. Glad to see a VDH video that’s not AI produced by fraudsters. I can always count on your intellectual honesty.
The media freaks out when Trump makes a crass, but accurate remark, it they cheer on those who spread with reckless abandon that destabilize our republic.
The only thing that’s ever going to stop this injustice to the American people when these politicians, judges, and local political officials are held accountable for their crimes and given the justice they deserve instead of being protected by each other. of course we know that will never happen. The only way it’s going to stop is when Americans finally rise up and start using vigilante justice against these traitors of our country.
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🥰🥰🥰🥰 … good that President Trump is not going after them! … President Trump knew that they are mentally sick …
“Justice delayed is Justice denied” someone said. Why is Miley still walking around a free man? If true justice had not been delayed in his case Mark Kelly wouldn’t have had the guts to open his big mouth. They BOTH need to be dealt with ASAP.
The Democrats are finished. MN fraud showed the country just how evil the Democratic party is. Americans are DONE with the lies.
Rather, “Sophisticated Perversity”. “Crude” isn’t the precise descriptor as the Anti-American narrative(s) are quite refined and that is why they have been successful.
His “crass crudity” is not a lie. And everyone knows it and probably agrees. Basically Trump’s “crudity” is TRUTH
Well they did vote for him and made sure he was elected so I guess that stealing billions is a fair trade-off…
I hope your surgery goes well Mr. Hanson.
God bless, Victor Davis Hanson, the most sane voice on the internet.
It’s all a plot to shame Dr. Victor Davis, Hansen, and The spread false lies
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People should always remember, the Democrats are made up of the people who were always AGAINST the unity of a 'United States', and always made it clear with their abusive noise.
In every documentary or movie about those times we always see the same bunch of jerks arguing against the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.
The reason there are so many 'amendments' to the Constitution is because of Democrats whinging during their attempted destruction of both documents.
So many traitors and so little rope!
Moral decay is complete.
I totally feel insulted by people in authority who allow and defend this super-law breaking without condemnation or penalty. Thankfully one faithful voice, Victor Davis Hanson, telling the truth. Prayers for you, sir.
Even worse, those idiots calling for insubordination just pushed the consequences onto someone else, only cowards do that.
Thank you for your words sir 🇺🇲✝️
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Hypocrisy of people in power will not stand forever !🇺🇲✝️
I find trumps crudity refreshing. It brings out that we have lost freedom of speech, and have been politically correct to the point of can’t even tell ethic jokes, when even those joked about laugh. Yes, he might not need to say things that way, but doesn’t years of politically correct speech, others allowed total crudness cause frustration? Yes. We are sick and tired of the “sophisticated crudity” being allowed and simple statements of light crudity not allowed.
Spot on as usual. Thank you for grounded analysis
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George Soros pays fake Media to lie about President Trump.
Why haven’t there been any military charges brought against Mark Kelley? Of the Seditious Six, Kelley’s easily the lowest of the low-hanging fruit and most deserving of a military trial.
Yet they did it 4:55
Excellence you are to be commended❤
DEI, DEI, and DEI, which was called affirmative action, and in two decades will be called something else. Because white liberals are out to destroy the United States.
Maddow admitted in court that her show was a political opinion show not news
VDH, you are so right about the "refined crudity."