The disastrous way in which public officials handled the Bondi Beach massacre begs the question: Why are authorities hesitant to call out radical Islamist violence when it occurs?
From a mass shooting in Australia to canceled Christmas celebrations in Paris, Victor Davis Hanson argues these incidents are not isolated. Instead, they reveal deeper pathologies facing Western societies: open borders without assimilation, ideological blinders driven by DEI dogma, and a broader cultural, spiritual, and strategic decline. He breaks it down on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”
“In the case of these incidents, it means, if the perpetrator is from the Middle East, there’s a feeling, a general feeling, that you cannot identify him. Or, if you do identify him or you say it’s a radical, Muslim, you have to then say, ‘We deplore all violence. We don’t—we deplore antisemitism’—which is the case in point in Australia—‘but we also deplore Islamophobia, of which there is no examples of people mass shooting Muslims in the case that we have seen.’”
(0:00) Introduction
(1:31) Champs-Élysées Christmas Cancellation
(2:01) Brown University Shooting
(3:11) Broader Issues in the West
(3:21) Open Borders and Lack of Assimilation
(5:42) Western Decline and Its Consequences
(7:23) Final Thoughts
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It is cheaper for Islamic Nations to buy European and British politicians to allow Migrants in, than deal with their own restive surplus population. This also achieves the forced expansion of Islam. The E.U. is totally compromised, betrayed by their Leadership.
Don’t forget what the msm say don’t forget to hug your brown neighbour and muslins are peaceful people !?
it's a concept you can't kill it. just like racism.
If America wants God to bless her, then America must bless God!! “ “Return to Me, and I will return to you.” says the Lord.” (Zechariah 1 – paraphrase). 💪🕎✝️👑💫🕊️✨💕🌅🇺🇸🔥
Islam is a POLITICAL system with a RELIGIOUS component- there is no separation of ‘mosque and state’!! USA has “separation of CHURCH and STATE“ (note, not mosque- because the founders built on Christianity). The USA Constitution forbids Islam; by nature the two are INCOMPATIBLE!!
Islam not compatible with USA Christian and Judaeo Society
I agree with a lot of what’s been said here, but to the point on so called “western decline”? I’ve heard you say that American power has never been stronger. If economic power equates to hegemonic, geo political power, then how do you square that away? One seems at odds with the other. And further, if we follow the logic of your argument, the so called decline could be reversed by changing our migration policies?
There is no radical Islam, there is only Islam.
The radicals in Islam are those who call for peace
australian wbt to vietnam commited war crimes used oetrol chemicak weapons what you sow you shall reap 4 men slaughterd 30 thpisand yanks in 20 mins
I love you, man!
Please don't stop preaching the common sense truth.
So true!
Awesome
Get some who knows arabic well enough toread the quran and explain what it actuly teaches advocates an d and promote then it becoms clearthat that that idealogy which founded on fear and intimidation as it s been prove to be a most effective way of exploiting and manipulating it's victims and that is being the heavily rewards for the unquestionabl and blind obediance to the to those in authority
Bunch of bandwagoners who care more about fitting in with the rest of the blind than thinking properly about doing what is best.
Pls talk about n the solutions, not just complaining on moslem issues. Telling the political cult to get out has not worked inpast decades and now. . Comprehensive action have to be discussed in full on how to get them out of USA, Australia, UK, Europe. Texas banning sharia is among best solution. banning burga, cruel to animal non full stun halal. World have to unite to come up with a range of effective solutions to get them out in West Vs Islam now.
keep up the good work, very few respected individuals speak of this obvious acquisition the muslin brotherhood is exercising in western countries, a little Cristian solidarity will go a long way in protecting the free nations of this world! the United States better wakeup and get involved before it's too late. 911 was a terrible terrorist attempt at dividing our nation, but iam positive that its only a pinprick of things to come.
I figured Islamists are contributing to Democrat Politician campaigns
And this is why the Templar knights were formed. Fight now or be bred out of Extinction.. RROUD INFIDEL ✊✊🏴🏴
When do people learn. That you can't coexist with people that want to cut your head off. FACT.
what happened to FIFO
texas is being subtly allowed to become muzzlim
I'd worry more about Zionist, than islamists 😂😂😂
7000 more shekels for each of you guys. Mazel tov.
I recently read a post that said extremist Muslims are snakes in the grass and so called moderate Muslims are the grass
Re: "Why Western Leaders Won’t Acknowledge ‘Radical Islam’"
The answer is that in many western nations, those same "leaders" are complicit in allowing large numbers of Muslims to get into their countries in the first place.
Under the old order of nation-states, the foremost duty of any national leader was to safeguard the nation's borders, people and society from threats, whether internal or external. Islam, the oldest and most-determined enemy of the West, certainly qualifies as such a threat.
And for most of the last 1400 years, leaders of western (European) nations have done just that – they have protected their nations from the scourge of Islam. But over the last seventy five years or so, the globalist movement has managed to maneuver globalist politicians into leadership positions in many European and other western nations.
Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, etc. – the list goes on. These are people loyal not to their own kind, but to globalism and its ideology. They have thrown open the gates to their respective nations to the would-be invaders. Which is why acts of violence are exploding all across these and other places in Europe. It's no mystery whatsoever: Wherever Muslims go, the violence, chaos and mayhem of jihad go with them.
The globalist project does its best to conceal its real nature from people, which is one of the reasons why none of its proponents are willing to discuss Islam in anything like honest or accurate terms.
Western governments are blind to the catastrophe unfolding before their very eyes, especially so here in Australia. What you have spoken about is so correct.
In 1998 Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, has form. He met with Yasser Arafat to support the Palestinian jihadist cabal in their fight to kill all Jews from the river to the sea.
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How do dirt poor people from third world countries like $0malia get the money for air travel across the world? How's that being funded?
Exepct wars, muslims kills muslims, most of the world celebrate life, they celebrate death
Islam has always been bad. Tday it sounds like people just found out that islam exists. and they drive on it, where have people been??¿?? I learned abot islam 78, as a young kid,11. People isnt educated tday. Read, learn😅
There was a case in New Zealand of mass shooting of Muslims and there have been other examples of targeting Muslims, but those examples are rare compared to the daily (on average) violence from Muslims against non-Muslims or particular brands of Muslims, consistent with Islamic teachings.
America's education system K thru College is anti-American. Liberalism is a societal cancer. it cares only for its own growth and spread. As a cancer, it needs to be surgically and ruthlessly removed, without exception. As with any cancer, you will kill it or it will assuredly kill you…! ! !
Glad God blessed you with continued health. You are a light of rational reason. God bless you and yours. Midwestern Olde guy.
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A lot of people are stepping over dollars to pick up shiny nickels. I noticed that California and Nevada have sold a lot of their equipment for Caltrans that keep up the roads plow the roads and what have now we see it happening in the military they get people that were supposed to do stuff now they call somebody to come do it. Now when they get snow they call the guy to plow the snow. All that knowledge is gone. All the stuff that was set up to run our cities states counties and the government is gone now they have to call someone to come do it what is going on?
Hell ain't a bad place to be
Muslim brotherhood ideology
1) Pan islamism
2) Sunni Islam
3) Salafism
4) Qutbism
5) Neo Sufism
6) Religious Conservativism
7) Social Conservativism
8) Anti Zionism
9) Anti Imperialism
10) Anti Communism
Mind you they are surprisingly for Free market.
People you should know from Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
1) Amin Al Hussaini
2) Sayyid Ibrahim Husayn Qutb
3) Sheikh Yusuf Al Qaradawi
4) Hassan Al Banna
5) Said Ramadan
6) Tariq Ramadan
7) Mohammad Atta
8) Ayman Al zawahiri
9) Yasir Arafat
10) Saif Al Adel
11) Imam Rauf
12) Mahmoud Ezzat
13) Shukri Mustafa
14) Abu Walid Al Masri
15) Muhammad Atef
16) Hesham Al Ashry
17) Mohammad Badie
18) Hassan Al Hudyabi
19) Omar Abdel Rahman
20) Md Hamid Abu Al Nasr
21) Nidal Muhammad Sakr
22) Abdel Rahman Shabaan
23) Muhammad Rashid Rida
24) Muhammad Salam Faraj
25) Abu Hamza Al Masri
Muslim brotherhood country
1) Qatar
2) Turkey
3) Egypt
Western really means Christian
Islam's war is against all,not just Jews
Have a great evening!
Western Civilizations do not understand Islam and its aggressive teachings .
Islam is the fastest growing religion in America.
East-West Armegadon forming??
Are you listening starmer. You have exposed every single Christian in this country to to harm and possibly death by your idiotic open borders and no vetting policy.
Political Correctness is enemy #1 of every government around the world it's bringing down the west but people are dumb got bribed into it that is the elephant in the room get rid of political Correctness altogether along with the Wokeness both are bad for healthy government
It is funny that our reporters don't seem to mention radical Islam.