Victor Davis Hanson: Charlie Kirk’s Fight to Rescue a Generation From University Indoctrination

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🗓️ 19 September 2025

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Universities have long been captured by liberal academics, and the fight for America's youth on campus at times feels hopeless. What made Charlie Kirk effective was that he did not run from that problem but ran head-on into it. Victor Davis Hanson explains this key aspect of Charlie Kirk’s legacy, emphasizing how his approach was effective, and what our job is now to carry on his mission in saving our country from the campus on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “He did not go in the traditional academic pathway. He dropped out of college at 18. And he had to live by his wits, not in the artificial bubble of academia or the la-la land of the campus, where there are no consequences to behavior. … He learned to organize and galvanize people in a practical way. “And he said, ‘The universities are training generation after generation after generation in this seriously dangerous leftist dogma.’ In other words, if you're worried about this bizarre transgender movement, this cult-like effort to have biological men compete in women's sports, to take one example; or you're worried about the idea that you can steal $950 and not be prosecuted; or if you think that race is essential and not incidental to who you are—where did these things come from? And he said they came from the campus.” 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉If you can’t get enough of Victor Davis Hanson from The Daily Signal, subscribe to his official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273 👉He’s also the host of “The Victor Davis Hanson Show,” available wherever you prefer to watch or listen. Links to the show and exclusive content are available on his website: https://victorhanson.com (0:00) Introduction (1:01) Charlie Kirk's Mission and Approach (1:50) Addressing Youth Issues (4:17) Charlie Kirk's Unique Path Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.3	incident? One thing is to remember what Charlie Kirk did. He didn't go to the campuses and say,
0:44.8	this is the conservative agenda and I want you to vote along this ticket. And he said, the universities
0:50.5	are training generation after generation after generation in this seriously dangerous
0:56.6	leftist dogma.
0:58.0	Where did these things come from?
0:59.6	And he said they came from the campus and therefore I'm going to the campus and trying to
1:03.3	stop this indoctrination by offering a different pathway.
1:06.6	He was trying to address the cultural, the economic, the social maladies of this country that
1:12.6	expressed themselves in politics.
1:14.6	And he thought if he took care of that, then he would be successful elsewhere. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hansen for The Daily Signal.
1:34.6	I think we all want to put the passing of Charlie Kirk in perspective, and it's been a
1:42.5	terrible week, and what are we to make sense of this terrible
1:46.0	incident one thing is to remember what charlie kirk did he was a political organizer he was a
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