Victor Davis Hanson: The West Isn’t Finished, as Long as Assimilation Starts Now

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🗓️ 30 December 2025

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Western civilization is being tested like never before. Victor Davis Hanson argues to the contrary, saying that while much of Western Europe and America’s blue states continue down a failing path, signs of renewal are emerging in unexpected places—Eastern Europe and America’s red states. These countermovements are pushing back against cultural nihilism, restoring free speech, reinforcing the nuclear family, and demanding legal immigration with full assimilation. He breaks down these emerging trends on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.” “’It’s a verdict for the future of Western civilization. We've had the revolution for 50 years, but we haven't seen a counterrevolution to the degree that's taking place. Western European elites in the former British Commonwealth and blue state elites all are very critical of the Yahoos in Eastern Europe and the Yahoos in the red states. But only for a while because their paradigm is collapsing as we speak. And the people who are gonna save Europe are the people who they thought they were embarrassed of. It's quite ironic, but it's also a hopeful time for Western civilization.” (0:00) Introduction (0:48) Symptoms of Decline in the West (1:58) The Impact of Ideological Choices (2:47) Open Borders and Assimilation Issues (3:32) Counterrevolutions (4:40) A New Paradigm for Renewal We need your help to ensure The Daily Signal can continue to counter the liberal media's lies with the truth. Support The Daily Signal’s work today by becoming a Signal Elite Supporter. Your tax-deductible monthly gift will help: 👉Help us provide free access to Victor Davis Hanson’s video commentary 👉Fund investigative reporting on the stories the liberal media will not cover 👉Counter the liberal media's lies 👉Keep The Daily Signal free to the public http://dailysignal.com/donate *This content was recorded by Victor Davis Hanson prior to his Dec. 30 medical operation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Everybody is worried about the status and future of Western civilization.
0:04.0	We have open borders in the West, and it's a very funny type of open borders.
0:08.0	We have millions of people who want to come in illegally to the United States.
0:12.0	But guess what? They don't want to fully assimilate, integrate.
0:15.0	Are people in Los Angeles waving the flag of Mexico they don't want to go back to
0:19.0	and burning the flag of America? They insist on staying. That's incoherent.
0:22.6	I could go on with these symptoms, but they all point to a period supposedly of decline.
0:27.6	But all's not lost.
0:28.6	Our generous Signal elite supporters make this video possible.
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0:45.3	Hello, this is Victor Davis Hansen for the Daily Signal.
0:48.3	Everybody is worried about the status and future of Western civilization.
0:52.3	That's a broad term, but it mostly denotes what is now
0:56.9	Europe, the United States and North American Canada, the former domains of the British Anglophonic
1:06.6	Empire, and I mean specifically New Zealand, Australia, Britain, Canada, etc., again.
1:14.6	And then more importantly, the westernized countries, mostly in Asia, and that would be Taiwan,
1:20.8	South Korea, and Japan. And they are in a period of crisis decline and what would be the symptoms.
1:29.3	We all know what they are.
1:30.4	The fertility rate in these countries is falling drastically.
1:36.0	People do not want to raise children.
1:37.5	They want to satisfy their appetites.
1:39.4	They don't want to put up with them.
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