Why Democrat Nihilism Is at an All Time High Right Now | Victor Davis Hanson

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🗓️ 25 March 2026

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The only consistent part of the Democrat Party agenda over the last decade is Trump Derangement Syndrome. Their inconsistent nihilism is at all time high: Within the same breath Democrats both mock Trump, saying that he “always chickens out” (TACO) of a fight but decry the U.S. operation to capture Nicolás Maduro and military strikes against the Iranian regime. Presumptive Democrat presidential primary nominee Gavin Newsom says he wants to punch Trump in the mouth.Sen. Cory Booker yells at ICE agents in airports as passengers waiting in line smile in the background. For the first time ever in U.S. history they took a former president to trial. What I'm getting at is there's no consistent message amongst the party of Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words” (00:00) Democratic Nihilism Explained (01:29) Iran and Policy Whiplash (02:20) TDS and Unhinged Leaders (05:06) Collusion Hoax to Lawfare (07:39) Why the Party Changed 👉 The Daily Signal cannot continue to tell stories, like this one, without the support of our viewers: http://dailysignal.com/donate 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest short 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 Also on Spotify: https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL9753340027 👉Want more VDH? Watch Victor’s weekly, hour-long podcast, “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” now! Subscribe to his YouTube channel, and enable notifications: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273?sub_confirmation=1👉More exclusive content is available on Victor’s website: https://victorhanson.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	I'd like to talk a bit about democratic nihilism.
0:33.3	A lot of it has to do with Trump derangement syndrome.
0:35.7	There's something about Donald Trump.
0:37.4	I don't know what it is entirely.
0:39.4	His queen's accent, his appearance, his utter disdain for the media, the academic world,
0:45.2	the deep state, corporate boardroom.
0:47.2	I don't know what it is.
0:48.5	But he drives the left into kind of a state of madness.
0:53.0	You can see it with some of their leaders.
0:54.8	They've descended into utter nihilism.
0:56.8	There's no consistency.
0:57.8	By that I mean the Democratic Party, such as it is in the last 10 years,
1:02.3	at least from the advent of Barack Obama, bears no resemblance to what we saw as lately as the 90s,
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