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Resisting ideology by being grounded in reality | Victor Davis Hanson #CLIP
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5:38Now PlayingIn this clip, historian Victor Davis Hanson describes the long tradition of elite ideologues who control the decisions of individuals. Hanson argues being grounded in reality by understanding the limits of human nature in a tragic world is the solution to being governed by utopian ideology.
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Victor Davis Hanson describes the moral hypocrisy of the elite-left, and how they use power and influence to control the middle and lower classes. This comes at a time when the wealthy pollute far more than the average citizen, but justify their actions anyway, while piling blame on everyone else.
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Victor Davis Hanson is an American classicist, military historian, columnist, and farmer. He has been a commentator on contemporary politics for the National Review and The Washington Times and is currently the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.
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