Though the video was posted yesterday and is entitled "The Debate Over Trump And Biden" it has nothing to do with last night's debate.

Take the seven minutes and listen to what Hanson says.

I admit, I have been prone to the frustration of losing some skirmishes in the daily throws of right and wrong in our daily news. I have found fault with an apathetic middle that is easily led astray, share with many here the burden of having friends and even family hold a disdain of our beliefs, and still hold true disgust in how the legacy media has enabled and fostered this deceit.

Yes, here and now I agree with VDH that I sense how the desperation of a socialist left has made the lies and corruption more obvious, even to the politically blind. From here on out more will stumble onto the truth, and finally discard those who lied to them. I would like to think the scales will continue tipping to the right for the second half of 2024.

Great video…

I think the reason I like Hanson, and Peterson, is the way they gather and accurately articulate the feelings and pulse of a situation.

They don’t cram ideas down your throat, they present the information with facts and sound reasoning.

The left is in decline. They are losing power and will be at their most desperate to retain it. They KNOW Trump will trounce Biden and will become increasingly more dangerous up to and including the election. Everyone is sick of this economy, the destructive invasion policy, and the Orwellian government rule. I am very optimistic about the country’s future and I hope the average democrat is ready to put their party’s sick agenda in the rear view when it’s time to throw levers in every election.

Let’s all hope that his observations and analysis are correct and continue to grow. Maybe the pendulum has reached its left peak and is coming back without a shooting war. Thanks for posting, started my morning off right

Just saw the VDH monologue this morning. Great way to start the day!

At around 2:20 he mentions we have let in 50 million people across the border. Is that number correct?

I don't think anyone knows the actual number.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
I don't think anyone knows the actual number.

I think you're right. I've always heard 8-10 million, but who knows really.

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Originally posted by 6guns:
At around 2:20 he mentions we have let in 50 million people across the border. Is that number correct?

Last year, the Texas AG or Lt Gov estimated that total illegal immigrants living here was around 60 million. The numbers being bandied around by politicians on both sides are based on more recent illegal crossings, sometimes just the past year, sometimes going back to January 2020, but always an arbitrary date.

I haven't had the chance to watch VDH's video yet, handling some emergencies for a few days, but I agree that the number is in the 50 to 60 million range overall, based on what I've been reading over the years, plus my own experiences. I've known illegals living permanently in this country going back over 25 years.

^^^ I appreciate your input.

I admire VDH. Articulate, thoughtful and his calm delivery is impressive. That said, I'm waiting for someone to start asking the voters one simple and effective question: "are you better off today than you were four years ago?"

Excellent video. Thanks para!

The most encouraging actual election recently has been the EU Parliament elections, followed by Macron dissolving the French parliament and declaring elections, which the "far right" (Marine LePen's party) is likely to dominate with a plurality, hence possibly getting to appoint the prime minister (France has a stupid system, which Russia also has, with a president as head of state with major political power, and also a prime minister.
Pretty much across the EU we see the rise of populist alternatives to the decrepit leftists, particularly the Greens, who were trounced.
It's not just about Muslim immigration, although my retired physician colleagues I was hiking with the other day think so; it's the ruinous effect of the Green agenda on farming and industry in Europe.

Now Nigel Farage has single-handedly upended predictions for the UK elections by resuming control of the Reform Party. His arguments, very well made, are the same: the left's agenda will ruin (has ruined) Britain; the Tories are just mild-mannered echoes of the Left. They betrayed the people who voted for Brexit. Now the Tories are getting their comeuppance; but if Labor wins they are still in for a hard time. Note that even Labor is not longer Jeremy Corbyn's party, he was tossed out for antisemitism.

A Trump victory is looking more and more likely, and it will be part of a populist, anti-Green, pro-white (there, I said it) reaction sweeping North America and Western Europe.

The Tories in Britain are going to suffer a big defeat, and a well deserved too, for failing to follow through with their promises. Granted, Labour will be no better, but sometimes the punishment is deserved. The same fate awaits the Dems here for the mismanagement, incompetence, and corruption that they’ve given us. Maybe the Repubs will learn the lesson now, or suffer the same fate too.

Argentina’s new President Milei has slashed the government and spending, and in a few months made spectacular progress in reforming the country.
Europe has been turning to the political right and they are about to get control in several countries. The whole climate change agenda is getting a lot of scrutiny, their illegal immigration problems are much more serious than ours.
Meanwhile the media says little to nothing, hoping the average American won’t notice (they’re mostly right on that).

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Originally posted by 6guns:
At around 2:20 he mentions we have let in 50 million people across the border. Is that number correct?

Sure, I would think absolutely so. I stop by a Wawa some mornings for a breakfast sandwich, and It's filled with illegals who outnumber the makeup of the working crowd that was typical before the invasion. So sure I believe that number could very easily be true. I think it is actually much higher than that.

I also think these high numbers will be used by those in charge of the voting machinery in all the blue cities for enabling and covering up massive amounts of voter fraud this November. When you think that there is nothing (as in literally nothing) to prosecute or check that type of crime, it's more or less a guarantee it will come about. I don't think there's enough bravery in political leadership to stop it one way or the other. If voter fraud was actually prevented on a large scale across all the big blue cities, I absolutely think Trump would win big. That's what I worry about.

That number is pretty accurate as far as order of magnitude goes. Early last year they were indicating between 30 and 33 million. So in 18 months it’s not unreasonable to think about another 18 million.