Victor Davis Hanson: Woke Politics Caused Britain’s Crisis. Now, It Reaps the Consequences.

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Sep 5, 2025

The podcast dives into Britain's escalating immigration challenges, particularly an influx of illegal immigrants and scandals involving Pakistani groups. Viktor Davis Hanson highlights how political correctness has paralyzed authorities, leading to ignored grooming cases. Ordinary citizens are feeling silenced for their patriotic sentiments, while immigrant communities express themselves freely. This situation reflects a broader European crisis, raising alarms about the implications of social and demographic changes on national stability. A thought-provoking discussion on current events!

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Immigration Without Proper Vetting

Victor Davis Hanson links Britain's immigration surge to failures in audit and background checks for migrants from the Middle East.
He argues authorities tolerated problems due to DEI and 'woke' sensitivities until public outrage forced action.

ANECDOTE

Grooming Scandals And Official Reluctance

Hanson cites scandals where Pakistani illegal immigrants groomed young British girls and authorities delayed serious legal action.
He frames this as officials avoiding enforcement because it was seen as politically incorrect in the age of DEI and woke.

INSIGHT

Asymmetric Tolerance For Expression

Hanson asserts governments censor dissent from citizens while allowing immigrant political and cultural expression.
He gives examples of harassment for British patriotic symbols contrasted with tolerance for immigrant demonstrations and ostentatious religion.

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Britain has seen an influx of illegal immigrants from the Islamic Middle East, often without proper background checks. Scandals involving Pakistani immigrants grooming young girls went largely ignored by authorities due to fears of political backlash. Ordinary citizens face harassment for expressing patriotism, even as immigrant communities display cultural or political symbols freely.

Victor Davis Hanson explains that this crisis is part of a larger European problem, and how the social, demographic, and political pressures facing Britain and Europe threaten the stability of their nations on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”

“They’ve had a series of controversies and incidents and scandals in which Pakistani illegal immigrants have been grooming young British girls in the sex trades. And this was apparently known to authorities. But they felt that it was politically correct, in the age of DEI and woke, to seriously pursue any legal ramifications, until the public was outraged.

“And this is in addition to the beginning of massive demonstrations, on the part of the British, Scottish, Irish, Welsh public, to perceived indifference from the United Kingdom Labour Party to the plight of their own citizens. In other words, they're censoring thought, dissent of British citizens, but not in the same manner they are of illegal aliens. And this translates into some very Orwellian and absurd incidents.”

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(0:00) Britain's Immigration Crisis

(1:52) Public Outrage

(2:26) Cultural and Social Tensions

(3:08) Europe's Broader Crisis

(3:39) Economic and Energy Challenges

(4:39) Final Thoughts

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