Victor Davis Hanson, a renowned historian and author, delves into the political landscape shaped by the Trump administration. He contrasts Trump's presidency with the radical shifts during Obama's years, framing it as a 'Trump restoration'. Hanson likens contemporary societal changes to the French Revolution, emphasizing the cultural and political upheavals we face today. He advocates for a return to common sense governance, urging a counter-revolution against far-left ideologies to restore traditional values and normalcy in American life.
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Trump's Counter-Revolution
Victor Davis Hanson argues that the Trump administration represents a "counter-revolution" or "restoration."
This counters the changes implemented during the Obama administration and the subsequent Biden era.
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Obama Era Parallels
Hanson compares the Obama era to the French Revolution, citing changes in cultural norms and political processes.
He lists examples like changing voting mechanisms, impacting girls' sports, and attempts to pack the Supreme Court.
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Return to Normalcy
Hanson claims Trump's actions aim to restore normalcy and common sense.
He believes this appears revolutionary only to those who supported the previous changes.
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Victor Davis Hanson discusses the misleading information about the first 30 days of the Trump administration’s actions, comparing it to FDR’s first hundred days. On this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Hanson describes the current period as a “Trump restoration” rather than a revolution, emphasizing it as a counterrevolution against the changes brought by the Obama administration.
“ We don't really appreciate what we've been through with eight years of the Obama revolution and the four-year, more radical third term of Obama using or employing the wax effigy of Joe Biden. A revolution that we've experienced was a cultural, economic, political, social revolution. It was very similar to the French Revolution under the Robespierre brothers. You should remember what they tried to do. They changed the days of the week. They renamed things. They tore down statues. They went after the churches. Does this sound familiar? …
“ So this was a revolutionary movement. Movies were different. Sports were different. Take a knee. And Donald Trump came in and it was not sufficient to say we’re going to stop the madness of $37 billion. … It’s a return to normalcy. It’s a return to common sense. It only looks revolutionary to revolutionaries. But to the rest of the people, it is a counterrevolution to restore normalcy and bring the country from the far-left fringes back home again.”
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