Katharine Birbalsingh, argues that the West’s moral crisis began with the values we taught our children. She explores how schools, culture, and social media have shaped a generation to see the world through the lens of oppressor and oppressed—and why restoring duty, responsibility, and moral character is essential to the future of Western civilization. WATCH:
As I watched this remarkable speech, I realized what Birbalsingh describes is what does not exist in Russia. When you talk to a person in Russia about DEI, victim mindset or the various equities of personage emphasized in the modern, cultural ‘west’; a Russian person has absolutely no reference point to engage in the conversation.
Chapters:
00:00 A Moral Crisis in the West
02:04 How White Guilt Changed a Generation
03:47 The Values We Took for Granted
06:09 Teaching Children to See Oppressors and Victims
08:22 Why Young People No Longer Love Their Country
10:30 This Is a Civilizational Failure
11:35 Save Our Children, Save the West
Assuming the damage can even be rectified, can this country hold together long enough to do it?
At least one, and maybe two, generations have had their brains scrambled.
Since the late 1960s, there have been about 2 to 3 human family generations on average, using roughly 20–30 years per generation.
For a quick estimate:
– Late 1960s to now is about 58–60 years.
– At 20 years per generation, that is about 3 generations.
– At 30 years per generation, that is about 2 generations.
So the best short answer is: around 2–3 generations.
Was the Spock who wrote the famous book about rearing babies a leftist?
Yes, Benjamin Spock was generally left-leaning by U.S. standards, not a conservative. He was interested in socialist ideas earlier in life, later became an anti–Vietnam War and anti-nuclear activist, and even ran for president in 1972 on a platform that included free healthcare and other progressive positions.
Who were the primary critics of Spock’s parenting advice
The main critics were conservative parenting voices, religious commentators, and some medical professionals who thought Spock was too permissive. They argued that his advice about feeding on demand, responding warmly, and not enforcing rigid schedules would spoil children or encourage rebellion. A prominent example was Norman Vincent Peale, who blamed “Dr. Spock” parenting for broader social problems and framed it as an “instant gratification” style of child-rearing.
Wikipedia:
After undergoing a self-described “conversion to socialism”, Spock became an activist in the New Left and anti-Vietnam War movements during the 1960s and early 1970s, culminating in his run for President of the United States as the People’s Party nominee in 1972. He campaigned on a maximum wage, legalized abortion, and withdrawing troops from all foreign countries. His books were criticized by conservatives for propagating permissiveness and an expectation of instant gratification, a charge that Spock denied.
Then add this:
2017/02/25: Jordan Peterson: Postmodernism: How and why it must be fought
Jordan B Peterson
It greatly accelerated during the CCP’s virus “accident” aided installation of the Senile Manchurian Puppet:
Was the senior White House advisor chosen before Biden was even sworn into the Presidency fired from the Obama administration for stating on camera that her favorite political figure/philosopher was Mao?
Yes. The person was Anita Dunn, and she resigned from her Obama White House role after a video resurfaced of her saying Mao Zedong was one of her “favorite political philosophers.”
She served as White House communications director in 2009, the clip circulated later that year, and she left the White House soon after the controversy.
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This is a lecture by James Lindsay (New Discourses) titled “American Maoism” posted to YouTube on Sep 14, 2023.
Core Thesis
Lindsay argues that contemporary progressive/Woke movements (including aspects of identity politics like intersectionality, and environmental sustainability efforts) represent “Maoist Marxism with American characteristics.” He draws direct parallels between Mao Zedong’s tactics in China—particularly the Cultural Revolution—and current dynamics in the U.S. and West. What Mao did with “Marxism-Leninism with Chinese characteristics,” the modern Left is doing here through adapted dialectical political warfare.
Key Framing Concepts
– Dialectical Political Warfare: The Left operates intentionally via an “operating system” called the dialectic (marrying truths to lies, contradictions for advancement) combined with political warfare (using non-kinetic, propaganda-style methods to manipulate behavior and seize cultural/power institutions). This gives the Left a strategic edge because most people don’t recognize or counter it effectively.
– Leftism is portrayed as operational/tactical, not merely ideological—designed for long-term societal transformation, potentially spanning generations.
Main Points and Examples
– Anecdotes: Lindsay opens with a story from speaking at Northwestern University, where he needed heavy security due to protests. He notes woke students cheering for Mao when referenced, showing open (if ironic or unaware) alignment with radical leftist figures.
– Historical Parallels: Mao’s Cultural Revolution involved mobilizing youth/Red Guards against traditional structures, institutions, and “reactionaries,” leading to chaos, purges, and consolidation of power. Lindsay sees echoes in cancel culture, institutional capture (academia, etc.), identity-based mobilization, and efforts to dismantle “oppressive” norms.
– Red-Washed Education: Western education downplays communist atrocities, leaving people unaware of Mao’s horrors (tens of millions dead, societal destruction).
– Intersectionality as American Maoism: He frames it as a tool for dividing society into oppressor/oppressed groups and mobilizing them dialectically, akin to Maoist struggle sessions and class warfare reframed around race, gender, etc.
– Warnings: Mao eventually purged his own Red Guards. Lindsay suggests similar fates await modern activists. The CCP’s longevity (ruling since 1949) underscores the stakes for future generations if a “cultural revolution” isn’t stopped.
The full video is roughly an hour long, with a detailed transcript available on YouTube. It builds on Lindsay’s broader work critiquing critical theories, Marxism, and “wokeness.” For deeper reading, see the New Discourses article or his related books.
And the classic warning from Yuri.
See also chapter 6 of Breitbart’s “Righteous Indignation” for an outstanding overview of how we got here, up to his untimely death anyway:
Former KGB Agent, Yuri Bezmenov, Warns America About Socialist Subversion
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