Dr. Bradley Thayer & Dr. Karen Siegemund at American Freedom Alliances' "The War on Practically Everybody"

At American Freedom Alliances' "The War on Practically Everybody" in Los Angeles, Dr. Karen Siegemund and Dr. Bradley Thayer (a Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Policy) discuss the influence of Marxist ideas on American politics, specifically within the Democratic Party. They argue that this ideology, which seeks to undermine traditional democratic political identity, has been spread through popular culture, literature, and Hollywood.

Drs. Thayer and Siegemund explain that this is not just a feminist issue but a deeply Marxist one, with the feminist movement being a part of the broader Marxist movement. Dr. Thayer also discusses the evolution of Communism from Marx's ideas to the broader movement we see today, including in the Democratic Party.

The speakers argue that Communism's core ideas include the employment of class as a tool to study history and the intent to overthrow middle-class life and democratic politics. Thayer also mentions key individuals like Lenin, Stalin, and Mao Zedong who added to the movement's ideology.

 

Dr. Thayer expresses concern over the human rights abuses and potential collusion between the Chinese government and US public health authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. He calls for transparency and accountability and warn of the tactics Communists use to undermine freedoms. He also discusses the challenges of spreading information and alternative narratives, particularly regarding the Chinese Communist Party, and the importance of individuals becoming critical thinkers.

The conversation then shifts to national security issues, including the large number of military-age men entering the United States from countries like China and Iran, who may be acting as agents of terrorism and committing sabotage, assassinations, and election interference. Thayer argues that this issue is not being recognized or understood as a major political issue but could lead to domestic terrorism and a "cyber Pearl Harbor" attack. He emphasizes the importance of individual political participation and engagement to counteract potential government-inflicted problems.

00:05:00 Dr. Thayer discusses the influence of Marxist ideas on American politics, specifically the Democratic Party. He explains how these ideas were spread through popular culture, literature, and Hollywood, and how the Communist Party of China's support of these ideas has further infiltrated American businesses and universities. Thayer argues that this presents a formidable threat to traditional democratic political identity, both domestically and internationally. He also mentions that this issue exists in other Western countries like Canada and Europe. The speaker clarifies that Marxism and communism are related, with Marx being the progenitor of communist ideology, and Lenin putting these ideas into practice in the Soviet Union.

10:00 Dr. Thayer discusses the evolution of Communism from Marx's ideas to the broader movement we see today, including in the Democratic Party. He explains that Communism's core ideas include the employment of class as a tool to study history and the intent to overthrow middle-class life and Democratic Republican politics. He also mentions key individuals like Lenin, Stalin, and Mao Zedong who added to the movement's ideology. He provides examples of how the Democratic Party has evolved towards Communism, such as the exclusion of anti-communist figures like Jack Kennedy and Senator Joe McCarthy. He also points to economic policies, like the Green New Deal, as examples of Communism's influence in federal and state policies, which aim to bring in greater state control of the economy and individual behavior, ultimately leading to totalitarian control.

00:15:00 Dr. Thayer discusses the ideology of Communism and its implications for individual rights and human rights abuses. He argues that Communism treats individuals as units or groups rather than as human beings with respectable human rights. This deterministic worldview, he explains, leads to totalitarian control and human rights abuses, as seen in Communist governments around the world. The speaker urges Americans to understand the odiousness of this form of government and reject its ideology, which they see as at variance with American political tradition and culture. They also warn of the tactics Communists use to reinvent themselves and undermine freedoms, citing historical examples of Communist governments crushing rebellions and using shock troops to create chaos and urgency.

00:20:00 Dr. Thayer discusses the significance of the COVID-19 pandemic and the response to it during the 2020 election year. He argues that the pandemic served as a tool for authoritarian control, with individuals being encouraged to report on and turn in neighbors for not adhering to certain behaviors. This was a tactic used not only in the United States but also by the Chinese Communist Party to enforce their own control. The speaker suggests` that this was a capitulation strategy used to identify and eject individuals who might resist, such as Christians in the military or those unwilling to take the vaccination. The pandemic served as a message to the American people to be controlled and was also used to separate and alienate individuals who might resist illegal orders. Thayer expresses concern over the ease with which people embraced these control measures and the long-term implications for political culture and individual freedoms.

00:25:00 Dr. Thayer discusses the zero-covid policies of the Communist Party of China and the lack of accountability for the human rights abuses and potential collusion between the Chinese government and US public health authorities during the pandemic. He mentions the spontaneous protests against these policies, which he sees as a window into the totalitarian mind and a violation of American values and freedoms. He also criticizes the lack of transparency and accountability from organizations like the World Health Organization and the UN, and call for a human rights tribunal to examine the behavior of those involved. He expresses concern that the truth about these issues is not reaching the general public due to censorship and manipulation of information by governments and search engines.

00:30:00 In this section he discusses the challenges of spreading information and alternative narratives, particularly regarding the Chinese Communist Party. He notes the power of "the gatekeepers" to control the flow of information and the importance of individuals becoming critical thinkers. He also mentions the potential for individuals like Elon Musk and his companies, Starlink and X, to broaden the access to information. The conversation then shifts to the southern border of the United States, with concerns about the large number of military-age men entering the country, many of whom are Chinese, and the potential for sabotage or other malicious activities. He expresses concern over the Biden Administration's actions, which he views as a gross abuse of statesmanship and potentially treasonous behavior.

00:35:00  Dr. Bradley Thayer addresses the significant national security issue of individuals entering the United States from countries like China and Iran, who may be acting as agents of terrorism and committing sabotage, assassinations, and election interference. He argues that this issue is not being recognized or understood as a major political issue but could lead to domestic terrorism and even a "cyber Pearl Harbor" attack. The speakers suggest that it will take a new government, possibly a Republican president, to address this issue, which they believe is one of the greatest national security problems the United States is facing. He also warns of the potential for old-fashioned sabotage, such as taking computers out of the equation and using switches instead.

00:40:00 In the final section of the YouTube video titled "Communism's War on Men," Dr. Bradley Thayer discusses the potential damage caused by cyberterrorism and the role of the government in protecting citizens from such threats. He argues that if the government is responsible for the issue, citizens must engage politically to resist. Thayer questions the historic precedent for resisting revolutions and suggests that if Democrats are moving in a certain direction, then supporting Donald Trump and his supporters in the November elections could be an alternative. He emphasizes the importance of individual political participation and engagement to counteract potential government-inflicted problems.

Bradley A. Thayer is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Policy.  He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.  He is a widely published author in a broad range of U.S. national security concerns, including the causes and consequences of China’s rise and its adverse implications for the U.S., its allies, and the other states in international politics; U.S., European, and Chinese grand strategies

   

American Freedom Alliance's Dr. Karen Siegemund - the conference chair of "World War III: The Early Years" - explains that the objective of their Spring '23 conference was to raise awareness about the ongoing war being waged against the United States on multiple fronts, including the Chinese Communist Party. She suggests that this war takes various forms, such as the virus and lockdown measures, as well as softer incursions. The conference aims to inform participants about these threats and empower them to take defensive action, if not overtly contesting the Chinese Communist Party. 

 

Ed Dowd, RFK's treasurer and financial expert, discusses the anomalies in the financial system and his concerns about its future. He points out negative M2 money supply growth, which historically leads to financial panics and bank failures. Dowd predicts a deep recession and potential wars in the next five years, warning that the debt-based central banking system often leads to conflict. He advises holding cash equivalents like treasury bills in retirement accounts and suggests caution with gold in the short-term. Dowd also expresses skepticism about replacing the Petro dollar with the Petro Yuan and warns against digital currencies, which he sees as a form of social control. He encourages resistance to compliance and criticizes the concept of 15-minute cities.

 

 

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Conference chair, Dr. Karen Siegemund discusses the manipulation of reality by big tech companies and search engines such as Google. She recalls conversations with experts who highlighted the threat posed by search engines in shaping our perception of reality.

 

   

by Victor Davis Hanson in American Greatness Dec 4, 2023

Something eerie, something creepy, is happening in the world—and now in America as well. The dark mood is brought on by elite universities, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion industry, and massive immigration from illiberal nations and anti-Enlightenment societies.

At Hillcrest High School in Queens, New York, hundreds of students rioted on news that a single teacher in her private social media account had expressed support for Israel. Waving Palestinian flags, and screaming violent threats, the student mob rioted, destroyed school property, sought the teacher out and tried to crash into her classroom—before she was saved from violence by other teachers and an eventual police arrival.

The subtext was that the overwhelmingly minority students (whose school is ranked academically near the bottom among New York City schools) were acculturated to the racist reality that as the “oppressed” they were exempt from any punishment for hunting down their own teacher. As a Jewish (and thus white) “oppressive” supporter of Israel, she was reduced to, in the words an enthusiastic commenter on a Tik Tok video of the riot, a “cracker ass bitch.” And so the student pack tracked her down as if they were hunting an animal. The old Nazi youth gangs tried to kill Jews because they were not considered “white;” our new Nazis hunt them down because they allege that they are. The common denominator between the 1930s and 2023 is an unhinged hatred of Jews.

Hundreds of such incidents are now occurring on a daily basis—as the country is leaving its Weimar phase and heading at warp speed into normalizing Jew-hatred and worse. Instructors singled out Jewish students in classes at UC Davis and Stanford. Pro-Hamas students ripped down posters, swarmed public buildings, and disrupted traffic.

A pro-Israeli demonstrator in Los Angeles was hit on the head and killed by a pro-Palestinian university professor.

Jewish students were trapped in a Cooper Union university library surrounded by pro-Hamas demonstrators. At MIT, Jewish students were warned to keep away from particular areas of the campus deemed dangerous for them.

What would happen to a university president who warned black or Latino students to keep clear of areas where she could not guarantee their safety from other students?

A bankrupt media deserves much of the blame. They daily broadcast Hamas’s suspect casualty figures, as if that terrorist organization has ever been capable of speaking the truth.

The Western news regurgitated “500 dead at a Gaza hospital,” due to a supposedly deliberate Israel bombing. In fact, the hospital parking lot was hit by an errant Islamic Jihad missile intended to kill civilians in Israel.

No matter—few reporters apologized for spreading Hamas-fed misinformation, despite the previous Hamas lies that they never harmed civilians, that tunnels were not beneath hospital grounds, that they did not murder 1,200 Israelis; or their lies that Hamas gunmen do not rape, when they engaged in mass rape on October 7.

The media normalizes Hamas’s atrocities by treating it as if it were an ordinary government, not a murderous terrorist clique that decapitates civilians, takes children as hostages, and mutilates those it slaughters. That the terrorist organization has kidnapped at least ten American citizens and killed perhaps another 31 is lost on the “journalists,” many of them Americans who could care less about the fate of their fellow citizens.

The media fixates on the Israeli response to mass murder, but rarely the mass murder of 1,200 Israeli civilians that prompted the current war. During ceasefires do Israeli terrorists drive into Gaza cities, and shoot and kill innocent civilians—and then brag, as did Hamas recently, that such murdering will only increase?

Sometimes the anti-Semitic hatred reaches Orwellian levels of absurdity. A British reporter asked an Israeli official whether his country valued life less than Hamas did because it had agreed to Hamas’s demand to release three convicted terrorists in exchange for one Israeli captive. The media fawned over a released disfigured Gazan terrorist—without mentioning that her injuries came from a car bomb she exploded in hopes of killing Jews.

The media is further emboldened by the Biden administration. When asked about the outbreak of anti-Semitism across the U.S.—nearly 60 percent of hate crimes are committed against Jews, who make up 2.5 percent of the population—Biden Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed them with the false claim that the White House “had not seen any credible threats” to Jews. And then she claimed that the real danger to American residents was Islamophobia and threats to Arab-Americans. Hate crime and interracial crime statistics do not support Jean-Pierre’s assertions, which prompts the question of why she made them in the first place.

Note that almost all the violence in demonstrations over the current war comes from the pro-Hamas side that shouts “river to the sea” genocidal threats, swarms the Capitol rotunda and the White House wall, disrupts traffic, occupies bridges at peak traffic, defaces private and public property, shouts down speakers on campus, harasses passers-by, and often battles the police. One wonders whether, should the U.S. military be forced to try to rescue American captives, the demonstrators would cheer for the American troops or Hamas hostage-takers.

Abroad, the world has gone even crazier.

The United Nations has appointed Iran—a theocratic, terrorist-supporting government that kills dissidents and takes hostages—as the chair nation of the UN Human Rights Council Social Forum. What a cruel joke.

But what would one expect from the UN when its secretary-general, António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, a former Portuguese socialist politician, condemns the Israeli response to October 7, but rarely, if ever, the Hamas mass killing of civilians that prompted it. Right after the mass killing Guterres opined, “The attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum.” According to the secretary-general’s logic, I suppose, Pearl Harbor, the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine did not happen in a vacuum either.

When told that an Irish citizen hostage was freed by Hamas, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar declared that the “lost” child was finally “found.” In other words, he wished to hide the obvious fact that a terrorist organization had kidnapped an Irish citizen child, held her hostage for 50 days, and released her only when Israel gave up convicted terrorists to obtain her release.

Our domestic political leadership is not helping the situation.

Just days after October 7, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, along with the foreign minister of the now often hostile Turkish government, were calling for a cease-fire to prevent an Israeli response.

When the Islamic Jihad rocket aimed at Israeli cities went off course and damaged a Gaza hospital (leading to the fake story that Israel bombed the hospital), President Biden joked, “You got to learn to shoot straight.” Did Biden mean that, had the terrorists only launched a successful terrorist rocket into Jewish neighborhoods, there would have been no ensuing controversies?

Biden later apologized for doubting fatality figures provided by the Gaza Health Ministry, which is controlled by Hamas—a terrorist organization that has lied about the hospital “bombing,” denied it had tunnels under hospitals, denied that it had engaged in mass rape in Israel, and has supplied no proof of its civilian casualty numbers. Has Hamas released figures of how many of its terrorists were killed, and does it separate those numbers from lost “civilians?” And so are there really vast new cemeteries in Gaza to handle the 15,000 graves for those who, Hamas asserts, were killed?

What explains the collective madness?

For the last 40 years, while Western leftists have naively supported Palestinian terrorists, their governments have appeased terrorist-supporting Middle Eastern governments for very practical reasons. The old subtext to such mollification was that 500-million irate Arab Muslims, and a Middle East with 40 percent of the world’s oil reserves, in realist terms, simply argued against the interests of 10 million Israelis.

But now there are two new, venomous elements in the matrix.

One is that the racist DEI industry assumes that all intersectional nonwhite communities are victims of white privilege and supremacy. Therefore, as permanently oppressed, they are declared incapable of being racist themselves. And so they can harass with impunity the supposed victimizers—in this case American Jews, who are declared culpable whites.

So the oppressed, according to the DEI bible, cannot be anti-Semitic, though many certainly are. And they apparently cannot be held accountable for their hatred or frequent violence.

Secondly, in the last two decades there has been an epidemic of immigration into Western nations from the Middle East. In often-divided democracies like ours, politicians seek to appease as many pressure groups as possible, whether citizen voters or merely resident demonstrators, to acquire and maintain power.

Such pro-Hamas demonstrators, rah-rahing from a free, prosperous, and secure West, expect no rebuke for their obvious hypocrisy in cheering on an autocratic, dictatorial Hamas that has wrecked the economy of Gaza, shoots dissidents, and allows no free expression. And Middle Eastern guests and immigrants are never reminded that their very demonstrations are predicated on not being physically present in their homelands, where they might be shot for what they say and do freely in the West.

We are on a trajectory similar to that of 1930s Germany.

Every time a student is cornered, harassed, or threatened; a high school mob tries to swarm and harm a teacher; a government spokesperson dismisses such hatred; or American soldiers are targeted by Iranian-fed terrorist organizations; the madness, racism, and anti-Semitism will increase—until it reaches a saturation point of abject violence in our streets.

Once a society mainstreams the values of thuggish brownshirts, and ignores their “from the river to the sea” eliminationist chants and screams of “beat the f—king Jew,” then the next emboldened step is foreordained.

True, most Americans were appalled by October 7 and accept that every nation has the right to defend itself from terrorist killers. Most Americans deplore vicious demonstrators and their calls for violence on behalf of the Hamas death cult. And most Americans want their President to demand the release of American hostages and to deter Iranian-backed terrorists who attack U.S. military personnel in the region.

But unless the public demands that their universities enforce on campus the Bill of Rights and the right to move freely in safety, that police enforce laws against mob violence on America’s streets and in our schools, and that the United States stops greenlighting mass immigration from anti-Western nations and extending student visas to residents of anti-American, terrorist-supporting, and autocratic Middle East regimes, then in suicidal fashion we are headed for a 1930s nightmare.

   

London's Metropolitan Police are reporting a significant surge in antisemitic and anti-Islamic hate crimes in the city since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict. 

In a statement Friday, they said that from October 1 to 18 the department saw 218 antisemitic offenses compared to 15 in the same period last year, while Islamophobic offenses jumped from 42 to 101, representing increases of 1,353 percent and 140 percent respectively. The department said the crimes include abuse directed at individuals or groups in person or online, racially or religiously motivated criminal damage and other offenses. 

Antisemitic Hate Speech Calling for Jewish Deaths in Several UK Mosques Amid Israel-Hamas.  

A TalkTV investigation has unearthed footage of hate preachers in several UK mosques calling for Jewish people to be killed. Antisemitic hate preaching has been suspected in Britain's mosques in the context of Israel's war on Hamas. 

The TalkTV investigation found footage of preachers in several mosques calling for Jews to be killed and Israel to be destroyed. These preachers have been filmed as they curse the Jews and the children of Israel in Arabic, and call upon Allah to grant them victory over their enemies. The language used is considered extremist and hateful, with some preachers calling for the destruction of homes, the dispersion of enemies, and the indiscriminate killing of civilians. 

It is noted that this rhetoric is similar to that of Abu Hamza, a known hate preacher who was deported from the UK. Jewish groups in the UK have expressed concern that some of the preaching is hate speech that could lead to hate crimes, extremism, and terrorism. Some have called for prosecutions, while others believe that the police are not doing enough. The Charities Commission is also examining the videos as some of the mosques are linked to registered charities hoping to gather evidence of wrongdoing.

 

Willful blindness 22-years past September 11th. 

Robert Spencer discusses the stance of Islam on dealing with the non-Muslim world. He argues that Islam is a supremacist, authoritarian, violent, and expansionist religion, with efforts always made to spread and extend its hegemony over non-Muslim political entities. Islamic groups in the United States have been successful in making people afraid to criticize Islam, even in regard to Jihad violence and Sharia expansionism. 

Mr. Spencer also mentions that there is a concerted effort by Islamic groups to bring Sharia prohibition on criticism of Islam to the West, and the left, which is censorious itself, eagerly supports this. He emphasizes the need for criticism and scrutiny of belief systems, but not to victimize innocent individuals. 

Mr. Spencer believes that the coordination between Islamic advocacy groups and leftist allies in silencing criticism of Islam is not a coincidence, as both groups have a vested interest in curtailing freedom of speech.  He concludes by stating that Sharia applies not just to Muslims, but also to non-Muslims, citing an example of Christians in Egypt who were brutally murdered for selling alcohol, which is not illegal in Christianity but is under Islamic law.

 

 

"Son of Hamas Co-Founder Denounces Group at UN, Exposes 'Savage' Indoctrination of Palestinian Kids."

Son of co-founder of Hamas, Mosab Hassan Yousef, denounces the group and its indoctrination of Palestinian children. Hamas's strategy of using human shields in Gaza led to the deaths of many innocent children, which the speaker calls a "crime that cannot be forgiven." He emphasizes that Israel's response to Hamas was necessary and that the defeat of Hamas in Gaza is necessary for global security to prevent the spread of terrorism. He calls on the international community to take action to bring an end to the violence in Gaza and prevent the spread of violence and terrorism.

 

 

• 00:00:00 Mosab Hassan Yousef, a Palestinian who grew up in a Hamas-controlled society, speaks at the UN about their personal experience with Hamas's indoctrination practices. He recounts how he was subjected to religious and ideological indoctrination with the intention of annihilating the state of Israel. He describes the physical abuse he suffered for disobeying Hamas, including being tied up and whipped with an electric cable until he lost consciousness. Mr. Yousef emphasizes that he speaks as a firsthand witness and not as part of any propaganda campaign or working for anyone else. He also mentions his father's involvement in the founding of Hamas and his own familial ties to the organization. Despite his personal struggle and dislike of being in a position to defend Hamas, hed asserts that they believe in their ability to win the war against Israel.
  
  
• 00:05:00 Mr. Yousef, who was formally the president of the Islamic student movement and was imprisoned by Hamas, talks about the severity of the treatment he received at the hands of the organization. He describes the torture and mistreatment of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners during their time in Hamas' security wing. Despite this, he states that he doesn't wish for anyone to experience the same level of brutality he endured. He  also reflects on his father's involvement in the establishment of Hamas and his love for his people, even though he condemns the actions of the organization.
  
  
• 00:10:00  Mr. Yousef denounces Hamas and its indoctrination of Palestinian children. According to him, Hamas was successful in carrying out dozens of suicide bombing attacks in the 1990s and 2000s, causing significant loss of life among Israelis, Americans, Europeans, and others, regardless of nationality. He asserts that Hamas is a religious group that does not believe in political borders and wants to annihilate an entire race to build an Islamic state, making it a unique and dangerous organization. He also criticizes the United Nations for failing to condemn Hamas and its actions, calling it a group of rapists that is lower than animal consciousness.
  
  
• 00:15:00 Mr. Yousef discusses the capture of Ibrahim Hamad, a mass murderer who was released as part of a prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas. He highlights the significance of Hamad's release, as he is seen as the mastermind behind the attacks on October 7th and is believed to have encouraged further terrorist activities. Mr. Yousef also discussed the indoctrination of Palestinian children, stating that Hamas treats them as human shields and uses brutal tactics to keep them under their control. He emphasizes the need for a correct vision and the identification of the origins of suffering in order to solve the problem. He also criticizes the role of the United Nations and other international entities in empowering Hamas and contributing to the current situation in Gaza.
  
  
• 00:20:00 Mr. Yousef denounces the Hamas group at the UN and exposes what he believes is the "savage" indoctrination of Palestinian kids. He argues that if Hamas is not eradicated, the next Gaza war will be deadlier and will result in a greater number of casualties. He explains that Islamic Jihad also had their own war and that it is the fourth war with Hamas and the fifth war in Gaza. He also mentions the role of Qatar, a member of the UN playing the mediator and the funding of Hamas. He urges that all democracies should fight against such savages and that Hamas is not even hostages. He argues that Hamas sees women as a property, something they can own, territories as they want, and that their lust for power and territory is beyond Israel. Finally, Yousef concludes that if Israel fails their war with Hamas, it will be a brutal war and will result in a higher number of casualties.
  
  
• 00:25:00 In this section of the video, Mr. Yousef denounces Hamas for using human shields and calls the loss of life in Gaza a "crime that cannot be forgiven." Hamas' strategy was to put human shields in the way of Israeli attacks, which led to the deaths of many innocent children. He also points out that Israel's response to Hamas was a necessary action, as Hamas was attempting to sacrifice children for political gain. He also talks about how Hamas's defeat in Gaza is necessary for global security and to prevent the spread of terrorism. The speaker calls on the international community to take action and bring an end to the violence in Gaza before it spreads throughout the world.  Hamas's defeat in Gaza will inspire other radical groups to try and blackmail international community. The speaker mentioned ISIS militants who have fled to Europe and the many migrants and Islamic groups that are already present in the continent, all of whom will be inspired by Hamas's actions. Mr. Yousef warns that if Hamas is not defeated in Gaza, these nations will be next. He calls upon the international community to take action to prevent the spread of violence and terrorism.

Karen Siegemund discusses the manipulation of reality by big tech companies and search engines like Google, expressing concerns about the U.S. government's potential involvement in censoring misinformation, such as nefarious aspects of political Islam. She emphasizes the importance of free speech in combating these actions and highlights the need for vigilance in this area. Ms. Siegemund acknowledges the significance of the work being done and the threats posed by search engines in shaping our perception of reality.