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208 - Victor Davis Hanson: Annihilation, Genocide, and World War III

208 - Victor Davis Hanson: Annihilation, Genocide, and World War III

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Victor Davis Hanson is a renowned classicist, military historian,
and political commentator. He is the Martin and Illie Anderson
Senior Fellow in Residence in Classics and Military History at
the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Among numerous other
awards, Victor was presented the National Humanities Medal in
2007. In this episode, Robinson and Victor discuss his latest
book, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation
(Basic Book, 2024), which was released on May 7th. More
particularly, they cover the historical connection between
annihilation and genocide, how we should interpret the past
through today’s moral standards, genocides in the present, and
the likelihood of World War III. Victor appeared as a guest on
episode #112, in which he and Robinson talked about what was at
the time Victor’s latest book, The Dying Citizen. He was also a
guest on episode #191, which covered Victor’s views on the
current crisis in Israel and Palestine. Keep up with Victor on
Twitter, through his website, and on his podcast, The Victor
Davis Hanson Show.

Victor’s Website: https://victorhanson.com

Victor’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/VDHanson

The Victor Davis Hanson Show:
https://art19.com/shows/the-victor-davis-hanson-show

The Dying Citizen: https://a.co/d/dPocUJg

The End of Everything: https://a.co/d/46O0mMB

OUTLINE

00:00 Introduction

03:41 On Annihilation, Extinction, and Genocide

09:31 What Causes Genocide?

16:38 The Applicability of Military Strategy to Everyday Life

24:00 On Alexander the Great

36:26 Should We Judge the People of the Past by the Moral
Standards of the Present?

44:29 Uyghurs, Jews, and Genocides of the Present

50:45 What Are the Biggest Existential Threats to America?

59:28 Is World War III on the Horizon?

Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com