American Thought Leaders - The Epoch Times

The CCP doesn’t need an army to attack the West. Bradley Thayer says its most effective weapon is far quieter: infiltrating the institutions that hold Western society together and weakening them from within. “The United Front is the third way and really the most effective way of bringing about communism in the West.” “It won’t work by coup d’etat and it won’t work by the Red Army spreading it, but it will work from that boring from within, to penetrate organizations.” “The United Front and communists more broadly are expert at finding the hinges in your society.” “What holds your society together?” “Civil society in the West.” “And so civil society has to be destroyed.” “The father, the family has to be destroyed.” “The church holds societies together, so the church has to be attacked.” “It also works through many front organizations that folks may not even know are affiliated in any way, shape, or form with a United Front movement, with a communist movement.” https://ept.ms/4qRNC6n

The Chinese Communist Party does not represent the Chinese people. Bradley Thayer says the CCP itself was born from Soviet imperialism. Communism was imported into China, imposed on its people, and its rise was shaped directly by Stalin. “The Chinese Communist Party, again, was made by the Soviet Union, by the Comintern.” “It was led by Comintern agents.” “Stalin understood the utility of the Chinese Communist Party and the role that it would play.” “Stalin was involved in every aspect through Comintern and through other means in the life of the Chinese Communist Party.” “In fact, selecting Mao Zedong in 1938 over one of his rivals and ensuring that Mao triumphed.” “So the Chinese Communist Party is a product of Soviet imperialism, and we need to see the Chinese Communist Party as a colonial government ruling the Chinese people.” “There’s nothing Chinese, if you will, or Han about Lenin and Leninism.” “Communism by definition is illegitimate because it doesn’t seek any consent from the people.” “We look forward to a day when the Han, when the Chinese people are no longer ruled by a colonial government, the last surviving remnant of Soviet imperialism.” https://rumble.com/v7f1neu-how-a-soviet-revolutionary-still-shapes-american-politics-bradley-thayer.html

We just interviewed Bradley Thayer, author of “America’s 100 Years’ War.” We asked why he calls the Chinese Communist Party a colonial government—not a Chinese one. He said Leninism was imported, imposed, and never consented to in China. “The Chinese Communist Party again was made by the Soviet Union, by the Comintern. It was led by Comintern agents.” “There’s nothing Chinese, or Han, about Lenin and Leninism.” “It’s absolutely illegitimate.” “Stalin ran, in every sense that mattered, the Chinese Communist Party.” “Mao Zedong did not have an original thought in his head. He took Bolshevik thought and turned it into what we would know as Maoism.” That same impulse, Brad argues, is why Beijing cannot tolerate Taiwan. “Taiwan shows that you can have a Chinese democracy and a thriving one.” The CCP, Brad continues, wants “to destroy Taiwan and occupy it, because Taiwan shows what China can be without the Communist Party.” 🔴 PREMIERE 9PM ET on @EpochTV: https://ept.ms/4qRNC6n

Many of Meta’s biggest social media products, including Facebook and Instagram, are free to use. But Naomi Brockwell says the reality behind that “free” access is far more sinister. You are the product. “Meta is an advertising company, and people need to understand that they are the product in that system.” “Everything that they do, every entity with Meta that they participate with, they are helping harvest information that Meta then packages and resells.” “They’re not just selling it to consumer product companies to try to get us to buy a new pair of shoes.” “They’re selling it to political regimes to try to get us to think in a certain way.” “It’s being used to sow social division.” “It’s being used in all kinds of nefarious ways.” When an online service is free, it’s worth asking what the company is getting in return. 👉https://ept.ms/4xB2CIn

“We can look to countries like China and see where we’re headed.” Privacy advocate Naomi Brockwell warns the surveillance infrastructure being built across the West could take societies somewhere they never intended to go. And China offers a chilling glimpse of what happens when that infrastructure becomes nearly impossible to escape. “That is absolutely where the United States is headed, it’s where Europe is headed, it’s where Australia is headed.” “It’s just a matter of whether they’re actually going to be able to prevent that from happening before we get to a place where there’s a social credit system.” “I’ve spoken with people in China where they’ve come up with their own language because they know that their WeChat is being surveilled by the government.” “If they want to mention things that are not allowed to be talked about, if they wanna mention Taiwan, if they wanna mention Hong Kong, anything like that, they’re making up code words.” “They actually have to use these kind of cipher systems in their local friend group in order to evade this, and even then they’re treading on eggshells.” “They’re self-censoring.” “That is a bad situation that you don’t want to allow to happen.” https://rumble.com/v7eyjg4-the-war-on-privacyand-how-to-fight-back.html

“They want everything on the internet surveilled.” Naomi Brockwell warns we’re heading towards ever-greater surveillance and digital control. “We’ve got this global scenario where every country in lockstep is headed towards government ID mandates.” “They want it tied to your personal identity, and they're essentially going to end up ranking everyone the same way that the social credit system in China does the same thing.” “The biggest issue…is that the so-called Western world doesn't realize how close we are to becoming like some of these countries.” 🔴 PREMIERE 9PM ET on @EpochTV: https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/the-war-on-privacy-and-how-to-fight-back-naomi-brockwell-6079961?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=SocialM&utm_content=AmericanThoughtLeaders&utm_term=NaomiBrockwell

Covid gave us a real-world test of what Darwinian evolution can and CAN’T do. Biochemistry professor Michael Behe says what happened to the virus helps expose the limits of Darwin’s mechanism. “I argue Darwinian evolution can’t do everything, that doesn’t mean it can’t do anything.” “It’s just a whole lot less than we had been told previously.” “In the whole course of the epidemic that people followed, no new proteins, no significant new changes in the basic biology of the virus were seen.” “Suppose you had a lock and a key, and you could put the key in and turn the lock, and it worked.” “You could, you know, change the key a little bit, and now it doesn’t fit anymore.” “But it doesn’t explain the origin of the lock and the origin of the key.” “It’s similar with viruses.” https://youtu.be/QK0GEQnqC00

Biochemistry professor Michael Behe shares the “SHOCKING” discovery that completely changed his view of Darwinian evolution. He says when he went looking for the scientific papers supporting what he had been taught, they weren’t there. “The most shocking thing happened when I first started to read about evolution and I realized that I had been seriously misled.” “I was told that it was known that Darwinian processes could produce the biological systems we see in life.” “But I had cause to go to the library and look up papers to find the papers that explained how they happened, and there were none there.” “I was startled to see that a foundational concept of my worldview had no support.” “That’s what sent me on my road to where I am now.” https://rumble.com/v7ethdo-why-i-changed-my-mind-about-darwins-theory-of-evolution.html

Modern biology often posits Darwinian evolution as a settled explanation for the vast complexity of the natural world. However, the complex machinery inside the cell seems to demand a further explanation. I asked Michael Behe, professor of biochemistry and author of “Darwin’s Black Box,” about it. He said: “When I first started to read about evolution, I realized that I had been seriously misled.” “I was told that it was known that Darwinian processes could produce the biological systems we see in life.” “All mutations are changes in DNA and changes in the proteins that it codes for. So,” for Darwin’s theory to adequately explain life, “you have to have gradualness at that level.” “If you need just one mutation Darwin’s mechanism is what the doctor ordered.” “With chloroquine, it takes a billion people before resistance pops up… because there had to be two specific mutations.” 🔴 PREMIERE 5PM ET on @EpochTV: https://ept.ms/45QR6ML

One forgotten Founding Father saved the Declaration of Independence. Sick with cancer and emphysema, Caesar Rodney rode 80 miles through the night and a raging storm to cast the vote America desperately needed. Most Americans don’t even know his name. Now, Washington, D.C. is finally giving him his place in American history. “There was a deadlock in the Delaware delegation, and it had to be unanimous.” “He had facial cancer and emphysema, and he rode 80 miles overnight in a storm to sign and break that, to be the tiebreaker.” “He’s absolutely critical to the formation of the United States.” “They took him down and put him in a box.” “We brought him here.” Some of the most consequential figures in the American Revolution have nearly disappeared from our national memory. @mattTaylorart joined me to discuss bringing Caesar Rodney’s statue to Washington, D.C. and why his legendary ride now helps open the story told by the Spirit of 1776 memorial. Watch the full conversation here: https://ept.ms/4gBQUG5

“More people died in the prison ships than died in combat.” During the Revolutionary War, thousands of American Patriots were given a choice: abandon the cause or remain imprisoned under horrific conditions. Nearly 12,000 chose freedom, even when it cost them their lives. “You could give up the cause, and you would be allowed to return as a British citizen, but the people on these ships did not.” “They decided to hold to their cause, and they died for it.” “What we wanted to do is we wanted to memorialize these prisoners of war and show you what it was like to be inside the ship.” “On these reliefs, it’s the story of all of the prisoners.” “They’re suffering and dying in these horrid situations.” https://rumble.com/v7ermh0-american-history-is-being-brought-to-life-in-the-heart-of-washington-d.c..html

After decades of neglect, Freedom Plaza has been made anew. In its place stands Spirit of ’76, a new Revolutionary War installation commemorating forgotten American heroes. “One of the most amazing parts of the Spirit of '76 is Caesar Rodney,” says Matt Taylor, the visionary artist behind the new memorial. “He had facial cancer and emphysema, and he rode 80 miles overnight in a storm” to be the tiebreaker vote for the Declaration of Independence. Delaware’s government took down Rodney’s statue during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests because he owned slaves. Now he rides again on a new pedestal in Freedom Plaza. Surrounding Rodney are 12 statues of American soldiers who fought during the war. 🔴 PREMIERE 9PM ET on @EpochTV: https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/how-a-neglected-plaza-now-immortalizes-forgotten-american-heroes-matthew-taylor-6079970?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=SocialM&utm_content=AmericanThoughtLeaders&utm_term=MatthewTaylor

Too many schools teach children that their future is dictated by their skin color, gender, or economic class. Charter school founder Ian Rowe says education should teach them the exact opposite. He wants students to recognize their own agency and understand how much of their future remains in their hands. “My goal is not only to run a great school but also demonstrate what is possible if you are intentional about how to help young people recognize that they can lead self-determined lives of meaning and purpose.” “You don’t have to fall into the trap of what you might think society is telling you is possible because of things like your skin color or your gender or your economic class.” “All of those things matter far less than your inner capability to grab hold of your life and grab hold of virtue and the institutions that matter.” https://rumble.com/v7eq16i-a-childs-circumstances-do-not-have-to-dictate-their-future.html

“We need to reject this victim ideology.” Charter school founder Ian Rowe says victimhood has taken over our society. And it’s “infiltrating” the minds of our young people. “There is power in victimhood.” “Somehow in our society, we have come to this idea that the more oppressed we claim we are, the more marginalized we claim we are, the more attention and seemingly value you gain.” “And so now it’s become countercultural to emphasize this concept of agency, the force of your free will guided by moral discernments.” “Everyone has free will, but how do you exercise that free will towards the betterment of you and your community and your society?” https://rumble.com/v7envle-where-teens-will-study-classical-virtuesand-build-airplanes.html

“The best defense against the worst excesses of artificial intelligence is…the other form of AI.” “And that is ancient intelligence.” “Virtue, moral formation, character development,” says educator Ian Rowe. He is a charter school founder who believes hard work and accountability—and rejecting victimhood—are the secrets to a good education. His newest project, Westchester Aerospace and Virtues Academy (WAVA), pairs a classical education with a surprising real-world specialty: aviation and aerospace training. 🔴 PREMIERE 9PM ET on @EpochTV: https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/the-new-school-where-teens-will-learn-classics-and-build-airplanes-ian-rowe-6079432?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=SocialM&utm_content=AmericanThoughtLeaders&utm_term=

Congressman Ralph Norman says his primary opponent Darline Graham is being bankrolled by the same Washington establishment Republicans have spent years fighting. He calls President Trump’s endorsement of Graham a “head-scratcher,” but says it won’t change his support for the President. “I will always be grateful and am indebted to President Trump for saving this country.” “When he didn’t support me… it was a head-scratcher.” “Darline Graham has been bankrolled by the Washington elite and lobbyists, the people we fight against.” “They’re coming after South Carolina and me because they know what they get with me.” “Washington is just broken.” “All of my money has come from either my bank account or it’s come from the people of South Carolina.” “That’s who I represent.” “Not the deep state and not the Washington elite.” https://ept.ms/4gBwxsJ

I sat down with Rep. Ralph Norman ahead of the Republican Senate primary runoff tomorrow in South Carolina to ask what he wants to accomplish in the Senate. He said: “The umbrella is financial solvency.” “As a subset, passing the SAVE America Act, verifying our elections.” “We have got to keep a focus on energy independence.” “We cannot depend on China.” “China is making way too many products that we ought to be making here in America to keep our businesses strong.” “Nothing we're doing now is working with Social Security.” “There’s going to have to be some hard changes” 🔴 PREMIERE 9PM ET on @EpochTV: https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/inside-ralph-normans-pitch-to-take-lindsey-grahams-seat-in-the-senate-6078992?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=SocialM&utm_content=AmericanThoughtLeaders&utm_term=RalphNorman

The same doctors who pushed children toward life altering sex-rejecting procedures “abandoned” them when they wanted out. Admiral Brian Christine says the Trump administration is now working to help detransitioners heal. “When they had decided, ‘No, I made a mistake. I’ve been led down this path, but this isn’t right. I wanna stop my treatment, and I wanna try to detransition and go back.’” “They were virtually abandoned by the same Wolves in White Coats who led them down this pathway.” “Which again, is heartbreaking.” “These individuals now who we call detransitioners, who were taken down this pathway and now are detransitioning, that’s certainly an area in the future we need to concentrate on, and we need to develop good practice protocols.” “There’s still more work to be done to help these children heal.” “We support them, we love them, and we want to help them heal.” 👉https://youtu.be/QDlswDVdnqU

Carissa Véliz just sounded the alarm about the cozy relationship between government and Big Tech. “This relationship of cooperation, but also dependence… is quite tricky for democracy.” “Governments are more and more depending on tech companies for infrastructure.” “Politicians need these tech executives to reach their audience.” “These kinds of relationships are not new.” “Leaders usually attach themselves to some kind of prophet.” “In the past, it might [have] been an oracle or a seer of different kinds, then… astrologers.” “Now, it’s computer scientists and tech executives who are mostly talking about the future and advising governments.” “What is new and quite concerning is that it’s not only that governments are taking advice from these people who have very high financial interest.” “It’s also that they’re depending on them for things as important as getting access to the citizenry.” https://rumble.com/v7ejjn2-cozy-relationship-between-government-and-big-tech..html

A child who undergoes a sex rejecting procedure can become a patient for life. A disturbing new Trump administration report details the financial incentives that HHS says pushed clinics to take advantage of some of the country’s most vulnerable children. “There was a tremendous financial incentive for these clinics and these practitioners to produce what we call captive patients.” “If you take a child who has gender dysphoria and you get them to agree to sex-rejecting procedures, the cross-sex hormones or the puberty blockers or certainly the surgeries, then what you’ve done is you’ve created a patient for life.” “So you have a patient who continues to come back, and that billing can be big money.” “From 2019 up to 2023, $120 million was spent on sex-rejecting procedures in this country.” “If you put them on puberty blockers, that’s up to $12-$14 thousand per year.” Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/QDlswDVdnqU