He says he and Tucker Carlson agreed off air that American culture is being erased and that Christianity and European civilization are what made America great, with DEI and immigration described as forces eroding that foundation.
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European civilization
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Jiang says the Vikings founded or strongly influenced Germany, France, Britain, and Russia, which he identifies as the dominant military and cultural civilizations of the last 500 years.
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"...of American civilization, what made America great, was really Christianity and European civilization. And because of DEI, because of immigration, a lot of this..."
"...will discover is the Vikings either founded or influenced four major European civilizations. They are Germany, France, Britain, and Russia. Now what's interesting is..."
"...that this mythology becomes the mythology of all new proto -Indo -European civilizations, including the Romans and the Mongolians. Okay? So this is Genghis..."
"...most influential the greatest philosophers in human history who have influenced european civilization obviously he's going to name socrates and plato okay but guess..."
"...future classes this old tradition will go on to influence major European civilization. Specifically the Germans and the British but also the Russians as..."
"...sorry, of Greek civilization, then Dante is the father of modern European civilization. And the reason why is the divine comedy, because it is..."
"...Well, Dante, with his work, The Divine Comedy, will create modern European civilization. Okay? So next class, next Tuesday, we'll start looking at Dante."
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