Talk Truth 08.21.26 – Dr. Bradley Thayer | National security scholar Dr. Bradley Thayer, an American Freedom Alliance fellow and founding member of the Committee on the Present Danger: China, argues that the West defeated the Soviet Union but never defeated communist ideology. Drawing from his new book America’s 100 Years’ War: How to Win Against Communism, he explains how Lenin’s strategy of penetrating institutions can be seen in education, media and politics, why he believes Western history and identity have been deliberately weakened, and what Christians and ordinary citizens can do to push back.

00:00 Opening
01:15 Introducing Dr. Bradley Thayer
02:22 Guest comes in: Dr. Bradley Thayer
02:47 Did Communism Really Die?
04:15 Fighting an Ideology Without a Face
04:53 How Communism Learned to Hide
06:04 Who Controls the “Ideas Industry”?
06:58 How Do You Recognize Communist Ideas?
07:39 Why Leninism Matters
09:14 The Long March Through the Institutions
10:46 Rewrite the Past, Control the Future
11:44 What Happened to the West’s Christian Foundation?
13:28 How Communism Targets Society
15:51 Why Does Communism Keep Surviving?
16:40 The Pursuit of Totalitarian Power
17:22 Why Communist Ideas Still Appeal
17:52 How the West Helped Build Communist China
19:12 How Does the West Fight Back?
19:40 Rediscovering Western Civilization
20:48 Taking Back Education
21:26 What Happens When a Generation Forgets?
23:16 Can We Recover What Was Lost?
24:08 God-Given Rights vs. State-Given Rights
25:36 America’s 100 Years’ War
25:56 “Not by Might, but by My Spirit”
27:36 Supporting Talk Truth