Did the Cold War Ever End? China, Communism & America | Dr. Bradley A. Thayer with A.J. Rice

The Berlin Wall fell. Did the ideology behind it ever leave?

Dr. Bradley A. Thayer joins A.J. Rice on Dangerous Laughter to ask how communism survives its own failures—and why a political movement promising paradise can be so afraid of a punchline.

What if the US had declared victory in the Cold War before the ideological war ended? Dr. Bradley A. Thayer joins A.J. Rice on Dangerous Laughter to talk about communism, China, cultural Marxism, and the war over American identity.

The Soviet Union was destroyed, but Thayer says the ideology is alive – and to understand its power, one must look at more than just Beijing; it’s necessary to see the institutions which shape what Americans are taught and how they are indoctrinated.

Speaking on his own book, "America's Hundred Years' War: How to Win Against Communism," Thayer defends his stance in this interview, while A.J. does not hesitate to ask the hard questions – and laugh at their absurdity.

Topics covered:

• THE COLD WAR QUESTION: Why Thayer differentiates between defeating the Soviet Union and defeating communism.
• WHO SHAPES THE CULTURE? Thayer's theory on the "ideas industry" and the institutions which propagate it.
• CHINA AND XI JINPING: Communist ideology and politics and the Chinese Communist Party.
• THE UTOPIAN PROMISE: Why Thayer believes the promise of total equality is so alluring to so many people.
• MAMDANI, COLLECTIVISM, AND THE DSA: A.J. and Thayer respond to political rhetoric and a Bill Maher clip.
• WHY DICTATORS FEAR COMEDY: The danger of jokes under oppressive regimes, censorship, and comedy as political resistance.
• THE AMERICAN ANTIDOTE: Why individual liberty and American identity are so crucial to Thayer's position.

Don't miss this discussion about why regimes with huge statues and military parades are so afraid of someone making a joke.

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