Christopher Hitchens on Antisemitism

Not my usual content format again, but I think this eloquence was worth passing on to all of you.
Christopher Hitchens poses, then answers, tough questions on the subject of antisemitism.
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Christopher Eric Hitchens was a British author, columnist, essayist, orator, journalist, religious literary, and social critic. Hitchens was the author, co-author, editor or co-editor of over 30 books, including five collections of essays on culture, politics and literature. - Wikipedia
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Original: Christopher Hitchens delivers the Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at UCLA

[@MorphingReality]

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[@heavenonearthhoetv9271]

Much appreciated, but you should pin the comment so more people see

[@MorphingReality]

@@heavenonearthhoetv9271 oops, thank you for noticing I thought I did do that :D

[@Radical_Induction]

Christopher Hitchens: The only man who can tactfully pull off a baking metaphor at a conference on antisemitism.

[@cisium1184]

Technically it's a fermentation metaphor.

[@hybridepigenes]

In this singular lecture he demonstrates one of the greatest minds in human history. Every utterance is nuanced and complex and filled with historical anecdotes and humor. I miss him so very much.

[@cohenshcohen]

Yup...brilliant mind...sorely missed...but his history ain't always accurate...

[@aaronkahland9896]

Hitchens is indeed a phenomenon for the 1.5 to 2.5 standard deviation above the mean crowd.

[@michaeldesrosier1068]

eh, 5 dollar words forming 10c thoughts sweetened by a pleasing accent. Hitchens, in many ways, is a dumb person's idea of what a smart person is. No offense.

[@morgenmuffel5747]

Hitchens would have laughed at such a framing. Intelligent, extremely well-read, insightful, a formidable debater, and a wordsmith, yes. One of the greatest minds of all time, no

[@morgenmuffel5747]

@@michaeldesrosier1068I don’t agree with the OP’s characterization, but to imply that Hitchens was not of above average intelligence is just silly.

[@eamonnca1]

So much knowledge coming from his head. He’s not exactly reading this from a teleprompter. He knew his stuff inside out. A remarkable intellect.

[@OtaBengaBabalanga]

what did he say specifically that has some value?

[@patmason7370]

Otabe*! You can’t be that stupid.DONT talk such CRAP,,Christopher Hitchens is a one of the worlds greatest orators and can make sense out of the most difficult of subjects so even the ordinary man + woman GETS IT.because you don’t it shows what an unpleasant human?you are the type to put others down not lift them up to help them but stamp on them to keep them in their place that of an ignorant SERF**😢😂

[@Isaac5123]

​@@OtaBengaBabalangathat you are an imbecile

[@basit730]

You clearly never went to university. Every lecturer can demonstrate such a compitancy.

[@moazim1993]

What’s with all these comments sucking him off? I completely agree with him, but the dudes just talking and stating the history.

[@davy_K]

Every time I listen to or read Hitchens I have at least one more book to read.....the man was a human rabbit hole.

[@odieostrich7718]

try ten more

[@lesleyjohnson8488]

Oh Hitch, where are you when we need you? Whenever I hear that pretentious Balliol accent and the gorgeous turn of phrase … breaks my heart. ❤

[@rivadenis1073]

A great man sadly missed with the best explanation of Antisemitism I've ever heard. Good time to post this everywhere possible.

[@chelsea321123]

Yeah but how much wood can a wood chuck chuck?

[@robreich6881]

What is his explanation for Anti-Semitism exactly? It basically just seems to be “everything healthy, pure, noble and not homosexual is anti-Semitic, so you should be a gigantic transsexual raging Zionist murderous ex-Stalinist (tee hee) fiend.”

[@gdlkgscruff6634]

What he brings to the discussion is dearly missed in todays society, that of a curious and questioning mind.

[@katiewalker1880]

Thank goodness we can still listen to Christopher 😊 he’s so amazingly Brilliant 🤩

[@euanmacleod3738]

What a gift to humanity this guy was. The kind of voice we are desperately lacking today.

[@junkscience6397]

You want a guy who advocates such a thing as an Iraq Invasion? Really? lol. Okay. Meanwhile, please ignore his brother.

[@euanmacleod3738]

@@junkscience6397 Because I'm interested in the content of someone's argument and their full body of work, rather than a review of the nebulous consequences of one thing they argued for occurring - yes, really. But you do you.

[@jonnsmusich]

Well. compared with eyeball marketing entertainment tiktok news technology that runs most of our successful media...sure...But that is a very low barrier to jump.

[@Jide-bq9yf]

Only because we are lazy. He died more than a decade ago. We should have caught up by now.

[@modernmanno9943]

@@junkscience6397your username checks out

[@OstblockLatina]

His statements on so many subjects remain so painfully up to date until this very day, he and his incredible mind are being missed so much.

[@Intake33]

Incredible lecture. Imagine the reaction he would have received if he had been giving it today .

[@melatomic]

Nah,… he would’ve been paid for silence

[@thedolphin5428]

Yeah, tomatoes at the stage.

[@miyojewoltsnasonth2159]

*@Intake33* What do YOU think the reaction would be? *Reply to:* _"Incredible lecture. Imagine the reaction he would have received if he had been giving it today"_

[@miyojewoltsnasonth2159]

​*@melatomic* Because Christopher Hitchens had a long history of keeping silent when others opposed him? Do YOU even know who Christopherb Hitchens _was?_ I suspect you have NO IDEA who he was. *Reply to:* _"Nah,… he would’ve been paid for silence"_

[@miyojewoltsnasonth2159]

*​@thedolphin5428* "tomatoes at the stage," maybe. But Christopher Hitchens would have thrown the tomatoes right back at them. *Reply to:* _"Yeah, tomatoes at the stage."_

[@matthewlawrenson2734]

Miss you Christopher. Unreplaceable

[@winonafrog]

My soul needed this thank you

[@1Esteband]

Thank you for sharing !

[@joannaloha]

The references, the tone, the messages are so deeply moving and important to explore and heed.

[@bubbercakes528]

I miss this man. If only our leaders were half as courageous as he was!

[@peterh1353]

I have heard him make very stupid remarks about third world and Western sensibilities. Including saying that we should take these disagreeable people on in a war! Shouting at the top of his his lungs "bring it on." I wouldn't want my leader to be making remarks like that! There are too many wars, not too little.

[@OtaBengaBabalanga]

what did he say specifically that is "courageous?"

[@johnmartlew]

@@OtaBengaBabalanga It’s outside your range.

[@OtaBengaBabalanga]

@@johnmartlew He's an anglo and this KZbin, one is afraid the other doesn't allow anything out of the range.

[@mikespearwood3914]

@@OtaBengaBabalanga What's wrong with anglos???

[@MiC-T]

When one takes emotion out of the discussion, the answer is crystal clear.

[@jonharrison9222]

Elaborate.

[@alphaomega1173]

​@@jonharrison9222no

[@manusha1349]

We lost a pearl greater than all our tribe when we lost Christopher Hitchens ❤ I shall never stop missing him

[@ronaldthwaites177]

Yeah mate. He made me think.

[@Juancilra]

I hadn't watched Hitchens in a long time. Forgot just how brilliant he is. This lecture is super relevant for today - autumn 2023. There is no one as erudite, eloquent and also funny as Hitch. I will say this 1 criticism: I think he makes a persuasion mistake by inserting his Atheism into the heart of his argument against Anti-Semites. Like religious fundamentalists, strident Atheists insist on literal interpretation of religion. So when he tells Jews to be proud of the fact that they rejected Jesus & Mohamed & the New Testament and the Koran etc., he is urging them to be extremely provocative. It is also a trap for religious Jews, to undermine their own religion. I don't think this would fool or persuade most religious people.

[@halflifeproductionz]

I miss this man

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

Same. Every day.

[@trbshopper]

Can't believe that this hasn't gotten millions of views yet. Listened to to it twice due to somewhat poor sound quality.

[@carobresler2767]

Amazing talk...thank you

[@w.f.4287]

Always want more Hitchens! This is a great video, so much insight.

[@haydenwayne3710]

I am grateful we have video documentation of this!!!

[@ferregu12]

Save the video before it gets deleted..

[@mariadelpilar1590]

I could listen to Hitch speak all day . . . I have learned so much from this man

[@youareiamurim]

Truly a good specimen of an intellectual ape! Respect! R.I.P 💪

[@Subcleff]

Fuck, I miss that man...

[@angelamaryquitecontrary4609]

Every bloody day.

[@MPM_News]

He was bloody brilliant

[@H1JOSH1]

The bit from 6:43 to 7:30 is incredibly pertinent and applicable today.

[@gofindyourself6568]

closing remarks to live by. Mr Hitchens, thank you for your forever articulate and engaging contributions.

[@nickhughes2434]

The world was better with Hitch in it.

[@BS-vx8dg]

I really wish when people post lectures and other such content years after it was recorded, that in the description they would include the date it was recorded. *This appears to have been recorded March 3, 2010*

[@rickyelvis3215]

I owe this man ( genius) a tune 🎶

[@Zombie_Dingo]

Aged like wine.

[@cpuuk]

If only we had more people like 'Hitch' who spoke (uncomfortable) truths, maybe the world would stop deluding itself with 'opinions'.

[@sirdiealot53]

Opinions are fine. It’s when people call them facts you get the problem.

[@junkscience6397]

Here's a "truth" for you: by the time he died, more than 100,000 innocent Iraqis had died violent deaths in an unjust war "Hitch" madly advocated for...even though based on lies and manipulation. How's that for "truth"? I bet those Iraqi civilians "deserved" their fates, right?

[@jonnsmusich]

You can't hold Hitchens responsible for the delusions and personal agenda of Bush and the utter incompetence and vainglory of his generals and Rumsfeld. His argument for ridding the world of Saddam was far more nuanced and specific. The total delusion of the administration that once "shock and awe" was done with the Iraqis would sort themselves out on good old western principles was incredible. You can agree with his arguments or disagree. (He would prefer you to disagree so understanding by debate can begin.) "Truth" has nothing to do with anything.... @@junkscience6397

[@harrybeau1712]

@@junkscience6397 Agreed that he was wrong on that one, but at least he wasn't actually involved in making the decision to invade.

[@jonharrison9222]

@@harrybeau1712 Yet proselytised for it and tried to justify it.

[@RichardDanielli]

Hitchens speaking on a University campus... How far back in the past did you have to reach for this one? These days one would most likely get crucified for simply showing a Christopher clip on a campus. *sigh* I dearly miss Christopher's rhetoric, and strongly feel this world has declined in its absence. Thank you good sir.

[@MorphingReality]

Not too long, its the Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture 2010. I would hope not, I think as long as he isn't mentioned when Iraq is the subject its okay :p The more depressing discovery might be that most of the students have never heard the name.

[@jamesbuzzella2518]

@WTF Again? I don't think CPAC would have minded him if he were speaking about his neoconservative views on foreign policy, but I doubt Hitchens would've accepted an invitation.

[@stevensica89]

Basically, it is a case of "Other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how did you like the play.

[@greyfells2829]

Anti Semitism is fairly common on campuses, liberals tend to side with Palestine, especially the younger generations. You'll get in trouble for supporting Israel much faster, while I've seen Turkish students give outright pro-genocide reports on the Armenian genocide and Israel.

[@alecmiddleton1842]

A real shame about the distorted sound quality. I have got the volume up and I'm still having to follow the transcript.

[@dpm2515]

Fantastic video. I'd like to add in my occupation as a LL I've met 10-15 anti semites. They work for entry level pay or live off govt assistance. The common denominator shared by all was a dissatisfaction with what theyve achieved in life. Whether its their current economic/social standing in life (younger ppl) or failure to achieve goals/meet expectations set as a young adult (older)...and for any number of reasons an incapacity for self awareness (even with what might seem obvious like daily pot use) and an eagerness to accept an alternative explanation especially when it removes personal responsibility combined with the explanation that a cabal at the top of society rigs everything from the beginning so you never had a chance to begin with...IMO every one was able to delude themselves and unfortunately weren't ever challenged...

[@andrewyoung749]

idiotic cod psychology i support Israel but grow up please. every anti semite i see seems to be wel educated (usually ivy league or similar), well paid, professional careers. -the squad, kanye 'net yohoo' west, dave chapelle, pretty much all ivy league profs that have expressed an opinion, on and c. just as if i wanted to find the biggest concentration of 'men can absolutely give birth' types I know that the best place to hunt for anti semites is at the most successful evels and most elite institutions. couldn't be clearer , after the past month, its actualy been clear for decades but if were still pretending its about guys who havent got a mortgage we should give up now... aoc/half of hollywood/all the well paid journos at the nyt and bbc on and on etc etc, they're all anti Israel because of their low status in life?. get a grip, quickly... "anyone who disagrees with me is just a loser who isnt earning enough and thus they dont agree with me" is such a 5 year old on a playground type cop out..

[@peterh1353]

You have applied to them logic and reason. That is probably flattering. Racists are only racists if they are against you for some defined reason. They may have lashed out because of your hair cut or your trousers or anything that came to mind at that moment. I am not black so I know that people are not reacting to me for being black, but if I was some of the negatives occurrences of my life I might have attributed to it! In short, some people are assholes full stop.

[@Letsgetiton41]

The only one who is deluded is you amigo.

[@alexgreen2850]

When you say LL are you meaning Liberal Left? Just for clarity sake

[@MrBannystar]

@@Letsgetiton41 A truly stunning rebuttal right there, really thought provoking and insightful.......

[@geoffcrumblin9850]

Hitch, the man for all seasons.

[@jamesfranklin8364]

As long as he chose the season.. he was a rigid. Had his view and his facts and never bent or swayed at all.

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

​@@jamesfranklin8364that's blatantly false.

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

Antisemitism is always in season. They will never stop hating us.

[@jamesfranklin8364]

@@SierraSierraFoxtrot no its not. Hitch was false. A disgruntled man who tool it upon himself to make a name and money from views such as theology that cannot be proved or disproved.

[@mattpierce5009]

@@jamesfranklin8364 Hitchens and co have always maintained that a theistic worldview is unfalsifiable, which is what makes it an even worse hypothesis than a dumb-but-falsifiable one like, say, alchemy. Saying "you can't prove it ISN'T true" is just pouting (if you're Christian) or equivocating (if you're agnostic). The burden of proof is on the person putting forth the proposition, not the person raising his eyebrow at it. The evidence put forward had not convinced Hitchens, who by the way had a long and successful career as a journalist long before he became known as a public atheist. He earned his scratch as far as I'm concerned, even if I didn't always agree with everything he said.

[@user-pi2ss9bp8x]

Really good analyze😮

[@daveguy11]

I wish the sound quality was better.

[@jarrodanderson2124]

Abe & Solomon joke at 8:18

[@andreasstavrinides6980]

If I could invite only one historical figure to dinner, it's this great man. What a gentleman.

[@jimlabos]

I wonder what he would have said about Oct 7th 2023. Miss this man greatly.

[@dBer-lu8cu]

??? Is it a question for you?

[@jimlabos]

@@dBer-lu8cu why ask?

[@cclewes7373]

I miss him

[@aman2112]

Brilliant mind

[@CraigTalbert]

I wish the audio wasn’t clipped.

[@kenjiromaruyama758]

dammit I was trying to save some money this month, now I have 4 more books to buy.

[@StephenBrennanGuitar]

A towering genius.

[@Tonedefdom]

Well that's my reading list full for the next year

[@gazza1op583]

If only he was around 2000 years ago, things may have been very different. He was uniquely brilliant.

[@SeaMark782]

How prescient.

[@lukasychtyl1938]

Just wow....respect to late Mr. Hitchens. He is dearly missed

[@chelsea321123]

Yeah but how much wood can a wood chuck chuck?

[@johnmartlew]

11:10. “Is mono theism anti semitic? Well, two thirds of it.” 🤣🤣🤣

[@nimbydimby]

The sound is terrible. Is there a better sounding version?

[@VolkColopatrion]

Oh i see... this is something i needed to hear. But what of blood and soil arguments againet the Jewish state? Would that be antisemitic?

[@MelFinehout]

Anyone have a link to the full lecture?

[@BennyEternET]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZKahWOQqJmnobs

[@mbill1578]

audio is difficult to understand

[@stanleystriker7065]

I can't wait for AI to be capable enough to provide clear audio reproduction in recordings like this....

[@AsFewFalseThingsAsPossible]

Is this any better ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZKahWOQqJmnobs

[@ems4884]

Hitchens offers viable and valuable arguments, but there are other angles on these issues which i find far more persuasive. The scholarly literature on nationalism is most instructive On antisemitism, the issue is so much more basic than all these quibbles try to make it. It's simply a form of racism like any other. The arguments are simply couched in religion, biblical history, a vaguely sketched modern history of the Levant, and a crude history of the Jewish diaspora. The complaint against Zionism, valid or invalid, is a seperate matter. Antisemitism is just one of the great sins of Western and Near-Eastern civikizations which refuses to die. But it is one among many.

[@soltantio]

I think it's more Insidious in the sense that Jews are otherwise very integrated into all areas of society in many places. And because Jews don't necessarily look any different than non-jews, I think that there is this sense of there being something Insidious to anti-semites. Like the Jews are everywhere and you have to look over your shoulder because you can't quite be sure where they are. That being said, it also depends where you are. Well anti-Semitism in the United States is very troubling, as a practical matter it has not been anywhere near as impactful as racism. But in other countries the impacts of anti-Semitism are far worse than the impacts of racism

[@myoung48281]

Or that Jews are judged purely on the state of Israel and all Jews are presumed in resonance.

[@jonharrison9222]

Pity Elon Musk pushes it.

[@freneticness6927]

Almost as bad as anti scanditism

[@peterh1353]

I always hate to rush behind ignorance, but I got to be an adult like without a thought to Judaism and or knew anything other than a few sketchy facts. I know a little more today, but it doesn't enter my mind much. I think it enters the mind of people entering expensive public schools, golf clubs or academia more.

[@veritascaute5252]

He is sorely missed.

[@lv4077]

Hitchens demonstrates how you should never assume your expertise in any one area extrapolates to fields outside your narrow scope of competence.Im referring to his approbation of Lawrence Krause as an intellectual giant in the field of physics.He couldn’t have been more mistaken if he tried.

[@peterh1353]

I am sure he could spell his name correctly though! Also he won a Nobel Prize which suggests he was well thought of.

[@thedolphin5428]

Well, just last month, The Sacred Big Bang Theory was just disavowed by all the best cosmologists. Hmmm, back to the drawing board.

[@DiogenesOfDelaware]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGiTe3umqM6KZqc Full lecture

[@riquelmeone]

video unavailable

[@globalchaos1984]

Dmn it was taken down

[@farcenter]

G-d we miss him.

[@hellbooks3024]

I’m sorry but I didn’t see the date of this lecture.

[@MorphingReality]

It was march 2010

[@paulmetcalfe3721]

22:30 This is why the West needs to wake up. This is everyone’s fight.

[@CraigTalbert]

Best comment.

[@archermadsen7744]

I would love to see Christopher Hitchens debate Jordan Peterson, Peterson would be so crushed that he would relapse on benzos.

[@jestermoon]

Take A Moment Geniuses at play Keep on laughing Stay Safe Stay Free

[@rls25132]

Just amazing

[@Landerdog]

He certainly nailed the current support of Hamas by young self-described progressive people who don't know what they're talking about.

[@donaldbutcher1260]

I see Wikipedia left out one thing in its description of Hitchens that would have made him very upset and that thing is " contrarian " 😊

[@hendrixinfinity3992]

Hitchens was not a contrarian. A contrarian is someone who holds non-normative views for the sake of argument.

[@markpatterson766]

He would have disagreed with you about that.

[@peterh1353]

His views are contrived to match an audience that he knows lies out there. He doesn't need to write a book which slanders Mother Teresa, but he knows there is an audience for it. He never walks the dark/unpopular side of the street where there is no money. He also is a juxtapositionist - often using different fields and different dynamics. Discovering facts is not his strong point. Indeed I can't think of one new piece of information he has brought to the world.

[@diment0857]

What a shame Christopher Hitchens isn't still around. He would have a field day in this age of wokery and self-righteousness.

[@tboneshandy]

Brilliant.

[@kensurrency2564]

The real problem is of definition: the word “semite” is defined as “a member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs”. Semite is a classification not limited to jews. Here we have a classification problem and an error of definition. We spend so much time and energy defending and supporting “groups”, when in truth, there are no naturally occurring groups. Groups or tribes are human, social constructs. It is not OK to mistreat any other human based on lineage or birth location. We do not choose to whom or where we are born. Let’s get serious about human rights if that is a concept we believe in.

[@davmar5789]

Easy to listen to who you agreed with but almost unbearable when the person thinks the opposite to you waya

[@skate103]

Hitch is so very missed❤

[@xavierpaquin]

That's how high Hitchens could fly... now let's try and catch up!

[@Spandau-Filet]

Kenearly wrote Schindler’s Ark. not list…

[@robleyshon8665]

Keneally not Kenearly

[@Spandau-Filet]

@@robleyshon8665 that’s weird. He didn’t tell me that…

[@elainegoad9777]

Low and muffled sound

[@rlukins]

Adjusting Hitch’s mic is going to be a little tricky at this point.

[@RLBays]

I swear Hitch could have had PhDs in about a dozen fields!

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

Polymath!

[@rsr789]

Which says more about your total lack of understanding than it does about Hitch.

[@willmpet]

It’s probably the education system along with a great man!

[@douglasprinceart]

​@@cameroncameron2826what predictions did he make?

[@joshuacross1216]

HAVE PhDs ? He could/should/would be the dept head of every PhD program in the world. He is the Jim Thorpe of intellect

[@DavidTa2]

6:07

[@steveknott5873]

Difficult to imagine two brothers more different than him and his brother Peter

[@objectivist2963]

A privileged, advantaged class or group is the gate way to tyranny. The antidote is individualism From this perspective Every Individual is a precious person (This philosophy places individual rights at the center of its ethical and political thought. This strong emphasis on individual rights is crucial to a just and free Society). Thank you Christopher Hitchens

[@objectivist2963]

@JasonRing observing and respecting the rights of others is the noblest, most responsible thing to do, which most people do anyway. Misconstruing freedom to life, liberty and the pursuit of happyness, to mean freedom from responsibilities is a false reinterpretation of a very important point. For man to live peacefully with his brothers and sisters, work productively with the highest degree of motivation, vigor, happiness etc, he/she must be free from harassment, bullying, threats, punishment, ridicule, enslavement etc.. individualism simply states that we each hold our life precious and jealously guard it. An inherent value every person holds for themselves. The next step is to recognise that in others, as a universal value we all have in common. Therefore to live well with each other, each individuals responsibility is to recognise this fact in themselves and others, observe it, respect it and defend it for themselves and their fellow brothers and sisters. This way each of us can live unmolested and free. The only people who interpret freedom to mean; irresponsibility to others and disregard their rights are criminals and usually governments, like in Hitler's Germany. Individualism screams in defence for the responsible, law abiding citizens of the human family against the criminals and governments of the world who crave to violate the rights of innocent individuals, to " leave them alone". The responsible individual needs to be freed. Only criminals and governments need to be restricted

[@brandonlefton1346]

So beautiful

[@vendettaAOF]

I'd call mild antisemitism more incidental antisemitism.

[@peterh1353]

Anti-Semitism has to be based on irrationality or plain stupidity. The criminal Bernie Madoff targeted Jews because he thought they were more likely to give him money than gentiles. If we look at professions there are professions where Jews or are over-represented and under-represented. No one is allowed to ask "why?" Some Palestinians are probably driven by circumstances to hate Jews, but under other circumstances would have no views on the matter.

[@Plato86]

I like Hitchen’ keen point on the inherent anti-Semitism of Christianity and Islam. The Jews rejected both the Christian Messiah and Islamic prophet and they will never be forgiven. That is beautiful and tragic all at once.

[@wahyasaquii7563]

Wait...are not Muslims in Palestine ALSO of "Shem?" ..."Shemites?" ..."Semites?"

[@johnfused8281]

like the pagans

[@almostafa4725]

“Reject” is a nice way of saying they tried to murder them both but failed

[@arimoff]

​@almostafa4725 wrong. It wss the other two with swords on jewish necks convert or die and they didn't convert and they are still here.

[@99NOFX]

The christians seem to be willfully ignorant of this fact and have some sort of misconstrued affiliation with Jews.

[@JohnKrank]

I hate Hitchens; he is a continual reminder of how much more I need to read, how much more self-education is required...

[@tropicaljupiter]

The audio on the this video is ridiculously bad

[@frizzneil2590]

Audio...Reverb...'Broken Speaker?...

[@MorphingReality]

A lot of people have complained about the audio, I think its an issue with the original but I have noticed that different devices can make some audio a lot harder to understand than others.

[@frizzneil2590]

Thx's...@@MorphingReality

[@catsupchutney]

Hitchens is always very careful with his logic.

[@DieFlabbergast]

I would have liked to listen to this one, but unfortunately the audio is just too poor. I'm English, and I can't understand what he's saying twenty percent of the time.

[@januszpiechota6994]

You’re not serious I hope I’m polish and understand every word It called education

[@johnfused8281]

@@januszpiechota6994 He means the sound quality very bad

[@soltantio]

Agreed, the sound quality was pretty bad

[@patricklambe7081]

Yes, but just turn on subtitles.....not ideal but. This is too important a speech to let bad audio put you off. There is also transcript available to you. Slán.

[@DieFlabbergast]

@@januszpiechota6994 Idiot. I clearly said the audio is too poor. Perhaps your audio reproduction is better than mine, but the fault lies with the KZbin video producers.

[@JosephDoody1]

Interesting and entertaining as always, but the section 11:10 to 13:00 is unworthy of Hitchens and all intelligent listeners.

[@youtubesux6361]

So why does England hang onto Whales,Scotland, and Ireland so tightly?

[@rcco4556]

England, Scotland and Wales are all part of one state (the UK), and Ireland has been independent for 100 years

[@youtubesux6361]

@@rcco4556 don't they all have separate money separate government ect?

[@rcco4556]

@@youtubesux6361 kind of, but not really. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own seats of power, but they all have representatives in Westminster, which is where most laws, and all foreign policy etc is legislated. It's a bit like the difference between the powers of US states and the federal government

[@youtubesux6361]

@@rcco4556 ty

[@rcco4556]

@@youtubesux6361 you're very welcome

[@robinalexander5558]

I adore Hitchens but… right off the bat: there’s a difference between debating the existence of a Jewish state before hand, and trying to destroy it after it exists - especially when it was sanctioned by the UN.

[@MorphingReality]

He made that point elsewhere, saying that many states were founded on dubious grounds, and that alone doesn't justify their end.

[@user-cx7kg6ok9b]

And if the israelies stayed within the borders granted them by the UN resolution, there would be far fewer problems in the middle east now. Unfortunately, they seem to have taken the bad example of European expansionism and colonialism to heart and are intent on doing to the palestinians what the brits and french did to the native americans.

[@robinalexander5558]

@@user-cx7kg6ok9b You don't make a bad point. Absolutely. Here's how it went, I think. Israel gets attacked, Israel wins new land -- often happens in a war. I get it. They weren't supposed to win, but they did. They have given some of it back (Sinai). But obviously not all. Nevertheless, they should have tried much harder to make the whole peace process work. No doubt. Nevertheless, it's not one-sided. And it is a colossal mess. And I hate that people on all sides are suffering.

[@robinalexander5558]

@@MorphingReality Israel was founded by the U.N.; not so dubious. But I will say they made a colossal mess of it. Seriously.

[@jamesedwards3266]

So the Israelis can cherry pick which UN resolution they want and ignore the rest.

[@RJKYEG]

In my own experience the evangelical Christians (the most common kind) in my part if the world don't carry a grudge against Jews.

[@TheChristnumber1]

Jesus, Hitch getting it so wrong with the Naturei Karta. They have been to holocaust denial and revisionism gatherings in Europe over the years as well as also siding with Hamas and Hezbollah too.

[@EqualOpportunity9109]

Right? This guy is an intellectual 😅🤣🤣

[@azysheff]

Hamas is Israel...

[@arimoff]

​@@azysheffhamas is islam

[@thedoctor.a.s1401]

No, actually not. It depends on which members you talk to.

[@maximuskhan2100]

@@azysheff Hamas is Palestine.

[@TravelAboveMe]

Hey everybody, yes, hitch was great, but you know what I imagine he'd hate reading? People deifying him rather than taking action. I'm certainly at fault for not taking more action., but echo chambers are dangerous.. just a thought

[@Pimsleurable]

8:13

[@erichenriksbo3379]

Even the brightest minds can be bought or blackmailed

[@peterh1353]

Hitch has a shelf on a supermarket of truths. In some disciplines you can be proven 100 wrong by alternate and brighter minds. There is only one shelf.