Christopher Hitchens on Bill Clinton - "No One Left To Lie To"

Christopher Hitchens on Bill Clinton

[@no-oneman.4140]

15th December 2011 - the day the world became a much dumber place. A man whose ferocious intellect was matched by his courage. So sorely missed.

[@simongooding6915]

Actually spat out my drink with laughter when he said "shop around, or buy in bulk" love this man

[@SedriqMiers]

It's times like these i really appreciate ytube.

[@andygossard4293]

Indeed. we hate it 6 days . 23 hours a week. But, like you said.

[@MrFurley2u]

Watching/Listening to Christopher is like watching Messi playing football, and M.J. playing basketball. He's a master of the English language, very clever, and never gets rattled.

[@mlawren7]

I miss this man like you wouldn't believe.

[@brianflanigan5836]

"I know someone named Paula" lol

[@ericlawrence9060]

The Hitch is so awesome. Was and still is.

[@PlntPeace]

A brilliant stand-up guy who is sorely missed and desperately needed in such deceitful times as these.

[@roman2011]

A real reporter for humanity.

[@dhadad9885]

Stand up? He was a truth seeker. A real and true investigator.

[@Chad-bx5ukTherearenocountries]

@@dhadad9885 the man had balls. More than we can say for 99.9999999999999999999999 percent of men nowadays.

[@Chad-bx5ukTherearenocountries]

@@roman2011 irrelevant least in the public eye smart-ass, thanks for ur comment anonymously. Brave of u.

[@Chad-bx5ukTherearenocountries]

He'll be remembered long after ur gone slick typer.

[@YourMother88]

14:57 Gotta love how ol' Hitch deals with a dumb caller

[@Drewtazy]

Christopher Hitchens is so missed. I would give anything to hear his opinions on what's going on in America today. He has always been spot on. Such a huge loss to the world of journalism and literature.

[@stephenellis2497]

He is probably spinning in his grave over the historical amnesia going on for everything pre-2016!

[@PremiumWater]

Journalism is dead today. hitch wouldn't change that if alive.

[@kirisweeks8673]

Miss him so much

[@jdkhaos4983]

@@stephenellis2497 Well put. It's almost like history ended in 2016 for the majority of partisans arguing over politics at the moment.

[@Snafuski]

Hitchens was definitely an empiricist, and he would be having a ball of a time with the tribalism in the USA... He was also a skeptic...

[@equinoxproject2284]

19:30 he’s enjoying this caller more than most.

[@clarenceworley3714]

His facial expressions say it all, lol.

[@1984isnotamanual]

He loves intellectual confrontation

[@unappreciatedtreehouse821]

David Philip Schippers Jr. (November 4, 1929 - September 28, 2018) was chief investigative counsel for the House Judiciary Committee during the Clinton Impeachment trial. The committee was holding an inquiry on whether President Bill Clinton had committed impeachable offenses in his handling of the Paula Jones sexual harassment suit, during which he committed perjury regarding his affair with then-White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Schippers was a lifelong Democrat. On December 10, 1998, Schippers said to the committee: "The President, then, has lied under oath in a civil deposition, lied under oath in a criminal grand jury. He lied to the people, he lied to his Cabinet, he lied to his top aides, and now he's lied under oath to the Congress of the United States. There's no one left to lie to."

[@vs71597]

*AND I KNOW SOMEONE THAT WORKS FOR THE STATE WHO’S NAMED PAULA!!!!!* I can’t stop replaying that call!!! Lmfaoooo

[@DEWwords]

I love the vet who called in. 100%.

[@mase1one190]

Hate or love Hitch, he listened with focus.

[@jemshadow123]

i'd love to know what Hitchens would have thought/written about Trump while he was in the White House...

[@jeffmilroy9345]

Well lets see - Clinton is the main reason why Trump got in the white house. in the first place. Trump also pushed for a Mideast peace initiative. I am thinking Hitch would have been a Trump supporter to some degree.

[@Franciscasieri]

Remove Trump insert the current corpse in "charge"

[@TheRealBozz]

Nothing changes, does it? 20 years later and its the same old same old.

[@adriamorgan3451]

Thankful Christopher was here although briefly he is truly missed.

[@nickhakes5899]

Watching Hitch today. Today is better for this.

[@jestermoon]

Take A Moment I have always admired Christopher's way with words. He never fails to make his point. I try to use language as he does. No gods required Stay Safe Stay Free 🌐

[@jeffmilroy9345]

Who needs a God when you have Biden and his supporters?

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

We need another Chris in these perilous times. He left us too soon.

[@samosmond2375]

Hi hello

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

Hello back.@@samosmond2375

[@Franciscasieri]

He hated to be called Chris...

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

He's dead. I don't think he'll mind.@@Franciscasieri

[@morebabble]

Hey, Hitch, I'll do the flatterers one better and say that not only do you stand side by side with Vidal and Buckley, but in many areas you blow the "titans" away. We miss you.

[@gmsc69]

Again...Hitch Archive Thanks for sharing these!

[@NoOne-kr4jc]

Love this. Thanks for uploading. Nice to hear about the Clintons from Hitchens. Makes me get a sense of the presidency.

[@jvcyt298]

Can you imagine the book that Hitch would have written about the last administration?

[@jeffmilroy9345]

Are you referring to Biden shutting down the Trump Mideast peace initiative? I am guessing it would have been something like his expose on Kissinger being a war criminal.

[@truth1013]

​@@jeffmilroy9345no I'm sure he means the way the FBI and other intelligence agencies violated the constitutional right of 45, illegally spying on American citizens

[@openeverydoor]

The so-called lady who called earlier sounds like the character Betty White killed with a cast iron frying pan on Boston Legal😊

[@rdko5211]

thanks for these

[@terrypussypower]

19:03 "Mr Hitchens you are a low life" .....Hitchens smiles, and waits to stick the knife in!

[@mr.c3928]

I've heard this vid before. It's like watching a grand slam.

[@brendanstrauss1934]

Thanks for uploading

[@DavidA-ev7cc]

Love this dude. Timeless

[@AFMMarcelD]

I know I am not going to live forever and neither are you. But until my furlough here on earth is revoked, I’d like to raise my tumbler of JWB 🥃 high above my head in honor of the brilliant intellect, beautiful mind of Christopher Hitchens, I truly miss the gorgeous bastard.

[@khwaac]

20:33 "You are sick." Thanks caller

[@channelnamenone]

Thank you for this.

[@haydenwalton2766]

remember when television was good ?

[@kirisweeks8673]

Been watching Hitchens now for a good 7 years . Wish he was still here, I’m running out of content.

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

I recommend his books he also wrote many articles and in Vanity fair

[@CynthiaArtist]

Never

[@Franciscasieri]

Just rewatch...there is so much

[@HaggardPillockHD]

Simply put, we will never see another individual quite like him. Independently-educated, and an alumnus of Balliol College, he worked for several news organisations and travelled the world as a war correspondent, giving him the breadth and experience of various cultures. He was also a voracious reader and writer. I just cannot imagine any Millenial or Gen-Zer emerging as the next Hitchens. Alex O'Conner comes close but does not have the travels nor real world experience to match (yet?).

[@stephenwalsh2634]

Hitchens said that he hoped Turker Carlson was the finest writer of his generation and hoped he'd avoid television. AND, the took him out. If Hitch had lived, they might have made him an offer he couldn't refuse😮

[@alphonseaardvark2701]

We will. Believe in people.

[@jaybee9269]

Alex is a little boring since he became a vegan.

[@Franciscasieri]

The irony is Alex has posted videos entitled the sophistry of Christopher Hitchens whereby he attempts to discredit him... The reality is Alex couldn't carry The Hitches jockstrap....

[@blairribeca5858]

Why do good men die and evil men live on and on?

[@curbozerboomer1773]

As Hitch did...I blame the manufacturer--if there is one! After all, we are "primates", and the strongest, nastiest monkeys are usually the survivors.

[@777jones]

If you had the power to get rid of people like him… who would stop you? 🤔

[@avilahugo]

You have to ask yourself if when those Hitchens antagonists hang up they really believe they have successfully admonished him. They are either inarticulately verbose or just inarticulately struggle for words in their criticisms. I'm fairly confident that none of them listened to his replies or if they did they can add masochism to the lists of their defects.

[@CynthiaArtist]

I wonder if they are “plants”

[@kdott9476]

49:00 All wars are instigated for economic reasons.

[@DexterDexter123]

that cheeky look on Christopher’s face. ❤

[@MXpsycho52]

14:50 fucking hilarious

[@daniconvers5112]

2023 came here to get info for a paper I'm writing for my grandfather who claimed Clinton was the best president and I strongly disagree. Greatful this video exists and that his opinion was televised.

[@Franciscasieri]

Read his book...we had a serial rapist in the white house for 8 years...

[@global001]

We need him now to shine light on Hillary.

[@global001]

Dan Lewis Lol, the only person spouting hate & immaturity here is you. I commented 8 months ago so your comment about the current president is irrelevant within the context of my comment. All corruption should be investigated and those responsible held account. That's fairly obvious. You pretend to know strangers on the internet & are abusive towards them to take out your anger & frustration of your own life. Not my problem.

[@jasonwiley798]

And trump

[@Franciscasieri]

​@@jasonwiley7984 more years begins in less than one year...

[@spookybaba]

Christopher looks a bit wrecked, here. Truly missed, to say the least.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Yes...he admitted to being a rather impulsive, non-worrier, when it came to his personal health...Lots of booze and smoking, and likely other things too!

[@seafoodkitchen6417]

35:45 - Does this violate Hitchens Razor? 😅 Amazing as always. I could listen to this guy for hours (and have). Thanks for the upload and RIP to one of the great thinkers and orators of our time.

[@lesleybthedapperkiwi]

What shame this brilliant man has passed - so needed now especially given Epstein/Clinton and the woke left.

[@yao052]

And Trump

[@wolfheadedconjuror]

Wasnt Trump a good buddy with Epstein. You seem to have left that out

[@romancandlefight1144]

Joe Biden featured as Clinton crony: 10:33

[@17noella]

awesome

[@curbozerboomer1773]

The vapid housewives of America voted Clinton in!...I remember talking to several of my neighborhood married ladies about Clinton--their first comment was--"He is so cute!"...such was, and still is, the state of American voter intelligence!!

[@megabotvideos]

my mother voted for hillary in 2016 because she was a woman, and trump in 2020 because he was the only one she knew

[@peteg1114]

He played the saxophone too you know, such a lovely man

[@titansfan4215]

The man was extremely intelligent, literally genius level intellect, and a brilliant politician. Your comment paints him out to be just a ‘nice looking guy’.

[@62426637]

Would Hitchens have been up at Oxford at same time as Clinton? I wonder if there were any conflicts?

[@HeavyOnTheLeroy]

17:55

[@spiderjump]

I never liked Bill Clinton. Too smooth .

[@curbozerboomer1773]

When Clinton was running, a local talk-show host in Seattle--Mike Siegal--had been on the radio back in Arkansas, and he railed against Clinton during his radio show in Seattle...He mentioned how slippery, and lying, Clinton was, by nature...a few months later, he lost his job at the Seattle radio station--the owner was a democrat!

[@lancethrustworthy]

What's the deal with the approx. 5 second black screen at 2:12? What did you remove?

[@planaritytheory]

go to the original c-span source and find out for yourself. maybe c-span removed something, or maybe it was just a true error.

[@GoodmanMIke59]

8:40 ... I'm a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Selden The Merchant Marine in the 1980s. This man lied about his War record. I served with no particular distinction, but this man practiced Stolen Valor. ******( Questions were raised in 1997 about the life of Lawrence, and President Clinton ordered an investigation into whether Lawrence had lied about his military service in World War II.[citation needed] Congressional investigators searched military records and could not corroborate Lawrence's claims of wartime service in the Merchant Marine with the alleged rank of Seaman First Class, or presence during the torpedoing of the ship SS Horace Bushnell. It was later learned that he was in fact enrolled in college during the time periods that he claimed to have served in the Merchant Marine. On December 12, 1997, at the request of Lawrence's widow, his body was disinterred and taken to California. He was then buried in the El Camino Memorial Park, Sorrento Valley, San Diego. Metzler and West stated that Lawrence would have qualified for a waiver for burial at Arlington because he had served as an ambassador.

[@SiSi-yk8os]

Dearly missed for sure

[@hancraven]

I miss Hitch

[@sweetgill95]

During this election I heard many people lament on what wonderful POTUS Bill was and how they believed Hillary would do a good job because he would be at her side... I don't understand the short memory of the public. I'm not sure what year this interview was - but I noticed many of the things you said have been regurgitated by the left this election as well. I absolutely cannot understand how those on the left can follow these people so blindly. I did notice one thing during the debates, Hillary was so polished in her speaking that I could understand why no one 'heard' what she said. She did a lot of double speak without saying anything. I am more than thrilled that she lost this election and truly hope the 'going in' Administration looks deeply into their past and is able to find solid proof to bring charges. I believe the corruption within DC goes so deep that prosecution of the Clinton's would cause such an upset - in that so many would be called into account, that we might be hard pressed to recover from.

[@MattSingh1]

Trump is likely slightly more corrupt than the Clintons, considering the corruption in regard to Trump University and the now-obvious collusion with Russia to steal the election. Corruption on the right-wing is nothing new of course- Ronald Reagan was/is the most corrupt president in US history, specially murder, financial corruption and violating the US constitution.

[@jasonwiley798]

Well, in my case it the lesser of two evils ( clinton or trump). I held my nose and voted. Sad we do not have better presidential material.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Not to mention the long list of powerful men, who gladly visited that infamous island.

[@billyb6001]

This happened so long ago, i dont have any idea about any of this.

[@mistermusturd6402]

33:51 The caller says the quiet part out loud and c-span censored him.

[@MoralScienceEducation]

An inspiring and humbling lecture cum dialogue which clarifies why today's global politicians are to please take morality to heart, beyond respect for religion, a a vow to rise up for a reasonably agreebale code of timetested ethics we all share, beyond the seemingly limitless privileges of their unsatiable power🙏

[@facebookcom-ej7dm]

Anyone out there know original air date of this broadcast??? Thx in advance

[@777jones]

They mention Koresh and Milosovic and the impeachment, so about 1998 or 99.

[@straypacket]

The headers on the emails sent by listeners say 1999.

[@SadamYT]

19:00 WADE FROM GTA 5

[@belturbet4]

C-span were so great.

[@edpistemic]

Dear Lord - can you imagine what he would say about the Trump family/administration!?!?!?! O.o

[@zzyzzy5466]

Well....I feel it's for the best he has passed on. I reckon he would be devastated by the state of humanity, the dysfunctional state of American politics, and the serious lack of morality of the current Supreme Court

[@Franciscasieri]

​​@@zzyzzy5466uh...no One of the most doltish comments I've read in a long while

[@doperider85]

shame we don't have Christopher's commentary on the island Boys

[@jestermoon]

Take A Moment Genius Words Paint pictures Relax Close your eyes Just listen Stay Safe Stay Free 🌐

[@ThunderingJove]

What was the date on this?

[@PlntPeace]

+ThunderingJove A hint may be, the first edition of the book was I believe 98-99. The version I have includes Hilary and is a Pink cover and was published in 1999, so I'm going on that assumption. I'm sure you found out by now. :)

[@rsoulburnz]

At this moment, this upload has 666 likes. Hail Hitchens.

[@smadaf]

Why is it so hard for people in KZbin comments just to say, in the first person, that they miss a dead person? Why this fad of "So-and-So is missed" instead of "I miss So-and-So"? Especially in comments on videos of Christopher Hitchens, it seems like the kind of thing that would annoy him. Imagine the silliness if he had said not "I dislike Mr. Clinton" but the vague, indirect, and transparently coy "Mr. Clinton is disliked."

[@Franciscasieri]

We miss his intelligence, his humor, his wit, his utter fearlessness, his command of the English language.... You, sadly are a victim of your shallow mind. Hopefully you will evolve eventually

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

God damn he hated the clintons. I'm here for it. Although I'm sure he wouldnt have supported Trump, I'm POSTIVE he would've been giddy watching HillDog have the presidency basically yanked from her lol

[@woodytheduke]

As much as he would of hated it,,,,he would of supported Hillary reluctantly. She was still the lesser of two evils

[@Pwwh0711]

19:01 - "You people like you..."

[@kenclayton5088]

Just a brilliant author and speaker and historian....the best...by far

[@MrCitalo]

brilliant the cult point,he wos so ahaed-it pains that heis i gonn...sry for mx xrnglidh-)

[@PuddingAtheist]

Don't be, don't be. My mother was xrnglidh.

[@noname-by3qz]

I believed Paula Jones in 92. I voted for Jerry Brown.

[@ballzack57]

I love Hitchens; however, he constantly misses an implicit meaning in "well that is your opinion". The full thought reads: 'Well that is your opinion and not fact." I believe it may be intentional that he ignores the natural implicit end. It may be that he uses his standard counter to dismiss his detractors. I think him far too intelligent to simply miss this. Of course, the statement is polysemic and it is possible Hitchens is not flawless.

[@needicecream100]

I doubt he misses that. I'd say it's more likely that he expects the listener to know when he is stating facts and when he is stating his opinion. Normally it's easy to distinguish between the two, so to point out that somebody is stating their opinion is redundant. The intention is usually to make the person's opinion appear to be no more valid than anybody else's (ie- that's YOUR opinion, but this guy here has another one, and this girl another, etc). I think that's what gets Hitchens' goat.

[@ballzack57]

Emmet I might agree with that if the conversation was not already calling into question his facts. A few callers asked him to cite sources for his assertions. After he did not satisfy their requests, the "your opinion" came up.

[@morebabble]

Then what they should say is "you're facts are wrong." To attack someone who is giving his opinion on grounds that it is merely his opinion is a tautology, or a restatement of the thing itself. It also ignores the fact that Hitchens in many of the things he expresses his opinion on is a leading expert. My opinion might weigh no more than your opinion, but Hitch's opinion falls in a different category.

[@contactkeithstack]

in this specific incident I think your right and I had the same feeling right when he said it, but in other situations I think he makes a good point.

[@drbelljazz]

Really gotta wonder what's actually in that mug...

[@hlysnan6418]

51:34 Lol, not much has changed...

[@paulwhitmore6335]

“Almost certainly a rapist” 😂😂

[@Hyfun7]

Hitch at 17:17,,,, Perfect.

[@willmpet]

Once, my son asked if I was going to vote for Bill Clinton and I answered, “I don’t vote for liars”.

[@schmetterling4477]

How did Trump work out for you? ;-)

[@stephenwalsh2634]

​@@schmetterling4477 Much, much better for America.

[@schmetterling4477]

@@stephenwalsh2634 Because he went golfing all the time? ;-)

[@waitaminute2015]

​@@stephenwalsh263491 indictments later. It's time trumpets realize idolizing a man over country is anti American.

[@truth1013]

​@@waitaminute2015pursuing your political enemies with the legal system is treason maybe someday Democrats will understand how they are ending our democracy

[@woodytheduke]

I hope Hillary has watched this video,,

[@user-ql5yb2hs2p]

‼️sounds like he is talking about Trump‼️

[@Franciscasieri]

I'll be thinking of you on January 20, 2025 when he raises his right hand again...

[@DEWwords]

God, Bill's apologists... Unbelievable... But, sadly, all too believable

[@modelclasslist]

Buying, Lying, Dying. This is back when 1000 was the scalar multiplier for public figures in non-real terms.

[@modelclasslist]

Fat Cat Fundraisers in Arlington cemetery? How many political (upper) class Gentiles know and are forced or threatened into silence? Who are these losers in Washington, D.C. and why???

[@modelclasslist]

SHUT UP CONSPIRACY THEORIST!

[@modelclasslist]

KEYNES IS LAUGHING FROM THE GRAVE AT US LONGTIMERS

[@indrekkpringi]

One thing Hitchens notices: the lack of criticism of Clinton's presidency... the increasing apathy and detachment about politics... What this hides is the ongoing corruption of all the people in the world not just America. The fact is: the worsening of corruption in politics is only a SYMPTOM of the general worsening of the moral and ethical decay throughout the entire world of humans... And that condition: This universal worsening condition is not noticed by anyone inside civilization because all of you are inside it: not outside it. I am outside civilization.... I have been developing my perspective on civilization, outside of civilization all of my life. Because of this: I am the only human being on Earth to notice the other side of the rot and corruption. When you are born inside a sewer full of stinking polluted filth,,, you don't notice it: you take it for granted. I have nearly always noticed it and now after 67 years of learning and questioning and drawing conclusions: I have come to the conclusion that it is civilization itself that is a foul evil horrible abomination, not just the Clintons, and that it has been so ever since civilization was first invented. You, or Hitchens, or anyone else noticing one turd in your stinking sewer that stinks more than others... in the stinking sewer called civilization... fail to notice that everyone else in this sewer including you is also corrupt and stinks to high heaven of stupidity, brainwashing and other sins. Take a look how the Clinton's: these evil, foul thing have avoided every attempt to nail them to the wall... WHY? Because they are only a tiny tip of corruption of the huge pyramidal pile of the entire hierarchical shit pile called civilization. Because if their stinking corruption is exposed, then all the rest of the corruption of civilization would also have to be exposed. If they are brought to justice and punished, then all the rest of you would also have to be brought to justice and exposed for your crimes of commission AND your crimes of omission, Look at the the retired navy guy who voted for Clinton twice> Does he hold himself accountable for voting this slime into power twice? Does he look at his own crimes? NO NO NO NO> All of you imbeciles love to look at the crimes and sins of others but NEVER at your own faults and failings Well I've got news for you... 7,00,000 insane naked apes all blaming each other but never blaming themselves... 7,000,000 insane humans expecting their leaders to be honest and moral and ethical but never themselves... 7,000,000 bigots judging others but never themselves; 7,000,000 insane apes all pointing the finger of blame at each other but never at themselves is utter madness: it is a level of insane lunacy beyond words. It is indescribable, it is a mass psychosis that is so insane: so stupid, so one-sided, so evil, so sick, that words fail.

[@consciousnez]

your arrogance is needlessly showing . While many things you have said happen to be true, truth poorly worded is just another lie . u certainly are in no way outside of civiliztion otherwise you would not be writing in the comment box on a youtube video . sharing your convoluted opinions while insulting something u are apart of how dare you use words like "imbeciles" and you call "ape" while calling out others on their lack of introversion? strang how you do not seem to reflect inwards yourself before sharing your convoluted logic .... you should assume that your somehow outside of the rest of us apes?Well i got news for you! your arent! and i hope that sinks in genius .

[@consciousnez]

wow .... you really are a dim wit

[@indrekkpringi]

TRUTH IS SIMPLE NOW FUCK OFF TROLL

[@indrekkpringi]

blah-blah-blah FUCK OFF AND STAY OFF

[@indrekkpringi]

STICK UP YOUR SHITHOLE WHERE IT CAME FROM: FREAK

[@JesseBrown-qf6zp]

”Hitch” groupies gone wild in the comments. Such cringey cult of personality.

[@thomasbonner8464]

I love Clinton. He brought peace to Northern Ireland. The rest is so irrelevant to me. Kennedy was the same. A philanderer and a great leader.

[@Bailey2006a]

You are the quintessence of naïveté…a scourge on both sides of the political spectrum. Serbia, Rhowanda, economic devastation of NAFTA So-called Welfare reform , “three strikes you’re out “ incarceration disaster…etc. No, I’m afraid his record proves your statement to be consummately in error.

[@waitaminute2015]

Same here. At least in the end, Clinton did the right thing. Also, I don't have to agree with Hitchins on everything to appreciate him.

[@baronmeduse]

It was rather poor form for Hitchens to keep chirping in about the book when they'd already cut off that caller to promote it. It clearly made the caller give up.

[@jamespoppitz2256]

Not the best subject for Hitch but he sure is good at calling out the swamp..I think there's a wierd personal grievance here we are not hearing about...Never got his Marxist insistence either, wierd for such a smart guy.

[@chickenringNYC]

Yeah well he ended up cheerleading the Iraq War

[@thespartan8476]

Christopher Hitchens never really criticised the British and the British Empire. I believe the British Empire caused most of the troubles in the world. It was the British Empire who sent their convicts to the American penal colonies. Far worse than the Australian convict settlements. The British American penal settlements were mostly Irish, Scottish and English, who committed the worse crimes against Humanity.

[@e.g.7612]

He literally wrote a book on it and countless essays. If you think Hitchens didn’t criticize the empire you’re just plain ignorant.

[@thespartan8476]

@@e.g.7612 Hitchens supported the wars based on lies and millions died. Iraq and Afghanistan. He said: bomb the shit out of them. You’re just plain ignorant. I'm just being honest. Hitchens said: that the British Empire had a progressive role in India. He wrote of Columbus Day that the extermination of the Native Americans should be celebrated as a fact of historical progress. By the end of his life, Hitchens was convinced that American capitalism was "the only revolution in town", and that it would be "a step up" for the countries exposed to it by armed occupation. Christopher Hitchens: from socialist to neocon 'His tragedy is that he became what he had despised - a living and ignominious satire upon himself'.

[@e.g.7612]

@@thespartan8476 you’re changing the subject. Anybody familiar with his politics and writing could not seriously write what you did, namely, that he “never really criticized the British and the empire”. I’ve never heard such concentrated nonsense from somebody who claims to be familiar with Hitchens views. Go read his books on Cyprus, or the monarchy, or the Anglo/American relationship. Go listen to what he’s said about britains crimes in Ireland and India. You’re out of your league on this.

[@thespartan8476]

@@e.g.7612 So you're telling me that Hitchens spoke out against imperialism. Anybody familiar with his politics and views could not seriously agree. No decent person would defend that. I'm from Cyprus. And the British troops tutored to death my family, mostly children. British troops Mi6 raped schools girls and murdered a blind man. Yeah, Go read his books on Cyprus. He never mentioned the war crimes of the British. And It was no secret what the British did because all the witnesses in Court. You’re out of your league on this.

[@e.g.7612]

@@thespartan8476 lol. He literally wrote an an entire book, which I haven’t even mentioned yet, about how Britain stole the Parthenon marbles. He has countless appearances and lectures where he repudiated the monarchy and their treatment of the colonies, including the American colonies. You’re changing subjects again. Just because, according to you, he never condemned alleged war crimes in Cyprus doesn’t meant he never spoke out against the British empire. The guy was a Marxist and was part of a socialist movement most of his life, which was undergirded in standing up for the exploitation of workers. Lol.

[@woodytheduke]

would of loved to read his new book on trump,,,,,,had he lived

[@jakebarnes28]

What are Hitchens' POLICY differences with the Clintons?

[@MeeEee-ge1zg]

Because their busy telling lies of their own. Lol.

[@jakebarnes28]

What were his thoughts on Trump? I bet not good. The sufferers of CDS will blow their tops at Hitch's opinions of Dump.