Christopher Hitchens' Politics and Atheism - Tribute Compilation - 10 Years After His Death

[@genepoole1771]

I listen to him for my sanity in an insane world.

[@celesterosales8976]

Can only imagine how grounding his commentary on today’s events would be?

[@beawulf6435]

Me too …

[@beawulf6435]

Yes … that is who I listen too for the same reason.

[@placebojesus5652]

In a way in makes me less sane because it makes me less able to hide from these dismal realities we’re surrounded by and seem insurmountably intense.

[@genepoole1771]

Yes, one's understanding of the world is improved greatly, but overcoming the problems remains the challenge. @@placebojesus5652

[@paulsguitarstudio126]

What an extraordinary man. A scholar, orator, and phenomonon that we are so lucky to have so many hours of lecture and talk. I miss him daily.

[@Devious_Dave]

Beautiful. Formidable, challenging & thought-provoking. After ten years, he's still missed and will be for many years. Cheers, Hitch.

[@borninvincible]

The millions of Iraqis that died during the US invasion, that Christopher supported, think/feel otherwise.

[@jamescarr4662]

cringe

[@skyblue-7]

​@@borninvincibleMotivated (incorrectly or otherwise) by care. (He did not start it)

[@borninvincible]

@@skyblue-7 he didn't start but he ridiculously defended it for many years after it was made clear that it was obviously a terrible mistake (a mistake many pointed out, but due to a terrific bout of jingoism, the US is allowed to do whatever it pleases) as much as I admire Christopher still, I will never understand his devotion to defending this odious crime.

[@feonor26]

@@borninvincible The hundreds of thousands of Kurds that was gassed to death by Saddam does not cry that he was removed. The reason Hitchens supported the invasion was his solidarity with Kurdistan as he had personally witnessed the openings of mass graves in Iraq. I don't agree with it, but I understand it.

[@hayleyanna2625]

Much missed. I was lucky to see him twice in conversation and he was superb. We still have his brilliant writings and these great videos. ❤

[@feonor26]

You are lucky. I regret I never got to see him or even better, meet him. Sadly I became aware of him just a few years shy of his premature death. I am grateful his words are still with us on the internet and in his books.

[@willmpet]

I deny that Henry Kissinger deserved the Nobel Prize, he deserved to be charged as a War Criminal worldwide!

[@swerboski]

The best Hitch compilation on YT. Well done. Thought I saw everything, but I was wrong. 👌

[@kellyperkins4726]

I discovered this amazing man on line in 2022. I’ve spent hours watching and admiring this man, 11 years after his passing, I thank Thank you ❤️Christoper

[@todaystheday8]

I discovered him the same way. Brilliantly insightful and brutally honest. He was a great teacher and I’m glad so many moments of his were captured!

[@nsdtrchester]

Same, I've found him through following Richard Dawkins. I can't stop listening to him, and wish he was here to talk about Ukraine and Climate Crisis.

[@cuts240]

So true ! I am on party w you!

[@sarcastaball]

@@nsdtrchester You can't stop listening? What if you turn off the media player? Are you listening to him still?

[@1984isnotamanual]

You should read his books not just watch him to really know him.

[@onebeingeverybody]

seriously, thank you.very much for putting this together. brilliant. it could be the best one of its kind.

[@todaystheday8]

Thanks, I’ve watched so many hours to get to the point it was possible so I’m glad it’s appreciated.

[@johnelliott5859]

Still the most articulate. Hitch will live on on YT for a very long time. Hopefully others will come to appreciate him.

[@VeraKas-bz1to]

If i am in love with Britain it is because of man like him. No other country I know of has ever produced such an open minded, articulate, speaker on what is common sense but blocked by the accepted norm' of religions, misinformation, accoomodating beliefs..he makes us think and to be better informed, and question what seems to encompass injustice and/or cruelty

[@Wildrover82]

Excellent compilation. Enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for that.🙌

[@Olga-jm5xf]

Today's the Day, appreciate you for this compilation. The Hitch is painfully missed!

[@sphinx1017]

We are lucky to have so much if him on film to watch forever. Still, it would be great to have him back.

[@andrewz4105]

He left a hole in the universe that will never be filled. I can say however that he's had a greater impact on my thinking than everyone else on the planet combined

[@Kevins773]

I like to think someone will eventually but I totally get what you're saying 🕊️

[@j.477]

,,, nuff said,, re dito -> ride on ... grate inks frumm buerloin . .. ...

[@feonor26]

Same here, he taught me how to think and finally giving me the last push to let go of my religious faith which was like a giant weight take off my shoulders. Thank you Christopher

[@DreamMonster7]

I wish I could fill his space he left open. As an Ex-Christian, I despise Christianity. Christianity needs to be known they are the evil they put so many millions to their end. Utter Evil!!!

[@MarsMellow84]

Chris, we need you more than ever now in 2024 ! I miss you so! 😢

[@autumnstarrs]

He preferred to be called Christopher. Just an FYI, not a criticism.

[@BethCollier31]

Been an admirer of Christopher Hitchens for many years. There are not enough adjectives to describe him. Always fascinating, insightful, thought provoking, unique....listening to him is overwhelming. He is mesmerizing even sexy. His passing greatly saddened me. No one else like him. No one I can think of. And yet everything I have written does not fully do him justice. He was that special. Miss him greatly.

[@cameroncameron2826]

And liable to created the models used by dictators ( whilst ranting against it ) Ironic - behind everyones back he was in fact a social engineer designing the post truth thats driven us all mad. Didn't you know that banning christians ( no other religion just christians ) from carrying a bible / christian dress / praying ( all in public )

[@mariadelpilar1590]

I love his way with words and his brilliant memory

[@mattiereid77]

where have you gone Christopher Hitchens our nation turns its lonely eyes to you

[@mystrdat]

Christopher Hitchens, the only man God was afraid of. As close to the intellectual leader Socrates imagined in his perfect society as mankind ever got. That said, Hitchens remaining an enigma for just a select group of intellectual connoisseurs is really a travesty of potential. His work and critical thought process should be elementary study in schools, as despite our growing secularism and technical advances we have failed to fill in the philosophical void left by the departure from religion. We don't grow our children in knowing how to think and what to believe in.... and that is where Hitchens' special flavor of presentation opens new doors. Kids wouldn't care for a reading of Voltaire, but they sure might appreciate an epic Hitchslap.

[@hilarymorrison8211]

He was one of a kind which we don't see today. Every respect for the late Hitch., he spoke the truth was blunt with his honesty,....something we fail to see today with our apathetic leaders....OK, that aside, I miss the Hitch so so much, sad people fail to see the truth he put out.

[@donnietobasco9791]

Any Hitchens upload is ALWAYS a good idea!! Well done...

[@cameroncameron2826]

Is it ? Ironic - behind everyones back he was in fact a social engineer designing the post truth thats driven us all mad. Didn't you know that banning christians ( no other religion just christians ) from carrying a bible / christian dress / praying ( all in public )

[@savethefrogs5595]

I love this compilation! Thank you so much….ignore the one or two negative comments, I love the editing. I’ve also never seen the “alternative media” appearance in front of journalists… that was such great hitch in his element! A lot of other rare videos I’ve never seen before and I’ve seen quite a lot. Much thanks ! You e made many ppl happy with this post including myself.

[@dcassis3051]

It’s less strange that there hasn’t been anyone close to as good at what he shined doing. But there hasn’t been anyone who has come anywhere near close. The man was a phenomenon.

[@gastropod557]

While not close, and surely not as humorous, or politically involved, as Hitchens, a fellow named Alex O'Conner has a KZbin channel, the Cosmic Sceptic. For a young fellow, he is well-versed in religion and arguments against it. But, yes, it is not only strange, it is terribly sad after one became addicted to Hitchens. His death leaves on hell of a void. But, I am sure that some are relieved that they are no longer in his crosshairs.

[@midnightudiscord9526]

I miss him

[@todaystheday8]

00:14 - God Is Not Great, 2007 National Book Awards 1:40 - Debate chops and political views with William F. Buckley 3:32 - God Is Not Great, atheism pt. 1 3:56 - Structural racism and inherited disabilities 4:38 - Socialism 13:01 - God Is Not Great, atheism pt. 2 13:20 - Middle East conflict and political deadlines 14:20 - God Is Not Great, atheism pt. 3 14:44 - CNBC Talk Live super racist debate 16:47 - God Is Not Great, atheism pt. 4 17:11 - Malcolm X, The Movie pt. 1: Opening Statement 21:44 - God Is Not Great, atheism pt. 5 22:01 - Malcolm X, The Movie pt. 2: Prudish or Sleazy? 25:19 - God Is Not Great, progress pt. 1 25:32 - Malcolm X, The Movie pt. 3: 40 Million Bucks 29:37 - God Is Not Great, progress pt. 2 29:55 - Malcolm X, The Movie pt. 4: Hitchens Wins the Audience 32:49 - God Is Not Great, atheism pt. 6 33:04 - Political Operatives 38:19 - Clinton, Party of One 41:03 - God Is Not Great, atheism pt. 7 41:20 - Clinton, Class War 43:12 - God Is Not Great, atheism pt. 8 43:32 - Clinton, Unity or Loyalty? pt. 1 46:37 - God Is Not Great, atheism pt. 9 47:23 - Clinton, Sharks 48:35 - God Is Not Great, atheism pt. 10 49:02 - Clinton, Unity or Loyalty? pt. 2 49:25 - Reagan, Keep an eye on things like that you'll learn alot 50:28 - God Is Not Great, atheism pt. 11 50:50 - More heat than light: Are alternative newsletters doing their job? 55:28 - God Is Not Great, Einstein pt. 1 56:05 - Too many prizes: Are alternative newsletters doing their job? 1:03:58 - God Is Not Great, Einstein pt. 2 1:04:23 - Good Government protecting the kiddywinks: Are alternative newsletters doing their job? 1:10:59 - God Is Not Great, Einstein pt. 3 1:11:35 - Deviant advertising and presumption of guilt: Are alternative newsletters doing their job? 1:16:24 - God Is Not Great: Created sick, commanded to be sound 1:16:39 - Investigating the press: Are alternative newsletters doing their job? 1:18:43 - God Is Not Great: Believe that too 1:19:02 - Giving credit where it's due: Are alternative newsletters doing their job? 1:20:38 - God Is Not Great: They will find only death 1:20:57 - Monica Lewinsky photo spread: Are alternative newsletters doing their job? 1:24:12 - God Is Not Great, atheism pt. 12 1:24:49 - Appearance on Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher about Bill Clinton 1:33:35 - Hitchens and Harper charge Kissinger with murder 1:40:56 - At the expense of Ayn Rand 1:43:30 - The war on Christmas with Joe Scarborough 1:47:10 - Civil war in Islam with Steven Fry 1:49:43 - Iraq war debate with Jon Stewart 1:54:09 - Muhammed cartoons, very offensive indeed 2:00:18 - Iraq war debate on Real Time with Bill Maher 2:01:34 - Muhammed cartoons, all indecent words 2:03:35 - Jerry Falwell dies 2:08:19 - Put the X back in X-mas 2:10:57 - "Believe Me, It's Torture" 2:14:23 - Sarah Palin repudiated 2:16:50 - Barely got our trousers off 2:17:17 - Who is Obama? 2:20:20 - Who is Obama? - Middle East conflict 2:24:57 - Who is Obama? - The moment the oceans stop rising. 2:28:07 - Who is Obama? - Disaggregating Latin America 2:29:03 - Who is Obama? - Grew up in Fleet Street and 'News from Nowhere' 2:30:23 - Socialists shouting fire in a crowded theatre 2:32:04 - Hitch, what the hell? 2:35:00 - Hitch 22, A decisive admission of uncertainty

[@tommykristo]

This is really good! Great job.

[@seniorbunk1183]

I always feel that after listening to Hitchen's speak that I go forth standing taller than I previously did

[@authenticallysuperficial9874]

2:34:50 "I mean to say, sorry, to which everyone has something to contribute" ❤

[@nevillecharles9601]

Christopher Hitchens REST in GRACE.

[@DreamMonster7]

He is watching all of this and probably moved on. Who will be the next Hitchins? I wish I could but don't measure up to his greatness.

[@crush3095]

HOLY SHT this is a good compilation

[@tylerlately]

I try to emulate his intellectual honesty and good faith arguments everyday. It's not an easy path but it's the right one. 31:40 37:20.

[@Paulmills74]

By far the best compilation of Hitchens. Great reminder of his intellectual power.

[@todaystheday8]

Much appreciated

[@cameroncameron2826]

Intellectual power my foot. Ironic - behind everyones back he was in fact a social engineer designing the post truth thats driven us all mad. Didn't you know that banning christians ( no other religion just christians ) from carrying a bible / christian dress / praying ( all in public )

[@taboo1459]

Lovingly put together 😊

[@oldtimer7635]

Although, some segments are too short cut.

[@julianmei5655]

Listening to that 90’s D list panel on Maher’s show make excuses for Clinton shows the moral rot we are still digging ourselves out from now.

[@jaysmith3095]

Are you licking my hand? He was great.

[@willmpet]

Americans have been willing to accept less than worthwhile candidates because there are sadly few wise people who value being in control and who are not willing to care for those who require it.

[@willmpet]

“Well,Christopher, there are encouraging signs of polarization.”

[@gravelpit5680]

this whole thing is awesome. Hitch caught hell from all sides and threw it right back at them

[@Viky.A.V.]

Thank you so much. I've found out about mr Hitchens just few weeks ago, and I already recognize most of these vids =) Great person.

[@EKDupre]

"The War On Christmas", a phrase typically uttered by people who don't appear to have any first or even secondhand account of what a war is really like.

[@KeyurRohit]

It's almost as if someone from a very different realm or a more advanced species is talking to us humans. This man possesses a different brain altogether. If he met me, he wouldn't like me because I'd call him a demigod. ❤️

[@walterpay341]

Those 80s CSPAN hitchslaps we're on a diff level

[@onebeingeverybody]

very well selected compilation

[@ftlshome1]

I can’t think of any other person I would loved to had a drink with!

[@MissRaggsy]

The dad I never had...the self-confessed absent dad... thanks for this - utterly obsessed with his work, so it's a boon to find some hereto unseen footage, particularly the earlier, more left-leaning socialist rhetoric. The Malcolm X debate was particularly enlightening re Spike Lee vs Warner Bros.

[@todaystheday8]

Agree totally. The alternative newspaper talk was great as well! And thank you very much!

[@colelumb140]

39:11 Hitchens couldn't help but make a Kundera reference (The Unbearable Lightness of Being) - what a legend.

[@danielj2653]

Maher doesn't just interrupt a smart intellectual when he tries to make a factually correct and interesting statement, but interrupts with an add commercial to sell shampoo, as if that didn't dumb down America way more.

[@szczesciejestkoloruczarneg749]

thanks for this

[@chemicalimbalance7030]

Love you, Hitch.

[@no-oneman.4140]

The world became a much dumber place on December the 15th 2011. Sorely missed.

[@cuts240]

He is amazing , Christopher ! Wow So missed

[@practice2025x]

I tend to think that people who fundamentally disagree with Hitchens point of view on morality and social justice simply don't understand him or that, if they do understand him, they are stubbornly hanging on to ancient tribal solutions to political life slightly altered by modern iterations of tribal behavior. Essentially, they lack solidarity with the whole of humanity by refusing to see in others the same human condition they demand be seen of themselves

[@authenticallysuperficial9874]

God damn he predicted a lot

[@jmags2586]

That's why it's important to listen to brilliant people, and why the people screaming the loudest via podcasts and social media are shallow reactionaries.

[@tommyvictorbuch6960]

"Are you licking my hand...?" 😆

[@Mynameisntme]

What minute was this?!

[@RichieRichMD]

Many thanks for a job well done 👍 This giant of reason will be missed until the end of human extinction, his legacy ensures his immortality. Cheers Christopher! this glass of Johnnie Walker Black’s in your honour! 🥃 I love 💗 Hitch!

[@todaystheday8]

Cheers!

[@willmpet]

Please read “The God Who Hates” if you want to hear an opinion of someone who was brought up in Syria and was brought up in Islam.

[@CoolCoyote]

1:16:00 yeah and unfortunately we rely on podcasts now for our news lol not mainstream media which is bunk

[@todaystheday8]

If someone would like to time stamp the different sections I would be ETERNALLY grateful! 😍😇🤩

[@euanfranklin1]

Blimey, that Politically Incorrect... Hitchens was ahead of everyone.

[@cameroncameron2826]

He needed a good performative cover story in order to get away with what they've done. Ironic - behind everyones back he was in fact a social engineer designing the post truth thats driven us all mad. Didn't you know that banning christians ( no other religion just christians ) from carrying a bible / christian dress / praying ( all in public )

[@lucianopavarotti2843]

@1:33:05 Only the Hitch could pull off looking dignified and imperious as some random actress holds her hand over his mouth for ever 🤣

[@chrispywilliams1992]

Is the speech at 1:36.30 available in its entirety? Is so what’s it called it looks 1995

[@todaystheday8]

I have a playlist link in the description. But I'm pretty sure that's his whole opening statement so the rest would be open to a panel. Can't remember what else comes up but I'm sure there's some good nuggets!

[@JD-bp1ig]

Hitchens makes Bill Maher look like a hack.

[@judithfaze]

Bill Maher IS a hack, and PLEASE don't put them in the same sentence; it's SO disrespectful to Hitch

[@johncongerton7046]

Summit of eloquence and erudition

[@Globularmotif]

His bit about 'protecting the children' is bang on the money.

[@karenfaulkner5922]

I would have loved to have spend some time in his Wonderful company 😊

[@morganophelia5963]

1.the thumbnail :) and 2. bill maher's hair 🤯lmao 😂🤣

[@pjflynn]

Christopher Hitchens was an excellent debater and orator, I would prefer the full debates.

[@Ian_Carolan]

43:04 alarm bell struck by Christopher here.

[@todaystheday8]

💯

[@flynnjupp]

what made him was his membership on the International `socialists, his Trotskyism and his aquaintance with Tony Cliff. All that gave him his ability to put two fingers up to the establishment.

[@cadene5498]

13:48 how right you were!

[@morganophelia5963]

Chris if you aren't dogmatic in some things then you'll be fanatic about anything (13:00 mark) and you won't hold your convictions strongly, you'll be like a wave at sea tossed about by every wind.

[@todaystheday8]

Christopher.

[@morganophelia5963]

@@todaystheday8 or is it George ..lol

[@todaystheday8]

He was pretty dogmatic about saying his full name. It was something his mother told him along with ‘don’t be boring’. 😁

[@morganophelia5963]

@@todaystheday8 well then i see :)

[@kaushalissocial]

Thank you.

[@laza6141]

50:00 classic Hitchslap.

[@cameroncameron2826]

No mate all that stuff is the performative fake that let them all get away with things. If anything is a 'Hitchslap' ( its for the feeble minded that ) however is detailed below and is NOT the outcome disciples of new atheism were told they get. Ironic - behind everyones back he was in fact a social engineer designing the post truth thats driven us all mad. Didn't you know that banning christians ( no other religion just christians ) from carrying a bible / christian dress / praying ( all in public )

[@482jpsquared]

Hitch, thank you for your voice.

[@daleneparole1502]

...such a Beautiful mind

[@willmpet]

Those who don’t believe all that is handed to them are safer to be near because they are willing to understand outcomes beforehand.

[@tjoe84]

About 01:07:16 is very pertinent in 2023.

[@DreamMonster7]

Humanity has been deceived by religions. It's our time to defend ourselves against the evil of man! Never forget the mindset of the 'Jim Jones' of the world. Evil is preaching the word of their God.

[@alivonal7442]

He said in the 90s that he definitely sees a populist revolution coming in the us and hopes it’s not a fascist one. Oops..

[@Kevin-iv3lv]

Love you hitch

[@carolmarks8210]

What a brilliant man.

[@Owl350]

Things on TV are always in favor of the Big 5 conflicts of interest.

[@Charmagh110]

1:46:00

[@11Kralle]

1:44:43 "Guys! Stop; God bless us all." :D

[@todaystheday8]

Merry Christmas!

[@thr33nine]

Hitch is obviously amazing and an icon but I never really understood his disdain for Clinton. Seemed out of character.

[@radboo4384]

Imagine his reponse to lebanon today. RIP

[@aqeelkhurshid4860]

Hitch was the most eloquent anglophone that ever lived

[@jonelervorths4110]

That Bill Maher show was a fucking disgrace. Constantly interupting him, to the point he has to start doing it back. I don't mind the other guests and Maher getting to voice their opinions or share facts, but that whole format was such a shitshow in the truest sense of the word. The moment somebody says something that goes against the consensus, it gets shut down. Anything "offensive". Anything out of line. That's not how you learn from each other, or allow the spectators to form their opinions thanks to the information and reasoning on display. That monkey brain reasoning they were doing is a waste of human potential, and only enforces already established consensus, promoting the status quo. You learn from each other by listening, even if most people disagree or get upset by what was said. You give the speaker a proper amont of time for them to formulate their point, share the opinion, display their reasoning. THEN you question it. Maher and the others besides Hitchens, and so many others I've seen or met, are so full of themselves. Laughs and are satisified with feeling right, instead of being right. Lucky for me I have a very immovable personality and I ignore it, cuz' that shit is just a waste of my and everybodys' time, everybody who wants to learn and improve.

[@robertmcclintock8701]

If you love the universe the birds will make you mentally ill so you fight with the environment to make it intelligent. Your supposed to make the environment intelligent so no God needed. God has been liberated and he is fully capable of evolving himself without any help. God don't want your worship he just wants to get married. Royal weddings is most watched thing on television. We fixed the video and audio for best experience possible. Cameras are supernatural and all of them captured 3D. The audio loud don't make violence so has depth. Nobody has to buy anything for it to work.

[@todaystheday8]

Umm, thanks for the comment I think? 🤔

[@cahillgreg]

Some are too shy shy, hush-hush, eye to eye - Not Christopher

[@cameroncameron2826]

Correct not shy - he and the others along with the founding father of modern thought crime Dawkins stole all our lives in plain sight. Ironic - behind everyones back he was in fact a social engineer designing the post truth thats driven us all mad. Didn't you know that banning christians ( no other religion just christians ) from carrying a bible / christian dress / praying ( all in public )

[@robertmcclintock8701]

If physics of the universe is social it's certain to produce a God then us.

[@gastropod557]

Seeing that unctuous Joe Scarborough in his early years...my how he hasn't changed much. Watching him could replace Syrup of Ipecac. And the young Bill Maher...trying to be a comedian while discussing serious topics. He could have moonlighted at a hospice.

[@robertmcclintock8701]

If you know evolution it just makes you a baby doctor. That is the intelligent design.

[@todaystheday8]

Yes, obviously… 😀

[@j.477]

,,, force of IT,, aiNT hai !?! ...

[@morganophelia5963]

a man can say he wants to be alone and nobody bats an eye but if a woman says she wants to be alone everyone loses there minds lol

[@robertmcclintock8701]

Art is kooky. Science is weird. Organized crime is crazy. Kooky worlds best intelligence. Lucille Ball was kooky. God revealed himself as a kooky baby. It was real nice but it wasn't appreciated they thought it was mentally ill.

[@oxy-moron_]

Can I have someone rant to me about Bill Maher, thanks.

[@heavysounding]

He's a cheap-trick of a showman and relies on having it both ways to remain relevant in an increasingly partisan and ignorant country.

[@oxy-moron_]

@@heavysounding Every time I come back to this the bill maher part makes me have heart palpitations

[@morganophelia5963]

dat hair though 🤯😭😂🤣

[@randypuckett9622]

No man is more free than he who is in hot pursuit of God

[@j.477]

,,, mai only oidule ...

[@billy9497able]

Wait wait, that racist guy was 23???

[@j.477]

,,, th' baistt n ta baiugist,, y|n ...