Christopher Hitchens VS John And Tom Metzger

The birth of the "HitchSlap"? This interview is full of them! Christopher Hitchens VS John And Tom Metzger
CNBC Talk Live 1991

[@wodenravens]

"For those of you who tune in because you just like the advertisements, your time has come." What a legend.

[@JohnSmith-fz1ih]

I prefer his sentence just before that... "you seem to have gotten over your white guilt"!

[@bumbleWeaver]

"As I said to your 1st born, if thats what he really is..." -Christopher Hitchens

[@PittsburghSonido]

"Do you still go to cross burnings or was that a thing of your youth?" lmaoooo For some reason that is so funny to me; the way Hitch says it was hilarious.

[@craighorton9398]

I would have also liked to see the commercials on the breaks.

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

Well the white guy is right about who invented and did what mainly! "turks/moors" did a fair bit until religion basically stopped that! It is a funny cartoon tho!

[@DaGoook]

"If you force me to restate it, you can't complain it keeps coming up can you?" Fucking brilliant.

[@benbunyip]

😂😂🤣

[@artigraphmultimedia1489]

Well said. Christopher Hitchens array of talent... Like millions, 30 year devotee of the man for all the reasons. Sometimes it saddens me- this is selfish I suppose- But sometimes I get frustrated he's not around in this era of stupidity and a country in shambles on every level. Who the f... K is on his level on so many levels? It's late.. Grateful for his existence 🙏💥🪐

[@benbunyip]

@@artigraphmultimedia1489 Your not alone feeling this.

[@GlowingMpd]

@@benbunyip “…(YOU’RE) not…”😇

[@TheAto2000]

I actually am watching this video again years later mainly for that clever comment against Tom Metzger.

[@MrShutthefrontdoor]

Wow, what a fantastically conducted interview. The skill with which Christopher Hitchens conducted this interview is head and shoulders above so many other reporters that I've seen. Pressing but not rude, ideologically set but not intellectually dishonest or underhanded, hard-hitting but not pandering.

[@thomasfisher8793]

Hitchens intellect dims Metzgers. Tom Metzger made a huge sin he ruined his children's lives, in 90s up to 2015 I was exact same way. To bad Hitchens and William Cooper still not around.

[@cjtjets5941]

They don't wear their dunce caps anymore but they're just as fuckin stupid as ever. They speak like they are the master race and they are extremely stupid and ignorant doesn't sound like the master race to me

[@darrontuagalu8865]

I disagree, interview hasnt aged well. Much better at debating than interviewing

[@drlegendre]

@BigShworm There's no shortage of crackpot idiots on either side of the issue. Nothing new here.

[@mushypork2132]

You might not like the organization or their entire proposition, but they did bring up some issues to think about: what are war but ruling classes using their own people for their personal gains and why do we keep participating in them? When is the time to conclude that the government is too corrupt and cannot be fixed through the available legal means and what can we do or should do about it?

[@giladgh]

"You're like a second best Bill Buckley" "You certainly know how to hurt a guy"

[@owenstv]

Best part of the interview!

[@rtmordecai1]

Hitchens should have said how wounded he was to only be considered a second rate and not a third or fourth rate Buckley.

[@DavidJKenny]

@@owenstv u go ccvvv

[@mundaneman1811]

‘The cowardice of your convictions’ was my personal favourite! What a goldmine 😂🤣😅🤣😂

[@GlowingMpd]

👍

[@user-uo8yh9tb8g]

yes, noticed that as well... classic Hitchens...

[@GlowingMpd]

@@user-uo8yh9tb8g 👍

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

This interview is a classic. Only Hitchens could run the show like this

[@morganophelia5963]

him or the interviewer LOL but seriously the interviewee said some bangers too lol 🤣

[@Born_Free_Die_Happy]

I thought I had seen all the Christopher Hitchens content on KZbin, but these old gems have been popping up in my recommendations lately and I love it 😁👍

[@eb60lp]

Man I’m sitting here thinking the same thing like 😱😱😱

[@mikeymasters8459]

Same

[@traviskeeler4533]

I HAVE seen this one...but when I do stumble onto an interview or debate I haven't seen it feels like "Christmas" morning...lol...I wonder if Christopher knew of his Jewish roots at this stage? Not sure what year his Mom committed suicide...??....Wonder if that knowledge or lack of it would have changed his demeanour in any way. I doubt it but makes one ponder the question.

[@GebreMMII]

@@traviskeeler4533 no, there is a video where he debates two objectivists in the 80s, and he has the same convictions, with a bit more sympathy to those who he said “has these illusions”.

[@mcryan3890]

Feel kinda bad watching this video. Like a cat toying with a mouse. This guy can't comprehend how outmatched he is.

[@naishjam]

This interview contains my favourite of all Hitch moments: Hitch: "So you think that there is more than one human race, in other words, that there is more than one sort of human species?" Tom: "Yes" Hitch: "Yes...fascinating" A great Slap.

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

not really. different dog, cat, tiger, orangutan, etc breeds can be classified as subspecies, considering there's less genetic variation between those breeds than between human ethnicities, classifying different races as sub species is correct. hitchens is the only communist i respect, but he's been proven wrong here. metzger's beliefs are vindicated by the current state of society and government. progressivism has failed.

[@stefangojkovic8358]

'Do you feel solidarity with racists of all creeds and colours?' 😂

[@fredrik8500]

He was quite pleased with that. And rightly so!

[@sebastiansheldon3690]

As a recently interested guy in Metzger and the movement as a whole, I think that the answer to that is yes.

[@contentsniffer]

@Bob Baby this right is not denied to the white race. Bang your drums and wave your flags as much as you please.

[@mannyfresh3222]

@Bob Baby This is a free country. That means if you're really as smart and as hard working as you think you are then you and your people will do just fine. I'm amazed that the one group who was coddled the most in this country is whining and crying about how unfair your being treated. Yet your superior? In what regard? In your group therapy meetings stop telling poor white people that black people are the reason they're poor. There was poor and impoverished whites during periods of white supremacy ideology. The devil and his followers are still able to use old, outdated lies to deceive the fools and emboldened the wicked. The greatest disservice you can do to your children is to teach them to be racist. I would say one of the quickest roads to hell there is. Simply because the greater community(whites included) want nothing to do with racist spiritually. The first war mongering group to go against God if they find out Jesus is a black man would be?

[@mannyfresh3222]

@Bob Baby If you and your Confederate buddies don't like it then move your assess to another country. Make sure you take the draft dodging used car salesman with you.

[@a.w.5069]

"You claim to be leading a resistance and to be a warrior and you've never been arrested?... I have to keep asking you, 'Are you serious?'" Hilarious.

[@tommym321]

While in Beirut, Hitchens defaced a Nazi equivalent sign in full view of their supporters and was beaten up by 5 people. In Beirut! Hitchens had way more balls and conviction than this idiot.

[@wherethewildthingsarenot]

This man was truly special. How does he combine grace with aggression, and humour... genius

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

One of our best comedians. Brilliant

[@phatshah7377]

I dunno man. He seems a little racist. The host was way more charming and clever.

[@arjunvasan3784]

I always thought Hitch should have had his own prime time news show. At the same time it's obvious from this why he wouldn't get one in America's mainstream media .. our establishment is allergic to subtlety, irony and wit.

[@bendonaldson8017]

+Arjun Vasan He's also substantially held back by being dead.

[@OdinsCloud]

+Ben Donaldson I was thinking that might be an obstacle.

[@Gottenhimfella]

+OdinsCloud It did wonders for the career of JC

[@collinhovell8923]

+Arjun Vasan I always suspected the reason was because Hitchens has a tendency to speak in a softer lower tone the longer he talks and it only picks up if he suspects he's about to be talked over/interrupted. Also, we live in kindergarten buzzword America so he'd be considered too offense for TV. I mean after all, what will we tell the children. You know that sort of BS and "concerned" advocacy groups protest the station.... nobody knows fun.

[@byhilliard]

Eh. He's not that good as an interviewer. It's fairly entertaining, I suppose. But his subtle insults are actually pretty lame. But the interview is certainly funny.

[@danbridges4755]

"I don't even think about Hitler. I just celebrate his birthday every year" 😂

[@MN-mc8ik]

Tbf lot of Christians are like that

[@danbridges4755]

@@MN-mc8ik none I'm aware of, thankfully.

[@Dilkingt0nne]

@@danbridges4755 I think he’s implying that if you swap Hitler for Jesus that statement would apply to some Christians

[@Longtack55]

Yesterday he'd be 133. Metzger has that in common with the Pope who ordered Catholics to celebrate it.

[@mx_moi1964]

@@Longtack55celebrate what??

[@gmn545]

"You claim to be leading a resistance, and to be a warrior, and you haven't even been arrested?" Hahaha!

[@FakingANerve]

I also love Hitch's response to "Mr. Farrakhan can deal with the Blacks, and other racial leaders can deal with their people." "It must be really hard for you knowing that most white people think you're white trash." ✊😄

[@matimus100]

He's not white primate lol 😆

[@MikelGCinema]

Only a genius like Hitchens can ask with a straight face, do you miss Hitler? Astonishing interview by one of the greatest minds of the last 40 years.

[@DennisMHenderson]

Do you miss Hitler?

[@richardrenner3974]

He just crushes people. ".......it seems to support those who think it {Holocaust} was a jolly good thing."

[@mickeymiller8131]

Last 100 years.

[@patkearney9320]

@@DennisMHenderson YES like S.T.D

[@morganophelia5963]

if he only knew .. its not like you think

[@mickles1975]

"It takes a lot to make me cry, Mister Metzger" The speed with which he came up with that line and the way he delivered it was beautiful.

[@laxjs]

"Mister"? Are you French or something?

[@mickles1975]

@@laxjs How dare you, Sir!? I am offended to the very core of my being.

[@davidrowland3208]

Interesting

[@Confluence-of-Cultures]

@@laxjs monsieur. Qu'est-ce que tu veux dire?

[@laxjs]

​@@mickles1975 I apologize, that was uncalled for

[@15october91]

I hate people that say "I could care less" rather than "I couldn't care less".

[@jimreily7538]

15october91 Yep, it used to confuse me greatly. I actually spent time trying to determine what it meant, and I remember wondering, "am I wrong, or does the remark 'I could care less', not make sense ?" Because if one doesn't care at all about an issue, then it is not possible for them to care less about that issue, and so, "I couldn't care less" makes sense. But saying, "I COULD care less", is akin to saying, "I actually do care". I think it is one of those irritating little confusions that has injected itself into the common English parlance. Similar to when people pronounce "espresso" as "expresso". I remember when I first heard someone saying he had an "expresso maker", I actually thought I'd been pronouncing the word "espresso" incorrectly. I thought, "ah, so the Italian pronunciation is actually 'expresso'". Then later I realised people who said "expresso" were just mixing up "express", and "espresso". They just hadn't bothered to read the word "espresso" when they saw it in print. You'd be surprised how many people only read the first and last letters of each word, in any text, when they skim over said text. Interestingly enough, if you take a given piece of writing, keep the first and last letters of each word the same, but mix up the order of the other letters, the meaning can still be fairly easily deduced. For instance: "Tihs is a silpme pceie of wntriitg, wcihh I am srue you wlil be albe to irneeprtt elsaiy." Anyway, that is my theory why people mix words up - but it doesn't explain why someone would think "I could care less" would make sense.

[@15october91]

***** Wow, you really went in some depth!

[@garybuller5656]

@@jimreily7538 It's an Americanism......it's mangled English... I am rather fond of America ,and the people.But they do have a tendency to confuse.

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

English is not the forte of the American people, generally speaking

[@littleman787]

A retarded Americanism

[@calebmalpin6926]

John's haircut makes it look like he's wearing a yamaka.

[@brucevilla7490]

LOL it does.

[@VidzMisc]

lmao, what has been seen cannot be unseen. i can't stop looking!

[@reidalldabooks3418]

Ha. Hilarious. Great observation. It would have been classic if Christopher had have noticed.

[@Rae8Anne]

Ha! It's the best part of the video. Karma's cute little slap up the head.

[@paulconnelly4050]

Even before I read your comment I saw him and thought, “A Jewish white separatist....eh?”. 😂

[@reidalldabooks3418]

I love when Hitchen's says: "as you showed earlier, distinctions are not your absolutely strongest point"....Very funny man.

[@jaynoomi1531]

I somehow missed that in the program. Hitchen’s wit is my favorite form of linguistic eloquence and comedy.

[@GlowingMpd]

@@jaynoomi1531 Very well put. 👍

[@GlowingMpd]

👍

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

His irony is epic. So droll and cutting

[@roddyboethius1722]

This is a comedy classic thanks to dear Hitch

[@boobalooba2]

"How do you think the boy is shaping up" Pissed myself laughing when Hitch said that.

[@tarky2390]

LMAO 9 years later you made me spill my beer laughing 🤣 cheers

[@roddyboethius1722]

This slap hit hard

[@CoolHandLuke7]

haha Hitch "I was kind of looking forward to this, and you've disappointed me" Miss that guy

[@MRGiacalone2005]

34:28 "Why can't you get your son to talk like this?" I didn't expect to be laughing out loud at any point in this interview

[@ThisCharmingMan1984]

Yeah, you wouldn’t think it would be a source of comedy, but the way in which he deals with these racists is just fantastic to watch, and is a perfect distillation of Hitch’s incredible wit and humour: he kind of lures them in, with a straight interview- which it was for the most part, about their beliefs, but manages to deliver barb after barb, without them even noticing all of the time. Little lines, like “Cowardice of your convictions”, and “Takes a lot to make me cry” sort of went over their heads- particularly the son’s, who seems an incredibly dim bulb: or maybe he was trying to soften the edges of his worst views, by constantly dancing around the questions, like he had some sort of fantasy of possibly becoming some sort of regular media figure, and didn’t want to completely “burn his crosses”, by admitting to his most heinous opinions haha. The problem was, even though he tried to avoid coming off like a total racist lunatic, it was unavoidable, due to the rest of his opinions- that he admitted to, also being completely batshit crazy racist: so he might as well have been open and honest, with just how much of a vile piece of shit he is/was. I also like how Hitchens kind of took the gloves off at the end, when he talked about what might happen, if these racist arseholes ever looked like they were gaining power, or trying to take over, when he said: “…if you ever looked like doing any of this…we would start doing- what we haven’t done this evening, and taking you seriously” haha. Basically, it was Christopher pointing out that; just because he was asking them questions, and treating them with a modicum of civility, it didn’t mean that he didn’t also find them absolutely vile, reprehensible and batshit crazy haha. He just let them talk openly about their beliefs, to show people just what pieces of shit they were: all he had to do was get them to admit their true views, by gently prodding them with his questions, while amusing himself, and the viewers at home, by aiming slightly veiled humorous insults at them, to puncture their delusions of somehow being “racially superior”…and it worked beautifully haha. Modern journalist should watch this, and take note, of how to deal with crazies like this: it would make things a lot more entertaining, and might go some way to breaking through all the lunatic conspiracy theories, that seem to have gained traction, and become popular in recent years. Let’s face it, something needs to be done, to get through to these lunatic conspiracy theorists, and stop the spread of their batshit views haha. All the best.

[@herbmarsh8519]

This is an incrediable interview, what a legend.

[@GregQchi]

truly

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

Hitch: how do you think the boy is doing?

[@davidhemsworth4098]

I love that he asks these questions which are next to impossible for the subjects to answer without entirely undermining their philosophies, and then gives them an ad break in which they can tie themselves in knots!

[@lorenzobianchini4415]

Christopher Hitchens was an amazing man,far surpassing brother and my love and respect for him immense. MAY HE REST IN PEACE.

[@JohnSmith-ct4np]

I don't know where the undermining took place. Seemed pretty coherent the whole way through even though it's very different.

[@matimus100]

You love so easy

[@Hopkai]

That smirk Hitch did when Tom Metzger said Cro-Magnon man was genius 😂, BTW Thanks for uploading this.

[@boobalooba2]

Hitchens is so effortlessly condescending right through this interview, pure genius

[@eb60lp]

Ikr! I love it!

[@jamesrowlands8971]

He's giving these fucks a platform to say what they want, while doing effectively nothing to counter their propaganda.

[@GlowingMpd]

👍

[@mervinprone]

Telling the son he’s not very extreme 😂

[@dangagne3347]

Christopher fought for freedom of speech his whole life. He was also clear on his views that the freedom is more critical when it is offensive, correctly stating the best way to counter offensive speech is to debate the issue to know the why of the offensive messages to better understand where people are coming from. When you debate you open the possibility of correcting misinformation. If it is deeply held beliefs, you won’t change their mind but you will understand them better to prevent corrosive discourse.

[@jbulletc]

See kids. This is how you destroy a racist in debate. Not moral grandstanding, name calling, yelling, or censorship. But by listening to their points and picking them apart on their own merit. Make em look stupid.

[@kaugh]

Except instead of this being a famous clip, it's nearly flagged off of the public sphere...

[@dm1451]

Well, don't make them look stupid, let them do it themselves.

[@MrOreo2010]

@@kg356 not really. Ask Richard Spencer how much being punched in the face for an opinion helped his name being known. Yelling and censorship may work for a short time, but if views do not get challenged intellectually those who sit on the fence will not be convinced of them being wrong since nobody gives them a reason to think so, aside from wanting to not be associated with them to avoid having your car burned down

[@heilvictory729]

As much as you fluffy bunny whites LOVE BLACKS...MOVE TO A GHETTO AND SEE IF YOU GET THE SAME KIND OF LOVE IN A BLACK HOOD!!!!! LOL THEY HATE YOU, JUST REMEMBER THAT

[@bengoodhart6075]

He didn’t destroy anyone he was just pilpuling like his race always does. If you actually think this has fazed Whites then you’re delusional.

[@JB1994]

"War is a racket - it's always a racket." - Tom Metzger, Proprietor of WAR

[@JimmyJamJack]

"If you force me to restate it, you can't complain it keeps coming up, can you?" Awesome, Hitch.

[@vincemcmahonreadskoran3120]

The best is when he basically tells the guy "Do I have to get your father on the phone to get a straight answer?" Like the guy is going to get in trouble with his dad.

[@isabelasuplicy2658]

@@vincemcmahonreadskoran3120 Hitchens is such a weasel. He never allows the guy to talk then he puts on this paternalistic act. My respect for the man went out the window

[@Dvids85]

@@isabelasuplicy2658 🤦‍♂️ wow.. In my view he is being unbelievable reasonable and calm. I would go off on these pieces of sh.. like in the blink of an eye. We sure could use a guy like him in 2020 that's for sure.

[@mopnem]

@@isabelasuplicy2658 snowflake alert

[@user.--.]

@@isabelasuplicy2658 He couldn't have been any less of a weasel. That should be reserved for the two weasels displaying incredible cowardice of conviction, who couldn't give a straight answer. I'd rewatch the interview Sir.

[@jizzbitch69]

"You don't seem to have the cowardice of your convictions..." Sweet subtle burn.

[@joeyfinlay2475]

"The question is you know, don't you, that there are people who look extremely wimpy, like myself, and so on who might shape up and would think if you ever looked like you would do any of this we would do what we haven't done tonight and take you seriously?" Lmfao Hitchslap done

[@XGianMariaVolonte]

Oh, this is gold dust. They miss at least ⅔ of the insults Hitch directs at them. He did an excellent job.

[@frankatwood3095]

When did rising above insults become a bad thing?

[@Zachd500]

Frank Atwood there is a difference in rising above insults and them simply going over your head.

[@XGianMariaVolonte]

@@Zachd500 Exactly.

[@garyroberts3859]

Not gold nuggets?

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

​@@frankatwood3095Metzger insulted everyone he could in this interview, including himself by his lack of basic awareness

[@TGPLUG]

'we have to pay the rent' that was brilliant hahaha

[@andrewdarlington7115]

Hitchens answer "it takes a lot to make me cry", to John's appeal to emotion was great lol. I love his wit.

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

That was ruthless. Hitch in his prime time

[@elcapitandebeefheart7299]

I cannot believe i have never seen this!!! Pure Gold!!!!!!! Thanks uploader

[@jasonhaze5349]

Love the way Hitch interviews. It's like watching a chess game, though not a particularly evenly matched one.

[@matimus100]

Love 😆 🤣 😂

[@JurcaMartin]

"You claim to be leading a resistance and to be a warrior and you haven't even been arrested? I have to keep asking you: Are you serious?"

[@waynedamron8006]

Hahahahahahaha wtf is this reply

[@t.n.3819]

Has anybody checked on Molly? I'm worried she might have had a stroke.

[@Jamandhang]

Did you write this reply to a different comment from another video? Because it makes absolutely no sense in this context.

[@martinmcmutrie]

I wish Christopher Hitchens was still in the world. I used to look forward to the next time I'd hear him making arguments and using language like a scalpel. I miss that.

[@markreeder1051]

I can't imagine any broadcaster having the guts to sanction these topics, Hitchens is/was brilliant and controlled the discussions magnificently. Cheers.

[@ivanbliminse2879]

“As you say, you don’t deal in facts” - amazing

[@roddyboethius1722]

This is the greatest interview I have ever seen. Hitchens in peak form

[@metameta1427]

Miss you so much, Christopher. The world is a much worse place without you in it. I dare say you would not recognize the sorry state of things. We badly need a voice such as yours to take the fascists and the snowflakes to task. Wish you were here. Rest easy.

[@henrydaley1255]

We are all entitled to an opinion

[@henrydaley1255]

@@publius1252 yeah whatever

[@benbunyip]

You’re right. No one has stepped up to the plate in the same way, but how could it be otherwise. No one else is that good. 😂

[@SnozberriesTasteLikeSnozberrys]

We still have his voice, his talks, debates, books, and ofc all the buzzed up news segments, ripping some poor fool to pieces😂 He is forver immortalized through his art

[@rationalthoughtandlogicple5392]

@@benbunyipI feel like Jordan Peterson is pretty good. He’s a well spoken intellectual against the far left woke nonsense.

[@sams6306]

WARNING IF LISTENING ON HEADPHONES: very loud noise at 28:24

[@anthonyvigil7567]

Sam S thanks

[@thatgirl9759]

I just skipped to it without headphones and it made me jump. lol

[@appy24ban]

Not all heroes wear capes.

[@superawesomecaptainmcfluff9506]

Thank you.

[@SandraLovesSun]

OH! It happened to me!!! Hahahaha I had the headphones on and it made me jump and my heart is racing. Crazy! And I read this comment. I just forgot about it. Yikes!

[@Mff21]

Hitchens composure is unquestionably amazing. Nothing fazes him.

[@kamillaiqbal6521]

He is sooo hot, isnt he???

[@iliveinthekingdomofpain7692]

Matthew Ferrans Oxford University trained debater who learned early that oratory convinces exponentially quicker than the written word conversely the written word is a coequal modality of that captures and allows the ideas of the author / speaker to be explored in a greater level of detailed understanding. Hitch was an expert at both. The Guardian (daily-newspaper) is the last source of independent journalism. KZbin is the unique archive that captures snapshots ‘moments in time’ so that any interested person can search for the truth and receive it in the first person.

[@Markielee72]

@@iliveinthekingdomofpain7692 I was with you all the way up to the Guardian last source of independent journalism reference. Far from independent, it is second only to the Mirror for appeasing liberal, bleeding heart political correctness. I wholeheartedly agree with everything else.

[@user-he4ef9br7z]

see this kzbin.info/www/bejne/baO4Y4WOjc1li80

[@Patsy_Parisi]

Thinking he maybe had a scotch or two before going on the air to calm his nerves.

[@TheLakewind]

Sure miss you, Christopher.

[@legesupra4275]

rest in power, Tom Metzer

[@ionelscutaru8687]

2021, still missing him!

[@gerhitchman]

"looks like you got over the white guilt" Hitch... what a guy :D

[@Lordradost]

If only contemporary interviewers had a fraction of this man's character and ability to conduct.

[@QsMxReJecTzz]

You just have to love Hitchens and his relentless, vicious logic. There's no winning a debate with this man.

[@smith5796]

He is just too good.

[@elhior23]

First I know Hitchens was brilliant. One of the most incredible intellectual of our time. Let's be clear here though. He was talking with Nazis. All he had to do was ask them what they think to make them look foolish.

[@TheMan-WithNoName]

@@elhior23 that's a fair point, and I alluded to it in an earlier comment, but the only irritating part of it was the fact he was too good and they were too stupid. So yes he could make mincemeat of them but he didn't have to try and the reason? They started talking.

[@TheGreatGodPan]

Only Hitchens can compete with Hitchens

[@fizmath1994]

and Hitch never lived in a black hood.

[@HayleyAMathiason]

I bloody adore this fabulous man. If we could bring back one person from beyond the grave...it would be this superb human being. Even only briefly to hear his views on today's dismal politics/media etc..❤ Thank you for sharing this

[@Betelgeuseification]

This is the GREATEST interview I have ever seen!

[@Dilkingt0nne]

Christopher takes the piss out of them and makes them look clownish for 30 minutes straight and they don’t realise it once, excellent

[@celzolsen8988]

Of course they realize it you clown

[@davidsellon4580]

Hitch was so well-known, especially later in life, as an author and polemicist, that I sometimes forget that he began his career as a journalist. He once said in an interview, "I became a journalist partly so that I wouldn't ever have to rely on the press for my information." It's interesting to watch how diplomatic he could be, especially when contrasted to his fiery debates, and yet also not let his interview subjects get away from answering the question. He really was, above all, a great news reporter.

[@hallerd]

well said

[@iainrwatsonable]

He's dealing out Hitchslaps like a beast!!! I love Christopher such an intelligent man, and brutally honest :)

[@matimus100]

Strange bizarre comment

[@Unkn0wnGuy]

Thanks for the upload. Love Hitchens kicking ass even in the 90s

[@alexisjuillard4816]

Hitchens debating a nazi?! Omg how did i manage to stay unaware of this for years?!

[@momoelmeligi3478]

Love this gem

[@mushypork2132]

they are neither nationalists nor socialists, so he was debating something other than nazi

[@tardigrade8019]

@@mushypork2132 I mean, it seems that he thought Hitler's biggest mistake was that WW2 killed alot of whites. He seems to be something of a fan of quite a bit of Hitler's work.

[@mushypork2132]

@@tardigrade8019 So? How is it a bad thing that he was concerned with the death of so many Europeans because of that war? What do you think was the biggest mistake? And I don't know which policies he was a fan of exactly, but he explicitly said that nationalism and socialism are not something he associates with.

[@laxjs]

it wasn't a debate

[@toolazy2thinkofname]

This is such a great interview. How often can someone be shamed on TV for not ever getting arrested?

[@Noxshus]

Imagine telling the most well read person of the last 50 years he doesn't have the intellect

[@idream3557]

Christopher Hitchens was one of a kind beautifully brilliant human being. He enriched the life of anyone who knew him or just heard him. He showed how to argue a point with facts and logic and confidence without losing your temper or even raising your voice. The human race desperately needs more icons like him. RIP you great one.

[@hotd0gheaven]

Why can we not see interviews like this today? Look how calm Hitchens and all those that phoned in were (even though they despise the two guests)! This does not happen today, people just launch straight into abusive tirades. I guess people were more civil back then.

[@JCrowize]

Just remember that during all of these admittedly admirable displays of civility, the nationalist and white supremacy movements grew. First slowly, then not so slowly. These interviews were a great display of intelligence and tact, but they did not work.

[@evanprest6224]

You just contradicted yourself.

[@roadent217]

@@JCrowize Oh? America had a problem with nationalism and white supremacy in the '90s? First I've heard of it.

[@jonathon9407]

Mousazz Your saying there wasn’t? Still is a problem unfortunately

[@js2010ish]

@@JCrowize 💯

[@hausy]

Hitchens was such an incredible person. I disagree on a few things with him to be honest, but I feel like if I had ever had the chance to talk to him, I'm completely sure he could have convinced me otherwise. I simply do not have the mind he does. RIP.

[@Bruhaha9]

He changed my mind on one topic and that was the beginning of a general shift of stance on most topics. It made me aware that the other side usually has some merit and I often now pull points form both sides and end up with a more rational view - maybe a 60/40 blend.

[@TheGreatGodPan]

What anyone with a brain can respect is that as much as you can disagree with him (and I do on a lot of things), he was nonetheless one of the best debaters around. He had his stubborn areas as anyone with strong principles does, but he at least could debate

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

He would appreciate that you disagreed with him. It is a credit to you and he invited debates

[@letsdothisshiat1162]

RIP Christopher Hitchens the world needs more than ever now

[@matimus100]

He's not white

[@Antebios]

Now, this is how a mature rational interview is done, even with someone you disagree with greatly. Take a lesson Hannity and FOX News.

[@cjtjets5941]

He let's the morons speak. Which is great. He could say nothing and he would win the argument . He has the intellect to give them enough rope to hang themselves

[@amyanderson4099]

Hannity will never be a fan...of the Hitch 😆

[@Antebios]

@jay broughton Fox News' currency is Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt.

[@Confluence-of-Cultures]

@jay broughton your ignorance is par for the course. Why do you assume if someone says fox is untrustworthy they're fans of cnn? People outside America only look to American networks as examples of a nation being torn apart from the inside, in no small part thanks to people who share your intellect.

[@Antebios]

@jay broughton You might mistake my criticism of Fox News as support for CNN, but CNN is trash also (along with most of MSNBC). I'm just saying on the scale of trustworthiness: Fox News is in the gutter, along with OAN and Newsmax.

[@juriwestendorf6548]

"I read that you ceremonially celebrate Hitler's birthday every year." "I couldn't care less about the Jews." "No, I'm giving you the chance to confirm or deny that" "Oh, I affirm that." "You seem to have got over white guilt." "I couldn't care less about the Jews." "You don't seem to have the cowardice of your convictions." You couldn't have scripted an interview with a Nazi better. How Hitch can stay so calm and collected is impressive.

[@jamesevans9007]

What the little twerp actually said - "I COULD care less...." - a statement that violated one of the basics of 7th grade English. Ever the gentleman, Hitchens ignored that ignorance in favor of the larger question.

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

Hitchens was perfect here. Immaculate. Perhaps his most significant performance 🎉

[@JackHoward96]

"Integration was forced upon us by full grown men with bayonets at the throat of little kids!" "It takes a lot to make me cry Mr. Metzger..."

[@jimwilson5093]

I noticed that and liked Hitch's reply...

[@jayo3074]

jim wilson can u explain what he meant by that please?

[@ThunderChunky101]

Shane Chambers That there's so much wrong with what he said it almost brings one to tears.

[@jayo3074]

Sal sean Lol oh ok thanks

[@jimwilson5093]

Shane Chambers I forget what I was commenting on so sorry I can't explain..sorry

[@whatthecello42]

This is the only video I've seen with Hitchens as the interviewer. Of course, he kicks complete ass at it.

[@KD-xn5tw]

You can see the disgust in Christopher's face.

[@DannyBoy777777]

@ K D Well obviously. He isn't exactly hiding it.

[@benwilson7006]

"You're very low on the food chain" lol brilliant

[@mervinprone]

I took Metzger’s comment to mean that Hitchens is low on the radar in terms of being targeted by white separatists.

[@harmonyjones8035]

SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHY he didn't get his own show? This is gold and I want to be watching another hundred old episodes of Hitchens asking questions in the way only _he_ seems able. This is how you know there's no God.

[@happydeathfish2613]

Its really because he does not follow mainstream narratives. Also is hard to follow for the mainstream public , he uses a lot complicated/big words. He actually gives his opinion , unlike most talk show hosts. Tv is mostly uneducated trash , that never truly makes you think or liberates your thoughts. Tv is not a place for smart people ,the internet is .

[@harmonyjones8035]

happydeath fish Not exclusively enough, if you ask me.

[@RikerLovesWorf]

Christopher Hitchens had the answers, and while he’s great at asking questions, he really is the one who should be being asked to speak out the truth.

[@lightningbrigade4722]

"This how you know there is no God". Please explain.

[@evanroberts2771]

Why he didn't get his own show is because he pretty much believes what these 2 guys said about jews. He couldn't deny anything they said or disprove it, all he could come back with was basically trying to label them as holocaust deniers to detract from ANYTHING else they said. He did EXACTLY what he accused many others of doing against him. Attacking him and not the argument. Hitchens threw in his lot with the Palestinians long ago, and has long been a critic of Israeli policies. NO network worth its salt was ever going to give him a permanent platform. You KNOW why. All Hitchens did here was go for character assassination and did NOT allow them to answer a question in depth or allow them to justify their answers. He wanted 'sound bites'.

[@IceJT15]

Show this to whoever tries to censor racists. Show this to any interviewer who says something as utterly stupid as "I won't give a platform to this hate speech". Free speech is the absolute best to destroy bad arguments, not moral grandstanding and censorship. Christopher Hitchens allowed these men to speak while being more respectful than anyone could imagine, although he was by no means doing them a kindness, he was simply giving them a rope to hang themself with and keeping them on the subject of what they actually believed.

[@waynedamron8006]

Hitch is a genius

[@dennisk5500]

Listening to these guys won't sway you or me, or anyone who can think straight. The problem is that there are a LOT of unmoored people with questionable judgement and character who will be taken in by this tripe. I'm in the NO PLATFORM camp

[@IceJT15]

@@dennisk5500 You're a bad person. There is no principled position against free speech, only arguments from power. I value society's ability to arrange itself against evil for legitimate reasons rather than have you arbitrate what is good on my behalf. Which we can only know which ideas are good based on if they can be presented and discussed with someone who absolutely disagrees with him. Do you think anyone was convinced by the white supremacist here? And if so, do you think that outweighs the gain by those opposed by hearing counter arguments and means for conceptualizing why one would consider it bad? The best ideas win when presented beside each other, so unless you actually think white supremacy is the better idea you should have no fear of it being presented.

[@forkinhell5915]

@@IceJT15 This kind of interview worked 25 years ago or even 10 years ago but now it has become dangerous to give people like this a platform. The populism has been on the rise precisely because of people having a platform to spread the lies and create division and hatred. The relentless gas lightning has had a tremendous effect on society. I wish what you say still works and in a decent society it should but it is not working. Nick Griffin a BNP leader was laughed out of question time 5 or 6 years ago but today you can bet your bottom dollar, he would be cheered as enthusiastically as is possible. Propaganda, outright lies, outrage, division has confused the public hence the thriving of those once in the fringe.

[@dennisk5500]

@@IceJT15 I'm a bad person? LOL I guess I'll just have to live with the pain of your pronouncement

[@KillerClunge]

I have just come across this - and it is absolutely terrific. Probably one of Hitchen's best controlled pieces. I wish Hitchen was still around - he clearly had so much more to offer.

[@oscarmudd6579]

"I've done my best. Believe me, I have more." Christopher Hitchens

[@AndoDouglas]

Wow I wish Hitch had done more stuff like this - tethered by the demands of the hosting role his zingers become more concise and stealthy

[@douglasrobert7843]

14:50 “If you force me to restate it ...” Is there anyone faster with a comeback than Hitchens? Lol. Even Metzger Sr. couldn’t hold back a laugh.

[@jkoblivion4175]

im really happy i've discovered Hitchens by my self, but i wish i knew this genius while he was alive, my life would have changed sooner.

[@geoffcrumblin9850]

Me also, so well read and so erudite. A master of the spoken language.

[@1984isnotamanual]

@@geoffcrumblin9850 And great at the written one too.

[@byronelenica8329]

Christopher Hitchens .. "dont have the intellect" says Father Metzger. A bit like saying to Muhammad Ali .... "you cant box"

[@1800-j8x]

White Tony LEL

[@cjtjets5941]

This moron is taking about intellect, give me a break

[@soylentramen7795]

Sonny didn't box so good against Roy Innis, that's for sure.

[@artigraphmultimedia1489]

Just started this! Ive been looking for Hitchens hosting this! Thank you.

[@jeffandersen7397]

Like a Alley Cat that trapped 2 mice and is just playing with them before dinner

[@urasam2]

Oh my- Hitchens would have made the best ever host of programmes like Newsnight, Any Questions, Today On Radio 4 etc. can you imagine him interviewing the likes of Cameron, Johnson, Clegg... They would have been demolished

[@Praetorian1234]

I miss Hitchens, especially at this time in world politics. Hitchens was a true artillery piece

[@snakesocks]

Unlike 99% of young people today, Hitch could encounter two literal white supremacists, act civilly, & still wipe the floor with them.

[@User_32]

Absolutely brilliant

[@oskarmamrzynski]

Purely professional interview.

[@legesupra4275]

calmly name calling is not interviewing

[@FakingANerve]

@@legesupra4275 and what names would you be referring to, exactly?

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

​@@legesupra4275names like Zog and Mud People?

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

​@@legesupra4275He asked great questions and pinned these guys down as they evaded giving straight answers. That's real journalism. It's extinct now

[@jmmacb03]

I miss Hitch. His wit and intelligence. Wonderful to watch this early interview and how wonderful that he is here on KZbin forever. ("My question still stands. You are my guest and I am your host." ♥♥♥)

[@LJY08]

I love you Hitch...and I miss you. xxx ooo

[@lynettekomidar]

Sad, he was such an asset..what a brilliant mind.

[@lynettekomidar]

***** Blonde is apt.

[@thebeezknees]

***** His shit probobly had a higher IQ than you do.

[@oscarmudd6579]

I've only discovered Mr. Hitchens in the last year but I love the man so much I cry.

[@epb22]

29:00 ha ha ha Hitchens was so good at the understated insult.

[@dantean]

A work of genius. THANK FUCKING god HE ONCE LIVED ON THIS EARTH.

[@matimus100]

Disgusting comment

[@roddyboethius1722]

Simply the best

[@bingobangobongo5]

If only we had Hitchens now. We need him more than ever.

[@ambassador8524]

Absolutely

[@muckerwood]

Don't worry, one "greater" than Hitch will shortly arrive on the scene. But he'll only be here for 7 years. And unfortunately for you and your ilk, the same will apply.

[@muckerwood]

@@UsernameVincent Start here and go through the whole commentary. You will then understand. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6jRqmmCe8StjtU

[@eatfrenchtoast]

Hitch seems to be offering journalist courtesy instead of simply demolishing him intellectually.

[@waynedamron8006]

NJ R very very true. Because he could've shut these idiots down....quick like

[@timothyang2066]

Or he's not American and isn't preoccupied with dunking and landing demolitions over people.

[@magneto44]

@@timothyang2066 probably correct here

[@IsleFreeThinker1]

Thank you ChristopherHitchslap for the upload. Always a pleasure to watch a young Christopher Hitchens. ...and indirectly, thank you KZbin

[@silasmorgestern3834]

thanks so much for posting this- a real gem and it's wonderful to see Christopher Hitchens interviewing a fool when i'm used to the opposite.

[@AdolfHitler-lq2vf]

Hitch: "Well your pretty low on the food chain" Metzger: "Well I haven't been eaten up yet" ...is he completely oblivious to what has just been happening to him for the last half hour?

[@davidperry482]

This is a shining example of how to interview those with who you disagree that should make virtually all current members of the media first blush, and then study and attempt to emulate it.

[@89abhinav]

36:10 Metzger - You're low on the totem pole. Hitchens - You're low in the food chain. Lol Rare moment when he lost his cool.

[@JK-br1mu]

"well I haven't been eaten yet"-----the Nazi had a fast retort to that one

[@emdes54]

Hitchens was an incredible human. He seemed to be able to remember everything he'd ever read, and his bravery was was beyond compare. I only wish I could have met him.

[@GlowingMpd]

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[@leeteacher7715]

As I watch all of these HITCHENS videos, I realize I think of him as Alive. Reading the comments to Hitchens' vids I see that I am not alone in this. Good.

[@SnozberriesTasteLikeSnozberrys]

​@@leeteacher7715 i discovered him after he had passed on out of here, I binged everything of him on KZbin for almost a week before realizing 😢 he was an absolute genius, STILL IS

[@josephno1347]

he is humble and very empathetic, a beautiful soul

[@x3r0h0ur]

I like how these talking points are, in 2025, the mainstream in the right wing.

[@slittlejohnjr]

I actually remember watching this live on TV. Metzger Sr. had to call into the show to help his son out...lol.

[@Bucketheadhead]

I actually think that his son came off a lot better than he did. He is clearly a bright young man, or rather was, a shame he had to have such a morally destitute upbringing which hijacked his potential.

[@crawfordtillinghast3358]

Bucketheadhead So...do you wear an action figure of Buckethead on your head? Or did you just add another KFC bucket? :P

[@Bucketheadhead]

Crawford Tillinghast I go all out and wear the full costume, except I add the Funeral sticker at funerals as a sign of respect :P

[@crawfordtillinghast3358]

Bucketheadhead Nice. at least you're respectful. You know if you also play some of his tunes I might hire you for my funeral.

[@Bucketheadhead]

Crawford Tillinghast I try! Alas there I cannot help, but if you have a boombox hidden somewhere I can do a badass air guitar rendition.

[@Jay3603Dubb]

Never heard Hitch interview. These folks, the dude and his father, are overmatched

[@leslie62]

John literally has the look of "Dad, you're cramping my style!" Whenever his dad speaks 😂😂

[@jza84]

Bad day at the office for the Metzgers... did they even answer a single question? Love the 90s music, reminds me of NBA JAM sega mega drive or something

[@proximoto]

How can someone say they are a "product of the 90's"... in 1991? lmao

[@-BlazeK-]

oh so the first 10 years dont matter?

[@redwhitekop1825]

Blazekingz ? years count up bro....1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,2000.......just to let ya know the previous 10 years were 81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90...everything except 90 are classed as the 80's

[@-BlazeK-]

RedWhite Kop 90's means 1990-2000 and not 1980-1990

[@redwhitekop1825]

no 1990-1999 r the 90s......2000 is 2000s cmon mate

[@redwhitekop1825]

ahhhh I get ur point.......his point is 2years doest qualify him to say he's a product of the 90's.....he is from the eighties..

[@duralexsedlex162]

I love How he has the honesty of asking tough questions before the commercial breaks so that the guests have, in all fairness, a moment to collect themselves before answering.

[@asm_nop]

Wouldn't want to artificially trip somebody by demanding a fast answer to a hard question, but it also keeps the audience interested, so they don't wander away during the commercial breaks.

[@Encapdirect]

Legend just doesnt seem to measure up as a word to describe this man. Hitchslapped😊

[@Truffle_Pup]

The most bizarre thing I found was that throughout the entire interview it looked like John was wearing a yamulke

[@1984isnotamanual]

that's that little jewish hat right?

[@Truffle_Pup]

@@1984isnotamanual correcto

[@GlowingMpd]

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