Conversations with History: CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS

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University of California Television (UCTV)

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@uctv
@uctv Жыл бұрын
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@2fast2block
@2fast2block Жыл бұрын
Hitch had a brain washed of thinking. The 1LofT states that energy can't be created or destroyed, energy can only change forms, energy creation/destruction can't happen naturally. One aspect of the 2LofT shows that the universe is winding down, usable energy is becoming less usable. Creation had to be done supernaturally at some point.
@kdee8166
@kdee8166 Жыл бұрын
My intellectual of choice and a hero of mine in the fight for reason. His books are so erudite and superbly written; I'm constantly captivated by his insights, commentary and wit. To meet the man would have been the ultimate.
@giarcnella66
@giarcnella66 4 жыл бұрын
This is probably the most compelling interview I’ve seen with Hitchens, simply because the interviewer asks intellectually challenging and personally probing questions and isn’t simply trying to stir up Hitchens to bring out the more salacious and notorious aspects of his character as so many do.
@enterbalak
@enterbalak 3 жыл бұрын
So true.
@jestermoon
@jestermoon 2 жыл бұрын
A talented individual indeed.
@jackclingenpeel5020
@jackclingenpeel5020 Жыл бұрын
@@jestermoonthat is putting it mildly.😊
@jackclingenpeel5020
@jackclingenpeel5020 Жыл бұрын
What a special man.
@SmallC2023
@SmallC2023 Жыл бұрын
Smartest people I know dropped the fuck out.
@kurisensei
@kurisensei 3 жыл бұрын
'So you call yourself a contrarian...' 'No, I wouldn't say that...'
@georgeelmerdenbrough6906
@georgeelmerdenbrough6906 3 жыл бұрын
Not lost on me , either
@TwelfthRoot2
@TwelfthRoot2 Жыл бұрын
he can't help himself to not take advantage of those opportunities
@normalguycap
@normalguycap 6 ай бұрын
What else is he going to say when a person is wrong? That's a low IQ connection. A cliche.
@JesterPickering
@JesterPickering 6 ай бұрын
Genius at play 15:28 Stay Safe Stay Free worldwide The Lawnmower of death rolls on.
@lachlanmaclean6506
@lachlanmaclean6506 7 жыл бұрын
makes you want to take a moment to remember how privileged we are to be able to watch these videos like this. the internet age will no doubt negatively impact plenty of young people but for those that use it for good like learning about matters such as this, the sky is the limit on what we can be like
@therealrussellsmyth
@therealrussellsmyth 6 жыл бұрын
Great comment. My feelings entirely
@marcioc9044
@marcioc9044 6 жыл бұрын
In a way I'd say that not even the sky is the limit. Im baffled by the knowledge Ive acquired related to the universe as well. Never would I have learned that much and deep as the internet has permited me :)
@MorphingReality
@MorphingReality 5 жыл бұрын
Its almost miraculous.
@VolvoCommand
@VolvoCommand 4 жыл бұрын
totally. I'm 32 and I can barely imagine a world where this program could be aired once, maybe re-run a few times and then stuffed in a library forever. The internet is the only reason I've ever heard of it.
@cameronfielder4955
@cameronfielder4955 4 жыл бұрын
There is a limit to the amount of info a human mind can hold. It is important to form you world view based on the works of the geniuses that came before you, but the sky is not the limit. Your own capacity for knowledge is the limitS
@leftyshawenuph4026
@leftyshawenuph4026 3 жыл бұрын
I was born 1972, and so grew up during a time where if you didn't see this on television where it was shown, at the time it was shown, you never knew it existed, and just never saw it. Ever. Then along came the internet... THANK GOODNESS
@RichieRichMD
@RichieRichMD 6 жыл бұрын
It always amazes me that a man I never met, could have had such a profound impact in my life as well as my friends, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends the incomparable Christopher Hitchens lives in our hearts and thoughts.
@embisonmichalis8694
@embisonmichalis8694 4 жыл бұрын
I feel exactly the same way. I never met him and only got to know of him in 2015, yet I miss him deeply. I can't seem to find a rational explanation for that.
@colin-campbell
@colin-campbell 4 жыл бұрын
My friends and colleagues regularly refer to me as the second coming of Hitchens, if you’ll pardon the pun. I’m rather well spoken, well read and have a particular fondness for Johnny Walker black label - breakfast of champions.
@emmatrot77
@emmatrot77 4 жыл бұрын
Sadly, Peter Hitchens falls far short of the mark.
@colin-campbell
@colin-campbell 4 жыл бұрын
Emma Trot Ah yes I have met Peter, good chap at heart.
@aubreykrawitz7582
@aubreykrawitz7582 4 жыл бұрын
Colin lk Campbell
@michaelsoblicas3966
@michaelsoblicas3966 3 жыл бұрын
His knowledge of the English language was remarkable. His memory was totally mind blowing. Some opinions of his you could not readily share because of one's ignorance to the given facts. But I could listen to him for hours, the way he could explain his theory on any given subject . Both articulate ànd sincere. Christopher your genius is sadly missed
@tommythomas7084
@tommythomas7084 12 жыл бұрын
The interviewer's unwillingness to interrupt really should be commended; he did very nicely.
@bh2861
@bh2861 3 жыл бұрын
Love your work Tommy Thomas
@bh2861
@bh2861 3 жыл бұрын
@Daniel Druff please delete your comment Daniel. I want to be the only commenter for the particular comment and 100th like.
@bh2861
@bh2861 3 жыл бұрын
@Daniel Druff Daniel, What's the hold up? Delete your comments already...
@bh2861
@bh2861 3 жыл бұрын
@@coclimbergirl2174 you too, please delete your comment. For this post, I need to be the only commenter
@bh2861
@bh2861 3 жыл бұрын
@Daniel Druff earth to Daniel...?
@Kropotkin26
@Kropotkin26 15 жыл бұрын
"If you gave Falwell an enema, you could bury him in a matchbox". He said this on mainstream TV! It was frigging hilarious. For some reason, that quote is what I will always remember this man for.
@jamesharris184
@jamesharris184 3 жыл бұрын
I had to read that a few times to get it.
@GT380man
@GT380man 3 жыл бұрын
It’s brilliant. In the same league as the statement by one politician about another politician that was roughly: “Mr X drew up in an empty car”.
@warrenphillips69
@warrenphillips69 3 жыл бұрын
I've watched that interview
@juanmonge8
@juanmonge8 3 жыл бұрын
I remember that from a Redd Foxx album.
@willmpet
@willmpet 3 ай бұрын
However, it was true.
@Ivan1234772
@Ivan1234772 4 жыл бұрын
How fortunate we are that we have these recordings of a legend. I still marvel at Hitchens' mastery of thought, ideas and language. A true provocateur of his craft!
@suheilpinto6964
@suheilpinto6964 2 жыл бұрын
His critical thinking is flawless.
@metameta1427
@metameta1427 3 жыл бұрын
You are missed immensely Mr. Hitchens. Your intellect and wit are second to none.
@mesafintfanuel3627
@mesafintfanuel3627 Жыл бұрын
Whenever I listen to Christopher Hitchens, I feel more liberated than listening to 1000 gospel songs.
@jblyttle
@jblyttle Жыл бұрын
There are equals. None better.
@daviddeida
@daviddeida Жыл бұрын
He cant read you tube comments
@samicherif8796
@samicherif8796 2 күн бұрын
🎩
@seckhoffable
@seckhoffable 3 жыл бұрын
Harry Kreisler is a brilliant interviewer. His questions are probing. I love this.
@utkarshharrymehta3301
@utkarshharrymehta3301 3 жыл бұрын
Hitch had his own biases and predilections, yet it would be an understatement to suggest that he was an immaculate orator. Not many people possess such power over their articulation, and the air of sharp wit and dignity which enshrouded his presence was unique. RIP.
@Chrisrpg1980
@Chrisrpg1980 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah him being a patriot, nationalist, and statist was strange. I wonder if he was still alive if he would have challenged those biases?
@JohnM-sw4sc
@JohnM-sw4sc 10 ай бұрын
⁠@@Chrisrpg1980 all those things are good tho. I mean my goodness patriotism itself is invaluable. Don’t know how you get this men to run into the beaches on d-day without some sort of base level of societal patriotism/ group identity etc etc
@Chrisrpg1980
@Chrisrpg1980 10 ай бұрын
@@JohnM-sw4sc the same patriotism brought forth nazism. As did Statism. People need to stop believing that men are "Legitimate authority" over other men. We are all equal. Stop with this cult mindset. It will bring WW3 if we don't stop. Just like it has brought every war ever. Plus damn near every atrocity.
@bshows89
@bshows89 2 жыл бұрын
We've missed Hitch for the last decade. There are so few voices that can't be (or haven't already been) bought. So many times over the recent past I have genuinely thought to myself, "I'd love to hear what Hitchens would've thought about this." Maybe the only voice in media that I've ever really trusted. Didn't always agree with him, but always trusted that he wasn't regurgitating talking points. He was erudite but never pretentious, and he was above all else, never dull. Truly a titan of the American polemic tradition. To borrow s phrase he often employed - indeed even in this video, I miss him "like an amputated limb."
@deconry
@deconry 2 жыл бұрын
Humans like Hitch come along so seldom. I met the man and he was a gracious gentleman. So glad we have utube to keep his wit and intellectual integrity alive. Miss him terribly.
@evaburnz
@evaburnz Жыл бұрын
Hitchens, Carlin, Hicks.. amongst others. Hitchens was, of course, more the intellectual, however, Carlin and Hicks had a raw, direct manner which would cut deeply to the core of our most enraged sentiments.
@JoeyM10
@JoeyM10 Жыл бұрын
@@evaburnzI was just about to reply the same about Carlin, too. We need both of them today pretty bad. Curtis Yarvin is now my go to, educated, voice on current events.
@tomsheehy1
@tomsheehy1 Жыл бұрын
I would just love to have heard Hitchens and Carlin's take on US voting for the repulsive Trump as president. @@JoeyM10
@paulwhitmore6335
@paulwhitmore6335 7 ай бұрын
Matt Taibbi, Glenn greenwald - both journalists and imo honest
@HayleyAMathiason
@HayleyAMathiason Ай бұрын
Adore this man. Witty, extraordinary orator, naughty, brilliant writer and essayist and oh so intelligent.
@jestermoon
@jestermoon Жыл бұрын
Take A Moment Relax and Enjoy It's great to see The Genius of Christopher Hitchens at play. Gone but not forgotten. Praise God 👏 Not really, I am a Jewish atheist. Stay Silly Stay Safe and Stay Free 🙏
@FlyingSpaghettiMonster2000
@FlyingSpaghettiMonster2000 8 ай бұрын
Protestant Jewish atheist or catholic Jewish atheist 😊
@johncutts481
@johncutts481 6 ай бұрын
Without doubt the most interesting man I have ever listened to, I miss you so much. Rest easy wherever you may be.
@NunyaBusinessMK
@NunyaBusinessMK Жыл бұрын
Always a joy to find a hitch interview I haven't seen before
@stephenwhite6928
@stephenwhite6928 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, just stumbled on this, what a great interview. The interviewer obviously did his homework and both were incredibly respectful.
@dianahill7239
@dianahill7239 3 жыл бұрын
Christopher Hitchens was intelligent enough to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court! Chief Justice Christopher Hitchens.
@sukottora
@sukottora 2 жыл бұрын
How lucky we were to have Christopher Hitchens.
@mesafintfanuel3627
@mesafintfanuel3627 Жыл бұрын
I will nominate Christopher Hitchens for the office of a messiah. Down with Jesus Christ.
@yevgeniyzharinov7473
@yevgeniyzharinov7473 Жыл бұрын
What is this hitchens idolatry? I don't get why people are fawning over him.
@ianmcpartland9306
@ianmcpartland9306 Жыл бұрын
If you "get" Hitchens, as I do, then his appeal is intangible but intoxicating. However, I can see how he is not everyones cup of tea or why some can take him or leave him.@@yevgeniyzharinov7473
@nestorrfortuna1
@nestorrfortuna1 Жыл бұрын
​@@yevgeniyzharinov7473i think his books.
@stevebaker4319
@stevebaker4319 11 ай бұрын
What would Christopher think of Trump now, in the groups opinion?
@gavtucker9917
@gavtucker9917 Жыл бұрын
What a great interview but more so what a very astute interviewer. To converse with Mr Hitchens and stimulate his opinions is a hard task in itself. Very good listen. RIP Christopher Hitchens
@phssthpok5075
@phssthpok5075 Жыл бұрын
As with many others, I praise the interviewer for doing his homework, and asking good questions.
@bobobandy9382
@bobobandy9382 Жыл бұрын
Mhm. He certainly kept his notes. Mhm.
@BobbyCarr821
@BobbyCarr821 7 жыл бұрын
When the Hitch crossed his arms, you knew he was more serious, and in tune, than what was about to come back at him. I love this man.
@kathypiazza7228
@kathypiazza7228 4 жыл бұрын
I miss him. Thankfully I can find him here on line.
@bhaskarphukan3889
@bhaskarphukan3889 4 жыл бұрын
@@kathypiazza7228 to
@foadghavami2004
@foadghavami2004 6 жыл бұрын
How beautifully and seriously in a very brief statement, defines 60s, heritage of 60s and specially 68 revolution of youth in Europe, that reshaped future of Europe, for better or worse. What a towering figure and orator!
@MonMalthias
@MonMalthias 9 жыл бұрын
I think that if nothing else, Hitchens illuminates just why it is so important to never become a "party liner" - that is; to expose oneself to new ideas and new philosophies, but never to become swept up and homogenised within a movement, to suppress one's individuality of views to 'toe the party line'. One should always be critical about what is 'accepted' and in particular, be self-critical and self-examining because the easiest person to fool, after all, is oneself.
@robnorwood3591
@robnorwood3591 3 жыл бұрын
In a different time. The only thing in the middle of the road is road kill in 2021.
@PsyChoLogicZ
@PsyChoLogicZ 3 жыл бұрын
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain the thought without accepting it" Aristotle Many years on and I also agree.
@EazyEden1
@EazyEden1 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliantly said
@GT380man
@GT380man 3 жыл бұрын
To be frank, I never bothered to learn “the party line” on anything. If my thoughts on a matter converges with those of others’, I still want to know why.
@noreenmountain9405
@noreenmountain9405 3 жыл бұрын
@MichaelKingsfordGray ??
@kenclayton5088
@kenclayton5088 Жыл бұрын
So good to watch and listen to this remarkable man...his speech....his history knowledge....his accuracy...brilliant
@2fast2block
@2fast2block Жыл бұрын
His absurdity in thinking we got all this on its own. The 1LofT states that energy can't be created or destroyed, energy can only change forms, energy creation/destruction can't happen naturally. One aspect of the 2LofT shows that the universe is winding down, usable energy is becoming less usable. Creation had to be done supernaturally at some point.
@rimbusjift7575
@rimbusjift7575 Жыл бұрын
​@@2fast2block Quick IQ test... Solve: 4, 5, 14, 185, ...
@2fast2block
@2fast2block Жыл бұрын
@@rimbusjift7575 ok, just say you can't deal with what I gave. It's obvious anyway.
@rimbusjift7575
@rimbusjift7575 Жыл бұрын
@@2fast2block Pathetic duck. If four numbers are beyond your comprehension, then you should stick to things of LESSER complexity.
@Mouth-of-Spaghetti
@Mouth-of-Spaghetti 5 ай бұрын
@@2fast2blockYou are like a monkey with a football , loving it but clueless. You are butchering the 2nd law of thermodynamics; That only applies to a closed system.
@timc55
@timc55 Жыл бұрын
Love the interaction between them. Miss you, Christopher.
@hankblanc4586
@hankblanc4586 4 жыл бұрын
One of the best Hitchens interviews ever.
@Gleadless
@Gleadless 4 жыл бұрын
Totally agree , sadly we’ve lost a icon of reality, he with superior education completely obliterated the religious fanatics Richard Dawkins is another albeit through science ...brilliant
@audiebavington8789
@audiebavington8789 5 жыл бұрын
What an incredibly pleasant interview. Enjoyed it. Thanks for posting.
@dianahill7239
@dianahill7239 3 жыл бұрын
Christopher Hitchens was intelligent enough to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court! Chief Justice Christopher Hitchens.
@jennifermillward9048
@jennifermillward9048 9 жыл бұрын
WISH I;D HEARD THIS VITAL , COURAGEOUSLY HONEST MAN A LONG TIME AGO....VERY GRATEFUL NOW ...
@2fast2block
@2fast2block 3 жыл бұрын
@MichaelKingsfordGray so this is how a Hitch follower reasons. After I give evidence, this is the best comeback they can think of... "Illiterate cretin."
@staylopictures
@staylopictures 15 жыл бұрын
How great to see a thoughtful interview where ideas get developed and people don't talk on top of each other. Thanks uctelevision.
@davidpatteson3061
@davidpatteson3061 5 ай бұрын
I want to thank everyone for the sincere compliments about Hitchens. I appreciate the sadness that people share that they discovered him after he had passed. In the craziness of today, there is no one that calms me down more in the middle of the night than he does. I lecture a lot and I literally feel like I have become smarter and more eloquent (tough uphill climb) as a result of listening to him. I wish I had his brain.
@jestermoon
@jestermoon 2 жыл бұрын
His depth of knowledge in the detail of history is exceptional. Sorely missed.
@brucemonkhouse6698
@brucemonkhouse6698 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, extraordinary well read, sense of humour and wit..a true genius..
@adamtzsch
@adamtzsch 11 жыл бұрын
A passionate man, well-informed and, most importantly, funny. The twinkle in his eye faded FAR too soon.
@Spongebob0911
@Spongebob0911 Жыл бұрын
One of the few where you come to realize ... once they re gone, the world is a lot less brighter than before ...
@terribleTed-ln6cm
@terribleTed-ln6cm 2 жыл бұрын
Intellectual legend......I miss him terribly.
@johnpoulsen7582
@johnpoulsen7582 7 жыл бұрын
The preparation, intelligence and capacity of the interviewer brings the best out in our hero Hitchens
@susanfiedler427
@susanfiedler427 4 жыл бұрын
Miss him greatly..thank heavens we have him whenever we need him❤
@richardstrauss7750
@richardstrauss7750 2 жыл бұрын
I have followed Christopher Hitchens from the day I first became aware of him. To have known him personally would have been a privilege and a challenge for me to come close to keeping up. Thought stimulating. Nothing lazy about his intellect.
@jseldner
@jseldner 13 жыл бұрын
A once in a generation intellect, and a great example of not giving a damn what people think of you!
@hela99
@hela99 14 жыл бұрын
i love all these 'history interviews' .. i have watched the one with Noam Chomsky and Elizabeth Warren, they were great, and i am looking forward to this one! It's inspiring and gives me strength to listen to these interesting and open-minded people.
@mikecoughlin5901
@mikecoughlin5901 4 жыл бұрын
What an incredibly pleasant interview. Enjoyed it. Thanks for posting.
@dianahill7239
@dianahill7239 3 жыл бұрын
Christopher Hitchens was intelligent enough to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court! Chief Justice Christopher Hitchens.
@shabirmagami146
@shabirmagami146 2 ай бұрын
great interview .....Hitch as always articulate and brilliant at that ...the interviewer is spot on .... loved every minute of it 💌
@totall2952
@totall2952 4 жыл бұрын
We need him now wish he was still here for us all
@jamesw17
@jamesw17 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you're talking about a prophet or a demagogue.
@totall2952
@totall2952 4 жыл бұрын
@@jamesw17 just wish he was here to talk give advice and do the good work he was doing for us all that's all if that's bad in your eyes jog on amego lol
@alexcrokes329
@alexcrokes329 4 жыл бұрын
@DemocritusWept
@DemocritusWept 4 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine how beautifully he’d take apart the rampantly anarchic irrational bullying tactics of Ibrahim xendi (sp) who is the flavor du jour of cowardly left of which I used to be one but am no longer. I love the great republican experiment called USA too much. but I also loathe the current administration. Please someone breathe life into a true independent party.
@cloudstrife206
@cloudstrife206 4 жыл бұрын
The man lives on in his books and online videos. We can all still learn from him despite him being no longer with us. Take care
@marlaleemouse
@marlaleemouse 4 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with Christopher Hitchens years ago and I have never fallen out.
@justanamerican9450
@justanamerican9450 4 жыл бұрын
I now discovered this beautiful brain. I missed him alive. I am happy to see his conversations.
@Gallowglass7
@Gallowglass7 3 жыл бұрын
@@justanamerican9450 I miss that man so much; he is so much needed for this time
@gabriellaspaeth2275
@gabriellaspaeth2275 Жыл бұрын
even now he is gone, i can’t get enough of his videos. Really wish he as still with us.
@brianwilson49
@brianwilson49 4 жыл бұрын
I need to watch this a few times to absorb it all!
@dianahill7239
@dianahill7239 3 жыл бұрын
Christopher Hitchens was intelligent enough to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court! Chief Justice Christopher Hitchens.
@williamkferro35
@williamkferro35 12 жыл бұрын
Quite, Jimmy! His explanation of that process resonates fully with me. "It's not something you do; it's something you are."
@audiebavington8789
@audiebavington8789 4 жыл бұрын
Great interviewer. Good questions and allowed Hitch to speak.
@revpgesqredux
@revpgesqredux 8 жыл бұрын
he puts his finger on a huge problem of this day - "judging people's actions by their reputations instead of judging their reputations by their actions". in partisanism, in celebrity worship, in the rampant dumb "hooray for our side" propaganda of our day. all of this avoids the question "what am i doing myself about what i believe?" and the next one "what are you doing about what you believe?" having a spotless liberal or conservative voting record is a poor proof of compassion and charity
@johnmoeller8654
@johnmoeller8654 8 жыл бұрын
Good insights and excellent comment
@jc.1191
@jc.1191 4 жыл бұрын
We do have a society that idolizes narcissism.
@AvonNabors
@AvonNabors 4 жыл бұрын
This is what I remember as a young boy
@MaiarOlorin45
@MaiarOlorin45 3 жыл бұрын
Well said
@kantraxoikol6914
@kantraxoikol6914 3 жыл бұрын
compassion and charity have no ground in politics, you'll never see that in any candidate ever. if you think tRump had ANY of that in him you're already more delusional than can be stated here
@meviewer2
@meviewer2 11 жыл бұрын
Nice to see Hitchens in a conversation where he is not on the attack, shows his kind and respectful side
@davidschmidt6013
@davidschmidt6013 4 жыл бұрын
Hitch exemplifies the difference between a man with a diploma, and a man with an education.
@dianahill7239
@dianahill7239 3 жыл бұрын
Christopher Hitchens was intelligent enough to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court! Chief Justice Christopher Hitchens.
@illuddivinus3309
@illuddivinus3309 3 жыл бұрын
Even an education doesn’t secure that knowledge. Hitch was touched by greater devices that you and I will never reach.
@stevebrown8368
@stevebrown8368 Жыл бұрын
Yes indeed
@The_kids12345
@The_kids12345 Жыл бұрын
Hitch is one of my heros
@muzi2672
@muzi2672 Жыл бұрын
Not entirely true. Hitchens was the beneficiary of a very high quality education, it's not as if he went to an inner city comp (a public school in the US) and never went to uni. As he says, he went to English boarding schools and then studied Philosophy at Oxford. Hardly a self-taught man 😂
@ouchmycrank
@ouchmycrank 16 жыл бұрын
This was excellent. Thank you for posting it.
@mattstickle2725
@mattstickle2725 Жыл бұрын
A jewel. Earth's greatest representative. Speaks for me on somebody levels. Says it better than anyone has ever said it or even thought about saying it.
@NanoHorizon
@NanoHorizon 12 жыл бұрын
Things still happen in the world and I'll think "I can't wait to hear what Christopher has to say about this"
@thebritandtheyank3821
@thebritandtheyank3821 4 жыл бұрын
.....Filled with more brilliance and meaning than ever!
@qlnbd
@qlnbd 4 жыл бұрын
God i miss him. Yes, i know, that first word. A cultural artifact of my upbringing. But i wish he was here now. He is needed more than ever.
@Greetingsearthling22
@Greetingsearthling22 4 жыл бұрын
I catch myself saying “thank god” but I let it happen.
@mikecoughlin5901
@mikecoughlin5901 4 жыл бұрын
One of the greats. Taken away, such a very expensive tragedy. RIP Christopher.
@c.s.7097
@c.s.7097 4 жыл бұрын
"What more can I say"? "Much more, much more". He caught himself there LOL
@ellystripes
@ellystripes 4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful interview. Miss you, Hitch.
@rhondareinhardt6688
@rhondareinhardt6688 11 жыл бұрын
Hitchens had thoughts and he was honest in expressing them. In other words, simply one in a million.
@RichieRichMD
@RichieRichMD 4 жыл бұрын
Got to love the Hitch! illuminating interview with thoughtful provoking ideas, and a glass full of Johnnie Walker Black, the which he takes a big gulp @ 23:09 his fantastic intellect was sharper even more after he got buzzed. Love Christopher, miss the gorgeous bastard.
@andreteixeira8546
@andreteixeira8546 6 жыл бұрын
Alternative title: Hitchens has a chat with Ned Flanders
@myothersoul1953
@myothersoul1953 6 жыл бұрын
sometimes it takes the blankness of a Ned Flanders to get the interesting out.
@Kampup
@Kampup 5 жыл бұрын
@@myothersoul1953 Hitchens is better when challenged the guy is too nice, but a nice man.
@hansjuker8296
@hansjuker8296 5 жыл бұрын
Stupid sexy Flanders
@noturnleftunstoned72
@noturnleftunstoned72 5 жыл бұрын
hahaha good diddly day sir.
@errolkim1334
@errolkim1334 4 жыл бұрын
Intro music by Maggie Simpson
@undisputedgreatest
@undisputedgreatest 14 жыл бұрын
Hitchens is one of the most brilliant men to have ever existed.
@andrewpickering5180
@andrewpickering5180 4 жыл бұрын
You haven't met me. Please explain. Only kidding I'm with you . -; )
@davidcoomber4050
@davidcoomber4050 3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps you should get out more
@andrewpickering5180
@andrewpickering5180 3 жыл бұрын
@@davidcoomber4050 you're right. Oh and when I implied I was also brilliant, I ment in the shining sense of the word. ;-)
@kieronjohnson8834
@kieronjohnson8834 3 жыл бұрын
I guarantee Hitchens would be able to give you a list of a hundred or more people who he would rate as far more brilliant. He was very clear and unassuming about his place in the scheme of things. He had a robust ego, he needed one for his work, but he never believed his own hype.
@user-kx2jz2go2d
@user-kx2jz2go2d 3 жыл бұрын
@@kieronjohnson8834 that list would be easy to compile. Hitchens is a lot of things but a “great mind” isn’t one of them.
@christinehazard9641
@christinehazard9641 4 жыл бұрын
Now more than ever! To have some willing to speak truth! He’s sorely missed
@dianahill7239
@dianahill7239 3 жыл бұрын
Christopher Hitchens was intelligent enough to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court! Chief Justice Christopher Hitchens.
@DELANOdutch
@DELANOdutch Жыл бұрын
Humanity really misses this man, badly. RIP HITCH.
@brautigan81
@brautigan81 16 жыл бұрын
I love his little smirk when the interviewer says "a man of letters."
@2martino3
@2martino3 4 жыл бұрын
give me a goddamn timestamp
@user-kx2jz2go2d
@user-kx2jz2go2d 3 жыл бұрын
He was quietly revelling in the flattery. He’s English but still couldn’t hide it.
@stephenholmgren405
@stephenholmgren405 5 ай бұрын
The past week I have listened to about 40 hours of Hitch
@trillianmcmillian2660
@trillianmcmillian2660 3 жыл бұрын
this is soo good and needs to still be heard!
@danischannel
@danischannel 9 ай бұрын
@40:00 What he says about totalitarian regimes and extremism is well delivered...Time standing still...what isn't forbidden is compulsory, everything that isn't compulsory is forbidden...oppression of women , art , music
@embecmom5863
@embecmom5863 4 жыл бұрын
this was a great interview. Love the quote about people contorting themselves to avoid acknowledging a point, this is 2020 in a nutshell.
@jadezee6316
@jadezee6316 4 жыл бұрын
WHATEVER MADE YOU THINK THAT PEOPLE HAVE CHANGED in that and most other regards? the thirst may have increased and the methods used to relieve it more obvious....but the beliefs have only galvanized and deepened.....i see slow..very slow evolution on certain fronts..but the kind of change Hitchens believed in and talked about has made even fewer inroads...
@JoSpring
@JoSpring Жыл бұрын
To have been his student. The stuff of dreams... miss you, Hitch. You're work will not die.
@ianmacdougall2100
@ianmacdougall2100 4 жыл бұрын
Wish I had a bigger brain to understand most of his depth. By far him and Thomas Sowell are my guide and best articulate my beliefs.
@jacquelinejoyfrance1159
@jacquelinejoyfrance1159 3 жыл бұрын
Oh my dear friend I am so with you!!!
@boringname3657
@boringname3657 2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Alan-71351
@Alan-71351 Жыл бұрын
​@@boringname3657Uncle Tom Sowell😂
@xtianosickboy
@xtianosickboy 4 жыл бұрын
The jingle reminds me of times the TV and vcr was wheeled into the classroom on a stand at school
@PlntPeace
@PlntPeace 9 жыл бұрын
Miss You Christopher Hitchens... Thinking of your family and friends
@chrishitch8675
@chrishitch8675 9 жыл бұрын
+Ntwa-dumela Don't cry. We'll see each other soon.
@KingRumar
@KingRumar 9 жыл бұрын
+chris hitch Is this supposed to imply he's in hell? That's cute, keep that dream going if it makes you happy.
@revpgesqredux
@revpgesqredux 8 жыл бұрын
me too, and praying for them
@BannerOfBlasfemy
@BannerOfBlasfemy 6 жыл бұрын
hahahahahahahaha
@luciferscatmilk
@luciferscatmilk 6 жыл бұрын
PreserveBigCats creep
@Exileonbackroad
@Exileonbackroad 4 жыл бұрын
His hatred of Kissinger is legendary, fantastic rant at 45:56.
@jamesharris184
@jamesharris184 3 жыл бұрын
Timeless, thank you. The answer to Henry Kissinger, is the elites seldom pay. We do not abide by the standards we impose on others.
@BreezyJeans
@BreezyJeans 9 жыл бұрын
I love the part at 28:00 where he talks about how people feel about going against popular opinion
@deltasquared7777
@deltasquared7777 12 жыл бұрын
Hitchens' brilliance lay in his encyclopedic knowledge encompassing History, Literature, Philosophy, and current affairs and his uncanny ability to assess and integrate the place of current affairs into the broadest scheme of History and Philosophy. Combined with his incomparably eloquent, endearing quasi-curmudgeonly charm that softened the brunt of his broad, blunt, incisive, often sarcastic observations make him a singular human being whose honesty, insight and very being is sorely missed
@andjunglepunkthirteen760
@andjunglepunkthirteen760 Жыл бұрын
The perfect summary of the man.
@air9music
@air9music 4 жыл бұрын
I must say budget Einstein is a good interviewer.
@enterbalak
@enterbalak 3 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@jellooowith3os
@jellooowith3os 3 жыл бұрын
That's quality. Can't stop grinning.
@GT380man
@GT380man 3 жыл бұрын
Was Einstein a good interviewer?
@juanmonge8
@juanmonge8 3 жыл бұрын
Poor mans Gabe Kaplan.
@ecdhannam1013
@ecdhannam1013 7 ай бұрын
brilliant interview. As whatever is in the glass takes hold he just keeps getting better and the interviewer plays to it.
@MrTPollitt
@MrTPollitt 15 жыл бұрын
you recognise a fellow sufferer when you see one! hitchens is incredibly inspirational person, whatever you think of his views
@Sagaciousish
@Sagaciousish 9 жыл бұрын
The ultimate Hitch interview
@williamrenz3141
@williamrenz3141 Жыл бұрын
I wish he'd still been around over the past 11-plus years. He could have had a field day with the nonsense occurring since his passing.
@WolfUSMC
@WolfUSMC 8 ай бұрын
Aldous Huxley, Orson Welles, Christopher Hitchens, they've tried to warn us of just what is happening right now!!! Losing Hitchens was truly a great loss to humanity!
@cherylween4973
@cherylween4973 8 ай бұрын
Hitchens should have cared for his health, then he most likely would have lived longer.
@SleepyPenguin-8og
@SleepyPenguin-8og 7 ай бұрын
One of the last people who ever told the truth about anything.
@markmccabek9
@markmccabek9 5 ай бұрын
Him... and George Carlin!!
@ChannelZero-e4x
@ChannelZero-e4x Жыл бұрын
Legend. Hes chillin w George carlin and carl sagan rn. Rip.
@greenhornet299
@greenhornet299 12 жыл бұрын
BRILLIANT man...I am a Christian....but this man was a genius....
@hamnchee
@hamnchee 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the intro music. Just sublime.
@SuperStig23
@SuperStig23 11 жыл бұрын
I didn't always agree with his opinions but a brilliant mind, and the best BS detector he was as a contrarian, when the Democrats or Labor Party were in power he lampooned their hypocrisy, when the Conservatives or Republicans were in power he skewered their self righteous hypocrisy, At least he made you you think. RIP Chris, like all the greats you were taken way too young
@IFY0USEEKAY
@IFY0USEEKAY 11 жыл бұрын
Well put! Hitch wasn't always right, but he was NEVER in doubt. I will miss his viewpoints on the events that will come in the next few years.
@no-oneman.4140
@no-oneman.4140 6 жыл бұрын
Christopher ....
@tommylyons3765
@tommylyons3765 6 жыл бұрын
tard
@mikekennedy5470
@mikekennedy5470 4 жыл бұрын
It's alright I that you didn't always agree with him ..just shows that you were not educated enough ..hope you got that all straightened out now....
@gnuPirate
@gnuPirate 4 жыл бұрын
@@howardlovecraft750 You are a scumbag.
@erpthompsonqueen9130
@erpthompsonqueen9130 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@omnipitous4648
@omnipitous4648 9 жыл бұрын
All I can say is: "Very Nice" interview.
@ktkee7161
@ktkee7161 3 жыл бұрын
The beginning of that is so twee I thought it must be the 1980s, but it's 2002! His remarks on the lack of an identity crisis are fascinating, as it's all we seem to have talked about in England for at least 5 years. And tbh, it feels a lot longer than that (lost an empire not found a role).
@jimbrooks3370
@jimbrooks3370 9 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else feel like they were back in junior high school about to watch a film strip when the intro played?
@1389Chopin
@1389Chopin Жыл бұрын
Agreed on the interviewer - he came prepared. As usual hitch's Command of language is 2nd to none. Who else in history - marcus aurelius, excellent company to be sure
@adamtzsch
@adamtzsch 11 жыл бұрын
You'll be greatly missed, Christopher. Especially by a fellow Philosophy student. Who's gonna fill your shoes?
@samueljamesos
@samueljamesos 3 жыл бұрын
I will x
@adamtzsch
@adamtzsch 3 жыл бұрын
@@samueljamesos Stick to Joe Rogan.
@MattSingh1
@MattSingh1 3 жыл бұрын
@@adamtzsch 😄👍👌
@carolbell8008
@carolbell8008 3 жыл бұрын
Derek Prince
@adamtzsch
@adamtzsch 3 жыл бұрын
@@carolbell8008 The dead guy? 🤔
@fb8966
@fb8966 Жыл бұрын
Hitchens is amazingly cooperative......... great performance.
@lucygodfrey141
@lucygodfrey141 4 жыл бұрын
Christopher Hitchens immortal; best speaker, best attitude, best voice: on this side idolatry.
@henriwi
@henriwi 12 жыл бұрын
Bravo. Bravo. Your statement was essential.
@thepyrrhonist6152
@thepyrrhonist6152 Жыл бұрын
It would have been fun to here his analysis of the current zeitgeist - trump, fall of afghan, wokeness, etc.
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