Peter Hitchens on Crime, Immigration, Cannabis & the Left

[@triggerpod]

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[@mrmagoo-i2l]

I can’t believe you guys don’t have more subs, be patient though guys. If you build it they will come.

[@rheazeus123]

The title should have been The Peter Hitchens Delusion.

[@sonnyelliot106]

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[@melvinjackson4096]

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[@Matmus]

Don’t agree with him on everything but always have a lot of time of Peter Hitchens. Wonderful conversation as usual. Well done guys.

[@tomd3448]

I think that many right wing columnists (Hopkins, Littlejohn etc.) write for shock value to sell more copy, and I struggle to believe that what they say is truly what they feel. I may disagree with Hitchens on many things, however I feel that his opinions are genuinely true to his heart. I can't lump him in with Littlejohn and co. He is eloquent and polite in explaining his viewpoints. We should be able to maturely listen and objectively evaluate a range of opposing viewpoints. Social media now profiles us and offers us only things it thinks we'll like and agree with. It's healthy to listen to what a range of different people think however, and I applaud the channel for promoting this...

[@dm0527]

I don't agree with anyone 100% and Peter Hitchens is no exception, but he brings up some very good points. If only we had more people who took the view that we can listen to anyone, disagree with some points and agree with others and there's no need to ban them or de-platform them, etc.

[@5tonyvvvv]

Why don't you agree with him? Cuz he's not a bitter atheist alcoholic like his brother?

[@gg_rider]

@@tomd3448 Twitter and KZbin feeds me real Leftists, and anti-SJW anti-commie voices, I keep the bots confused. I DO believe what critics say of communism, including Left critics. Dogmatic beliefs. My own view of the USSR and Marxist ideals of radical grassroots democracy, The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth, Politically. A society and economy needs some centralization. That can't very well be illiterate or poorly-read and ignorant workers given full power and responsibilities for all national decisions. Therefore, there WILL arise an isolated Vanguard of leaders, surrounding one or few Great Leaders. Dictatorship of the Proletariat turns into Dictatorship. Anarchist Utopia will require public structures and influential leaders will arise, unless the Great Mob grants leadership to the most-marginalized and least-successful, which is probably a path to worse disaster. No recognition that basics of human nature include avarice and lying/deceit and ego/conceit.

[@fabiomartingez8314]

5tonyvvvv an anti theist is different from an atheist.

[@cowabungadude7408]

I have learned a great deal from watching Peter's content online. Thank you all!

[@djpentz]

@@jley1823 you're not alone in this mistake :D

[@fasteddyuk]

I have a lot of time for Peter, but don't take all his claims at face value.

[@crimebodge7274]

Wow! You really landed a big fish with this interview. Hitchens is a legend and there aren't enough interviews of this kind with him.

[@nodeal4791]

And you have a great channel

[@jamesyboy4626]

Funny, i just watched this video and now on my home page I'm getting recommendations for your videos. Just thinking out loud.

[@kushan101]

I hate to say it, but the owen jones interview with him is really good as well.

[@crawford1083]

Twat! Not so much legend as bell-end. The only point of Peter Hitchens is to remind us how we miss his vastly superior and more intelligent brother.

[@Hellyers]

20:00 "...yes, well Twitter is very tightly patrolled. Possibly because it doesn't involve going out in the rain." Classic Hitchens.

[@nodeal4791]

I am a massive fan of his late brother Christopher but I also really enjoy listening to Peter, both so articulate and eloquent.

[@MOSMASTERING]

Only one brother was useful, intelligent and on point.. this one is totally off base on all of his opinions. He has no compassion whatsoever.

[@paultaylor3521]

I agree wish Christopher was around now be interesting to see his views on brexit , trump , Syria ect

[@vanguard4065]

compassion is your desire to feed yourself your own fetish.

[@jthemagicrobot3960]

@@MOSMASTERING lol lol smh compassion never comes from the barrel of a gun and they both advocate that gun

[@jthemagicrobot3960]

@Graham Stewart sure if you are in to theft and murder which is what socialism is and Hitch advocated till the day he died

[@tragicvision775]

Peter is a national treasure.

[@carlosmatos9848]

As was his brother

[@gwhite1932]

Hitchens is great. I follow everything he says but his problem is he has no solutions. I used to think he was wrong about the Tory party but he's right. They have to be destroyed

[@borderlands6606]

Peter Hitchens is serially ignored and continually misrepresented.

[@MOSMASTERING]

GOD NO! His Brother was.. Peter is a chronic asshole.

[@moizesbrando]

Unfortunately a hidden treasure

[@beetlegin]

Great interview - but far too short !! Always find Peter Hitchens fascinating. He talks about things that you would never hear mentioned or referenced anywhere else, and with such a real depth of knowledge.

[@nascar0509]

I remember seeing a bus advert by the local police where I live around 2010 saying "crime is down, no if's or but's" talk about a veiled threat of you dare question what we say or else, that rang alarm bells for me!

[@stephenmurray2851]

Crime is absolutely not down. The only reason crime can be claimed to be down is because the two most common types of crime from back then, namely car crime, especially ram raiding and car theft, and housebreaking have died down massively. Of course they died down not because of the police or courts but because of capitalism and new technology. Emobilisers were the big one.

[@suminshizzles6951]

And then it was discovered that they were not recording crimes. They lied. Your own government lied to you. Your own government, the government now - the conservatives with may in charge, orchastrated a cladestine, tax payer funded, covert smearing campaign against the opposition leader corbyn. I dont give a shit about corbyn or the cons but i do care about them trying to influence the public with their smearing.

[@ENIGMVTIK]

@endmy suffering It might have something to do with the fact that no other economic system has ever pulled so many people out of poverty and accelerated technological advancement to such a staggering rate.

[@kaptinkeiff]

@endmy suffering The poverty claim is unfounded? Utter tripe. Perhaps they do, but less than used to, and the poverty is FAR less severe. As they say "The poor today are fat". To claim poverty is not down on either a national or international scale is utter nonsense.

[@hoosebrickhighlander3678]

@@kaptinkeiff haha he wasn't in the student union bar that time was he..well done old chap!

[@TheChriscarper1]

Superb! Thanks again for another great interview and giving Peter Hitchens the time and space to talk.

[@Mark_Dyer1]

I have always wondered why LAURA KUENSSBERG et al always advocate 'freedom-of-movement-for-jobs' for all jobs EXCEPT their own!

[@kenrehill7235]

Mark Dyer kuennsburg is a cunt.

[@desmondalloffo7915]

Kuensberg is a big Jewish shill , hopefully someone does a jill dando on her

[@Mark_Dyer1]

@@desmondalloffo7915 Why is her being a Jew a problem? It is not a 'person' who is a problem; but the ideology they follow. Kuenssberg's ideology is (from listening to her interviews and comments) PROGRESSIVE RELATIVISM; not Judaism.

[@Mark_Dyer1]

@Will Savage Well written, Will! It appears there are loads of Antisemites in our society: and not just in the ranks of Labour! This idiot clearly thought he could get away with it. Two broadsides later, perhaps he will engage his brain, and his humanity, before he writes again!

[@Mark_Dyer1]

@Sofie Dunbar Hi Sofie: don't get me started on the standard of the English Language used in the Public Square these days. It appears, even the BBC, prefers the 'standard' set by the black immigrant community of 'SARF LONDON' over that which we were taught, and for which the BBC used to be the exemplar, until around thirty years ago.

[@sadhappy8860]

Fantastic little channel you've made here lads, great Sunday viewing

[@idgafur]

Very interesting interview. I was very glad to hear his last argument about cars. I could not agree more. The way we let our public transportation system degrade here in Germany in favour of the all mighty Autobahn and our car industry is a pity.

[@mrmagoo-i2l]

Having a free trade deal with Japan is more damaging. Let’s see how long ‘buy German’ lasts, as “nationalism bad” is beaten into you guys. I feel bad for you guys, Bavaria feels like home. It’s beautiful, n’ coming from a Yorkshire man (God’s country), that’s sayin’ something!

[@nascar0509]

Exactly the same with the great Doctor Thomas Sowell who warned us about the dangerous turn of the education system forty years ago and it has all come to pass!

[@jaromor8808]

But, unlike Hitchens, Thomas Sowell admitted he was wrong on Trump. This baffoon still believes Trump is merely a result of some voter tantrum.

[@worldofwords8426]

@Will Savage as a conservative I can tell you that Trump was put into the office as a mask behind the actual controllers. Along the line they realized that the old leftist bullshit wasn't working so they needed someone to sway the conservative vote... Trump. It doesn't matter what he does economically the Federal reserve still thrive off our debt agenda 2030 of the UN is being rolled out and we still attack countries that don't want to trade with their oil with our money( petrodollar) and or don't have a Rothschild central bank

[@foxtrotwhiskeymike]

@@worldofwords8426 if trump was put in power by some almighty controllers who can pick and choose which candidates they want in office then why has he been attacked relentlessly since day one by all members of the establishment, the media, hollywood, academia even the tech companies such as google have had top employees caught on camera saying they want to prevent trump from winning in 2020, not to mention there was a 3 year fbi investigation to the tune of 30 million dollars to try and unseat him, it seems to me everyone with any kind of power is against trump yet supposedly he's put in by these controllers who have the power to control elections, i'd understand a little bit of controlled opposition to try and trick people into thinking trump is anti establishment, but with the amount he has got from all angles your theory just makes no sense.

[@edwardcatt2399]

Just discovered you guys (thanks to Peter Hitchens) and I gotta say, I really appreciate your modesty and concession that you're not experts but you consult them! Love the angle!

[@oscarwoodburn6360]

Both of the Hitchen's brothers are an excellent example of what hard work can achieve. I'm glad we still have one of them at least

[@vladdrakul7851]

I'm on the Corbyn Left and yet Peter is head and shoulder better than his slimy false dead older brother. Christopher was a shallow media loving intellectual fake with zero principles.Went from an asshole on the Left to a neo Con pushing Tony Blair, Iraq war and other BS! He was ALWAYS wrong and despicable while Peter even when he is wrong is considered and thoughtful. I respect his integrity. We all need to be more than way!

[@Itsonlymakebelieve]

I have only come across your youtube interviews and watched a few short videos in the last few days. Didn't understand the idea of the two interviewers sitting together but it works. This interview is particularly good. You know how to let an intelligent man speak. Thank you.

[@marionreynolds7080]

One of our greatest public intellectuals. Been a fan of Peter Hitchens all my adult life. He’s a complete stranger to mendacity. Thanks a lot Francis and Konstantin.

[@Shogun2k7]

What a pleasure it was to see Peter able to speak freely and expand upon his thoughts, without getting perpetually shot down and chastised beforehand. Thank you guys for a great interview!

[@002951603]

One of the best yet. There's clearly a rare breadth of knowledge behind much of what he says.

[@chrisruss9861]

Such a wonderful pessimist. I love Peter. People on opposite sides of the fence are willing to listen to him which civilises everybody. His thoughts on policing are uncommonly sensible.

[@suminshizzles6951]

In todays world there is nothing really to look forward to. Governments around the world do nothing but talk about saving the environment and then drink champagne at the tax payers' expense and fly in jets home. Animals are dying at %1000 times the natural background rate and people do nothing but talk. Yeah i dont hold much faith in our species to be honest and there is a lot to be pessimistic about.

[@chonnerone2964]

I love Hitchens. Although, I was smoking cannabis while I was listening to him speak. I wish he could factor in mild, leisurely, sociable drug use to his argument. I smoke weed like some drink wine and I am a law abiding hard working person.

[@robhuanout5443]

@Alan S I understand that for some weed can cause mental health issues but when you say weed isn't a soft drug is incorrect. Most dope dealers are selling the equivalent to say hard liquor like vodka and whisky. Go to Holland and they will have a variety of weed that you can ask about and be sold whats best for you. Also, wine as a drink is rather heavy if you ask me. Maybe Mr Hitchens has built up some tolerance.

[@davidlynch9049]

@@robhuanout5443 You clearly have no clue what you are talking about. England is the land of alcoholics. The world knows what a horrible toll has had on English society. To imply that Marijuana use is worse makes you look stupid. You clearly have no idea what you are talking about.

[@robhuanout5443]

@@davidlynch9049 You need to stop smoking weed during the day mate. It's making you see things that didn't happen. I never said weed is more harmful than alcohol. I said that to some it can cause a deterioration of their mental health, whereas alcohol will cause anyone damage if too much is consumed. What's good for some, may not be the best for everyone.

[@109joiner]

The pubs round our way are empty now compared to before the change in opening times.

[@mattbuckland4302]

Wow a chance to listen to P Hitchens without people screaming in his face. He certainly makes me think

[@thetruthisadeadlyweapon5334]

Great show! I love Peter Hitchens. I applaud your handling of the subject matter. New subscriber from the US. All the best!

[@Notallowed101]

38:00 here by Peter's logic we shouldn't treat people with broken arms if they made a mistake - only treat people who had their arms broken by someone. Its truly too far conservative. Addiction isn't a choice, the action is. Some people with cancer have it because they smoke, like for instance his own brother. He chose cancer so we shouldn't treat him like he's sick?

[@misterdaz1018]

Just like his -views on cannabis, he seems to be holding onto the time-tested thoughts on addiction. At times he reminds me of the by-gone days when your GP may tell you to pull yourself together when you try to talk to them about being depressed.

[@Notallowed101]

@@misterdaz1018 He also picks and chooses when to consider alcohol the same as "drugs". For example, he considerers the role of cannabis is the extremism of certain criminals yet is ignorant to the role of alcohol in the same manner. If he, however rightly considered alcohol on-par with cannabis he would see that its drug use in general that CORRELATES to extreme behaviour. He however is convinced that cannabis CAUSES extreme behaviour. Rather than extreme amounts of cannabis and/or other drugs combined with factors like job prospects, family life, crime in their neighbourhood and pre-existing mental health conditions. On top of this you have to consider how criminalisation of certain drugs pushes people into feeling like criminals and becoming more suseptable of falling further from society. Its all rather complicated really and for someone like him to say something something so stupid after reading the word "cannabis" in peices about terrorists... well. To be honest the one thing they do ALL have in common is gender - but we wouldn't see him saying this is somehow men's fault.

[@VCanisMajorisY]

337,000 Alcohol related hospital admissions in the UK 2016. 2016, 5500 Deaths direct from alcohol consumption in the UK. In 2017, there were 7,697 alcohol-specific deaths in the UK In 2015, there were 8,758 alcohol-related deaths in the UK

[@timrichardson4018]

Take a lesson from the American Prohibition Amendment that made alcohol illegal. It was a complete and total backfire.

[@kflo3924]

Furnish your mind with beauty. he once said. He has a beautiful mind!

[@AneTix101]

Peter Hitchens on is performing some bizarre mental gymnastics on his anti-weed stance. It's nothing more than the ludicrous "played violent video games" and "watched violent movies" arguments.

[@SolarJakee]

I think he's stuck to the argument for too long that his ego won't allow him to let go of it. He seems quite logical and reasonable on everything else.

[@Cerbera82]

I agree. i dont smoke personally, but i know countless decent, hard working, civilized and utterly fantastic people who smoke on a daily basis. I've never understood his stance on cannabis.

[@frsrs5501]

"they were depressed and using steroids" but it’s the cannabis that made them crazy.

[@sasukefaan]

He just wants less lazy bums to smoke the worthless shit and who can blame him. Potsmokers are always the same kind of degenerates that'll make your eyes roll.

[@abigailslade3824]

Rægenhere II so you think leaving the whole industry in the hands of criminal gangs is a better idea than freeing up the police from prosecuting what is essentially a lifestyle choice, having smoked pot myself for nearly three decades and knowing many others who also toked the vast majority lead perfectly normal lives the percentage that are delinquents is pretty much the same as in the non toking populace.

[@14docmurph]

I recognize the linguistic tone and cadence of his speech and ideas. I hope to see much more of the other Hitchens in the future!

[@TTT61111]

Peter Hitchins is a very thoughtful and articulate individual who explains his opinions a way even i can understand.

[@tokra1000]

Don’t agree with him on marijuana (I’ve used it for decades with no issue) and many others have. I would legalise it purely to reduce the MJ to prison pipeline. But it’s interesting to hear his opinion

[@crispy9175]

He really tries to link Marywanna to homicides/ terror attacks and claims that you can't prohibit something once it's already been legalized and becomes part of society, but mj is already out there and widely used. It's already too late to prohibit it. Better to legalize and help remove the criminal cartels than keep banning it for no good reason.

[@martinjones1930]

I know some one when she ain't smoking a joint she is as nice as pie but once she smoked a couple of joints she switches wants to start rows and is all down to the weed she fine with alcohol but she gets on the weed time to leave her flat plus as well there is that strong cannabis now if people want to smoke let them crack on but when effect other people then I cannot see any government legalise cannabis

[@tokra1000]

Martin Jones might depend on the variant she smokes. Skunk is really bad for this reaction as it is a purposely cultivated strain to have heigh THC and low CBD. THC actively makes you paranoid while the CBD mellows you out. It’s the combination that creates the common “high” people talk about. I’m not saying this is the reason or the excuse but that it’s a more nuanced discussion than “all weed makes you crazy”.

[@TheSuperQuail]

@@firstnamett4656 It is a black market substance, therefore it is literally *impossible* to empirically say that cannabis causes the effects it has been linked to - it could very well be a byproduct of whatever foul chemicals have been added to the plant to increase its weight or harvest by the gangsters selling it to the public. There are a whole host of factors that the government can't even account for.

[@vancity87]

@@firstnamett4656Wrong!

[@gg_rider]

A few more realistic economists explained the post USSR Russian economic collapse, a few good reasons. 1. New Russia agreed to absorb old debts of the USSR, largely or partly incurred by propping up, maintaining, defending, controlling Soviet satellite states. 2. These debts were not denominated in Rubles, which only Russia makes. Govt Debts were denominated in foreign currency, US Dollars, Wall Street, and had to be repaid in foreign money. HUGE distinction. (Similar for the German Republic at Weimar, after the Versailles treaty.) 3. Boris Yeltsin was probably drunk when he agreed to let Wall Street and Western economists design their economy using "shock therapy". Either that or a traitor for hire by the CIA. Maybe. Who knows. 4. People, critics, noted that Soviet imperialism didn't bring economic benefits to the motherland. No gains. Only costs. 5. But mostly 2, Russia was broke in terms of Dollars not Rubles, but also lack of power made them vulnerable to demands of Washington, the IMF, Deutsche Bank, etc. 6. Britain doesn't have THOSE issues. They have the sovereign Pound, not the Euro. They have neoliberal economics, which has explained that dismantling industry and business, and looting assets, is MORE economically "efficient" than building a successful business over time with hard work and brains, because ROI is bigger and faster with looting.

[@lumeronswift]

Wow, his assessment about police is so rough after listening to the knife-crime episode with the ex-officer. Even the idea of sending police out in ones instead of twos is absurd. He really ought to try working as a lone officer himself in gang territory before making that claim.

[@lumeronswift]

He's also mistaken about legalization of things... Yemen didn't have a legalization of alcohol but you can still find alcohol there. The trouble with criminalization is the black market and violence it causes. It's unfortunate, because he presents himself as very thoughtful and educated (as did his brother) but there are several holes in his arguments... a lot of his argument foundations sound religious.

[@tbone35453]

It would be nice if car ownership was greatly reduced. A recurring source of despair is arriving in a picturesque rural village and the place is infested by cars; cars parked along the high street, full car parks, cars congesting the roads at all hours of the day. One wonders what it would be like if rural villages were pedestrianised. There is a very wide high street in a village near me and I suggested to a friend who lives there that it would be a good idea to close it off and create a 'piazza' in the middle of the village, where the pubs and restaurants could have outdoor areas and a general meeting place was established. He thought I was mad.

[@realdookoos]

people need cars to get around, you cant take the bus/train everywhere, especially rural villages. you definitely live in a city

[@tbone35453]

@@realdookoos I have lived in the countryside all of my life. We used to have a far more intricate web of bus routes and they were far more regular.

[@suminshizzles6951]

Over 100 years of infrastructure build with the car in mind will make travelling by foot or bike trivial and dangerous. It also impedes any future construction when you build cities around the car and not other forms of transportation

[@miramusk8085]

There are few people I respect anymore...watching you guys gives me hope. Although I'm a lone wolf in Canada.

[@clairemckee296]

What a brilliant bloke!

[@briangc6104]

Peter is a great exponent of reality in every topic he touches upon... Society today is a prime example of the law of 'Cause and Effect'.

[@philipmoss4027]

You guys are my favorite show these days. Nice job!

[@misslady0075]

God bless you Sir Hitchiens, you speak heartfelt ❤️ truth I have seen happening from the eye of a bl.... pau... Born and bred🇬🇧 and watched this here country being torn down by those that ought know better. 2020 seeing the rot that can be stopped... But watch and see with truth/fact unless one's heart and mind be dea...

[@samward2416]

Thank you for this interview. Good that you remained unbiased and let your guest speak which most do not nowadays.

[@xenophon3681]

Equality v Hierarchy, that's the real core of disagreement between the left and the (real) right. We have a Conservative party that professes total worship of equality, and is therefore not actually right wing.

[@podjun80]

the group v the individual is how i see the difference. when i look at the left today its all identity politics. identity seems more important than policy. the cancer of intersectionality.

[@LearnEnglishwithJames.]

Thanks guys for enabling free speech in a society where is seems to be slipping away.

[@gtowngtown1601]

Peter would be even more awesome after a joint.

[@ullscarf]

I decided to test you're theory - and you're right!

[@ataerus3066]

Great talking points guys, thanks for making the show as well as you have been 👍

[@frankwilcockson3335]

Excellent. How refreshing. Thoughtful questions followed by comprehensive answers. But obvious really considering the three people involved. Though I must apologise for taking so long to find this.

[@AriZBlade]

Glad to see you're channel is starting to experience some real growth. You really have some terrific guests; Peter Hitchens is definitely one of them.

[@rm9308]

Hitchens' drug policy position is a nightmare. Remove every peaceful citizens' ability to safely use drugs because a literal handful of crazies happened to have used marijuana at some point (just like every upstanding citizen has done before committing many more mundane and even great acts, mind you!).

[@martintheconfusitormartinf2779]

A new dawn often brings a horrible day , brilliant just brilliant .

[@BritinParis]

Another thought provoking interview. Thanks :)

[@geoffmelling]

Much of what Hitchens says I don't like, but this was a good interview with equal amounts of common sense on both sides. If only all interviews were like this.

[@paulthompson8996]

There's quite a few areas where I disagree with him, but I certainly think he's right in general terms on many issues; it would be odd to agree with him on everything! Can't get very excited about drugs personally, and don't care a hoot about religion, and I love my car and have no intention of ever using public transport if I can possibly avoid it, similarly I find his love of the jury system quite hard to understand. However in his analysis of the decline of this country he is pretty much spot on, and I think his view that the advent of Blair in 1997 was a pivotal moment in history is correct.

[@benjaminperez969]

Although I find myself often disagreeing with Peter Hitchens, that said, I also find myself believing that many more people should be going out of their way to hear him out, to dig deeply into his (counter)arguments and (counter)evidence. Understanding how he understands the world will very likely help one better understand the world, even if one ends up mainly disagreeing with him.

[@sourcescience]

I have said the same thing about the national religion of the motor car for years. It baffles me as to why we put up with the roads we have and the behaviour of absolute lunatic drivers.

[@sourcescience]

WhyOWhy so?

[@szabinaeszter592]

One of the best interviews you guys have done. Would love you to invite Peter Hitchens to discuss Ukraine/ Russia conflict, I thought your discussions fell short on this subject.

[@tomashmore7413]

I like and respect Peter and actually agree with most of his views, but when it comes down to Cannabis legalisation; he speaks like a mouthpiece of the Conservative party. Sad to see but again, it's his view.

[@jordane1350]

As if cannabis isn't already in mass use?! He lives in a different world to the rest of us

[@VMist-vy8qg]

Its not yet in mass use like alcohol and tobacco are

[@jordane1350]

I think you might find it difficult to back that up with a reliable study, as people aren't so quick to admit illegal behaviour in a survey. However we can look at countries which have legalised it, and seen hard drug addiction problems drop considerably as a result. Not to mention the ability to regulate the potency and generate taxes rather than funding other criminal activity.

[@mexdal]

@@jordane1350 well said

[@jordane1350]

​@Paul Judkins You have a good point. But we could potentially offset those problems by regulation of THC/CBD levels in legal product. Not to mention the kind of sprays/additives in black market stuff. And keeping it out of the hands of teenagers, which have been shown is studies to have the highest risk factor of smoking. Dealers don't ask for ID, shops do.

[@aydan0161]

@@jordane1350 that last point was rather convincing tbf. Peter speaks so much sense on every other subject other than the cannabis issue BUT imo it is an insidiously addictive drug. But I think legalising it would put a lot of emphasis on how many daily users there actually is... there's so many people out there like me that wake up and have a joint before they even eat! I am more than self aware that is nitty behaviour, it's not like I start shaking if I dont have one but I can start to feel sick/nauseated if I don't though? I guess what I'm saying is its definitely not harmless. So I agree with having people like Peter arguing against it.. it keeps both sides honest.

[@peterrfowler16]

Hes like a fine wine , He's quite marvellous in his assessments

[@ralph9182]

Is your wine talking to you?!

[@peterrfowler16]

@@ralph9182 Oh dear . You're about as funny as a death in the family Teddy I'm afraid. Your comment or jibe meant little sense .

[@nigelmoscrop9987]

such a great guy , I'm 100% with his point of view

[@roystonowl1]

Extremely thought provoking and well considered.

[@Cerbera82]

Peter touched on the lawlessness in this country, but was too humble to mention his book on the subject. "The Abolition of Liberty" by Peter Hitchens. Buy it and read it. you will discover how the removal of the "bobby on the beat" was a deliberate government policy, and much more. It really is a superb, informative read.

[@theconversation9103]

Thanks guys, great video

[@TonyLing]

"legalisation is never reversable" He often says this, but pot was legal in this country not that long ago

[@jonfox1919]

You can say that about many things in the past, distant or not and get it backwards as you have on this point. It's not a case that it was legal, it's that it wasn't illegal; it hadn't been classified as a problem requiring legislation.

[@nv7287]

7:51 The referendum released people from party allegiance. to finally be able to give their view outside of what their parties would fight on their behalf.

[@TheHelveticanbarbie]

I don't agree with many of the points raised but love videos like this that allow perspectives and ideas to be explored freely! 😊

[@cannibalpredator666]

Wow those cannabis statistics were pretty mind blowing although I would argue that correlation doesn't equal causation

[@cwegers3]

I like most of what he says , but to relate pot to violence is rubbish .

[@lwil1226]

cwegers2 Peter doesn’t do rubbish, anything he says needs to be taken seriously. I smoked weed for many years and had trouble with his position on cannabis, until I started looking into it a bit deeper. The number of people adversely affected by cannabis use is small as a percentage of users but is non the less very significant. People don’t take cannabis and then get violent, like they do with alcohol. People take cannabis and become mentally ill which can lead to violent episodes.

[@cwegers3]

Fair enough . But it sounds like he would endorse the banning of alcohol as well , which would really make life very dull . I was a smoker too , and ditched it as it made me anxious . But I have had varieties that have been very calming . I'm definitely for making it legal , as opposed to making the consequences of being caught with it more punitive . Too many people use it . And use it responsibly . Making them criminals is wrong in my opinion . @@lwil1226

[@lwil1226]

cwegers2 he said in the interview he would like to limit its sale, not ban it. I grew up when it’s sale was restricted, you didn’t see the kind of scenes you see every Friday and Saturday night on most of Britain’s High streets that you see today. It depends on you’re view point, but I think those scenes are appalling.

[@suminshizzles6951]

@@lwil1226 There is no link between cannabis and violence or it even causing mental illness. Prove otherwise. You cant, so just stop.

[@tartanbessy436]

Always a fascinating man to hear speak 🤗

[@djpentz]

This is currently one of my favourite KZbin channels, glad to see the subscriber count going up (though not fast enough). More people need to be exposed to the balanced somewhat centrist viewpoints discussed here, since the mainstream media are imho, clearly not interested in anything other than furthering their blatantly leftist and elitist agendas.

[@artistphilb]

If he's right, then he's actually, without realising it endorsing an end to the war on drugs, because he said "once you legalise something you will never get rid of it" the use of all drugs was legal in the past. I think he might be slightly wrong there, they are impossible to eradicate, because people like doing them. If he was right that harsher legal measures could diminish drug use, wouldn't America be drug free?

[@Stevo_YouTube]

Yeah I agree with so much of what Peter says on many subjects but when it comes to drugs I think he talks mad shit. No human has a right to tell another human what he can or can't ingest. Also, how effective would those Bobbies on the beat be if they had to arrest everyone they caught smoking weed? How would they ever have time to deal with real crimes?

[@frsrs5501]

As a Portuguese I know that what that man is saying about drugs in Portugal is a lie. We had a lot of places which where "NO GO Zones" because of drugs, that today, only 14 years later, are high demand zones by locals and tourists, where housing prices are enormous. of course it’s not all pink clouds and unicorns, but we are much much better that we were before.

[@frsrs5501]

​@@firstnamett4656 let me try and find out who i am i talking to. Do you think cannabis is worse, the same or better than: sugar, meth, alcool, salt, cocain, Trans fat? Do you think we should control all aspects of people life so they dont do harm to them selfs by what they eat drink or do? let’s try and answer some of your points. 1) 2) do you know Portuguese I can link to a couple of articles if you want. I was talking about personal experience. The number of time I got robed before and after the decriminalization is 4 to 0. 3) you don’t believe my word because of no evidence, but you believe Hitchens when he say stuff without evidence, because if there was no evidence saying how bad it was, there is also no evident saying how good it was... 4) I don’t assume anything... I just think that the government should let people live their life’s, and that people like to "escape" from the routine and will find ways to do it be it cannabis or any other substance. I believe in you when you say that Japan, Singapore and South Korea are examples to follow, but should we follow their example in everything or just the things you like? example should we all live in a single party democracy? should we have 5 cameras for every people in your country?

[@abigailslade3824]

Always a pleasure

[@UltimatePowa]

28:58 Bullshit. If legalizing drugs was irreversible then how did the drugs become illegal in the first place?

[@LeutnantJoker]

As to the point of Zurich... been there only very briefly, but Vienna is certainly another example of a city where you just do not need a car at all. I've lived there 3 years.. even brought my car, barely ever took it out of the garage and if, usually only to do shopping of larger items. I probably didn't even drive more than 500km in that entire time, probably a lot less. There certainly is a case to be made for proper city planning and integrating a good public transport system.

[@ZeldaFitz]

The last point Peter makes about the charmed life of the motorcar, I’ve been saying for years.

[@jacklondoner4579]

I am so enjoying this channel. Great work, fellas! Keep going!

[@MrDavidJMa]

I love PH. His views on drugs and alcohol are spot on. On the latter, why did they not look to Scotland's licensing laws and the trouble that caused?

[@remerson4]

His views on drugs are so off the mark he's not even in this galaxy, he says addiction is a fantasy try telling that to someone who smokes 40 cigarettes a day or someone who needs a double shot of vodka to get through the morning He seems to think that if we were just tougher on drugs the problem would magically disappear and that is just totally incorrect the problem will ALWAYS be there, if there is money to be made criminals will be there to exploit it and make money off it...I saw a documentary a while ago following a major cannabis grower in London he made a quarter of a mill every 4 months and feared legalisation as it would obviously stop this massive source of income What we need to do is legalise cannabis to take the money out of the hands of organised crime, regulate it so the end product is safe and tax it so the government can make money from it the current state of affairs makes no sense, imagine going to prison for 7 years because you have flowers in your pocket? or going to prison because you have chronic pain and need medication sound ridiculous? it should but that's the law at present

[@stevesteve1965]

Fabulous! Always insightful.

[@MB-wv6sg]

A rarity these days. An honest, principled man. Perhaps we should have him cloned?

[@autodraw01]

The greatest living english political thinker.

[@rickrennyoneill]

I don't agree with him on everything - especially his stance on drugs, but as always, a fascinating listen.

[@MOSMASTERING]

​@xxaleenazxx No, it doesn't. He has no understanding of it at all and knows nothing of the medical side, the psychology or the DSM references to addiction - which he entirely dismisses. He literally thinks that addiction is hedonism and the person just wanting to get high.. Willpower and Free Will is not black and white. We are pushed by our subconscious and desires far more than is apparent. He has the most shallow logical viewpoints which he pushes non stop. Other countries have done so much better in dealing with the drugs problem - portugal for example. The history of prohibition and punishment is a failure from day one. Alcohol being one example - the black market created rich, violent criminals and due to demand, never stopped people that wanted to drink from drinking at all.. same with drugs. Look at legalising weed in canada.. did amount of people using it change. No. Taxing it has given them billions more to spend on education and positive projects. Its time for a new paradigm.. Not more punishment. Education and clean and regulated drugs. Not street crap with no quality, killing people and the crime that comes with it. The black market and people involved with it are the worst aspect of it.. people using drugs is not the problem.

[@martinan22]

Switzerland is the European country (non warzaw pact) that is failing most slowly. And they have more referendoms than anyone else. Germany is hardly an ideal to follow by any measure.

[@jaromor8808]

Exactly, referendum have the nice aspect about them that those who suffer the consequences are the same people who make the decisions.

[@martinan22]

@@jaromor8808 Well, I do not think referendums are a solution in themselves. The Swiss system has two very good things. Almost total regional autonomy. And lots of institutions to stop political decisions. For example, an assembly that is made up of non permanent non professional politicians that can veto laws, referendums that can veto laws and political decisions, and an assembly of regional representatives (like the senate) that can veto political decisions. But still, referendums are one of the few weapons for us non Swiss against the corrupt elites.

[@bobrobert1123]

Of course there’s a correlation with weed and crime, because everybody smokes weed

[@banangnang]

It's like finding a correlation between football viewership and beer consumption. A rather foolish interpretation from Mr Hitchens.

[@edstoutenburg3990]

Always interesting to hear Mr Hitchens input on politics . He and his Brother are/were popular because they Speak truth were most politicians just don't. It is somewhat disturbing to see the amount of laughter many of his stark comments on real issues that are deliberately ignored by the Police and govt. authorities.

[@martinan22]

Public transport will never be a preferred choice in a multi ethnic society.

[@philipcollier263]

Is it not really a geographical/ logistical question rather than an ethnic one? For example, travelling around London is much easier (in terms of time and expense) by public transport such as the underground or by bus. Whereas in rural areas it is much easier to use a car because the infrastructure is not in place as well as there is obviously far less road congestion. I can’t really see what ethnicity has to do with it myself.

[@allahslave8546]

WolfenGod82 there is no evidence for this

[@martinan22]

@@allahslave8546 There is no evidence for you being a moron either. But here we are.

[@SuperConsie]

A wise and learned man.

[@NickAlekseyevich]

Wonderful episode

[@dartharpy9404]

Again this is a quality interview

[@PirateBBS]

I don't agree with this chap on everything but he's sensible and thinks things through; I'm not surprised it's impossible to vote for him.

[@gkell92]

I could listen to this guy for a week

[@Only_phillysophical]

Hitchens views on cannabis vs alcohol is dangerous. His views on mental health in regards to drug use is also dangerous. Outside of that, this discussion was worth the listen for perspective.

[@remerson4]

It's worrying because he's a smart man and many people agree with everything he says, but as soon as he opens his mouth on cannabis he's so off the mark he's not even in this galaxy he says addiction is a fantasy try telling that to someone who smokes 40 cigarettes a day or someone who needs a double shot of vodka just to get through the morning

[@Only_phillysophical]

@@remerson4 I'm glad you said that because I've seen real addiction and weed doesn't cut it. Addiction is a sickness.

[@grahampaxton2384]

Love peter hitchins but dont agree on the weed , imagine how much time the police an docs would have if we banned alcohol from public places. Massive waste of resource dealing with drunks . Violent behaviour from weed is rare no doubt about it ive never heard of it.

[@jrdntnnr]

Finally! I always watch the teaser segment by mistake and it ruins it for me...

[@maghrebforever2012]

I first encountered the thinking of his brother, Chris. What a pleasant surprise the brother Peter turned out to me! I like his thinking even more

[@joeking1618]

Peter, your views are generally spot on, interesting and insightful, but, you seem to really misunderstand the cannabis issue which is almost tragic

[@joeking1618]

@Liam Kurz If you have no affinity with a subject, then you cannot have an opinion

[@joeking1618]

@Liam Kurz it would be uninformed and largely irrelevant

[@joeking1618]

@Liam Kurz Don't try telling me what I said or didn't say, Perhaps you can point out the parts he does understand and answer your own question

[@joeking1618]

@Liam Kurz Depends on the viewpoint in question, but this platform is for comments and I am not prepared to enter into a full blown discussion here, I have simply made my comment.

[@RosannaMiller]

I completely disagree with him over drugs. The government does not need putting their opinion into what anyone does. It needs to be decriminalized. I did not say legalized. They just need to be prevented from abusing people by the law.

[@bobz1736]

Great job guys!

[@aTownMike24]

35:38 That was an eye-opener, crimes did increase,. However, they have been on a downward trend since 2007. Now Portugal seemingly has the lowest petty crime & homicide rate recorded - if the inflection point is to be decriminalization, the regression line fits Sowell's predictions better. Thanks for this

[@g.j.haycock1064]

Did he happen to mention Christopher off camera. I suppose he has grown tired of people asking him, “What would your brother say about the current state of things if her were alive today?”

[@alexaccleton1031]

great interview!

[@sopstinge]

did he ever write a book about something where usually no one listened to him about it? i wasnt very clear on that throughout the video.