Christopher Hitchens | July 9, 2009

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  • @beawulph
    @beawulph 4 ปีที่แล้ว +680

    I am old guy from the UK, when I'm feeling down about the way the world is going, I listen to Christopher Hitchens and I feel that there is still hope for rationality and reason.

    • @franceskeeley6924
      @franceskeeley6924 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Me too, Beawulph. Errr... except I'm an middle aged woman :-)

    • @robertdore9592
      @robertdore9592 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I miss him and wish he were still here; Peter Hitchens is 'not a patch' on his brother; for either character or sheer guts.

    • @rogerbourke5570
      @rogerbourke5570 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What a total, utter, narcissistic, disgusting fraud.

    • @dolgouskodusko
      @dolgouskodusko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Cheers from a fellow Hitchens fan from Skopje, Macedonia.

    • @slappy3354
      @slappy3354 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@rogerbourke5570 So why don't you do some pontficating, you're so smart.

  • @EJ-K
    @EJ-K ปีที่แล้ว +215

    More than a decade after his death, we are still here admiring the intellect of this man.

    • @dagordon1041
      @dagordon1041 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Totally!

    • @loveurlife4ever1
      @loveurlife4ever1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Which is best, Law abiding citizen, Forest gump, Green mile 51st dates Hancock Click or Stepbrothers? m.th-cam.com/video/FlzMdzD4Aqc/w-d-xo.html

    • @axiomaddict
      @axiomaddict ปีที่แล้ว +6

      For entirely selfish reasons, I was extremely disappointed when I heard about his diagnosis and poor prognosis because I’d be deprived of his sweeping intellect (and snarky asides, lol) as well as his wisdom. I console myself now with re-reading his prescient writings.

    • @NewLifeFromTheWayofTruth
      @NewLifeFromTheWayofTruth ปีที่แล้ว

      Laughing*

    • @NewLifeFromTheWayofTruth
      @NewLifeFromTheWayofTruth ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@axiomaddict someone's gotta say it, hitchens has ZERO wisdom.

  • @adityatanwar2647
    @adityatanwar2647 4 ปีที่แล้ว +806

    Listening to him allows me to retain the brain cells that I could otherwise be losing by listening to the current state of politics and arguments

    • @juxtapose4447
      @juxtapose4447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@2fast2block who asked?

    • @benedictdonald4338
      @benedictdonald4338 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@2fast2block hitch owned Jesus. Religion poisons everything, indeed.

    • @poozer1986
      @poozer1986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@2fast2block same copy and paste nonsense, same general reception. You haven't got a clue, do you

    • @cherylbritt7227
      @cherylbritt7227 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Preach!!! (Figuratively speaking!)

    • @johndoney2665
      @johndoney2665 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well I have an argument for you'; either you are a creation of GOD with intrinsic worth [a soul that will live forever], or you are a cosmic accident just waiting to return to dust. Which do you prefer?

  • @JBrock-ii7fs
    @JBrock-ii7fs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +472

    My absolute hero. Never a man with more style, intellect, wit and courage.

    • @RICKYDICKYDOOOOO
      @RICKYDICKYDOOOOO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Englishman Alan Watts is quite comparable with Dear Christopher:
      Two Fountains of Independently Bold intelligence & much Confidence in Personal Life Experience to Boastfully and Hilariously Share that: you are God, you are The Universe

    • @SuperScratch1
      @SuperScratch1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Precisely so !

    • @Climpus
      @Climpus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @V P Explain please.

    • @ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095
      @ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Climpus
      I think V P is referring to his support for the "war" against Iraq.
      {:-:-:}

    • @ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095
      @ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *_"Never a man with more style, intellect, wit and courage"_*
      His rhetoric was first class, his philosophy of religion was very poor.
      {:-:-:}

  • @suedenim6590
    @suedenim6590 2 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    I once heard him say off the cuff "I'm not going to attempt to outbid you in an auction of ethnic self pity" how can you possibly argue with a man so eloquent

  • @lewissmith6994
    @lewissmith6994 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    After discovering Christopher on TH-cam he has become my unequivocal hero / idol and inspiration above anyone else. I've now consumed a good portion of his literature and video's. Its helped clear my thinking and raised my modest intellect through more awareness and flair of the english language. The impact on my life is profound

    • @MarkLawsonY3K
      @MarkLawsonY3K ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bravo... Hitch wishes you'd carry the ball for the next inning and keep his flame alive!

    • @russellalesi5715
      @russellalesi5715 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Beautiful....Hitch would have been both humbled and proud...he loved the company of others...needed the company of others...

  • @bobstevenson1185
    @bobstevenson1185 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    What a tragic loss to the world, Christopher Hitchins - a towering intellect and a man of principle

    • @markhamdesmond7958
      @markhamdesmond7958 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      not to mention an Orator not many are able to touch.

  • @bubbercakes528
    @bubbercakes528 3 ปีที่แล้ว +676

    There should be a 24 hour Hitchens’ channel on public television. I miss this great man. What upsets me is that you never hear this stuff in the news.

    • @healthyhomesoflubbock3985
      @healthyhomesoflubbock3985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      How about making a class on Hitchens a mandatory class in school?and what grade would you choose?

    • @martinurbani
      @martinurbani 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@2fast2block Show us the proof then! And don’t use pathetic attempts at science,that clearly don’t belong here. We need evidence!

    • @dennisconstantine624
      @dennisconstantine624 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Hebrews 11-1
      Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
      In other words belief without evidence this is why theists use the word.

    • @HankBukowski
      @HankBukowski 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@2fast2block Do you cut and paste this into every Hitchens video?

    • @sidneymorris2254
      @sidneymorris2254 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@2fast2block 🔔

  • @aliqasim9157
    @aliqasim9157 4 ปีที่แล้ว +459

    My English language skills have improved after reading and especially listening to Christopher Hitchens.

    • @jefftheriault7260
      @jefftheriault7260 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      welcome aboard

    • @felixndayisdebologne9725
      @felixndayisdebologne9725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He taught me how to write a pamphlet without being simplistic.

    • @rep10101
      @rep10101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ??? really?/

    • @aliqasim9157
      @aliqasim9157 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@rep10101 Yes..truly

    • @MarjorainMD
      @MarjorainMD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Indeed, add me to that list Ali, I used to have my cell next to me and google words I couldn’t understand from his vast and extensive vocabulary, I practically watched everything Hitchens, then rewatch again with pleasure, The Ágatan Foundation here in TH-cam have every Christopher Hitchens video and debate.

  • @send2mc
    @send2mc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    I remember when Christopher was on an Australian panel show and he was asked a question. Every time he started to answer it, his questioner interrupted him. Time and again he just politely stopped talking while he was being interrupted. Finally he said dryly "I'll get this answer out if it kills you".

    • @cherylbritt7227
      @cherylbritt7227 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I saw that!! That’s when they were talking about Mother Theresa I believe. Watch Hells Angel or read The Missionary Position. Enlightening. Saint my ass, she was a trash human.

    • @MakeSomeNoisePlaylists
      @MakeSomeNoisePlaylists 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      best man √√√

    • @RobertoGaspar69
      @RobertoGaspar69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@cherylbritt7227 her and all that dirty clerics from church.Religion poisons everything!,!,!,!,,,

    • @petermaxwell2965
      @petermaxwell2965 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I live in australia and we have the worst interviewers , mainly murdoch people.

    • @brianjoyce9040
      @brianjoyce9040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He could always shout someone down, but made so much more clear by bringing well said insight in his time, even now.

  • @EhemImRightHere
    @EhemImRightHere 4 ปีที่แล้ว +628

    Always a pleasure to find a new Hitchens video.

    • @samalander88
      @samalander88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I found his stand up comedy yesterday and it blew my mind.

    • @diggie9598
      @diggie9598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      go lol yourself!

    • @salamisfamagusta2918
      @salamisfamagusta2918 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It is a big shame that this hypocrite commands your respect am really surprised about an evil person as he is supporting the invasion and destruction of Iraq,it doesn’t matter how many good he did or how many good words he utters supporting killing and destruction is unacceptable and one day the whole world will realise by his further demonic actions how corrupt he is.

    • @samalander88
      @samalander88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Varnavas Christofi oh shut up

    • @salamisfamagusta2918
      @salamisfamagusta2918 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cest LaVie you call your self by the wrong name cest lavie is the truth which you don’t like

  • @HVAC356
    @HVAC356 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    As an iranian i am amazed how accurately he predicted the future of iran, etc... i wish he was alive to see his words come true

  • @Bgtrfvcde
    @Bgtrfvcde 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Few are men who are geniuses in books and in life. Hitchens is one of the few.

    • @jeffforsythe9514
      @jeffforsythe9514 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, an arrogant, alcoholic atheist, wow.

    • @Bgtrfvcde
      @Bgtrfvcde 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jeffforsythe9514 Yep. No bullsh!t.

  • @MrCanis4
    @MrCanis4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Not just because I'm an Atheist, that I enjoy listening to Hitchens, but also because of his insight and perspective on worlds politics.

    • @jeffforsythe9514
      @jeffforsythe9514 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Kris Aaron The Lord does not have to prove anything to you, it is exactly the other way around. You have to prove yourself to Him. How are you doing so far?

  • @jeffhough7460
    @jeffhough7460 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    The only man i have never met that i will truly miss...

    • @jaymercha3859
      @jaymercha3859 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      him and Carl Sagan for me.

    • @salamisfamagusta2918
      @salamisfamagusta2918 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You don’t know how lucky you are

    • @juxtapose4447
      @juxtapose4447 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @LAST WILL BE THE FIRST no one gives a damn bout ur opinion

    • @yanmayanmay
      @yanmayanmay 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      i feel sorry 4 u than

    • @panjandrum.conundrum
      @panjandrum.conundrum 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @LAST WILL BE THE FIRST "I assure you."
      Well that was cogent.

  • @lolalolita3537
    @lolalolita3537 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Im an iranian and im so happy and honored that Mr.Hitchens believes good things will come out of this country as ive been absolutely hopeless of the progress, even while im living in a different country. I suffer due to just my passport being iranian, cant even have bank accounts due to sanctions and I cant get a PR even while being born here. Its absolutely terrible being iranian but I feel a bit more relief that there is hope in the new generation becoming more smarter and educated of the horrible effects of religion intervention in politics

    • @davidprime8909
      @davidprime8909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Don't give up your belief Christopher's belief and my belief. Best wishes from the UK

    • @HesGay
      @HesGay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Don't lose heart buddy a lot of the newer generations of Americans aren't believing in America's the war on terror or Israel's aggression towards Arab countries like yours anymore so hopefully better days are to come.

    • @Williestyle-RobotechxMacross-x
      @Williestyle-RobotechxMacross-x 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A situation now made worse by the "police" killing Mahsa Amini and killing protesters.

  • @wizardpig02
    @wizardpig02 4 ปีที่แล้ว +568

    I could listen to this man for hours on end on damn near every subject

    • @jarstoner
      @jarstoner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      it sounds like he was having a very hard time talking for any length of time. that throat was killing him!
      yet he kept going cuz he loved what he did

    • @rep10101
      @rep10101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      you would be worse off believe me

    • @jarstoner
      @jarstoner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@rep10101 wait what?
      worse than throat cancer?

    • @samglassett4664
      @samglassett4664 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Agreed, he is fascinating, full of insight and compassion and delivers this with great knowledge and humour .

    • @jarstoner
      @jarstoner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@JimOverbeckgenius jeez mate. good thing your religion is all about love, just IMAGINE if it was otherwise...

  • @dentonfender6492
    @dentonfender6492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +433

    I love listening to him talk. He is so logical, and nobody can communicate their thoughts like Christopher Hitchens. He is an unequalled intellectual of our times. It's hard to believe he was dead in approximately two years from the date of this talk. I wish he could of lived at least another 20 years to see what is going on in America right now. His interpretation would be invaluable.

    • @rsm1234
      @rsm1234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Totally agree. I would really like to see him analyze the insane hysteria and global pandemic crisis.

    • @NickyNustar
      @NickyNustar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was not an intellectual at all. He was an idiot.

    • @stevedoggart2805
      @stevedoggart2805 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      If you enjoy this , you should listen to the debate that he had with his brother.

    • @dentonfender6492
      @dentonfender6492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@NickyNustar Religious fanatic bigot---who cares what you believe!

    • @glennthompson1971
      @glennthompson1971 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      rsm1234 He cared about facts, science. The hysteria comes from the crazy people who want to pretend the pandemic is a hoax.

  • @qlinzziem90
    @qlinzziem90 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    It is always a pleasure to listen to this man again and again. I think it is quite sad he is no longer with us.

  • @rsm1234
    @rsm1234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I always get impressed on how good Hitchens talks are. Amazing video. Thanks for publishing.

  • @ChironZore
    @ChironZore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    Guy was an intellectual giant. He will be missed.

    • @user-ys5yv2nz6w
      @user-ys5yv2nz6w 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JimOverbeckgenius Not a moron by a long shot, but not the flawless genius his fanboys seem to see him as. My respect for him really dropped after hearing what he said about the invasion of Iraq.

    • @iantpls
      @iantpls 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@JimOverbeckgenius .Your Religion betrays you.

    • @zaknefain100
      @zaknefain100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@JimOverbeckgenius Yeah, and who are you? What do you contribute? We've most likely, heard all your drivel before...

    • @allingtonmarakan1436
      @allingtonmarakan1436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@user-ys5yv2nz6w He had his reasons for backing that disaster. I don't agree with him on it either but he loathed Saddam with a deep and abiding hatred for what he did to the Iraqi people and especially to the Kurds. It is just a pity that it blinded him to the ulterior motives of those who were instrumental in instigating that military horror/shit-show.

    • @xodrinker
      @xodrinker 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      that is your subjective opinion. he might seem bright to you but I think denying God is not a shining display og a giant intellect. In my humble opinion.

  • @nataliecolbourne7741
    @nataliecolbourne7741 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    an incredible human - I'm often asked if I could have a conversation with anyone I really have a tough time deciding between my mother who has passed or Hitchens... I could sit and listen to him for hours and hours... from his dry wit, to his sarcastic language to his incredible global experience. I am in awe and always will be ... he has given me an amazing courage to call our religious hypocracy where I find it, which is everywhere. He is not wrong in saying "god is not great.".. religions do poision everything.

    • @jeffforsythe9514
      @jeffforsythe9514 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Arrogance is not a virtue. Hitch up your wagon to someone who teaches humility and kindness, good luck.

    • @jeffforsythe9514
      @jeffforsythe9514 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      But I bet your mother was a better cook. The Lord does not have to prove anything to you, it is exactly the other way around. You have to prove yourself to Him. How are you doing so far?

    • @InformationIsTheEdge
      @InformationIsTheEdge 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jeffforsythe9514 Your lord and his fans have all the proving to do and cannot. Demonstrate that there is any reason to believe your god is any different from any other of 10,000 nameable gods, then we might take you seriously. Until then, you are a sulking child pretending Santa Claus is real. That's why you must, absolutely must, shift the burden of proof from yourself as the claim maker to everyone else. That in itself is reason enough not to believe your claims.

    • @jeffforsythe9514
      @jeffforsythe9514 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@InformationIsTheEdge Demonstrating that God exists is not the thing, it is you who are demonstrating yourself to God. How you doing so far?

    • @InformationIsTheEdge
      @InformationIsTheEdge 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jeffforsythe9514 Actually, your god is the fevered musings of savage, iron age primitives with no reflection in reality. Demonstrate otherwise.

  • @joeyd4364
    @joeyd4364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    Hitch's recollection of historic events is astounding. I used to fact check him but found it to be a waste of my time. I have never found him to make a mistake of recounting the past.

    • @zaknefain100
      @zaknefain100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He was extremely well read and had the memory of an elephant.

    • @2Kawusia
      @2Kawusia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      that why it is great to be able to watch this. His mission to educate is paying off, at least with 'mother ' Teresa. Even Polish news (ok, not all) had articles about the cult.

    • @Brett_S_420
      @Brett_S_420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He and Chomsky both.

    • @pauleohl
      @pauleohl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hitch erroneously called the time of Jesus Bronze Age. Iron existed by the time of David and further back.

    • @fatsiddog
      @fatsiddog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@pauleohl Gold medal winner. You found the one mistake he made. 🤣

  • @adamfox1669
    @adamfox1669 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    We need him now more than ever

    • @danielt.3152
      @danielt.3152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@2fast2block the truth is religion is formed on a bedrock of lies, so quotes from the Bible are useless

    • @danielt.3152
      @danielt.3152 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree he is telling everyone straight up

    • @George.Andrews.
      @George.Andrews. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@2fast2block and still boring

  • @b4rneypup1
    @b4rneypup1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The biggest vocabulary I have ever had the pleasure to listen to. Totally lucid and never boring.

    • @b4rneypup1
      @b4rneypup1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@2fast2block I have read your reply several times. I don't want to be accused of not considering alternative views and being dismissive so I have reflected on your alternative view and I have come to the conclusion that may be suffering from a mental health issue that needs treatment. If you genuinely believe that what you have written can possibly be true then you are delusional.

    • @b4rneypup1
      @b4rneypup1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@2fast2block You have never met me and you have no idea about my life or how empty or full it is. The difference between us is that I don't pretend mine is full by filling it with make believe nonsense. Nor being insulting either which you are being. Hitchens was right about one thing. If you want to get otherwise sensible and kind people to say and do stupid and evil things you need religion and you have just proved the point.

    • @b4rneypup1
      @b4rneypup1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@2fast2block At least I haven't got guns and violence on my home page. :-) Go and get some help!!! Evidence for your make believe friend in the sky is what is needed. Provide some and then people will listen otherwise it is just white noise. .

    • @tgstudio85
      @tgstudio85 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@2fast2block how empty your life have to be so that guy must paste same comment under many hitchrns videos, that is epitome of empty life! What a lo_er;)

  • @NxDoyle
    @NxDoyle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    I -could listen- have listened to Christopher Hitchens all day.

    • @send2mc
      @send2mc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is there anyone like him now?
      Someone who is confident, knowledgeable, articulate and reasonable?
      I miss him so much.

    • @mysticwine
      @mysticwine 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Puke excrement

    • @SqwarkParrotSpittingFeathers
      @SqwarkParrotSpittingFeathers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think a typical Hitchslap reply might be, if you listened to him for five minutes you'd have thought you'd been listening to him all day.
      He was a great speaker. And an anti religious champion.

    • @mysticwine
      @mysticwine 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SqwarkParrotSpittingFeathers
      Religion guarantees zero suffering while atheism guarantees suffering and misery

    • @NxDoyle
      @NxDoyle 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mysticwine Why are you here?

  • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
    @MicahBuzanANIMATION 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Such a tragedy he isn't here for 2020. His quick wit and intellect are more needed now than ever.

    • @TheHomeinspections
      @TheHomeinspections 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@JimOverbeckgenius Only in your imagination does Hell exist.

    • @Ivan-rs2xt
      @Ivan-rs2xt 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JimOverbeckgenius lmfao

    • @xXEGPXx
      @xXEGPXx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JimOverbeckgenius Keep your delusions to yourself Jim

    • @ptuffgong8504
      @ptuffgong8504 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JimOverbeckgenius Wow. Your kindness towards other human beings is almost too much to bear. Do you pray to your God with that bigoted, hateful pie hole? If there was a god, I don't think he'd be too proud of you. You know, you being his son and all.

    • @Irishmule169
      @Irishmule169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JimOverbeckgenius They're hiring at Walmart with your 64 I.Q it'll be tuff but you've got to move out of mommy's house one way or another !!!

  • @davidschmidt6013
    @davidschmidt6013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Hitchens embodies the difference between a man with a diploma and a man with an Education....by far the most amzing,far-reaching intellect I've ever seen, and an incredibly engaging speaker. Such a massive loss. RIP Hitch

  • @weavethehawk
    @weavethehawk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Many years ago I regarded my vocabulary as fairly extensive. Then I introduced myself to Christopher Hitchens. Ever since that first experience, I have had to have a dictionary/thesaurus close at hand whilst listening to his wonderful debating skills.

    • @eddieclark9802
      @eddieclark9802 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Same here. I've picked up a dozen or so new words. Love it.
      Remember what the Dormouse said.😎

    • @jasonjones2064
      @jasonjones2064 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      WILD BILL Typical mindless dribble comments from a faith lead sheep disguised as a human.....

    • @weavethehawk
      @weavethehawk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @WILD BILL - Is there a way to explain what you mean in something that resembles the English language?

    • @Disqualified_Identity
      @Disqualified_Identity 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @WILD BILL He was intelligent and intellectually honest and for that you would put him in some imagined prison?

    • @tonygarrett7214
      @tonygarrett7214 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      WILD BILL. And your evidence for this?

  • @jethro6936
    @jethro6936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +334

    He’s still one of my intellectual heroes. What a mind. [sigh]

    • @earnestlycontendingforthef5332
      @earnestlycontendingforthef5332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @TREX LEX
      What if the Lord God declared....."Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee" ?
      Luke 12:20 (Webster's Bible)

    • @warrenglover6633
      @warrenglover6633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Jazzkeyboardist1 If Jazzkeyboardist1 is not a christian full of love for his fellow humankind and respecter of the departed not able to defend themselves, then I'll eat his hat and his Y-fronts marinated in sewage run-off (with a touch of wasabe).
      Why, all the Saints and Sages who discuss'd
      Of the Two Worlds so wisely - they are thrust
      Like foolish Prophets forth; their Words to Scorn
      Are scatterd and their Mouths are stopt with Dust.
      XXVI The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

    • @herbieshine1312
      @herbieshine1312 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Jazzkeyboardist1 this seems to be a new insult from you, although I've seen it 3 times in different places on this thread.
      You are still as dull and meaningless as always trolling jazzman.

    • @barneyboy8156
      @barneyboy8156 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@herbieshine1312 Well said, Herbie ... what a plonker ... Oops, I shoudn't have extolled him/her ...!

    • @frankdc7386
      @frankdc7386 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Jazzkeyboardist1 jazz takes it in the azz. See how easy that was.

  • @Adogsmate4267
    @Adogsmate4267 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Unfortunately, he was in trouble here. I have to say, he saved my life. I saw myself becoming him, over heating, not being able to breath, coughing, drinking water all the time, etc. I stopped smoking because of this great man.
    I listened to this man, I heard him, I also listened to his body. Thankfully I saw and heard him.

    • @buckwindsor5773
      @buckwindsor5773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was a heavy drinker and I believe a smoker as well. I have been greatly influenced by him.
      I’ve wondered about what drove him to speak so passionately against religion.
      Checking his past ….his mother had an affair with a defrocked minister.They had a suicide pact…we all have our reasons for our points of view…I wonder if Hitchen’s mother’s experience could have been a lynchpin .

    • @cardigan3000
      @cardigan3000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@buckwindsor5773 wouldnt it make more sense if she had an affair with a frocked minister

    • @Adogsmate4267
      @Adogsmate4267 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@buckwindsor5773 Who knows what drives people to be as outspoken as he was. He was very intelligent and a seeker of the real truth in my view and many others, obviously. He was certainly one of the biggest voices in the world in his distain of the church and the bible, a view I share to his last words. He has been a great voice for my thoughts, he could aways convey my thoughts much better than I ever could and on a worldly stage, so I miss him very much.
      He was a great man.

    • @buckwindsor5773
      @buckwindsor5773 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Adogsmate4267 yeah…who knows. I was desperate myself years ago.I turned to religion for comfort and strength. After 25 years of evangelical Christianity I knew more about the bible than most of the population. I believed it until I stopped , stepped back and realized that I was an expert in the beliefs writings of ancient superstitious Goatherders. It served no purpose in my day to day activities. Presently Christianity American Nationalist style has been a source of division and a huge threat to democracy. Hitchens claim that religion poisons everything was a prediction that rings so true it’s scary. He said all religions are the same. We can see how extreme islam is against homosexuality and wants to control a woman’s reproductive system….how is that different from what the wacko evangelical right wing nuts are trying to implement? When I left Christiananity my morality was unchanged. I didn’t want to kill anyone, steal or commit a crime any more or less than when I was when I was a firm believer.
      As an agnostic atheist still wonder if Hitchens and myself have a personal axe to grind with a deity.
      Like you I miss him as well.

    • @TheBundleofkent
      @TheBundleofkent 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@buckwindsor5773 Hi Buck, he was already enjoying tobacco and alcohol before then courtesy of James Fenton! He writes about his mothers death in "Hitch 22" and I believe it didn't really exacerbate his vice(s) but am sure it affected him in other ways-there is a harrowing missed phone call etc. I reckon his Ca Oesophagus was starting to manifest here: a lot of that coughing may be secondary to reflux courtesy of the tumour and/or invasion of his mediastinum rather than tobacco. Either way, he wasn't going to survive. He danced to his own tune and, like us all on here, I had nothing but respect for the man.

  • @thefabuloustomatobrothers7277
    @thefabuloustomatobrothers7277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    Hitch at his magnificent best. What a loss, and needed now more than ever.

    • @angneym
      @angneym 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Fabulous Tomato Brothers I would love to hear Hitch’s take on modern events.

    • @davidavos
      @davidavos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Gods Servant any particular God.....mmmm....maybe your one?

    • @johnnydough9561
      @johnnydough9561 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How exactly is he needed? He’s not at all.

    • @geoffryhurman9681
      @geoffryhurman9681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@johnnydough9561 I disagree definitely needed
      Wonderful thought provoking outlook
      The world needs more people of his ilk

    • @d-247infantry9
      @d-247infantry9 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Facts cause we are Capital F*****😂😂

  • @heidigone
    @heidigone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I'm so sad that he's gone. I watch him every single night until I fall asleep.

    • @woodgrovemgr
      @woodgrovemgr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I've done the same for years.Amazing intellectual

    • @stephenellis2866
      @stephenellis2866 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Think that’s an exaggeration

    • @heidigone
      @heidigone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@stephenellis2866 It's not an exaggeration, and I'm not the only one who does this.

  • @no-oneman.4140
    @no-oneman.4140 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    This may be the best thought provoking hour I've ever had. What a loss.

    • @antoniolau8762
      @antoniolau8762 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don’t agree with him on everything, but, what a class act. Erudite, witty and charming. Greatly missed.🥃

    • @oldtimer7635
      @oldtimer7635 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can see how sick he already was. : (

  • @jcincorporated6207
    @jcincorporated6207 7 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    Mr Hitchens had a pinpointed memory, from which he could recall/grab anything he'd read.

    • @johneyon5257
      @johneyon5257 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      he was wrong about the founding year of N Korea - it was 1948

    • @christopherbrookfield4785
      @christopherbrookfield4785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@johneyon5257 the year Orwell wrote 1984, I think. He just switched the last two digits around.

    • @siddhantthapaliya8699
      @siddhantthapaliya8699 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@johneyon5257 Orwell's book title is 1984. It was published in 1948.

    • @johneyon5257
      @johneyon5257 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      1949

    • @Russell-1
      @Russell-1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@JimOverbeckgenius - Jim, please spend more time writing responses - I suggest all the time you have.

  • @kingdavid255
    @kingdavid255 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    He is one of the most eloquent speakers I’ve ever heard. His stories of life in Iraq and Iran were chilling.

    • @kingdavid255
      @kingdavid255 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He said what so many are thinking but know of the ridicule we will recieve from the poor simple minded Christians who can't bear the pain of truth. He will live on forever as for religion, maybe not so much.

  • @hayleyannamathieson7261
    @hayleyannamathieson7261 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Christopher is much missed. Highly intelligent, superb debater, witty, style and a man of principal. ❤

  • @lewisbreland
    @lewisbreland 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Gosh we need him.

  • @camliv78
    @camliv78 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Hitchens’s works will forever be loved and Chris himself forever missed.
    What an amazing person. The world is so saddened by your loss 😒😔

    • @oldtimer7635
      @oldtimer7635 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      By the way, he didn´t liked to be called Chris, he corrected people many times about that. ; ) But I agree with you otherwise.

  • @ellenmendoza7246
    @ellenmendoza7246 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    This wonderful man is a master speaker. So witty intelligent and thoughtful.. we were lucky to have had him to listen to

  • @omagosh5137
    @omagosh5137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    I find myself replaying all his videos just to hear his truthful words and thoughts in this crazy world of fools.

    • @robertthomas5196
      @robertthomas5196 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just trying to understand him is a joy!

    • @jazwhoaskedforthis
      @jazwhoaskedforthis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That’s why I’m here. Mental comfort.

    • @johnnydough9561
      @johnnydough9561 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rhonda you know absolutely God exists. Without Him, who exists outside of time? The major flaw with a cult like atheism is 99% of all followers follow not even asking questions. Those that do ask tough questions ultimately leave atheism for God. Evolution is possible, in your minds, until you question…. Who existed outside space and time to create space and time? Science agrees that space and time has a beginning. Your dead charlatan hitchens wouldn’t answer that question because he knows his religion would fall apart. You could start asking those tough questions or continue as a blind sheep in a religion with no answers on the origin of life.

    • @MsYoutuebchen
      @MsYoutuebchen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@2fast2block Only deep people follow Hitchens.

    • @allingtonmarakan1436
      @allingtonmarakan1436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@johnnydough9561 Oh look children, the mentally unstable and hard of thinking have slithered out from under their rocks at the shallow end of the gene pool to regale us all with their imbecilic god rants. How delightful. I haven't laughed at a religious fuckwit in hours now. Someone fetch the popcorn, this should be hilarious.

  • @iainrae6159
    @iainrae6159 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hitch is a wonder and is loved more than he could have known.

  • @barracuda7018
    @barracuda7018 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Worlds greatest polemicist and debater..His command of the language is without parallel..His active vocabulary is comparable to Shakespeare. We miss him very much the one and only Chris Hitchens...

    • @marythomas1198
      @marythomas1198 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@barracuda7018 Christopher!

  • @tl6690
    @tl6690 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    We lost a great man 10 years ago today. You'll never be forgotten. RIP Hitch!

    • @shatterstone3045
      @shatterstone3045 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Indeed. If I was 18 I would've bought a Black Label Jonnie Walker and drank in his honour.

    • @shatterstone3045
      @shatterstone3045 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Ed Ducate Ikr. It's just the irony to this meaningless existence.

    • @johndoney2665
      @johndoney2665 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      GOD gave him a night season, and now he knows that without GOD your life is worthless. And all who read these few words be warned GOD has said that He will visit you in your night season when you can`t resist.

    • @shatterstone3045
      @shatterstone3045 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@johndoney2665 I feel sorry for you. Indoctrination into what has been proven to be false really does run deep. Be warned!

    • @johndoney2665
      @johndoney2665 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shatterstone3045 So you don`t believe that JESUS is gentle, kind, and full of mercy, and grace, and ready to for give? He came to pay a debt that He didn`t owe because we owe a debt that we [you and I ] can`t pay. I can`t see how you could call that indoctrination, or evil, please explain.

  • @rumien1383
    @rumien1383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +360

    I don’t agree with him on everything, but, what a class act. Erudite, witty and charming. Greatly missed.🥃

    • @jorgeferreira2009
      @jorgeferreira2009 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      True to everyone I guess. One can hardly agree to every single thing someone thinks (otherwise we wouldn't be thinking, right?). Still the overall idea is pretty much it.

    • @rumien1383
      @rumien1383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Rest in Piss Race-Baiter Ginsberg clearly, don’t like, or agree with him. No problem there. But, there’s no such thing as a typical English accent.

    • @notimmortal9738
      @notimmortal9738 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Rest in Piss Race-Baiter Ginsberg Because TH-cam’s pussy they won’t let it show but I just want you to know I disliked your comment.

    • @salamisfamagusta2918
      @salamisfamagusta2918 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      rumien 13 he found a way to lie,cheat and abuse people’s intelligence in his hypocritical manner

    • @rumien1383
      @rumien1383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Corvus Morve specifically, his support for the invasion of Iraq .
      As for his thoughts on religion, I'm right with him.

  • @saintjamesharriswood9065
    @saintjamesharriswood9065 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm an old guy from California and Hitchens gives me hope.

  • @evelynronaldson3369
    @evelynronaldson3369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    A man of great intelligence and charm with so much to offer in his background knowledge. I have just loved listening to his logic in his debates. What a loss to us.

    • @salamisfamagusta2918
      @salamisfamagusta2918 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He is not a man of great intelligence he is an evil incarnated into a man,a monster

  • @cosaovidiu2838
    @cosaovidiu2838 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Just when I thought I have seen them all featuring him. I can't believe I just watched a new video featuring Christopher Hitchens

  • @martinarthur2597
    @martinarthur2597 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Christopher Hitchens continues to give hope.

  • @neorich59
    @neorich59 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Every time I listen to this wonderful man speaking his truths, I feel highly edified and profoundly privileged.

    • @jeffforsythe9514
      @jeffforsythe9514 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow, poor you if that is the level of what makes you happy, if you want I will tell you some more complete nonsense,

    • @nealgrimes4382
      @nealgrimes4382 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jeffforsythe9514 I'm sure you would be really good at talking nonsense.

  • @jasonjones2064
    @jasonjones2064 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Christopher Hitchens truly was a champion of our species......He did more for humanity in his short life than what all religions combined have attempted to do.....Not only did he encourage the truth but he encouraged investigation of the truth.... unlike all religions where as faith is required ......if they had one shred of evidence of their faith..... then there would be no requirement for faith.......

    • @craigwalker9121
      @craigwalker9121 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      jason jones , very well said . The best I have seen or read

    • @23mooseknuckle
      @23mooseknuckle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I agree. Well said, sir.

    • @jasonjones2064
      @jasonjones2064 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Jazzkeyboardist1 clearly you have claims to make......... maybe you should write a book on such claims........ maybe you should involve yourself...... in deep religious argument....... or champion the rights of the weak and oppressed....... maybe you have valid opinions on socio-economic standards and certain political structures that divided the left from the far left.... maybe through out your life you acquired some information or skill that could liberate someone...... anyone of misgiving or injustice....... but I have never subscribed to maybe.......

    • @krisaaron5771
      @krisaaron5771 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @Jazzkeyboardist1 And of course you'll be providing evidence and documentation for every one of those assertions, correct?

    • @krisaaron5771
      @krisaaron5771 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@jasonjones2064 Jazzkeyboardist1 has shown up on other sites whining about Hitchens. I'm guessing he's a adolescent troll with sexual identity issues and a father fixation.

  • @Foxie635
    @Foxie635 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    My dad was a pastor and I agree with this man completely.

    • @jacketrussell
      @jacketrussell 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are not your father.

    • @voidremoved
      @voidremoved 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      this dude was a complete idiot. The Gospel is true.

  • @donaldhawkins5209
    @donaldhawkins5209 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    In my opinion the greatest voice of the 20th century

    • @LaidbakZak
      @LaidbakZak 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@2fast2block someone’s triggered lol

  • @colbycox8783
    @colbycox8783 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    My heart weeps when I think of him

  • @judygosnell9133
    @judygosnell9133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thank you, Christopher Hitchens, for a great talk

  • @brianjoyce9040
    @brianjoyce9040 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    While watching him I know he was soon to discover his ultimate fight for life. It is evident he isn’t well, physically, but his thoughts and experiences shed light for us all. In this case follow that light. Thx Christopher

    • @DaveT383
      @DaveT383 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, watching this, it seems evident from his labored breathing that the cancer was likely already well-established. So sad. I miss his insight so much.

    • @brianjoyce9040
      @brianjoyce9040 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DaveT383 --the HITCH always just a click away. It may be the most uplifting and clarifying moments available to anyone seeking direction. Peace.

  • @galileoshift8330
    @galileoshift8330 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    like a fresh cold glass of ice tea on a hot summer's day listening to this vid in it's entirety was intellectually refreshing. thank you CCOC thank you Christopher

    • @krisaaron5771
      @krisaaron5771 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Make that ice tea a gin and tonic (double) in Hitchens' honor and I'll agree with you!

  • @enjoyyoursleep1
    @enjoyyoursleep1 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The world has lost Mr Hitchens but his genious is ever lasting.

  • @jimbojet8728
    @jimbojet8728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    So many human beings make me ashamed that I belong to the same race as them. Mostly theists, of some sort. Christopher stands up for decency, respect and reasoning in our world. I am glad to have inhabited it in his time. Thank you for all you’ve done for us Christopher, I can only hope that those who have taken up your baton will be as enlightening and enjoyable to listen to as you have been. Rest in Peace.

    • @krisaaron5771
      @krisaaron5771 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      "Rest in Peace."
      As Hitchens might say, that's how everyone rests ;-p

    • @krisaaron5771
      @krisaaron5771 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@JimOverbeckgenius And there he goes, home to god and taking his toys with him.
      I guess that'll fix us sub-humans, huh?

    • @krisaaron5771
      @krisaaron5771 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JimOverbeckgenius Is THAT who the hand belongs to? My goodness, imagine that.

    • @TetsuoNL
      @TetsuoNL 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JimOverbeckgenius the immortals ? like the army of xerxes ? cool i want to join your larp event.

    • @TetsuoNL
      @TetsuoNL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@JimOverbeckgenius Xerxes is God yes i know this. We shall beat the spartans.

  • @TheTruthHurts-2024
    @TheTruthHurts-2024 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I could be pissed or hungover, in search of some enlightenment or inspiration, feeling down in the dumps or generally experiencing angst - taking refuge in Hitchens will always brighten my mood and my day.

  • @prabodhkumar8917
    @prabodhkumar8917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    I must confess his death at a young age is a potential loss to the intellectual world and atheist society.

    • @nathangoins2298
      @nathangoins2298 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      You are correct. I’m glad we live in an age where videos and sharing platforms like TH-cam exist. So we can see and hear Hitchens talking rather than just reading his books.

    • @Herintruththelies
      @Herintruththelies 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You are incorrect. His contribution to humanity ran SO much deeper than his atheism.

    • @nathangoins2298
      @nathangoins2298 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hereinliesthetruth Yes, it did. That’s why Mr. Kumar states “intellectual world and atheist society”.

    • @ashu21
      @ashu21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I can't help but be glad this man is immortalised by his conversations and thoughts being saved on this site. Feels good.

    • @iga279
      @iga279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      'potential' is a huge understatement.

  • @loganmoody5806
    @loganmoody5806 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Funny how much hitchens I've listened to... Hours and hours and I've just come across this video. What a powerful and compelling speech. If I have to pick a hero, it's him.

    • @loganmoody5806
      @loganmoody5806 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@2fast2block yeah talk about wasting time. Not reading any of that shit, guy. And its not because I don't care to learn. I was raised christian for most of my younger life. It is not from ignorance that anti theists are born.

    • @fanofdawkins6824
      @fanofdawkins6824 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@2fast2block no, on the the contrary....its because you are just too fucking dumb to absorb anything else into your unbelievably small brain. Its full of pretend boxing, and coming up with complimentary replies for you own comments on your channel 🤣🤣 or imagining that that's you with that pistol on your channel. Sorry to tell you this bub, only men have guns.

    • @tgstudio85
      @tgstudio85 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@2fast2block you seriously are thinking that no one sees, that you copy paste same text over and over, like you wouldn't have your own mind?

    • @jeffforsythe9514
      @jeffforsythe9514 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why in heavens name do you need a hero. You and all human beings are God's greatest creation.

    • @skyblue-7
      @skyblue-7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      💯

  • @brocast8921
    @brocast8921 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Rip Christopher hitchens , till this day missed greatly.

    • @seivaDsugnA
      @seivaDsugnA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was also alive when he was. Still am.

    • @keithherrera1038
      @keithherrera1038 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pride is why he never accepted Jesus which is sadly the case for all Athiests.

    • @brocast8921
      @brocast8921 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@keithherrera1038 keep your pathetic hypocrisy to yourself please .

    • @allingtonmarakan1436
      @allingtonmarakan1436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@keithherrera1038 So sad that evolution gave you a fantastic brain but that you have never learned how to use it. Pride has nothing to do with atheism. I was a christian for half my life and your imaginary god was so negligent (and totally absent of course), so that I was able to see reason and gain sufficient knowledge of his non-existence, that I was able to simply walk away from the idiotic belief system that holds you in its thrall. If your god were real, the vile, psychotic, jealous, needy and grasping god of the bible, why would he allow even a single worshiper to walk away from him?
      Don't come back with the 'we have freewill' crap because that is just the instant knee-jerk cop-out phrase that covers all the bullshit in your silly narrative.
      Tell me. How is it that I was able to walk away from the most jealous, narcissistic and twisted god ever invented by man if he is real? I await your ridiculous answer but certainly not with baited breath, lol.

    • @tatianahawaii13
      @tatianahawaii13 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@allingtonmarakan1436 ♥️

  • @nestorethelfortuna4777
    @nestorethelfortuna4777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    saturday my mother sucumbed to coronavirus...my father is hanging on by his fingernails...
    the only thing brings calm to my mind is this man. thanks sir.
    thanks hitch!

    • @paddlefar9175
      @paddlefar9175 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Distraction can be a good method of dealing with such a difficult situation. Sorry to hear of your troubles.

    • @yomilalgro
      @yomilalgro 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm so sorry about your loss😢😢

    • @citizenghosttown
      @citizenghosttown 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry for your loss.

    • @54tristin
      @54tristin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m a physician, I can only hope you can find the strength you need in the future , your parents where not only attacked by a virus, but also stupidity. I wish you strength, love, and hope. My sincerest sympathy.

  • @jethro6936
    @jethro6936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The best of this man...

  • @rjs5536
    @rjs5536 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Very sadly missed....I could listen to him for hours.

    • @alankirkby465
      @alankirkby465 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I ever thought perhaps its his attractive voice your really listening along with and not what he's really saying ( just a thought? )

    • @Bashfluff
      @Bashfluff 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      V

  • @grahamthegreat2680
    @grahamthegreat2680 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Once a hero forever a legend!

  • @nealhurwitz
    @nealhurwitz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Miss him!!!

    • @rep10101
      @rep10101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      NOT!

    • @nealhurwitz
      @nealhurwitz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@rep10101 he was very bright... on target.

  • @playinhard
    @playinhard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I must say (as other here have) that I too did not agree with him on everything. But his fearless and brilliant oratory, his near photographic memory of everything he read, especially when faced with the many religious grifters out there, was a joy to behold. Thanks for the post, and he is so sorely missed!

    • @liftentertainment3198
      @liftentertainment3198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@2fast2block Let me start off by addressing your most petty and basic of grievances: "word farting" is not something even Hitchens's harshest critics would use to describe his impeccable and effortless command of the English language; whether you agreed with him or not, he spoke eloquently on myriad subjects of which he was well educated. Which brings me to the second part of that same sentence you ironically farted out onto the computer screen: your inane argument that the man whose position it was that theists have no concrete evidence of a divine creator, hasn't provided any proof that there isn't. It should be stated clearly that theists are the ones who claim to know with certainty ... not Christopher Hitchens. He only claimed to know with certainty that you hadn't provided a single shred of concrete evidence for the assertions by which you base your entire life. After all, if a deity didn't need a creator and just "was", why exactly would the universe need one? Ok ...now let's address your distinction between biblical faith and, well, really any other faith: there is none. Faith is defined as a belief or trust without evidence. But you instead assert that it's a "trust by evidence seen." What evidence? That is what Hitch was asking for ... evidence. You say that God asks us "To reason. To get knowledge. To study." Well, I contend that Christopher Hitchens did just that and reached his conclusion based on reason, the knowledge available to any of us and only after careful study. But then you circle back to your definition of "biblical faith" which, according to you, is "trust by evidence seen." Again, what evidence? Clearly, Hitchens didn't see any evidence or I am certain he would have taken your position; and the thing is, neither do you have evidence. Lastly, you say that "God has nothing to hide"; do you mean aside from him/her/itself? Reason - as you say God asks us to do - would conclude that a ubiquitous, omniscient, all powerful and loving god would reveal himself so that we all may bear witness, not make a game out of eternal damnation. Your entire argument is as shallow as you claim Hitchens and his "followers" to be. And the fact you failed to acknowledge is that Hitchens never asked or commanded anyone to follow him - he only argued that you examine the evidence or lack thereof, which we have done here.

    • @skyblue-7
      @skyblue-7 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@liftentertainment3198
      My thoughts exactly!Thank you...😊

  • @emmatrot77
    @emmatrot77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Such clarity. Such brilliance. I truly miss him.

  • @jabberwock14
    @jabberwock14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I can tell my vocabulary has been expanded, and my speech (I have a stutter) has been sharpened by just listening to his speeches/debates

  • @ralphdavis9670
    @ralphdavis9670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hitchins had a moral compass that we sorely miss. I cannot think of any living person with his intellect and his humanity.

    • @williamloh9018
      @williamloh9018 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Except Iraq...which to his credit he admitted.

  • @michaelhollis3045
    @michaelhollis3045 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    the first time I've come across this.......................amazing . SO sorely missed, need him now more than ever

  • @maxxz7
    @maxxz7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Hitchens has to be the most captivating speaker of our time and thank you TH-cam for putting Hitch out there for the whole world to enjoy. Also one of Hitchens greatest assets was his amazing voice that to me was as good as or better than Richard Burtons........

  • @waynevanrensburg8037
    @waynevanrensburg8037 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Glad to say to this man is/was my foremost favourite human ever. We need a world led by intellectuals and not politicians

  • @paddymcgrath9721
    @paddymcgrath9721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love him and all he stands for. I can not help but hear an illness in his voice and wonder if he was stricken by now. Miss you dearly comrade you changed my life.

  • @andrewpickering5180
    @andrewpickering5180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    He lives on in video format. Share Share Share.
    Stay Free

  • @owencarter1973
    @owencarter1973 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Christopher was diagnosed with Esophageal cancer 9 months after this event. RIP personal hero of mine.

  • @gusposey8218
    @gusposey8218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    One of the all time greats. He is sorely missed, especially as our society moves back to ghost stories and bloody rituals, embracing the evil ignorance he warned us about so eloquently.

    • @a.musica1914
      @a.musica1914 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fully agree

    • @jeffforsythe9514
      @jeffforsythe9514 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My faith is in the Lord, does that make me an evil ignorant person?

    • @Living_Matrix1
      @Living_Matrix1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jeffforsythe9514 Not evil. Just ignorant.

    • @gusposey8218
      @gusposey8218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Living_Matrix1 (Well, maybe a little evil. You are endorsing a system that celebrates a being so simple as to suggest that if the rules aren't followed he'll burn you for eternity. It's ridiculous, but also deeply cruel.)

    • @sandradevlin1344
      @sandradevlin1344 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      As in the eloquence you had captured from "Hitch" to phrase in your reciprocation question to Gus?

  • @lionels.balasuriya8032
    @lionels.balasuriya8032 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    How I miss this gentleman? He was a light in the darkness. What a brilliant, erudite man, gone too soon. Our loss.

    • @earnestlycontendingforthef5332
      @earnestlycontendingforthef5332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was so ' brilliant and erudite' yet he's DEAD as can be.
      Almighty God sent the 'Grim Reaper' and C. Hitchens has been utterly humbled with a consuming disease and destroyed.
      "20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee"
      Luke 12:19-20 (KJV)
      And has now thrown away any chance of immortality and "Everlasting Joy".
      So, Logical words to say to a dying short-sighted atheist as a good-bye Epitaph.
      If Christians are right they win, if you're right they lose nothing. In fact, they'll never even know they were wrong.
      [ Rolls on the Floor Laughing ]
      Now on the other hand....for YOU Mr. ATHIEST...
      Your worst POSSIBLE NIGHTMARE will have already begun......{;o;}

    • @teryylotus1995
      @teryylotus1995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He is silent now, thank God

    • @earnestlycontendingforthef5332
      @earnestlycontendingforthef5332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@teryylotus1995
      "Vengeance is mine: I will repay, saith the Lord"
      Romans 12:19 (Geneva Bible)

    • @rep10101
      @rep10101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@teryylotus1995 God? LOL nice one

    • @Mark-jw1cy
      @Mark-jw1cy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@earnestlycontendingforthef5332 Oh blah blah blah with your religious claptrap. Your use of that old chestnut Pascal's Wager shows how ignorant you are.

  • @remmah192
    @remmah192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What I would I do to hear him speak on the current state of affairs. Miss you Hitch!

  • @lufe8773
    @lufe8773 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    My we need more people like this in today's world. Putting to one side the the subjects of his thoughts and whether we agree with them or not the way he describes them is pure genius. And it is impossible for any reasonable person to at least consider and listen to them. I guess that's the sad thing (for me) despite the almost complete saturation of news and information we haven't moved forward at all since those days. Mr. Hitchens would be appalled at the way things have gone. In fact the same forces are still at work even in main stream, ....authority, education, media and celebrity. Influencing and intimidating people into conforming and agreeing to 'their' view of the way things should be. Fascism needs to be redefined, not as a political ideology but as anyone who is intolerant of dissent and seeks to bully others into silence. Dont care if its left or right, black or white. Its about right and wrong and how you behave towards others !

    • @leeholmes9962
      @leeholmes9962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree with you If there were more people like this great intellectual power house the people on earth would not be lamb's to the chop shop 💪✌💛🇬🇧👍

    • @Brett_S_420
      @Brett_S_420 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is still an ample amount of freedom to say what one wishes. Most who make that argument of "being silenced" have mistaken true censorship with having to face consequences for saying things. There is a difference. Of course you and anyone else are judged by what we say just like how we act. A friendship built over decades in mutual respect and forged in vigorous debate, can be completely destroyed in just one sentence. Is the person who said such a thing to ruin the friendship, justified or not, being "silenced", censured, literally being stopped from saying that sentence? Of course not. I'm much more wary of those who claim political correctness or society's norms are stifling them. From what? If something is true AND hurtful, there are skillful ways to bring the idea to attention. The person feeling they are being oppressed for not being able to say these things however and wherever without consequence doesn't realize that what they want to say isn't worth saying in the first place and that feeling comes from their own subconscious or from their own conscience knowing this. Fascism is defined as it should be. Those who would wish to change what it is seems very suspicious to me and also quick to muddy the water on a very hard learned lesson from history.

    • @tylertyler82
      @tylertyler82 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You didn’t read War On ClIches 😆

  • @curtstevenson9447
    @curtstevenson9447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    this is a genius in human form, beyond highly Intelligent , explaining the cruelest animals who killed anyone to obtain office i.e. axis of evil

  • @jazzporridge1506
    @jazzporridge1506 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    The story about Irag's regime survivors shooting their colleagues is totally gut wrenching.
    Hitch was magnificent. What a loss.

    • @salamisfamagusta2918
      @salamisfamagusta2918 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jazz what do you expect from a venomous snake Hitchen to say other than lies, and filthy propaganda trying to people from their money.Thank God Karma paid him a visit

    • @davidstephen6753
      @davidstephen6753 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@salamisfamagusta2918 So do you expect anyone to believe you rather than Christopher Hitchens? God didn't pay anyone a visit. Everyone dies, some early and some late, but God has nothing to do with it. Unless you have any evidence to suggest otherwise, then I'd be interested to see it.

    • @salamisfamagusta2918
      @salamisfamagusta2918 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@davidstephen6753 I never said God paid a visit to anybody ,I said Karma paid a visit to that morally decrepit Hitchens,I believe anybody who advocates and justifies wars is a vile subhuman and he deserves a visit from Karma

    • @fenwayify
      @fenwayify 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@salamisfamagusta2918 True, you never said God paid a visit to anyone, you simply thanked Him/Her/It that Karma did so. I too, share in your opposition to war, particularly with Iraq, which did not have any part in 9/11, nor have any WMDs. I believe our imperialistic ways are undeniably abhorrent, where I feel most opposed to Hitchens' sentiments. Still, on most topics, I find his insights enlightening and wish he remained here to share them...

    • @salamisfamagusta2918
      @salamisfamagusta2918 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fenwayify I respect what you are saying and please believe me I will never pretend that am right in everything I say but when it comes to violence and war for problem solving ,regardless how correct and wise a person is the moment that supports such behaviour as far as am concerned he or she befriends the devil and defeats every thing good they said or did before that. Stay safe

  • @patoxa
    @patoxa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I Love You Christopher you are missed

  • @54tristin
    @54tristin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Certainly there is a man of this wit, gravitas, intellect, that could be nominated, run, and elected president of the United States!

  • @8Namaste
    @8Namaste 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    While I do believe in a higher power just not organized re!Iigion, I, like so many others, never tire listening to Christopher Hitchens! And I miss him still!

  • @erniebell1858
    @erniebell1858 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    He was an intellectual genius with both wit and a comic humor. He will be missed.

  • @ahmedteam8534
    @ahmedteam8534 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    In Iraq we had a very dark joke back then, it went like this :
    Allah decided to send
    Azrael (The angel of death in Islam) to take Saddam's soul
    Azrael goes to Saddam's home at night and finds him a wake, he then hurrys back up to the sky to Allah.
    Azrael : Saddam wasn't a sleep and saw me.
    Allah : please tell me you didn't say I was the one who sent you.
    Sorry for the bad translation, that was my best
    If you didn't get it, they imply that even Allah is afraid of Saddam.

    • @emmatrot77
      @emmatrot77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You did quite well. Thank you!

    • @salamisfamagusta2918
      @salamisfamagusta2918 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ahmedteam is fanny you never thought of real murderers like Blair and Bush that they make Saddam and Hitler look good .Am sure your God knows better

    • @dingosmith9932
      @dingosmith9932 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@salamisfamagusta2918 at least the citizens of Blair and Bush are free to criticize them.

    • @ahmedteam8534
      @ahmedteam8534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@salamisfamagusta2918 They're quite bad, still they never had as much power on my life directly as Saddam did, for Hitler he and Stalin are the absolute worse, comparing them to Bush Blair and Saddam just doesn't work, I don't have a god, I'm an atheist, who needs one anyway?

    • @ahmedteam8534
      @ahmedteam8534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dingosmith9932 Not only criticize but to replace them too, Freedom is so underrated in the western world

  • @bishopaz
    @bishopaz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    One of Hitchens finest talks

  • @leezhao
    @leezhao 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    56:35 "Yes!" he answers unequivocally to the question if he thinks the Elgin Marbles will be returned to Greece during his lifetime. A sense of sadness came over me as it will be the 10th anniversary of his passing in a couple of weeks. I am writing this on 27 November 2021.

  • @johnnyd1790
    @johnnyd1790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fun fact, this video was published on my birthday, I've just turned 29 and I didn't even know. I'm nearly 37 now and I didn't know this man while he was alive, such a regret.

  • @eldergeektromeo9868
    @eldergeektromeo9868 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Chris gave us all so much....whether you agreee with him or not, he is one of the most rational humans on planet earth. So glad we had a bit of time with him.

    • @Franciscasieri
      @Franciscasieri 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He hated to be called Chris

  • @randybrooks3614
    @randybrooks3614 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    He loved America so much for her separation of church and state. I'm glad he didn't live to see what she has become.

    • @anderskreutz9611
      @anderskreutz9611 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, like the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett-a catholic sect member-to the supreme court. He would have been livid…

    • @carolmcdade4081
      @carolmcdade4081 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He would still be improving her.

    • @danishbiochem
      @danishbiochem 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@carolmcdade4081 I guess you meant “approving”. And the answer is no. Hell no. He’d be against the handmaiden.

  • @lewisgreenhalgh1046
    @lewisgreenhalgh1046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I wish we had his linguistic skills available now with whats going on in Afghanistan. This man's grasp on the english language is tighter than Khabib Nurmagomedov grip on his oppositions legs!!! i miss you now more than ever

  • @steveowen7475
    @steveowen7475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Without question the most lucid thoughtful reasoned instinctive debater ever.......peerless

  • @mike4526
    @mike4526 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We need Hitchens thoughts and words now more than ever

  • @geminisax6115
    @geminisax6115 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mr.Hitchens was a tremendous inspiration . His uncanny ability to communicate his observations about world affairs , is extremely revealing.
    His courage and wit and grasp of history , is refreshing. in present day of vacant talking heads .

  • @send2mc
    @send2mc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I believe he leaned to the left politically. One of the things I really appreciated about him was that you almost couldn't tell his politics.
    His arguments were brilliantly made and without apparent bias. If you were to argue with him, you had to know your subject well because he knew it better.
    I could listen to him for the rest of my life.
    And I probably will.

  • @SuperTerri1964
    @SuperTerri1964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    We’ve lost so many of our greatest intellects. Hitch was one of the best and his voice is deeply missed and badly needed.

    • @jeffforsythe9514
      @jeffforsythe9514 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      By a bunch of quitters who gave up seeking God. I didn't, and after 35 years I received His Divine Blessing. You have no idea exactly what you are missing.. Give yourself a chance, good luck.

    • @douglasmorris8364
      @douglasmorris8364 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jeffforsythe9514 Religion Poisons Everything.

    • @jeffforsythe9514
      @jeffforsythe9514 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@douglasmorris8364 Religion and faith in the Lord are two different things.

    • @douglasmorris8364
      @douglasmorris8364 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jeffforsythe9514 If that's the case, both are poison.🤣😂🤡🤡