Peter Hitchens | Freedom of Speech and Right to Offend | Proposition

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    The Motion: This House Believes the Right to Free Speech Always Includes the Right to Offend.
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    Peter Jonathan Hitchens (born 28 October 1951) is an English journalist and author. He has published six books, including The Abolition of Britain, The Rage Against God and The War We Never Fought. Hitchens writes for Britain's The Mail on Sunday newspaper and is a former foreign correspondent in Moscow and Washington. He continues to work as an occasional foreign reporter and in 2010, in recognition of his foreign reporting, he was awarded the Orwell Prize.
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  • @byronelenica8329
    @byronelenica8329 9 ปีที่แล้ว +821

    I totally agree with Peter Hitchins. There are many examples on the internet of idiots who attempt debate then revert to personal insult because they can not deal with the comments made.

    • @rodericksloan1255
      @rodericksloan1255 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      +byron elenica You must be of part of the internet of idiots also.

    • @ahmad3652
      @ahmad3652 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      +byron elenica I am not a fan of the Hitchins in general but I would get behind him on this.

    • @WarfighterX22
      @WarfighterX22 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +byron elenica to the people who disagree with my opinions and who go about attacking me via insult i say BRING IT ON! i don't need ad hominem attacks to make someone look stupid.

    • @byronelenica8329
      @byronelenica8329 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      so you put the person above the subject of the debate.?

    • @barristanselmy2758
      @barristanselmy2758 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      +byron elenica This is exactly the case. And when i say exactly, i mean pretty much bang on the mark. I posted a link to thereligionofpeace.com, i hadn't even said anything about anyone. And i was instantly attacked as being a racist, i started getting messages from people i don;t even know, calling me everything from a Nazi to a Donald Trump supporter. These people are so brain dead, it's almost impossible to have rational discourse with them. They reduce them selves to personal attacks within the first 5 minutes.

  • @SwagMcFresh
    @SwagMcFresh 9 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    I don't agree with Peter on many issues, but I respect his right to say them all. This is not only, exactly his point, but it also shows that it's worth letting intelligent people have their own opinions, because you may find them actually defending the ones you share just as strongly as the ones you don't.

    • @tellaaalli
      @tellaaalli 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." Aristotle

    • @chrisjones3901
      @chrisjones3901 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey I like that one.

    • @izzatirfan1995
      @izzatirfan1995 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I notice that it’s always those that never impacted by “freedom of speech” are the one that will defend it, or another word for it is hate speech.

    • @Srilankanenglishteacher
      @Srilankanenglishteacher 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@izzatirfan1995 define by who? I mean who defines it as hate speech? You? I hate to tell you this, the human kind is polarized, so what maybe hate speech for is very well maybe the kind of conversation the folks on the other side of isle want to have.
      If you want to deny their rights for free speech, because you're being triggered, then you're very well killing the fundamental right of having different opinion to what you believe is true.
      That's like killing any competition before even there's a product.
      Add to that, your comment is very vague, because you don't say who exactly defends the freedom of speech, because they love hate speech. However, I shared my two cents anyway.

    • @torannevans410
      @torannevans410 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@izzatirfan1995 Hate speech was a very nasty concept it was never about hate it was about setting up a regulatory system that would allow the structure of speech control in other words it is solidly totalitarian in ideal and outcome. You are a scary individual the SOVIET union were on at the UN demanding the adoption of hate speech concepts they were of course as you are, very caring, in between the millions who they exterminated but they were worried about Hate Speech OH YEAH SURE WERE !

  • @antoniakarpova
    @antoniakarpova 8 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    He's so cool it's unreal. Maturity and wisdom is strength. Can't get enough.

    • @Killerkwoi13
      @Killerkwoi13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      if you think Peter is cool... you should look up his late brother Christopher... genuinely one of the best thinkers of our times

    • @ayeeniko
      @ayeeniko 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Panagia mou

    • @RidinMyGrandmasCadillac
      @RidinMyGrandmasCadillac 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ayeeniko greek people

    • @EmilyRose1
      @EmilyRose1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too I just love him !

  • @Mortimer_Duke
    @Mortimer_Duke 8 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    As a dyslexic alcoholic with a dangerously short attention span. I agree with Peter Hitchens 100%.

    • @CfOme
      @CfOme 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      HAHA

    • @irishnessie
      @irishnessie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      If you're black or gay you get extra points.

    • @thanksfernuthin
      @thanksfernuthin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Don't you mean 001%?

    • @HiveFleetUlfang1
      @HiveFleetUlfang1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Let me guess, you didn't sit through the whole thing, did you? XD

    • @fredcollierfinishingtouche6701
      @fredcollierfinishingtouche6701 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You spell well. Considering.

  • @broxmouth
    @broxmouth 8 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    “I disapprove of what you say,
    but I will defend to the death your right to say it”
    VOLTAIRE.

  • @connord9164
    @connord9164 9 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    Based Hitchens.

    • @connord9164
      @connord9164 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      *****
      In simple terms it's just an internet meme word. Used for people who have an opinion and say it, not caring what others think.

    • @mr.coolmug3181
      @mr.coolmug3181 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Connor D Like Based Mom. All hail Based Mom.

    • @Slashingsword
      @Slashingsword 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +MrCool Mug Hail, Based Mom!

  • @guidofarage7457
    @guidofarage7457 9 ปีที่แล้ว +299

    *Morality Intensifies*

    • @CraftyApe
      @CraftyApe 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +Guido Farage Good to see you Farage

    • @guidofarage7457
      @guidofarage7457 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Crafty Ape Ty m8

    • @CraftyApe
      @CraftyApe 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Guido Farage God save our gracious meme

  • @macmanoc2354
    @macmanoc2354 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    brilliant logical straightforward talking,keep it up Peter,never lose your voice. You simply say what people feel but can't express

  • @YorkshireLad1985
    @YorkshireLad1985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Brilliantly put. I don’t hate you, Peter. I disagree with many of your views, but I’m glad you have them and broadcast them. Freedom of speech is the cornerstone of modern democracy.

  • @JP-1990
    @JP-1990 9 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    YA CANT BEAT THE PETE!

  • @duderyandude9515
    @duderyandude9515 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You’ve got to love the Hitchens brothers and their defence of free speech. In fact, I almost expected for Hitchens to say scream “Fire!” when the applause ceased.

  • @ThMrksman
    @ThMrksman 9 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I love how the Hitchens brothers managed to show that two sane individuals could hold entirely different religious and political views.

    • @dee_seejay
      @dee_seejay 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Of course they did converge on certain things.. In Peter's favour was his abject refusal to fall for the jingoism that was the Brexit Leave campaign, something I'm sure his younger brother would have concurred with had he not been forced to cash in his chips early.. Peter didn’t actually campaign *for* Remain but that would be a little too much to ask, sharing a bed with all those degenerate leftists.

    • @SagaciousFrank
      @SagaciousFrank 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Peter used to share his older brother's views, but he grew out of them.

    • @dee_seejay
      @dee_seejay 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SagaciousFrank Nah, that's just crass oversimplification. Both Peter and Christopher (were he alive) would describe it as such.

    • @SagaciousFrank
      @SagaciousFrank 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dee_seejay , Peter has said that growing up and seeing the real world not fit the prejudiced depiction of his atheist socialist views is what changed his mind. What I said was a summary of that process. He grew up. Christopher Hitchens didn't, a grown man who liked Tony Blair of all people, and supported the invasion of foreign countries based on complete lies, and because he 'knew' there was no God from being a child, aggressively maintained that view.

    • @swainscheps
      @swainscheps 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Vigorous defense of freedom of speech was a point of overlap between the two of them.

  • @amandatabert-dugray1548
    @amandatabert-dugray1548 6 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Imagine if the Hitchens brothers took on the free speech debate together... RIP. Christopher.

    • @chrisjones3901
      @chrisjones3901 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I have seen some of their debates togeather .very captivating and you have to be quick because they whizz through them.

    • @seanmoran6510
      @seanmoran6510 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Christopher Hitchens equals never ending war in the Middle East.
      Pity he didn’t follow Orwell and go himself.
      Re question time BBC

  • @barbute3684
    @barbute3684 9 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    It's almost absurd how much above his opposition Hitchens was here.

  • @rivernorthhomes
    @rivernorthhomes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    the fact that we are having debates like this is incredibly scary..

    • @jakeschwartz2514
      @jakeschwartz2514 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Scary, but it shouldn’t be surprising. It’s all written regardless of what people will do

    • @SA-5247
      @SA-5247 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s pretty obvious who wants what and why..

  • @watcheroftheskies66
    @watcheroftheskies66 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Never really liked Peter Hitchens much but that was a very powerful and well delivered address. Possibly his best as far as I can recall.

  • @DaliborOkoro
    @DaliborOkoro 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    He speaks so eloquently, I could listen to him all day. Oh wait, I have - procrastinating.

  • @ThomasSimpsonOfficial
    @ThomasSimpsonOfficial 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Peter is a national treasure.

    • @thedankatheist3466
      @thedankatheist3466 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So is his brother lol

    • @NarHandleBy
      @NarHandleBy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In such cases value knows no national or political borders. The species is better for him having been born.

    • @barrysteven5964
      @barrysteven5964 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I find this kind of hero worship unwise. He is a man. He is interesting. He says some things which make sense and other which don't. Just the same as everyone. We put too many people on pedestals and then become reluctant to disagree with them.

  • @musicalcarpentry
    @musicalcarpentry 9 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    The man commands respect.

  • @Q-presss
    @Q-presss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I truly hope and wish that more people in the world could comprehend what this man is trying to say. It's a dangerous path were going down and suppression of speach is the first chapter of complete control.

  • @LokiOwl
    @LokiOwl 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The Freedom to Offend is Absolute. Freedom from Offense is a Fantasy. If you do not understand this utterly simple concept of human existence, you also have the Freedom to Off Yourself.
    Good day, sir/madam. Good day.

  • @brianstrawser5695
    @brianstrawser5695 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    After extensive searching I have never found the right not to be offended. Thanks Peter.

  • @wulfgarpl
    @wulfgarpl 9 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    With Peter Hitchens (typo in title) i disagree on almost everything. But not on principle of free speech.

    • @Frosty-oj6hw
      @Frosty-oj6hw 9 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      +Wulfgar I'm the same, he's full of terrible ideas, but the foundation of free speech is something that is absolutely core to a civilized society, the erosion of free speech in the UK is nothing short of disgusting.

    • @DieFlabbergast
      @DieFlabbergast 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      +Frosty True, he has lots of terrible ideas, but he also has lots of good ones, and not just about free speech. NOBODY is right about everything, and equally, nobody is wrong about everything. Each proposition, position, or cause stands or falls on its own merits, and we must avoid ad hominem arguments like the plague.

    • @godriczimmerman
      @godriczimmerman 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +DieFlabbergast What are some of his terrible ideas and what are some of his good ones, in your view? Can you give one or two examples?

    • @loremipsum7471
      @loremipsum7471 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Wulfgar
      That's really big of you. Congratulations on finally being right about something such a free speech.

    • @SuperStrik9
      @SuperStrik9 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +godriczimmerman His views on marijuana and drug addiction are deplorable and idiotic. He once said drug addiction is a fantasy, which is not only a ridiculous untrue statement but completely counter productive in tackling the issue. He's also against legalizing or even decriminalizing marijuana for personal use. The man's a fool.

  • @jjdominici
    @jjdominici 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A profound speech from Mr. Hitchens. I hope we all take heed.

  • @yell50
    @yell50 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Having a society where everyone is compelled to think and behave the same would be like living in some kind of horror movie.

  • @thinkingoutloud6741
    @thinkingoutloud6741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m just amazed to sit here in 2022 and listen to him describe today so clearly from over 6 years ago.

  • @tnmusicman1
    @tnmusicman1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    You go, Peter!!!

  • @bisbeekid
    @bisbeekid ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Remarkable! I've read all of Hitchens' books and just when I think I can't be amazed, I''m amazed...

  • @cunaeus22
    @cunaeus22 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I have been and remain in love with this man.

  • @Philippoable
    @Philippoable 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'll listen to this once a quarter from now on. It might help preserve my sanity on the interwebs.

  • @nomnomyam9379
    @nomnomyam9379 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A man cursed at Buddha.
    Buddha smiled.
    The man asked "why aren't you mad? i insulted you"
    Buddha said: "If you give me a gift, and if i do not accept it, to whom does that gift belong to?"
    words are not offensive. it's only offensive if you accept it.
    The problem is your ego.

  • @JackalStandard
    @JackalStandard 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Excellently spoken.

  • @Yuno08888
    @Yuno08888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Every "S" he says is like the sound of a basketball match.

  • @laradollar9944
    @laradollar9944 9 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    It's Hitchens.

  • @NicoSmets
    @NicoSmets 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Mr Hitchens, you are a hero

  • @mikkel1881
    @mikkel1881 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Im not right wing, but I agree with Peter on this subject. Free speech is a important pillar of western society and yes you might be offended by some ideas and viewpoints. I consider the times I get offended a excellent time for reflection on my beliefs and evaluation of other beliefs, I suggest you do the same.

    • @driverv86
      @driverv86 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +bayes yoyoyo So classical liberalism.

  • @gadda01
    @gadda01 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Definitely agree with that notion. I don't like a lot of the things he believes in... but his idea of free free speech is something I would align myself with

  • @debunkingleftistmyths9846
    @debunkingleftistmyths9846 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Get Hitch slapped.

  • @TheGava4
    @TheGava4 9 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    hearing the audience gigging and dismisses Peter was awful.

    • @TheGava4
      @TheGava4 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      +CosmicCommander yes it's sad as political correctness rules the youth of today. But NO common sense.

    • @retnemmoc101
      @retnemmoc101 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +CosmicCommander Wow, how stuck up can they get?

    • @Nipah.Auauau
      @Nipah.Auauau 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +TheGava4 They were giggling and dismissing Peter because what he was saying clearly demonstrated his scientific illiteracy and embarrassing lack of research. What he said about the actual subject of debate however was completely valid and valuable.

    • @Nipah.Auauau
      @Nipah.Auauau 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      CosmicCommander
      It's scientifically illiterate because dyslexia has been shown to exist through empirical methods. To not believe it exists despite not having any counter-research shows one to be willfully ignorant of this fact.

    • @CountZero78
      @CountZero78 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Nipah Auauau Dyslexia 'diagnosis' relies too heavily on subjective indicators and not objective tests.

  • @KingDeramo
    @KingDeramo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Why is speaker 4 (the one that follows Hitchens) in this series a private video? Why are we not allowed to view all 6 speakers? Is this not censorship and suppression of a debate about censorship and suppression? How ironic is that?

    • @joshkenovan7876
      @joshkenovan7876 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Coz Kate Brooks (the screaming feminazi) demanded that the channel take it down because she hates how she was destroyed by those she took interventions from. She's a daft bitch who can't accept she was wrong & wanted to delete the evidence, basically

    • @KeenanTaku
      @KeenanTaku 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@joshkenovan7876 She said later in an interview with Sargon that she was playing devil's advocate and didn't actually oppose the motion. But why she debated in the manner that she did was undoubtedly poor

    • @TheKelpie13
      @TheKelpie13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Unfortunately we're not allowed to see it because we all like to make fun of itshe gets a shipwreck by the entirety of the Oxford Union.

  • @roughdraught153
    @roughdraught153 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I agree with Hitchens: "Moral indignation is a technique used to endow the idiot with dignity" (Marshall McLuhan)

  • @katjosh
    @katjosh 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    ah the Hitchen boys how I love them

  • @ThMrksman
    @ThMrksman 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    4:22 What a line!

  • @Messmerd97
    @Messmerd97 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Very, very good speech!

  • @froggrenadier6061
    @froggrenadier6061 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    can't stitch the hitch

  • @InsertNameHere73894
    @InsertNameHere73894 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is probably one of the only times, Christopher Hitchens (if he was still alive) and Peter Hitchens would've shared the same opinion at a debate.

  • @sce2aux464
    @sce2aux464 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What is the point of having freedom of speech if it *doesn't* include the right to offend? It's not like inoffensive freedom of speech requires legal protection.

    • @tiranito
      @tiranito 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As long as you let them leave their lives with dignity, then yeah. A certain line has to be drawn.

    • @jasontownsend9460
      @jasontownsend9460 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mgec no, a certain line doesn’t need to be drawn. The only line is when the speech immediately calls for violence with the expectation that it will be obeyed.

    • @homeone4054
      @homeone4054 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The problem being precisely that. Ultimately everything we say will be deemed to be capable of being taken as being offensive by someone either personally or even more alamingly by third party. See the Harry Miller case.

    • @chrisjones3901
      @chrisjones3901 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like saying there is no jehovah I beleive that true so it's my perogative to say so ,as in freedom of speech.but it offends a jehovah witness.no swearing byt it is offensive,maybe offence is only in some eyes .we can all see the same thing differently from our own eyes.

  • @NarHandleBy
    @NarHandleBy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This man is so good and so right that the very witnessing of his words makes me halfway a modern scholar.

  • @frankdsouza2425
    @frankdsouza2425 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If Purblind Arrogance is a virtue, then Peter Hitchens is the best man ever.

  • @theblueknight9746
    @theblueknight9746 8 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Peter Hitchens: A true Christian, conservative, and a man to model yourself after.

    • @drofheim
      @drofheim 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, but he was interviewed with Owen Jones in a great interview, but God rather Peter Hitchens got some rocks and bashed him with it.

    • @Maurauth
      @Maurauth 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I wish the comment dislike button still worked...

    • @19RaxR91
      @19RaxR91 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Speaking one truth doesnt make him a person to model yourself after.

  • @jccusell
    @jccusell 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Oxford, the last bastion of free speech

  • @bh5606
    @bh5606 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The right to offend. Love it.

  • @cheetah_100
    @cheetah_100 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    INDEED: 8 years have passed since this speech, and Cancel Culture has only gotten more tyrannical, more voracious and more terrifying...

    • @billwalton4571
      @billwalton4571 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      youre the one with a phobia

  • @joelgullick1245
    @joelgullick1245 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fuck yeah! Speak your mind...

  • @fredfalke9287
    @fredfalke9287 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Morality man needs to be an MP

    • @williammcqueen1951
      @williammcqueen1951 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He wouldn’t be allowed to by the establishment, he said that himself during a question time appearance

  • @MustafaKulle
    @MustafaKulle 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He makes valid points.

  • @thescoutpanda
    @thescoutpanda 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this man

  • @ScotsmaninUtah
    @ScotsmaninUtah 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    The most important thing in life is our freedom of speech and religious belief , and we must fight vigorously to keep these freedoms, even if we disagree.
    Peter Hitchens as always eloquently makes a stand against those that would seek to silence those of differing opinions .

  • @corvardus
    @corvardus 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't believe I'm actually on the same page as Peter on this. I feel scared and concerned. This is unprecedented!

  • @Disgruntledgamer
    @Disgruntledgamer 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well Said.

  • @sw.7519
    @sw.7519 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you.

  • @gadenp81
    @gadenp81 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is a really really good speech.

  • @adambritain5774
    @adambritain5774 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Simply peerless.

  • @frederikdemoor2018
    @frederikdemoor2018 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Everyone has gone through the puberty, had incredible thoughts for humanity being always right.

  • @NoosaHeads
    @NoosaHeads 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    So cogent and articulate. - Puts all others to shame.

  • @RyleKittenhouse
    @RyleKittenhouse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How true are these words now

  • @Zzyxzaa
    @Zzyxzaa 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Why the fuck is the right suddenly the only ones defending free speech. I'm an American and all I care about is the first 10 amendments of our constitution. Not even fellow Americans know these or care about them. Here we see a man speaking nothing but the dignity of freedom, and guffaws are sent his way. It's insane the direction this is all headed.

  • @EmperorsNewWardrobe
    @EmperorsNewWardrobe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    0:59 “These are matters of conscience, morals and good behaviour”
    All too often, we need ‘should’ statements to be clarified as matters of legality or not. Free speech is a legal right, despite matters of conscience, morals and good behaviours of the citizens.

  • @MaxwellBennett
    @MaxwellBennett 9 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Learn how to spell, OxfordUnion.

    • @investigate3_11
      @investigate3_11 9 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      +MaxwellBennett The uploader was probably dyslexic.

    • @MikeSouthliberty
      @MikeSouthliberty 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      +askmeifi'mjacknoff That's offensive. Clearly it was ADHD. Or possibly the byproduct of some addiction.

    • @zenzombie72
      @zenzombie72 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      +Mike South Or a _progressive_ education.

    • @tomgreene8480
      @tomgreene8480 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +MaxwellBennett Do they teach spelling anymore?

    • @DieFlabbergast
      @DieFlabbergast 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Tom Greene No, just like they don't teach grammar. The word "anymore" is used only in negative statements in written English (British OR American). Its use in positive statements is colloquial. You should recast your statement either as "they don't teach spelling anymore" or "do they still teach spelling?"

  • @rondunn4336
    @rondunn4336 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never forget please, other than physical violence, nothing can offend unless you choose to be offended.

  • @lillybell4579
    @lillybell4579 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He truly is the worlds greatest extra.

  • @Neaptide184
    @Neaptide184 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dictatorship of rage….. in three words Peter Hitchens demonstrates the brilliance of brevity focused. Bravo sir.

  • @markiemark1856
    @markiemark1856 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Peter Hitchens - What a legend

  • @dutchboyslim5951
    @dutchboyslim5951 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Peter Hitchens has to be the most brilliant English thinker of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

    • @adambritain5774
      @adambritain5774 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I believe him to be peerless and also believe he will be sorely missed when he's gone.

  • @gretareinarsson7461
    @gretareinarsson7461 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is no special right to offend someone but it simply comes with free speech. It’s unavoidable even when being polite.

  • @EFChartley
    @EFChartley 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    FAITH in FREE SPEECH 🇬🇧

  • @EIREriddick13
    @EIREriddick13 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This man is a Legend 👍🏼💪🏼

  • @staC-wh6ik
    @staC-wh6ik 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lots of kudos to this great man!!!

  • @IsaacAndersonDiesel
    @IsaacAndersonDiesel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    May not agree with his views on religion but politics man this guy is such a genius

  • @LuisManuelLealDias
    @LuisManuelLealDias 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hitchins? Come on people.

  • @enjoyyoursleep1
    @enjoyyoursleep1 ปีที่แล้ว

    its 2023 and we're here!

  • @adambritain5774
    @adambritain5774 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    There is no stopping him.

  • @ushitooso3872
    @ushitooso3872 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Authentic, real, absolutely correct

  • @gothicwriter9897
    @gothicwriter9897 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What he is basically saying to those who deny free speech is be careful what you wish for because...
    "First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a socialist.
    Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out- because I was not a trade unionist.
    Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-because I was not a Jew.
    Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me." Martin Niemoller.

  • @EmilyRose1
    @EmilyRose1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Can't stitch the Hitch

  • @RobGMun
    @RobGMun 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That oriental girl in the blue dress is freaking gorgeous!

  • @msaoichan
    @msaoichan 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice to know that even if I don't agree with the man administering it, that the Hitchslap is alive and well.

  • @umeshprasadsingh9648
    @umeshprasadsingh9648 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Freedom of speech is the fundamental aspect of human life

  • @99IronDuke
    @99IronDuke 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    The one, totally vital, thing Peter and Christopher Hitchens agreed upon was the central importance of real free speech in a free society,

  • @drsyedakiranumefarwabukhar2942
    @drsyedakiranumefarwabukhar2942 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Belief system we can respect others despite different beliefs

  • @anime72
    @anime72 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Him and Chris couldn’t be more different, but it’s so interesting when they reach points of agreement

  • @nrodaf06
    @nrodaf06 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Peter Hitchins always had a great level of intelligence and rational debate. His brother was a little better I think, but nonetheless I enjoy listening to him as well.

  • @chrisjones3901
    @chrisjones3901 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I started to follow Christopher Hitchens end of last summer,what a eloquent gentleman he seemed to me.very very clever too,on a level I feel I could never achieve,the books I have read are not that many.a murder a scifi and the odd couple of biographies fringed with a couple of poems.but i see in Christopher to be clever basically is to beleive in what you beleive.i was going to compare the brothers as i have never seen Christopher talk from notes,but that would be unfair of me,i am watching this Peter Hitchens on the radio shows from utube and various interviews he has given and I think I like the guy.no hate label he seems to as he says follow him from me,I find his views fasinating,but then I'm only 3,oh sorry couldn't help saying that.me following the hitch 2 around the utube now.

    • @tryhardf844
      @tryhardf844 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The same thing went for me.But a guess Christopher had to end up sick in order to appreciate how underrated Peter is.
      If Christopher were alive to see how the left had evolved to,he would waterboard himself.

  • @boathousedave2383
    @boathousedave2383 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sadly our fate is the same throughout universe.
    "A fortunate life given freely to those who did not create it is destined to be lost as they have not yet suffered enough to appreciate its creation"
    -Boathousedave

  • @aanler
    @aanler 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Peter Hitchens.

  • @AndySmith606
    @AndySmith606 9 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    He is a very intelligent man, but Christopher Hitchens remains my kind of Hitchens.

    • @ManForToday
      @ManForToday 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      +Andy Smith With your Labour thumbnail… that doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

    • @richards9407
      @richards9407 9 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      +Andy Smith The problem with Christopher Hitchens was his complete inability to make a decent cup of tea. Apparently, before 911 he always added too much milk, and after, went completely the opposite and it was far too strong. He also had the habit of putting the sugar spoon back into the bowl. causing annoying brown lumps. His brother Peter on the other hand is a master tea maker.

    • @richards9407
      @richards9407 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It was comedy without the humour.

    • @richards9407
      @richards9407 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ***** Hmmm. I didn't used to like Christopher until I heard him talking about Religion. I'm with him all the way about that. I like Peter's views on EU, education, law and order etc. Christopher was a very inelligent bloke, and had a much better sense of humour than Peter who can come over quite stuffy. I think people would take more notice of him if he didn't talk like he does. By the way all that about tea making was just my own rather Pythonesque humour.

    • @richards9407
      @richards9407 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think when Christopher was alive it sometimes seemed as if the main objective of both brothers was to be as different as possible from the other. But I think Christopher was the more different of the two.

  • @itsmarmalade
    @itsmarmalade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was a warning.

  • @TheAtheist22
    @TheAtheist22 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    He has "something" of the greatness of his late brother.

  • @mrfakuyu6830
    @mrfakuyu6830 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great points.

  • @leobinder9733
    @leobinder9733 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:17 Your voice when your crush asks you literally anything