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Hitchens made a career criticizing people like Henry Kissinger for his actions, but then supported the exact same activities when they were done by Bush, but continued acting like he was against them in the earlier instances. He permanently tarnished his legacy by being wrong on the most important political issue of his lifetime. It's difficult to continue calling somebody brilliant when they were so wrong, and refused to acknowledge their mistakes.
@rangers1919 Hichens is a hypocrite and a total dick at times. His arrogance is so odious. When I saw him belittle and troll Mos Def like crazy on Bill Maher, I lost quite a bit of respect for him. He was like a YT troll.
As smart and right as Hitchens is on lots of topics, he is also an intellectual elitist and my god this man can condescend like no other.
@TheAndyChandy He was talking because he was pressed by Hitchens to answer questions, then interrupted and mocked each time he gave a reply. Had his words twisted and scoffed at like he was a moron.
Hitchens tried to make Mos Def look like a 9/11 conspiracy guy. Which he clearly never said he was. He tried to put words like "Bin Laden was a made up conspiracy" into MD' mouth. Why are you defending that ugly elitist dickish exchange?
@thiennguyenX2 Correction. Mos Def does not believe that Bin Laden knocked down the towers. Nor does he believe that we went on the moon. Black paranoia. Doesn't make him an idiot like Hitchens was trying to make him out to be though.
@thiennguyenX2 Mos Def is a fool of fools,and you are just as foolish for defending him.He has NO knowledge of anything,PERIOD!!,and neither do you obviously!
@thiennguyenX2 He let Mos Def talk. He babbled on and on, I recall. He didn't MAKE Mos Def look like a fool; Mos Def did that on his own. C.H. was polite enough to let him talk for awhile, but enough is enough, man. Let's listen to someone who has more than a layman's cache of information about the subject.
@TheAndyChandy CH = polite. You're gonna go with that? Really?
There are a lot of instances of that exchange here on youtube. Try looking for them. Take a look at the likes/dislikes and top comments about how much a prick C.H. was being. Majority opinion find him to be exactly what I said. It could be that he really isn't pompous, arrogant, and combative there, maybe we're just all wrong - I'll give you that much.
Mos Def is a fool and Common is the ghettothug rapper in the white house right?
This is what Mos said the first time he was on Maher. The second time he was invited on was to speak exactly on these issues. The way Hitchens framed questions was essentially leading the witness - sure MD didn't articulate it well but MD's stand on terrorists is the same - as it was for black people in the Vietnam War:
"No Vietnamese ever called me Nigger".
We preemptively attack to kill terrorists with drones and create a new generation of terrorists.
It's a sad day the two cunts voted to the top attacked Carlson. This is an example of the shit for brains our PUBLIC has. I note it is FAR BELOW both humans on this clip.
@TheAlternaBarbie Not many are as smart and debate ready as Hitchens, if any. Carlson though is also a refreshing change from the usual because he has an opinion that does not conform either, as Hitchens, to the pop culture MSM stereotype demands. Whom has looked smart when taking on Hitchens ? Hard to think of any - he brings out facts on the spot with recall and tenacity we would all be better served with from all our pundits.
@Silicondoc I will agree with you. Hitchens is an incredible man that poses as a difficult interview because of the height of intelligence. I will give Carlson credit for not always following the norm, although some of the comments that have come out of his mouth could be regarded to as asinine, at best. This, of course, is regarding different topics, not the one here. I may just be a bit sardonic.
seriously, this interviewer is not so bad. he's no badass like Hitchens, but he's alright. he didn't say anything terribly ignorant. chill out, people....
Tucker Carlson may be a bit nerdy but he atleast comes across as intelligent and knowledgable here... Hitch is intelligent, knowledgable and cool as shit! Interesting conversation even though they got off topic at the end.
@RedroomStudios I couldn't agree more, as a Brit, my only experience of Carlson until today was on Crossfire when he made an ass of himself talking to Jon Stewart - he almost redeemed himself in my mind while watching this.
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@jimbrown257 I'll concede point #2. First point is wrong however. Carlson has an intellect, regardless of what you think about his politics or his style.
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Hitchens made me change some of my views on the Iraq war. My fellow liberals really need to ask themselves if they believe social liberalism is only for Americans or does the rest of the world deserve it ?
@pbrlimit .lol and what does that have do with iraq? countries need to change themselves, america has no right to go around invading under lies and baseless accusations to install democracy as it deems fit.
@laudrup90 - look, I know Bush lied to get us into war using the WMD's and all that junk. But even so in this particular case if the end result was a Saddam-less Iraq, it was a good thing for the Iraqi people. I know they war against the religious is still in process, but nothing good comes easy.
@pbrlimit Regardless of whether one feels it was worth it, I do have to agree that it did bear some fruit. Saddam needed to be deposed. I felt that dissenting elements within the region should have been empowered to overthrow him rather than invading and occupying. But that brings us to the real motives behind the invasion. The Washington guys love dictatorships, but Saddam outwore his welcome. Strategically speaking, it was time for the neoconservatives to close in.
We had been in constant conflict with Iraq for years - our planes were patrolling the skies (and being shot at nearly every day) to prevent Saddam continuing to murder the people within his borders and his neighbours, our weapons inspectors were running round in circles trying to figure out which weapons had been destroyed and where the rest were hidden, and the economy was crippled by sanctions.
Can you imagine the world today if we just gave in?
What you suggest as our only option is what Rome or any previous empire says when they try and keep a hold on what resources they have deemed their life blood. This was never a humanitarian war, it was a economic war for maintaining our FIAT currency (dollar) and natural resources. And as Rome lost its power, so shall we.
This war was created in the back-rooms between the US, UK and Saudia Arabia. This is why you rarely hear the US media criticize the Saudi royalty; our boss.
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The reaction from the arab world towards Israel came AFTER jewish forces and terrorist groups had violently forced 200,000 palestinians from their homes, AND a lot of the attacks were directed at King Abdullah of Jordan, seeing as they thought of him as a traitor for working with the zionists. Israel was not worried at all because they knew they were superior in terms of military strength.
Did Tucker Carlson call France a hypocrite for invading the Ivory Coast and criticizing other countries for following suit? Is this conservative twat not in tune with his country's inconsistent and incompetent policies in the Middle East? Was he not made aware that the US invaded Afghanistan and Iraq at the time, while condemning countries like Iran and Syria who didn't EVEN invade neighboring countries but were supposedly influencing outcomes in the region? Fucking butt pirate.
"Supposedly?" They're financing terrorist groups, and the country is run by a deranged theocratic regime. The invasion of Afghanistan isn't any less legit because Iran hasn't done the same to other countries. What a stupid and made-up precedent.
@regelemihai How do you know for certain that Iran and Syria are financing supposed "terrorist" groups? What? Your American government told you? The same government that demonizes anybody who speaks ill of israel or refuses to become complacent to whatever dictatorial demands the US can conjure up? It's ironic how the American people assert that they don't trust their government, especially when it comes to fiscal matters, but when it comes to matters of foreign policy, they eat anything up.
How don't YOU know that the Iranian government isn't financing Hizbullah and Hamas? Have you been living under a rock? It's an objective fact. Ahmedinejad even made an appearence in Lebanon in front of a Hizbullah rally, embracing those lunatics in the spirit of muslim brotherhood--it's a proxy of the Iranina regime.
It's funny how the idea that a theocratic islamic regime helping out terrorists seems so bizarre to you, but that Israel is the terrorist staate itself(the...
Sure it is, nutcase. The only democratic nation that exercises civil rights for minority groups. It's hard for morally bankrupted leftists to see such obvious facts. Fanatical millitant groups are exonorated, and free democratic regimes are the real fanatics. Ain't that backwards.
@regelemihai Yes it is, and your little ad hominem babble won't change that. A sane, democratic society does not illegally occupy and steal other peoples land, does not execute people via commando raids on international waters, does not keep people locked in a big conentration camp and torture them, etc. In Israel, if you are not a jew, you don't have the same rights. I speak to people in Israel constantly, and this is the case.
"democratic society does not illegally occupy and steal other peoples land."
Never stole any lands, nor is it "occupying" any lands that isn't rightfully Israel's. These fallacies are bandied about ceasslessly by ignoramuses who don't know history.
"does not execute people via commando raids on international waters."
Oh the ol'd flotilla debacle where Israeli soldiers were attacked by terrorists and acted in self defense? Yeah. You just demonstrate what I siad previously with regard...
"does not keep people locked in a big conentration camp and torture them."'
Using pejorative terms and weasle words doesn't change the reality of the situation; it just makes you dishonest. Israeli prisons aren't "concetration camps." They detain terrorists there.
"In Israel, if you are not a jew, you don't have the same rights."
I'm Israeli; have lived there for 18 years. How long have you been there? I;m asking because it's a very...
...idiotic thing you just said. Arb citizens enjoy more rights than any other Arab in the Middle East. I have muslim friends IN Israel who can attest to that. The law guarantees equal treatment to all citizens. Actually they have more rights than Jews. For example, any Jew is obligated under the law to serve 3 years in the millitary, whereas Arab can choose not to.
@regelemihai Researchers from South Africa came to the conclusion that what they went through during the apartheid years was childs play in comparison to what Israel does to the palestinians. Does that make you think? Probably not, since you are fanatical racist supporter of the little fictional bunch of colonies inside Palestine. Also called Israel.
"Researchers from South Africa came to the conclusion that what they went through during the apartheid years was childs play in comparison to what Israel does to the palestinians."
Nonsense. I want to see that "research" so I can read it carefully. In apartheid SA, black people were denied employment, rights to vote, freedoms of movement and so forth. Those "researchers" are liars. Simply put.
I wouldn't expect you to think as that would require you having the mental capacity of an adult.
@regelemihai I'll send you the link soon. In Israel, if you are not a jew, you are less worthy, this is a fact. The non jews in Israel do not have the same rights. They have stolen other people land and refuse to give it back, and they murder innocent people constantly. Israel is much worse than apartheid South Africa was, even the SA's themselves think so, and this question is very important to them because they see the similarities.
" In Israel, if you are not a jew, you are less worthy, this is a fact."
Far from it. A fabricated canard at best.
Non Jews have the exact same right under the law. I also pointed out that they can choose not to serve in the millitary, which no Jew can. You didn't respond to this. Arabs have a right to vote, they have equal representation in the Kneset, supreme court judges are Arabs, and there's no discrimination. All of these provisions are absent from any other Arab/muslim nation in...
...the region. Funny how you ignore that too. Seems like you ignore everything that is deterimental to your "case."
"They have stolen other people land and refuse to give it back."
They gave back the entirety of Gaza back, evicting Jews from their home by force and the thanks they received is more rockets. The lands in the West Bank are Israel's just as much as they are the Palestinians. It's not a Palestinian land; never was. Read history as you are very ignorant of it.
It's easy to throw around insults, you uneducated anti-semitic boor. I'd encourage you to demonstrate in what way I "lied," but asking that much of a retard is unrealistric. Go play with your toys and leave the debating to the adults.
@Derealmist We also have the S.E.A.L.s, and other special forces, we don't need to be terrorists. We strike in the night, and are gone before anyone hears a sound.
I'll was really choked up over hearing of Christophers illness. This is a man we can't lose.
Hitchens is the heir to Vidal and Buckleys legacy. He couldn't be one or the other since he is left on issues and right on other issues. I hope some one picks up his mantle. We need another free thinker, who doesn't pander to any political party.
@Rut267 Maybe not millions, but speaking as a Brit I know there are a few. Sure CH can string a sentence together but that is a natural consequence when one has a prodigious appetite for reading as does he.
I'm with on him his religious stance where he is almost a peerless debater, but on politics? despite his peremptory manner, he is a mixed up little man.
@morklind My comment was not a comment on the vid rather it was a comment to another youtuber who thought Hitchens was only British and did not know Hitches has dual U.K./U.S. citizenship and is also of Jewish blood.
C'mon. What the fuck? That kid has nothing to do with this. Is it some internet joke I'm unaware of to make mention of his name in every highest rated comment section on youtube. This is getting ridiculous. If you people don't like the kid, stop talking about him. There's something wrong when you watch this video and all you can think of is some twelve year old boy singer. You "boy haters" should stop protesting so much and come out of the closet.
Forget France. Lets talk about why it's okay for America to invade and occupy two countries on the basis of anti-terrorism, but then they slam Russia and other countries for hostile actions in regions that harbor terrorists hostile to their people.
@akropiss Funny how history changes depending on who is telling it .. your statement ...the French Abandoned the "Canadiens" ... and ...the king sent a letter calling them all swine and vermin of his empire...
are very good grammatical examples. I should not be surprised .. this is YouTube after all. A hagiographic bastion of historical truth .. LOL
I find that ironic or is it? The constitution IS a peerless document but was it more than foresight to stipulate this indelible separation of church and state BECAUSE its people can have such remote pockets of "civilisation" to accommodates such extreme religious behaviour. The reality in the UK is quite different. It is state curriculum that ALL major religions are taught in schools not as dogma but as a class called "belief & ethics" to encourage familiarity and understanding NOT to preach.
The fact that Hitch is EVER given airtime, is amazing, considering he is an atheist. The networks are notorious for ignoring them. Fear of viewer reaction, I guess.
@Reerrpad5515 Agreed. Hitch is the most brilliant , on the run thinker , I've ever seen. But the reason I love him is his brutal honesty, even when it is unflattering to himself. Most people cant handle that situation.
@foamulator The most brilliant? More so than Dawkins or Chomsky? More than Chomsky? Hitchens is in their environment but I think Chomsky would destroy Hitchens in a debate... if they could ever find something they disagree on. :D
Speaking as an Englishman I am embarrassed that Hitchen's would want to appear on this .. well lets say it .. a show hosted by a CUNT.
Hitchens prefers to live in the US because mainstream american media gratified by his presence (and he knows it). Paradoxically a big fish in a small tepid pond (US Media)
He gets a little more competition back here on the little island.
@morklind That's to assume you don't buy his stated admiration for the Constitution and the separation of church and state clause therein. I believe he has given this as a singular reason on occasion, though I admit he has also delighted in what he calls the "two sexiest words in the english language: captive audience". I'm inclined to give both justifications equal weight, but my unabashed idealism, and nationality, motivates me to consider the first before the second.
@Reerrpad5515 Ironic or is it? The constitution IS a peerless document but was it more than foresight to stipulate this indelible separation of church and state BECAUSE its people can have such remote pockets of "civilisation" to accommodates such extreme religious behaviour. The reality in the UK is quite different. It is state curriculum that ALL major religions are taught in schools not as dogma but as a class called "belief & ethics" to encourage familiarity and understanding NOT to preach.
@morklind No, you're absolutely right, some have even commented that it might have been better to have a tame state church like the UK, that way everyone just ignores it.
I was under the impression that the UK was plagued with faith schools, not religion classes...perhaps I missed the decision on that one?
@Reerrpad5515 In truth the UK is peppered with faith schools Catholic, Jewish, Muslim even a Hindu school will be opening up in London soon. Explains CH's, in my view, splintered perspective given his private education and it's notorious subjugation to penguin collared ministers etc. But the state education predominates for the masses and as you so eloquently put it.. its tame and to the betterment of most of us, we just ignore it.
Dont be fooled by these tucker motherfucker types JUST LOOK AT HIS FACE the end! He doesnt even look like the truth look deeply at hitchens then tucker, i rest my case no matter the discussions i look at tucker and no i cant listen to this guy hitchens can be wrong but his realness commands respect even if u dissagree. Its, "Game piece Game all day, YOU DONT EVEN GOTTA SAY NOTHING" Just a persons face sumtimes can tell u to dismiss them on sight, and tucker is that guy his face doesnt say REAL!!
fake name. bow tie. insincere gesticulations. that strange little man needs a 14 inch dick to spew HIV-ridden blood into his large intestine. That was hurtful. I take it back.
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Is there ANYTHING BETTER than this DEVIL getting cancer??!?!?!?!? What a fucking BEAUTIFUL example of NATURAL SELECTION!!!!! FAT. BALD. CANCER!!!!! PNWED!!!!!!!! Where's your tough talk now Mr. Clean????? You'll be pissing your pants crying for Jesus minutes before your death!!!! I hope you have the most painful death any Atheist can experience, you fucking deserve it. DIE BALDY DIE! DIE FATTY DIE!!! DIE DEVIL DIE!!!! Natural Selection WINS!!!! HITCHENS OWNED!!!!!!!!
@truckerfromreno Finally, I'd be surprised if you could find more than four comparable clauses between the Magna Carta and the Constitution. As is it, in Britain, only three clauses of the Carta still haven't been repealed, and only one of appears in American law (right to due process) and then only in the Bill of Rights, not the Constitution. You can't make these claims, call Hitchens an idiot and be taken seriously. You'll have to drop one of them.
@truckerfromreno It - whatever 'it' is - isn't brainwashing. Some wars are just, others aren't, and often it's hard for us to know until after. But I'm capable of judging for myself on a case by case basis and you should do the same. If you think they deposed Saddam Hussein for money you clearly have a skewed idea of how much a war costs. Stable access to oil - perhaps.
@truckerfromreno You're not really making a case. Seeing as Britain didn't really have a democracy until after WW1, they could hardly have built an empire around it. And America only refer to law when invading in terms of international law, which the invaded countries are generally signatories to and have invariably violated. And they certainly wouldn't make many friends if they said it was for trade opportunities, as they might have done in British colonialism.
@truckerfromreno You clearly aren't to hot on history either. If you want to make an argument about American imperialism, they've done it in two ways - 1) they've funded or armed groups to depose leaders they disliked to replace with 'friendlier' regimes or 2) they've used their military to depose dictators in an attempt to install a democratic process after. In what way is either of these anything like a colonialist or imperialist model? Seriously, I'd love to know.
@ArtoftheState1 The British built their empire saying the same things, that they were spreading democracy, law and trade. It's all brainwashing mate, don't get sucked into it. They deposed dictators (the weak ones), to make money out of it.
@truckerfromreno I agree there's a lot of problems with the constitution but when it enshrines something you care about I can see why it would be appealing. I don't see how you can seriously listen to Hitchens and come away thinking he's an idiot (and his brother, despite disagreeing with him on many things, certainly doesn't think he is). What's the contents of this unwritten British constitution then?
Hitchens is a joke in England. But in America he seems like a genius because Americans are so simple. Do they really still believe in all that God shit over there. Didn't we send them a copy of Darwin's theory?
They also love the fact that he drinks a lot... I guess it's because they can't drink till they're like 21 so it's something only really really naughty people do.. This Hitchens idiot went on a long ramble in this interview dancing around calling arafat a terrorist.. dancing around condemning france, but no doubt having no problem condemning israel. And his posh english accent just scares the hell out of americans.
Oh God! Thank God we no longer have to be exposed to this bigotted moron.
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Gracesaves7772 3 weeks ago
Tucker Carlson looks like someone that would cheat on his wife.
katinkers 3 weeks ago
Seemed like a decent interview to me. Decent interviewer, decent interviewee
TheAndyChandy 3 weeks ago
At least Tucker didn't invite him on and then yell at him to be quiet, like Joe Scarborough did on morning joe.
RedLeprachaun 3 weeks ago
Hitchens made a career criticizing people like Henry Kissinger for his actions, but then supported the exact same activities when they were done by Bush, but continued acting like he was against them in the earlier instances. He permanently tarnished his legacy by being wrong on the most important political issue of his lifetime. It's difficult to continue calling somebody brilliant when they were so wrong, and refused to acknowledge their mistakes.
rangers1919 1 month ago
@rangers1919 Hichens is a hypocrite and a total dick at times. His arrogance is so odious. When I saw him belittle and troll Mos Def like crazy on Bill Maher, I lost quite a bit of respect for him. He was like a YT troll.
As smart and right as Hitchens is on lots of topics, he is also an intellectual elitist and my god this man can condescend like no other.
thiennguyenX2 1 month ago
@thiennguyenX2 Mos Def was talking ALOT. He wouldn't shut up. And his argument wasn't that impressive either.
TheAndyChandy 3 weeks ago
@TheAndyChandy He was talking because he was pressed by Hitchens to answer questions, then interrupted and mocked each time he gave a reply. Had his words twisted and scoffed at like he was a moron.
Hitchens tried to make Mos Def look like a 9/11 conspiracy guy. Which he clearly never said he was. He tried to put words like "Bin Laden was a made up conspiracy" into MD' mouth. Why are you defending that ugly elitist dickish exchange?
thiennguyenX2 3 weeks ago
@thiennguyenX2 Correction. Mos Def does not believe that Bin Laden knocked down the towers. Nor does he believe that we went on the moon. Black paranoia. Doesn't make him an idiot like Hitchens was trying to make him out to be though.
thiennguyenX2 3 weeks ago
@thiennguyenX2 Mos Def is a fool of fools,and you are just as foolish for defending him.He has NO knowledge of anything,PERIOD!!,and neither do you obviously!
MrAmericanzombie 2 weeks ago
@MrAmericanzombie Nice grammar. And is there a prize for using fool 3 ways in one sentence? You deserve it.
"He has no knowledge of anything"
Erroneous statement of the day.
"neither do you"
Another.
Well you seem to like to make baseless statements too, why get mad at Mos Def for doing it? smh.. troll.
thiennguyenX2 2 weeks ago
@thiennguyenX2 He let Mos Def talk. He babbled on and on, I recall. He didn't MAKE Mos Def look like a fool; Mos Def did that on his own. C.H. was polite enough to let him talk for awhile, but enough is enough, man. Let's listen to someone who has more than a layman's cache of information about the subject.
TheAndyChandy 3 weeks ago 2
@TheAndyChandy CH = polite. You're gonna go with that? Really?
There are a lot of instances of that exchange here on youtube. Try looking for them. Take a look at the likes/dislikes and top comments about how much a prick C.H. was being. Majority opinion find him to be exactly what I said. It could be that he really isn't pompous, arrogant, and combative there, maybe we're just all wrong - I'll give you that much.
Mos Def is a fool and Common is the ghettothug rapper in the white house right?
thiennguyenX2 3 weeks ago
@TheAndyChandy watch?v=81KrndEEP2c
This is what Mos said the first time he was on Maher. The second time he was invited on was to speak exactly on these issues. The way Hitchens framed questions was essentially leading the witness - sure MD didn't articulate it well but MD's stand on terrorists is the same - as it was for black people in the Vietnam War:
"No Vietnamese ever called me Nigger".
We preemptively attack to kill terrorists with drones and create a new generation of terrorists.
thiennguyenX2 3 weeks ago
@thiennguyenX2 No, they called him "Rigger".
MyAccount4TrollingU 3 weeks ago
i like tucker. but please drop the bow tie
georgez1968 1 month ago
tucker carlson gets a bad rap.... his mistake was thinking that "douche" and "news" could be in equal parts... compatable.
he's gone BUT, who are we left with... joe scarborough, fox & friends, kieth olbermann, sean hannity, papa bear...? all douche, no news.
MpowerdAPE 1 month ago
two little dingle-berries !
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RIP Hitchens. We didn't agree on a lot of things but I had a lot of respect for you
xxYetterxx 1 month ago
Some ought to tell that yahoo in the bow-tie that he's not in a Time Lord's league.
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It's a sad day the two cunts voted to the top attacked Carlson. This is an example of the shit for brains our PUBLIC has. I note it is FAR BELOW both humans on this clip.
Silicondoc 1 month ago
@Silicondoc The attacks on the superficiality of Carlsons tie being below the ingenious conversation of Hitchens, yes. Carlson, not so much.
TheAlternaBarbie 1 month ago
@TheAlternaBarbie Not many are as smart and debate ready as Hitchens, if any. Carlson though is also a refreshing change from the usual because he has an opinion that does not conform either, as Hitchens, to the pop culture MSM stereotype demands. Whom has looked smart when taking on Hitchens ? Hard to think of any - he brings out facts on the spot with recall and tenacity we would all be better served with from all our pundits.
They call him a contrarian, But he brought facts
Silicondoc 1 month ago
@Silicondoc I will agree with you. Hitchens is an incredible man that poses as a difficult interview because of the height of intelligence. I will give Carlson credit for not always following the norm, although some of the comments that have come out of his mouth could be regarded to as asinine, at best. This, of course, is regarding different topics, not the one here. I may just be a bit sardonic.
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SeminarioMAE 1 month ago
seriously, this interviewer is not so bad. he's no badass like Hitchens, but he's alright. he didn't say anything terribly ignorant. chill out, people....
TheAndyChandy 1 month ago 2
Compare this to a video of Hitchens on fox news. You'll see the difference.....
PenguinWalrus0 1 month ago
I've never understood why everybody hates Tucker Carlson.
casualdissent 1 month ago
Haha. He still wears the bowtie!
Airmanf7 1 month ago
Tucker is a smarmy, mewling, microencephalic wuss.
normbreyfogle 2 months ago 3
which moshe ryan will you remember?
statesman or terrorist (when he helped kill british citizens when he bombed a hotel in palestine)
lemko59 2 months ago
Tucker Carlson may be a bit nerdy but he atleast comes across as intelligent and knowledgable here... Hitch is intelligent, knowledgable and cool as shit! Interesting conversation even though they got off topic at the end.
RedroomStudios 4 months ago 2
@RedroomStudios I couldn't agree more, as a Brit, my only experience of Carlson until today was on Crossfire when he made an ass of himself talking to Jon Stewart - he almost redeemed himself in my mind while watching this.
Almost. :)
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I may not always agree with Carlson, but bow ties are cool. Good for him.
crabbieappleton 4 months ago
I may not always agree with Carlson, but bow ties are cool. Good for him.
crabbieappleton 4 months ago
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KGinthePlace2B 4 months ago
God, Tucker Carlson has a terrible laugh.
writersblock26 4 months ago
More interesting than his comments on Arafat are his comments on France.
angryfoodie 5 months ago
Tucker is the grandson of the founder of Swanson frozen foods, though in fairness, he has tried to build his own career as bow-tie-wearing talking head.
fratdawgg23 5 months ago
It's too bad Hitchens' great intelligence is marred by great arrogance and meanness.
squamish4244 5 months ago
@squamish4244 LOL..my conviction is your arrogance.
foamulator 4 months ago
@foamulator How am I arrogant?
squamish4244 4 months ago
@foamulator sorry, not you personally. I interpret his "arrogance" as conviction.
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TheServiceWeb 5 months ago
Why is Hitchens wasting his time with someone so vile as Tucker "Fucker" Carlson?
patrick112590 5 months ago
Two things:
1) Christopher Hitchens talking to Tucker Carlson is kind of like Stephen Hawking being interviewed by Jessica Simpson.
2) Most people can not pull off the bow-tie look. Tucker Carlson is one of these people.
jimbrown257 5 months ago 133
@jimbrown257 Bow Ties are cool...but only on cool people
erhaboriE 4 months ago 28
@jimbrown257
who can or can't pull off the bow-tie look?
migkillertwo 3 months ago
@migkillertwo - the late Senator Paul Simon.
Turtleposer 2 months ago
@jimbrown257 surprisingly i gained respect for tucker from this interview. he is now at -456 lol
burtonchalmersnumb1 1 month ago
@jimbrown257 did we watch the same video? Carlson is a dork, but he was a great interviewer and knew what Hitchens was talking about.
HoorayImHelping 1 month ago 3
@jimbrown257 how did i know you'd bring up the bowtie before scrolling down to see the entirety of your post? lol
matteo88 1 month ago
@jimbrown257 I'll concede point #2. First point is wrong however. Carlson has an intellect, regardless of what you think about his politics or his style.
snowstormcan 4 weeks ago
@snowstormcan And an example of Carlson's intellect would be?
CaseRed0605 3 weeks ago
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youneekk 6 months ago
Sweet bow tie.
IndubitablyMe1988 6 months ago
Christopher Hitchens is great but be generous to the departed, as if he has been to the dead he doesn't like
sintruder 6 months ago
Tucker loves Hitchens as long as he doesn't bash Christianity or Conservative hypocrisy.
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mdstalla 7 months ago
I don't think Carlson and his "dickie bow" have a show any more....must have been the dickie!!
bermudaguy1 7 months ago
Tucker Carlson I'm sure has lived under occupation and therefore understands that self-defense is akin to terrorism!
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youneekk 8 months ago
Hitchens made me change some of my views on the Iraq war. My fellow liberals really need to ask themselves if they believe social liberalism is only for Americans or does the rest of the world deserve it ?
pbrlimit 8 months ago
@pbrlimit social liberalism for Palestinians as well!
OnlyTheTruth 8 months ago
@pbrlimit .lol and what does that have do with iraq? countries need to change themselves, america has no right to go around invading under lies and baseless accusations to install democracy as it deems fit.
laudrup90 8 months ago
@laudrup90 - look, I know Bush lied to get us into war using the WMD's and all that junk. But even so in this particular case if the end result was a Saddam-less Iraq, it was a good thing for the Iraqi people. I know they war against the religious is still in process, but nothing good comes easy.
pbrlimit 8 months ago
@pbrlimit Regardless of whether one feels it was worth it, I do have to agree that it did bear some fruit. Saddam needed to be deposed. I felt that dissenting elements within the region should have been empowered to overthrow him rather than invading and occupying. But that brings us to the real motives behind the invasion. The Washington guys love dictatorships, but Saddam outwore his welcome. Strategically speaking, it was time for the neoconservatives to close in.
PurpleHoneyBear 6 months ago
@laudrup90
What other option was there?
We had been in constant conflict with Iraq for years - our planes were patrolling the skies (and being shot at nearly every day) to prevent Saddam continuing to murder the people within his borders and his neighbours, our weapons inspectors were running round in circles trying to figure out which weapons had been destroyed and where the rest were hidden, and the economy was crippled by sanctions.
Can you imagine the world today if we just gave in?
GuerrillaSauce 7 months ago
@GuerrillaSauce
What you suggest as our only option is what Rome or any previous empire says when they try and keep a hold on what resources they have deemed their life blood. This was never a humanitarian war, it was a economic war for maintaining our FIAT currency (dollar) and natural resources. And as Rome lost its power, so shall we.
This war was created in the back-rooms between the US, UK and Saudia Arabia. This is why you rarely hear the US media criticize the Saudi royalty; our boss.
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shieldsff 8 months ago
That was nice.... when was the last time that happened on TV
bikeridingpinko 8 months ago
Tucker Carlson?....Didnt Will Smith call Carlton that on the Fresh Prince?
dilwich123 9 months ago
so it looks like this is pre-jon stuart beat down since tucker is still wearing that ridiculous bow tie.
bloodred345 9 months ago
You forgot that Tucker Carlson is actually an articulate and reasonable journalist, or was I should say.
spoonguard1989 9 months ago
Apparently the French sent some officials to the Pacific island where they did the atomic test too reassure the people there it was safe, The chief of the island replied to them, If it`so safe, Bang it in Paris!
xmoroseguyx 9 months ago
The reaction from the arab world towards Israel came AFTER jewish forces and terrorist groups had violently forced 200,000 palestinians from their homes, AND a lot of the attacks were directed at King Abdullah of Jordan, seeing as they thought of him as a traitor for working with the zionists. Israel was not worried at all because they knew they were superior in terms of military strength.
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ExNihiloJimmy 10 months ago
he makes everyone look like a dolt conservatives and liberals alike
phildirt3 10 months ago
u can always count on Hitchens' for France bashing ;P
LuisManuelLealDias 10 months ago
The "last really aggressive colonial power" Really? How about the United States?
wovokanarchy 10 months ago
@wovokanarchy france did start the vietnam war :P
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wovokanarchy 10 months ago
Did Tucker Carlson call France a hypocrite for invading the Ivory Coast and criticizing other countries for following suit? Is this conservative twat not in tune with his country's inconsistent and incompetent policies in the Middle East? Was he not made aware that the US invaded Afghanistan and Iraq at the time, while condemning countries like Iran and Syria who didn't EVEN invade neighboring countries but were supposedly influencing outcomes in the region? Fucking butt pirate.
DarkReapersGrim 10 months ago
@DarkReapersGrim
"Supposedly?" They're financing terrorist groups, and the country is run by a deranged theocratic regime. The invasion of Afghanistan isn't any less legit because Iran hasn't done the same to other countries. What a stupid and made-up precedent.
Find better insults too.
regelemihai 10 months ago
@regelemihai How do you know for certain that Iran and Syria are financing supposed "terrorist" groups? What? Your American government told you? The same government that demonizes anybody who speaks ill of israel or refuses to become complacent to whatever dictatorial demands the US can conjure up? It's ironic how the American people assert that they don't trust their government, especially when it comes to fiscal matters, but when it comes to matters of foreign policy, they eat anything up.
DarkReapersGrim 10 months ago
@DarkReapersGrim
How don't YOU know that the Iranian government isn't financing Hizbullah and Hamas? Have you been living under a rock? It's an objective fact. Ahmedinejad even made an appearence in Lebanon in front of a Hizbullah rally, embracing those lunatics in the spirit of muslim brotherhood--it's a proxy of the Iranina regime.
It's funny how the idea that a theocratic islamic regime helping out terrorists seems so bizarre to you, but that Israel is the terrorist staate itself(the...
regelemihai 10 months ago
...only democratic country in the region) doesn't.
I agree that it's a bad thing to trust the government blindly on any issue; fiscal or foreign policy.
regelemihai 10 months ago
@regelemihai Israel itself is one of the biggest fanatical racist terrorist nations on this planet.
seraph101 9 months ago
@seraph101
Sure it is, nutcase. The only democratic nation that exercises civil rights for minority groups. It's hard for morally bankrupted leftists to see such obvious facts. Fanatical millitant groups are exonorated, and free democratic regimes are the real fanatics. Ain't that backwards.
Dim-witted crackpot.
regelemihai 9 months ago
*the only democratic nation in the region.
regelemihai 9 months ago
@regelemihai Yes it is, and your little ad hominem babble won't change that. A sane, democratic society does not illegally occupy and steal other peoples land, does not execute people via commando raids on international waters, does not keep people locked in a big conentration camp and torture them, etc. In Israel, if you are not a jew, you don't have the same rights. I speak to people in Israel constantly, and this is the case.
seraph101 9 months ago
"democratic society does not illegally occupy and steal other peoples land."
Never stole any lands, nor is it "occupying" any lands that isn't rightfully Israel's. These fallacies are bandied about ceasslessly by ignoramuses who don't know history.
"does not execute people via commando raids on international waters."
Oh the ol'd flotilla debacle where Israeli soldiers were attacked by terrorists and acted in self defense? Yeah. You just demonstrate what I siad previously with regard...
regelemihai 9 months ago
...to how hazy the left's moral compass is.
"does not keep people locked in a big conentration camp and torture them."'
Using pejorative terms and weasle words doesn't change the reality of the situation; it just makes you dishonest. Israeli prisons aren't "concetration camps." They detain terrorists there.
"In Israel, if you are not a jew, you don't have the same rights."
I'm Israeli; have lived there for 18 years. How long have you been there? I;m asking because it's a very...
regelemihai 9 months ago
...idiotic thing you just said. Arb citizens enjoy more rights than any other Arab in the Middle East. I have muslim friends IN Israel who can attest to that. The law guarantees equal treatment to all citizens. Actually they have more rights than Jews. For example, any Jew is obligated under the law to serve 3 years in the millitary, whereas Arab can choose not to.
regelemihai 9 months ago
@regelemihai Researchers from South Africa came to the conclusion that what they went through during the apartheid years was childs play in comparison to what Israel does to the palestinians. Does that make you think? Probably not, since you are fanatical racist supporter of the little fictional bunch of colonies inside Palestine. Also called Israel.
seraph101 9 months ago
"Researchers from South Africa came to the conclusion that what they went through during the apartheid years was childs play in comparison to what Israel does to the palestinians."
Nonsense. I want to see that "research" so I can read it carefully. In apartheid SA, black people were denied employment, rights to vote, freedoms of movement and so forth. Those "researchers" are liars. Simply put.
I wouldn't expect you to think as that would require you having the mental capacity of an adult.
regelemihai 9 months ago
@regelemihai I'll send you the link soon. In Israel, if you are not a jew, you are less worthy, this is a fact. The non jews in Israel do not have the same rights. They have stolen other people land and refuse to give it back, and they murder innocent people constantly. Israel is much worse than apartheid South Africa was, even the SA's themselves think so, and this question is very important to them because they see the similarities.
seraph101 9 months ago
" In Israel, if you are not a jew, you are less worthy, this is a fact."
Far from it. A fabricated canard at best.
Non Jews have the exact same right under the law. I also pointed out that they can choose not to serve in the millitary, which no Jew can. You didn't respond to this. Arabs have a right to vote, they have equal representation in the Kneset, supreme court judges are Arabs, and there's no discrimination. All of these provisions are absent from any other Arab/muslim nation in...
regelemihai 9 months ago
...the region. Funny how you ignore that too. Seems like you ignore everything that is deterimental to your "case."
"They have stolen other people land and refuse to give it back."
They gave back the entirety of Gaza back, evicting Jews from their home by force and the thanks they received is more rockets. The lands in the West Bank are Israel's just as much as they are the Palestinians. It's not a Palestinian land; never was. Read history as you are very ignorant of it.
regelemihai 9 months ago
@regelemihai Lol typical jew rat.Lie through your two teeth.
hidepuller2008 8 months ago
@hidepuller2008
It's easy to throw around insults, you uneducated anti-semitic boor. I'd encourage you to demonstrate in what way I "lied," but asking that much of a retard is unrealistric. Go play with your toys and leave the debating to the adults.
regelemihai 8 months ago
Very aggressive power, France, it would seem.
They intervened in Libya this week, of march 22, with bombing runs, preventing, it would seem, the pro-gaddafi forces from engaging the rebels.
pjnlsn 10 months ago
We don't need to be terrorists because we have the US Air Force.
Trekkerjon 10 months ago
@Trekkerjon
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Derealmist 10 months ago
@Derealmist Well said. Some don't get it unless it's broken down to its simplest denominator.
baby2mitu 10 months ago
@Derealmist We also have the S.E.A.L.s, and other special forces, we don't need to be terrorists. We strike in the night, and are gone before anyone hears a sound.
pjnlsn 10 months ago
I know this is a minor small minded point. Does anybody else hate Tucker's bowtie? He reminds me of the kid in "Problem Child". Ugh.
MrHambergator 11 months ago
@MrHambergator All clowns wear bow-ties. He can't help himself.
devourerofbabies 10 months ago
I'll was really choked up over hearing of Christophers illness. This is a man we can't lose.
Hitchens is the heir to Vidal and Buckleys legacy. He couldn't be one or the other since he is left on issues and right on other issues. I hope some one picks up his mantle. We need another free thinker, who doesn't pander to any political party.
Rut267 11 months ago
@Rut267 .. you do have .. millions of them .. but they can't get on TV
morklind 11 months ago
@morklind That can so eloquently state a sentence? I'm not sure there are that many.
Rut267 11 months ago
@Rut267 Maybe not millions, but speaking as a Brit I know there are a few. Sure CH can string a sentence together but that is a natural consequence when one has a prodigious appetite for reading as does he.
I'm with on him his religious stance where he is almost a peerless debater, but on politics? despite his peremptory manner, he is a mixed up little man.
morklind 11 months ago
@morklind I agree with you. I used to really like Hitch. I still think he's a powerful orator, but on politics I find his stance absurdly narrow.
devourerofbabies 10 months ago
Well, excuse my French!
HSAdestroy 11 months ago
.Chistopher Hitchens has dual U.K. citizenship and U.S citizenship plus he is of Jewish descent on his Mother's side.
swissnor 11 months ago
@swissnor .. What is the point of this comment?
morklind 10 months ago
@morklind My comment was not a comment on the vid rather it was a comment to another youtuber who thought Hitchens was only British and did not know Hitches has dual U.K./U.S. citizenship and is also of Jewish blood.
swissnor 10 months ago
hitchens is a british bitchen
befranklintoo 11 months ago
C'mon. What the fuck? That kid has nothing to do with this. Is it some internet joke I'm unaware of to make mention of his name in every highest rated comment section on youtube. This is getting ridiculous. If you people don't like the kid, stop talking about him. There's something wrong when you watch this video and all you can think of is some twelve year old boy singer. You "boy haters" should stop protesting so much and come out of the closet.
DamonIcke 11 months ago
Forget France. Lets talk about why it's okay for America to invade and occupy two countries on the basis of anti-terrorism, but then they slam Russia and other countries for hostile actions in regions that harbor terrorists hostile to their people.
maddingo12 11 months ago
@maddingo12 Because America's out for its own interests. It has every right and obligation to do so.
stockinettestitch 11 months ago
The top commenters are idiot.
Remind me of bad grammar.
misscaffeinenicotine 11 months ago
Hitchens seems kind of restrained in his comments in this interview, at least compared to some of his other ones on religion.
writersblock26 11 months ago
Hitchens just has such depth in his statements..
Always fascinates me to listen to people who know what they are talking about in comparison to poll-driven clown
Relloq 11 months ago
Fuckin' hell, never knew the french were such bastards
maosef 1 year ago
he knows arafat died of aids thats why he said i hope we threw the blood away
arafat stole a lot of money
timewilltell7 1 year ago
@akropiss Funny how history changes depending on who is telling it .. your statement ...the French Abandoned the "Canadiens" ... and ...the king sent a letter calling them all swine and vermin of his empire...
are very good grammatical examples. I should not be surprised .. this is YouTube after all. A hagiographic bastion of historical truth .. LOL
morklind 1 year ago
I find that ironic or is it? The constitution IS a peerless document but was it more than foresight to stipulate this indelible separation of church and state BECAUSE its people can have such remote pockets of "civilisation" to accommodates such extreme religious behaviour. The reality in the UK is quite different. It is state curriculum that ALL major religions are taught in schools not as dogma but as a class called "belief & ethics" to encourage familiarity and understanding NOT to preach.
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mcloutier12345 1 year ago
The fact that Hitch is EVER given airtime, is amazing, considering he is an atheist. The networks are notorious for ignoring them. Fear of viewer reaction, I guess.
foamulator 1 year ago 2
@foamulator They don't want people to miss out on the opinions they agree on, considering his unfailing eloquence in expression.
Reerrpad5515 1 year ago 2
@Reerrpad5515 Agreed. Hitch is the most brilliant , on the run thinker , I've ever seen. But the reason I love him is his brutal honesty, even when it is unflattering to himself. Most people cant handle that situation.
foamulator 1 year ago 63
@foamulator The most brilliant? More so than Dawkins or Chomsky? More than Chomsky? Hitchens is in their environment but I think Chomsky would destroy Hitchens in a debate... if they could ever find something they disagree on. :D
OrthodoxAtheist 11 months ago
@OrthodoxAtheist Perhaps the Iraq war.
foamulator 11 months ago
@OrthodoxAtheist they have debated and also written several articles in the Nation criticizing each other about 9/11
jeli888 11 months ago
@foamulator Perfectly put.
freedomfrompiety 4 months ago
Speaking as an Englishman I am embarrassed that Hitchen's would want to appear on this .. well lets say it .. a show hosted by a CUNT.
Hitchens prefers to live in the US because mainstream american media gratified by his presence (and he knows it). Paradoxically a big fish in a small tepid pond (US Media)
He gets a little more competition back here on the little island.
morklind 1 year ago
@morklind That's to assume you don't buy his stated admiration for the Constitution and the separation of church and state clause therein. I believe he has given this as a singular reason on occasion, though I admit he has also delighted in what he calls the "two sexiest words in the english language: captive audience". I'm inclined to give both justifications equal weight, but my unabashed idealism, and nationality, motivates me to consider the first before the second.
Reerrpad5515 1 year ago
@Reerrpad5515 Ironic or is it? The constitution IS a peerless document but was it more than foresight to stipulate this indelible separation of church and state BECAUSE its people can have such remote pockets of "civilisation" to accommodates such extreme religious behaviour. The reality in the UK is quite different. It is state curriculum that ALL major religions are taught in schools not as dogma but as a class called "belief & ethics" to encourage familiarity and understanding NOT to preach.
morklind 1 year ago
@morklind No, you're absolutely right, some have even commented that it might have been better to have a tame state church like the UK, that way everyone just ignores it.
I was under the impression that the UK was plagued with faith schools, not religion classes...perhaps I missed the decision on that one?
Reerrpad5515 1 year ago
@Reerrpad5515 In truth the UK is peppered with faith schools Catholic, Jewish, Muslim even a Hindu school will be opening up in London soon. Explains CH's, in my view, splintered perspective given his private education and it's notorious subjugation to penguin collared ministers etc. But the state education predominates for the masses and as you so eloquently put it.. its tame and to the betterment of most of us, we just ignore it.
morklind 1 year ago
@morklind Get over yourself.
stockinettestitch 11 months ago
@stockinettestitch I did and do frequently and yet every morning I raise the bar even higher
morklind 11 months ago
Dont be fooled by these tucker motherfucker types JUST LOOK AT HIS FACE the end! He doesnt even look like the truth look deeply at hitchens then tucker, i rest my case no matter the discussions i look at tucker and no i cant listen to this guy hitchens can be wrong but his realness commands respect even if u dissagree. Its, "Game piece Game all day, YOU DONT EVEN GOTTA SAY NOTHING" Just a persons face sumtimes can tell u to dismiss them on sight, and tucker is that guy his face doesnt say REAL!!
DB99Eternal 1 year ago
fake name. bow tie. insincere gesticulations. that strange little man needs a 14 inch dick to spew HIV-ridden blood into his large intestine. That was hurtful. I take it back.
WellConditionedChimp 1 year ago
i want to cut his head off just to get rid of that bow tie
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derekdb2 1 year ago
i love how hitchens smiled when carlson called him "feared"
Microwavish 1 year ago
I love how abruptly it ended.
"Christopher Hitchens, thank you."
"Sure."
Lodskins 1 year ago
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dhide14 1 year ago
@truckerfromreno Finally, I'd be surprised if you could find more than four comparable clauses between the Magna Carta and the Constitution. As is it, in Britain, only three clauses of the Carta still haven't been repealed, and only one of appears in American law (right to due process) and then only in the Bill of Rights, not the Constitution. You can't make these claims, call Hitchens an idiot and be taken seriously. You'll have to drop one of them.
ArtoftheState1 1 year ago
@truckerfromreno It - whatever 'it' is - isn't brainwashing. Some wars are just, others aren't, and often it's hard for us to know until after. But I'm capable of judging for myself on a case by case basis and you should do the same. If you think they deposed Saddam Hussein for money you clearly have a skewed idea of how much a war costs. Stable access to oil - perhaps.
ArtoftheState1 1 year ago
@truckerfromreno You're not really making a case. Seeing as Britain didn't really have a democracy until after WW1, they could hardly have built an empire around it. And America only refer to law when invading in terms of international law, which the invaded countries are generally signatories to and have invariably violated. And they certainly wouldn't make many friends if they said it was for trade opportunities, as they might have done in British colonialism.
ArtoftheState1 1 year ago
@truckerfromreno You clearly aren't to hot on history either. If you want to make an argument about American imperialism, they've done it in two ways - 1) they've funded or armed groups to depose leaders they disliked to replace with 'friendlier' regimes or 2) they've used their military to depose dictators in an attempt to install a democratic process after. In what way is either of these anything like a colonialist or imperialist model? Seriously, I'd love to know.
ArtoftheState1 1 year ago
@ArtoftheState1 The British built their empire saying the same things, that they were spreading democracy, law and trade. It's all brainwashing mate, don't get sucked into it. They deposed dictators (the weak ones), to make money out of it.
truckerfromreno 1 year ago
@truckerfromreno I agree there's a lot of problems with the constitution but when it enshrines something you care about I can see why it would be appealing. I don't see how you can seriously listen to Hitchens and come away thinking he's an idiot (and his brother, despite disagreeing with him on many things, certainly doesn't think he is). What's the contents of this unwritten British constitution then?
ArtoftheState1 1 year ago
@ArtoftheState1 Just loads of legal shit.
Of course the American constitution is just an extended version of the English Magna Carta from the 12th or 13th century.
truckerfromreno 1 year ago
Hitchens is a joke in England. But in America he seems like a genius because Americans are so simple. Do they really still believe in all that God shit over there. Didn't we send them a copy of Darwin's theory?
truckerfromreno 1 year ago
@truckerfromreno congratulation on living in England, quite an accomplishment really
hempartist420 1 year ago
@hempartist420 Thank you.
truckerfromreno 1 year ago
@truckerfromreno
exactly!
jameshanley40 1 year ago
@truckerfromreno
They also love the fact that he drinks a lot... I guess it's because they can't drink till they're like 21 so it's something only really really naughty people do.. This Hitchens idiot went on a long ramble in this interview dancing around calling arafat a terrorist.. dancing around condemning france, but no doubt having no problem condemning israel. And his posh english accent just scares the hell out of americans.
jameshanley40 1 year ago
@jameshanley40 Hitchens is a fucking prick. He fits in very well with the Americans.
truckerfromreno 1 year ago
@truckerfromreno
I like Americans