Christopher Hitchens on George Orwell (7/7)

[benthejrporter]

Thanks for this. It's sad Hitchens fell ill soon after this was recorded. I read and enjoyed the "memoirs" he was referring to, the book "Hitch 22".

[beachcomber2008]

Yes.

[pchapeau]

Hitchens speaks truth to power apologetically .. and I love that about him.

[vjwebster]

As Dawkins wears Darwin's mantle, so Hitchens (despite his protestations at the suggestion) wears Orwell's in the 21st century.

Get well soon Hitch.

[david552]

Interesting point there: in questions of political ethics sometimes things really are more simple than some people want them to be; they find that artificial complexity induces a comfortable analysis paralysis.

Whereas Ben Goldacre will sell you a t-shirt with his great slogan on it: "I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that..." which is absolutely right in questions of science / public policy, and the distortions that the media introduce into those debates.

[david552]

Being really wise would be telling the two situations apart, as far as one can...