Christopher Hitchens for a united Ireland?

Chris makes an anti-partition comment on c-span, what do you think? Would love to hear his reasons.

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[SlugANDsLIDE]

Strange, I swear he said the complete opposite of this in another video. I believe the other video was more recent as he was balding. Anyone else familiar with this video?

[thebrassdubliner]

@SlugANDsLIDE I havn't seen the vid but I doubt it. It's a long held opinion of his that goes back to his lefty college days. Still if you're right and you find it let me know, I'd love to know the reason for the change of heart. I'd say certain people have him very wary of changing his mind on anything these days!

[david552]

His reasons are pretty basic; opposition to the legacy of British imperialism, 2, opposition to yet another example of partition, opposition to the way Ulster Unionists ran NI after 1922.

Why were you surprised? It's a pretty common view for an old leftist of his vintage.

[thebrassdubliner]

I suppose I meant that some of his other views are anything but lefty, he is in fact generally a republican(american that is) supporter. He only supported Obama this time cauce of the complete retard that is Sarah Palin

[Innuendo91]

I hope by "generally a republican" you mean a supporter of the Iraq war. He is no way "generally a republican". Perhaps it would have been more accurate to say "I was surprised given the only view of his that I know of."

[thebrassdubliner]

@Innuendo91

I said it because he said it himself, I saw him being interviewed on CNN and he said he generally votes republican, just wouldn't be this time(this was during the election campaign obviously) bacause of Palin. But fair enough, Im not particularly up on his views on alot of issues, except on religion.

[gespb32]

@krugerfuchs We will when we have the majority vote as per Robinson, this will be very soon, he forecasted he will be the last Unionist First Minister. your apartheid policies have failed.

Erin Go Bragh.

[scrapman999]

hitchens ..who the fuck give's a toss what he said.. he liked to hear the sound of his own voice, the man was a prat and his brother is a twat,,

[914light]

hitchens was a bloated cow and said whatever he thought the audience would like !!

he NEVER talked about real issues ....totally worthless !

[zaprese]

He was for making Iraq a Democracy, not what the new goverment has done once in place.

[BobMcCob]

@Daniel0112358 He has commented on almost everything you have said.

[krugerfuchs]

no united ireland never

[krugerfuchs]

@22grena never

[22grena]

@cook119 Get ready for unification brother.