Christopher Hitchens on Holocaust Denial, Religion and Free Speech 1/2

Christopher Hitchens gives a talk in Canada on Free Speech in November 2006. This is the end of the twenty minute speech originally from One Good Move: http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/2007/03/free_speech_6.html

Hitchens makes some great points that usually are overlooked, and should be fully and completely remembered (or, in worst cases, realized).

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Nazi
• David
• Irving
• Holocaust
• Denial
• Christopher
• Hitchens
• Free
• Speech

[rcarass1]

I always wanted to meet Christopher and try and convince him in the error of his ways of condemning the entire county of Yorkshire as "untakeable". I like to think I can be quite charming! Alas, poor Hitch has left us too soon and I have missed the opportunity to scold him.

Brilliant and entertaining speech, I am so going to miss his conscious presence in our universe.

[adstanra]

love and miss this guy....."can get in line and kiss my ass".....brilliant.

[SicSeb]

@adstanra I read your comment at the same time as he exclaimed it =P

[MJFAN666]

@jaieet aah. You are right. Thank you!

[jaieet]

@MJFAN666 He's made statements and articles on the negatives effects *of* the holocaust, hasn't he? I mean, he pointed out the Catholic Church's role in the persecution of the jews. :P It would be insanely difficult to assert that it happened, and the Church should apologise; whilst simultaneously denying that any of it actually occurred.

Who told you he thought otherwise? =P

[MJFAN666]

@jaieet agree with his stuff on free speech, disagree with him if he believes that holocaust didn't happen. I really liked this speech of his.

[jaieet]

@MJFAN666 If you aren't sure what he said, how on earth can you disagree with it? =P

[MJFAN666]

@Jyggafey He isn't going against it here, but I think Hitchens DID become a Holocaust denier. I am not sure. But I completely agree with all that he says. loll.

[Jyggafey]

@MJFAN666 He does not deny that the holocaust happened, listen to it again please. He is speaking up against supression of free speech, no excepions.

[TheVivascargill]

Hitch has not read aereopagitica- if he had he would know Milton excludes catholics from free speech--so pucker up Hitch oops forgot he's dead oh he has not read up on More--who cheerfully burned Lutherans--God I am tired of people who have hidden agendas!!