Conversations with History: CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS

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On this edition of Conversations with History, UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler talks with writer Christopher Hitchens about writing, dissent, and the challenge of taking on cultural icons. [8/2002] [Show ID: 6725]
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@uctv
@uctv 11 місяців тому
Check out "Dark Persuasion - The History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media" here: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/moedbHyPn5p2yqM.html
@2fast2block
@2fast2block 6 місяців тому
Hitch had a brain washed of thinking. The 1LofT states that energy can't be created or destroyed, energy can only change forms, energy creation/destruction can't happen naturally. One aspect of the 2LofT shows that the universe is winding down, usable energy is becoming less usable. Creation had to be done supernaturally at some point.
@kurisensei
@kurisensei 3 роки тому
'So you call yourself a contrarian...' 'No, I wouldn't say that...'
@georgeelmerdenbrough6906
@georgeelmerdenbrough6906 3 роки тому
Not lost on me , either
@TwelfthRoot2
@TwelfthRoot2 2 місяці тому
he can't help himself to not take advantage of those opportunities
@kyleprather7228
@kyleprather7228 7 місяців тому
Damn we needed him over the last few years
@metameta1427
@metameta1427 2 роки тому
You are missed immensely Mr. Hitchens. Your intellect and wit are second to none.
@mesafintfanuel3627
@mesafintfanuel3627 6 місяців тому
Whenever I listen to Christopher Hitchens, I feel more liberated than listening to 1000 gospel songs.
@jblyttle
@jblyttle 6 місяців тому
There are equals. None better.
@daviddeida
@daviddeida 3 місяці тому
He cant read you tube comments
@giarcnella66
@giarcnella66 3 роки тому
This is probably the most compelling interview I’ve seen with Hitchens, simply because the interviewer asks intellectually challenging and personally probing questions and isn’t simply trying to stir up Hitchens to bring out the more salacious and notorious aspects of his character as so many do.
@enterbalak
@enterbalak 3 роки тому
So true.
@jestermoon
@jestermoon Рік тому
A talented individual indeed.
@jackclingenpeel5020
@jackclingenpeel5020 Рік тому
@@jestermoonthat is putting it mildly.😊
@jackclingenpeel5020
@jackclingenpeel5020 Рік тому
What a special man.
@SmallC2023
@SmallC2023 8 місяців тому
Smartest people I know dropped the fuck out.
@sukottora
@sukottora 2 роки тому
How lucky we were to have Christopher Hitchens.
@mesafintfanuel3627
@mesafintfanuel3627 6 місяців тому
I will nominate Christopher Hitchens for the office of a messiah. Down with Jesus Christ.
@yevgeniyzharinov7473
@yevgeniyzharinov7473 6 місяців тому
What is this hitchens idolatry? I don't get why people are fawning over him.
@ianmcpartland9306
@ianmcpartland9306 6 місяців тому
If you "get" Hitchens, as I do, then his appeal is intangible but intoxicating. However, I can see how he is not everyones cup of tea or why some can take him or leave him.@@yevgeniyzharinov7473
@nestorrfortuna1
@nestorrfortuna1 5 місяців тому
​@@yevgeniyzharinov7473i think his books.
@stevebaker4319
@stevebaker4319 Місяць тому
What would Christopher think of Trump now, in the groups opinion?
@Kropotkin26
@Kropotkin26 15 років тому
"If you gave Falwell an enema, you could bury him in a matchbox". He said this on mainstream TV! It was frigging hilarious. For some reason, that quote is what I will always remember this man for.
@jamesharris184
@jamesharris184 2 роки тому
I had to read that a few times to get it.
@GT380man
@GT380man 2 роки тому
It’s brilliant. In the same league as the statement by one politician about another politician that was roughly: “Mr X drew up in an empty car”.
@warrenphillips69
@warrenphillips69 2 роки тому
I've watched that interview
@juanmonge8
@juanmonge8 2 роки тому
I remember that from a Redd Foxx album.
@tommythomas7084
@tommythomas7084 11 років тому
The interviewer's unwillingness to interrupt really should be commended; he did very nicely.
@bh2861
@bh2861 3 роки тому
Love your work Tommy Thomas
@bh2861
@bh2861 3 роки тому
@Daniel Druff please delete your comment Daniel. I want to be the only commenter for the particular comment and 100th like.
@bh2861
@bh2861 3 роки тому
@Daniel Druff Daniel, What's the hold up? Delete your comments already...
@bh2861
@bh2861 3 роки тому
@@coclimbergirl2174 you too, please delete your comment. For this post, I need to be the only commenter
@bh2861
@bh2861 2 роки тому
@Daniel Druff earth to Daniel...?
@kdee8166
@kdee8166 3 місяці тому
My intellectual of choice and a hero of mine in the fight for reason. His books are so erudite and superbly written; I'm constantly captivated by his insights, commentary and wit. To meet the man would have been the ultimate.
@lachlanmaclean6506
@lachlanmaclean6506 6 років тому
makes you want to take a moment to remember how privileged we are to be able to watch these videos like this. the internet age will no doubt negatively impact plenty of young people but for those that use it for good like learning about matters such as this, the sky is the limit on what we can be like
@therealrussellsmyth
@therealrussellsmyth 5 років тому
Great comment. My feelings entirely
@marcioc9044
@marcioc9044 5 років тому
In a way I'd say that not even the sky is the limit. Im baffled by the knowledge Ive acquired related to the universe as well. Never would I have learned that much and deep as the internet has permited me :)
@MorphingReality
@MorphingReality 4 роки тому
Its almost miraculous.
@VolvoCommand
@VolvoCommand 3 роки тому
totally. I'm 32 and I can barely imagine a world where this program could be aired once, maybe re-run a few times and then stuffed in a library forever. The internet is the only reason I've ever heard of it.
@cameronfielder4955
@cameronfielder4955 3 роки тому
There is a limit to the amount of info a human mind can hold. It is important to form you world view based on the works of the geniuses that came before you, but the sky is not the limit. Your own capacity for knowledge is the limitS
@AFMMarcelD
@AFMMarcelD 5 років тому
It always amazes me that a man I never met, could have had such a profound impact in my life as well as my friends, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends the incomparable Christopher Hitchens lives in our hearts and thoughts.
@embisonmichalis8694
@embisonmichalis8694 4 роки тому
I feel exactly the same way. I never met him and only got to know of him in 2015, yet I miss him deeply. I can't seem to find a rational explanation for that.
@colin-campbell
@colin-campbell 4 роки тому
My friends and colleagues regularly refer to me as the second coming of Hitchens, if you’ll pardon the pun. I’m rather well spoken, well read and have a particular fondness for Johnny Walker black label - breakfast of champions.
@emmatrot77
@emmatrot77 3 роки тому
Sadly, Peter Hitchens falls far short of the mark.
@colin-campbell
@colin-campbell 3 роки тому
Emma Trot Ah yes I have met Peter, good chap at heart.
@aubreykrawitz7582
@aubreykrawitz7582 3 роки тому
Colin lk Campbell
@bshows89
@bshows89 2 роки тому
We've missed Hitch for the last decade. There are so few voices that can't be (or haven't already been) bought. So many times over the recent past I have genuinely thought to myself, "I'd love to hear what Hitchens would've thought about this." Maybe the only voice in media that I've ever really trusted. Didn't always agree with him, but always trusted that he wasn't regurgitating talking points. He was erudite but never pretentious, and he was above all else, never dull. Truly a titan of the American polemic tradition. To borrow s phrase he often employed - indeed even in this video, I miss him "like an amputated limb."
@deconry
@deconry 2 роки тому
Humans like Hitch come along so seldom. I met the man and he was a gracious gentleman. So glad we have utube to keep his wit and intellectual integrity alive. Miss him terribly.
@evaburnz
@evaburnz 10 місяців тому
Hitchens, Carlin, Hicks.. amongst others. Hitchens was, of course, more the intellectual, however, Carlin and Hicks had a raw, direct manner which would cut deeply to the core of our most enraged sentiments.
@JoeyM10
@JoeyM10 8 місяців тому
@@evaburnzI was just about to reply the same about Carlin, too. We need both of them today pretty bad. Curtis Yarvin is now my go to, educated, voice on current events.
@tomsheehy1
@tomsheehy1 6 місяців тому
I would just love to have heard Hitchens and Carlin's take on US voting for the repulsive Trump as president. @@JoeyM10
@michaelsoblicas3966
@michaelsoblicas3966 2 роки тому
His knowledge of the English language was remarkable. His memory was totally mind blowing. Some opinions of his you could not readily share because of one's ignorance to the given facts. But I could listen to him for hours, the way he could explain his theory on any given subject . Both articulate ànd sincere. Christopher your genius is sadly missed
@leftyshawenuph4026
@leftyshawenuph4026 2 роки тому
I was born 1972, and so grew up during a time where if you didn't see this on television where it was shown, at the time it was shown, you never knew it existed, and just never saw it. Ever. Then along came the internet... THANK GOODNESS
@davidschmidt6013
@davidschmidt6013 3 роки тому
Hitch exemplifies the difference between a man with a diploma, and a man with an education.
@dianahill7239
@dianahill7239 3 роки тому
Christopher Hitchens was intelligent enough to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court! Chief Justice Christopher Hitchens.
@illuddivinus3309
@illuddivinus3309 2 роки тому
Even an education doesn’t secure that knowledge. Hitch was touched by greater devices that you and I will never reach.
@stevebrown8368
@stevebrown8368 9 місяців тому
Yes indeed
@The_kids12345
@The_kids12345 8 місяців тому
Hitch is one of my heros
@muzi2672
@muzi2672 7 місяців тому
Not entirely true. Hitchens was the beneficiary of a very high quality education, it's not as if he went to an inner city comp (a public school in the US) and never went to uni. As he says, he went to English boarding schools and then studied Philosophy at Oxford. Hardly a self-taught man 😂
@jestermoon
@jestermoon Рік тому
His depth of knowledge in the detail of history is exceptional. Sorely missed.
@utkarshharrymehta3301
@utkarshharrymehta3301 2 роки тому
Hitch had his own biases and predilections, yet it would be an understatement to suggest that he was an immaculate orator. Not many people possess such power over their articulation, and the air of sharp wit and dignity which enshrouded his presence was unique. RIP.
@chrischandler889
@chrischandler889 Рік тому
Yeah him being a patriot, nationalist, and statist was strange. I wonder if he was still alive if he would have challenged those biases?
@JohnM-sw4sc
@JohnM-sw4sc Місяць тому
⁠@@chrischandler889 all those things are good tho. I mean my goodness patriotism itself is invaluable. Don’t know how you get this men to run into the beaches on d-day without some sort of base level of societal patriotism/ group identity etc etc
@chrischandler889
@chrischandler889 Місяць тому
@@JohnM-sw4sc the same patriotism brought forth nazism. As did Statism. People need to stop believing that men are "Legitimate authority" over other men. We are all equal. Stop with this cult mindset. It will bring WW3 if we don't stop. Just like it has brought every war ever. Plus damn near every atrocity.
@totall2952
@totall2952 3 роки тому
We need him now wish he was still here for us all
@jamesw17
@jamesw17 3 роки тому
Sounds like you're talking about a prophet or a demagogue.
@totall2952
@totall2952 3 роки тому
@@jamesw17 just wish he was here to talk give advice and do the good work he was doing for us all that's all if that's bad in your eyes jog on amego lol
@alexcrokes329
@alexcrokes329 3 роки тому
@DemocritusWept
@DemocritusWept 3 роки тому
Can you imagine how beautifully he’d take apart the rampantly anarchic irrational bullying tactics of Ibrahim xendi (sp) who is the flavor du jour of cowardly left of which I used to be one but am no longer. I love the great republican experiment called USA too much. but I also loathe the current administration. Please someone breathe life into a true independent party.
@cloudstrife206
@cloudstrife206 3 роки тому
The man lives on in his books and online videos. We can all still learn from him despite him being no longer with us. Take care
@Ivan1234772
@Ivan1234772 3 роки тому
How fortunate we are that we have these recordings of a legend. I still marvel at Hitchens' mastery of thought, ideas and language. A true provocateur of his craft!
@suheilpinto6964
@suheilpinto6964 Рік тому
His critical thinking is flawless.
@seckhoffable
@seckhoffable 2 роки тому
Harry Kreisler is a brilliant interviewer. His questions are probing. I love this.
@adamtzsch
@adamtzsch 10 років тому
A passionate man, well-informed and, most importantly, funny. The twinkle in his eye faded FAR too soon.
@revpgesqredux
@revpgesqredux 8 років тому
he puts his finger on a huge problem of this day - "judging people's actions by their reputations instead of judging their reputations by their actions". in partisanism, in celebrity worship, in the rampant dumb "hooray for our side" propaganda of our day. all of this avoids the question "what am i doing myself about what i believe?" and the next one "what are you doing about what you believe?" having a spotless liberal or conservative voting record is a poor proof of compassion and charity
@johnmoeller8654
@johnmoeller8654 7 років тому
Good insights and excellent comment
@jc.1191
@jc.1191 3 роки тому
We do have a society that idolizes narcissism.
@AVONEUS
@AVONEUS 3 роки тому
This is what I remember as a young boy
@MaiarOlorin45
@MaiarOlorin45 2 роки тому
Well said
@kantraxoikol6914
@kantraxoikol6914 2 роки тому
compassion and charity have no ground in politics, you'll never see that in any candidate ever. if you think tRump had ANY of that in him you're already more delusional than can be stated here
@hankblanc4586
@hankblanc4586 3 роки тому
One of the best Hitchens interviews ever.
@peterwebster6955
@peterwebster6955 3 роки тому
Totally agree , sadly we’ve lost a icon of reality, he with superior education completely obliterated the religious fanatics Richard Dawkins is another albeit through science ...brilliant
@MonMalthias
@MonMalthias 8 років тому
I think that if nothing else, Hitchens illuminates just why it is so important to never become a "party liner" - that is; to expose oneself to new ideas and new philosophies, but never to become swept up and homogenised within a movement, to suppress one's individuality of views to 'toe the party line'. One should always be critical about what is 'accepted' and in particular, be self-critical and self-examining because the easiest person to fool, after all, is oneself.
@robnorwood3591
@robnorwood3591 3 роки тому
In a different time. The only thing in the middle of the road is road kill in 2021.
@PsyChoLogicZ
@PsyChoLogicZ 3 роки тому
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain the thought without accepting it" Aristotle Many years on and I also agree.
@EazyEden1
@EazyEden1 2 роки тому
Brilliantly said
@GT380man
@GT380man 2 роки тому
To be frank, I never bothered to learn “the party line” on anything. If my thoughts on a matter converges with those of others’, I still want to know why.
@noreenmountain9405
@noreenmountain9405 2 роки тому
@MichaelKingsfordGray ??
@marlaleemouse
@marlaleemouse 3 роки тому
I fell in love with Christopher Hitchens years ago and I have never fallen out.
@justanamerican9450
@justanamerican9450 3 роки тому
I now discovered this beautiful brain. I missed him alive. I am happy to see his conversations.
@Gallowglass7
@Gallowglass7 2 роки тому
@@justanamerican9450 I miss that man so much; he is so much needed for this time
@gabriellaspaeth2275
@gabriellaspaeth2275 10 місяців тому
even now he is gone, i can’t get enough of his videos. Really wish he as still with us.
@jennifermillward9048
@jennifermillward9048 9 років тому
WISH I;D HEARD THIS VITAL , COURAGEOUSLY HONEST MAN A LONG TIME AGO....VERY GRATEFUL NOW ...
@2fast2block
@2fast2block 3 роки тому
@MichaelKingsfordGray so this is how a Hitch follower reasons. After I give evidence, this is the best comeback they can think of... "Illiterate cretin."
@BobbyCarr821
@BobbyCarr821 7 років тому
When the Hitch crossed his arms, you knew he was more serious, and in tune, than what was about to come back at him. I love this man.
@kathypiazza7228
@kathypiazza7228 3 роки тому
I miss him. Thankfully I can find him here on line.
@bhaskarphukan3889
@bhaskarphukan3889 3 роки тому
@@kathypiazza7228 to
@phssthpok5075
@phssthpok5075 11 місяців тому
As with many others, I praise the interviewer for doing his homework, and asking good questions.
@bobobandy9382
@bobobandy9382 7 місяців тому
Mhm. He certainly kept his notes. Mhm.
@carlodago8783
@carlodago8783 7 місяців тому
I love how you can read comments from 10 years ago here, with all that has happened to us all in that time, and hear the same love for the great Hitch; not much room for public intellectualism these days
@andreteixeira8546
@andreteixeira8546 6 років тому
Alternative title: Hitchens has a chat with Ned Flanders
@myothersoul1953
@myothersoul1953 5 років тому
sometimes it takes the blankness of a Ned Flanders to get the interesting out.
@Kampup
@Kampup 4 роки тому
@@myothersoul1953 Hitchens is better when challenged the guy is too nice, but a nice man.
@hansjuker8296
@hansjuker8296 4 роки тому
Stupid sexy Flanders
@mikeb.7845
@mikeb.7845 4 роки тому
hahaha good diddly day sir.
@errolkim1334
@errolkim1334 4 роки тому
Intro music by Maggie Simpson
@undisputedgreatest
@undisputedgreatest 13 років тому
Hitchens is one of the most brilliant men to have ever existed.
@andrewpickering5180
@andrewpickering5180 3 роки тому
You haven't met me. Please explain. Only kidding I'm with you . -; )
@davidcoomber4050
@davidcoomber4050 3 роки тому
Perhaps you should get out more
@andrewpickering5180
@andrewpickering5180 3 роки тому
@@davidcoomber4050 you're right. Oh and when I implied I was also brilliant, I ment in the shining sense of the word. ;-)
@kieronjohnson8834
@kieronjohnson8834 2 роки тому
I guarantee Hitchens would be able to give you a list of a hundred or more people who he would rate as far more brilliant. He was very clear and unassuming about his place in the scheme of things. He had a robust ego, he needed one for his work, but he never believed his own hype.
@user-kx2jz2go2d
@user-kx2jz2go2d 2 роки тому
@@kieronjohnson8834 that list would be easy to compile. Hitchens is a lot of things but a “great mind” isn’t one of them.
@terribleTed-ln6cm
@terribleTed-ln6cm Рік тому
Intellectual legend......I miss him terribly.
@NanoHorizon
@NanoHorizon 11 років тому
Things still happen in the world and I'll think "I can't wait to hear what Christopher has to say about this"
@DELANOdutch
@DELANOdutch 8 місяців тому
Humanity really misses this man, badly. RIP HITCH.
@air9music
@air9music 3 роки тому
I must say budget Einstein is a good interviewer.
@enterbalak
@enterbalak 3 роки тому
LMAO
@jellooowith3os
@jellooowith3os 3 роки тому
That's quality. Can't stop grinning.
@GT380man
@GT380man 2 роки тому
Was Einstein a good interviewer?
@juanmonge8
@juanmonge8 2 роки тому
Poor mans Gabe Kaplan.
@jseldner
@jseldner 12 років тому
A once in a generation intellect, and a great example of not giving a damn what people think of you!
@johnpoulsen7582
@johnpoulsen7582 6 років тому
The preparation, intelligence and capacity of the interviewer brings the best out in our hero Hitchens
@qlnbd
@qlnbd 3 роки тому
God i miss him. Yes, i know, that first word. A cultural artifact of my upbringing. But i wish he was here now. He is needed more than ever.
@Greetingsearthling22
@Greetingsearthling22 3 роки тому
I catch myself saying “thank god” but I let it happen.
@mikecoughlin5901
@mikecoughlin5901 3 роки тому
One of the greats. Taken away, such a very expensive tragedy. RIP Christopher.
@audiebavington8789
@audiebavington8789 4 роки тому
What an incredibly pleasant interview. Enjoyed it. Thanks for posting.
@dianahill7239
@dianahill7239 3 роки тому
Christopher Hitchens was intelligent enough to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court! Chief Justice Christopher Hitchens.
@PlntPeace
@PlntPeace 8 років тому
Miss You Christopher Hitchens... Thinking of your family and friends
@chrishitch8675
@chrishitch8675 8 років тому
+Ntwa-dumela Don't cry. We'll see each other soon.
@KingRumar
@KingRumar 8 років тому
+chris hitch Is this supposed to imply he's in hell? That's cute, keep that dream going if it makes you happy.
@revpgesqredux
@revpgesqredux 8 років тому
me too, and praying for them
@BannerOfBlasfemy
@BannerOfBlasfemy 5 років тому
hahahahahahahaha
@luciferscatmilk
@luciferscatmilk 5 років тому
PreserveBigCats creep
@stephenwhite6928
@stephenwhite6928 3 роки тому
Wow, just stumbled on this, what a great interview. The interviewer obviously did his homework and both were incredibly respectful.
@dianahill7239
@dianahill7239 3 роки тому
Christopher Hitchens was intelligent enough to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court! Chief Justice Christopher Hitchens.
@brautigan81
@brautigan81 16 років тому
I love his little smirk when the interviewer says "a man of letters."
@2martino3
@2martino3 3 роки тому
give me a goddamn timestamp
@user-kx2jz2go2d
@user-kx2jz2go2d 2 роки тому
He was quietly revelling in the flattery. He’s English but still couldn’t hide it.
@audiebavington8789
@audiebavington8789 3 роки тому
Great interviewer. Good questions and allowed Hitch to speak.
@NunyaBusinessAudits
@NunyaBusinessAudits 4 місяці тому
Always a joy to find a hitch interview I haven't seen before
@Exileonbackroad
@Exileonbackroad 3 роки тому
His hatred of Kissinger is legendary, fantastic rant at 45:56.
@c.s.7097
@c.s.7097 3 роки тому
"What more can I say"? "Much more, much more". He caught himself there LOL
@brianwilson49
@brianwilson49 3 роки тому
I need to watch this a few times to absorb it all!
@dianahill7239
@dianahill7239 3 роки тому
Christopher Hitchens was intelligent enough to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court! Chief Justice Christopher Hitchens.
@gavtucker9917
@gavtucker9917 6 місяців тому
What a great interview but more so what a very astute interviewer. To converse with Mr Hitchens and stimulate his opinions is a hard task in itself. Very good listen. RIP Christopher Hitchens
@staylopictures
@staylopictures 15 років тому
How great to see a thoughtful interview where ideas get developed and people don't talk on top of each other. Thanks uctelevision.
@ianmacdougall2100
@ianmacdougall2100 3 роки тому
Wish I had a bigger brain to understand most of his depth. By far him and Thomas Sowell are my guide and best articulate my beliefs.
@jacquelinejoyfrance1159
@jacquelinejoyfrance1159 2 роки тому
Oh my dear friend I am so with you!!!
@boringname3657
@boringname3657 Рік тому
Lol
@Alan-71351
@Alan-71351 8 місяців тому
​@@boringname3657Uncle Tom Sowell😂
@timc55
@timc55 6 місяців тому
Love the interaction between them. Miss you, Christopher.
@brucemonkhouse6698
@brucemonkhouse6698 3 роки тому
Brilliant, extraordinary well read, sense of humour and wit..a true genius..
@meviewer2
@meviewer2 10 років тому
Nice to see Hitchens in a conversation where he is not on the attack, shows his kind and respectful side
@rhondareinhardt6688
@rhondareinhardt6688 10 років тому
Hitchens had thoughts and he was honest in expressing them. In other words, simply one in a million.
@teamthinkbiginternational475
@teamthinkbiginternational475 6 місяців тому
“You recognize a fellow sufferer when you encounter one.” Hitchens
@SuperStig23
@SuperStig23 10 років тому
I didn't always agree with his opinions but a brilliant mind, and the best BS detector he was as a contrarian, when the Democrats or Labor Party were in power he lampooned their hypocrisy, when the Conservatives or Republicans were in power he skewered their self righteous hypocrisy, At least he made you you think. RIP Chris, like all the greats you were taken way too young
@IFY0USEEKAY
@IFY0USEEKAY 10 років тому
Well put! Hitch wasn't always right, but he was NEVER in doubt. I will miss his viewpoints on the events that will come in the next few years.
@no-oneman.4140
@no-oneman.4140 5 років тому
Christopher ....
@tommylyons3765
@tommylyons3765 5 років тому
tard
@mikekennedy5470
@mikekennedy5470 3 роки тому
It's alright I that you didn't always agree with him ..just shows that you were not educated enough ..hope you got that all straightened out now....
@b00gi3
@b00gi3 3 роки тому
@@howardlovecraft750 You are a scumbag.
@foadghavami2004
@foadghavami2004 5 років тому
How beautifully and seriously in a very brief statement, defines 60s, heritage of 60s and specially 68 revolution of youth in Europe, that reshaped future of Europe, for better or worse. What a towering figure and orator!
@susanfiedler427
@susanfiedler427 3 роки тому
Miss him greatly..thank heavens we have him whenever we need him❤
@lucygodfrey141
@lucygodfrey141 3 роки тому
Christopher Hitchens immortal; best speaker, best attitude, best voice: on this side idolatry.
@Sagaciousish
@Sagaciousish 9 років тому
The ultimate Hitch interview
@Spongebob0911
@Spongebob0911 9 місяців тому
One of the few where you come to realize ... once they re gone, the world is a lot less brighter than before ...
@richardstrauss7750
@richardstrauss7750 Рік тому
I have followed Christopher Hitchens from the day I first became aware of him. To have known him personally would have been a privilege and a challenge for me to come close to keeping up. Thought stimulating. Nothing lazy about his intellect.
@xtianosickboy
@xtianosickboy 4 роки тому
The jingle reminds me of times the TV and vcr was wheeled into the classroom on a stand at school
@adamtzsch
@adamtzsch 10 років тому
You'll be greatly missed, Christopher. Especially by a fellow Philosophy student. Who's gonna fill your shoes?
@samosmond2375
@samosmond2375 3 роки тому
I will x
@adamtzsch
@adamtzsch 3 роки тому
@@samosmond2375 Stick to Joe Rogan.
@MattSingh1
@MattSingh1 3 роки тому
@@adamtzsch 😄👍👌
@carolbell8008
@carolbell8008 3 роки тому
Derek Prince
@adamtzsch
@adamtzsch 3 роки тому
@@carolbell8008 The dead guy? 🤔
@JoSpring
@JoSpring 8 місяців тому
To have been his student. The stuff of dreams... miss you, Hitch. You're work will not die.
@user-rc3fu9ks9x
@user-rc3fu9ks9x 7 місяців тому
Legend. Hes chillin w George carlin and carl sagan rn. Rip.
@ouchmycrank
@ouchmycrank 16 років тому
This was excellent. Thank you for posting it.
@hela99
@hela99 13 років тому
i love all these 'history interviews' .. i have watched the one with Noam Chomsky and Elizabeth Warren, they were great, and i am looking forward to this one! It's inspiring and gives me strength to listen to these interesting and open-minded people.
@mattstickle2725
@mattstickle2725 9 місяців тому
A jewel. Earth's greatest representative. Speaks for me on somebody levels. Says it better than anyone has ever said it or even thought about saying it.
@reasonablespeculation3893
@reasonablespeculation3893 4 роки тому
Hichens would not be permitted on UC Berkeley's campus today. Always spoke truthfully, didn't care what the consensus was, didn't care who was offended
@dianahill7239
@dianahill7239 3 роки тому
Christopher Hitchens was intelligent enough to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court! Chief Justice Christopher Hitchens.
@blackbird5634
@blackbird5634 3 роки тому
"I still have a contempt for narcotics and gurus." -Perfect.
@jasem222
@jasem222 3 роки тому
I don't like guru's either..
@jasem222
@jasem222 3 роки тому
@Valerie Mac Fair none, I plan to keep it that way too. Only just recently escaped the Jebus cult, no hurry to start with more woo
@jasem222
@jasem222 3 роки тому
@Valerie Mac Fair I'm only having you on, I'm probably a Taoist if I'm anything at all. Hitchens is a bit glib, I just like him because he's a smartass.. I have a deep and profound dislike for Abrahamic religion and tend to agree with whatever crap he throws at them.
@micheledibenedetto7780
@micheledibenedetto7780 2 роки тому
ghandi was a freebaser FACT
@christinehazard9641
@christinehazard9641 3 роки тому
Now more than ever! To have some willing to speak truth! He’s sorely missed
@dianahill7239
@dianahill7239 3 роки тому
Christopher Hitchens was intelligent enough to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court! Chief Justice Christopher Hitchens.
@no-oneman.4140
@no-oneman.4140 11 місяців тому
December the 15th 2011 - the day the world became a much dumber place. I don't know if his family ever read these comments, I so hope they do, they will realise how much us mere mortals miss him and wish he was still with us. I'm convinced they do anyway.
@jamesharris184
@jamesharris184 2 роки тому
Timeless, thank you. The answer to Henry Kissinger, is the elites seldom pay. We do not abide by the standards we impose on others.
@jimbrooks3370
@jimbrooks3370 8 років тому
Did anyone else feel like they were back in junior high school about to watch a film strip when the intro played?
@BreezyJeans
@BreezyJeans 8 років тому
I love the part at 28:00 where he talks about how people feel about going against popular opinion
@williamkferro35
@williamkferro35 11 років тому
Quite, Jimmy! His explanation of that process resonates fully with me. "It's not something you do; it's something you are."
@chriswicker6672
@chriswicker6672 10 років тому
That jingle is definitely from a 1996 PC videogame.
@adamrc6279
@adamrc6279 10 років тому
so age of empires
@hallerd
@hallerd 10 років тому
Adam Blitsk Hilariously true.
@jllamb88
@jllamb88 5 років тому
Wizardry 7 😂
@ivanbliminse2879
@ivanbliminse2879 4 роки тому
Dying 😂
@yyzx_6668
@yyzx_6668 3 роки тому
i thought the same thing lmao some ps1 shit
@AFMMarcelD
@AFMMarcelD 3 роки тому
Got to love the Hitch! illuminating interview with thoughtful provoking ideas, and a glass full of Johnnie Walker Black, the which he takes a big gulp @ 23:09 his fantastic intellect was sharper even more after he got buzzed. Love Christopher, miss the gorgeous bastard.
@ShanOakley
@ShanOakley 7 років тому
Ain't Christopher a grand fellow.
@williamrenz3141
@williamrenz3141 10 місяців тому
I wish he'd still been around over the past 11-plus years. He could have had a field day with the nonsense occurring since his passing.
@trillianmcmillian2660
@trillianmcmillian2660 2 роки тому
this is soo good and needs to still be heard!
@ellystripes
@ellystripes 3 роки тому
Wonderful interview. Miss you, Hitch.
@embecmom5863
@embecmom5863 3 роки тому
this was a great interview. Love the quote about people contorting themselves to avoid acknowledging a point, this is 2020 in a nutshell.
@jadezee6316
@jadezee6316 3 роки тому
WHATEVER MADE YOU THINK THAT PEOPLE HAVE CHANGED in that and most other regards? the thirst may have increased and the methods used to relieve it more obvious....but the beliefs have only galvanized and deepened.....i see slow..very slow evolution on certain fronts..but the kind of change Hitchens believed in and talked about has made even fewer inroads...
@brianfinnegan664
@brianfinnegan664 4 роки тому
What a terrific Richard Burton voice he has.
@Alan-71351
@Alan-71351 8 місяців тому
The only two BRITS who's accents I've ever been able to stomach. Oops,🤔 I must include the only 2 007's worth a good damn!
@lindontilson471
@lindontilson471 3 роки тому
What an amazing individual. Sorely missed
@dianahill7239
@dianahill7239 3 роки тому
Christopher Hitchens was intelligent enough to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court! Chief Justice Christopher Hitchens.
@omnipitous4648
@omnipitous4648 8 років тому
All I can say is: "Very Nice" interview.
@menschen23
@menschen23 3 роки тому
I've read better authors, but rarely; listened to more well-crafted arguments, but seldom. Never, however, have I ever listened to someone who requires such little time to experience an emotion or have a thought and subsequently craft the most perfect possible expression of it. Reminds of that Rumi quote, "Whatever put eloquence in language, that is happening here." That was damn sure happening when Hitch spoke. A rare mind.
@5thdimension625
@5thdimension625 8 місяців тому
I wish this man were still alive. I know his spirit is behind the mass awakening going on around the world. Will the awakening happen in time? Let’s hope
@thebritandtheyank3821
@thebritandtheyank3821 3 роки тому
.....Filled with more brilliance and meaning than ever!
@MrTPollitt
@MrTPollitt 14 років тому
you recognise a fellow sufferer when you see one! hitchens is incredibly inspirational person, whatever you think of his views
@greenhornet299
@greenhornet299 11 років тому
BRILLIANT man...I am a Christian....but this man was a genius....
@fb8966
@fb8966 5 місяців тому
Hitchens is amazingly cooperative......... great performance.
@erpthompsonqueen9130
@erpthompsonqueen9130 2 роки тому
Thank you.
@kstock00
@kstock00 5 років тому
dearly missed
@localfox1000
@localfox1000 6 років тому
53:44 Great advice by Hitch on becoming a writer, or in fact becoming anything else.
@1389Chopin
@1389Chopin 7 місяців тому
Agreed on the interviewer - he came prepared. As usual hitch's Command of language is 2nd to none. Who else in history - marcus aurelius, excellent company to be sure
@jl696
@jl696 2 роки тому
Although I disagreed with much of Christopher Hitchen's politics, I respect and admire him as a principled and well-spoken man.
@deltasquared7777
@deltasquared7777 12 років тому
Hitchens' brilliance lay in his encyclopedic knowledge encompassing History, Literature, Philosophy, and current affairs and his uncanny ability to assess and integrate the place of current affairs into the broadest scheme of History and Philosophy. Combined with his incomparably eloquent, endearing quasi-curmudgeonly charm that softened the brunt of his broad, blunt, incisive, often sarcastic observations make him a singular human being whose honesty, insight and very being is sorely missed
@andjunglepunkthirteen760
@andjunglepunkthirteen760 8 місяців тому
The perfect summary of the man.
@drewfu2671
@drewfu2671 2 роки тому
Did we erase all of the outspoken intellectuals? Why does this open and honest discussion feel like a relic from the past? Oh what it would be like to live in a society that values intellect over sensationalism and two party politics
@HughMorristheJoker
@HughMorristheJoker 2 роки тому
This culture doesn't even value talent over the possession of a giant ass.
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