I know there are a few atheists on this forum. According to you, are they Bolsheviks too?
Did you read the article? Hitchens is a true Bolshevik - an apologist for the Soviet Union, somebody who condemned Reagan for standing up to the communists. Also, he's not just an atheist, he hates christianity, and according to this article, he seems to sympathize or support the communists' mass murders of christians. IF that's ok by you, we'll have to agree to disagree (to put it mildly)
I doubt any are Bolshevike, but those calling themselves atheists on here are not a unified group. Some are courteous and respectful of those of us who believe differently, and others are very abusive. Some go all over FR and post valuable stuff, while others just stick on a particular topic, like crevo threads. I can't say I'd be surprised if someone somewhere on here did support the persecution of Christians, but they'd undoubtedly be a tiny, tiny minority. There's a few of them in every town, if you will.
Hitchens is useful in some regards. Of course, 95% of the time he is utterly reprehensible. Then again, I don't really care all that much for Bill O'Reilly, either (who supported the Assault Weapons Ban and loves to hobknob with Arianna Huffington, Robert F Kennedy Jr, and Bill Maher). Some of Savage's tactics bother me. I don't much care for being labeled a Buchananite whenever I think the GOP is wrong on something.
That all being said, who says you have to agree with someone 100% of the time in order to have respect for them? Life doesn't usually work out that good. So, if Hitchens does good on the war, I'll listen. When he goes into the realm of anti-religious bigotry, I'll break out the reamer and go at it. Love the sinner but hate the sin, if you will.