Hitchens was anti- many people and things. Why should Jews be left out?
This veteran notes, without remorse, the passing of Hitchens.
Is this saying that Hitchens was born Jewish. All of them friends of Hitchens? Including himself? Somebody 'splain' that statement to me please.
Never mind, I read further about his “Jewishness”. Still don’t know why they state that he was friends of himself though.
He should have an adequate amount of time in Hell to prove that Hell doesn’t exist and is just superstition.
Depends on how you measure "celebrated"....
Hitchens was not remotely as celebrated as atheists Joe Stalin, Mao Tse-tung, Kim Il Sung or Pol Pot.
“Hitchens, He was an Anti-Semit”?
So is obammy.
Hitchens was a gifted literary flame thrower.
Of course I object to many of his beliefs, or lack of beliefs.
He was clearly wrong about a lot of things but he provided a point of view that kept people on their toes.
We need the Hitchens of this world to challenge our beliefs and drive the conversation that makes us stronger.
On a personal note, Hitchen’s life was disabled by alcoholism. I went to great effort, planning to meet with him at a small reception. He never showed up, his aide found him, many hours later, passed out drunk in the hotel bar. I found out this was a common behavior and his public appearances ended soon after that.
Talent is inevitably useless without values. He left a lot of writings that will be resigned to history, but left no real legacy as he didn’t write with a focus towards a better future.