Christopher was a leftist and "devout" atheist, but amongst us real conservatives he was something of a "most favored enemy," since he understood the threat that Islam posed to the West. Brother Peter is a total pacifist, who blames the decline of Britain, not on socialism, but on the world wars, the second of which he believes Britain should not have entered, since, in his opinion, Hitler had no designs on her.
I’m connected to P. Hitchens on facebook. Some of his opinions I agree with, some I don’t. I didn’t know his weird take on Hitler. I do believe Britain suffered mightily in the two world wars from which it has had trouble getting over. I was a fan of Christopher Hitchens although I have problems with his opinions, too. Both had trouble with their poor, hard-working patriotic father.
When Hitler took power, he envisaged a possibility of Britain and Germany being Allies, if Britain allowed Germany her colonies in the East, then Germany would have made no claims on any British colonies.
Some in Britain, I’m sure would have loved to make that deal, and they were the ones who hated Churchill for dare pointing out that Hitler was a bad man.