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Nice audience attendance. Mr hitchens is a draw

@55:00 the Israeli left is just an extension of the American left, and by left, I mean Communist

Hitchens is a Jew as you can tell

Peter's analysis of the situation in Ukraine is something of a curate's egg. He, correctly in my opinion, does not think Putin is an ambitious tyrant like Hitler with designs on western Europe. However, I think he is underestimating the strength of the Russian military. They have annexed around 20 per of eastern Ukraine. And I wonder if the new Oreshnik missile has surprised him?

He makes a lot of valid points, and his factual recall of the second half of the 20th century is superb. But he is extraordinarily intellectually deceptive in his relaying of conjecture and personal bias as fact. Broad claims of the "new left" - despite one sentence earlier explaining the (very true) fact that such new ideologies were not in fact leftist - "capturing" institutions. Yet these were institutions that under 70-90's neoliberalism, e.g. television and art, became increasingly privatised and expanded in competition. They cannot be captured against the peoples will, if no one bought the service it would fail. There was certain elements of a transition to such targets, but he completely ignores the fact if these were not voluntarily consumed they would have died. Liberalism wasn't thrust on the population, the population chose it. But Hitchens needs the former to be true for his world view to fit. The same with his statement on the 97 election. They didn't "capture" government, they won a landslide election which they repeated twice. Hitchens still hasn't come to terms with that reality

If it is topics you want, how about 1 Hitchens' stand on cannabis, claiming it leads to long term mental illness even after it is discontinued, without a shred of evidence, but with untold Tokers proving the opposite...McCartney is no more addled than when he was post-war mop top now that he has been toking non-stop for the last 50 years, why are the loony bins not Choca-block with Tokers pray tell? Which is bout 1 mill per head of the UK population...meanwhile the arch hypocrite Hitchens quaffs his vino like there is no tomorrow, & booze has killed my dad my uncle many friends and nearly myself...also loosing the empty coffers billions of taxable income by illegalising what is in effect legal by non-enforcement. 2. Hitchens' stance on "colour blind" casting, which he says is a hangover from his Marxist indoctrination days of which he is proud. WHAT AN UTTER PLONKER! How on earth can people be colour blind, when our race defines our history & who we are. Casting a historical figure like Anne Boleyn with someone who is of African heritage is a falsehood & undermines the credibility of the historical record by peddling a complete lie. It is a lie not only because AB was not black, but because by deliberately employing somebody of another race to make a politically correct point is by definition not being colour blind. If this idiot Mr Hitchens wants to be colour blind in his own insane WOKE wine-soaked wonderland then let him, but don't foist it down the throats or the British public by way of Orwellian threats of mass imprisonment of those who are not prepared to adhere to such lunatic lies, and (by his own admission) Marxist & patently dangerous anti-white racism. The icing on the cake is that personality-wise Mr Hitchens looks like a very frighten, very old & slightly disease-ridden Owl & talks like a badly written & directed 1950s Ealing movie caricature of a pompous ass played by a ham actor, so I HORAH! can also go after the daft old git on the ad hominem front as well as the topics he peddles to the great unwashed & largely uneducated. Finally, there is the ludicrous & insulting lie that Mr Hitchens is right wing & represents right wing views, when he is patently to the left of Che Guevara. To conclude the tyrant analogy, it should be born in mind that even whilst swishing down the wine, he advocates enforcement of the 5 year max sentence for those who partake of even a puff of Mary Jane (per the current statute).

Hitchens is a Brilliant Orator, his 20th Century knowledge is outstanding, with a great use of the English Language as the below contributor stated....Great Post Thanks.

Just stick with deposing Sturmer re. The millions saying to him NO!

What an incredibly pompous, boring know-nothing-know-it-all liar-for-hire who I wouldn't trust with a discarded toe-nail clipping.

Bless the Indian guy trying to spout his ‘knowledge’ about Israel which he probably got from watching on tick tock ten mins before. If you’re going to try and lip sync the trendy Palestine uprage fad, you better know your history, esp if you’re going to argue with Peter

Even if I didn't agree with Hitchens I just like listening to someone who savours the English language, who uses his voice like an instrument.

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The Tory party is "an organisation for obtaining office for the sons of gentlemen" Give us a break: it's a front for ruthless financial interests that would sell its own grandmother if it had to "They don't believe in anything" They believe in greed and their own social superiority The West will never become Islamic. It's nonsense fear mongering

Nice to see some tiny amount of Realist thought entering the British think tank scene.

Why did you delete my comment? All of the meta-crisis problems you have listed or gone into relevant detail cannot be "solved" under the old world order liberal international world order paradigm noble lie system, it requires absolute authoritarian either covert or overt mechanism which circumvent individual liberal "values". This is to enforce the necessary draconian "compliance" by stealth neuromodulation technologies as it requires an inversion to human nature to "expand" and "grow" and dominate increasing living standards, which is inversely opposite to the 2030 agenda of reducing living standards by 80-85% for the general "useless eater" in the West to meet the wider "consolidation" of the left over remaining "humanity" ready for the full bio-upload before the ELE level "events" begin to occur for the surface world.

🎯 Key points for quick navigation: 00:14 *🏛️ *Pall House* introduced as a new nonpartisan think tank focused on realigning Britain’s long-term foreign and domestic aims.* 00:29 *🌍 Focus areas include diplomatic strategies with key regional powers, trade promotion, and addressing demographic shifts and multiculturalism challenges.* 01:11 *📚 Peter Hitchens highlighted as a significant conservative voice, critiquing the left-right divide and British political decline.* 03:22 *🏴‍☠️ Hitchens argued that both Labour and the Conservatives lack distinct ideologies, with the latter primarily being an organization for "obtaining office."* 04:46 *📜 Major 1960s Labour reforms, such as no-fault divorce and abortion laws, were accepted by subsequent Conservative governments without reversal.* 07:09 *🎥 The cultural revolution of the 1960s shifted leftist strategies from traditional Marxist goals to capturing cultural institutions like media and education.* 08:44 *⚖️ The current political landscape is a choice between "active ideological change" from Labour and "incompetent management" by Conservatives.* 10:22 *🚨 Hitchens criticized terms like "war on terror" as meaningless rhetoric used to justify increased government power and reduced civil liberties.* 12:12 *🙏 Hitchens emphasized the importance of religious education in schools, linking it to societal cohesion and authority.* 16:38 *⛪ Hitchens predicted a potential religious revival in response to societal and economic challenges but warned Christianity might fail to lead it.* 19:26 *🇬🇧 Criticized British government efforts to impose "British values," calling them superficial and disconnected from authentic patriotism.* 21:53 *💼 Hitchens described modern British governance as "marshmallow totalitarianism," where nonconformity risks employment and education opportunities.* 23:44 *🔄 He highlighted the adaptability of leftist strategies, attributing their success to resilience and innovation post-defeats.* 24:12 *🕊️ The right's opposition to Islam was critiqued for lacking constructive alternatives and relying on implicit prejudices.* 25:22 *🌀 The cultural revolution in Britain resulted from Christianity's collapse, creating a vacuum filled by ideological movements like Euro-communism.* 26:33 *🙌 Individual Church of England clergy still do valuable community work, especially in disadvantaged areas, despite broader institutional decline.* 27:57 *⚖️ The Equality Act 2010 marked the formal loss of Christianity’s primacy in British law, reducing it to one religion among many.* 29:47 *📚 Religious education and daily worship in state schools have effectively been abolished through neglect, despite remaining nominal requirements.* 30:14 *🇫🇷 British secularism is likened to French militant secularism, with both erasing public acknowledgment of religious identities.* 32:06 *✝️ Hitchens argues that a Christian revival is possible outside the Church of England, potentially driven by grassroots movements.* 34:12 *🌍 Putin’s actions in Ukraine are driven by a mix of perceived provocations, such as NATO expansion, and historical grievances over territory.* 37:49 *🐻 Western perceptions of Russia are criticized as simplistic, with NATO expansion viewed by experts as a provocation fueling tensions.* 41:08 *🪖 Russia’s military is described as corrupt and inefficient, with limited capacity to achieve expansive territorial ambitions.* 45:26 *🚨 Hitchens criticizes the lack of debate on Western involvement in Ukraine, labeling prolonged war efforts as counterproductive and harmful.* 46:50 *💔 Hitchens calls for both the Ukraine and Gaza conflicts to end, rejecting inconsistent Western attitudes that prolong violence.* 47:15 *🕊️ Negotiated settlements, often labeled as "appeasement," are argued to have brought lasting peace in various historical contexts.* 48:53 *🌍 Hitchens highlights Western hypocrisy, citing the redrawing of borders in Kosovo and Turkey’s occupation of Northern Cyprus as examples.* 49:46 *📖 Hitchens defends "whataboutery," invoking a biblical principle to expose hypocrisy in foreign policy debates.* 51:11 *🛡️ Contrasting responses to 1989’s events show Russia, despite allowing freedom in Eastern Europe, is a pariah, while China faced no significant consequences after Tiananmen Square.* 53:31 *🇺🇸 Hitchens predicts waning U.S. support for Israel, potentially leading to strong pressure for concessions Israel may be unable to resist.* 55:02 *🔥 Deep divisions between Israel's left and right complicate governance and contribute to political polarization.* 58:04 *🌍 Hitchens critiques the two-state solution as unworkable due to geography and security risks, suggesting alternative approaches were never fully explored.* 01:01:28 *🇬🇧 Hitchens calls Britain’s foreign policy "Walter Mitty fantasy," emphasizing its outdated self-image as a global power.* 01:02:09 *🚢 Criticizes British defense spending on symbolic but ineffective projects like aircraft carriers and nuclear deterrents, calling them wasteful and absurd.* 01:05:39 *🕌 Speculates on Europe’s potential Islamic revival, citing demographic growth and the simplicity of Islam compared to Christianity.* 01:07:16 *🤝 Suggests some Muslims in Britain desire a more Christian society, expressing discomfort with secularism and moral decline.* 01:11:25 *⚖️ Discusses the complex legal and historical basis for territorial claims in Israel and Palestine, emphasizing the legacy of the British mandate.* 01:12:45 *🕊️ The 1939 British White Paper restricting Jewish migration to Palestine during the Holocaust is described as a grave foreign policy failure.* 01:13:10 *🔫 Israel's early military forces were armed with Czech weapons, reflecting complex Cold War dynamics.* 01:14:06 *🚷 Millions of Germans, Jews, Greeks, and Turks were violently expelled post-WWII; such expulsions are grimly common in history.* 01:16:05 *🔄 Encouraging rights of return for displaced populations is criticized as impractical and counterproductive to peace.* 01:18:36 *✡️ Some early German Jews strongly opposed Zionism but reluctantly accepted its necessity after the Holocaust.* 01:19:43 *🏙️ Hitchens suggests Gaza has potential for prosperity, but political conflicts, particularly Hamas’ actions, hinder improvement.* 01:22:30 *📜 The Balfour Declaration promised respect for non-Jewish civil rights, but subsequent developments in Israel are seen as contradicting this condition.* 01:24:21 *🧱 British mandate policies reflected ambiguity, with Arabist and Zionist factions vying for influence in Palestine.* 01:28:05 *⚔️ The British-supported Grand Mufti of Jerusalem allied with Nazi Germany, exacerbating Jewish-Arab tensions in the region.* 01:29:29 *🇮🇱 Most Israeli Arabs reportedly prefer living under Israeli governance over an Arab-led government, despite ongoing complexities.* 01:29:58 *🏡 Hitchens emphasizes practical policies for improving British living standards but refrains from specific prescriptions.* Made with HARPA AI

Well done everyone; many thanks -- KCS

Great video. Deserves more views. Hitchens is on top form here 👍