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Christopher Hitchens: lefty claims Islamic fundamentalism created by American Imperialism
Posted on 5/10/26 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 5/10/26 at 2:44 pm
Even though Hitch was a lefty, he was no idiot.
Brutal
Brutal
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Posted on 5/10/26 at 2:51 pm to Roaad
Yes, people don't speak enough about the Muslims and slavery.
Posted on 5/10/26 at 2:52 pm to Roaad
Funny how it's "our views" that have evolved
Posted on 5/10/26 at 3:00 pm to Roaad
Ahhhh fuuucskkk.
Can't post what I want to.
Can't post what I want to.
Posted on 5/10/26 at 3:14 pm to Roaad
Hitchens would be maga by today’s standards.
Would have been cancelled awhile ago.
Maybe even shot while touring college campuses.
Would have been cancelled awhile ago.
Maybe even shot while touring college campuses.
Posted on 5/10/26 at 4:26 pm to Roaad
How do some of these idiots remember to breathe?
Posted on 5/10/26 at 4:29 pm to BamaCoaster
He'd be banned or in jail in most of Western Europe.
Posted on 5/10/26 at 4:31 pm to Roaad
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lefty claims Islamic fundamentalism created by American Imperialism
Eh, plenty of evidence to say it existed before America existed
Posted on 5/10/26 at 4:47 pm to Roaad
I thought he was a libertarian. Am I mixing up my gay libertarians?
Posted on 5/10/26 at 4:49 pm to Roaad
shores of Triploi FTW
Posted on 5/10/26 at 4:59 pm to dgnx6
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Yes, people don't speak enough about
quote:
slavery.
I still read YouTube comments about the evil US and slavery. A search of the countries that transported the most African slaves to try US is interesting from top to bottom:
Portugal/Brazil, nearly six million
Britain, nearly three and a half million
France, 1.3 million
Spain/Uruguay, over one million
Netherlands, half a million
USA, 300.000
Denmark, 111,000
I know this is off topic but it will make you resent uppity Europeans who still drag that tired story of slavery out for us.
Posted on 5/10/26 at 5:29 pm to OWLFAN86
There is a great YouTuber named Fat Electrician. He does American History episodes
On the Barbary Pirates he said the world learned a lesson that will come up often, "You don't mess with American boats"
It will always end badly for you
On the Barbary Pirates he said the world learned a lesson that will come up often, "You don't mess with American boats"
It will always end badly for you
Posted on 5/10/26 at 5:31 pm to Roaad
Hitchens was no Liberal, he was an anti-Royalist Libertarian Intellectual bordering on Classical Conservatism.
Posted on 5/10/26 at 5:32 pm to deeprig9
quote:He was a far left libertarian
I thought he was a libertarian
Probably more of a libertarian socialist. . .until 9/11
Then he became a full-on "save western civ" guy
Posted on 5/10/26 at 5:33 pm to OchoDedos
quote:He was a full-on socialist for almost his entire life
Hitchens was no Liberal, he was an anti-Royalist Libertarian Intellectual bordering on Classical Conservatism.
Posted on 5/10/26 at 5:35 pm to Roaad
No he wasn't go online and find his Firing Line appearances from the 1980's
Posted on 5/10/26 at 5:39 pm to Roaad
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He was a full-on socialist for almost his entire life
He was a socialist insomuch as it was en vogue among academia in 1968 as it represented the opposition to Vietnam, etc . I don’t think he ever cared that much about economic theory and certainly never advocated any Marxist Leninism into adulthood. His socialist icons were Rosa Luxembourg and George Orwell, the latter of whom was not a Marxist at all, and unfortunately Leon Trotsky. His admiration for Trotsky, while misguided, was entirely based on him being some grand historical figure who opposed both Stalin and Hitler.
Hitch crossed the Rubicon officially after 9/11 but he was pretty much a neoliberal by the 1980s (per OchoDedos comment). He was an American citizen and recognized that life was good under capitalism. His only foray into socialism by this point was anti-militaristic foreign policy but even then it wasn’t couched in socialist terms.
This post was edited on 5/10/26 at 5:43 pm
Posted on 5/10/26 at 6:50 pm to Roaad
LOL Islam was built on conquest and slavery. All of North Africa was Christian until Mohammed's legions invaded and put the people to the sword.
The ONLY majority Muslim area on Earth that wasn't made that way by conquest were the places like Malaysia, where Islamic armies couldn't go, and the religion was spread by trade.
The ONLY majority Muslim area on Earth that wasn't made that way by conquest were the places like Malaysia, where Islamic armies couldn't go, and the religion was spread by trade.
Posted on 5/10/26 at 6:53 pm to Roaad
These part of our history is one of my favorite. I’ve read a couple books on it, but this guy’s channel is a pretty fun way to learn some history.
Posted on 5/10/26 at 7:55 pm to dgnx6
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Yes, people don't speak enough about the Muslims and slavery.
We don't speak enough about how our ancestors fought islam for over a milenia. The Christian West and Islam are natural enemies, yet we are bringing them in in droves naively.
Pure anti-American evil.
This post was edited on 5/10/26 at 7:56 pm
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