Chris Hitch

[RhodyPatriot]

Hitchens was actually quite the mixed bag.

He drank like Hunter S. Thompson, and was a hapless proponent of the Iraq war.

As a libertarian non-Christian, his atheist antics fail to offend me anywhere near as much as his latter day embrace of neoconservatism's bloody blunders.

That said, there is no denying he was a smart guy - and he would have absolutely despised "woke" and anything to do with it - being a strong proponent of free speech.

Remember when politics was somewhat nuanced?

Instead of just, "If Trump does it = BAD."

sigh

 

[Dante]

Hitchens was actually quite the mixed bag.

He drank like Hunter S. Thompson, and was a hapless proponent of the Iraq war.

As a libertarian non-Christian, his atheist antics fail to offend me anywhere near as much as his latter day embrace of neoconservatism's bloody blunders.

That said, there is no denying he was a smart guy - and he would have absolutely despised "woke" and anything to do with it - being a strong proponent of free speech.

Remember when politics was somewhat nuanced?

Instead of just, "If Trump does it = BAD."

sigh

"Hitchens was actually quite the mixed bag." Not really. Itch was principled and would explain any nuance in his views and more.

"If Trump does it = BAD." is a false bs meme

 

[RhodyPatriot]

"Hitchens was actually quite the mixed bag." Not really. Itch was principled

That's what made him a mixed bag.

He didn't follow a pre-set ideology, but instead examined each issue separately while perpetually adhering to his own moral guide.

As a result, he never consistently aligned with one side of the political aisle.

Thus, "mixed bag".

Sometimes it was tragically wrong - as in WMDs in Iraq.

But, unlike the corrupt gasbags you vote for (Biden Hillary et al.), at least he actually believed it.

 

[Dante]

That's what made him a mixed bag.

He didn't follow a pre-set ideology, but instead examined each issue separately while perpetually adhering to his own moral guide.

As a result, he never consistently aligned with one side of the political aisle.

Thus, "mixed bag".

Sometimes it was tragically wrong - as in WMDs in Iraq.

But, unlike the corrupt gasbags you vote for (Biden Hillary et al.), at least he actually believed it.

leave out that last part and ...