For years I had the delusion that the silent majority would rise, one day I realised that the majority were silent because they did not care, soon after that I discovered Peter Hitchens. The comfort I take from Hitchens is that I can free myself from the stress of hoping for top down change and focus on my family and local things over which I have some actual influence.
Thinking the same way now. Focussing on life's struggles that you CAN make a difference in and not trying to make the subjective utopia you envision the world should follow. Top down changes only happen if the majority of said top is on the same page but everyone's got their own personal agenda in democratic governments and not all of them are 'for the people'. More totalitarian regimes have more chance of top down changes because there are less parties with power, but power inevitably corrupts and views still remain subjective in the end. In short, at the end of the day you cannot please everyone. So make a choice on which people you want to please most and spend energy where it matters and has a greater chance for effect.
@@TimTheH It's impossible for the individual to change the world but we can position ourselves to minimize our vulnerability. And this is what we must do!
Sweden beautiful nation. Far-right media say grenade bombing in Sweden happen often. We know it’s a racist lie. Open borders Sweden will be diverse and it will save it from ruin.
I understand Peter’s frustration. There is a distinct lack of logic in public life and politics in particular. Everything seems to be done for a hidden agenda which seems to be getting clearer everyday.
The aim of propaganda is not to persuade but to destroy the will of the people, people actually believing it is just an extra... The amount of gaslighting the msm has done the last two years alone for me has almost made me given up, people dont care about real problems they just want to see the people they dislike suffer for no other reason than they dislike them wether its ideological or personal. This wont end well.
The Nazis party may have been wiped out in WW2 but not the ideology, it never died and is rising again under the banner of woke and progressive cancel culture. I used to ask my mother, who lived through the war in England how so many good German people went along with the Nazis and she used to say the people believed the propaganda and now I can see it for myself, the same thing is happening again.
@Veggie Madness that is a very good point about utopia, dostoyevsky wrote about human nature saying that it is impossible for a utopia to exist because people would go out of their way to destroy it to confirm their will of freedom, existence and meaning which is what is basically happening now people have it easier than ever (before the tyrannical mandates etc.) And still find a way through self destruction to be "poor" or sad through their own acrions. He also funnily wrote about great working ledgers that could predict peoples actions, catalogue them etc and ultimately control them, he also stated i think because of the latter reason in utopia that is not possible in the long run because people do illogical things just to defy their "fate". A sort of limbo situation it seems in the end.
Many more than one, and not just in Australia, in the UK, in America, and many other places I’m certain. Your passion and wisdom are an inspiration. Don’t give up on us Peter; I can promise we won’t give up on you.
I don't believe we can get back the leavers of power without a crash. We need to not prop up the system but get out of the big cities, move together and build our OWN media, institutions and eventually schools OUTSIDE this rotten system.
@@evolassunglasses4673 THIS! A hundred times this!! It will fall. Millions will suffer and die... but that is what Leftism desires... and there is nothing Good Honorable men can do to stop it. RIP USA 😢
When freedom dies, humans follow soon after... “No one wins when freedom fails, the best men rot in filthy jails, and those who cried “appease, appease” are hung by those they tried to please.”
Countries/cultures that are the freest are often those who, having forgotten the historical struggles that got them to the freest point, proceed to welcome into their "home" opportunists who are out to exploit them and remove from them their freedom and, eventually, their home. These opportunists set up camp, have numerous offspring thanks to foolishly generous welfare handouts. History in the making!
"Nothing I've said or done has made the slightest bit of difference". Thomas Sowell said the exact same thing. One of the few things Sowell was 100% wrong about. The fact is, you rarely get to meet the people whose lives you affect.
You're missing the point. He wasn't trying to make an affect in peoples lives, he was trying to change the direction of public policy. Even the lives he has affected makes no difference.
That's right - what Hitchens says is very well heeded by a great many people. I have always liked listening to him - and I think he should not be so despondent - he is very much appreciated.
If you never get to hear the words, “well done, good and faithful servant”, will you still be ok? Can you do good things even if there is no reward or praise for doing them? I cannot listen to Peter Hitchens without thinking of his brother Christopher, who asked such questions, and lived like a good and godly person though he was an avowed atheist.
@@irenemax3574 The Bible tells us not to let our left hand know what our right hand is doing....our motives for doing good should be pure in other words our reward tho is that God Himself sees. Can't possibly comment on Christopher since I never knew him personally and only God sees the heart of a man or woman. He couldn't really be described I don't think as Godly since the term is directed at sometime who follows God and His ways. My comment was really about pleasing God not man. That is its' own reward!! Bless you Irene. :-)
@@irenemax3574 he Slandered St Theresa , and promoted racism war and colonialism. He did NOTHING for the poverty stricken or disadvantaged. He was a narcissistic misogynistic hypocrite.
This is deeply, wrenchingly sad to watch. While in no way comparable to him or his intellect & influence, I know exactly how Hitchens feels. Our candles are flickering, the winds are getting strong outside.
That's two Australians, here. He may not feel as though he's been able to persuade the corrupt politicians and those who listen to them, but many millions understand and agree to his points. Its comforting to hear Peter speak and know that there are many of us out there that are ideologically compatible. We're here. One day we will find the way to defeat the corruption.
The educated need good friends who provide good enlightening and humourous conversation and truth points - now more than ever. Peter H. is a national treasure. The ilk of inspired thinkers who are not plodders. Like Disraeli, Montaigne, Jean Giono, Wendell Berry, Pascal, the world's Great Friends. His personal honesty is always part of his exposition.
"Millions understand and agree to his points". Those are the same millions who continued to vote for more of the same for decades. They are the same people who vote Tory because "Labour would be even worse", even when Peter has told them over and over that there is no difference. You are getting exactly what you voted for. Stop complaining and take responsibility for what you have helped bring about.
As with many other comments here, Peter has been an inspiration to me for much of my adult life. He speaks from a learned background with clarity, thoughtfulness and with common sense. Please don't feel you have wasted your time, you haven't. I don't have the knowledge or ability to converse like you, but I certainly admire and respect what you have to say.
The Old Testament lays out pretty clear patterns. I've heard those patterns lately described as, "hard times make good men, good men make good times, good times make soft men, soft men make hard times," and we are in that last phase. We are in a time of prophets (to be ignored) and decadence (to be indulged), and what will follow is of no surprise to the occasional reader of histories. As always, there will be a remnant.
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.” From "Those Who Remain" by G. Michael Hopf.
The 'dissident right' is increasingly gaining support for their ideas and the creation of parallel social structures that rebuild from traditional values. Never say never.
You are talking to conservatives from the traditional right. They would rather have a healthy limb surgically removed than support any dissident right organisations. Their worse nightmare is for anyone to call them names like "extremist" or "Nazi". You can't build a radical right movement with people who wet the bed by name calling. It simply isn't in their DNA. They just want to try and fix the current system with as little disruption to their own lives as is possible. If you suggest the current system needs dismantling and a new one built that is fit for purpose they will all run away like frightened rabbits!
@@organismseven3700 It's not entirely true that Hitchens doesn't want to dismantle the current system. One of his pet grievances is that nobody listened to him when he advised conservatives not to vote and thereby cause the party to collapse and reconsider their offering. Instead Cameron came to power with a liberal agenda. Terminology is becoming confusing. The dissident right are claiming the 'traditional' territory. Who wouldn't balk at being called a fash. The trad dissident right are literally that. They seek a strong man rulership. They do not seek to restore checks and balances on a democratic system.
That may be, but go and meet other likeminded folk and you'll be arrested and jailed for being a member of a state proscribed (alleged) terror organisation. They'll just keep adding whoever/whatever they like to that list.
John at the end trying to reignite the fight in a crest fallen comrade was very moving. A true leader. Impossible to describe but vividly obvious when seen.
Hitch, I think you would be very happily surprised if you realised just how many people you regularly reach. Do not give up. You have a platform the rest of us do not have. Do not waste it keep going. You speak for many of us.
I think I understand Peter. While I haven't completely given up hope that we can turn this ship around, I have decided that my personal efforts are best spent on my family and religious duties. I have a pathological inability to keep my mouth shut, so I'm still having uncomfortable conversations at work and online, but that's more of a reflex than any real attempt to change another's mind.
If you keep your mouth shut and stay quiet then they win.It's not a question of shouting the loudest but challenging and debating people with reason and logic.If people don't want to listen to opposing viewpoints and opinions then closed minds like that will never be changed,sadly.It doesn't mean you have to become one of them.
Peter and his brother shaped my worldview in the last 20 years from an American high school student to now my mid 30,s. I admire them both greatly. It is a shame the masses want to to be slaves, and more people haven’t heeded the advice of Peter and Christopher
Were you, like me, surprised to find that you considered Peter the better and wiser twin after years of digesting and appreciating his younger brother's works?
@tanseygreen, You don’t really mean to insist, in the wake of hearing Peter’s disconsolate assessment of the West’s situation, that what we need is the return of one of the most charismatic proponents of tearing down the moral order that once held Western Civilization together. I don’t think that you really understand Peter Hitchens or what motivates him.
I get how you feel, Peter. But you have made a difference in my life and as a father of two boys, now men, I've passed on your thoughts and they have listened.
I'm still a young man and I have to agree wholeheartedly with Peter Hitchens on this one - it doesn't matter how much we analyse and figure out on a big-picture basis if none of the politicians or institutions will listen. But that doesn't mean our type of inquiry was wrong, it means it fell on the wrong ears. So our next question becomes "how do we craft institutions which will listen, which are bound to listen, when those currently in power are too scared or ignorant to do so?" I'm sure the answer to that question has crossed the mind of academics such as Hitchens, and I hope he and others find the courage to say it before my generation's time has passed too.
Crossed my mind before hitches. They don’t need to listen. They need to obey the king. The king isn’t presenting his orders properly to the dogs under him. So the dogs are destroying the mansion. So contract law rules. Even the proverbial devil obeys contract law. The contract hasn’t been right, it’s not that don’t listen, it’s they can’t hear you properly. If you equal in law why are you asking an equal or public servant for anything. You tell them. They are tricking the plebs into thinking they are pharaohs again with divine authority.
@@bencloete7586 yea. who are you talking to?And with an attitude like that, you ain’t asking.politely for anything. Quit projecting onto me or others if not me. Maybe you should get over yourself and stop yapping because you’re not that important and if you hadn’t opened your mouth to tell someone how not important they are you wouldn’t have proven how not important you are.
@@bencloete7586 I used to think this way about musings on important issues - then I started to listen to what our politicians and media and experts say, and more and more obviously false and easily disproven statements came out of their mouths. So now I know better: They're ill-informed and actively dangerous. We can run this better.
@@Toropetskii I'm sure you're a really nice person honestly. But like I said, you are hardly significant in the grand scheme of things. And neither am I for that matter
Well said. He comments are not exposing himself, the comments of Hitchens are exposing everyone else. So, this thread has to with their thinking turned on?
This man gets it. It is so hard putting in the work to better people and solve problems when the needle not only doesn't move in the right direction but it goes in the wrong direction. It beats you down tirelessly. I hope he gets to live the rest of his days in peace.
"Arbitrary and unaccountable committees" have been running things for some time now. It just hasn't been brought to light before as it has so well recently with the prevalence of the internet.
Oh man... this is a pivotal moment. I feel the man's utter frustration and hopelessness and Mr Anderson your deep desire to encourage him. Our hearts are heavy. Stuff like this brings me to tears. It is these conversations and frankness that matter most. Thank you gentlemen.
This was two whole years ago and Peter Hitchens didn't give up thankfully. He updated his classic "The Abolition of Britain" and added "The Abolition of Reason" among others. His newspaper column continues to be a source of inspiration to millions.
In the early days of the lockdown, it appeared to me that I was a minority of one that didn’t buy into the mass hysteria which was omnipresent and unopposed. Isolated and with seemingly everyone I knew believing that we were all in mortal danger, it appeared that there was no one who would entertain any form of discussion around what was going on, other than repeating whatever was said on television perma “breaking news”. My mental health suffered and I prefer not to think about what I might have done to escape the despair, loneliness, frustration and hopelessness if things continued as they were. Then I heard a debate between Peter Hitchens with Mike Graham and when I heard Peter’s opinion on the matter exactly mirrored my own. The feeling of relief was palpable. Not only was Peter making the same arguments that I would have (had there been any outlet for me to discuss them with), but he did so in such an articulate and knowledgeable way. So compelling was his argument, that gradually Mike Graham (whom I also have great respect for) began to disagree less and less over the following weeks until the point that they were pretty much in complete agreement. I shall be eternally grateful to Peter Hitchens for restoring my hope and giving me the peace of knowing that there were others who also saw things the way I did. I shall also be eternally grateful to Talk Radio for giving Peter Hitchens the platform to express his opinions and having a proper debate when main stream media chose not to. If Peter feels that he has done his part then I feel that he has earned the right to spend his time as he chooses. However, all that he has done was not for nothing. I am quite sure that his efforts have been worthwhile to many people like myself, those that always agreed and those that may not have in the beginning. Mr. Peter Hitchens, I salute you.
I have indescribable respect and appreciation for both Peter and John. We should never give up, though, admittedly, it is becoming increasingly strenuous to maintain optimism in these bleak times. If we come together and stand united against this madness, we shall inevitably prevail!
I find it a very apt metaphor for Children's Crusade when thinking about the young climate warriors propelled into battle for the oligarchs only to be let down by them in the near future.
i would like to echo what John Anderson said to Peter about how a young Australian had said that he valued what Peter was doing. So do I. Thank you Peter for your wisdom and your efforts. I appreciate them. God bless.
I know who I would rather listen to unlike the vacuous politicians and wokerati who have done immense damage to society as a whole but claiming it will make a kinder and more inclusive world (for themselves). Peter Hitchens is that voice of sanity which we are in ever increasing short supply of. There is only so much that a single voice in the wilderness can achieve, but if one person picks up and is able to act on that message then that 'cry' will not have been wasted.
It is never wasted time, as much as I whole-heartedly agree with Mr. Hitchens' despondency. Actions of the sort Peter Hitchens is describing are like the water which drips on rock and eventually over time erodes what appeared to be an impregnable surface.
Peter was one of the few last year who spoke out and wasn't completely sidelined. He was a bit of hope in a very dark time and that darkness has not gone away. Peter early this year though decided all was lost, it wasn't worth continuing with that particular fight and changed tack to rail against what he considered the real scourge of society, e-scooters! Whether he was "gotten to" I don't know but that turn to fight the banal made me lose a lot of respect for him and I haven't listened to a word he's said since.
It may be so that Hitchens has "made no material impact whatsoever". However, the generations of people who have been enlightened by his work will make this material impact over time through the lives we all live.
Oh contraire Pete, your voice with many others have set the foundation for my faith in the relative goodness of western civilization. You would not be engaged in the conversation if you had given up all hope. The person that struggles on in the face of scant hope of success is the example I take to heart. The same could be said of Thomas Sowell across the pond, and I think he has reached his 90s.
I'm somewhat disappointed in Hitchens. He caved in early and took the jab when he should have fought and now that he found he was duped he's caving in instead of fighting. He has a great intellect but not half the determination of his erstwhile brother.
He said quite openly that he has given up, obviously there is a feeling of hopelessness, and when you have done the work he has done, he is quite justified in doing his own thing.
Mr Hitchens has rained down on us for many years. How can he not have caused some plants to begin growing and maintained others in their flourishing? As for 'going through it', hundreds of thousands have experienced over the last two years the despair and frustration of trying to give facts and warnings therefrom to family and friends. They too know about stony ground and they will know and understand Mr Hitchens' pain and frustration. Many of those will never forget his alerts early on that gave them courage. I am one.
I'd say to Peter that he's measuring his impact in the wrong way. If he wants to be measured in the way he's looking for, he should have weaseled his way into a political advisory role. Historically it seems many people of his calibre have had more of an impact after they've passed on (not wishing that on him in any way of course!) but I think he undervalues his actual influence.
Yes, if you look at the view-counts on content containing his interviews etc, many go into the 100's of thousands. He's no PewDiePie but that kind of alludes to the situation I guess.
You may be right. That was my take away from seeing the Van Gough exhibit. Such a talented artist who had such conviction in his style of painting. He was extraordinarily prolific even though his work was not valued at all. He died a failure in his own eyes and those around him. Now he is considered one of the greats.
A great tragedy of his early passing, was that he wasn't here to see how things have gone and lead the way. I don't believe for a second he would have taken the cancellation I'm sure he'd receive at the hands of mewling intellectual children laying down.
We may never know in this lifetime how many people we have influenced and of those, how many have gone on to positively influence many others. However. I totally understand Mr Hitchens' frustration.
The dedication of honest robust conclusive study and then to convey the summary to those who listen, nodded, smiled, thanked, and left; never to be changed. Or worse, after having made a conclusive compelling point, the room was quiet as if listening to hear a pin drop, then only to regain consciousness and continue on as if the point maker had never entered the room. Compelling observations of Mr. Hitchens and the very same I have experienced. I too quit trying to truth lead so very many years ago. I could not even influence my family. Mr. Hitchens comments are not those exposing him, but those exposing everyone else. He is mature and honest enough to not fake it like so many others who too know this but will never speak.
Peter's words give us all courage to speak our minds, they shape who we are. It's just a shame that it takes so long for actions to result from those words.
Movements of history are so much more than one voice. No one can predict what will spark change, but he spoke of “whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.” We can only do what WE are called to do (and Hutchins has a beautifully unique role) and leave it to Him to bring results. Please don’t be discouraged! Thank you for both of your voices. Speak on!
I have greatly appreciated Peter for a very long time as indeed I appreciated his brother Christopher. Their experience in life, their critique of any subject whether you like it or not has enhanced my own critical views tremendously and I sincerely hope that he continues to do so, pure critical thinking is in short supply these days as there are so many who are truly offended by what is said. I long to still offend and be offended, it’s how we grow intellectually.
I've always had a great deal of time for Peter and his brother. Peter can see the writing on the wall which is unlikely to change much in our lifetimes and I truly believe the only way out of this mess is conflict... as in civil war.
Peter Hitchens mustn't underestimate the effects of his actions. He's deeply influenced both me and my daughter and no doubt hundreds of thousands of others. Change always takes longer than prophets want it to take. That's just how it is.
Peter Hitchins, I have never before commented publically about you, but I too love the Saviour who redeemed you from the darkness your brother persisted in. I deeply appreciate what you now stand for, and despite the deep pain of the rejection you have expirienced, trust you can keep finding hope in the comforts of the promises of God and His Word. Please keep speaking into our lost and dying world with the hope of Christ. Thankyou John and the team for another greatly meaningful video.
I dont think I have ever seen Peter do this, you layed something out and Peter sat back and said " Sure I think that's about right" 😆 Great conversation.
This is a great conversation. I have heard similar sentiments in the upcoming generations. While they see little hope, I being optimistic always think that Truth (Love) conquers all. Interestingly, on the point of nothing we say, or do, affects concrete change, many are suggesting that the present situation would serve everyone, if, those very same people who refuse to listen, are absent.
It is painful to watch Peter share such thoughts, but his work has not been in vain. I have benefitted enormously from his writing, indeed it has been an education, and I know I am not alone in this. I do hope he continues to speak and to write.
Peter is a determined athiest and at times quite a vicious critic of Christianity. Now that he finds himself living in a 'post Christian' world he's making reference to the positive effect of 19th century Christian Sunday schools and John Wesley.
Peter Hitchens is not an atheist. He used to be one, like Christopher, but is now a practising Anglican. That is, unless something has changed in the past year.
Wow, this must be the most extraordinary interview of 2021 in this chanel. I know that many ordinary hard working people feel the same way like Peter does but it is not them that can make a difference. Personally I feel like Peter but appreciate John's repeated efforts to instill hope in others.
I understand Peter Hitchens' frustration, imagine devising a safer way of slowing viral pandemics only to be ignored and have to watch thousands of people die or be maimed by the alternative approaches which turned out to be both as unsafe and ineffective as I warned in writing in April 2020. As for Peter's despair at lost cultural values, are they lost or simply diluted? What if family lines that hold such values are more fertile and what if they congregate toward centers of cultural excellence such that their numbers are great enough to democratically control what the overall society in that area values? Is this not what the Amish and the Mennonites are doing so effectively in the Americas?
In the uk atleast nobody seems to have set morals they just move with the situation. The amount of mindless people in this country is unbelievable they will just believe and do what the telly says no matter what it seems while at the same time hating conservatives? Some double think that is
I can understand him. I'm a British Nationalist living on the continent. My family herritage is vast! And i will carry it on! That said, i have been looking and learning all my life. Preparing for my war. Words are not going to be enough.
Hitchens might not be able to discern any tangible political effect from his efforts, but he has helped me to reinforce what I know to be true and equipped me to avoid succumbing to the myriad absurdities that are thrown in our faces daily by social media and other sources. I know there are many people out there like me that Hitchens has impacted in this way. The impact may not be at the magnitude he hopes for, but his work has certainly had an important influence on many people’s lives, including mine. Don’t despair Peter! God is using you in many ways which won’t be visible to you.
I am proud of myself for never ever having been on Facebook, Twitter or any of the other cancerous social media dross. I also stopped watching TV over 12 years ago. The effect of my mental clarity and improvement in my mental health has been incredible.
When you comply with things you believe are wrong simply because of ‘convenience’ , then you gave up a while ago, Hitchens. Both spiritually and temporally. But then, you and your brother always were just another part of the dialectic.
The work Hitchens does isnt for him. Its for the future. Not making changes in your own lifetime is the work of us all. Plant the intellectual tree and nurture it knowing you'll never see it fully grown.
Have Peter Hitchens and Jordan Peterson speak with one another! That would be a discussion for the ages. Or better yet, have them both on Question Time from the BBC.
I feel very bad for Peter and have a lot of respect for him. We cannot stop fighting, Peter. If you had laid on a beech all your life you would have failed, you haven't failed. Calvary, despite all appearance to the contrary, was not a failure; it was the greatest success in human history.
Peter should most certainly keep speaking , keep writing and keep researching. He may not effect the system as a whole by what He does but He certainly effects people that have to live and learn within it. I have strong views which are the opposite of Peters on many issues but i find myself aligning with His a whole lot also and although i cannot point to to something right now i know for certain He has got me to look at things in a different way and isn't that worthwhile effort, to be able to effect many people with your work and to get others to see, to consider things from a different point of view, to gain a broader perspective.
The answers to the ills of modern life are not material but spiritual, that's the narrow door. The proof is that the Enlightenment and post enlightenment just ignited humanist materialism and drew people away from the fundamental need for spiritual nourishment.
The struggle to realise the intention of change is often a process involving reflection. It usually also involves conversation. The coming together and conversing is what had been missing most throughout these past almost two years. It is what must happen for the winds of change to truly alter the status quo. Many, many have been witness to the reflections and attempts at conversations that Peter, John and others have had. Some have had their own. It's time for us to physically meet with our neighbour and discuss our hopes and fears, in order to raise our hopes and diminish our fears, and in order to create the order we desire. 🙏
For years I had the delusion that the silent majority would rise, one day I realised that the majority were silent because they did not care, soon after that I discovered Peter Hitchens. The comfort I take from Hitchens is that I can free myself from the stress of hoping for top down change and focus on my family and local things over which I have some actual influence.
Thinking the same way now. Focussing on life's struggles that you CAN make a difference in and not trying to make the subjective utopia you envision the world should follow.
Top down changes only happen if the majority of said top is on the same page but everyone's got their own personal agenda in democratic governments and not all of them are 'for the people'.
More totalitarian regimes have more chance of top down changes because there are less parties with power, but power inevitably corrupts and views still remain subjective in the end.
In short, at the end of the day you cannot please everyone. So make a choice on which people you want to please most and spend energy where it matters and has a greater chance for effect.
@@TimTheH It's impossible for the individual to change the world but we can position ourselves to minimize our vulnerability. And this is what we must do!
@ian x Which is no different than China.
Very similar to my thinking. I do what I can on a personal local level.
Brave New World
I, for one, need Peter Hitchens´ voice out there. It means so much to be able to listen to someone like him!
Greetings from Sweden 💙💛💙💛💙💛
@@KJ23. and me, from South Africa 🇻🇺
Sweden beautiful nation. Far-right media say grenade bombing in Sweden happen often. We know it’s a racist lie. Open borders Sweden will be diverse and it will save it from ruin.
And Jordan P from Canada - he is gold.
Belgium 🇧🇪♥️
@@michaelfern4079 Are you being ironic or moronic? Hard to tell.
"Diversity" destroys nations.
I understand Peter’s frustration. There is a distinct lack of logic in public life and politics in particular. Everything seems to be done for a hidden agenda which seems to be getting clearer everyday.
100%
So few people can do logic or critical thinking. Virtually every argument involves the strawman, the appeal to authority and the ad hominem.
The aim of propaganda is not to persuade but to destroy the will of the people, people actually believing it is just an extra...
The amount of gaslighting the msm has done the last two years alone for me has almost made me given up, people dont care about real problems they just want to see the people they dislike suffer for no other reason than they dislike them wether its ideological or personal. This wont end well.
The Nazis party may have been wiped out in WW2 but not the ideology, it never died and is rising again under the banner of woke and progressive cancel culture. I used to ask my mother, who lived through the war in England how so many good German people went along with the Nazis and she used to say the people believed the propaganda and now I can see it for myself, the same thing is happening again.
@Veggie Madness that is a very good point about utopia, dostoyevsky wrote about human nature saying that it is impossible for a utopia to exist because people would go out of their way to destroy it to confirm their will of freedom, existence and meaning which is what is basically happening now people have it easier than ever (before the tyrannical mandates etc.) And still find a way through self destruction to be "poor" or sad through their own acrions. He also funnily wrote about great working ledgers that could predict peoples actions, catalogue them etc and ultimately control them, he also stated i think because of the latter reason in utopia that is not possible in the long run because people do illogical things just to defy their "fate". A sort of limbo situation it seems in the end.
Many more than one, and not just in Australia, in the UK, in America, and many other places I’m certain. Your passion and wisdom are an inspiration. Don’t give up on us Peter; I can promise we won’t give up on you.
I don't believe we can get back the leavers of power without a crash.
We need to not prop up the system but get out of the big cities, move together and build our OWN media, institutions and eventually schools OUTSIDE this rotten system.
He gave up when he got the jab. He thought it would give him freedom like Peterson. He was wrong. He’s just a deluded old communist.
I agree, many more people are inspired but are afraid to express their thoughts
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@@evolassunglasses4673 THIS! A hundred times this!! It will fall. Millions will suffer and die... but that is what Leftism desires... and there is nothing Good Honorable men can do to stop it. RIP USA 😢
When freedom dies, humans follow soon after...
“No one wins when freedom fails, the best men rot in filthy jails, and those who cried “appease, appease” are hung by those they tried to please.”
Great line, do you have a source for it please?
Yeah I’d love to know the source also. It’s rare nowadays I see a fresh quote that hits hard.
@@luigiboyo Hiram Mann, former US Air Force Colonel
Countries/cultures that are the freest are often those who, having forgotten the historical struggles that got them to the freest point, proceed to welcome into their "home" opportunists who are out to exploit them and remove from them their freedom and, eventually, their home. These opportunists set up camp, have numerous offspring thanks to foolishly generous welfare handouts. History in the making!
@@luigiboyo I may be wrong but I think it was Hiram Mann (1921-2014) American aviator.
"Nothing I've said or done has made the slightest bit of difference".
Thomas Sowell said the exact same thing.
One of the few things Sowell was 100% wrong about. The fact is, you rarely get to meet the people whose lives you affect.
"I'm a passenger..."
You're missing the point. He wasn't trying to make an affect in peoples lives, he was trying to change the direction of public policy. Even the lives he has affected makes no difference.
@@hillbillysceptic1982 Public policy isn't changed by one person, more by the breaths of many that make a wind . . .
That's right - what Hitchens says is very well heeded by a great many people. I have always liked listening to him - and I think he should not be so despondent - he is very much appreciated.
Peter, the only thing that really matters in the end is hearing those precious words "well done good and faithful servant." 👍
If you never get to hear the words, “well done, good and faithful servant”, will you still be ok? Can you do good things even if there is no reward or praise for doing them? I cannot listen to Peter Hitchens without thinking of his brother Christopher, who asked such questions, and lived like a good and godly person though he was an avowed atheist.
@@irenemax3574 The Bible tells us not to let our left hand know what our right hand is doing....our motives for doing good should be pure in other words our reward tho is that God Himself sees. Can't possibly comment on Christopher since I never knew him personally and only God sees the heart of a man or woman. He couldn't really be described I don't think as Godly since the term is directed at sometime who follows God and His ways. My comment was really about pleasing God not man. That is its' own reward!! Bless you Irene. :-)
@@irenemax3574 he Slandered St Theresa , and promoted racism war and colonialism. He did NOTHING for the poverty stricken or disadvantaged. He was a narcissistic misogynistic hypocrite.
This is deeply, wrenchingly sad to watch. While in no way comparable to him or his intellect & influence, I know exactly how Hitchens feels. Our candles are flickering, the winds are getting strong outside.
Nelson Muntz voice: haa haa!
Please don't get too moist
That's two Australians, here. He may not feel as though he's been able to persuade the corrupt politicians and those who listen to them, but many millions understand and agree to his points. Its comforting to hear Peter speak and know that there are many of us out there that are ideologically compatible. We're here. One day we will find the way to defeat the corruption.
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The educated need good friends who provide good enlightening and humourous conversation and truth points - now more than ever. Peter H. is a national treasure. The ilk of inspired thinkers who are not plodders. Like Disraeli, Montaigne, Jean Giono, Wendell Berry, Pascal, the world's Great Friends.
His personal honesty is always part of his exposition.
"Millions understand and agree to his points".
Those are the same millions who continued to vote for more of the same for decades.
They are the same people who vote Tory because "Labour would be even worse", even when Peter has told them over and over that there is no difference.
You are getting exactly what you voted for.
Stop complaining and take responsibility for what you have helped bring about.
Amen
As with many other comments here, Peter has been an inspiration to me for much of my adult life. He speaks from a learned background with clarity, thoughtfulness and with common sense. Please don't feel you have wasted your time, you haven't. I don't have the knowledge or ability to converse like you, but I certainly admire and respect what you have to say.
You must have a very sad life
The Old Testament lays out pretty clear patterns. I've heard those patterns lately described as, "hard times make good men, good men make good times, good times make soft men, soft men make hard times," and we are in that last phase. We are in a time of prophets (to be ignored) and decadence (to be indulged), and what will follow is of no surprise to the occasional reader of histories. As always, there will be a remnant.
Absolutely true. And not only in the Old Testament. Throughout history.
The hard times ahead will forge many warriors
Very nicely worded!
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.” From "Those Who Remain" by G. Michael Hopf.
@@dieskim675 The Old Testament is saying something. History doesn't 'say' anything. It is an exposition of those thoughts.
The 'dissident right' is increasingly gaining support for their ideas and the creation of parallel social structures that rebuild from traditional values. Never say never.
I sure hope so. is there an example of the parallel social structures?
@@ata5855 institutions without walls 😉 but that's how cultural revolutions start
You are talking to conservatives from the traditional right.
They would rather have a healthy limb surgically removed than support any dissident right organisations.
Their worse nightmare is for anyone to call them names like "extremist" or "Nazi".
You can't build a radical right movement with people who wet the bed by name calling.
It simply isn't in their DNA.
They just want to try and fix the current system with as little disruption to their own lives as is possible.
If you suggest the current system needs dismantling and a new one built that is fit for purpose they will all run away like frightened rabbits!
@@organismseven3700 It's not entirely true that Hitchens doesn't want to dismantle the current system. One of his pet grievances is that nobody listened to him when he advised conservatives not to vote and thereby cause the party to collapse and reconsider their offering. Instead Cameron came to power with a liberal agenda.
Terminology is becoming confusing. The dissident right are claiming the 'traditional' territory.
Who wouldn't balk at being called a fash. The trad dissident right are literally that. They seek a strong man rulership. They do not seek to restore checks and balances on a democratic system.
That may be, but go and meet other likeminded folk and you'll be arrested and jailed for being a member of a state proscribed (alleged) terror organisation. They'll just keep adding whoever/whatever they like to that list.
John at the end trying to reignite the fight in a crest fallen comrade was very moving.
A true leader. Impossible to describe but vividly obvious when seen.
Maybe "comrade"is ill chosen.
Thank you for the support and encouragement! It is greatly appreciated!
@@dexterhuntington2495 "Comrade" hasn't always referred to the Soviets.
@@ParchedPinemarten true...but it does now.
@@dexterhuntington2495 You're just wrong.
Don't give up. Bad things happen when good men do nothing, do it for Chris, do it for me here in the dark alone looking for the light.
And far worse things happen when bad people roll up their sleeves. I dont and have never bought your argument.
@@GetUpFalcon The bad men are wearing sleeveless shirts. It's our job to wear the vest.
Give up plummer
Hitch, I think you would be very happily surprised if you realised just how many people you
regularly reach. Do not give up. You have a platform the rest of us do not have. Do not waste it keep going. You speak for many of us.
I think I understand Peter. While I haven't completely given up hope that we can turn this ship around, I have decided that my personal efforts are best spent on my family and religious duties.
I have a pathological inability to keep my mouth shut, so I'm still having uncomfortable conversations at work and online, but that's more of a reflex than any real attempt to change another's mind.
I similar! I was threatened with arrest for shouting at Climate Change protestors recently. Speaking out is dangerous but irresistable!
Great comment. I also share your pathological inability to stay quiet.
If you keep your mouth shut and stay quiet then they win.It's not a question of shouting the loudest but challenging and debating people with reason and logic.If people don't want to listen to opposing viewpoints and opinions then closed minds like that will never be changed,sadly.It doesn't mean you have to become one of them.
Peter and his brother shaped my worldview in the last 20 years from an American high school student to now my mid 30,s. I admire them both greatly. It is a shame the masses want to to be slaves, and more people haven’t heeded the advice of Peter and Christopher
Were you, like me, surprised to find that you considered Peter the better and wiser twin after years of digesting and appreciating his younger brother's works?
@@maghrebforever2012 Christopher is needed now more than ever plus they were not twins
@@tanseygreen291 ..right. Who said they were twins?
@@maghrebforever2012 🤣 you did
@tanseygreen, You don’t really mean to insist, in the wake of hearing Peter’s disconsolate assessment of the West’s situation, that what we need is the return of one of the most charismatic proponents of tearing down the moral order that once held Western Civilization together. I don’t think that you really understand Peter Hitchens or what motivates him.
I get how you feel, Peter. But you have made a difference in my life and as a father of two boys, now men, I've passed on your thoughts and they have listened.
I'm still a young man and I have to agree wholeheartedly with Peter Hitchens on this one - it doesn't matter how much we analyse and figure out on a big-picture basis if none of the politicians or institutions will listen.
But that doesn't mean our type of inquiry was wrong, it means it fell on the wrong ears. So our next question becomes "how do we craft institutions which will listen, which are bound to listen, when those currently in power are too scared or ignorant to do so?"
I'm sure the answer to that question has crossed the mind of academics such as Hitchens, and I hope he and others find the courage to say it before my generation's time has passed too.
Crossed my mind before hitches. They don’t need to listen. They need to obey the king. The king isn’t presenting his orders properly to the dogs under him. So the dogs are destroying the mansion. So contract law rules. Even the proverbial devil obeys contract law. The contract hasn’t been right, it’s not that don’t listen, it’s they can’t hear you properly. If you equal in law why are you asking an equal or public servant for anything. You tell them. They are tricking the plebs into thinking they are pharaohs again with divine authority.
Please get over yourself you are not that important. I am asking politely
@@bencloete7586 yea. who are you talking to?And with an attitude like that, you ain’t asking.politely for anything. Quit projecting onto me or others if not me. Maybe you should get over yourself and stop yapping because you’re not that important and if you hadn’t opened your mouth to tell someone how not important they are you wouldn’t have proven how not important you are.
@@bencloete7586 I used to think this way about musings on important issues - then I started to listen to what our politicians and media and experts say, and more and more obviously false and easily disproven statements came out of their mouths. So now I know better: They're ill-informed and actively dangerous. We can run this better.
@@Toropetskii I'm sure you're a really nice person honestly. But like I said, you are hardly significant in the grand scheme of things. And neither am I for that matter
Reading the comments here is hillarious. He's not frustrated because he has had a bad result, he recognises that your society is in FULL DECLINE!
Maybe you should write a book and make lots of money like Peter
The boulder is rolling down and there is no stopping it until it reaches the bottom.
Well said. He comments are not exposing himself, the comments of Hitchens are exposing everyone else. So, this thread has to with their thinking turned on?
Obviously not yours of course!
exactly
This man gets it. It is so hard putting in the work to better people and solve problems when the needle not only doesn't move in the right direction but it goes in the wrong direction. It beats you down tirelessly. I hope he gets to live the rest of his days in peace.
I feel Peter's pain. Truly.
Aren't you a warrior
@George Morenstein agreed, pesky peter
Its weird that I can only comfort myself by listening to stuff like this.
John Anderson is a deeply civilised man.
"Arbitrary and unaccountable committees" have been running things for some time now. It just hasn't been brought to light before as it has so well recently with the prevalence of the internet.
And probably not so arbitrary
Oh man... this is a pivotal moment. I feel the man's utter frustration and hopelessness and Mr Anderson your deep desire to encourage him. Our hearts are heavy. Stuff like this brings me to tears. It is these conversations and frankness that matter most. Thank you gentlemen.
He declared similar a couple of years ago, I believe when John first interviewed him. So it's not the first time. I trust he will be okay.
Same feelings
Peter has spoken like this for many years.
Thank you for the support!
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This was two whole years ago and Peter Hitchens didn't give up thankfully. He updated his classic "The Abolition of Britain" and added "The Abolition of Reason" among others. His newspaper column continues to be a source of inspiration to millions.
Always listen to Peter, a much needed voice in the times we live in.
In the early days of the lockdown, it appeared to me that I was a minority of one that didn’t buy into the mass hysteria which was omnipresent and unopposed. Isolated and with seemingly everyone I knew believing that we were all in mortal danger, it appeared that there was no one who would entertain any form of discussion around what was going on, other than repeating whatever was said on television perma “breaking news”. My mental health suffered and I prefer not to think about what I might have done to escape the despair, loneliness, frustration and hopelessness if things continued as they were. Then I heard a debate between Peter Hitchens with Mike Graham and when I heard Peter’s opinion on the matter exactly mirrored my own. The feeling of relief was palpable. Not only was Peter making the same arguments that I would have (had there been any outlet for me to discuss them with), but he did so in such an articulate and knowledgeable way. So compelling was his argument, that gradually Mike Graham (whom I also have great respect for) began to disagree less and less over the following weeks until the point that they were pretty much in complete agreement. I shall be eternally grateful to Peter Hitchens for restoring my hope and giving me the peace of knowing that there were others who also saw things the way I did. I shall also be eternally grateful to Talk Radio for giving Peter Hitchens the platform to express his opinions and having a proper debate when main stream media chose not to. If Peter feels that he has done his part then I feel that he has earned the right to spend his time as he chooses. However, all that he has done was not for nothing. I am quite sure that his efforts have been worthwhile to many people like myself, those that always agreed and those that may not have in the beginning. Mr. Peter Hitchens, I salute you.
I have indescribable respect and appreciation for both Peter and John. We should never give up, though, admittedly, it is becoming increasingly strenuous to maintain optimism in these bleak times. If we come together and stand united against this madness, we shall inevitably prevail!
Peter you have inspired so many…your wisdom isn’t entirely wasted, it may fall on deaf ears at times but some are listening intently.
I find it a very apt metaphor for Children's Crusade when thinking about the young climate warriors propelled into battle for the oligarchs only to be let down by them in the near future.
i would like to echo what John Anderson said to Peter about how a young Australian had said that he valued what Peter was doing. So do I. Thank you Peter for your wisdom and your efforts. I appreciate them. God bless.
Thank you Michael!
I know who I would rather listen to unlike the vacuous politicians and wokerati who have done immense damage to society as a whole but claiming it will make a kinder and more inclusive world (for themselves). Peter Hitchens is that voice of sanity which we are in ever increasing short supply of. There is only so much that a single voice in the wilderness can achieve, but if one person picks up and is able to act on that message then that 'cry' will not have been wasted.
And you couldn't get more vacuous than Johnson .
adding wokerati to my vocab, mate. thank you!!!!
David you sound very sad
Christ in us. The hope of glory!
It is never wasted time, as much as I whole-heartedly agree with Mr. Hitchens' despondency. Actions of the sort Peter Hitchens is describing are like the water which drips on rock and eventually over time erodes what appeared to be an impregnable surface.
Only time I've seen Peter show any real emotion.
Peter was one of the few last year who spoke out and wasn't completely sidelined. He was a bit of hope in a very dark time and that darkness has not gone away. Peter early this year though decided all was lost, it wasn't worth continuing with that particular fight and changed tack to rail against what he considered the real scourge of society, e-scooters! Whether he was "gotten to" I don't know but that turn to fight the banal made me lose a lot of respect for him and I haven't listened to a word he's said since.
Mr Hitchens is brilliant, eloquent, brimming with insights, but...I am nowhere near to swallowing the black pill as he has.
I’m pretty close.
Well you be optomistic if that suits you.
Two great men in conversation.
Thank you!
It's always a good experience to hear this man.
It may be so that Hitchens has "made no material impact whatsoever". However, the generations of people who have been enlightened by his work will make this material impact over time through the lives we all live.
Oh contraire Pete, your voice with many others have set the foundation for my faith in the relative goodness of western civilization. You would not be engaged in the conversation if you had given up all hope. The person that struggles on in the face of scant hope of success is the example I take to heart. The same could be said of Thomas Sowell across the pond, and I think he has reached his 90s.
I'm somewhat disappointed in Hitchens. He caved in early and took the jab when he should have fought and now that he found he was duped he's caving in instead of fighting. He has a great intellect but not half the determination of his erstwhile brother.
He said quite openly that he has given up, obviously there is a feeling of hopelessness, and when you have done the work he has done, he is quite justified in doing his own thing.
Mr Hitchens has rained down on us for many years. How can he not have caused some plants to begin growing and maintained others in their flourishing? As for 'going through it', hundreds of thousands have experienced over the last two years the despair and frustration of trying to give facts and warnings therefrom to family and friends. They too know about stony ground and they will know and understand Mr Hitchens' pain and frustration. Many of those will never forget his alerts early on that gave them courage. I am one.
I'd say to Peter that he's measuring his impact in the wrong way. If he wants to be measured in the way he's looking for, he should have weaseled his way into a political advisory role.
Historically it seems many people of his calibre have had more of an impact after they've passed on (not wishing that on him in any way of course!) but I think he undervalues his actual influence.
Yes, if you look at the view-counts on content containing his interviews etc, many go into the 100's of thousands. He's no PewDiePie but that kind of alludes to the situation I guess.
You may be right.
That was my take away from seeing the Van Gough exhibit. Such a talented artist who had such conviction in his style of painting. He was extraordinarily prolific even though his work was not valued at all. He died a failure in his own eyes and those around him.
Now he is considered one of the greats.
Thanks John. Yes, we must never lose our humanity.
I've enjoyed P.H's columns for nearly twenty years.
Oh Christopher - What would you have thought/done about this mess? Miss You...
A great tragedy of his early passing, was that he wasn't here to see how things have gone and lead the way. I don't believe for a second he would have taken the cancellation I'm sure he'd receive at the hands of mewling intellectual children laying down.
@@MrKoobuh He would have seen his words coming true (sadly)...
Keep it up Peter, the temporal things you speak of are actually eternal and it takes faith to entrust what we say and do to have eternal impact.
You've helped more than John's one anecdotal person. Thank you Peter Hitchens!
"Keep your lamp trimmed and burning;
Brother, don't get worried,
'cause the job is almost done"
(Blind Willie Johnson, blues legend)
you have not wasted your time .some of us have listened and taken to heart what you have said
Thankyou Peter 🙏👍🇦🇺
Mr Hitchens is one of the few persons on this planet that gives me hope. Please keep up the good work
Yet Mr. Hitchens has given up hope.
I have benifitted greatly from hearing many intellectuals - on many subjects. My mind has also been changed on many things.
Mr Hitchins is a self described one man think tank. Totally agree. He is a national treasure in my view.
We watch Peter Hitchens from Ireland and all off us who listen to him know he speaks the truth...so never give up
We may never know in this lifetime how many people we have influenced and of those, how many have gone on to positively influence many others. However. I totally understand Mr Hitchens' frustration.
Dont give up Peter many need to hear you
The dedication of honest robust conclusive study and then to convey the summary to those who listen, nodded, smiled, thanked, and left; never to be changed. Or worse, after having made a conclusive compelling point, the room was quiet as if listening to hear a pin drop, then only to regain consciousness and continue on as if the point maker had never entered the room. Compelling observations of Mr. Hitchens and the very same I have experienced. I too quit trying to truth lead so very many years ago. I could not even influence my family. Mr. Hitchens comments are not those exposing him, but those exposing everyone else. He is mature and honest enough to not fake it like so many others who too know this but will never speak.
Peter's words give us all courage to speak our minds, they shape who we are. It's just a shame that it takes so long for actions to result from those words.
Movements of history are so much more than one voice. No one can predict what will spark change, but he spoke of “whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.” We can only do what WE are called to do (and Hutchins has a beautifully unique role) and leave it to Him to bring results. Please don’t be discouraged! Thank you for both of your voices. Speak on!
It ain't over until it's over.
Amen
I have greatly appreciated Peter for a very long time as indeed I appreciated his brother Christopher. Their experience in life, their critique of any subject whether you like it or not has enhanced my own critical views tremendously and I sincerely hope that he continues to do so, pure critical thinking is in short supply these days as there are so many who are truly offended by what is said. I long to still offend and be offended, it’s how we grow intellectually.
Demographic change is driving social collapse.
Intelligent debate is Peter's gift to us all . Honourable men with natural wisdom are few . God bless you
I've always had a great deal of time for Peter and his brother. Peter can see the writing on the wall which is unlikely to change much in our lifetimes and I truly believe the only way out of this mess is conflict... as in civil war.
Its going to be a lot bigger than civil
@@badwerds
Wait until the standing army in their 4-star barracks are unleashed on an unarmed public.
What's on the way is going to be brutal.
and you are 100% right!
Civil war. Really. Can you actually hear yourself?
@@jimbofandango7046 Loud and clear.
Peter mentioned 'indifference' of people. That's the key, people are genuinely ignorant, turn a blind eye or cowardly in the face of the threat.
Please don’t give up Peter.Lots of us do listen.At least you did not sell your soul🙏💕👏
Peter Hitchens mustn't underestimate the effects of his actions. He's deeply influenced both me and my daughter and no doubt hundreds of thousands of others. Change always takes longer than prophets want it to take. That's just how it is.
You and your daughter must have a very difficult life. I feel for you, hang in there
Peter Hitchins, I have never before commented publically about you, but I too love the Saviour who redeemed you from the darkness your brother persisted in. I deeply appreciate what you now stand for, and despite the deep pain of the rejection you have expirienced, trust you can keep finding hope in the comforts of the promises of God and His Word. Please keep speaking into our lost and dying world with the hope of Christ. Thankyou John and the team for another greatly meaningful video.
I dont think I have ever seen Peter do this, you layed something out and Peter sat back and said " Sure I think that's about right" 😆 Great conversation.
A testament to John Anderson.
@@jazura2 sure is
Thanks for the support!
This is a great conversation. I have heard similar sentiments in the upcoming generations. While they see little hope, I being optimistic always think that Truth (Love) conquers all. Interestingly, on the point of nothing we say, or do, affects concrete change, many are suggesting that the present situation would serve everyone, if, those very same people who refuse to listen, are absent.
Peter you've helped me.....
It is painful to watch Peter share such thoughts, but his work has not been in vain. I have benefitted enormously from his writing, indeed it has been an education, and I know I am not alone in this. I do hope he continues to speak and to write.
Peter is a determined athiest and at times quite a vicious critic of Christianity. Now that he finds himself living in a 'post Christian' world he's making reference to the positive effect of 19th century Christian Sunday schools and John Wesley.
Peter Hitchens is not an atheist. He used to be one, like Christopher, but is now a practising Anglican. That is, unless something has changed in the past year.
@@galear1 I didn't know that but I'm glad to hear it.
Wow, this must be the most extraordinary interview of 2021 in this chanel. I know that many ordinary hard working people feel the same way like Peter does but it is not them that can make a difference. Personally I feel like Peter but appreciate John's repeated efforts to instill hope in others.
I understand Peter Hitchens' frustration, imagine devising a safer way of slowing viral pandemics only to be ignored and have to watch thousands of people die or be maimed by the alternative approaches which turned out to be both as unsafe and ineffective as I warned in writing in April 2020.
As for Peter's despair at lost cultural values, are they lost or simply diluted? What if family lines that hold such values are more fertile and what if they congregate toward centers of cultural excellence such that their numbers are great enough to democratically control what the overall society in that area values? Is this not what the Amish and the Mennonites are doing so effectively in the Americas?
In the uk atleast nobody seems to have set morals they just move with the situation. The amount of mindless people in this country is unbelievable they will just believe and do what the telly says no matter what it seems while at the same time hating conservatives? Some double think that is
YOU are specking the truth! God amity, I am living in Melbourne, OZ!
The sas have a saying
If you are still breathing then you are not dead
Bless you Peter. My friend, I have been listening to you and I am grateful.
I can understand him. I'm a British Nationalist living on the continent. My family herritage is vast! And i will carry it on!
That said, i have been looking and learning all my life. Preparing for my war.
Words are not going to be enough.
English nationalist....living abroad...hmmm
Hitchens might not be able to discern any tangible political effect from his efforts, but he has helped me to reinforce what I know to be true and equipped me to avoid succumbing to the myriad absurdities that are thrown in our faces daily by social media and other sources. I know there are many people out there like me that Hitchens has impacted in this way. The impact may not be at the magnitude he hopes for, but his work has certainly had an important influence on many people’s lives, including mine. Don’t despair Peter! God is using you in many ways which won’t be visible to you.
I am proud of myself for never ever having been on Facebook, Twitter or any of the other cancerous social media dross. I also stopped watching TV over 12 years ago. The effect of my mental clarity and improvement in my mental health has been incredible.
Well said. I woke up about two years ago and have never looked back.
I mean, I deleted mine too but here we both are in the UA-cam comments section. Are we really free of it?
Oh, I've only just found this channel by chance 🤗
When you comply with things you believe are wrong simply because of ‘convenience’ , then you gave up a while ago, Hitchens. Both spiritually and temporally. But then, you and your brother always were just another part of the dialectic.
Thanks!
The work Hitchens does isnt for him. Its for the future. Not making changes in your own lifetime is the work of us all. Plant the intellectual tree and nurture it knowing you'll never see it fully grown.
Have Peter Hitchens and Jordan Peterson speak with one another! That would be a discussion for the ages. Or better yet, have them both on Question Time from the BBC.
I am totally with you.
I feel the same.
Take good care.
I feel very bad for Peter and have a lot of respect for him. We cannot stop fighting, Peter. If you had laid on a beech all your life you would have failed, you haven't failed. Calvary, despite all appearance to the contrary, was not a failure; it was the greatest success in human history.
I miss Hitch. And therefore will gratefully accept his brother’s words, and wish he would write more about Christopher with his widow.
This must be about the 20th time Hitchens Minor has "given up" on society, conservatism, etc... strangely enough society keeps going
Lol
Keeps going deeper into the bin
So so good. Someone who is talking about spirituality. Where is God in our conversation, history and society? Never give up Peter. Many blessings
Peter (a clearly intelligent man) gave up the second he agreed to be vaccinated.
Peter should most certainly keep speaking , keep writing and keep researching. He may not effect the system as a whole by what He does but He certainly effects people that have to live and learn within it.
I have strong views which are the opposite of Peters on many issues but i find myself aligning with His a whole lot also and although i cannot point to to something right now i know for certain He has got me to look at things in a different way and isn't that worthwhile effort, to be able to effect many people with your work and to get others to see, to consider things from a different point of view, to gain a broader perspective.
The answers to the ills of modern life are not material but spiritual, that's the narrow door. The proof is that the Enlightenment and post enlightenment just ignited humanist materialism and drew people away from the fundamental need for spiritual nourishment.
Agreed. The Enlightenment was a failure the same way Satan told Adam and Eve they would be enlightened.
The struggle to realise the intention of change is often a process involving reflection. It usually also involves conversation. The coming together and conversing is what had been missing most throughout these past almost two years.
It is what must happen for the winds of change to truly alter the status quo.
Many, many have been witness to the reflections and attempts at conversations that Peter, John and others have had. Some have had their own. It's time for us to physically meet with our neighbour and discuss our hopes and fears, in order to raise our hopes and diminish our fears, and in order to create the order we desire.
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I like this thought that respectful dialogue is necessary.
Don't give up Peter. Keep the faith. Hold the line.
Hitchens speaks for many.