Chris Hedges "The Greatest Evil is War"

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Chris Hedges returned to The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy NY on October 21, 2022 to speak on the subject of his latest book, titled “The Greatest Evil is War” (Seven Stories Press). This unflinching indictment of the horror and obscenity of war draws from experience and interviews for a book that looks at the hidden costs of war, what it does to individuals, families, communities, and nations.
In memory of Meghan Marohn
1980-2022
www.mediasanctuary.org
www.chrislhedges.com
Director: Branda Miller
Technical director and camera: Dave Publow
Cameras: Jesús Jose Nahmias Alonso, Annie Cass
Technical support: EP, Alÿcia Bacon
House management: Sina Basila Hickey, Carolyn Tennant
KitchenSanctuary: Jonathan Segol, Aileen Javier, Nancy Weber
Post production: Alexandra Shablovsky
Executive producer: Steve Pierce
Thumbnail photo by Jon Flanders

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@thaddeusjanczewski1308 Жыл бұрын

Chris is a man that we need as a leader!! The world would be so much better

@minismith7329 Жыл бұрын

Instead we have war mongers for leaders😢

@suzanneharris8339 Жыл бұрын

This planet is lucky to have Chris Hedges ❤ living on it with us.

@madfoxcityemnau6414 Жыл бұрын

Yes we are.

@arnystieber732 Жыл бұрын

I’m an Army, infantry veteran of the U.S. war against the people of Viet Nam. I’ve been involved in peace actions for many years. I’ve listened to Chris many times and to many other speakers. This is Chris’s best talk by far and the best, most specific, strongest, most honest talk I’ve ever heard!! I will spread this widely. I must keep planting seeds of peace and Chris is by far the force that gives me meaning.

@Suburbangeek Жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree. Chris' content is always well written, conveying serious truths but this speech was disturbingly human, as well - beautiful and profoundly depressing. Bravo.

@nealamesbury1480 Жыл бұрын

Thumbs up,arny

@michaeldamato9466 11 ай бұрын

He's only telling the veneer of what's going on, he doesn't mention how Trump was the only person who wanted to stay clear of what the military industrial complex wanted, and so they brought him down, and they still wanna keep him down.

@AlexanderDunetz 10 ай бұрын

Arny: Preach on , older brother .

@stormchaser419 6 ай бұрын

Chris is one of the strongest most articulate voices of MODERN TIMES to clearly state truths. Truths humanity is not prepared to hear. Moral truths. Truths of modern evils. Truths about the US government and others.

@Pyasa.shaitan Жыл бұрын

Chris hedges: The voice of reason in these dark times. Thank you for everything.

@liesarenowtruth3880 Жыл бұрын

The singular and most epic antiwar mic drop of all time. We need his voice so desperately.

@amanderik Жыл бұрын

I have been reading and listening to speeches from Chris Hedges for many years. He has unflinching integrity and moral clarity. This is among his most moving speeches. The least we can do as Americans is demand that our representatives in government stop supporting war. And today the stakes have never been higher. Call Congress, email them a link to this speech. Let them know we want them to act. Demand the neocons be removed forever from positions of power and that genuine diplomacy be restored.

@scorpio9420 Жыл бұрын

Chris Hedges is one of the greatest journalists. We need more people like him. This had 27 t views, but where are the comments?

@annalisa14 Жыл бұрын

This seminary graduate and war corespondent is a brilliant orator and a brother in the effort to see our fellow human as ourselves. I have done that all my life. I am a woman who resisted all wars and watched as the United States engaged in most of them. Noam Chomsky is another who I hold as a sacred brother. Listen to both of these often. Share with your most precious friends. Noam is 97, I believe. Hear him before he is gone….

@PoetlaureateNFDL Жыл бұрын

Noam is precious

@oscarrobert4725 Жыл бұрын

I am struck in aww. This is not a talk that I have ever heard Chris do befor. He courageously shares his soul. I am grateful for your courage and spirituality Chris. God-bless you my friend.

@LordTempist Жыл бұрын

Thank God for Chris Hedges. A single articulate clear mind in a World of Lies and Evil.

@LordTempist Жыл бұрын

@Dr. Christopher Johnson Happy Thanksgiving. Hoping you and yours are well and good. Be safe.

@alanhehe4508 Жыл бұрын

Chris Hedges is as much a veteran of war as any soldier. He is a tireless advocate for human rights and dignity, and an unflinching voice of truth in a world of deception. God bless Chris Hedges. His work is priceless.

@solidaritytime3650 Жыл бұрын

I'm so pleased that KZfaq, out of character, recommended this on the day of its release I'm also happy that Chris gets to speak to a live audience in this one!

@bernhardforcher6174 Жыл бұрын

No one speaks like Chris Hedges. The sound of truth cannot be imitated.

@briobarb8525 5 ай бұрын

Amen!!!

@johnnymcnoodle27 Жыл бұрын

If only we had more journalists like Chris Hedges. The most important writer working in the US today.

@gerryboudreaultboudreault2608 3 ай бұрын

Yes! As well as truth speakers like Noam Chomsky and Ralph Nader.

@alaskavaper2490 Жыл бұрын

Chris Hedges is the most eloquent voice against the true horror of war. We need to listen and take to our hearts his impassioned message.

@robertkowalski3365 Жыл бұрын

This speech should be translated in all languages and presented for aspiranten soldiers.

@ToddBoyle Жыл бұрын

Thanks to the video crew and audio crew for a great shoot. YES IT MATTERS. Thank you so much..

@madeleinegoblet9500 Жыл бұрын

Omg this is one of his most powerful speeches

@walterflemister606 Жыл бұрын

The most accurate description of what war looks, tastes, smells and feels like as it happens and afterwards; that I have ever heard. It is hell and should be avoided at all cost.

@jackjack4412 Жыл бұрын

Have you served in the military or read any books on war or military leaders?

@madfoxcityemnau6414 Жыл бұрын

And because it actually costs too much; Hedges knows how to synthesize real talk and NEVER pulls punches. Powerfully crispy academic oration.

@peteraddison4371 Жыл бұрын

... and-yet, as despicable and darstedly described, war, when it does come, is openly welcomed ethusiasticly. It is paradoxically embraced, sanctioned, and oxymoronicly promoted ...

@adambazso9207 6 ай бұрын

@@jackjack4412 And if he hasn't? What would that change?

@robhead22 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Chris hedges is an unrecognized national treasure!

@lostboy583 Жыл бұрын

The unfortunate paradox of a Hedge’s book release, as it always seems so bittersweet. A brilliant writer telling us the stories everyone needs to hear.. but no one wants to.

@madfoxcityemnau6414 Жыл бұрын

People do want to hear it. That's why Chris Hedges exists on this platform. No surrender.

@ghostpiratelechuck2259 10 ай бұрын

@@madfoxcityemnau6414You know what he means. No one actually wants to hear. He doesn’t want to tell it either. It’s just reality so must be spoken and heard.

@jordanm2984 Жыл бұрын

Reading and listening to Hedges is like diet and exercise for the intellect. It's not often fun, but it's important to do, and good for you.

@nathanmarsh3172 Жыл бұрын

Play this on every TV tonight and let us weep together. Peace

@marciak4592 Жыл бұрын

Powerful. Magnificent. Heart-rending. Thanks, Chris.

@katnip198 Жыл бұрын

God Bless you Chris Hedges, a voice in this vast wilderness. I pray God for you to know deep peace. Thank you

@patriciahick3668 Жыл бұрын

I am not an American - New Zealander - but am inspired and feeling a deep respect and gratitude for Chris for this amazing heartfelt talk on the evil of war. Thankyou Chris and i wish you inner peace and rest.

@jennefercochran259 Жыл бұрын

I. DON'T boycott another any other country .

@stevelandry6825 Жыл бұрын

GREAT SURF SPOTS!

@levinpsy Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, Necessary, Important, Brave and True. Thank you Mr. Hedges.

@mindbodysoul9066 Жыл бұрын

Bless you Chris. Thank you.

@karinheinitzretired3510 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the most moving talks I have listened to this century. It ought to be required reading/listening not only for journalists. Thank you so much.

@thefatchap4675 Жыл бұрын

Problem is America's shit education system.most people wouldn't get it if it were.

@jackjack4412 Жыл бұрын

Should it be required for military? Are you familiar with SOF?

@esabelangeleca3939 Жыл бұрын

⚡💯⚡

@esabelangeleca3939 Жыл бұрын

@@jackjack4412 No, No, and No...

@michaelascheffler4229 Жыл бұрын

Thank you again and again !

@TomvanBodegraven Жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic talk by Chris Hedges - it's difficult to imagine anyone with more authority on the topic.

@derekdexheimer3070 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Chris Hedges, for facing these terrible truths, and delivering them to us unsoftened, fully focused, without compromise. Thank you for carrying that cross, and showing us your struggle to bear that terrible weight. I am grateful for all you've experienced, you and all your fellow reporters and writers and soldier-victims, so I don't have to. I hope you know how valued and important your work is.

@brigitteparrant9589 Жыл бұрын

Thank you SO much for your Service Chris 👌

@leemason4024 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Chris. Oh course I'm going to have a really solemn weekend now.

@michaelascheffler4229 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. Hedges!

@Stfushitlib2 Жыл бұрын

Holy crap!!! New Hedges!!!! Thank you MS.

@paddyp42 Жыл бұрын

❤chris headges - we need a moral evolution and his words are essential in getting us there.

@CyborgNinja442 Жыл бұрын

Chris is a true warrior poet. This is something that really resonated with me, and I believe embodies what the human spirit should always align with. - Just wanna say thanks btw, I'll keep the fire burning

@jimnutter6901 Жыл бұрын

Ultimate respect to you , my brother. I hear you, through my tears.🌹j.

@jimnutter6901 Жыл бұрын

@Dr. Christopher Johnson Thanx , Cristopher. I am an Australian in my 86th year Living in the hills in the hills at the source of the Brunswick river and looking down the valley to Byron Bay and the most Easterly point on the continent. Though living in a small transportable cabin, known colloquially as a donga , and surrounded by tall trees,I am able to travel the world, see the greatest concerts and hear the greatest minds on the planet through the screen of my iPad. Cris Hedges andJefferySachs are at the top of a list I’m writing of my informants. In Australia, we have been following the US for many years and I believe it is time for a divorce. I think we should declare ourselves a neutral state. Felicitations.🌹j.

@jimnutter6901 Жыл бұрын

@Dr. Christopher Johnson Apart from the first half of the 60s, which I spent in NZ . driving cranes on the waterfront, all my life. And your good self?🌹j.

@jimnutter6901 Жыл бұрын

Your domain gmail couldn’t be found.

@jordiecane836 Жыл бұрын

A man of the highest integrity and morality, who cuts through the lies and narratives spun by the global elites. Thankyou Chris Hedges ❤️

@kakistocracyusa Жыл бұрын

One of the most effective speeches I've heard from Hedges.

@tahteluik9881 Жыл бұрын

Dear mr. Hedges! Your speech touched me very deeply! Love and peace from Estonia!

@jayspik6498 Жыл бұрын

This should be broadcast on prime time media.. We should all sit our children in front of the television and have them listen in every school and university in the country.. That is what must be done.. Time is of the essence..

@hailmaryrecordings8255 Жыл бұрын

I wish I were half as brave as this man.

@l.w.paradis2108 Жыл бұрын

I love this man. His lucidity is a solace.

@l.w.paradis2108 Жыл бұрын

@Dr. Christopher Johnson er, blocked

@ct371006 Жыл бұрын

Its like reading Camus' The Plague. We are powerless to win but we must fight the good fight. Our meaning comes from the fight itself.

@phuongthaodoan3531 Жыл бұрын

I feel fortunate to find his speech here, will remember his words for life

@londonoalex Жыл бұрын

My goodness. Thank-you for lifting this veil

@vanessac1965 Жыл бұрын

God bless and protect this man.

@quintama1007 Жыл бұрын

Whenever this guy speaks it touches something deep inside me. His speeches have that power.

@cengizinceoglu2671 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning and moving speech.

@haifaisrail2016 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the truth! May God bless you!

@Muskidd Жыл бұрын

Chris never misses.

@annacook6965 Жыл бұрын

Amazing speech, so powerful and revealing...

@theascendance Жыл бұрын

Excellent talk and to the point thank you Chris

@mp7161 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the wise and painful speech

@margaretsenior9821 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your common sense, and pushing the horror of war right into our faces.

@margaretsenior9821 Жыл бұрын

@Dr. Christopher Johnson I’m from England, but now living in Australia.

@margaretsenior9821 Жыл бұрын

@Dr. Christopher Johnson I have been here over 30 years, I have 4 children, 3 are married and I have 3 grandchildren.

@DrStepperphd Жыл бұрын

That was an amazing speech Mr. Hedges. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your work.. Thank you.

@ms_kitka5032 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant! Everyone should be made to listen to this.

@Brianbeesandbikes Жыл бұрын

Well done Chris!👍🏿👍♥️🌎

@MonaLisa-lu8zi Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful speech. 💯 % engaging. Maithú Chris. 👏

@janicecountess3351 Жыл бұрын

Graphic speaker and he hits the soul. Chris pricks our spiritual conscience.

@terrygribb9185 Жыл бұрын

A great man..

@vrill3890 Жыл бұрын

Amazing. No words. Thank you 🙏

@philbob_d9254 Жыл бұрын

POWERFUL! HEDGES IS A HERO.

@NelaCopey2959 Жыл бұрын

Every member of Congress should be required to listen to this. In a just and somewhat normal world, this would be required watching for all high school seniors.

@hoovesandpawsanimalrescue Жыл бұрын

Our government profits on war, why would they want to abolish war?

@charlottecooney1019 5 ай бұрын

Amen!!!!❤❤

@G_truPrGrSv Жыл бұрын

Pleeeeeease 🙏🏼continue Chris ; do not cease bringing the heat to their asses , truth to the powers .

@ferlinabrahamson8447 Жыл бұрын

Powerful!

@PhilipTraumWaits Жыл бұрын

That was very moving. I appreciate Chris Hedges work so much

@MohicanD Жыл бұрын

One of the best Journalist ever. God mercy on humanity with uncalled wars and its growing. 💔

@thedude3369 Жыл бұрын

Such a great author and journalist. Thank you for all you do Mr. Hedges.

@_sunshine_rainbows Жыл бұрын

absolute perfection from chris hedges. beautiful and truthful words

@bohditony Жыл бұрын

Thank you for always speaking to truth

@robertprice2148 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Thank you for posting.

@eileenmc4746 Жыл бұрын

Been waiting to see his annual brilliant speech, thanks

@azzaelgazzar4947 Жыл бұрын

A valuable speech. Thank you. I wish more would stand up in Germany and give us hope.

@igweogba6774 Жыл бұрын

What a powerful speech

@virginiachade801 Жыл бұрын

Wow, everyone should listen to these words of true wisdom!!!!

@KanafanisGhost Жыл бұрын

This is an incredibly wrenching and cathartic speech. Hedges is a gift to humanity.

@chrizastenium Жыл бұрын

Chris, thank you so much for your honesty and courage in talking about US foreign policy now, at the time of most dangerous nuclear escalation. It already propagated so many wars around the globe and this one could be the last for all of us. The silence in mainstream media about this is absolutely astonishing. Independent journalism rests in piece...

@robbieelliot9491 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for being the voice and words and knowledge and moral compass I could not express. I cry for all those mothers, families, people who fall victim to carnage of war. For all our education, we in the west, understand so little. I will share where possible. May you be given more platforms to share your message of peace and sanity.

@jimdelaney2198 Жыл бұрын

Frankly, spine-tingling. A powerful testimonial from a man who's seen it all. As a vet, it all rings terribly true. I thank Pastor Hedges for his tough, take-no-prisoners testimonial and analysis. Where are the peacemakers???????

@margotgarcia1 Жыл бұрын

either we are the peacemakers or there are none...

@jamesremi6585 Жыл бұрын

This man is amazing. Respect him a lot and I am grateful for his work.

@SamuelOrjiM Жыл бұрын

Thank you Chris for using your body to defend mine, live well and die a legend.

@squirreldiglight964 Жыл бұрын

Well Said... Chris spoke the TRUTH! The world is in a mess which shows clearly that we are not equipped to solve our own problems and we, as a species, have failed badly! We need a change and this change does not come from us. It will come from whoever put use here on earth! Pray that the change come sooner than later!

@saskk2290 11 ай бұрын

I don't think that's his point...

@georgepaul5843 Жыл бұрын

Chris Hedges delivers a powerful emotional and moving speech. He does a fine job as a spokesman condemning war as an act of human insanity, destructive of not only life, but all things we love and cherish. Keep your good work up.

@jackjack4412 Жыл бұрын

Alexander the Great, Napoleon and many others would probably say it's a bit more complex than that.

@adambazso9207 6 ай бұрын

@@jackjack4412 Your comments show that you yourself don't like to think about complex issues in their complexity. You are not ready to widen the horizon of your thinking. Why? Why can't we have few voices, which don't promote constant war and military intervention, voices which are critical with the current system. What's your angle? Why can't you imagine, that someone analyzed isssues in detail and came to different conclusions than your own???

@oh_no9594 Жыл бұрын

These speeches are something to look forward to every year.

@johleby8048 Жыл бұрын

🙏❤️🙏Thank You, Chris Hedges. Sad but it’s our reality to fight amongst ourselves to make even more money to the wealthy ones who are the war mongers. 🙏❤️🙏

@anoldmannameddave7455 Жыл бұрын

This was as powerful a statement ever made about the horror, and reasons why these horrors are propagated. Chris delivers a ‘truth bomb’, that I’ve never heard expressed so eloquently. I think this should be presented to every high school and college class, regarding civics, government, and history. Instead, our society is fed constant propaganda, trying to lead us all to accept this shit. This man, Mr. Hedges, is an example of a TRUE Patriot! He tells the truth to all the lies. Much honor and respect to him.❤️✌️

@EbluestarE 8 ай бұрын

Hedges is #1 for me as far as journalists go. Reading people history of the United States changed my life. I learned of it from Chris

@zakarieoreilly5097 Жыл бұрын

Unflinchingly honest and truthful

@susanwoo3358 Жыл бұрын

I am surprised that you have not been censored! If more of the ‘misinformed and indoctrinated’ can listen and understand your speech and even better, read your books, the world may be a ‘little better’. As my late husband had often remarked, reflecting in the wars’ waged by our ‘patrolling great and honorable country’, that people had to live through war to know what is war ( he having lived through part of the Second World War in his country). Thank you,Chris for your eloquence and fearless attitude and deed to speak and write about the truth!

@ghostpiratelechuck2259 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, he has been censored. “On contact” has been completely erased from YT, and removed from western google. And he is now labeled as a right wing ptn apologist. Along with Noam and Amnesty Intl. It’s a great tragedy. He’s uniquely able to articulate the horrors, survivor guilt, inundation of memories and loss of meaning suffered by conflict journalists and veterans (on any side) alike. At least, to me. It’s a hard thing to explain but he puts the correct words to it.

@barrymalkin4404 Жыл бұрын

Chris, your book "War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning" was cathartic for me and I look forward to reading your latest book on the subject.

@deborahloew-black5637 Жыл бұрын

Thank You; such a voice of opinion gained through experience is the voice of education that everyone on planet earth needs to hear.

@corydahl7926 Жыл бұрын

Amazing speech! Nothing more I can say, great work

@NelsonGuzmanGarcia Жыл бұрын

Powerful speech.

@DoctorD3 Жыл бұрын

The absolute best interpretation of what we are all facing today. The greatest evil is war; and those to promote it; cause it; advocate for it; profit from it; and encourage others to follow along under the guise of patriotism or glory, should be soundly condemned.