Peter Hitchens Interview

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Providence Magazine

Providence Magazine

4 жыл бұрын

In 2018 Mark Tooley wrote a column about the “perpetually grouchy British conservative commentator Peter Hitchens” and his “sour First Things review,” in which he panned, “two widely admired inspirational films that celebrate British WWII heroism, Darkest Hour and Dunkirk.”
More recently, Jason Vickers chided Hitchens for another First Things column, this time on Britain’s response to coronavirus, which Hitchens thought confirmed Britain’s demise.
Hitchens contacted Tooley to say Providence's portrayal of his views had been unfair. In this interview, he explains his perspective on points we at Providence critiqued. He also reflects on this current moment of protest and iconoclasm in the West, observing that he has transitioned from young Trotskyist to conservative Anglican, while many cultural elites are still stuck in 1968.
If Hitchens is grouchy, he is enjoyably so!
Transcript available at: providencemag.com/2020/06/pet...

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@jedijedi1075
@jedijedi1075 4 жыл бұрын
I always feel more mentally stable after listening to Peter.
@kerrell95
@kerrell95 4 жыл бұрын
I think you may have the perfect comment. It's both the best insult and the greatest apraisal.
@ccjelley2390
@ccjelley2390 4 жыл бұрын
@@wordwarrior2350 WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE, TROLL?
@Aidan-Moore
@Aidan-Moore 4 жыл бұрын
@@wordwarrior2350 "There are no absolutes" Is that absolutely true?
@j.cheeverloophole9029
@j.cheeverloophole9029 4 жыл бұрын
The footage of the crowd in London defacing Churchill's statue, whilst the police stood by, was only surpassed for me by the footage of one man, who calmly strode up to the statue and ripped down their banners and posters, and walked away.....but most telling was the police's instant reaction in chasing after him to arrest him..... Not the protesters, not the rioters & vandals......the man removing their infantile handiwork......bravo UK police, great moral compass there.
@habibtalukter5895
@habibtalukter5895 4 жыл бұрын
I saw that too
@SagaciousFrank
@SagaciousFrank 4 жыл бұрын
@Julia A, the police have undergone the cultural revolution too, it's been a gradual process for decades now. Peter Hitchens has highlighted it for ages. In his book, 'The Abolition of Liberty', he cites one particular instance where two police officers took opposing sides over a man with a placard stating an unfashionable viewpoint - but breaking no laws - who was being physically attacked and assaulted by some of the general public, which is a crime. The point is, the police are supposed to follow, enforce, and uphold the law, not their own - or anyone else's - political ideals or opinions. The fact that one police officer took the side of the attackers was a prime example of how they've been politicised and corrupted, as well as the courts. The police are subjected to brainwashing 'diversity' training amongst other things. I believe the man with the placard faced trial, but I'm not so sure about the fate of his attackers.
@gerardmaroney3918
@gerardmaroney3918 4 жыл бұрын
A gentlemanly exchange made more enjoyable by the fact that the interviewer sought out Mr. H in order to allow that axiom of exchange: the right of reply. I was impressed with both of these men.
@tejasnair3399
@tejasnair3399 2 жыл бұрын
Peter is actually not a man but a trans woman.
@johnday6392
@johnday6392 4 жыл бұрын
The last people who tried to abolish history and start from year 1 were Pol Pot and his supporters in Cambodia. We all know how that ended up!!!
@goodyeoman4534
@goodyeoman4534 4 жыл бұрын
Good example. Also, the French Revolution and their crazy attempts to redefine reality with the ten day week etc. Now we have the Left trying to deny biology...
@Muldoon111
@Muldoon111 4 жыл бұрын
Yes another communist regime. This is what it is at its core. Communist tactics. The west just sits on it's hands while these wolves in sheep's clothing steal our freedom.
@johnday6392
@johnday6392 4 жыл бұрын
@@wordwarrior2350 Thankyou for your reply.
@syddog44
@syddog44 4 жыл бұрын
Mr Hitchens actually has a better sense of humour then many. I always get a few laughs when listening to Mr Hitchens.
@SagaciousFrank
@SagaciousFrank 4 жыл бұрын
Many people don't seem to understand dry, subtle humour.
@mikereger1186
@mikereger1186 4 жыл бұрын
So dry you can see the cactus growing.
@gerardmaroney3918
@gerardmaroney3918 4 жыл бұрын
This is true.
@SagaciousFrank
@SagaciousFrank 4 жыл бұрын
@banjo cat, you mean the same brother who supported the Iraq war, never renounced his support for the Soviet Union, had all pomp and pretence, verbiage, but zero wisdom and insight? Yeah, Christopher Hitchens was a real top bloke, championing fashionable atheism, wars based on lies, evil Empires, but you're right, he showed strength by attacking and denouncing Mother Teresa. Whereas as Peter Hitchens rightly opposed the Iraq War, Afghanistan, and the Soviet Union, renouncing his Trotskyism which sought to bring down decent people by a misanthropic, hateful ideology.
@rachgrant8640
@rachgrant8640 4 жыл бұрын
He is very dry. An acquired taste.
@gregoryfrancisjames5071
@gregoryfrancisjames5071 4 жыл бұрын
The revolutionaries of the 60s didn't have mobile phones to co-ordinate their activities and were, in my humble opinion, a little more cerebral. A great deal of the current activity is simply emotional, poorly thought out, attention seeking with very little historical understanding or context.
@Gettingitreal
@Gettingitreal 4 жыл бұрын
I agree. I’d add that those in the 60’s grew up with actual values to rebel against. These younger generations never had the values and rather have slogans and ideas from years of flaky education and parenting
@SagaciousFrank
@SagaciousFrank 4 жыл бұрын
Good interview and interviewer. Asked a question, listened to the response.
@mikereger1186
@mikereger1186 4 жыл бұрын
SagaciousFrank - yes. This is the right way to interview. Ask a topical question, guide the conversation, let the interviewee answer.
@orkneyancestor2059
@orkneyancestor2059 4 жыл бұрын
No chance of getting employment with the BBC.
@mikereger1186
@mikereger1186 4 жыл бұрын
The BBC might not have long enough time segments on its main bulletins, but shows like Newsnight have no such excuse. Just opinionated gotcha smear merchants. You wouldn’t have gotten crap like that with the likes of Michael Buerk or Kate Adie... old fashioned, proper journalism.
@martyfrank
@martyfrank 4 жыл бұрын
Peter Hitchens is the most articulate political commentator on this planet. He puts up arguments that can't be refuted by any level-headed person but alas there are not many level-headed individuals left in this world.
@man-of-the-world
@man-of-the-world 4 жыл бұрын
Hes okay but Jordan Peterson would tie him up in knots in no time.
@seanmoran6510
@seanmoran6510 4 жыл бұрын
Peter Hitchens One of the few sensible hobbits left in the UK
@jonathanwood5805
@jonathanwood5805 4 жыл бұрын
7.25..."nobody took the knee, they took the buttock". God, I love Peter Hitchens. 😆
@rachgrant8640
@rachgrant8640 4 жыл бұрын
only Mr Peter Hitchens would begin an interview by outlining his fundamental objections to the interviewer to the tune of almost 7 minutes of a 20 minute interview. He defers to no one. Long live Mr Peter Hitchens.
@ericleach7074
@ericleach7074 4 жыл бұрын
I get the feeling and it's a feeling I've had many times in conversations with my American friends (whom I love dearly) that he doesn't understand a word Peter Hitchens said.
@DieFlabbergast
@DieFlabbergast 4 жыл бұрын
Correction: he didn't understand EVERY word Peter said (I'm British, and neither did I), but I'm fairly sure he got the gist. A good deal of the British cultural baggage would have no doubt gone in one ear and out the other, but Peter's central message is usually communicated quite effectively.
@davidhole968
@davidhole968 4 жыл бұрын
Grouchy and gloomy Hitchens never :-)
@yington
@yington 4 жыл бұрын
David Hole Hi can you prove that using Ito’s Lemma, or the Minsky Moment
@richardvitty1745
@richardvitty1745 4 жыл бұрын
He's too busy being smug and self righteous.
@russbrownnewsscalping7661
@russbrownnewsscalping7661 4 жыл бұрын
This video is being suppressed by this platform
@robertswitzer990
@robertswitzer990 4 жыл бұрын
Shit, I feel like every other interview of Peter is the victim of the infamous KZfaq algorithm to keep it buried away. He’s so unbelievably reasonable in almost arguments he makes and thoughts that he has that it is difficult for a society so bent on being overly aggressive to see that reason is often enough to help the world and all those who live within it. Oof, I also just managed to catch your video from yesterday based on my search for p h videos and wow.
@paulies5407
@paulies5407 4 жыл бұрын
No it ain't. I'm not subscribed and it recommended it to me
@bcanuck
@bcanuck 4 жыл бұрын
It appeared on my feed 3 days after it was uploaded & I live across the Atlantic. Not really suppressed imo.
@goodyeoman4534
@goodyeoman4534 4 жыл бұрын
It appeared on my feed, this morning.
@tomwilko7841
@tomwilko7841 4 жыл бұрын
Non subscriber...in my recommended...actively promoted to me
@stevejones4275
@stevejones4275 4 жыл бұрын
Agree with '58 Dunkirk Cruel Sea, Leslie norman films
@mikereger1186
@mikereger1186 4 жыл бұрын
Steve Jones - not referring to the John Mills Dunkirk movie?
@mrdiavel4807
@mrdiavel4807 4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree , The Cruel Sea , one of the best war time movies ever made . Probably read the book first as it’s much more detailed and somehow adds more suspense and drama to the captains dilemmas . Don’t be fooled by the black and white movie as old school , of course doesn’t have the CGI etc but the story is immense .
@MyChristine6
@MyChristine6 4 жыл бұрын
I agree with Peter about the two movies and your comments on the Cruel Sea.
@anthonygostling
@anthonygostling 4 жыл бұрын
Mr Hitchens should be our PM he is the only one that has something between his eye's.
@stephengirling7859
@stephengirling7859 4 жыл бұрын
Hope is the belief of a condemned man.
@g0rd0nfreeman
@g0rd0nfreeman 4 жыл бұрын
Subbed, just for interviewing Peter.
@veryveryangryman1
@veryveryangryman1 4 жыл бұрын
Hello Mike form here in the UK. Just got you now on the web. Following you.
@northfolk6991
@northfolk6991 4 жыл бұрын
The Hitch, a master commentator...
@stewartw.9151
@stewartw.9151 4 жыл бұрын
Have to agree with Peter H. about both movies mentioned. They were both appallingly bad in so many respects it would take a thousand words!
@seanmoran6510
@seanmoran6510 4 жыл бұрын
Always good to hear Britain’s Obituarist.
@stevendouglas3860
@stevendouglas3860 4 жыл бұрын
Talks sense.
@richardwills-woodward5340
@richardwills-woodward5340 4 жыл бұрын
I only have to pick him up on two points - 1) The US and UK *people* (and not government) [do] share a special relationship. We [are] family. We [also] have our own interests. 2) The second world war had to be fought. I am aware of how the first led to the second, but it would be unconscionable to believe the UK could accept a Nazi superstate on the doorstep and not see a threat. Should we have just sat and had tea and smell the flowers? Of course not.
@mikereger1186
@mikereger1186 4 жыл бұрын
Well, sometimes the Yanks are referred to as the Cousins, which is probably about right. The most compelling thing to remember is that what killed the British Empire was debt. We needed the guns, food and ammo, we bought it from the states and when our wealth was gone we went into debt. The sad fact is that postwar debt drove the early relationship. Arguably we HAD to fight Hitler. But, putting the tinfoil hat on, what would have happened if we Britain had made peace instead? Been richer, would the Empire have lasted longer and continued its slow, ordered dismantling with better outcomes? Would Hitler have broken his word yet again and finished us off? What effect would it have had on Japanese aggression, to Singapore or Hong Kong? And without the massive transfer of wealth, would the USA still have ended up as a superpower?
@bluepeter3470
@bluepeter3470 4 жыл бұрын
Peter hello. That film on Dunkirk was bloody terrible, you are being to kind.
@Enzo012
@Enzo012 4 жыл бұрын
Better than Pearl Habour?
@bluepeter3470
@bluepeter3470 4 жыл бұрын
Adrian Bingham hello Christ that must've been a terrible film mate.
@TheDarrentomo
@TheDarrentomo 4 жыл бұрын
If this video speaks volumes, Mr Hitchens views of his growth through the years and views proves one thing, it is devolution is essential!
@alihill4659
@alihill4659 4 жыл бұрын
*Scoots off to listen to The Day Thou Gavest Lord is Ended*. Apt at these times
@Mark_Dyer1
@Mark_Dyer1 4 жыл бұрын
The British People who elected Boris Johnson last December 2019, need to start to question whether we might have elected a 'leftie' Trojan Horse into the highest political Office in the land. Marxists are very wiley, and very determined: which is what makes them kindred spirits to Islam. Johnson's entire Exmoor family is anti-BREXIT, and has less of a 'British' pedigree than our own 'royal' family. Johnson only went with BREXIT when he saw there were votes in it: but since he achieved POWER, he - and his Cabinet - have done nothing with it: and now we need to ask why?
@rossc7910
@rossc7910 4 жыл бұрын
If this wasn't obvious from when he became London mayor then there is no saving this country
@jagdpanther6327
@jagdpanther6327 4 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@seanmoran6510
@seanmoran6510 4 жыл бұрын
Correct The Film Dunkirk was purely an emotional enterprise
@chrisc7265
@chrisc7265 4 жыл бұрын
agreed, and it was pretty solid if you weren't looking for historical connection I do feel bad for any history buffs that bought a ticket based on the name, without knowing much about Nolan's previous work
@npe9483
@npe9483 4 жыл бұрын
It was a very well orchestrated piece of art in my opinion, which engineered suspense, fear and euphoria brilliantly. That said, I appreciate it is not going to supply you with more than a superficial understanding of Dunkirk. Whether that matters or not is up to you.
@user-qb7ms6vs7s
@user-qb7ms6vs7s 4 жыл бұрын
Good old Peter
@Ebergerud
@Ebergerud 4 жыл бұрын
Dunkirk - Not so bad - gets some of the operational brilliance of Dynamo. Figure C+. Finest Hour is horrible - how can you make Churchill boring?
@solvitasperambulatorum8624
@solvitasperambulatorum8624 4 жыл бұрын
Talking with (not to)
@georgeengland1699
@georgeengland1699 4 жыл бұрын
Boris,s refusal to take down the BBC TV license is indicative that the Torie party have surrendered to the left.
@stepchicken3238
@stepchicken3238 4 жыл бұрын
PH stumbled a bit over what 1968 was about. It was about Vietnam. He didn't want to say that now to an American, apparently.
@Enzo012
@Enzo012 4 жыл бұрын
The 1662 King James Bible is where it's at.
@sod1506
@sod1506 4 жыл бұрын
peter hitchens is so piss poor
@npe9483
@npe9483 4 жыл бұрын
I mean, he's completely wrong about Dunkirk and his taste in cinema is generally wretched. Nevertheless, his criticisms of the lockdown, and his informed scepticism towards every liberal piety of the 21st century is deeply admirable.
@leeandbeahinton
@leeandbeahinton 4 жыл бұрын
Tooley has no sense of humour
@jonnyrocket3659
@jonnyrocket3659 4 жыл бұрын
Peter, you think your toffee nose accent and arrogant tone can influence any more ? You're done.
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