Edward Said and Christopher Hitchens discuss Palestine [May 2001]
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In this rare recording, (probably the only one of the two together), Christopher Hitchens talks to Edward Said on all issues relating to Palestine and his 2001 book, Reflections on Exile.
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@cugal1613 2 years ago
Wish these guys were still around. We sorely need intellectuals of this calibre more than ever.
@michaeldeierhoi4096 2 years ago
This is a fascinating and revealing gem of a discussion. Thanks gor making this available.
@grateful65 2 years ago
Great minds together, makes magic happen! really enjoyed this, Rest in peace Edward Said and Christopher Hitchens🙏
@JaapVersteegh 2 years ago
Appreciation for art, music and reason is what can bring all humans together. You can feel it when you hear these gentlemen talk..
@Ioganstone 6 months ago
Kind of broke the classical liberal part of my brain when he essentially described systemic oppression as worse than terrorism.
@cheri238 2 years ago (edited)
I miss Edward Said and Christopher Hitchens so much.
Undoubtedly, two intellectuals and writers of great significance one may learn from.
RIP 🙏❤️❤️
I agree with Dr. Said about his views of the writer H.G. Wells. I always preferred Aldoux Huxley's "Brave New World."
Thank you again that one may hear their voices.
🙏🌎🌍🌏🌿🕊🎵🎶🎶💫✨️💫✨️💫
Undoubtedly, two intellectuals and writers of great significance one may learn from.
RIP 🙏❤️❤️
I agree with Dr. Said about his views of the writer H.G. Wells. I always preferred Aldoux Huxley's "Brave New World."
Thank you again that one may hear their voices.
🙏🌎🌍🌏🌿🕊🎵🎶🎶💫✨️💫✨️💫
@dorfmanjones 5 years ago
This was four months before 9/11. I think they broke their friendly relations over the American invasion of Iraq. It was sad that no reconcilement was possible, and then the further irony that both died prematurely, both from cancers.
@leonardmccannon3136 2 years ago
Edward Said is a voice who far too many people have not been exposed to. His dialogue here with Hitchens really highlight his intelligence, decency, and compassion. The world needs more of his ilk.
Hitchens here is the character I prefer to remember for the majority of his public life. It’s depressing to remember the one who later in life allowed himself to be seduced by fame and power of a pulpit inside the Bush White House. He went on to embrace views that his erstwhile friend Edward would have thought a sad and ignoble devolution.
He wound up giving the ideological defence of wars of imperialism as great crusades to defend western societies from the barbarism of Islamic jihad. He even tried to defend the use of water boarding , but let his vanity impair his brain long enough to agree to subject himself to said water boarding. Only then did reality re assert itself into his partisan imaginings.
Hitchens here is the character I prefer to remember for the majority of his public life. It’s depressing to remember the one who later in life allowed himself to be seduced by fame and power of a pulpit inside the Bush White House. He went on to embrace views that his erstwhile friend Edward would have thought a sad and ignoble devolution.
He wound up giving the ideological defence of wars of imperialism as great crusades to defend western societies from the barbarism of Islamic jihad. He even tried to defend the use of water boarding , but let his vanity impair his brain long enough to agree to subject himself to said water boarding. Only then did reality re assert itself into his partisan imaginings.
@mariamtarekarafat1058 5 years ago
Avid reader and fan of both. How the hell was YouTube hiding this from me? ❤️❤️
@uyuyuy99 6 years ago
Thank you so much for this upload! I never knew about this conversation. Bravo!
Edward Said and Christopher Hitchens discuss Palestine [May 2001]
buffalosoldier 96
153,474 views
In this rare recording, (probably the only one of the two together), Christopher Hitchens talks to Edward Said on all issues relating to Palestine and his 2001 book, Reflections on Exile.