Guest Peeves Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/16/idUS93097068120111216 Christopher Hitchens was as divisive as they come in print, but the news of his death has elicited a universal outpouring of grief and respect from the journalistic community -- and from some unlikely sources. Quote
Boges Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 I'm glad so many posters are upset about this drunkerd's death. Quote
DogOnPorch Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 Well, I think it is sad. The Marxist right-winger is a rare bird. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Boges Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 Well, I think it is sad. The Godless Alcoholic Marxist right-winger is a rare bird. FTFY Quote
Shady Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 Actually, I'm definitely disappointed. He was the only prominent intellectual athiest around. Quote
Bob Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 Well, I think it is sad. The Marxist right-winger is a rare bird. He was alright. Quote My blog - bobinisrael.blogspot.com - I am writing on it, again!
Guest Manny Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 I find the OP's statement "RIP" (rest in peace) to be rather ironical... Quote
Boges Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 I find the OP's statement "RIP" (rest in peace) to be rather ironical... Should be Decay and Nourish Worms in Peace Quote
sharkman Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 For someone with a highly regarded intellect, smoking and drinking himself into another cancer casualty doesn't seem that smart. Quote
The_Squid Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 Very sad day indeed. I didn't always agree with his writings and opinions, but he was always an interesting and engaging personality! And for those in this thread who are shitting on his grave... classless. Quote
kimmy Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 When Christians die, it's "part of God's plan". When an atheist dies, it's "an excruciating reminder of the consequences of unbelief." God is clearly too busy striking down unbelievers and helping Tim Tebow score touchdowns to do anything for the thousands of starving African children who die every day. Christopher Hitchens dies, #GodIsNotGreat becomes a trending topic on Twitter, and Christians respond with the grace and love with which they are so well known... proving Hitchens' point. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
guyser Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 When Christians die, it's "part of God's plan". When an atheist dies, it's "an excruciating reminder of the consequences of unbelief." God is clearly too busy striking down unbelievers and helping Tim Tebow score touchdowns to do anything for the thousands of starving African children who die every day. Christopher Hitchens dies, #GodIsNotGreat becomes a trending topic on Twitter, and Christians respond with the grace and love with which they are so well known... proving Hitchens' point. -k Oh my....so christian? Scroll to the last guy, @suckmyasiandick and the background wall paper he uses. Cuz nothing says Christian like blowjob wallpaper Quote
Guest Manny Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 Should be Decay and Nourish Worms in Peace You mean rot in peace? Why should there be "peace" at all, if there is only the void, absolute nothingness. Perhaps then, "Rot in Nothingness". Quote
Jack Weber Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 For someone with a highly regarded intellect, smoking and drinking himself into another cancer casualty doesn't seem that smart. Not the first time that's happened.... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Guest Manny Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 When Christians die, it's "part of God's plan". When an atheist dies, it's "an excruciating reminder of the consequences of unbelief." Here's one way to look at it. If there's no heaven, and you believed there was, when you die, oh well. Nothing anybody can do about that. But if there IS a heaven, and you disbelieved it, and spent your life rallying against it, well... down you must go baby... Quote
Shady Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 When Christians die, it's "part of God's plan". When an atheist dies, it's "an excruciating reminder of the consequences of unbelief." God is clearly too busy striking down unbelievers and helping Tim Tebow score touchdowns to do anything for the thousands of starving African children who die every day. Christopher Hitchens dies, #GodIsNotGreat becomes a trending topic on Twitter, and Christians respond with the grace and love with which they are so well known... proving Hitchens' point. -k More Christian bigotry from Kimmy, as usual. Forgetting of course the many Christian groups that held pray for Hitchens events ever since he was diagnosed with cancer. But why let facts get in the way of some good discrimination. Quote
sharkman Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 Not the first time that's happened.... Very true. In a way his death is a reminder that we all have our weaknesses. He was a mere mortal after all but he sure had a sharp mind. Quote
jbg Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 Well, I think it is sad. The Marxist right-winger is a rare bird. No. He was someone who learned over time and wasn't afraid to say so. I strongly disagree with his atheism but on balance he was a big man by being willing to admit he as wrong. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
Bonam Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 He was the only prominent intellectual athiest around. Quote
Jack Weber Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 Very true. In a way his death is a reminder that we all have our weaknesses. He was a mere mortal after all but he sure had a sharp mind. We are all failed,even when we are blessed with superior intellect... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Guest Peeves Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 Here's one way to look at it. If there's no heaven, and you believed there was, when you die, oh well. Nothing anybody can do about that. But if there IS a heaven, and you disbelieved it, and spent your life rallying against it, well... down you must go baby... Sorry, that's unlikely since G-D is a forgiving G-D and would obviously take great delight and find it hilarious to see Christopher's face when he approached the golden gates, flicking a but into the clouds and looking disgustedly at the ostentatious use of gold and peals when there was need for funding political and charitable sites. I'm sur G-D would sit down to pass a few moments asking Hitch what he thought of the current candidates for office in the USA, the EU turmoil, and just WTF was going on in Islam. BTW, lest it be missed, I'm an atheist and Hutch was near a god....... Quote
bleeding heart Posted July 23, 2012 Report Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) Sorry, that's unlikely since G-D is a forgiving G-D and would obviously take great delight and find it hilarious to see Christopher's face when he approached the golden gates, flicking a but into the clouds and looking disgustedly at the ostentatious use of gold and peals when there was need for funding political and charitable sites. Actually--and this is according to his closest friends, like Salman Rushdie and Martin Amis--Hitchens always had a deep, if sometimes contradictory, aristocratic bent, and adored the upper classes. It's why his political turnaround made sense; he was more at home staring at Paul Wolfowitz with dewy eyes, scorning the "potluckistas" in protest movements while he attended posh Vanity Fair soirees, insisting that he believed the charges of rape against Clinton because a woman who made the claim was "upwardly mobile" (only poor women lie about rape, you see ). And so on. A fairly sharp mind, and a formidably sharp pen...and also an elitist little dickwad. (Too soon? Nah.) But he could be an entertaining read, no question about that. Oh, I almost forgot....he was a rabid, total, complete anti-Zionist, right up till the end. A great many of his admirers are unaware of this, or, more interestingly, like to ignore it as a matter of convenience. Edited July 23, 2012 by bleeding heart Quote “There is a limit to how much we can constantly say no to the political masters in Washington. All we had was Afghanistan to wave. On every other file we were offside. Eventually we came onside on Haiti, so we got another arrow in our quiver." --Bill Graham, Former Canadian Foreign Minister, 2007
msj Posted July 23, 2012 Report Posted July 23, 2012 A great many of his admirers are unaware of this, or, more interestingly, like to ignore it as a matter of convenience. Yes, and others, apparently, also know d*ck about him too.... Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
bleeding heart Posted July 23, 2012 Report Posted July 23, 2012 Yes, and others, apparently, also know d*ck about him too.... I'm afraid I don't quite follow. Are you talking about me? Quote “There is a limit to how much we can constantly say no to the political masters in Washington. All we had was Afghanistan to wave. On every other file we were offside. Eventually we came onside on Haiti, so we got another arrow in our quiver." --Bill Graham, Former Canadian Foreign Minister, 2007
msj Posted July 23, 2012 Report Posted July 23, 2012 I'm afraid I don't quite follow. Are you talking about me? Apparently, yes. Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
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