If its the one where Hitchens was appalled at being put on the same show as Brand, it was pretty hilarious.
Peterson, Harris, etc....
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If its the one where Hitchens was appalled at being put on the same show as Brand, it was pretty hilarious.
I'll check that out now. I actually think Brand would be a decent person to discuss drugs so could be interesting!!He had a stroke in 2016 and seems to have decided not to get involved in public discourse since.
He got married, had a kid and brought a farmhouse(I think), I like the guy but it's sort of clear he just really into trends rather than a concrete.
Peter Hitchens is a marvel. How someone can talk so much shite while sounding so confident while doing so, is something to be admired.
His car-crash, embarrassing clash with Matthew Perry on the subject (who isn't exactly a top intellectual) was pretty staggering to watch.
Hitchens is just a rent-a-gob for Little Englanders. The man thinks the Tories are so soft they might as well be socialists.
Hitchens really comes across poorly there. I don't have time right now to go digging through my old criminal law drug deterrence statistics but I might later.
I will add that often when we believe we're seeking deterrence through punishment, we are actually operating with a retributivist objective, even unbeknownst to ourselves.
Forever in your brother's shadow, Peter.
I will add that often when we believe we're seeking deterrence through punishment, we are actually operating with a retributivist objective, even unbeknownst to ourselves.
Forever in your brother's shadow, Peter.
My God, is this man for real? Being an addict isnt just a lack of willpower. What a tool.
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Is it though?
If I may respond to that with a video.
That's one of the most truthful statements ever made. It really is.
One of the most disgusting things about Brexit was this idea that 'experts' are so cock-sure of themselves. Which really made me question how many experts these people had actully met.
Troubling.
What resonated with me was that girl who said that she's scared to have a nuanced opinion. I actually shared that sentiment when I was at uni several years ago. It felt like some opinions were not allowed.
Hitchens has the audacity to call someone else 'smug'. What a pompous twat.
That was my first exposure to him and I have no desire to listen to him further.
Its the wave of the future on US campuses - shutting down all speech that doesn't conform to the authoritarian left's orthodoxy.
you guys get so wound up by college kidsdamn authoritatian left
the koch brothers literally decided which professors to hire at george mason
That's terrible.
The difference between him and his brother is pretty stark. Its like they were separated at birth and grew up in alternate universes.
Funny thing is Peter was a pretty big socialist in his early years, changed starkly as time went on though. He's almost interesting to listen to for how truly bizarre and arbitrary some of his opinions are.
The Republican party holds the presidency and both chambers of Congress
The Supreme Court just banned class action for workers who signed arbitration agreements.
Fox News is the #1 news channel in the US.
Sean Hannity is the #1 talk show host in the US
Sinclair owns the local news channels
Talk radio has been dominated for eons with conservative nuts like Limbaugh.
Koch brothers are firing and hiring professors at University at will, to suit their agenda.
Yet, it's the 'authoritarian left' who is trying to clamp down on free speech. Makes perfect sense.
The Supreme Court just banned class action for workers who signed arbitration agreements.
Fox News is the #1 news channel in the US.
Sean Hannity is the #1 talk show host in the US
Sinclair owns the local news channels
Talk radio has been dominated for eons with conservative nuts like Limbaugh.
Koch brothers are firing and hiring professors at University at will, to suit their agenda.
Yet, it's the 'authoritarian left' who is trying to clamp down on free speech. Makes perfect sense.
Yeah agreed. There's a certain entertainment value of listening to Peter. IIRC Christopher started out as a Marxist as well for much of his earlier days.
Its more of a college campus thing. The hard left has taken over.
My goodness I thought that Peter had a familiarity... had no clue that Christopher had a brother!
In light of that, what a disappointment. I found Christopher interesting to listen to. His brother, based on the 2 videos I've seen, definitely not.
The US has always had a shit taste in TV
In all seriousness, these things swing in roundabouts. The Dems will be back in the next 2-6 years.
I’d say given the above tweets, the Koch brothers are having a say in that.
There's an entertaining debate between both of them where they debate religion on YouTube. Christopher takes it a bit easy on him imo.
Unfortunately, I don't think their best efforts will make much of a difference. We're going to see many more instances like at Evergreen, Berkley and other places since there are groups who want to snuff out any sign of debate that doesn't conform to their views.
What do you mean by “unfortunately”?
I'm not talking about the bit of attempting to install preferred professors. They donate to quite a few Universities to balance out the hard left slant at most of them. However much they donate, its not likely they will succeed since most campuses are lopsidedly infested with leftist ideology to where alternate views that don't meet the orthdoxy aren't tolerated.
I can't imagine how anything would think "No Whites on Campus Day" is a good idea.
I can't even imagine what positives they think could possibly be achieved by that.
You used to have Walnut Creek as your location. How can you spell Berkeley wrong?
Also what examples are you talking about?
Despite what the perception was from the 1960s FSM, Berkeley's campus was nothing like that Evergreen article.
The two are linked though, are they not? It’s basically like lobbying congressmen.
I don't think they're doing it to provide 'balance' at all - they're doing it to further their own right-wing agenda. Again I don't see why it's unfortunate that they won't succeed considering they're fairly reprehensible figures.
A list of universities they’ve donated to, as well as a list of cases of rules infractions related to them.
http://polluterwatch.org/charles-koch-university-funding-database
Several South Carolina schools on the list. I was glad to see my alma mater isn’t one of them.
http://polluterwatch.org/charles-koch-university-funding-database
Several South Carolina schools on the list. I was glad to see my alma mater isn’t one of them.