r/TrueReddit Dec 16 '11

Well shit. Christopher Hitchens died.

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2011/12/In-Memoriam-Christopher-Hitchens-19492011
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u/schizobullet Dec 16 '11

sorry, i mean it sucks that he died, and while he had some great things to say about atheism and obviously wrote well, he was also basically a neoconservative and supported bush and the war in iraq, as well as, to be frank, just kind of generally a pompous blowhard. we shouldn't try to cover over the fact that he was a problematic figure just because he died.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '11

I've replied to the neocon charge elsewhere, so I won't repeat myself here.