I have set up this back-up account .@HitchensReal , after experiencing weird problems with my main account .@ClarkeMicah. These problems resolved themselves but I thought I should be prepared. So here I am. As proof of authenticity, I have followed this account and no other.
.@letha_hughes, yes especially my late brother's eloquence, dead, aim, sharp wit etc, deployed in supporting the Iraq invasion, which I opposed. Face it,you agree with him about God (we both know why) , and know little about him (or me) otherwise.
@Greg08889777412@ClarkeMicah His brother Christopher will always overshadow him… even in death. Must be difficult as a sibling, tbh. But Christopher’s eloquence, dead aim, sharp wit, and rational thought will always be celebrated — more so than (more) religious dribble.
But no, she didn't . @frederi21962339 Have you thought of resigning your citizenship on the grounds of being too ill-informed to exercise your civic responsibilities? I am sure there's a way. Or you could just not advertise the problem on social media.
2/2 .@bobhross. Also, discouraging privately-owned cars does not mean abolishing or banning all motor vehicles. It's compelling people to *own*a car by building a society designed around them that is the problem. Wasteful, inefficient, ugly, dangerous and unhealthy.
.@HitchensReal
"The trees are coming into leaf
Like something almost being said;
The recent buds relax and spread,
Their greenness is a kind of grief..."
Philip Larkin
.@billjeskar. Not sure about commonplace, but *much* more common than when I was last allowed in. I tend to think this development contradicts the view many westerners hold of Iran and of Iranians.
After styling himself as Jesus Christ and plastering his image across Washington like Kim Jong Un, now is the time for 'genuine alarm' over Donald Trump's mental state, PETER HITCHENS argues https://t.co/BZubUVkxBW
“Is it the case that what you want to see is the Israeli Army and the United States Army actually invade Iran?”
“Do you think negotiations with a regime as genocidal and sadistic as Iran…do you think that’s going to be effective?”
@ClarkeMicah and @realzoestrimpel debate the effectiveness of war in Iran.
@DavidTBTaylor@GChamberton@footballisshi@Daily_MailUS@ClarkeMicah "People really don’t want to be told that they have free will. Where they do bad things, or things they are a bit ashamed of, it is reassuring to believe that they have some sort of disease and can’t control their desires." -- Peter Hitchens
@ClarkeMicah One of the great philosophical questions of our times is why anyone cares about what Peter Hitchens has to say on any topic, and he still gets published. This is a real puzzle.
@HitchensReal An intellectual is a person who engages in critical study, thought, and reflection about reality, society, or complex ideas.
That’s you Peter.