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@jozefwoo8079

Ай бұрын

Hi Alex, if you are still interested in learning from this conversation, I do think you should have skipped to another topic quicker. That said, it was also clear that Peter was in an adversarial mode from the first second.

@joelabraham708

Ай бұрын

hmm, I _also_ actively dislike you, but that doesn't seem to be able to stop this site from constantly recommending your shit videos to me

@user-bm5zt6zu1k

Ай бұрын

Why you would entertain this pompous moron I do not know.

@EllieBanks333

Ай бұрын

I think when Hitchens got angry about the "what about alcohol" thing, Alex missed an argument. Alcohol is legal. We don't want people flying planes, driving buses, or doing brain surgery under the influence of alcohol. Why don't we already have a "testing" problem?

@GoodmanMIke59

Ай бұрын

I now recall the uncomfortable experience of your watching you, Alex, and will never watch another one of your videos again. You're a petulant and rude young man. ... I taught buttheads like you. You're the kind of young man I would ignore until I had to send him to the office. ... This was generally followed up upon by a phone call to the parents of spoiled children like you.

Ironically, Peter Hitchens succeeded at proving that you can have a complete mental health breakdown WITHOUT marijuana.

@pitmclord

7 ай бұрын

Smoking a bit would probably do him a lot of good

@davidsimpson7229

7 ай бұрын

@@pitmclord Personally, I think weed is often harmful. But yes, for him I’d probably agree 😂. Gotta learn to chill.

@d3rduck

7 ай бұрын

lmao

@MarcusCicero1

7 ай бұрын

This was clearly caused by interacting with a irritating millennial, not marijuana

@andralfoo

7 ай бұрын

@@davidsimpson7229 smoking anything is always harmful, but adults should have the agency to make their own mistakes

Imagine this grown man who, instead of saying “Sorry, Alex, can we move onto a different topic”, decides to have a full on tantrum 😂

@Fairburne69

7 ай бұрын

100% If he was so tired of talking about drugs after 30 minutes for example why didn't he just say, "I'd like to switch topics now. This one is boring." But instead he has a temper tantrum like a 5 year old child.

@tiyenin

7 ай бұрын

​@@Fairburne69You get that Peter wasn't actually "tired of the topic," right? That was his excuse, but it was clear that Peter just kept growing increasingly mad that Alex was bringing up salient points that he simply could not refute. This is what frustration (particularly with not being as smart as you'd like to think) looks like.

@unduloid

7 ай бұрын

The issue is that Alex pointed follow-up questions showed how weak Hitchens' answers are. Hitchens really hates it when he gets exposed like that.

@cesarvillalobos1692

7 ай бұрын

He did say it at the 11 minute mark. I think, however dislikable he is, he did say he didn't want to go on about it, at least once.

@finleylogie7288

7 ай бұрын

11:50 he said he doesnt want to go on about the subject

Thank god you shared this. He abused you, bullied you, and this is one of the most childish and immature explosions I've seen from an "intellectual" in maybe my whole life.

@cogitoergosum3433

Ай бұрын

I would hardly describe Peter as an intellectual. He sounds much more like a highly opinionated pompous ass.

@joecurran2811

28 күн бұрын

...You owe me a long letter of apology...

@markk_g

23 күн бұрын

pathetic fan boy over here is too dumb to see that Alex is a smug and pretentious dipshit with no background in the things he talks about and no credentials at all

@oo7tease

19 күн бұрын

Oh do shut up. He abused you? Bullied? Are you a 16-year-old schoolgirl? He clearly didn't like Alex and let him know. Alex has an imperious way about him, even condescending. He may want to look at Andrew Gold on how to conduct a respectful interview.

@d_no_allyn_86

14 күн бұрын

Yeah pretty pathetic.

47:40 I just skipped to near the end and thought that he was having an interview with a chair called Peter who had been lured there under false pretences.

@Plant_Based_Riffs

Ай бұрын

hahahahah

@sahnwhee

9 күн бұрын

This comment deserves way more likes. So funny 😂

@bradgrenier9035

9 күн бұрын

Lolllllll holy moly this comment is underrated.

@benbartelman

28 минут бұрын

"Every time I speak my opinion, you don't agree with me, and that is very tedious and makes me doubt your mental acuity" This fuckin guy

Imagine writing a whole book about how you support a war on drugs, being invited to talk about drugs, and then getting mad about being asked about drugs.

@Aussiesnrg

7 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing

@ragegaze3482

7 ай бұрын

yea and when hes asked questions on said book, he says he doesn't have to answer that because it was answered already in the book or in x blog. If you wrote the book or the blog you should be able to answer questions without referring back to them lol.

@snapgab

7 ай бұрын

​@@AussiesnrgLMAO it's gotten even dumber now that I'm watching the interview. He, in one breath, complains first about Alex asking him questions about this when his views about it are already well known since he has already written a book about it, but then complains about how nobody bought his book or even knew it existed! Just completely nonsensical, what a sad insecure excuse of a man.

@minkusmaz

7 ай бұрын

​@@ragegaze3482he is mad that no one gives a crap about his book, it's sadly transparent

@KraYarK

7 ай бұрын

I can respect someone not liking drugs, not taking them, or not wanting them to be sold in a black market. But anyone who supports a "war on drugs" it's just delusional and not to be taken off seriously in my opinion.

"1 minute would've been too long to talk about drugs." - a man who wrote a book concerning drug use

@Detroit_Smash

4 ай бұрын

Right ! 😂

@user-soon300

4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@steveshooter9010

4 ай бұрын

As if he said, " I wrote a book about it...enough said".

@adamsmith9184

3 ай бұрын

And Alex cleared the topic with him multiple times in advance 🥴 Old bastard

@user-nd5iv5bm2n

3 ай бұрын

he only wants to talk about it if its the propoganda being unchallenged. no intellectual integrity allowed.

Get this man a bong

I love how he grabbed the pillow and gently threw it back in the chair. English fury!

@Sirdixoncider

Ай бұрын

You’ve treated me with extreme….bad manners 😂😂

@teachoc9482

Ай бұрын

I thought he was about to start a pillow fight. Too bad. That would have been the best video of the year.

@dann_y5319

16 күн бұрын

LMAOOO

@grandepittore

7 күн бұрын

We call such a thing a cushion in the UK.

@brianlilburn9501

3 күн бұрын

@@grandepittore I stand corrected

Imagine he’d gotten Hitchens to sit back down after 20 minutes of arguing. “So… God. … Do you think he’d have decriminalised drugs?”

@user-nt4oy8cu1n

3 ай бұрын

Well played, Sir.

@john-ic5pz

3 ай бұрын

lmao 👍🏼 WWJD

@saintetienne755

3 ай бұрын

Bravo - would have been a peach

@maval4537

3 ай бұрын

lol!

@torstenheling3830

3 ай бұрын

Yeah. Can you imagine if Alex had sat down and said that? It would have been hilarious. All he wants to talk about is legalizing all drugs, and I’m not sure which ones; however, all I can imagine is marijuana because his focus was on marijuana. Marijuana has been legal for purely recreational purposes here in California for over 6 years (and is legal for purely recreational purposes in 20 other US States, like all of New England from New York up to Maine and several others), and I haven’t noticed the slightest change in society during that time. And I’m no Gen Z. I’m 65, and I frankly couldn’t care less about the topic. It’s a non- issue here and laughably boring and uninteresting. It would be like debating whether Irish Whisky should be legal. Okay, so what else is on the agenda?

I've never seen someone take so long to storm out of a room

@michaelmick6167

3 ай бұрын

really

@towag

3 ай бұрын

😂

@justinjones8583

3 ай бұрын

It’s because he likes to go in circles. Both physically and argumentatively.

@ablemad1

3 ай бұрын

reminds me of the Key and peele sketch :P

@JesseP.Watson

3 ай бұрын

Peter Hitchens basically saying: "I HAVE BEEN ABUSED, THIS IS MY LIVED EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO CONTRADICT THAT!" ...Now that is pretty ironic! 😂

The point wasnt "well alcohols bad too" the point is alcohol is completely legal and we dont see planes crashing all over the place because we dont breathalyze pilots every morning

@ackbooh9032

Ай бұрын

Absolutely. If Hitchens had been able to control his rage for a second, he could've seen why this was a real counter argument, made in good faith. Should've given it pause, and answered it, if it's so simple to answer

@Nigel068

13 күн бұрын

There is a difference actually, because alcohol is metabolised far more quickly than cannabis. THC remains in the blood stream for days after intoxication and it is far harder to predict the level of cognitive impairment caused by cannabis, based on a certain level detected in the blood than it is for alcohol. Basically if a pilot or surgeon etc takes a certain amount of alcohol a certain number of hours before reporting to duty, then it is possible to determine the number of hours after consumption by which there will no longer be any impairment due to the alcohol. That simply is not the case for cannabis.

@anthonyfrattalone9937

13 күн бұрын

Pilots are very frequently caught drunk. This has been a majory problem for decades. What a naive thing to say. Pilots have monstrous rates of alcoholism and people have died because of it.

@Nigel068

13 күн бұрын

@@anthonyfrattalone9937 Yep also pilots are high enough already, without them smoking weed!

@A_Stereotypical_Guy

Күн бұрын

But we do...

“I think it’s a very good example of my power of self restraint that I haven’t sworn at you.” Wow. Such an extreme reaction to something that he agreed to beforehand.

@simonvetter2420

29 күн бұрын

Two minutes before he basically calls Alex a moron

@jonnyhicks2076

17 күн бұрын

imagine swearing at an interviewer because he talked about a topic you agreed to talk about prior. Peter really comes off as pathetic in this interview

@caimilleengles9634

11 күн бұрын

Whatever “power of self restraint” Peter thinks he possesses failed to be displayed here. It is the actual self restraint shown by Alex that is especially remarkable.

"You're obsessed with drugs." -Guy who wrote a book about drugs. "I think you've behaved disgracefully." -Guy off screen because he stormed out after insulting the host.

@trumanfalkner3475

7 ай бұрын

The lack of self-awareness is truly embarrassing to watch. But I can’t look away. Was this an episode of the office?

@Si_Mondo

7 ай бұрын

​@@trumanfalkner3475 "The lack of self awareness...." is why I suspect that secretly, he's *still* a Trot, and all his lip service towards conservatism is just that; lip service.

@gsomethingsomething2658

7 ай бұрын

@@Si_Mondo Yes, interesting thought. You could be right.

@neptuneamaru5649

7 ай бұрын

I agree that Hitchens' off screen rant was unprofessional but if they really agreed to 1 hour then it's Alex's fault. He's the one interviewing Hitchens and he should change the subject every 10-15 minutes. Alex didn't do a good job of time management and that's on him.

@gsomethingsomething2658

7 ай бұрын

@@neptuneamaru5649 _"... but if they really agreed to 1 hour then it's Alex's fault."_ - But as clearly stated by Alex at the beginning, that _isn't_ what they agreed to.

This meltdown could have been avoided by a single: "Alex, I think I've grown a bit tired of this topic, would you mind if we moved on?" This just goes to show you it doesn't matter how intelligent or well-educated you are, if you don't know how to check your ego, you'll still find yourself behaving like a child every now and then.

@bishop222556

6 ай бұрын

Bingo.

@bubbacheese3929

6 ай бұрын

He kinda says that multiple times about how he’s board, how he’d like to move on, how he wasn’t prepared to talk about Portugal, etc… Plus the interview was only supposed to be an hour and it was 48 minutes on the one topic.

@patbau96

6 ай бұрын

@@bubbacheese3929 Yeah but if it was bothering him so much he could've just been more firm about moving on instead of throwing a temper tantrum

@scotttimbrell8632

6 ай бұрын

Could have been avoided by any awareness and decent questioning on Alex' part, also. Both are to blame.

@riccardo-964

6 ай бұрын

Easiest solution.

He is polar opposite to his likeable, charming, charismatic, funny, handsome brother. Who we all miss terribly.

@heads_together_crypto2422

Ай бұрын

Christopher Hitchens?

@lynnetteturner

Ай бұрын

@@heads_together_crypto2422 yes, the one and only 💛

@skepticalcentral8795

Ай бұрын

​@@heads_together_crypto2422 I'd assume so.

@Secularist5024

Ай бұрын

​@@heads_together_crypto2422Yes

@cezarjipa72

Ай бұрын

Probably.

Peter Hitchens could have said at any time: Enough about drugs, let’s change the topic.

@debbielondon1809

25 күн бұрын

A good interviewer would have backed off...seeing that it was GOING NOWHERE!!! The interviewer had not prepared properly.

@Nigel068

13 күн бұрын

He did, about 10 times actually!

@ralphinoful

10 күн бұрын

I think at around 10 minutes in, you could start to tell that Hitchens was getting a bit annoyed, but that was hard to catch. About 25-ish minutes in, he was off the rails, completely upset by it, and the conversation was going nowhere. I think Hitchens said at one point something along the lines of, "I mean, we can keep going on about this if you really want to." I don't think it excuses Hitchens' behavior. I think that Alex wasn't satisfied with Hitchens' counter arguments, but failed to see that he wasn't going to elaborate after that 25 minute mark. He should have swallowed it, accepted his non-answers, and moved on.

@SideshowBunit

9 күн бұрын

@@ralphinoful "we can keep going on about this if you really want to" and he did, so why be a lil rage piggy?

"So far, so good." The opener of a man ready to leave.

@fang_xianfu

2 ай бұрын

I dunno, his delivery of the line struck me as something his brother would've said. Christopher said a lot of that kind of thing, but it was usually in good spirits. Christopher said those things as jokes - Peter, not so much.

@cosmicmuffin322

Ай бұрын

Exactly. Christopher would have said it in jest. His brother oozes self-pity and childish petulance. Not to mention a repulsive lack of good manners.

@randomdaveUK

Ай бұрын

​@@fang_xianfuChristopher had a very different outlook on life to his brother. Without immortalisation in an afterlife one is very aware that you treat others with respect because this is it, why waste energy reducing others unless they themselves look set to cause harm to others. Peter thinks he's right, convinced of that, and obviously felt this was beneath him. From the start.

@TheAusugn

Ай бұрын

Thats what i was thinking too

@christinelouiseonpaper

Ай бұрын

“So far so good.” ….What a STRANGE first response to the opening of the Podcast?

If you took a shot for every sentence Alex got through without Peter shouting over him, you would be as sober as Peter wants the entire planet to be.

@afdave7

7 ай бұрын

Hahajaha!!!!

@JoshWiniberg

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@abrahamizek

7 ай бұрын

What a miserable lad he seems.

@smallestmikenike9261

7 ай бұрын

i will now be playing this with a dab pen

@validatedclassified2564

7 ай бұрын

The real question is, is Peter even sober himself?

Damn this guy loves the sound of his own voice. What an insufferablr geezer

This is a masterclass in dealing with an angry, irrational, and incorrect person. Alex, you handled this with grace, patience, logic, and correctness. I respect you tremendously for being kind while also standing up for yourself. Anyone, whether or not they agree with your positions on this topic or any topic should see that Hitchens was being cowardly and ridiculous. Thank you for posting this.

I like Peter's strategy of waiting until the EXACT moment Alex starts speaking to talk over him

@felixmerz6229

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, that was wild. Every single time, without fail, Alex waited for Peter to finish, give a small pause to be sure, inhale and Peter would cut him off immediately, often with mere grunting noises. Bewildering, really.

@Kay-kg6ny

7 ай бұрын

​@@felixmerz6229It was like something out of a cartoon

@iDrawWithPencils

7 ай бұрын

It's infuriating. I hate people that do this

@BaronSpamedi

7 ай бұрын

@@felixmerz6229 lol. Hitchens is a conversation hog. He does that all the time.

@ralaun2000

7 ай бұрын

And HE’S the one who continuously said that Alex was rude. Staggering in his unawareness.

Peter's problem is that he believes once he's explained his side of the argument you have to agree with him.

@jerrmhs

7 ай бұрын

What's weird is people are commenting as if Alex should just move on when he gives his answer. The whole point of an interview is to critique ideas and to see how they miss with other ideas

@hugo3627

7 ай бұрын

I think he is fine with not agreeing with him, he keeps reitorating "that is just my opinion". He just does not want his opinion to be challanged. Typical fake tollerance you see a lot, everyone is allowed to have their shitty opinions but you are not allowed to have a opinion about the opinion.

@BrendavonAhsen

7 ай бұрын

That's what we call a bingo.

@HeathB

7 ай бұрын

God , I got this exact feeling from him. "I've said my part, thanks for agreeing with me."

@juan_153

7 ай бұрын

@@jerrmhsI thought people did that when they engaged in polemics, or a debate, even dialogue, but not this back and forth arguing and calling it an interview. Correct me if i’m wrong

Don't get discouraged Alex, keep doing what you are doing! Your work is greatly apreciated!

Maximum Britishness on display here. The most excited and animated he gets is to rant over and over about how "bored" he is.

@joecurran2811

28 күн бұрын

😂

I've never seen someone voluntarily go onto a podcast who so vehemently does NOT want to have a conversation.

@for111

7 ай бұрын

By his own admission, slogged across London on a bike aswell to have said conversation he didn't want to have.

@misstrunchbull3953

7 ай бұрын

​@@for111really???😂😂is he mad?? Lmfao what a slag

@travtotheworld

7 ай бұрын

Kanye West on TimcastIRL.

@juststill_trying6883

6 ай бұрын

@@for111m

@anthony-kelly

3 ай бұрын

He is also doing it for free. Alex gets a lot out of it and Mr Hitchens gets nothing but an hour in the company of a entitled pseudo intellectual.

He writes a book about drugs, but thinks it's unreasonable to ask him about drugs. He starts being angry and rude after about 16 minutes of the interview, then accuses you of behaving badly. Unbelievable.

@justiceperhay8328

7 ай бұрын

Right? He writes books and articles on a subject that's so "boring" to him?

@algorithm007ify

7 ай бұрын

why keep going on about drugs........though...it was way too repetitive... He needed to move on

@travisbickle3835

7 ай бұрын

this tells you that you shouldn't read his book

@david2869

7 ай бұрын

Later he says he didn't want to spend 1 minute talking about drugs in the first place! So why agree to an interview?

@smilloww2095

7 ай бұрын

@@algorithm007ify Was it though? They only had 2 topics to discuss. Drugs and God. Also, even if it was too long, Peter could have simply said "Hey Alex, why dont we move on to the next subject, Im getting bored of talking about drugs all the time" Or something like this.

Alex, you earned so much respect from us all for how well you handled the situation!!! 💖🙏🖖

Tremendous patience and composure in the face of an ego run wild! Well handled Alex.

@christopher9727

Ай бұрын

. Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

Just imagine Peter Hitches angrily riding a bicycle with his little helmet and backpack.

@christopher9727

Ай бұрын

Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Holy Spirit Can give you peace guidance and purpose and the Lord will John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

@furiousinsects6386

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@matthewphilip1977

Ай бұрын

Little helmet's a bit personal. And how do you know that anyway?

@brentwhite9712

Ай бұрын

@@matthewphilip1977😂😂😂

@proudatheist2042

25 күн бұрын

RUDE! 😂

HAHAHA just the opening: Alex: “Thanks for being here!” Peter: “So far… so good…” Alex (thinking): what a f****ng weird way to say hi, but ok 😂

@ZekeMagnar

7 ай бұрын

First thought to cross my mind. Haven't watched the whole clip yet, but for some reason he sounded defensive from the jump. That's definitely not normal.

@alexlink4623

7 ай бұрын

@@ZekeMagnar eh, I think that's probably a fine, realistic view of affairs. No need to be unnecessarily positive. this might be a hindsight thing. That phrase on its own in this context is completely okay in my eyes

@getasimbe

7 ай бұрын

@@alexlink4623 Nah it's definitely defensive. Not only the words, but also the way he said them

@joerdim

7 ай бұрын

my thoughts too

@fahrenheit2101

7 ай бұрын

​@@getasimbehardly. Could easily be construed as just an endearing thing to say, jesting about the unlikely possibility of some sort of disaster, to, somewhat contrarily, show that you're not after anything like that, and you want things to be civil Actually wait that is a tad defensive...

I had to light up a joint to watch this, and I’m only halfway through! Don’t know if I’ll make it to the end :-(

your calmness is amazing, I would have resorted to stronger language fairly early in that exchange!

@christopher9727

Ай бұрын

.... Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

Storming out doesn't have quite the same effect when you stand there for 15 minutes arguing off camera

@PhaseControlDNB

24 күн бұрын

Exactly my thought :D If all he did was to just storm out it would have left him in much better situation now. Sure, still disrespectful thing to do, but he would have skipped 15 minutes of making himself look like a total A hole :D

In the literal first minute: Alex - " Thank you for being here" Peter: " So far, so good" That in itself should have been a MASSIVE red flag.

@ink7761

7 ай бұрын

to be fair to him he does often say that in his interviews. I remember a much more constructive conversation with Novara Media

@kil93

7 ай бұрын

He says it in every interview. The fact you dont know this shows how ignorabt you are of him

@firehot006

7 ай бұрын

Tries to start it off with a witty start like Christopher would have done, but fails.

@Feverm00n

7 ай бұрын

@@kil93honestly that doesn’t make it any less of a red flag lol

@johnmcway6120

7 ай бұрын

​@@kil93why wouldn't one be ignorant of some old goblin looking rude mf? Anything wrong with it?

Not to take away from the other interviews, but this was one of the most facinating videos I have seen on your channel!

The issue seems to be that Hitchens expected a more "typical" interview rather than a discussion-pushing-debate. I don't blame him for this misunderstanding, though he could have found out this is Alex's style by watching any 20 minute sample of a preexisting podcast episode. Perhaps to avoid mishaps like this in the future, the goal of having more of a back and forth should be outlined in the invitation (at least for those unfamiliar with your work)? It's a shame this happened the way it did.

@debbielondon1809

25 күн бұрын

Although it wasn't really a back and forth. Alex is like a dog with a bone.

@TobyPearce-lv9qj

5 күн бұрын

​@@debbielondon1809I really reccomend you watch some of Alex's other videos then. he does this with all he guests and I promise you he would have done exactly the same even if the guest was advocated for decriminalisation. In addition Alex had to keep repeating some of the stuff he said cause Peter just didn't listen and kept talking over him. Also Peter kept straw manning Alex cause he wasn't rly listening cause he kept talking over him forcing Alex to repeat his question otherwise his viewers would have critiqued his leniency

“Thanks for being here.” “So far, so good.” Already off to a tragic start. Man, what an absolute grump of a man.

@GucciButNotGuilty

3 ай бұрын

Foreshadowing irony

@jbrassic5434

3 ай бұрын

Yeah I clocked that too, that was brutally rude. What an entitled old prick.

@Aquascape_Dreaming

3 ай бұрын

I think the biggest struggle with Peter Hitchens is that he has become quite used to anticipating ambush, antagonistic journalism. That shouldn't be Alex's problem, though. If Hitchens has lost the ability to retain a sense of good will and benefit of the doubt, then it's time to hang up his hat and coat, and get out of the game. He can bang on about morality all he wants, but if he doesn't observe the milder courtesies (also under the morality umbrella), then he's no better than the thing he rails against. What a poor example and message this sends to young people, that you can expect the older men you look up to to look down on you with derision and suspicion, devolving into outright false accusation? Hitchens should be the one to eat an entire patisserie of humble pies, and apologise to Alex. It's obvious Peter has given up on life and society.

@the-coop

3 ай бұрын

I noticed that too and got 5k views on Twitter for saying so to him, but then people responded accusing me of helping Alex spin a narrative? I'm not biased in Alex favour, I have no idea who he is. I was biased in the favour of Mr Hitchens and still disappointed here.

@Aquascape_Dreaming

3 ай бұрын

​@@the-coopI don't really think anyone could accuse Alex of trying to spin a narrative, because every time he opened his mouth to speak, Hitchens cut him off and drowned him out.

Peter Hitchens: writes an entire book on drugs. Also Peter Hitchens: "omg how could you ask me to speak for an ENTIRE hour about drugs" ???

@mums_poop_sock

7 ай бұрын

He said a minute was too long.

@thekwjiboo

7 ай бұрын

​@mums_poop_sock I had to scratch my head when he was like "I've spent my whole life talking about drugs" then was offended that Alex wanted to talk about drugs.

@garymitchell5899

7 ай бұрын

@@thekwjiboo The kid admitted right at the beginning that the agreement was to speak about several topics in the interview

@t3hpwm3r

7 ай бұрын

@@mums_poop_sock I think that was one of the craziest counter points he made

@thekwjiboo

7 ай бұрын

@@garymitchell5899 sure, but that's totally different from the petulant "A minute is too long" complaint I was replying to.

Thank goodness you showed this, all he did was interrupt every time you spoke and he was a bad guest on this podcast and i’m amazed you were as calm as you were

you handled it so well its crazy

You should apologize to Hitchens for offending him and beg him for another interview. Tell him you want to talk about God. Then when he sits down, ask him, "When Jesus starts his thousand year reign, do you think he'll legalize drugs?"

@kamil.g.m

3 ай бұрын

funniest comment i've read in years

@user-mx9db3lr3z

3 ай бұрын

As a Christian, this is hilarious 😂

@shirarohfritsch

3 ай бұрын

😂

@pmeosullivan

3 ай бұрын

Excellent suggestion!

@randomlight1069

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

The fact that his very first words were "So far, so good." is just pure gold. He already sounds bored and passive aggressively "stand-off-ish", like he's just waiting for a reason to be pissed. 😂

@zacharycates5485

7 ай бұрын

You hit the nail on the head! He came in already wearing "I'm being attacked!"-tinted glasses, so everything he saw looked like an attack.

@yoyo-lf3ld

7 ай бұрын

His an old man lol its to be expected

@martingarreis

7 ай бұрын

​@@yoyo-lf3ldnope

@bigzed7908

7 ай бұрын

@@yoyo-lf3ld I've talked to old men about subjects we disagree on and I've had run ins with absolute tools and true gentlemen. This is just disgraceful, I agree with some of the things Hitchens is saying but God damn, way to go off the rails and not fight the argument. He seems like a person who's mad the world isn't going his way, grow up... And if I were Alex I wouldn't have been even closely as patient as him. Cheers!

@Nikolajnen

7 ай бұрын

@@yoyo-lf3ld exactly, probably dealing with chronic pain which makes him cranky too

Alex, you are doing really important work on your channel in showing that it is possible to use social media in KZread in a positive way, remaining calm, fair and respectful to people you disagree with, and seeking to remain honest and sincere. This is very important for our world. Please don't stop!

When he threw the cushion down on the chair, I thought a pillow fight was about to break out?!!!

@KattEyl

8 күн бұрын

That was a British pillow fight

Hitchens wants to call Alex rude but he constantly talked over the top of him and raised his voice, speaking down to him. 🤯 well done to Alex for remaining polite and calm.

@estellehebert5429

2 ай бұрын

Totally agree!

@octoBadger

2 ай бұрын

100% He misunderstood Alex, then spent several minutes berating him whilst not letting him explain. Alex showed superhuman restraint.

@waketp420

2 ай бұрын

​@@octoBadger Truly a teeth grinding moment. Alex is a better man than I. I would have told him to shut his mouth lol

@art-fw7ci

2 ай бұрын

I used to have respect for Hitchens, but that was pathetic.

@user-sf7kl9uh7k

2 ай бұрын

It's a shame Alex didn't introduce the concept that those who want to smoke cannabis do already, and legalisation is unlikely to increase the rate of consumption.

If anything could drive people to drink and drugs, it would be listening to Peter Hitchens.

@TheLemonsims

7 ай бұрын

I can’t stand the way he talks!!!

@moonandstars1677

7 ай бұрын

It’s pretentious and made worse by the whistling of his S’s.

@duderyandude9515

7 ай бұрын

I was smoking weed when watching this.

@fordcapri6288

7 ай бұрын

Pretentious arrogant toff

@fordcapri6288

7 ай бұрын

@@ellydian8145 i think you missed the point the interviewer was trying to make, in the portugese drug legalisation experiment "In the first five years after drug policy reform, use of illegal drugs rose slightly among the general population but fell again in the following five years" and that general crime declined during this period. Most likely making a correlation between criminalization leads to more crime. (Put simply). However it is likely imo we are certainly going to see an increase in crime here in the uk, but that will be more from an increased population, uncontrolled immigration, and conservative party that has destroyed the economy.

This is the longest, most proper, storm out of a room, that I have ever seen.

This is incredibly embarrassing for Hitchens. What a childish tantrum. Wow. You showed an incredible amount of patience with him, but he was nothing but completely rude throughout the entire conversation.

Primed from the start: "Thanks for being here". "So far, so good."

@dansands6363

3 ай бұрын

exactly what I was thinking. First words out of his mouth, and it was over before it even started

@fuhq6731

3 ай бұрын

absolutely hilarious

@johnjameson6751

3 ай бұрын

This is what performative outrage looks like, and it is hilarious to watch Peter Hitchins make such a fool of himself in this attempt.

@shortscenes9338

3 ай бұрын

Why was Hitchens there, though? He clearly did not want to be, and he clearly despised the young puppet.

@shortscenes9338

3 ай бұрын

@@johnjameson6751 He was afraid to leave. He kept trying to justify the act of leaving as if there were going to be some sort of judgement that might involve punishment. Don't you find that odd?

The way this man consistently cuts you off mid point, takes half of what you said, answers it badly, and then throws a tantrum about it is just astounding

@pawebudziak3517

7 ай бұрын

This was the most painful part of the "interview" to watch for me by far. Just let him finish the question once Peter, please.

@iemy2949

7 ай бұрын

Ya, some serous projection Peter was demonstrating calling Alex rude.

@mind5403

7 ай бұрын

I've heard him speak on talk radio, they used to have him on for about 20 minutes every week, he'd constantly interupt the presenter and just talk, he doesn't like to be asked questions or be challenged in any way. This is classic PH, he had no interest in listening to Alex and even less interest in having his ideas challenged.

@dralford1

7 ай бұрын

Peter Hitchens has embarrassed himself by exhibiting the most ill-mannered and ill-tempered behavior I've seen.

@obiwanduglobi6359

7 ай бұрын

@@iemy2949 Projection: the propaganda alligation was another example.

Following the introduction, I really just jumped ahead to see what the meltdown occurred over. Truly bizarre. You handled yourself exceptionally well in the face of his tantrum. It's abundantly clear that you (up until this interview, i suspect) had a lot of respect for Peter Hitchens, and I'm sure that exactly why you wanted to interview him on your podcast.

How did this man come from the same parents as the great Christopher Hitchens?

“Rude, incompetent, and extremely dishonest” Peter says, while berating you for simply asking questions. Wonderful projection. Alex, you did a fantastic job here.

@afdave7

7 ай бұрын

And Alex never left his chair. Even after being called a moron. I do not have that level of restraint. It's obvious Hitchens believes his opinions to be facts that ought not be questioned. And was offended that an interviewer would question his expertise. But I don't believe Alex was doing it to insult him. He was nudging him to consider a different opinion so as to have an exciting conversation. But Hitchens would have none of it. His ego is big and he was insulted. Very sad, indeed.

@rennnnnnnnnnnnn

7 ай бұрын

I feel that Peter was already in a strange mood and essentially anticipating the interview to go badly when he responded to Alex by immediately saying "so far so good" when Alex said "Thank you for being here". This experience was painful to watch.

@MarcusCicero1

7 ай бұрын

Not dishonest but could be considered incompetent. Alex's guest was clearly getting irritated going around in circles . Alex will learn from this and become a better interviewer

@scaryperi3051

7 ай бұрын

@@MarcusCicero1 It's not up to Alex to babysit his guests, it's up to them to not act like dementia patients--unless they actually have dementia.

@AdrianskiASMR

7 ай бұрын

@@MarcusCicero1 people usually go around in circles when no answers of substance are being produced

“So far so good” what an embarrassing man.

@shaneyule3484

Ай бұрын

yeah, what a comment.

@Michael-yu9ix

Ай бұрын

Why did he even do the interview? That alone was such a striking demonstration that he entered the interview with a massive bias towards Alex.

@DBuckyBoy

Ай бұрын

Was JUST about to type this lol. You can tell his attitude from the very start

"Lets see what they think about it" *Subscribed*

You stayed so respectful Alex, something I need to learn, respect to i

@debbielondon1809

25 күн бұрын

No he didn't. And sooo cold! Wow, I've seen other boring interviews with this man, and now I know why he's boring. He's like an unstoppable machine.

@insertnamehere8577

8 күн бұрын

@@debbielondon1809 then don't watch him???

@ymaaw3735

4 күн бұрын

Peter go back to your tweeting

You have the patience of a saint, Alex. I cannot even imagine being that polite, for that long, with that man.

@FreeXenon

7 ай бұрын

Right! I have not idea how people like him do not come out swinging and swearing up a storm.

@mbvurawn370

7 ай бұрын

He should not have taken all that. He should have told him I'm sorry u feel that way. It wasn't my intent to waste you time. But you can get the fuck out now. He does not need to sit there and take that man's tirade. Just agree to disagree and throw him out. Just one more example of why you should never meet your heros.

@l333ky

7 ай бұрын

What a pompous prick!! No wonder nobody listens to him.

@azuravian

7 ай бұрын

​@@mbvurawn370Peter Hitchens is someone's hero?

@v3g499

7 ай бұрын

Yeah honeslty i would have thrown the water on the table on his face

I always thought he seemed insufferable when debating his brother, but I attributed that to sibling rivalry. It would seem he’s more consistent than I gave him credit for.

@thedoctor.a.s1401

7 ай бұрын

Finally someone who understands

@hewasfuzzywuzzy3583

7 ай бұрын

He hates it when people don't agree to his point and stay focused on his point. He's of the type that if you're talking or arguing about a specific discourse; then stay on topic and don't change the subject so to speak about another already established issue. He's kind of got a point. But he doesn't state it clear enough I guess. Or at least in a way that gets it out there that he wants the interviewer or person arguing with or against him to stay on topic. Maybe there's something else. But I'm getting this vibe from this particular interview.

@DeaconShadow

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, he’s always been an obnoxious jerk. Like you said tho, it could have seemed more obvious when debating Chris. But when I looked in on other conversations people had with him he had that self satisfied arrogance far too many apologists possess.

@JonathanFitt

7 ай бұрын

Yes he’s always been an insufferable twat. I don’t think anyone would give his opinions the time of day were it not for his brother.

@Gee-xb7rt

7 ай бұрын

I feel like he could have been less of a boomer and stayed in his chair and demanded the subject be changed without all the drama. All I learned is he doesn't like Portugal and Alex.

"This isn't because you've got the better of me!" Says it all

I doubt you will ever read this but I would like to thank you for doing this. These conversations need to be had and it says so much that the only argument the anti-cannabis crowd can make is getting angry.

If my sole income consisted of getting 1 million dollars for any time Peter Hitchens ever says to anyone “I agree”, “You’re right” or “You have a point”, I would die in abject poverty.

@user-os9ge2we2b

6 ай бұрын

Alex was such a weasel

@helmanticus8624

6 ай бұрын

@@user-os9ge2we2b Even if that were true, it would still be irrelevant to my point.

@MensHominis

6 ай бұрын

⁠@@user-os9ge2we2b People questioning other people’s claims in a calm manner tend to have this supposedly “weasely” effect on those who blindly follow said other people.

@crawford1083

6 ай бұрын

One of the many virtues of @ClarkeMicah is he is not a fence-sitter or a lame-arsed liberal or "cuck-servative" as my 26yo son refers to fence-sitters and "oh yes you have a good point there" merchants. On drugs, few have better overall perspective than @ClarkeMicah, so AO'C's attempts to justify places where legalising or decriminalising have b een a "success" wi be pointless. To his credit AO'C has done a vid on Christopher Hitchens and his bullshittery that so many leftoid cream their jeans over...

@amicellnandan3245

6 ай бұрын

@@user-os9ge2we2b Explain it then? Bet you wont

I am blown away at how disrespectful, and childish that man was. you handled that awkward situation way better than I would have.

@nizzie16

7 ай бұрын

He’s a spoiled child, unhappy with himself and his life. Just listening to him whining that his book didn’t get the praise he thinks it deserves explains Hitchens entire personality. The thought that the book was maybe just rubbish doesn’t even occur to him.

@PrivateSi

7 ай бұрын

Have you never read his columns or seen him on TV before? When he's not angry, aggressive and insulting he passive-aggressive, fuming inside and still just as insulting. He occasionally adopts a Libertarian stance on the odd issue but is basically a full-on Conservative D*CKHEAD... Authoritarian nutjob with more in common with Commies than Libertarians and Liberals. The more Conservative you are the more joy & jobs you want banned, and the more kids beaten, and prisoners executed. Nasty moronic NANNY-COP STATIST.

@HillbillyYEEHAA

7 ай бұрын

Too busy thinking he's superior. He's very stuck in his ways of thinking

@YingGuoRen

7 ай бұрын

He is a notorious contrarian. If there were a massive Christian revival in the UK he would become an atheist. If there was a sudden surge in social conservatism he would advocate for liberalism. He believes in nothing beyond holding unpopular opinions.

@ANPHKI

7 ай бұрын

To be fair, I kind of get where Peter is coming from here. An utter drab of a "debate", or a "conversation", or whatever you want to call this. I would be bored off my noggin, if I had to sit there reiterate this sort of base level back and forth on a subject being trodden through many times, more articulately and with better prepared opiners on the issue. I am certainly not for legalization of harmful drugs as a policy myself, but that is neither here and there. The point here, is that Alex O' Connor really missed the mark and did not capitalize on an opportunity to have a fruitful and intellectually challenging conversation with one of the better pundits and political opiners of our time.

Calm and professional even when arguing ❤ You're my new favorite Philosopher

Great interview 👍

God, I miss Christopher Hitchens every time I see his pompous grating little brother

@stevenaustin8274

7 ай бұрын

Yes Christopher’s dumber brother ! he’s lived off the fame of his sibling for many years now

@barnaclefelching4079

7 ай бұрын

Imagine if he'd been around for the last eight years, what a colossal loss

@nachtschimmen

7 ай бұрын

So do I; why so much attention is paid to his halfwit ur-conservative, ultra religious and stupid brother remains a mystery to me. I always thought he was an idiot.

@BruceWayne-ri4wr

7 ай бұрын

His brother was a godless piece of crap Peter hitchens is a very stoic Christian man which is what all of the people in the West used to be we need more men like this not this pompous little borderline homosexual guy like Alex who's literally a beta male extreme we need men Peter hitchens is a man He's an old school Englishman the way England was when they conquered the world we need men like that back

@Dylan-co2cl

7 ай бұрын

Christopher was a condescending up his own arse prick, too.

Repeatedly, loudly saying "you're being very rude to me" whilst simultaneously talking over you every time you even attempt to start speaking in reply for 15minutes straight, has to be some sort of attempt at the world record for irony.

@resir9807

7 ай бұрын

And that was just his warm up "You've abused me" "It's a good sign of my self restraint that I haven't actually sworn at you" 🤡

@mism847

7 ай бұрын

@@resir9807 He isn't swearing in this heated moment? What a paragon of patience... oh wait, he's throwing a tantrum!

Ironically, a small toke on a joint may have mitigated this complete mental breakdown and buffoonery... Man came back into the room and went full "You sly dog, you got me monologuing!" Realized he had embarrassed himself and stayed for so long, desperately fishing for Alex to say or do something that would justify his outburst, and he got absolutely nothing.

Thank you for your integrity and respect, Alex.

He strikes me as somebody who simply wants to tell people what he thinks, but isn't interested in explaining why he thinks it.

@Elxroid

2 ай бұрын

@@mentalminority id like to think so otherwise how would he have got here?

@ConDuiler

2 ай бұрын

At a certain point of intellect, You can not reason with stupid people. You will explain to them exactly. And then they will say the same thing in a different way, Forever. Hitchins is beyond this man. Alex is like a politician, he knows how to sound a certain way, I bet he got flying colours at university yet didn't understand a single thing. He's like some posh nepo baby standing up in the Oxford union explaining a weak point in a 7000 word essay in the world's most posh accent, sipping whiskey.

@jimnz8402

2 ай бұрын

​@@ConDuiler Totally agree, initially I skipped to the part where Hitchens storms out and I got a negative opinion of him, but then I went back to listen to the whole interview and that changed my entire mind. Alex O'Connor is clearly smoking something (not that there's anything wrong with drugs - in case that triggers someone), but that pattern is always the same for people on drugs. It's all they can talk about. The only mistake Hitchens made was that he agreed to this interview. Alex O'Connor should apologize to everyone when he realizes he wasted such an opportunity.

@ConDuiler

2 ай бұрын

@jimnz8402 Hitchins may come off as a pompous, narcissistic belligerent at first, How you come off is irrelevant. He's correct, highly intelligent, Refined. You can't just fire off questions at this man as if you're in some A level secondary school class, Half these questions are almost so ignorant and thoughtless he's borderline insulting hitchins the entire interview. It's like inviting a world class snooker player to a game of charity snooker and you put him up against some guy from the pub.. the high level snooker player will come off as a pompous arrogant arcehole but why the fuck would he be happy with this situation, You've wasted his time and humiliated him.. He's not going to sit there and teach someone how to play snooker when you've got him here on the pretense of taking part in a charity match. You want hitchins to educate you? Maybe try reading his books cover to cover for a start.

@55north17

2 ай бұрын

Is he not telling what he thinks because he was asked what he thinks?

It’s amazing how Alex is able to keep his cool during Peter’s awful rant. He called him rude, incompetent and extremely dishonest. What a prat.

@MarcusCicero1

7 ай бұрын

He was going around in circles on the drug subject. It was boring me as well. Interview a cranky old man and get a cranky old man. I find millennials irritating as well

@jazzman2516

7 ай бұрын

You can tell his mindset was off going into the discussion with “so far, so good”. Utter git. 😂

@CommanderCodyChipless

7 ай бұрын

​@@MarcusCicero1if you watch closely, Alex didn't even get to the meat of the point he was trying to get across. I was listening to him try to cross examine the laws and the cultural shifts of something like tobacco and alcohol as well as marijuana. With all of the interruptions from Hitchens, Alex didn't even touch the subject that Hitchens FIRST brought up in his opening where he said that marijuana has correlation that enough damage us already done that is doesn't even need to be counted as a gateway drug. Which, as a viewer I was very curious on that challenge from Alex.

@louisrobertbrown

7 ай бұрын

​@@MarcusCicero1Alex is from gen z (he was born in 1999)

@MarcusCicero1

7 ай бұрын

@@CommanderCodyChipless I thought Peter explained it quite well. That is the danger of Marijuana shouldn't be diminished by classifying it as a gate way drug. Hitchens certainly should have been more patient whith the interviewer but the older you get the less tolerant you get with stupidity, real or perceived,

'I'd like to move on.' 'We only have an hour, so let's not get bogged down.' 'I think we're going around in circles now, let's talk about something else.' No, what I see here is someone who reached the end of their tether listening to a contrary point of view and chose the least useful or professional way of expressing that.

@NZealandKiwi

Ай бұрын

'You just got bored because I have a contrary point of view' No, it's because he kept going round and round in circles and doesn't know how to conduct an adult interview.

@Sbock86

Ай бұрын

11:30 he gave him a 30 second warning. This was organised as an interview and ended up a debate with Alex trying to impose his views. False pretenses.

Good work, Alex, thank you; I watch you religiously.

"youre obsessed with drugs" "youve not read what ive written about drugs". 😂😂😂

@tomkissel6307

2 ай бұрын

"I read your work" five minutes later "you didn't do you homework, if you'd read my book", "I read your book". Five minutes later "if you'd read my book!" "I read your book", five more minutes later "if you would have just read my work", "I read your work"...

@fang_xianfu

2 ай бұрын

I somewhat feel like Hitchens has no idea what he's even doing the interview for. He wrote this book, but he repeatedly says he doesn't think people will care about his opinion, that he doesn't have any influence, that even if he did, the audience's changing their mind wouldn't cause any substantive change... so why did he write the book and why did he agree to the interview?

He knew this was going to look bad for him. If I thought I was mistreated by an interviewer I would not have a problem with them airing it, unless I thought I also was at fault. His line about “don’t think you’ve bested me” was the most telling. He definitely felt bested.

@PeteJohnMcGarvey

7 ай бұрын

100%. If I thought I was mistreated by an interviewer, I would be *demanding* it aired, not telling him not to. The ‘feeling bested’ comment was indeed extremely telling.

@lewreed1871

7 ай бұрын

In my addled haze, I read "felt bested" as "self bested". He really did outdo himself!

@lemonynora

7 ай бұрын

@@PeteJohnMcGarveyyeah he was definitely bested. And I thought Alex was going soft here. Peter was very unprofessional here there would have been way better ways to move on from this topic than him standing up and doing 15 minutes of personal insults and a hissy fit

@mpayson

7 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly. That was a clear concession of defeat, even if he didn't intend it that way.

@hive_indicator318

7 ай бұрын

"I'm definitely not mad. Don't put in the papers that I'm mad" lol. Dril's tweets are useful so often

I love that look on Alex's face at the end.

I think Mr. Hitchens thought you had decided on an hour interview; 30 mins on drugs and 30 on religion. When the conversation on drugs went well past the 30 min mark, he perceived that he was being grilled about his view on drugs.

"I don't like you" "That's fine." Alex, you are literally the most agreeable person ever lol

@leoskyi

7 ай бұрын

Agreeable yes but mostly professional

@mathiasrennochaves3533

7 ай бұрын

That was cold blood as hell lol... But he is actively debating every guest in the most confrontation way. It seems very difficult to see how someone extremely agreeable would do that.

@leoskyi

7 ай бұрын

@@mathiasrennochaves3533 "...debating every guest in the most confrontation way." Hmmm are we talking about Alex O'connor ?

@mathiasrennochaves3533

7 ай бұрын

@@leoskyi wouldn't you say so? Point me in one interview that he didn't repeatedly challenged the beliefs of his guest even when he agreed with him.

@leoskyi

7 ай бұрын

@@mathiasrennochaves3533 playing devils advocate is not what I would call being confrontational. But I see what you mean now

“You’re a propagandist for drug legalization” I’ve literally never even heard Alex talk about this subject before, lol

@erwinh7175

6 ай бұрын

And it appears you as a listener have now been demoted by Peter as a "druggy friend."

@BumboLooks

17 күн бұрын

Well now you have galaxy brain.

The irony of this being the second most viewed of your videos, very close behind top 1!

@migbham1

Ай бұрын

I think that would be more poetic justice. Not at all irony. It would be ironic if it wasn't expected.

@Sadiquecat

Ай бұрын

​@@migbham1 Makes sense! In French we have a saying "l'ironie du sort" which would translate to "the Irony of fate". I interpret that as a sort of "karma". Doesn't want it to be published and it becomes one of the most successful publications, there's some "contradictory to his expectations". Expectation here being "I expect of you" a will, not a prediction. But poetic justice maps on really well and is more straightforward! Thank you 💜

@migbham1

Ай бұрын

@@Sadiquecat I LOVE the French saying you just taught me. I consider fate to be tantamount to destiny, which is inevitable. The irony of the inevitable... There's really no way that Alex could've not published this content, even if based solely in the certainty that he would need to protect his own reputation and character against the near-certain assaults that would be coming from his guest. In other words, Hitchens continued with each word and rant to more certainly guarantee the publication of his tirade, ironically, through the manner in which he protested the publication. 😁 I hope that you're having a lovely weekend and, if you celebrate Easter, and happy Easter.

Votre patience vous honore.. beaucoup n'auraient pas tenu.

His rudeness is astounding. I had a passive increased respect because he had the hitchens name, but I was terribly mistaken. He plays victim immediately after being uncomfortable, and in accusing you of manipulation, manipulates you and us, the audience. It's like he was trying to find drama. Like he was waiting for anything that he could twist into being a slight against him.

@Gee-xb7rt

7 ай бұрын

He doesn't have any respect for Alex, it was off to a bad start from there, he is obviously a "respect has to be earned" boomer.

@Loots1

7 ай бұрын

Respect is earned not given out by last name, you dont sound very wise

@theunclejesusshow8260

7 ай бұрын

He became totally abrasive towards any true gentleman like questions Alex asked

@lenbones7940

7 ай бұрын

when are these old boomers gonna learn that we all know things are the way they are everywhere due to the terrible choices and actions of there generation and most if not all current strife is still caused by them not getting out the way but doubling down on there awful ideas .. we were taught to respect our elders but when we've come to realize such a large age group are and have always been nothing more then pompous asses who think there opinions matter when there lifes have been spent just talking like they know better and being I favor of laws and bans that show how little real world experience or thought has been used... they should all just start wearing white wigs so they'd look exactly how they sound and at the very least the value of us enjoying there mockery might count toward the net negative to the world they've thus been..

@jaebird3077

7 ай бұрын

I didn't even know Hitchens had a brother. I had never heard him talk and he certainly didn't leave a good impression on me with this discussion.

The first thing that came out of his mouth was "so far, so good" when you thanked him for being a guest, so he was already in a bad mood for whatever reason.

@tonig2255

4 ай бұрын

I would like to have seen the pre-interview to observe if there was any malice between Peter and Alex.

@Dynan117

4 ай бұрын

He's always in a bad mood.

@SoldierOfChrist8

4 ай бұрын

Thought so too but if there was any issues preinteview, he would have mentioned it in his rant

@roxburgh1462

4 ай бұрын

Defensive from the word go because he knows he can't hold an argument unlike his late lamented brother.

@Milliardo66

4 ай бұрын

Probably fell down with his bike on the way

peter hitchens, the absolute opposite of his brother Christopher. Thank you for showing the whole interview.

I liked Hitchens before this. I am a lifelong Christian and have never done drugs in my (besides a few drinks). Your handling of this situations was very thoughtful and professional Alex, thank you for that good example.

@sammyseagull

27 күн бұрын

alcohol IS a drug.

@ThomasJ502

10 күн бұрын

@@sammyseagullthat’s why he said beside a few drinks

@Benjamin-om3ih

9 күн бұрын

​@@sammyseagullthey said that.....

I love how he critiques your lack of self-awareness and then persists to be the most unself-aware person I have watched in an academic setting.

@boliussa

6 ай бұрын

He is old enough that he is just being himself and not moderating for what other people think. He had his own presuppositions about the discussion.. He was getting annoyed and I think maybe the interviewer was oblivious to it 'cos the interviewer is just so relentless with his digging deep philosophically.. I don't think PH gave that many signs that he was getting annoyed, 'cos he always sounds annoyed!

@auchalickallegheny1561

6 ай бұрын

Lazy criticism and not relevant

@ReverendDr.Thomas

6 ай бұрын

What was the location of the interview?

@bluemeriadoc

6 ай бұрын

there was literally nothing but astonishment on Alex's face when he found out he was extremely boring. so I guess they're both self-unaware

@boliussa

6 ай бұрын

@@bluemeriadoc Well, in fairness, Peter's replies could have sounded like he was interested! He didn't really sound bored. Alex might be boring to most people but not to his audience. Look at Chomsky, Chomsky has a huge audience despite being unbearably boring to any normal person or even abnormal person!

This is so weird. He complains that his views on drugs have been suppressed with hostility and then he gets annoyed because you make him talk about his views.

@HornedGod66

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I wonder if the guy has personal issues going on.

@jonas6120

7 ай бұрын

He could use a few puffs to calm him down

@SundayMatinee

7 ай бұрын

He wants to express his views WITHOUT being challenged. Hence, his frustration because life just doesn't work that way.

@dawnkeyy

7 ай бұрын

"My views won't change anything" I'm not through the whole trainwr... I mean, interview yet, so idk if Alex does ask him, but I'd like to know why such a cynical nihilist bothers to write books or take interviews on the subject then. Who's "the obituary" for?

@Domesticated_Ape

7 ай бұрын

@@HornedGod66 as soon as he kicked the interview off with “so far, so good” I thought he probably has some personal issues 😂

Come back to this for a laugh from time to time

I’m sorry you experienced that Alex. I’m sure that hurt a lot to be accused like that

Peter Hitchens: "You're obsessed with drugs" Also Peter Hitchens: *writes an entire book about drugs*

@viekent

6 ай бұрын

😂

@NPC-bs3pm

6 ай бұрын

@@deletereddit1102 I think Hitchens hated the death of the culture -- he said in this interview to paraphrase "there was a time I thought i may have influence' This was a LONG drug discussion 😆

@CaptainDarrick

6 ай бұрын

Yes, and a man can buy his book or not ? He can also choose to read it when and where he wants ..An interview is NOT the same thing . I could never have endured 40 mins of drugs debate ..( or indeed most subjects ) . Peter can talk about many things with his vast life experience ..yet being pinned down on drugs for 40 mins was more that anyone ( me included ) could bear

@JimDuggan-tq2lv

6 ай бұрын

@@CaptainDarrick "yet being pinned down on drugs for 40 mins" Maybe because he has zero clue about drugs having never tried any of them and never hanging in circles where use is common place. Also he's not working class he's an archaic posh git who is nowhere near the quality of man his brother was.

@user-oj8uu9oy7l

6 ай бұрын

​@@deletereddit1102your so twatty 😊

I like how, even in spite of the disagreement, he still gave you the full hour he promised. 40 minutes of drug debate and 20 minutes of him throwing a hissy fit. The man cares about the algorithm

@resir9807

7 ай бұрын

Truly, he was so boring for the first half that he decided he had to make up for it in the second, and he delivered

@jassonsw

7 ай бұрын

@@resir9807 In spades 😂

@NR-py3to

7 ай бұрын

Even in the first 40 minutes the lesser Hitchins was rude, answering questions before they were finished, and misconstruing points made to him. I can see why he's not taken seriously

@calimar41

7 ай бұрын

@@NR-py3to He turned hypocrisy into a form of art, really.

@crazydragy4233

6 ай бұрын

Anyone pointing that the rant started only 40 minutes in must be less sensitive than me, I raised my eyebrows at the derailment before the 30 minute mark of the video

Alex, you were brilliant and so dang patient!! Peter was ridiculous!

I simultaneously respect him for not making a much worse scene out of this, but also find his self entitledness and the whole tantrum ridiculous.

Alex: *tries to say literally anything* Peter: *interrupts with stupid accusations and stuttering* The irony of this man-child saying that Alex is being rude is mindboggling.

@justoalejandrogonzalez5097

7 ай бұрын

The interruptions were the things that most amazed me. I'm thinking about seeing it again and counting them.

@davidrice6224

7 ай бұрын

Christopher clearly got all the charm and charisma - Peter was sadly left with nothing. Hopefully this video will make him crawl up his own a$$ and disappear.

@whysocurious7366

7 ай бұрын

If you took a drink every time he interrupts, then you would not be able to watch the whole interview.

@blackbelt2003

7 ай бұрын

I think this was bad on both sides. Peter Hitchens was clearly in a disagreeable mood to begin with and made ad-hominem attacks repeatedly, whilst Alex kept circling the interview back and forth after the subject had been exhausted, making it more like a debate without a moderator than an interview, which clearly made Hitchens even more annoyed. Neither man would agree on any of the topics, but countless productive interviews have been completed in the past despite that. A good interviewer and a good subject don't have to agree, but if it devolves into a point-scoring argument like this in which no-one wants to be the bigger man and move on, it's unrecoverable.

@davidrice6224

7 ай бұрын

@@blackbelt2003 the war on drugs is Hitchins game, and he agreed to it being one of two subjects he was prepared to discuss. If he didn't want to talk about it, as apparently he didn't, then don't agree to it. And if he'd actually let Alex speak it may well have been done in 20 minutes. Alex bears absolutely no responsibility for this, but Htchins has shown himself to be an absolute man-brat.

Hitchens was utterly insufferable, like a small child having a tantrum, interrupting, complaining and so on. Utterly rude. Angry man. Alex, you came across well. He came across terribly.

@SchgurmTewehr

7 ай бұрын

I have never seen a child with such awful behavior.

@willgriffin366

7 ай бұрын

Just like Christopher

@Earthad23

7 ай бұрын

He doesn’t like smug young arrogant know it alls.

@cliveadams7629

7 ай бұрын

Sadly I cannot help thinking that the wrong brother died. Oh well, it is what it is.

@SumriseHD

7 ай бұрын

Usually when someone says stuff like "a small child having a tantrum" it's a bit over the top. It isn't here.

I am laughing so loud, this 20 minutes exchanges is hilarious! You guys seem to enjoy talking to each other so much that you both coudn't stop repeating the same things over and over to each other for 20 minutes ! 😂 And at 56:00 "It absolutely didn't flow!" The way he said it just killed me 😂😂 Thank you for this joyful time! 😂

WOW, just finished the last part, i dont have your patience friend

Love how he accused you of not listening to him while he interrupted and presumed the whole time. You are such a great example of patience and curiosity. Thank you!

@marioluigi9599

7 ай бұрын

Yes Hitchens did go over the top, but I actually understand why he got so angry over it. The subject hit a real nerve in him and you should appreciate that, rather than just calling him a loony. Now Alex has an interest in the subject because he is a drughead himself, but he KNOWS that Hitchens absolutely despises drugs and what they do to society. It was because of the decency of his manners that he stayed there for 45 mins enduring Alex interviewing him about drugs, waiting relentlessly for the topic to move on. Really, he would have much rather only spent 5-10 mins on it. No more than that. So I get how it frustrated him. Alex was just being relentless for him

@marioluigi9599

7 ай бұрын

I think Alex should have known better and not caused an elderly gentleman to become so aggravated over this crap. Hitchens is really bitter about the subject, because like he said, he highly regrets having wasted years of his life on it. Alex, having read his books, knew that and should been more respectful to him by swiftly moving on with the subject. He DEFINITELY shouldn't have tried to spend a whole hour on drugs with somebody who is so resentful against them. Just because Alex is a drughead, doesn't mean he should use Hitchen's time to make arguments for drugs and to try to convert more people to becoming drugheads. That's really what made Hitchens angry. I get it. It was insolent that his time was abused in that way by Alex for his own druggy motives.

@stevewebber707

7 ай бұрын

I get the impression that to Peter, listening becomes equated with agreeing with him. At least in his head.

@MenchieExtrakt

7 ай бұрын

@@marioluigi9599”elderly gentleman” 🤓

@MenchieExtrakt

7 ай бұрын

@@marioluigi9599Alex told him the interview topics beforehand. Peter wrote an entire book about anti drugs, so clearly it’s a topic he wants to talk about. So it’s weird for you to say that Peter wouldn’t want to discuss this topic.

Hitchens: writes book about subject Also Hitchens: gets mad at anyone who wants to discuss that subject with him because the subject bores him

@zeroglitch1310

6 ай бұрын

Hitchens: Writes book about subject Man: Reads book and disagrees with his point Hitchens: You obviously didn’t read my book. Otherwise you’d agree with me.

@jessiebrinklow1595

6 ай бұрын

​@@zeroglitch1310 Absolutely right he is bored with himself. Peter Hitchen is unbelievably arrogant. Reminds me of another pain that I know personally who is just completely impossible to talk to.

@sirhumphreyappleby6498

6 ай бұрын

@jessiebrinklow1595 - hate to tell you, but Alex is also unbelievably arrogant. Hitchens is a bellend, but Alex did want to interview him. He should have taken the hint about 15 minutes in that Hitchens did not want to discuss drugs. Alex didn’t mention the book, Hitchens did. When he said “he’s made his arguments in his book, this isn’t the venue to discuss them and people can read the book if they want his opinions” should have been Alex’s cue to move on. But no, we had to listen to follow up after follow up, including the inane Portugal thread. I can’t stand Hitchens, but when Alex went to Portugal, it was clear he had an agenda and he wanted to press it. His passive-aggressive, smug attitude tells me he knew exactly what he was doing. Did Hitchens handle it well? No. But Alex is not blameless here.

@sbeast64

6 ай бұрын

It makes no sense whatsoever. Maybe he just realised he was losing the argument?

@zeroglitch1310

6 ай бұрын

@@sirhumphreyappleby6498 that’s not arrogance that’s being an interviewer. You know what I do when I’m having a conversation I don’t like? I change the subject. Or let the other adult I’m talking to I’m done talking about it. I don’t sit there and fume until I can’t take it anymore and explode at the interviewer

Alex's jim from the office look at the camera at the end😂