Drolefille
PolyPanGeekGirl
And people here are choosing to strike up a conversation. *shrug* I fail to see how it matters much that no one here was invited to speak poorly of the dead. And the assumption that an invitation somehow absolves one from a distasteful action seems silly.Exactly.
That all sounds rather silly.
If he decided to strike up the conversation, it would be perfectly reasonable for those who found his comments disrespectful to say so, rather than inviting him on a program to express his opinion, and then wonder if it was perhaps in bad taste to do so.
Perhaps they don't. I'm not sure that Hitch was deserving of such disrespect while he was alive.
Regardless, someone who comes here and chooses to say whatever they like isn't really doing anything different than anyone else. Just because they speak negatively rather than positively.
And the more I read about him he seems to be on the one hand, quite a good force in the world for some things and on the other quite a negative force for others. Particularly in the last 10 years or so, I see what isn't rational thinking but is an unchecked reactionary and emotional response to the September 11th attacks. Which is a shame. I think he also misses the boat in lumping all religious belief in with the 'worst' of religion but I tend to have that issue with people who classify themselves as anti-theists. (Especially when it appears they have their own set of irrational beliefs as he did w/ regards to terrorism)
In short, plenty of things to praise or criticize for. I'm going to have to page through his book and see what I think.