Peter Hitchens vs Matthew Perry: "I've Never Watched Friends...I Offer My Sympathies" 

Yes. I quite like this series then, but now I see how it is against my christian morals.

never ever

I was watching it these last few weeks on Hbo Max :(( I never watched it from beginning to end, although it is my favourite show.

Stopped watching anything American in the late 70's when I grew up.

Is the pope catholic? 😅

Janette , this is the reason why you should not be on there. The lethal toxicity.

@@PHlophe I don't involve myself with it. I just observed it.

If you cannot cope with social media and the fact that not everyone will agree with you, then leave it.

@@stephenguppy7882 I cope perfectly. But many do not. It's the playground of the ignorant, immature and angry who lash out anonymously for kicks. Sad.

Your last sentence is a very astute observation

Very lucid. But I do think if we separate out disease from disorder, one being actually physical the other psychological, a lot of the confusion around this topic would go away, for addicts themselves as much as anyone else. Therefore, saying someone can stop being an alcoholic by sheer will power alone would be as non-sensical as saying a person can stop being depressed by the same means. Unless Hitchens entirely disbelieves in the existence of the unconscious mind, those parts of our psyche outside of conscious control, then his position is untenable.

Alcohol Use Disorder is a neurological brain disorder which is entirely treatable and effectively curable today. It has nothing to do with a moral or spiritual failing and is no more the persons "fault", than is cancer. AA and all other abstinence based programs/treatments have a 90-95% failure rate. This is because they fail to deal with the cause of relapse, which is craving brought on by the Alcohol Deprivation Effect. Research "The Sinclair Method" which doesnt not required instant abstinence or detox. The Sinclair Method has a clinically proven success rate of 78%, backed by over 30 years of research and 120 clinical trials. It's not the 1930's anymore, abstinence is NOT the only way.

I will just emphasize a fact: There's a neural circuit, named "Papez Circuit" wich is responsible for every learning process we have during life. Basically, addiction is a disorder on this circuit, in wich you learn that a plesurable behavior, despite its consequences, should be practiced, no matter the costs. Pornography, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, e principally cell phones and social media, uses this circuit as a baseline in their intrinsic working. Everyone who deny this assumption, should prove the opposite; otherwise, it is not science.

@@zootsoot2006... Absolutely. The language of addiction treatment does seem to be muddled. The path to recovery, as the nicotine patches have printed on the side of the box, "requires willpower."

Geez none of you have No clue what real addiction is...if you've never experienced it. People who have addiction are the most loving, good hearted individuals, but are on deep pain, And sadness, some had childhood traumas, like being neglected by parents, being beaten up, molested or raped by family and friends, never feeling like your enough, deep depression, being kicked out of your home for being gay or running away from abuse. Bipolar or mental illness can leads to addiction too. They drink and get high to stop the hurt and pain and to feel some type of release and comfort. They just need someone to care and love them, hug them, hold them, tell them everything will be okay. The only thing I agree with you about is they need to be ready when they are ready...you can't force them to get help or constantly nag them and lecture them that leads them into a deeper hole of despair... unfortunately if they have severe depression or bipolar, they might never come out of it without there medication because eventually they will take their own life...but some will...those that will, will just have enough and get tired of going through that struggle of darkness and get the help. Just love them from afar and pray for them because the depression and pain they are dealing with is something no one can comprehend and understand unless you deal with it yourself. People that deal with addiction are verity of reasons, It's a very complex....they seem happy and normal to everyone else but are dying deep down. Lack of love, lack of acceptance, lack of feeling like you don't belong, rape, husband, Wives leaves you for someone else, divorce, molestion, physical abuse, verbal abuse, being treated badly and shund by family & so called friends...fakery surrounds you. Loneliness, so much horrific termoil in your head...you lose the Will to live..you have no interest anymore of the physical world and you are ready to be at peace 🕊️ and live in a place of love and acceptance, and pure tranquility...where all your illnesses, and pain, hurt goes away and you go back to your Innocence. I should Know I suffer from deep depression and it's horrific. Hard for people that don't endure to process the pain. I'm also a clairvoyant and empath...so there is a reason I haven't left this earth. I have a bigger mission to help others and show compassion and love to this world that is full of hate and bigotry and cruelty and unempathic humans... I'll be that little light that they need. My work here is not over. And my heart hurts for Matthew Perry because I know what he went through when he is alone when the fame and lime light goes away...when people only like you and love you because you are a star and rich, and you are only loved because of the characters you play but they don't know the real authentic you and would never waste there time knowing you or talking to you if you were a normal citizen, living middle class or poor life, working a normal 9 to 5 job...would they get this kinda love? He was a very humble and down to earth man and wasn't a Hollywood type, he just wanted to help others and be normal.

The fact that there are "Actual alterations to the brain" is pretty trivial. How does that distinguish it from anything else in life? There are also changes in the brain of people who learn to play a musical instrument, or lose a loved one.

@@Jorbz150 there are predictable and persistent alterations in brain regions responsible for impulse control, reward sensitivity, executive functioning, etc in a manner that perpetuates the condition. these are all bad things, hence the term disease. The changes that come from learning an instrument or losing a loved one are generally not maladaptive and they don't lead to progressive deterioration of the condition without intervention.

@@MrPancakelizard consider 2 people that are heroin addicts with the same physiological brain changes as a result of their drug use. One of them quits heroin and one of them continues to use it. This is categorically different from an actual disease (e.g. cancer) where we can establish objective ways to diagnose it, and you can’t just cure yourself through your choices.

@@MrPancakelizardbravo. Well said.

That doesn't make it a disease though, that makes it learned behaviour. A maladaption essentially. But the key is that in principle it can be unlearned again, as many people demonstrate - their brain will change again. Bottom line: not a disease. Just because some people can't manage this, doesn't mean they have a disease.

I’d give almost anything to have Christopher back. He always had an original opinion on matters that was reasoned and he could discuss almost any subject with charm and wit.

That’s why it seems hypocritical for him to have this opinion. Especially not to bring up his own Brother as an example

meh chris was a boring old racist, not some stellar intellect, good riddance to the old tory fart

​@LuceliaBergeragreed!!

​@Kohanman You obviously know nothing of Christopher Hitchens if you think he was a Conservative. That's the most laughable thing I've heard all day.

@dominionphilosophy3698 ironically, stoicism played a massive part in reclaiming my self control!💯🦾

Well done. Truly. The fear of death was your driver. It takes that in some cases. I’d like to think it takes to people that actually have decent lives outside of the addiction.

@@chexcollects it starts with accountability; all I used to hear from professional in regards to those living with addiction was ‘it’s not they’re fault’! …..the truth is, I was in self denial because I liked being drunk, socially, after work but 2018 was my wake-up call; partying in Tenerife, Ibiza, Benidorm and Marbella in the space of eight months and in my 40’s had took its toll! So in my humble opinion, Peter Hitchens was exactly right; the only downside is that you loose certain friends in certain circles!💯🦾

You still have free will, and it’s all you’ve ever got. Yes your will may become weaker.

@@RichardABWyou just repeated what he said but in a worse way

It's called agreeing.@@NoName-fo7mz

Oh shut up.

Absolutely right - no addict ever beat their addiction against their will.

Agreed. That said, he seems to be mellowing the older he gets.

I don't agree with hate mob rounding on him, just wished he could reflect and have a bit more sympathy @@emmab2136-o3v

Didn’t his brother die do to his own addictions?? Seems hypocritical not to mention him.

Yes he did. Smoked and drunk a lot of Scotch. I think it was Oesophageal cancer which is linked quite heavily to over use of those two drugs. @@erictalbert4633

I believe so@@erictalbert4633

Very different from his brilliant brother

What is the meant by "The entire American Medical Association"?

@@TheMusic29Lover the brilliant brother who supported the Iraq WMD fiasco and who by his own admission drank and smoked so much that he probably contributed to his early death.

well clearly addiction isn't a disease

@@stephenglasse2743 brilliant doesn't mean always right neither doing everything perfectly. Regarding adiction, i would invite you to get to know people who actually have been through those experiences. It might help you the actually understand the nature of addiction.

That's all industry.

Tell that to the guy, lying in his own sick on the side of the street

@@cathalbutlerwould the guy listen though?

This guy denied that addiction was real. He had no interest in helping anyone.

Oh please this hateful bigot denied addiction and used to say it never existed. Little Runts like him flip flop like weather.

People struggle with things they dont choose to opt in to, poverty, starvation, slavery, war, etc.....I don't have any sympathy left for drug addicts. If you have sympathy for drug addicts go read about what happens to small innocent children around the world every day. Feeling sympathy for drug addicts is a sign that you've lived a soft, entitled life and dont understand the harsh lives of billions. No human has unlimited sympathy, if you have sympathy for addicts its a sign you dont know much about real suffering.

⁠@@jasonthomas9319Then you really are stupid and make Peter Hitchens look like a genius. So you know all about how Matthew Perry had barbiturates prescribed by a doctor and introduced into his system when he was less than ONE MONTH OLD. That’s 30 days, so one day for school braincell you have. You don’t have any fucking clue. Prick.

He was a weak, pathetic man, unfortunately.

Sending you love I hope you find peace and healing

Addiction doesn't discriminate. Tons of people who come from good families end up with an addiction.

@@jamk2668 some could argue what "appear" to be from good families. I would be confident that most addiction issues stem from some form of trauma.

Nothing said about whether what Peter said is true. Fantastic insight into the female 🧠

Because most people in the states believes it’s rude to disagree. He comes from a place of debate and thicker skin then the weak safe space Americans. A back and forth argument between two people DOES NOT mean hatred only weak people only can tolerate people that agree with them. People can argue two points without personal ill will. I find most people unable to defend what they believe and if they do it usually goes down some bitter pathetic safe space path.

@@45eno I wouldn't know, I'm not in the states and I've never been. I'm English actually. And I don't suggest Peter was rude because he was disagreeable . I think what made him rude was his rudeness. A back and forth is fine, I don't think there was any hatred for the mere back and forth of a debate. But I'd say it was pretty obvious that Matthew Perry thought he was kind of an ass. And I would agree.

@@bihan1429 from what I saw Perry was the one acting rude and hitchens was simply trying to get a strong response instead of what perry was bringing. I think hitchens direct approach of calling them out instead of making excuses naturally will offend. His style was no different then when he called out bad arguments from any other panel discussion and even with his late brother.

@@bihan1429 Whether Perry thought he was an ass is irrelevant to whether he was empathetic. Do you think Peter should have lied about his views to make Matthew more pleased with him? People perceive the world how they perceive the world.

@@Jorbz150 To be honest, all of this is irrelevant. My point was really about how Peter is romanticising over it now when it was plain to see that neither really appreciated each other's views at the time of the talk. And Peter even made a little dig at Matthew for not taking the debate seriously but now he's acting like there was some kind of admiration for his wit and humour.

TRY AUTISM YOU WILL BE HOOKED FOR LIFE

Then you aren’t an alcoholic. Count your blessings.

@@-SarahElizabeth- Facts. That's all choice.

Liar

Of course addiction is “all in the mind”, where else in the body would you suggest it could possibly come from? 😂 However that doesn’t mean that vast amounts of medical and scientific research that points to addiction being serious health condition rather than a choice is just false because you anecdotally think most people could just “think” their way out of it.

No, he was perfectly reasonable back then as well. He still has the same views as he had back then. Made quite some good points, that’s why Matthew started getting personal

​@@A_walk_in_the_parkThat's simply not true. Hitchens said addiction is a fantasy. After that statement, Perry got agitated and started throwing in sarcastic remarks that had Paxman and the other lady chuckling nonstop. Point is, Hitchen devolved the discussion with his silly insensitive remark, as per.

@@censedfear yes as you have stated, Perry got triggered while Hitchens simply stated his view. If you can get triggered that much by one simple remark, then maybe your arguments aren’t as strong as you think.

@@A_walk_in_the_park He got agitated, hardly 'triggered'. If you want to see triggered go watch Peter's interview with the RU-vidr Cosmicskeptic. He had an absolute meltdown and acted like a complete manchild. He got triggered, I guess his arguments are weak? No. It's not that simple. Perry maintained incredible composure given Peter invalidated his problems and life experiences. The man said addiction is a fantasy. He's a tool.

He's a pompous baby 😂

Don't think Perry asked him the same question for 45 mins

Was thinking the same. As roy Keane would say……” he’s a big baby, he’s a big baby, big baby”

@@alwoo5645 he's still a pompous baby

@@gumusluk05 you sound like a bit of a baby too don't know how pompous😂

As usual

I don't think he suggests that at all that people like that are weak minded it's a choice if he had no alcohol he couldn't drink could he ?just don't do it I agree with him it's a choice.

No, he doesn't do that at all in fact. He says it's a choice to drink. It's not a disease. Just because it's a choice doesn't make people worse!

@@christenedoering7720 he's wrong, and you are wrong. If you were to sit and smoke heroin once, do you think you could just decide to never take it again? Murder is a choice, rape is a choice, and we constantly conflate the justifications for murder and rape with mental illnesses and trauma. What is so different about addiction? These people destroy themselves and can't help it either. If you believe that every single person on earth can just go through the horrible trek that is the battle of life without feeling helpless and needing an out, you are naïve, arrogant, and have not experienced life in the slightest. "lol it's bad, just don't do it" yeah, congratulations genius, you figured it out, the world would be a much better place if people didn't do things that are bad.

@@loafofaids1835 why in the hell would I make an idiotic choice to do that in the first place silly thing to say the choice is no way choices mate that's what it's about to say no-one has ever seen life only you?yeh people do bad things but touching drugs is dumber it's not bad it's stupid.

@@christenedoering7720 then let me correct your statement for you. "Drugs are stupid, don't do them, problem solved" Yes, again, congratulations for solving the problem. The world would be a better place if people didn't do stupid things. And if i had wheels, I'd be a bike. What exactly is your solution to this problem? Throw them in jail until they rot? Waste more jail space instead of putting away the real criminals? please tell me your hail Mary since you clearly understand the ins and outs of addiction and the repercussions of not receiving proper mental health care. Trust me, everything is not so black and white, mental health is real and some people struggle greatly. Some people live with it, some people do drugs, some people drink, some people are addicted to sex, some people are addicted to eating, some people are addicted to power, and it changes the way they think forever. Your ability to dumb all of that down to a statement as baseless as "That's a dumb choice, i don't do it so i don't understand why other people do". people live different lives than you do. And the best way to live life is to have empathy for other people instead of shutting them down for living differently and making different choices than you do. So please, indulge me.

Exactly. Schizophrenics have very little control over their symptoms. They don't choose to hallucinate

He's still ignorant today.

Well of course. Everyone is a bit ignorant. Are you all-knowing?

@@Jorbz150If you are asking me - yes I am all-knowing.

I don't think he did .. it's funny but everytime I express a view similar to Peter about addiction, addicts and people who fully buy into that ideology accuse me of not knowing anything / being ignorant etc. It's like I just want to say to them .. "no you really don't know anything about ME or what I'VE learnt, stop making assumptions .. I just have a different view." Maybe what I'm saying is stirring discomfort in you and that's the easiest way for you to dismiss anything I said .

Eww

So…not agree with you, daughter and son in law means ‘wrong’🤣🤣🤣 It is called personal opinion…experience…education…maturity…many other things or simply-‘happily NOT your in-law family!!’

I get the impression peter thinks we all have the same ability resist and I feel Perry felt the same way about Peter.

Hitchens sunk his own flawed argument about will power when he admitted that not everybody can quit using will power. 9:16 The man is nothing more than a facetious, boorish contrarian.

@@bobcprimus if someone is under the delusion that they don't have a choice, especially if a society is telling people that for some it can be beyond their control, then by definition not all people can give up their addiction. That still doesn't negate the fact that they have the capacity to choose not to do it as is Peter Hitchen's belief and its his belief whether they can give up their addiction or they can't, they do have a choice. They are choosing to give into their addiction even if they are under the delusion that they don't have free will in the grip of their addiction. I think if drug addiction with certain drugs does effect the mind and body in certain ways, where you get withdrawal symptoms for not taking a particular substance and some people through their own will give it up, then it means there is a choice. The only difference is, either through delusion, or simply a decision not to give it up they have chosen to continue with it. You can't refute that as Peter Hitchens is saying. But he is aware that some people don't, which is why he said some people can't. He should have said won't but its obvious what he meant.

@@bobcprimusyour points are true, peters beliefs are far more rooted in deep pain, specifically for his brother, I’ve seen him leave debates because he refused to debate the subject around addiction, even tho he has written a book on the subject, in reality he’s to afraid to confront his very personal fears around addiction to change his views

If you believe you agree with Hitchens, you simply haven't been paying attention to what he says. He believes the solution to the drug problem is to give addicts harder sentences and throw them in prison. He's an absolute dumbass on this topic.

​@@jemimallahwhen he said it's not a choice. If you can't choose, then there is of course no responsibility.

It is not a choice

I clocked that one and laughed too!

It's a medical condition not a moral choice. Just like any other DSM-6 disorder. The physiology and genetics of addiction are pretty obvious and any condition where vaccines are being developed is not a mental disorder but a physical one.

It is quite possible to cross from social drinking,to heavy drinking then suddenly that becomes Alcoholism before one becomes aware of it. You can die from sudden Alcohol withdrawal. It's only second to Barbiturate withdrawal. It can be extremely dangerous without help. Valium can aid in this process.

@@redpilledpict2747 Valium can be highly addictive too

Yes, but it is the subconscious mind that is in the driving seat. The conscious mind might bleat and plead not to reach for that drink, but the subconscious is more powerful. To try and understand what I mean consider something sad has happened, and you feel the desire to cry, but you would be severely embarrassed in the situation if you blub like a baby. But you can't help it. The desire to cry is overwhelming and you just can't stop it. That is what addiction feels like to the addict. That is why addicts often depict addiction as a demon talking to them - it's their own damaged subconscious that is reaching for the drink.

Addicts need to be helped to find, within themselves, a reason to stop that is more powerful and compelling than the cravings of their addiction. In my case, after many years of heavy smoking since my teens, my lungs developed severe bronchitis every time I caught a cold - it was awful, and scary. This was my incentive to stop - it took three attempts over some years but I finally got there..... haven't even looked at another cigarette in over 20 yrs because I'm always reminded of how thar bronchitis made me feel.

Couldn’t agree more, well said. People smoke, drink and take drugs because they like it. It’s a lack of willpower not addiction.

So people die from alcoholism for attention do they?

I can only assume you haven't watched someone slowly die from alcoholim. All people take drink and drugs because they enjoy them initially, but sadly some then go on to develop addiction issues and many die. George Best didn't die owing to lack of willpower, he died because he had developed a mental obsession, (not disimilar to something like severe OCD), that meant the logical part of his brain was being overridden by his mental obsession to drink. @@Paggerd

​@@Paggerdwhat a clueless comment

@@redskyatnight123 What a baseless assumption.

Man has free will either to accept or reject the grace of God. I don't think you understand Christianity very well.

​@@erikcarey6568I fully understand the philosophical definition of free will as an atheist do not recognise the religious definition. In fact religion is a perfect example of the counter of free will. People in nearly all circumstances will follow the religion their environment influences. Indians are mainly Hindu, Pakistani Muslim, Thai. Buddhist etc etc. Further people generally follow the religion of their parents and even convert due to marriage etc. I believe every decision we make is effected consciously or even more sub consciously by external influences social and maybe even genetic. You think you decided to follow your God with an entire free thought but my belief was that the decision was created by external forces

@@leecourtney1225 Regardless of whether you choose to acknowledge the religious definition of free will, it does exist and its an incredibly important part of Christianity. By your logic, growing up in a secular culture which routinely degrades and marginalizes Christianity, I should be an atheist. The lack of belief in free will is a coping mechanism to avoid taking responsibility for your actions.

Na I'll stick with friends thanks, while reading a book. Some of us can multi task.

@@Whiskey0880 Yeah, keep using drugs while working seriously. Only the mature people can see the outcomes in the long run. Good luck with that.

@jonah9861 It’s just a comedy it’s not meant to be read into that deeply, stop preaching like everybody should think exactly the same as you do. Typical ideologue

@@JackSmith-kp2vs "It's just": typical child who has the entertainment as his false god. Keep being entertained by bullshit and you'll see your life becoming exactly the same. It's your decision in life to feed yourself with poop when there is good food in the table. Good luck with this "it's just".

“Science” written by vested interests

@@theverystones2643 yes, but they line up with anecdotal evidence and personal experience.

@@theverystones2643 if you have evidence that the scientists were paid off by "vested interests" then I'll buy what your selling. Also "vested interests" don't always make sense. I found it odd that the pharmaceutical industry discouraged the use of Ivermectin for COVID even though they produce & sell Ivermectin 🤔

😂

If you actually read his blog he reviews brand new TV shows on a regular basis. You're probably the type of fart smelling lefty weirdo that makes lame jokes about the wrong Hitchens brother dying

Died of alcoholic related problems. How ironic!

His brother straw manned, mocked and ridiculed to a tabloid level.

Are you telling people what to say?

he only had to say rip

It was relevant to the story he was telling about newsnight and don't act like it wasn't, it's obviously very relevant that Peter hasn't seen friends because he didn't know who Matthew was.

@@IrateTurkey lol

hitchens just saw another possibility to insult perry. he thinks nothing of him and everybody needs to know it. pretty low behaviour, hitchens. but unfortunately pretty typical for these high horse folks.

Close, but that's not quite right. Watch it again.

Exactly. If you see the entire debate you can understand why Perry was a little angry here... when Perry started to talk, Peter was making faces like you do when you are 6 and are fighting with your 4 year old brother.

I fully agree - I’ve just watched the full “debate” and Peter seemed so in love with himself and NOT willing to take any arguments and get into an actual discussion (instead of a monologue) that I fully understand Matthew’s reaction to his opinionated statements. It’s hard to even call it a debate. Regarding the matter in question, I agree it’s way more complicated than “all or nothing” approach Peter presented. In a way, it is about a choice to be made, but let’s think about what all the attempts to penalize use of substances have led to so far…the very idea it could actually be followed through (successfully) is really utopian, in my opinion.

Chris had no choice in the matter as, of course, being a determinist and atheist, he couldn’t believe in free will, even if he ‘wanted’ to. He seemed though to have sufficient free will not to bring attention to this ‘belief’ in his diatribe.

@@vincentmcnabb939 Did you ever listen to Christopher on the issue of freewill? Once asked if he believed in freewill his reply was; “I have no choice”.

Putting Matthew up against Peter was a waste of everyone's time.

Not exactly what he's saying. His principle is you can choose not to drink.......and he's correct.

​@@Ligerpride100%

@@Ligerpride He's a prick.

Advocacy of absenteeism as a route to freedom makes a lot of sense. Whether it is nicotine, alcohol, THC, meat protein ( which is not addictive ), added sugar, etc... One can choose "net zero".

@@themsmloveswar3985 Nor is meat protein harmful.

christopher hitchens specifically said he wasnt an addict and that he could stop whenever he wanted to. which is of course nonsense and sad, because regardless of whether or not he "could" he didnt, and it killed him. to say thats not addiction is an absurdly narrow and silly definition of addiction. i have a certain appreciation for christopher hitchens, but his actual grasp on "reason", logic, the truth, etc (not easy things to pin down of course) was often outstripped by his skill for rhetorical flourish. often the reason and rhetoric aligned, but sometimes they didnt, and while none of us are perfect or always right, he had a certain hubris to him that always seemed linked to some much deeper pathology to me.

Of course it was.

They chose to get treatment after feeling enough symptoms, if they didn't persevere with the treatment they wouldn't survive. For some the best treatment doesn't work. They're very similar.

Agreed.

@@CCave-wj6xy Couldn't have put it better myself.

Nobody is saying it's not real, it's just not a disease and addicts need to take more accountability.

@@noneyabizz8337 Wrong! Addiction is classified as a disease of the brain, although can be manageable for some. But as far a we currently know it cannot be cured. If Hitchens could try to put aside his deeply held prejudices, then maybe he would be able to manage his self-righteousness. Suggest he gives that a try.

@@paulwood3460 because nothing is ever classified incorrectly, and that totally wasn't done to sell drugs.

@@noneyabizz8337 I am an alcoholic and I agree. Too many people use the disease concept to keep drinking. I would describe myself as having a disorder, not a disease. Something that cannot be seen under a microscope but affects me physically and mentally. none the less

@@noneyabizz8337 here here. It may be classified as a disease, but that doesn't actually make it so. It's not in the same class as cancer. Over 90% of "addicts" get over their problem and successfully abstain or moderate as they get older. With cancer it doesn't work like that.

Domenico, OMG mane, tell us how you feel.

We all live with damaging propensities and cupidity. Hitchens is right in describing the real issue as the philosophical question over free will. He could certainly show more empathy, though…providing, of course, he has the free will to choose so.

And?

It's just a sitcom. It was decent for its time but we've moved past that sort of show.

@@noneyabizz8337 and to what? Wall to wall reality guff?

@@MrThecarebear sitcoms today are less cheesy.

@@Whiskey0880 and it just a very average sitcom with all that American canned laughter in other words rubbish for the brain dead

TRUTH ! It's a Bitch for Sure though ! Trust me I know !

Yes, it’s not a disease. It’s unpleasant; it’s a condition, but it’s not a disease

Hitchens believes in sky unicorns. His opinion is invalid.

Agree. We now live in a society where its always someone else's fault.

It’s not a badge of Hindi but rather a badge of hopelessness. They accept they r a victim and therefore stop trying to get themselves out of the hole

You need a bag of coke and a hot chick. Instead, you're having braising steak with a sexless heiffer called Janet.

​@@kathyleigh5178No

This is simplistic nonsense - it suggests some people just woke up one day and became addicts apparently at random. What about choices? One's moral framework and philosophy on life? All these factors are hugely important in whether one chooses tan addictive lifestyle or not.

Yep, he gets very nasty and judgemental in his reaction to MP. Just say you disagree ,make your point nicely and try to understand the person you're talking to !

Baffled here...

That's exactly what I was wondering too. I hope that the autopsy reveals if Mathew had miocarditis or another form of heart related injury from "the thing" because it's seeming very convenient for everyone to be saying "oh he was an addict". But there have been many addict's who live far beyond 54. Just saying

Perry never had a prime.

The very thing he pushed

Jane, hon.. God bless you. i think people that don't live in america are not aware of crack babies of the 80s. a good example is the rapper Ol dirty bastard's son who was born an addict because his own parents were addicts themselves. I remember working in an orphan home where they were plenty of crack babies. its a sad thing to see tbh.

Hear hear. Every word that came out of his mouth in that 2013 interview was beyond appalling.

​@@PHlopheIt can also be tough love on Hichens' part. In the end, you make the choice and must have a will to back it up.

i do agree with you to the extent that genetics are a major component of ones affinity to addiction, i do believe however that addicts dont have to become addicts if subjected at an early age with clear, strict and empathetic education and unfortunately luck to have the right friends growing up, to find the right social and economical structures around oneself and to be interested and aware enough of the dangers that addiction affiliated objects/goods come with. In a nutshell whilst not all people have the same probability to be addiction-candidates and it is too far fetched to expect parents to be aware of and proactive towards the extent of hereditary tendencies of ones child (especially an adopted one) it therefore essential that education and a healthy social Environment is present at all others aspects of ones childhood and life in order to ensure awareness and respect when dealing with potentially harmful drugs. It is always tragic to see one close to you fall into addiction (forn whatever reason) but for some reason i refuse to believe that an addictiln prown individual is helpless and their path is already predetermined, the question of whether or not is therefore preventable is another matter entirely and probably subject to many other influences be it culture,age, country of origin and even the time of ones upbringing. Im so sorry about your story, empathy is always crucial when dealing with loved ones in hardship, i wish all the best to you and your family! Happy easter❤

​​@@warrennicholsony.fernando4513thats the thing even if the condition of addiction should turn out to be predetermined it is ultimately you who has to turn your life around, and i think it is dangerous to nor consider yourself empowowered to do exactly that especially when looking at an average in the world and not the tragic extreme cases like crack babies and the such

You have a choice. But if your brain is wired to be depleted of dopamine and serotonin (which literally dictate your motivation and happiness) and your main source of finding that is alcohol or drugs (and your brain has been wired to believe that) then that choice is incredibly incredibly hard. People who aren’t wired in that way will never ever understand the absolute pull that alcohol and drugs have for people who’s brains are wired in that way. And to stay sober is an incredible feat that non addicts will never understand.

You mention the same point about food I was thinking of.

Verbal horse ordure.

Spoilt entitled brat

I do enjoy listening to Perer Hitchens as I did his brother.He is definitely mellowing with age

I choose the occasional gm of coke, cheers😁👍

There's no evidence for free will at all

And that’s relevant how?

Let us all know if you change your plans please!

I'm sure the cast and crew of Friends will have trouble sleeping tonight.

I can sleep tonight knowing this, thank you for sharing.

I bet not one of your family members had any qualification to even speak on such a subject. Perhaps listen to psychologists rather than your auntie Nora. You didn’t help the addict, you persecuted him.

@@leemartell7086ok whatever you say Lee

Sometimes you gotta turn your back on someone, let them hit bottom, hope for the best.

I don't drink and I never touched drugs but I can't fully agree with Peter basically saying f@@@ them and lets punish them like criminals. America throwing people away has become a bad habit and it hasn't improved our society.

​@@leemartell7086Hideous accusation to make based on one paragraph.

Cig addiction isn't the same.

No he isn't. He's factually wrong.

So because you experienced something, everyone else must be exactly the same? Do you have this mindset for everything?

@@paulsimpson3269 er, no - but when someone claims addiction is an illness, it's not the addict's fault and it's impossible to break, I know - from my own lived experience - that they're either ignorant or a liar.

@@cgo225 If you'd paid attention to this fluffing interview, Hitchens sinks his own argument about will power when he said "No, not everybody can" 9:16 The man is nothing more than a boorish, facetious contrarian.

Doesn't seem like a very good debater to me sounds like a very nasty, bitter and presumptious fellow to me! Good debaters aren't like that you don't become nasty trying to get your point across to the other guy !

Sometimes when we hear things we don’t like, we perceive them to be nasty.

​@AndyOtters And very often it is simply as you perceive it - mere nastiness and petulance.

@@AndyOtters that is your best response? I respect both Peter and Christopher but it has to be said if you go back and listen to Christopher he is certainly no better at debate than Peter is. But I expect you favor Christopher because you agree with him more.

cheers Kathy

Filthy rich Hollywood brat luvvie class more like

atleast he doesn't pretend to be working class unlike the left wing metropolitan elites

I never watched it often but it was funny the times I did