On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:18:04 -0700 (PDT) Thomas Seay
<entheogens at yahoo.com> writes:
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> --- paul childs <npchilds at shaw.ca> wrote:
> http://slate.msn.com/id/2125929/
> >did he just read a 58
> > year old book or did he just emerge from the
> > hooch-fog long enough to remember reading it
> > sometime in the last 58 years?
>
> I dont know, but Koestler was born in 1905, so I
> imagine he reviewed it in honor of it being 100 years
> since the birth of the author.
Just a few years ago, Hitchens would have us believe that he was the new Orwell. I guess now he would have us believe that he was the new Koestler, bravely standing up to the forces of "totalitarianism." I suppose that he does have a few things in common with Koestler. Koestler had been a leftist and Marxist who came to reject Marxism. Hitchens is likewise an ex-leftist who has turned his back on Marxism and socialism. So they got that in common. Koestler had a fondness for strong drink. Hitchens is likewise notorious for his fondness for the bottle. Koestler was noted for his fondness for brawling. Indeed, it has been said that he once engaged Albert Camus in fisticuffs. Hitchens has probably soiled his pants, once or twice, when faced with the possibility of getting into a fist fight.
Yes, I do believe that Hitchens is the Koestler of our time. All that remains for him to do is to develop an interest in parapsychology. A little more strong drink should help out in that department too.
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> Thomas
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