Thoughtful post here by James Bloodworth on what of the left Hitch left:
There is good reason... to discuss one of the ideas which animated the politics of Christopher Hitchens during his final decade: his belief that the main ideological war in the 21st century would be fought between those who did and those who did not believe the citizen should be the property of religion or the state. When it came to the right of people in far-away lands to pursue happiness, it was this idea, as opposed to the tendency of portions of the left to place "anti-imperialism" above opposition to dictatorship, which led Hitchens to abandon former comrades for forces willing to support the overthrow of tyrants.
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What really illuminates the political path Christopher Hitchens took in his last decade are the struggles of those in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Cuba, Saudi Arabia and North Korea... and the relative indifference those struggles summoned and continue to summon in those who once professed solidarity with the oppressed as a first principle.
