A few supported Hitchens, more criticized him, and a number were too cynical to express an opinion. At any rate, it's clear that Hitchens will not suffer for his action. The sales of his new book on Clinton, due out in April, will not be hurt by the publicity. It has become obvious over the course of the past year that the decisive control of the political parties, the state apparatus and the media resides in the hands of a small number of wealthy, reactionary individuals, intimately linked by a variety of social, professional and personal networks. It's worth citing a few of these accounts.
Some scenes speak for themselves.
It seems largely devoid of content. If it means anything, it is generally associated with feminism, gay rights, black nationalism, ecology. Hitchens and his circles are nearly as removed from the lives and problems of ordinary Americans as are Bill Clinton, Kenneth Starr and Trent Lott. Individuals like Hitchens, more than anything else, are mesmerized by the apparent strength of American imperialism. A mention of the working class would simply evoke a sneer.