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None of those people are remotely right wing. Christopher Hitchens was outright Marxist. All believe(d) in liberal, progressive values, which is precisely where
by dTal 7d ago
None of those people are remotely right wing. Christopher Hitchens was outright Marxist. All believe(d) in liberal, progressive values, which is precisely where their objections to theocracy came from. If you terminate your thoughts at "religion bad = intolerance = right wing" then I am afraid you will be led to severely misguided conclusions.
Parent is correct, by the way - New Atheism turned into Woke. Here's a very thorough treatment:
https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/10/30/new-atheism-the-godlessness-that-failed/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/10/30/new-atheism-the-godles...