there's a culture within atheist communities to just attack anyone that believes in god. This is why i don't call myself atheist anymore (though that is what i am) because everyone assumes that you are intolerant of religious people.
mind you i dont agree with hitchens or dawkins politically. That doesnt mean I go out of my way to smear their name.
Hitchens was a communist and Dawkins is a staunch remainer. I respect them for what they contributed in their fields.
