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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No he wouldn't, and the video I linked explains clearly why. Maybe watch it and try to comprehend what he's saying there.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee -5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Let me explain something you may not be aware of.

The man was an entertainer. His job was to make people laugh. I can cherry pick his work and come up with all kinds of absurd ideas he put into his act.

If the only argument you can make is based on a comedy routine, then we have nothing more to discuss.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Let me explain something you may not be aware of. Entertainers often say serious things that cannot be said in other mediums. If you don't understand that Carlin was doing political commentary, and appreciate his insights then you're a very dim individual indeed.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_George_Carlin_Show

George did a TV show on the FOX network.

I love his stuff, but that doesn't blind me to the fact that he was primarily an entertainer.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The fact that you thought this was a good argument shows how utterly intellectually impoverished you are.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm keeping this going because you're entertaining me.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Simple minds, simple pleasures.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

I’m keeping this going because you’re entertaining me.

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah bro, the anti war hippie who was challenging the FCC in the 70s would have totally been team corporatocracy. Carlin had several interviews where he talked about how the two party system in America is an illusion of choice and ragged on Bill Clinton for being phony, and that's the farthest left liberal candidate in like 30 years, a fucking neoliberal.

Yall sound exactly like the conservatives claiming MLK.