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08-11-2024, 07:18 PM
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Why do people like George Carlin?
I used to like him because he seemed like a lot of what he said made sense.
But really a lot of his rants are just negativity camouflaged as wisdom.
Maybe what he says often contains a grain of truth but he's intentionally focusing on the most pessimistic possible view. And it's not the full truth either.
But really a lot of his rants are just negativity camouflaged as wisdom.
Maybe what he says often contains a grain of truth but he's intentionally focusing on the most pessimistic possible view. And it's not the full truth either.
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08-11-2024, 07:29 PM
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he's a comedian
he's supposed to be funny. that's it
stop overthinking it
he's supposed to be funny. that's it
stop overthinking it
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08-11-2024, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted By EireGunner⏩
It was funny when I was 20 but now that I've experienced actual hardship to some extent it's not funny. It's just cringey, a multimillionaire whining about how the system is rigged on his TV specials. Just lol.
he's a comedian
he's supposed to be funny. that's it
stop overthinking it
he's supposed to be funny. that's it
stop overthinking it
Seems designed for losers to cheer.
"Yeah you're too smart and the system is rigged against people like you, that's why you haven't succeeded"
"The boomers rigged it all against you"
"America bad!"
08-11-2024, 07:33 PM
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I never got it, but just assumed it was a "before my time" type of thing. Some stuff jsut doesn't age well and you had to be there
08-11-2024, 07:35 PM
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He stripped the glitter off of a lot of topics. It's what a lot of comedy is, pointing out the absurd. You're not going to point out absurdity on a lot of things without coming off pessimistic. Enjoy the content or don't.
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08-11-2024, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted By frankdtank20⏩
100% this.
He stripped the glitter off of a lot of topics. It's what a lot of comedy is, pointing out the absurd. You're not going to point out absurdity on a lot of things without coming off pessimistic. Enjoy the content or don't.
Carlin, as big of a lefty as he was, saw the government for what it is and found a good way to make fun of the absurdity, and as far as I know, never directly alienated people of opposing political views. He was a comic genius.
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08-11-2024, 07:41 PM
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His last specials when he was pretty old - for instance the one you linked - definitely were more spiteful indignity and less comedy than previous eras. He kinda fell off at the end. In his prime tho his material was terrific.
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08-11-2024, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted By TASTEROFPUPPETS⏩
His last two specials, for sure. All of his material from the early 70s to the early 2000s (before his last two mentioned) are gold.
His last specials when he was pretty old - for instance the one you linked - definitely were more spiteful indignity and less comedy than previous eras. He kinda fell off at the end. In his prime tho his material was terrific.
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08-11-2024, 07:59 PM
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if he was alive today he would have so much material to work with hed probably die of excitement
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08-11-2024, 08:12 PM
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George Carlin was the Bill Maher of our parent’s generation.
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08-11-2024, 08:51 PM
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Comedians are not sources of wisdom. They’re like Tucker Carlson, talking a lot because they are not responsible for ever doing anything right.
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08-11-2024, 09:02 PM
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08-11-2024, 10:00 PM
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08-11-2024, 10:12 PM
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Like a lot of people, the older he got, the grumpier he got. Just look at how bitter David Letterman got at the end of his show.
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08-11-2024, 10:14 PM
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I bet he would have become a vax cuck and submitted if he was around now.
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08-11-2024, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted By AlwaysFocus⏩
100 percent chance he would have been a VAX cuck, hardcore leftist today, look at all those who were anti establishment in the 70s like him like Neil Young, Stephen King, they all loyal vaxxers and facists who want to kill and punish those who oppose the democratic party
I bet he would have become a vax cuck and submitted if he was around now.
Its because back in those days the enemy was the Republican they were the evil ones taking the freedoms, but Carlin and the guys like King and young still hold onto the view that the democrats are the good guys, they are all Atheist who bash Christianity yet their religion is the democratic party
08-11-2024, 10:57 PM
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I enjoy those videos from the OP
Not really laugh out loud funny, but amusing and entertaining. He was always educating people, hopefully some normies learned something watching his comedy
Not really laugh out loud funny, but amusing and entertaining. He was always educating people, hopefully some normies learned something watching his comedy
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08-11-2024, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted By ChaliHo⏩
Those guys were always idiots though and just chose one side which happened to be the "good" side at the time. If they were too dumb to switch sides or give up supporting either side when the left became pro war, pro corporate establishment cucks, they were never really on the side of the people but just lifelong "liberals" only by party name in politics
100 percent chance he would have been a VAX cuck, hardcore leftist today, look at all those who were anti establishment in the 70s like him like Neil Young, Stephen King, they all loyal vaxxers and facists who want to kill and punish those who oppose the democratic party
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08-11-2024, 11:38 PM
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Imo George has an above average IQ. He's very good with the English language due to his background.
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