US comedian George Carlin has died
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spacemonkey
I Love Noodles
WARNING: Giant, but worthwile C&P.
"They say we need more money for education. That's the big answer to everything, education. They say we need more money for books, more teachers, more classrooms, more schools, and more testing for the kids, and they'll say, well we tried all of that, and the kids still can't pass the tests. Don't worry about that, because we're going to lower the passing grades, and that's what they do in a lot of these schools. They lower the passing grades so more kids can pass - more kids pass, the school looks goods, and the IQ of the country slips another 2 or 3 points. And pretty soon all you'll need to get into college is a pencil. Got a pencil? Then get in there, it's physics!
Then people wonder why 17 other countries graduate more scientist than we do. Education - politicians use that word, they use it on you. Politicians have traditionally hidden behind 3 things: the flag, the bible, and children - no child left behind, no child left behind. Oh, really it wasn't too long ago you were talking about giving children a head start. Head start - left behind, someone's losing ground here, but there's a reason. There's a reason for this. There's a reason education sucks, and it's the same reason it'll never ever be fixed - it's never going to get any better, don't look for it, be happy with what you got, because the owners of this country don't want that. I'm talking about the real owners now. The wealthy big business interests that controls things, and makes all the important decisions.
Forget the politicians, they're irrelevant. The politicians are put there to give you the idea you have freedom of choice - you don't. You have no choice. You have owners. They own you. They own everything. They own all the important land. They own, and control the corporations. They've long since bought, and payed for the senate, the congress, the state houses, the city halls, they got the judges in their back pockets, and they own all the big media, so they control just about all the information you get. They got you by the balls. They spend billions of dollars every year lobbying - lobbying, to get what they want.
Well we know what they want. They want more for themselves, and less for everybody else, but I'll tell you what they don't want - they don't want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don't want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They're not interested in that - that doesn't help them. That's against their interests. That's right. They don't want people that are smart enough to sit around a kitchen table, and think about how badly they're getting screwed by a system that threw them overboard 30 fucking years ago. They don't want that. You know what they want? Obedient workers - Obedient workers, people who are just smart enough to run the machines, and do that paper work. And just dumb enough to passively accept all these increasingly shittier jobs with the lower pay, the longer hours, the reduced benefits, the end of overtime, and vanishing pension that disappear the minute you go to collect it, and now they're coming for your social security money. They want your retirement money. They want it back so they can give it to their criminal friends on Wall Street, and you know something? They'll get it - they'll get it all from you sooner or later cause they own this place. It's a big club, and you aint in it. You, and I are not in The Big Club.
By the way, it's the same big club they use to beat you over the head with all day long when they tell you what to believe. All day long beating you over the head with their media telling you what to believe, what to think, and what to buy.
The table has tilted folks. The game is rigged, and nobody seems to notice. Nobody seems to care. Good honest hard working people: white collar, blue collar it doesn't matter what color shirt you have on. Good honest hard working people continue (these are people of modest being) - continue to elect these rich douchebags who don't give a fuck about you. They don't give a fuck about you - they don't give a fuck about you. They don't care about you at all - at all - at all, and nobody seems to notice. Nobody seems to care.
That's what the owners counted on. The fact that Americans will probably remain willfully ignorant of the big red, white, and blue dick that's being jammed up their assholes everyday, because the owners of this country know the truth. It's called the American Dream cause you have to be asleep to believe it."
"They say we need more money for education. That's the big answer to everything, education. They say we need more money for books, more teachers, more classrooms, more schools, and more testing for the kids, and they'll say, well we tried all of that, and the kids still can't pass the tests. Don't worry about that, because we're going to lower the passing grades, and that's what they do in a lot of these schools. They lower the passing grades so more kids can pass - more kids pass, the school looks goods, and the IQ of the country slips another 2 or 3 points. And pretty soon all you'll need to get into college is a pencil. Got a pencil? Then get in there, it's physics!
Then people wonder why 17 other countries graduate more scientist than we do. Education - politicians use that word, they use it on you. Politicians have traditionally hidden behind 3 things: the flag, the bible, and children - no child left behind, no child left behind. Oh, really it wasn't too long ago you were talking about giving children a head start. Head start - left behind, someone's losing ground here, but there's a reason. There's a reason for this. There's a reason education sucks, and it's the same reason it'll never ever be fixed - it's never going to get any better, don't look for it, be happy with what you got, because the owners of this country don't want that. I'm talking about the real owners now. The wealthy big business interests that controls things, and makes all the important decisions.
Forget the politicians, they're irrelevant. The politicians are put there to give you the idea you have freedom of choice - you don't. You have no choice. You have owners. They own you. They own everything. They own all the important land. They own, and control the corporations. They've long since bought, and payed for the senate, the congress, the state houses, the city halls, they got the judges in their back pockets, and they own all the big media, so they control just about all the information you get. They got you by the balls. They spend billions of dollars every year lobbying - lobbying, to get what they want.
Well we know what they want. They want more for themselves, and less for everybody else, but I'll tell you what they don't want - they don't want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don't want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They're not interested in that - that doesn't help them. That's against their interests. That's right. They don't want people that are smart enough to sit around a kitchen table, and think about how badly they're getting screwed by a system that threw them overboard 30 fucking years ago. They don't want that. You know what they want? Obedient workers - Obedient workers, people who are just smart enough to run the machines, and do that paper work. And just dumb enough to passively accept all these increasingly shittier jobs with the lower pay, the longer hours, the reduced benefits, the end of overtime, and vanishing pension that disappear the minute you go to collect it, and now they're coming for your social security money. They want your retirement money. They want it back so they can give it to their criminal friends on Wall Street, and you know something? They'll get it - they'll get it all from you sooner or later cause they own this place. It's a big club, and you aint in it. You, and I are not in The Big Club.
By the way, it's the same big club they use to beat you over the head with all day long when they tell you what to believe. All day long beating you over the head with their media telling you what to believe, what to think, and what to buy.
The table has tilted folks. The game is rigged, and nobody seems to notice. Nobody seems to care. Good honest hard working people: white collar, blue collar it doesn't matter what color shirt you have on. Good honest hard working people continue (these are people of modest being) - continue to elect these rich douchebags who don't give a fuck about you. They don't give a fuck about you - they don't give a fuck about you. They don't care about you at all - at all - at all, and nobody seems to notice. Nobody seems to care.
That's what the owners counted on. The fact that Americans will probably remain willfully ignorant of the big red, white, and blue dick that's being jammed up their assholes everyday, because the owners of this country know the truth. It's called the American Dream cause you have to be asleep to believe it."
cliche guevara
Well-Known Member
Awesome. I love the passion and anger he delivers it with - like no one gets it, and he wants to really ram it home.
Structaural
in Chatsubo
RIP George Carlin!
Up there with Pryor and Hicks for me. Legend who got angrier with age.
Up there with Pryor and Hicks for me. Legend who got angrier with age.
danny la rouge
Ninja swords for all disabled people
Well, I did it too. The thread at that time just had his name. It has now been edited to provide a description. So when I saw people saying RIP and stuff, I came by to see what I'd missed. I didn't mean any disrespect, and thought I might learn something.
We can't all have heard of everyone.
Im not having a pop, just reacted instinctively to Stobes' 'Never heard of him' post. I wish I hadnt now
Its an RIP thread, you do a quick google and if you care enough then come back.
Who wants to deal with blatant ignorance when someone you dig has passed.
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
phenomenal man. a great american.
71 seems like no age, really. My dad's 71...
71 seems like no age, really. My dad's 71...
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
well crap
just saw this
actully it kinda reminds me of when he compares his health to richard pryor
currently i lead richard on heart attacks 2 to 1 where richard leads me on burning yourself up. how it happened was first richard had a heart attack, then i had a heart attack, then richard burt himself up and i went fuck that i'm having another heart attack.
just saw this
actully it kinda reminds me of when he compares his health to richard pryor
currently i lead richard on heart attacks 2 to 1 where richard leads me on burning yourself up. how it happened was first richard had a heart attack, then i had a heart attack, then richard burt himself up and i went fuck that i'm having another heart attack.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
I'm very surprised you hadn't heard of this one, tbh. The extrapolation in the direction of Kevin Smith is horrendous, but I try not to be judgemental.
It's a loss that for me , frankly, is the perfect recreation of when Bill Hicks died.
He's someone I've always admired. His arrest for the 7 words routine brings to mind Lenny Bruce but to be honest (sic) his honesty...well his honesty permeates. The cutting truth in (some) of his observational humour is devastating, Like Chris Rock on race.
That Las Vegas gig is a big deal, everyone knows.
However...YouTube can be his eulogy. Google can write his epitaph. In your own personal view of Heaven, they'll be laughing their asses of for the foreseeable future.
Heavens' gain is our loss.
Structaural
in Chatsubo
Well, he had 39 years more material.
I like 'em both, both seemed very dillusioned with America and put that anger into angry and intelligent acts, with dick jokes.
Doctor Carrot
Marxist Henchman
See ya George
Thanks for making me laugh fella
Thanks for making me laugh fella
Doctor Carrot
Marxist Henchman
The way he delivered this on stage was amazing:
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
His last interview with Psychology Today, 11 days before his death.
Augie March
blahem
Just saw this. The man was a brilliant, intelligent stand-up and a true American comedic legend.
RIP
RIP
That's a really great interview. So intelligent and insightful.
Cheers for posting the link.
nino_savatte
No pasaran!
RIP George Carlin. I will always remember with fondness the quintessential albums, Toledo Windowbox and Occupation: Foole.
jugularvein
extra
do you know which show that came from? there was one of his quotes i loved and it sounds like it might come from the same show
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