George Carlin on Libertarianism

[forsmant]

The more I know about Ayn Rand the person, the more pretentious, arrogant, and rude she seems.

I find that to be true of most libertarians.

 

[Mattsa]

I've always been a big Carlin fan. A lot of other Ron Paul supporters seem to be too. I own one of his books called "Napalm and Silly Putty", and think it's only fair that everyone be made aware of this quote of his:

"One of the more pretentious political self-descriptions is "Libertarian." People think it puts them above the fray. It sounds fashionable, and to the uninitiated, faintly dangerous. Actually, it's just one more bullshit political philosophy." (p. 261)

http://books.google.com/books?id=tAhEQKB1b8MC&pg=PA261&dq=george+carlin+libertarian#PPA262,M1

As a brit, I only discovered George Carlin shortly before his death. I suppose his incredibly insightful and accurate humour is too much to bear for the Fabian socialist filth that have destroyed my country.

A big shame. I wish more Brits knew about George Carlin and he had more exposure here while he was alive.

A truly great man and very sadly missed.

 

[Truth Warrior]

What was George Carlin's political philosophy?

Carlin did not vote and often criticized elections as an illusion of choice.[48] He said he last voted for George McGovern, who ran for President in 1972[49] against Richard Nixon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_...#Personal_life

Hell, I begrudgingly LAST voted in 1972 also, AGAINST a repeat of "We're ALL Keynesians now.", "tricky Dick". I voted for Wallace , just to "send a Conservative, YAF, state's rights, tenth amendment message".

Notice the monumental difference that vote made?

 

[Kludge]

The following comment is retarded:

I find that to be true of most libertarians.

 

[forsmant]

As a brit, I only discovered George Carlin shortly before his death. I suppose his incredibly insightful and accurate humour is too much to bear for the Fabian socialist filth that have destroyed my country.

A big shame. I wish more Brits knew about George Carlin and he had more exposure here while he was alive.

A truly great man and very sadly missed.

George Carlin hated the British.

 

[forsmant]

The following comment is retarded:

A perfect example to prove my findings.

 

[Kludge]

A perfect example to prove my findings.

It's funny, because I wrote that in a way to make your response retarded as well, retard

 

[forsmant]

It's funny, because I wrote that in a way to make your response retarded as well, retard

NIce!

 

[jyakulis]

It's funny, because I wrote that in a way to make your response retarded as well, retard

so libertarians are pretentious and clever? lol

 

[Kludge]

so libertarians are pretentious and clever? lol

Pretentious, contemptuous, and arrogant in general -- but only when I'm giving a speech or bored. Otherwise, I can come off as a bit timid.

 

[acptulsa]

I've got a great satire at home (somewhere--probably in the basement) called "Mad Magazine's Campus Comic of the Year". It accuses Carlin of getting half of his material from college bathroom walls and using the noises bodily functions make to fill in the rest of his shows. They really weren't very far off the mark. The one episode of his tv show I saw I turned off after a lengthy expostulation on nostril hair...

Yes, he had quite a comedic insight. As a fast driver, I think he summed up Americans' narcisistic attitudes toward driving well--I am the best driver in the world, therefore everyone who drives slower than me is an idiot and everyone who drives faster than me must be a maniac. I do think he nailed that one--why else would Americans not think twice about hogging the passing lane and refusing to let people by? He could see the b.s. and do a good job of calling us on our b.s., but he could only seldom see the reason behind the b.s. and he never, never came up with a constructive alternative.

Which isn't a condemnation. After all, he was just a jester. What's funny about constructive alternatives?

 

[Truth Warrior]

I've got a great satire at home (somewhere--probably in the basement) called "Mad Magazine's Campus Comic of the Year". It accuses Carlin of getting half of his material from college bathroom walls and using the noises bodily functions make to fill in the rest of his shows. They really weren't very far off the mark. The one episode of his tv show I saw I turned off after a lengthy expostulation on nostril hair...

Yes, he had quite a comedic insight. As a fast driver, I think he summed up Americans' narcisistic attitudes toward driving well--I am the best driver in the world, therefore everyone who drives slower than me is an idiot and everyone who drives faster than me must be a maniac. I do think he nailed that one--why else would Americans not think twice about hogging the passing lane and refusing to let people by? He could see the b.s. and do a good job of calling us on our b.s., but he could only seldom see the reason behind the b.s. and he never, never came up with a constructive alternative.

Which isn't a condemnation. After all, he was just a jester. What's funny about constructive alternatives?

Constructive alternative: "The world is doing just fine, the people are just going away." -- George Carlin

 

[timosman]

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[Indy Vidual]

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