I’m sorry Write, how I wish you’d stop reminding of me of that routine. You find it hilarious, but it makes me want to puke and then cry. One of those mini seminal moments in American history, not like the repeal of the assault weapons ban, but another tear in the fabric of American society.
Perfect example of one of those liberal hero’s, who turned bust, no hero or example, just another pretender. Though I guess that’s what that routine was about, Carlin self-justifying his own fall from youthful exuberance and ideals, his primal scream.
You know the more you post that video over here, the more my, at one time, mild feeling of dislike and discomfort with the old man Carlin, is turning into a loathing for that smug old rich pig character on that stage, with saliva spewing from his mouth.
1:55 “This country was bought and sold a long time ago, blah, blah”
Cry me a river.
Yeah, yeah and the guy with the gold makes the rules. So let’s embrace nihilism, resentment. Grown up people appreciate life is a balancing game, no body gets it like they want it to be, yet we lived in this land of plenty in every regard. Including a Constitution and The Rule of Law, and the laws of Democracy, Voting, Community involvement, awareness and engagement with current events and caring about influencing decisions.
Okay so the Scales aren’t balanced, gold is power, but in this country we were given a counterbalance - Good people have been elected and they have made a difference. But how can we hope for good people, when too few make the effort to stand behind them?
Carlin’s a lazy loser: “I can’t win so I don’t even want to try.” Look how he turned out, bitter, empty, wasted life, who cares how famous or rich. All too many I guess.
That’s why we’re are so screwed these days. John F. Kennedy’s death should have made it plain how much harder we needed to care and work and network and organize to ensure constructive future outcomes. But that lesson was lost to laziness and consumerism and our enjoyment of the big party during the latter half of the past century.
If people had taken life a bit more seriously, with a sense of responsibility toward our future and how our government operated, we wouldn’t be in this spiral toward oblivion we’ve created for ourselves. All of us with a share of the burden of guilt. Too few showed up, so what else could you have possibly expected Mr. Carlin.