So here is a good one. I was going for walk in late March or early April of 2020. And I happen to listening to You Are All Diseased. And early in the show he talkes about Airport Security and Germs. Since then I am 100 percent convinced that wasn't just a genius but a seer. Because that man predicted the fucking future all the way down to how society and politicians would react.
@@GoldenBlaisdale I haven't read any books from Jung, so I could very easily be wrong, but I don't think he used the term "herd." That sounds more like something Nietzsche would say.
George had his finger on the pulse of America. His commentary throughout the years was the reality that was very much needed by society. Miss you, George! Thank you! Rest in peace ❤
I had a high school teacher who used to say things like: "If you marry someone you have already met at this point in your life, you're only hurting yourself." "You are only as big as your experiences!" ....and he was right.
@@johndarcangelo6893 I would hope he wouldn't get dragged into petty politics and would see the big picture about how all of the issues people hate each other over today are just illusions creating by the ruling elite to keep the little people from looking up at who's really screwing them. I would hope.
I often find myself REALLY missing George Carlin these days. Fortunately, we do have Randy Rainbow for an entirely different take on modern absurdities.
Because he isn’t alive the world has turned into a nightmare in the west and the young people are allowing it to happen, they’re imprisoning themselves in their own ideology.
If George Carlin were alive to see this bullshit society we live in now, he would have, in today's terms, "un-alived" himself, since "soft language" has progressed to the point you can no longer say commited suicide.
@@kylespevak6781 also multi-lingual here, if someone uses the word cow when they meant chicken I won’t blame the waitress for bringing them a beef dish. You can cry about prescriptivist vs descriptivist until the chickens come home but words DO have agreed upon meanings because that is their purpose- to communicate a concept so that both people understand. If you use a word that means something different to what you are trying to convey that is YOUR fault not the recipients. And if you listened to the video you would also understand that deliberately choosing one of two words with the same meaning but different nuances can be used as a problem. You can’t use semantic shift as a get out of gaol free card for getting it wrong or intentional obfuscation. .
@@malcolmdune wtf are you talking about? In what world do dumb people hate you for using simple words and definitions? If anything-it’s dumb people who usually try to simplify complex topics so their small brains could fit them inside-and reduce complex and layered problems to good/bad, black/white
Unfortunately in today’s society you can’t keep it clear and truthful. If you do you run the risk of being “insensitive “, “narrow minded”, or god forbid, “lewd, crude,and unacceptable” I am a fat, crippled, asthmatic old fart but if you called me that you would get yelled at by the “woke” citizens.
Oh he did tell us my friend and some of us like yourself listened. We listened and are waiting patiently for the stupid so as to annihilate it whenever possible. lol well, it's worth a go.
I always thought George Carlin was one of the best comedians of his time. The older I get, the more I recognize, and appreciate, that he was also a very deep thinker and how he ised comedy to convey a thoughtful/thought provoking message. His wit and wisdom is sorely missed today.
Ironiclly the best comedians, those making comical light heartedness of life. Are some of those he stare deepest at that same life. After all they need to really underatand atleast their own life to make something funny of it. Even more peoples lives if they want to share that light heartedness. Alot of modern comedians have lost that depth, and in turn lost the ability to actually make light heartedness out of anything at all beyond stupidity.
Carlin has to be the single wisest person I've ever known of, nothing got by him. He knew all of our flaws, and exactly what to do about them, he should be studied.
That is an absolutely, amazing, and accurate quote. I'm going to relay this to my children. "We think in language. The quality of our thoughts & ideas can only be as good as the quality of our language."
@@amanofnoreputation2164 it is something interesting i think in human condition of us all that is universal theme and it repeat itself in everyone's lifetime and also will be in future, struggle for power, money, reputation, relationships that is really fascinating to some of us we inspect and want to share it with others...
I'm pretty sure people understood what he was saying when this came out so you're not saying anything new or special. If you read any history book you can say that quite literally it repeats itself over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. MEMES DO THIS, that's why I'm sick of everything. Memes are recycled bullshit from 5 years ago, current events are just things that happened 10 years ago with new lingo and new ways to spread them through hacky comics and jokes. Nothing ever changes. No dip this is still happening. It's BEEN happening for decades, and it's hilarious to see people freak out just as much as they did 30 years ago.
That's great. I went to a Carlin show in high school in the 70's. Life altering! Went a couple a decades later to his show in Vegas. The friend that was with me sent him a gift - a bag of puffed blue corn snacks. Her way of saying wait a minute, there is blue food. A couple of months later she received a signed photograph of him with a note that said - those were purple not blue. He was holding up the backs of his hands in the picture and he had put letters on his knuckles, like a prison tattoo, NO BLUE FOOD.
George Carlin was the best, sharpest critic of 20th Century Western Culture. He was also the best comedian of the 20th Century. An absolute titan of cadence and content.
Ya that's not true. He was the best of his generation but there were brilliant people born lived and died in the 20th century before you me and George were even born. Will Rodgers is one such person. You think Carlin came up with all this on his own? His father was in the news business and I guarantee when he was a kid the sayings of Will Rodgers and satirists like him were very influential on him.
Notwithstanding the genius of George Carlin, I just wanted to say that the After Skool format and animations are brilliant. They always hold attention and combine perfectly with the script. I would love to see a behind the scenes episode...
I remember in the early 70's, my parents had a friend who came over sometimes. He was in a wheelchair. He had no legs, wore a garbage bag around his bottom half, tied shut. And he always wore this old camouflage jacket. He was very nice to me. I didn't know then he'd been hurt in a war...what I now realize was Vietnam. As I'm 57, and he was very sick then, he's probably gone. May he be, at last, in Peace.
He would be having a field day with the shit that’s happening these days…it’s probably better he died before he had to suffer through it. I do miss him though, may he rest in peace.
One of the last great Liberals. It's a shame. The left today is all about creepy cult/ fascist stuff. Intolerance. Restrictions on free speech. Carlin was a champion of Free Speech.
Fantastic. Carlin is from another level and class of reality who just amazes us with his wisdom. Coupled with drawings it just brings Carlins words to life. Beautifully done
George Carlin had some awareness, but not wisdom. The fact he was an atheist who rejected God is the proof of his lack of wisdom. Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. James 3:13-17 13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 *But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.* 15 *This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.* 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 1 Corinthians 3:19-20 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. Romans 1:16-22 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20 *For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:* 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, *and their foolish heart was darkened.* 22 *Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,*
He rejected the Gospel of Christ and died an atheist. He was unwise, deceived and unenlightened. Ephesians 5:8-21 8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) 10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. 13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. 14 *Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.* 15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. 18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; 21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
You’re not wrong but even more than that I believe the general public needs to actually hear his words and realize our politics are rigged. Stop fighting your neighbor, fight your real oppressors. The corrupt politicians and corporations.
Most famous comedians do this now, Dave Chappelle, Louis CK, Chris Rock even has started doing this after his Will Smith slap, Bill Burr, Mark Normand, hell even Joe Rogan, Ricky Gervais has been doing essentially "counter woke comedy"
One of the last great Liberals. It's a shame. The left today is all about creepy cult/ fascist stuff. Intolerance. Restrictions on free speech. Carlin was a champion of Free Speech.
This was such an eye opener. I work in mental health I and refuse to use softer words because they don't sound serious enough to get the help that people need. Words are power and to use them to help people faster is so necessary. Someone who's having a psychotic episode doesn't have low mood, someone who's feeling suicidal isn't feeling just down and out ... wording is so important please use them correctly to help others around you get the help they need.
Thank you so much for speaking up. My sister had been problematic for a few years after her first pregnancy. We had no idea what was happening. She had a psychotic break on a Sunday afternoon and her husband took her to our family doctor Monday morning. Her husband is an excellent man, but ever the peace keeper. I already had a doctor's appointment scheduled for Tues. morning. After dealing with my issue I looked at the doctor and said I needed to speak to him about my sister. As he started to object, I intervened and said I understood HIPAA - I just needed him to listen to me. I explained how my BIL would not have spoken in full truth in front of my sister, and gave a rundown on what all had happened. When I finished, he looked a bit confused so I ended with, "Dr., my entire family is worried she will throw her children off of the Main Street Bridge!" With that, he immediately focused and said, "In other words, she needs a psychiatrist instead of the therapist I have her scheduled with." She has been a successfully medicated schizophrenic for over 25 years. They are still happily married and the kids are college graduates, very successful in their chosen fields. There are times when gently speaking is an appropriate social behavior. Dealing with serious mental illness isn't one of those times.
@@cliftonmcnalley8469 Hi ... Oh man this is making me cry so much, this is a very overwhelming comment for me. This is a perfect example of why words matter. Look at your small action you did, you're selfless, small action ... look at all the lives you saved and the potential grief your whole family would have gone through. I am extremely happy for you, it's not often I get to cry for happy things, this is one of those times. I'm sending you a virtual hug and hopes that you're sisters children will succeed in whatever they choose to do. Make sure you tell you're sister you love her every time you see her. Well done mate, you're act was truly purposeful.
@@imchef17 Thank you so much for your kind words and I have no doubt that those who find their way to your door will receive the help they need. Yours is a difficult battle as so often family members are the root cause and not the needed assistance for finding a proper solution. My BIL is a Saint and the glue that not only holds his family together but also strengthens it. Hang in there, your efforts will be rewarded even though the successes may be few and far between. Sometimes doing a wonderful thing is nothing more than helping someone to make it just one more day.
"People have been bullsh*tted by the system into believing that if you change the name of the condition, somehow you'll change the condition" - George Carlin. It's difficult to solve a problem if we don't have the language to discuss it. If you enjoyed the art in this video, please consider supporting After Skool on Patreon. Thank you! www.patreon.com/AfterSkool
So many words have changed meaning Or perhaps I should say the intent in which they are used has changed... equity, diversity, tolerance, And some are just made up , like gender fluidity lol
John vervaeke emphasizes this in our meaning crisis we have bullshitted ourselves out of facing reality and this has led us to the meaning crisis that plagues society as a whole we must awaken from this bullshit even if our parents disagree they are what imprinted us with such ridiculous ideas in the first place. Comedians are our modern day philosophers in regular clothing and noone did it better than carlin imo. this was a great video a real one about something important and not for clickbait and i find that admirable
He obviously didn't study it enough. Or maybe it's that studying language is just one piece of the puzzle. Maybe you also need to study history and understand how specific language was used and resulted in exclusion and oppression. Such exclusion and oppression is only starting to ease because of the new language we have adopted to explain the reality of the world around us.
Not sure what your point is. George Carlin was a master of language and human psychology, like George Orwell, and understood the power of sociological weapons that are based on the manipulation of language and breakdown of logic and critical thinking. One scholar refers to philosophical mindset of a society that allows this to happen and uses the example of Nazi Germany to illustrate his point. Leonard Peikoff in his book The Ominous Parallels makes many good points and observation between the rise of Nazi ideology and the trends happening in America, and this book was written 40 years ago.
@@jessedorsettii9988 My point is that this language that he's mocking is what is giving many people hope in a way that was never seen in previous generations. I'm also not sure what Nazi ideology has to do with the validity of PTSD as a term that explains the reality of trauma to the best of our ability. It is logic and critical thinking that has given us terms such as PTSD. So I really don't know what he means when he calls it "soft language." These terms explain reality so much better than terms in the past.
Why? Because PTSD is still very disconnected with everyday reality and simplicity. The point George makes is you can trivialize matters by making their name complicated. Shell shock is simple, everyone understands. Calling something a disorder almost implies the person has a problem. Well. The problem isn't THE PERSON, it's what happened to them. You apply very clinical terms and it becomes less tangible, less real, less a matter of importance. That is what happens when you manipulate language to "soften" the reality that the prior names had for the exact same condition or thing. @@mushitay2024
Ahhh... back when comedy was an artform *and* a medium for philosophy. Comedy required intellect and wisdom. Not just a tag line or a funny voice. God bless all speakers of truth! 🙌🙏❤️
Man, I cannot get enough of George Carlin lately. I definitely wasn't old enough to appreciate him back in the day. The wisdom in his humor is wonderful. I did grow up listening to Richard Pryor after sneaking my step dad's tapes. A 10 year old white girl from the Midwest growing up in the 80-90's listening to Richard Pryor definitely broadened my vocabulary.
That 10 year old that memorized Carlin's 7 words you can't say on TV did the same thing years before. Us Midwestern white girls needed all the help we could muster!
Large groups of people usually are or turn stupid in the first place. "Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, one by one."-Charles MacKay
“Some people see a glass that’s half empty. Other people see a glass that’s half full. I see a glass that’s twice as big as it needs to be.”- George Carlin
George Carlin was not only a comedic genius but, most of what he talked about pertaining to politics and government has now come to fruition .HE WAS WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME. RIP GEORGE.
Not a lot about Government or Politics have changed since George Carlin was shining a light on the BS. It is just today, with the internet, the cockroaches can't seek shelter as easily, even though today they try to hide behind political correctness. I oft times wonder about Carlin's death? He was only 71 when he died. Tim Russet ( died @ 58) , although not a comedian, was also a master truth teller who had just come home from a trip to Rome and died of a massive heart attack getting ready on go on air in front of a live audience. I was devastated as I was tuning in to watch his broadcast when his passing was announced and I have wondered about it ever since. Both men died in June of 2008, within about a week of each other. Carlin also died of heart failure, but he supposedly had heart problems throughout his life? Both of these honorable men were a threat to the Powers that Be, that have left me wondering why either man died so suddenly? I guess I will never know?
It never fails. There is always someone who comes in to say “he was ahead of his time” No he wasn’t. This had already been happening. People have always been this stupid.
@@shaifs5072 First of all I am NOT your average JOE I am a former Air Force spec ops soldier who has seen the world and the horrors that exist. I have been places where guys have not come home from . So EVERYTHING that George has spoken about in his comedy has come to fruition (come true) . So yes he WAS WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME. I have my bachelor's degree now.
@@WreckingKrew00 average joe > midwit. This was not something ahead of its time, this is something that was already happening and had been happening. This isn’t new. Listen to Carlin a little closer and take it slower. You can get it.
Stop referring to comedians as philosophers. Reductionist thinking is a poor man's idea of philosophy. Carlin was at least funny at times, (unlike Hicks) and he was certainly funnier in the 70's before he went nihilist.
@@shogunofharlem8240While we're here.. I also wanna say that Carlin's point about soft language and using PTSD as an example felt kind of bogus. Shortly after WW1, it was the norm to completely disregard traumatized veterans and call them "cowards". Just because it was called "shell shock" doesn't mean people took it seriously. It was not taken seriously in the slightest. Ironically, in the current era where it is referred to as PTSD, people happen to be taking it much more seriously. Although some places like the VA still disregard traumatized veterans, the general public is beginning to sympathize with those veterans and there are even popular charities dedicated to helping veterans with PTSD and other mental disorders.
I couldn’t put a finger on why the process of changing terminology bothered me so much sometimes. George has nailed it - the humanity has been squeezed completely out of the phrase.
Personally, I am waiting for the last person on earth to use the word r**'8'**d; then, my congenital cerebral palsy will magically disappear, and I will be able to play the piano.
Its the distract Misdirect and ultimately Destroy society, by the use of vagueness. The root being founded upon the first deceit by satan in the garden. Did Yah say thou should surely die?
In college I read an academic article about this topic. It discussed the topic of changing terminology and labels serves no purpose in the long term because the percieved offence or insult is simply carried over into the next and the one after that. The author specifically used the at the time changing terms for little persons from 'midget' to 'dwarf' and so on. It talked about as the preferred name was altered from 'midget' to avoid the derogatory term, the derogatory interpretation and perception eventually followed into the next term because the culture assigning the offensive connotation hadn't been addressed. I couldn't find the specific article but I'll search for it and add a link when I can.
I agree. Post traumatic stress disorder doesn’t sound soft at all. It just has more words in it now which everyone knows about. It’s not named this way to hide away its meaning but to make it more accurate If anything PTSD is way more accurate than the previous terms like shell shock because it tells you exactly what it means in the acronym
I think this is partially old people getting mad about the inevitable change in language as well as mismanagement and the treatment of veterans. A change in worde wouldn't have stopped them from being swept under the rug and how dare you even impose that idea. When we say "Oh, had we just used the right words", that takes responsibility off of the orher parts in this planned machine that failed.
A side note, I really appreciate this animation. I'm an OEF and OIF vet and the accuracy of the uniforms and depictions of battle were on point for their eras. Facial expressions are what really got me because I still can't seem to shake that look of anger and sadness. I am perfectly happy and fine now but people tell me I have a bad case of "F--- you face".
I really miss the sheer honesty of George Carlin. His form of comedy was flat out honesty telling people what they needed to hear over just dumb jokes. He was a legend in his own time and he would be loosing his ever loving mind today.
Remember, George retired from society long before he died. He said no longer had any use for it and just didn't care anymore. Personally, I don't think he could stand the collective stupidity any longer.
He's my absolute favorite comedian, but he sold out like all the others. Joe Rogan reminds me of him occasionally now not for his comedy, but being a gatekeeper. There is one act that George had that's pretty well know that was then used in Zeitguist about religion where he says that he could get behind a religion that worshipped the sun. Sun worship. Saturn. Morning Star. Lucifer. Sun worshipers are Satanists period. Its paganism. People need to wake. These people regardless of the way they sound to us, they are bad people. They are smart, they say what they think we want to hear. But they are Satanists. They are paedophiles and it goes way up to the most powerful people and people like George Carlin are gatekeepers that they use to control the masses. They would have a lot harder time controlling us without Hollyweird. Wake up people. These people are what real EVIL is. Do the research.
If George Carlin we're alive today he'd have so much material to poke fun at! We need more comedians with an edge. Other than the comedians running the planet!
@Michelle Owens I know, and it blows my mind to be so blind while they're doing things in front of our eyes. Going out of their way to show you it seems these days.
I think most of us got it right away. And the problems Carlin so masterfully presented were the same problems in other countries. While most American citizens were unaware of our Constitution and their rights, foreigners were taking advantage of them. But we understood what Carlin was saying. We were a "melting pot" of diverse people, but now that we citizens are becoming a minority in our own country, the WOKE "diversity" had changed, and so have our un-elected leaders. Yet, we who love our country are still patriots, and one can't be a patriot without knowing what made America great. Times have changed and Carlin knew it would.
@@trentp151 Yes, very true. Courage must come first before nearly all else, but sadly most social media erodes at self confidence and therefore courage. What to do...
@@FutureTruth88 Well, in an age where we don't hardly ever see the people we talk to face to face, I don't think there is an easy solution... Got to force ourselves back into the world, delete our social media, get back to real life for a while. Part of it also is Marxist hatred towards humanity--- this is designed specifically to destroy confidence and courage, and to have everyone be cogs in the wheel of communism. What to do, indeed...
@@luiskross6454 "Oh, it's your birthday today? How close to death are you now?" ... Gotta say, that doesn't really fit the intended vibe of the question.
I miss George I was in my 20's when he did this skit and it really woke me up. I've been on the path of truth and reality ever since. Thank you for not sugar coating it we all need to hear this message.
George Carlin is theee most honest, creative, intelligent, and absolutely hilarious comedians to ever live! Easily one of the top 5 comedians of all time! R.I.P GC!
Loved this man and could really use his humour today. He knew way more back then than most sleeping humans today. Thank you for sharing this. I was in stitches throughout! Bless his soul ❤️🥰🇨🇦
The sad thing was listening to it and thinking "why are you people laughing, this is a serious matter that's destroying humanity". If only we had George around today only he wouldn't be called comedian he'd be a conspiracy theorist for right extremist bigot 🙄
Never in my LIFE did I think I would end up seeing George Carlin referenced in one of my school textbooks. Then a week after seeing that, I decided to use THIS EXACT special as a reference for a writing 122 essay.
@bugjams thats not ironic - its not what he means by "soft language". hes not obfuscating anything there. its very direct, just metaphorical and poetic
Bingo! Soft language, as used here by George Carlin, describes the mincing of words to describe harsh realities and truths inherent to the human condition. However, this must be kept in mind with the further message conveyed here by Carlin which is that, words arise from thoughts, and changing or softening words can alter the clarity of thought.@@bufoz
I think the wolves are the annoying everyday thoughts that keep us from going deeper. To me, when the moon howls, it is the voice of our souls calling out to be heard. George had a way of seeing through the bs to the truths beneath. I miss his honesty. 🐺🪶🌙🌜🎤🎭🔭
@@Detourist - This shows us how much face book personalities have infected all social media. The wrong person is receiving "thumbs up" here. This is a TH-cam Hall of Fame reply. Carlin is smiling at this 'call back'.
No, this is not what we need. This is the mindset that caused millions of PTSD suffers to go on ignored for generations and also what caused millions of neurodivergent people to be tortured.
Regarding PTSD, the reason it changed is because it doesn't just affect soldiers. From civilians during war to housewives chronically abused by their husbands, there's cases where "battle fatigue" or "shell shock" doesn't fit the condition, and having too many umbrella terms overcomplicates language.
This makes so much sense. I feel like words have gotten out of hand. I was confused when people were saying "unaliving" instead of suicide. My family was greatly impacted by suicide I cant imagine asking one of them to say my brother unalived himself. That truly does sound like hiding what happened and how awful it was. Edit: for everyone saying it's agorthoms and censoring by corporations... if people didn't get offended by it and stop buying or financially participating in the products produced by corporations then said corporations wouldn't care about the use of the word. It is censored to make people more comfortable and continue using the product and not complain or boycott. IMO it is forcing soft language.
Exactly what I’ve been thinking. People try to change wording around as to not “trigger” anyone - yet it takes so much away from the actual painful truth of it
Lot of the time. It's pushed by TH-cam (the company) and content creators are forced to use uphanisms like that. I think in that case, that was more youtube's fault, and not the content creators forced to play by dumb rules
with self inflicted death we have always seen this like say in obituaries. 4 yrs ago when my bestie took her own life, the obit said she, "died unexpectedly"...as a suicide and sex abuse survivor i feel your pain and am truly sorry for your loss...
@@CyberDeity01 you know the newspaper doesn't write obituaries right? Somebody connected to the person has to submit it. So if that's what it says, that's what the person chose to use.
Thanks for the amazing illustration! Years later, I suddenly came to realise: lots of George Carlin's standups are not telling jokes, but pointing out facts disguised by the greedy and powerful as well as their minions. And it feels so cathartic.
“We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity; more than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.” ― Charlie Chaplin
@@teiwaz2692 I disagree. I believe we feel too much and think too little. That’s the point of euphemistic language, to convey information in a way so as to avoid emotions arbitrarily deemed undesirable.
Kudos to the brilliant artist or artists that gave further life to George's profound observations of how we too often often try to evade uncomfortable truths. This is a master companion piece to George's epic skit. Thank you!
I grew up watching and listening to Carlin. I also grew up to be a stem major. This is largely due to him constantly referring to logic and analysis of everyday things. I picked up on that really quick. George had a unique way of seeing everyday absurdities and conveying them to the rest of us, and for that I will always be grateful I was exposed to him at a young age. It taught me to be critical of things and ideas. It taught me to discard ideas that didn't make sense. Him and Carl Sagan during my formative years were invaluable.
Carlin was the master of language and comedy. He's no question the best comedian and philosopher of the last 100 years. He was also ahead of his time in ways only few others were. Bill Hicks had a similar style, but died so young. George got to do comedy for about 50 years and his later stuff (late 1980's to his death) is some of the best humor and observations that have ever been created. God bless you, George.
I was born the year this came out. Almost 34 years later, 15 or 20 years after his "expiration, " it's more true than ever. I missed one of the greats. Glad we have TH-cam to discover/remember him.
"Thomas never saw such bullshit before!" I'm just amazed that my very conservative Boomer mother let me watch Shining Time Station, knowing who the actor was that played "Mr. Conductor." 😆
Fun fact: most disabled people HATE the "cushion terms". Honestly the fact that fear shapes so much of our language hurts me as a writer, like I said before when talking to my aunt about why most of my characters swear "it's never about using the fanciest words, it's about using the right ones for the situation, and sometimes the right word is FUCK"
On the other hand people who swear in everyday speech are just showing mental laziness, what do they say when something REALLY need swearing? maybe "Oh dear, that is unfortunate"???
A totally over used offensive word these days. It has come to have no meaning at all. Lets stick with old curse words used at appropriately punctuated times. Or just use better choice words to convey meaning that goes an inch over the heads of the uneducated.
Speak for yourself. I'd rather people acknowledge that I have ADHD than call me stupid for struggling to think about and perceive things in a neurotypical way.
I used to know a person with dwarfism who didn't like "little people". She preferred the term "dwarf" because that's the condition she had. The "M" word, though, she didn't like.
Indeed! I'm Disabled and while I know terms like neurodivergent are useful it has become part of soft language. People are too scared or "hurt" by words like "disorder" "deficit" "dysfunction" that they will go outta their way to avoid them. That's not gonna get us anywhere
"Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, then what do freedom fighters fight?" -George Carlin Great stuff, George Carlin was a thinker!
The PTSD example is an interesting one. On one hand, he's right, we should speak more frankly about terrible things. On the other hand, since WWI we've better understood mental health. PTSD is something you can have from non-combat experiences. A traumatic childhood, abusive relationships, a harrowing near-death experience. Trauma is more than just what happens to those conscripted into war and we're better as a society for recognizing that and applying it more universally.
Absolutely. 🙌 While his stuff is funny, it's way too black and white in most of these cases. So you're either 'Blind' or not? 'Deaf' or not? there is no possibility of being partially deaf or have a less than 100% vision condition either way at all?
"Horror affliction" is fitting. I have the horror affliction asshole!!! In the same vein of thought people want to shorten it down a letter PTS (PEETS) PEE TEE ESS DEE. Remember when people thought diabetes was contagious? Too bad the medical field is so addendium to stuffy words. Why not call diabetes blood sugar disease.
For me it's the "differently abled" one which hits the most, and could probably explain this strange trend today of people not being comfortable in their own bodies and wanting to transition to the opposite sex, or in some cases, make themselves disabled on purpose and in some extreme cases try to identify as a different race or become "trans racial".... And it's wild how we all just go along with it for fear of reprisals fr being "politically incorrect" Retard is another fascinating one, nowadays you get shat on completely for saying "retard", when in the past mental retardation was an actual medical term used for people born with behavioral or mental disabilities, and I don't get why saying retard or retarded as an insult to someone is so offensive, because I've never heard the term being used on actual mentally challenged people, I've only ever heard it used for people who are mentally healthy or normal.
Carlin was so ahead of his time. So many of his quotes have been making the rounds in recent years. It's like he saw the shitstorm that we were racing towards.
If we all actually used George Carlins advice & teachings st all his shows & books... God the world would be so so much better. I believe George Carlin should be taught in every HS & college.
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This monologue is exceptional. Still relevant 30 years later.
Depressingly relevant.
More than ever!
No it’s not old people are very cynical natural
@CIAWilson Can you elaborate? I don’t understand what you are trying to get across.
So here is a good one. I was going for walk in late March or early April of 2020. And I happen to listening to You Are All Diseased. And early in the show he talkes about Airport Security and Germs. Since then I am 100 percent convinced that wasn't just a genius but a seer. Because that man predicted the fucking future all the way down to how society and politicians would react.
“Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.”--George Carlin
That's a Carl Jung quote though.
@@GoldenBlaisdale I haven't read any books from Jung, so I could very easily be wrong, but I don't think he used the term "herd." That sounds more like something Nietzsche would say.
Yah making judgments is a good thing. I make judgments about gross looking people on the street and I avoid them.
its not that thinking is just difficult, it takes time, which not many people take/have
@@ourdivinemouseoverlord3308 jung was a student of Nietzsche. He even wrote a lecture about Zarathustra. Very good read! 😊
Of course George Carlin was great and scarily predictive, but can we give this channel some credit for this amazing art!?
My thoughts exactly! The artwork is amazing! 🏆 👏
nope
The WORD is BETTER than this "art".
I think this is AI-generated. You can buy an app that does this for any video
Does it amaze you? You really go straight to the top shelves with any of your adjectives right? If this is amazing, what is Sistine chapel?
George had his finger on the pulse of America. His commentary throughout the years was the reality that was very much needed by society. Miss you, George! Thank you! Rest in peace ❤
"Rest in peace" is a euphemism for "rot in the ground". You just proved his point.
George Carlin is like the high school teacher you thought was a bit off their rocker at the time but later realize was a genius...
I had a high school teacher who used to say things like:
"If you marry someone you have already met at this point in your life, you're only hurting yourself."
"You are only as big as your experiences!"
....and he was right.
Brilliant!
More like the only Professor I’d buy Psilocybin from 🤣🍄
What an absolutely brilliant comparison!
Nah he was pro abortion and anti Cristian
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
And it's never more applicable than right now......
Bro, it's literally 1984
I wish it was 1984 again. I loved that year.
@@prodigalpriest me too. i wasnt born but, it was pretty great.
Oh Canada
This world needs George Carlin more than ever. Boy do I miss him!
Needs him for?
I so miss him too. His genius would have shattered felon tRump's self-parody.
@@juha2031Some honesty.
I can only imagine how riled up people would get nowadays. I also wonder what he would say about today's politics.
@@johndarcangelo6893 I would hope he wouldn't get dragged into petty politics and would see the big picture about how all of the issues people hate each other over today are just illusions creating by the ruling elite to keep the little people from looking up at who's really screwing them. I would hope.
Being born in the 80s, seeing this in 2024, all I can do is shake my head.
Carlin was far ahead of his time.
And woke people think he would be on their side ha
You and me both.
Me 3 from ‘83🤦🏽♂️
Shake your head...at what?
@@johnmartinez7440 how soft the fucking world is.
Didn't think I needed to spell it out.
Can you imagine if George Carlin were alive today and what he would tell us about the world we live in now.
I was going to say the exact same thing.
I often find myself REALLY missing George Carlin these days. Fortunately, we do have Randy Rainbow for an entirely different take on modern absurdities.
Because he isn’t alive the world has turned into a nightmare in the west and the young people are allowing it to happen, they’re imprisoning themselves in their own ideology.
That it is doomed 😢
If George Carlin were alive to see this bullshit society we live in now, he would have, in today's terms, "un-alived" himself, since "soft language" has progressed to the point you can no longer say commited suicide.
One of George Carlin's great gifts was his ability to take the bleakest subjects and make you laugh about them.
That's what comedy used to be, before all the sensitive people took over all media
Actually, what he did is show us how to laugh at ourselves. Greatest gift possible...
My favorite is have you ever noticed people against abortion are people you wouldn't want to fuck in the first place.
The man could make literally ANY subject hilarious
Carlin wasn't a comedian , he was a philosopher with a comedian's attitude
PLEASE for the love of god come up with an original thought from your tiny little brain and stop restating this on every video of Carlin ever made omg
@@bigjilm6290 ikr starting to get really old.
similar to Bill Burr
Comedians are the only ones who can still speak any truth
@@recoveringsoul755 Dave chapelle and that guy will smith slapped say otherwise smh
WORDS are important. Carlin was a gem.
As someone who has learned more than one language, no, no their not. Taking words 100% literal is the problem
@@kylespevak6781 also multi-lingual here, if someone uses the word cow when they meant chicken I won’t blame the waitress for bringing them a beef dish. You can cry about prescriptivist vs descriptivist until the chickens come home but words DO have agreed upon meanings because that is their purpose- to communicate a concept so that both people understand. If you use a word that means something different to what you are trying to convey that is YOUR fault not the recipients. And if you listened to the video you would also understand that deliberately choosing one of two words with the same meaning but different nuances can be used as a problem. You can’t use semantic shift as a get out of gaol free card for getting it wrong or intentional obfuscation. .
Simplicity is a sign of genius. Keep your words clear and truthful.
you get hated for that... a lot!
get hated by dumb people? thousand liar always worth less than one honest person
Simplicity, yes. Reductionist thinking, no.
@@malcolmdune wtf are you talking about? In what world do dumb people hate you for using simple words and definitions? If anything-it’s dumb people who usually try to simplify complex topics so their small brains could fit them inside-and reduce complex and layered problems to good/bad, black/white
Unfortunately in today’s society you can’t keep it clear and truthful. If you do you run the risk of being “insensitive “, “narrow minded”, or god forbid, “lewd, crude,and unacceptable” I am a fat, crippled, asthmatic old fart but if you called me that you would get yelled at by the “woke” citizens.
Carlin was so ahead of his time and tried to tell us. He was a damn genius!
Nope, he was just a freethinker. And that was rare in his time.
@@nemonusquam373 "freethinker" don't call you an asshole for no reason
Oh he did tell us my friend and some of us like yourself listened. We listened and are waiting patiently for the stupid so as to annihilate it whenever possible. lol well, it's worth a go.
What he said wasn’t ahead of his time at all. It was already happening.
@nemonusquam373 trust me it's still RARE
I always thought George Carlin was one of the best comedians of his time. The older I get, the more I recognize, and appreciate, that he was also a very deep thinker and how he ised comedy to convey a thoughtful/thought provoking message. His wit and wisdom is sorely missed today.
"Older?!?!" Don't you mean "Now that I'm getting old?"
Ironiclly the best comedians, those making comical light heartedness of life. Are some of those he stare deepest at that same life. After all they need to really underatand atleast their own life to make something funny of it. Even more peoples lives if they want to share that light heartedness.
Alot of modern comedians have lost that depth, and in turn lost the ability to actually make light heartedness out of anything at all beyond stupidity.
Carlin has to be the single wisest person I've ever known of, nothing got by him. He knew all of our flaws, and exactly what to do about them, he should be studied.
❤
❤ YOU SHOULD ALSO LISTEN TO SOME OF THE INTERVIEWS WITH FRANK ZAPPA.
HE WAS ALSO A VERY INTELLIGENT PERSON AND KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON❤
That is an absolutely, amazing, and accurate quote. I'm going to relay this to my children. "We think in language. The quality of our thoughts & ideas can only be as good as the quality of our language."
This is one of Carlin’s most important pieces of work. We’re seeing today exactly what he was speaking of 30 years ago!
Nietzsche talked about it before him and for all of Nietzsche's originality I doubt he was the first to do so.
@@amanofnoreputation2164 it is something interesting i think in human condition of us all that is universal theme and it repeat itself in everyone's lifetime and also will be in future, struggle for power, money, reputation, relationships that is really fascinating to some of us we inspect and want to share it with others...
I'm pretty sure people understood what he was saying when this came out so you're not saying anything new or special. If you read any history book you can say that quite literally it repeats itself over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. MEMES DO THIS, that's why I'm sick of everything. Memes are recycled bullshit from 5 years ago, current events are just things that happened 10 years ago with new lingo and new ways to spread them through hacky comics and jokes.
Nothing ever changes. No dip this is still happening. It's BEEN happening for decades, and it's hilarious to see people freak out just as much as they did 30 years ago.
55g
I knew what he was speaking about then
I was lucky enough to see George's standup live
He was a genius
That's great. I went to a Carlin show in high school in the 70's. Life altering! Went a couple a decades later to his show in Vegas. The friend that was with me sent him a gift - a bag of puffed blue corn snacks. Her way of saying wait a minute, there is blue food. A couple of months later she received a signed photograph of him with a note that said - those were purple not blue. He was holding up the backs of his hands in the picture and he had put letters on his knuckles, like a prison tattoo, NO BLUE FOOD.
@@ivaveazey9631 that's friggin awesome, he rocked, lucky yall
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Too cool, I'd have loved to see him live
@@ivaveazey9631 wow thats amazing!
George Carlin was the best, sharpest critic of 20th Century Western Culture.
He was also the best comedian of the 20th Century.
An absolute titan of cadence and content.
Hear, hear!
Ya that's not true. He was the best of his generation but there were brilliant people born lived and died in the 20th century before you me and George were even born. Will Rodgers is one such person.
You think Carlin came up with all this on his own? His father was in the news business and I guarantee when he was a kid the sayings of Will Rodgers and satirists like him were very influential on him.
I seesaw between Carlin and Pryor. Both were great ❤
Not. The greatest you don't hear about too often.
Exactly! Unlike nearly all comedians, Carlin mastered both substance and style. He was truly brilliant.
I miss George! Saw him at my college in the mid 1980's. He's GOAT❤
Notwithstanding the genius of George Carlin, I just wanted to say that the After Skool format and animations are brilliant. They always hold attention and combine perfectly with the script.
I would love to see a behind the scenes episode...
Ooo, good idea, seconded
Agree , I love this channel.
This is honestly one of George Carlin’s best routines. It resonates so well today.
The truth is out there if you are interested and have the courage to look 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🔥
Have you not heard him talk about the club we ain’t in
The military industrial complex shpeel stands the test of time too
@@1318Hereiswisdom "They don't care about you. At all. At all".
@@RMCbreezy the military and monetary
Imagine the material George would be able to come up with today, pure gold!! A comic genius
Nope he would have been on top of the list for cancelation. That's the world we live in now.
He’d have sold out just like Bill Burr and Jon “Stewart” Leibowitz. By the end of his career he was doing sad interviews about how white man bad
he would want to go back to being dead
It's bad for ya wasn't very long ago. 12 years before today.
@@crab-finger😂
I remember in the early 70's, my parents had a friend who came over sometimes. He was in a wheelchair. He had no legs, wore a garbage bag around his bottom half, tied shut. And he always wore this old camouflage jacket. He was very nice to me. I didn't know then he'd been hurt in a war...what I now realize was Vietnam. As I'm 57, and he was very sick then, he's probably gone. May he be, at last, in Peace.
I miss him greatly. We need him today. Thankfully most of his stuff is timeless, and seems to become more relevant all the time.
He would be having a field day with the shit that’s happening these days…it’s probably better he died before he had to suffer through it. I do miss him though, may he rest in peace.
He’d be cancelled… then when he spoke of it he’d brilliantly explain being cancelled logic
I would not want him to see how the Woke have devolved Humanity, let him rest.
One of the last great Liberals. It's a shame. The left today is all about creepy cult/ fascist stuff. Intolerance. Restrictions on free speech. Carlin was a champion of Free Speech.
Fantastic. Carlin is from another level and class of reality who just amazes us with his wisdom. Coupled with drawings it just brings Carlins words to life. Beautifully done
The art is great. It adds to an already amazing piece
George Carlin had some awareness, but not wisdom. The fact he was an atheist who rejected God is the proof of his lack of wisdom.
Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
James 3:13-17
13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
14 *But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.*
15 *This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.*
16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
1 Corinthians 3:19-20
19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
Romans 1:16-22
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 *For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:*
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, *and their foolish heart was darkened.*
22 *Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,*
He saw through bullsh*t like no one else. Genius in true meaning of the word. One of the rare that reached enlightenment.
You're serious, too. High standards ya got there.
He rejected the Gospel of Christ and died an atheist. He was unwise, deceived and unenlightened.
Ephesians 5:8-21
8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
14 *Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.*
15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
I miss George! Man, we need him now more than ever!
I agree we need him. George was right about everything
More than ever the world needs comedians like him.
You’re not wrong but even more than that I believe the general public needs to actually hear his words and realize our politics are rigged. Stop fighting your neighbor, fight your real oppressors. The corrupt politicians and corporations.
Most famous comedians do this now, Dave Chappelle, Louis CK, Chris Rock even has started doing this after his Will Smith slap, Bill Burr, Mark Normand, hell even Joe Rogan, Ricky Gervais has been doing essentially "counter woke comedy"
One of the last great Liberals. It's a shame. The left today is all about creepy cult/ fascist stuff. Intolerance. Restrictions on free speech. Carlin was a champion of Free Speech.
This was such an eye opener. I work in mental health I and refuse to use softer words because they don't sound serious enough to get the help that people need. Words are power and to use them to help people faster is so necessary. Someone who's having a psychotic episode doesn't have low mood, someone who's feeling suicidal isn't feeling just down and out ... wording is so important please use them correctly to help others around you get the help they need.
Thank you so much for speaking up. My sister had been problematic for a few years after her first pregnancy. We had no idea what was happening. She had a psychotic break on a Sunday afternoon and her husband took her to our family doctor Monday morning. Her husband is an excellent man, but ever the peace keeper. I already had a doctor's appointment scheduled for Tues. morning. After dealing with my issue I looked at the doctor and said I needed to speak to him about my sister. As he started to object, I intervened and said I understood HIPAA - I just needed him to listen to me. I explained how my BIL would not have spoken in full truth in front of my sister, and gave a rundown on what all had happened. When I finished, he looked a bit confused so I ended with, "Dr., my entire family is worried she will throw her children off of the Main Street Bridge!" With that, he immediately focused and said, "In other words, she needs a psychiatrist instead of the therapist I have her scheduled with." She has been a successfully medicated schizophrenic for over 25 years. They are still happily married and the kids are college graduates, very successful in their chosen fields.
There are times when gently speaking is an appropriate social behavior. Dealing with serious mental illness isn't one of those times.
@@cliftonmcnalley8469 Hi ... Oh man this is making me cry so much, this is a very overwhelming comment for me. This is a perfect example of why words matter.
Look at your small action you did, you're selfless, small action ... look at all the lives you saved and the potential grief your whole family would have gone through. I am extremely happy for you, it's not often I get to cry for happy things, this is one of those times.
I'm sending you a virtual hug and hopes that you're sisters children will succeed in whatever they choose to do. Make sure you tell you're sister you love her every time you see her. Well done mate, you're act was truly purposeful.
@@imchef17 Thank you so much for your kind words and I have no doubt that those who find their way to your door will receive the help they need. Yours is a difficult battle as so often family members are the root cause and not the needed assistance for finding a proper solution. My BIL is a Saint and the glue that not only holds his family together but also strengthens it. Hang in there, your efforts will be rewarded even though the successes may be few and far between. Sometimes doing a wonderful thing is nothing more than helping someone to make it just one more day.
This is the complete irony of our modern world. Words don't mean anything to anybody anymore.
@@miggans21012 In my job words mean life and death. So it's a bit unfair to say that.
"People have been bullsh*tted by the system into believing that if you change the name of the condition, somehow you'll change the condition" - George Carlin. It's difficult to solve a problem if we don't have the language to discuss it. If you enjoyed the art in this video, please consider supporting After Skool on Patreon. Thank you! www.patreon.com/AfterSkool
The truth is out there if you are interested and have the courage to look 👉 Dominion (2018)
So many words have changed meaning Or perhaps I should say the intent in which they are used has changed... equity, diversity, tolerance,
And some are just made up , like gender fluidity lol
@After Skool i wonder what George Carlin would have thought of that Thomas Sowell speech. not much, i bet
Thank you for prodding me to give Carlin another chance. My 74 year old mother and I finally have something we can laugh over together.
John vervaeke emphasizes this in our meaning crisis we have bullshitted ourselves out of facing reality and this has led us to the meaning crisis that plagues society as a whole we must awaken from this bullshit even if our parents disagree they are what imprinted us with such ridiculous ideas in the first place. Comedians are our modern day philosophers in regular clothing and noone did it better than carlin imo. this was a great video a real one about something important and not for clickbait and i find that admirable
RIP George Carlin. He will be sorely missed. That man was a genius at telling it like it is. Thank you for this amazing presentation!
He studied language. He was a master of the written and spoken word.
He obviously didn't study it enough. Or maybe it's that studying language is just one piece of the puzzle. Maybe you also need to study history and understand how specific language was used and resulted in exclusion and oppression. Such exclusion and oppression is only starting to ease because of the new language we have adopted to explain the reality of the world around us.
Not sure what your point is. George Carlin was a master of language and human psychology, like George Orwell, and understood the power of sociological weapons that are based on the manipulation of language and breakdown of logic and critical thinking. One scholar refers to philosophical mindset of a society that allows this to happen and uses the example of Nazi Germany to illustrate his point. Leonard Peikoff in his book The Ominous Parallels makes many good points and observation between the rise of Nazi ideology and the trends happening in America, and this book was written 40 years ago.
@@jessedorsettii9988 My point is that this language that he's mocking is what is giving many people hope in a way that was never seen in previous generations. I'm also not sure what Nazi ideology has to do with the validity of PTSD as a term that explains the reality of trauma to the best of our ability. It is logic and critical thinking that has given us terms such as PTSD. So I really don't know what he means when he calls it "soft language." These terms explain reality so much better than terms in the past.
Why? Because PTSD is still very disconnected with everyday reality and simplicity. The point George makes is you can trivialize matters by making their name complicated. Shell shock is simple, everyone understands. Calling something a disorder almost implies the person has a problem. Well. The problem isn't THE PERSON, it's what happened to them. You apply very clinical terms and it becomes less tangible, less real, less a matter of importance. That is what happens when you manipulate language to "soften" the reality that the prior names had for the exact same condition or thing. @@mushitay2024
@@mushitay2024 All language is exclusionary to those who don't speak it.
His humor and insights will always be missed!
Truly a one of a kind!
RIP George Carlin
Why u talk about him like hes dead
Ahhh... back when comedy was an artform *and* a medium for philosophy.
Comedy required intellect and wisdom. Not just a tag line or a funny voice.
God bless all speakers of truth! 🙌🙏❤️
Very few comedians were as tastefully blunt yet socially aware and intellectual as George. He was rare to come by.
We still have them. Check out Ricky Gervais
Phunny filosophy. There's a worthwhile Eyedea.
Tbf Bo Burham is the spiritual successor to George. Guys a lyrical comedic philosophical genius
He was a regime favored redditor who helped prove the slippery slope right, in keeping with his thought his only daughter ended his line.
He’s SORELY missed and hopefully never forgotten 💕
Man, I cannot get enough of George Carlin lately. I definitely wasn't old enough to appreciate him back in the day. The wisdom in his humor is wonderful.
I did grow up listening to Richard Pryor after sneaking my step dad's tapes. A 10 year old white girl from the Midwest growing up in the 80-90's listening to Richard Pryor definitely broadened my vocabulary.
LOL: I Bet!!
That 10 year old that memorized Carlin's 7 words you can't say on TV did the same thing years before. Us Midwestern white girls needed all the help we could muster!
Yup. Kansas farm girl here, born in '41. Loved Mort Sahl. And learned
how to be cool from Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground. Art educates the soul.
@@katiekane5247 ain't that the truth.
And your mind
“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.” - George Carlin
Large groups of people usually are or turn stupid in the first place.
"Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, one by one."-Charles MacKay
Proud boys… Qanon… he was right.
@@thelostdeity2401 antifa, blm...
@@thelostdeity2401Like how #BlackLiesMatter riots were largely peaceful?
Holy fuck yeah. George Carlin is a fucking genius for pointing out the obvious. Dumb ass deserved what he got
“Some people see a glass that’s half empty. Other people see a glass that’s half full. I see a glass that’s twice as big as it needs to be.”- George Carlin
Technically it depends on whether your pouring or drinking...
I see it as containing 50% of it's maximum capacity of fluid.
😂😂😂💯%
@@tysonatkins2236I see it as containing 50% of its air occupancy
@@MicahCarmona I should have said liquid, because air is in a fluid state.
Amazing illustrations. They really enhanced Carlin's words. Amazing.
George Carlin was not only a comedic genius but, most of what he talked about pertaining to politics and government has now come to fruition .HE WAS WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME. RIP GEORGE.
Not a lot about Government or Politics have changed since George Carlin was shining a light on the BS. It is just today, with the internet, the cockroaches can't seek shelter as easily, even though today they try to hide behind political correctness. I oft times wonder about Carlin's death? He was only 71 when he died. Tim Russet ( died @ 58) , although not a comedian, was also a master truth teller who had just come home from a trip to Rome and died of a massive heart attack getting ready on go on air in front of a live audience. I was devastated as I was tuning in to watch his broadcast when his passing was announced and I have wondered about it ever since. Both men died in June of 2008, within about a week of each other. Carlin also died of heart failure, but he supposedly had heart problems throughout his life? Both of these honorable men were a threat to the Powers that Be, that have left me wondering why either man died so suddenly? I guess I will never know?
He was timeless. He could have had gotten laughs from Gengis Khans army.
It never fails. There is always someone who comes in to say “he was ahead of his time” No he wasn’t. This had already been happening. People have always been this stupid.
@@shaifs5072 First of all I am NOT your average JOE I am a former Air Force spec ops soldier who has seen the world and the horrors that exist. I have been places where guys have not come home from . So EVERYTHING that George has spoken about in his comedy has come to fruition (come true) . So yes he WAS WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME. I have my bachelor's degree now.
@@WreckingKrew00 average joe > midwit.
This was not something ahead of its time, this is something that was already happening and had been happening. This isn’t new. Listen to Carlin a little closer and take it slower. You can get it.
The greatest most brutally honest and outright blunt comedian/philosopher to ever live. I miss this man so much. His monologues never get .....old
Bill Hicks was his only competition.
Stop referring to comedians as philosophers. Reductionist thinking is a poor man's idea of philosophy.
Carlin was at least funny at times, (unlike Hicks) and he was certainly funnier in the 70's before he went nihilist.
His comedy doesn't die either- it only passes away.
@@shogunofharlem8240You know jack-shit about philosophy ancient Greek philosophers joked too and used philosophy on them
@@shogunofharlem8240While we're here.. I also wanna say that Carlin's point about soft language and using PTSD as an example felt kind of bogus. Shortly after WW1, it was the norm to completely disregard traumatized veterans and call them "cowards". Just because it was called "shell shock" doesn't mean people took it seriously. It was not taken seriously in the slightest. Ironically, in the current era where it is referred to as PTSD, people happen to be taking it much more seriously. Although some places like the VA still disregard traumatized veterans, the general public is beginning to sympathize with those veterans and there are even popular charities dedicated to helping veterans with PTSD and other mental disorders.
I couldn’t put a finger on why the process of changing terminology bothered me so much sometimes. George has nailed it - the humanity has been squeezed completely out of the phrase.
Personally, I am waiting for the last person on earth to use the word r**'8'**d; then, my congenital cerebral palsy will magically disappear, and I will be able to play the piano.
Its the distract
Misdirect and ultimately
Destroy society, by the use of vagueness.
The root being founded upon the first deceit by satan in the garden.
Did Yah say thou should surely die?
In college I read an academic article about this topic. It discussed the topic of changing terminology and labels serves no purpose in the long term because the percieved offence or insult is simply carried over into the next and the one after that. The author specifically used the at the time changing terms for little persons from 'midget' to 'dwarf' and so on. It talked about as the preferred name was altered from 'midget' to avoid the derogatory term, the derogatory interpretation and perception eventually followed into the next term because the culture assigning the offensive connotation hadn't been addressed.
I couldn't find the specific article but I'll search for it and add a link when I can.
My parents genuinely used to say "he is not autistic!! He is neurodivergent" because it helped them pretend i wasn't autistic
Making it clinical instead of a poetic, vague phrase makes it possible to help people tho. Not fun for bystanders but good for the victims tho.
There's nothing soft about PTSD. Trauma. Stress. Disorder. Caused by many things, not just shells.
@TheCriminalMacShowhow is this a whoosh situation, all I see from this "comedian" here is a weird anti-woke type rant from the 80s
I agree. Post traumatic stress disorder doesn’t sound soft at all. It just has more words in it now which everyone knows about. It’s not named this way to hide away its meaning but to make it more accurate
If anything PTSD is way more accurate than the previous terms like shell shock because it tells you exactly what it means in the acronym
I love Carlin but I think it's weird that a ton of words he says are the "original" terms are still used super frequently.
I think this is partially old people getting mad about the inevitable change in language as well as mismanagement and the treatment of veterans. A change in worde wouldn't have stopped them from being swept under the rug and how dare you even impose that idea. When we say "Oh, had we just used the right words", that takes responsibility off of the orher parts in this planned machine that failed.
Get over yourself, you wouldn't help other people through it so why should people help you?
A side note, I really appreciate this animation. I'm an OEF and OIF vet and the accuracy of the uniforms and depictions of battle were on point for their eras. Facial expressions are what really got me because I still can't seem to shake that look of anger and sadness. I am perfectly happy and fine now but people tell me I have a bad case of "F--- you face".
Seems like the perfect expression for that time .
It's understandable buddy.
I really miss the sheer honesty of George Carlin. His form of comedy was flat out honesty telling people what they needed to hear over just dumb jokes. He was a legend in his own time and he would be loosing his ever loving mind today.
Remember, George retired from society long before he died. He said no longer had any use for it and just didn't care anymore. Personally, I don't think he could stand the collective stupidity any longer.
He's my absolute favorite comedian, but he sold out like all the others. Joe Rogan reminds me of him occasionally now not for his comedy, but being a gatekeeper. There is one act that George had that's pretty well know that was then used in Zeitguist about religion where he says that he could get behind a religion that worshipped the sun. Sun worship. Saturn. Morning Star. Lucifer. Sun worshipers are Satanists period. Its paganism. People need to wake. These people regardless of the way they sound to us, they are bad people. They are smart, they say what they think we want to hear. But they are Satanists. They are paedophiles and it goes way up to the most powerful people and people like George Carlin are gatekeepers that they use to control the masses. They would have a lot harder time controlling us without Hollyweird. Wake up people. These people are what real EVIL is. Do the research.
@@bobwilliams4072 going down that path myself. Just so done with people and their bs.
*losing
@@hwiley8141 Don't let the stupid engage you then win with experience. FIGHT god dammit fight the stupid.
I can’t imagine all the amazing material he’d have with society today lol
Stating the facts got him off'd
Carlin would have had a field day with the nutty cases we now have😊
@Alex-mr8ew he’d be a bleeding heart progressive today. are you joking?
He died a lefty closer to Marx than your average breadtuber.
He was a realist not a reactionary.
People that say he'd be a MAGA Conservative nowadays never heard him debate politics...
George Carlin, pure genius, simply the best!!
If George Carlin we're alive today he'd have so much material to poke fun at! We need more comedians with an edge. Other than the comedians running the planet!
Try Franky Boyle
That's what people said about Bill Burr 10 years ago, now look at him he's soft
Bill Burr soft?
George knew exactly what was playing out while others thought he was out of his mind. Now, 30 years later, people realize how right he was.
Yep. He kept trying to warn us. Many People still have No Clue!!
@Michelle Owens I know, and it blows my mind to be so blind while they're doing things in front of our eyes. Going out of their way to show you it seems these days.
Crazy indeed, I wonder what he'd have to say about nazis and wannabe dictators strutting about with no fear.
I think most of us got it right away. Remember, we were a melting pot, before we became a minority in our own country.
I think most of us got it right away. And the problems Carlin so masterfully presented were the same problems in other countries. While most American citizens were unaware of our Constitution and their rights, foreigners were taking advantage of them. But we understood what Carlin was saying. We were a "melting pot" of diverse people, but now that we citizens are becoming a minority in our own country, the WOKE "diversity" had changed, and so have our un-elected leaders. Yet, we who love our country are still patriots, and one can't be a patriot without knowing what made America great. Times have changed and Carlin knew it would.
Clarity of speech is more important now than ever before. People need more of a backbone these days!
People need enough of a backbone to engage in discussion with people they disagree with. Clarity of speech will come afterwards.
@@trentp151 Yes, very true. Courage must come first before nearly all else, but sadly most social media erodes at self confidence and therefore courage. What to do...
@@FutureTruth88 Well, in an age where we don't hardly ever see the people we talk to face to face, I don't think there is an easy solution... Got to force ourselves back into the world, delete our social media, get back to real life for a while. Part of it also is Marxist hatred towards humanity--- this is designed specifically to destroy confidence and courage, and to have everyone be cogs in the wheel of communism. What to do, indeed...
Too many young people can’t cope with disappointment nowadays.
Thank you. I had forgotten how important George Carlin comedy was, is. 🥰
there's something incredibly comforting about listening to george carlin tell me it's okay to get old.
I'm seeing being old as a real accomplishment. I want to take credit for every day I've made it.
In reality your not getting old your slowy dying even the word old is a soft word
@@luiskross6454 "Oh, it's your birthday today?
How close to death are you now?"
... Gotta say, that doesn't really fit the intended vibe of the question.
I miss George I was in my 20's when he did this skit and it really woke me up. I've been on the path of truth and reality ever since. Thank you for not sugar coating it we all need to hear this message.
George Carlin is theee most honest, creative, intelligent, and absolutely hilarious comedians to ever live! Easily one of the top 5 comedians of all time! R.I.P GC!
Genius! We need him back today. Unbelievably clever 😊
Loved this man and could really use his humour today. He knew way more back then than most sleeping humans today. Thank you for sharing this. I was in stitches throughout! Bless his soul ❤️🥰🇨🇦
I agree. This was from 30+ years ago! Insane how ahead of the curve he was
Comedians = endangered species in Peoplekindom nations.
Humourprivilege has an ICD code in the DSM-5-TR.
The sad thing was listening to it and thinking "why are you people laughing, this is a serious matter that's destroying humanity". If only we had George around today only he wouldn't be called comedian he'd be a conspiracy theorist for right extremist bigot 🙄
Carlin died a lefty, daily reminder.
@@ThaTruFilyAnd that’s why he’s great
“Control language and you control thought; control thought and you control action; control action and you control the world.” ~ Peter Kreeft
He was a Christian apologist, he was huffing the worst kind of copium. That phrase was his manifesto, not a warning.
@@gmakerc1-- But it's true nonetheless.
He was a genius. A comedic genius that told the truth.
The art accompanying Carlin's words is FANTASTIC! BRAVO!
Never in my LIFE did I think I would end up seeing George Carlin referenced in one of my school textbooks. Then a week after seeing that, I decided to use THIS EXACT special as a reference for a writing 122 essay.
“Some nights the wolves are silent and only the moon howls “. Best quote of his of all time! I miss him. ❤
Quite ironic that that quote is in itself, an example of soft language. I guess it's good if it sounds poetic and deep?
Ironic, yes, but it gave me a weird sense of being understood. I think he must have been flying high when he wrote that. LOL
@bugjams thats not ironic - its not what he means by "soft language". hes not obfuscating anything there. its very direct, just metaphorical and poetic
Bingo! Soft language, as used here by George Carlin, describes the mincing of words to describe harsh realities and truths inherent to the human condition. However, this must be kept in mind with the further message conveyed here by Carlin which is that, words arise from thoughts, and changing or softening words can alter the clarity of thought.@@bufoz
I think the wolves are the annoying everyday thoughts that keep us from going deeper. To me, when the moon howls, it is the voice of our souls calling out to be heard.
George had a way of seeing through the bs to the truths beneath. I miss his honesty. 🐺🪶🌙🌜🎤🎭🔭
The brilliance on display shows just how far ahead George was. Delivered with all the experience and raw power that only a very few can.
I will forever love George Carlin.❤
Truth teller.
I didn't think this bit by Carlin could get any better, but these illustrations are gorgeous and elevate it to a new level.
You mean they make it fuckin better?
@@Detourist - This shows us how much face book personalities have infected all social media. The wrong person is receiving "thumbs up" here. This is a TH-cam Hall of Fame reply. Carlin is smiling at this 'call back'.
Clean shot of brutal honesty right where it hurts most. It's not what people want, but it's what people need. Brilliance, this man.
No, this is not what we need. This is the mindset that caused millions of PTSD suffers to go on ignored for generations and also what caused millions of neurodivergent people to be tortured.
red fox &george carlin ,
helped keep me grounded .growing up in the 70s was chaotic.
they are ,now ,needed again. the truth doesn't have to hurt.
Regarding PTSD, the reason it changed is because it doesn't just affect soldiers. From civilians during war to housewives chronically abused by their husbands, there's cases where "battle fatigue" or "shell shock" doesn't fit the condition, and having too many umbrella terms overcomplicates language.
Man I miss this dude, learned so much from him growing up.
Oh how I miss Carlin. The illustrations were an amazingly executed compliment to the material.
Love this man. Would give anything to have him speak on the modern landscape
They would cancel him for being “fat phobic” or “transphobic” LOL
Just don't look at the dates, many of his routines applies until people stop beeing stupid.... so eternaly.
@@redmannamder3620 Carlin Died in 2008
@@Dukenukem You're right
Now we have Jimmy Dore to do that.
I could listen to him for hours everything he says makes so much sense with the type of humor only George Carlin knows how to deliver
Talented, fabulous artist. A privilege to watch. Thank you 🙏🏼
A comedian, philosopher and prophet. We definitely need more men like him.
Watching this makes me appreciate Carlin even more
George Carlin is a GENIUS!!!
This makes so much sense. I feel like words have gotten out of hand. I was confused when people were saying "unaliving" instead of suicide. My family was greatly impacted by suicide I cant imagine asking one of them to say my brother unalived himself. That truly does sound like hiding what happened and how awful it was. Edit: for everyone saying it's agorthoms and censoring by corporations... if people didn't get offended by it and stop buying or financially participating in the products produced by corporations then said corporations wouldn't care about the use of the word. It is censored to make people more comfortable and continue using the product and not complain or boycott. IMO it is forcing soft language.
Exactly what I’ve been thinking. People try to change wording around as to not “trigger” anyone - yet it takes so much away from the actual painful truth of it
Lot of the time. It's pushed by TH-cam (the company) and content creators are forced to use uphanisms like that. I think in that case, that was more youtube's fault, and not the content creators forced to play by dumb rules
@@tripledsupset7301 yeah, i didn't start seeing the term unaliving until suicide started becoming a word that could get you banned on platforms
with self inflicted death we have always seen this like say in obituaries. 4 yrs ago when my bestie took her own life, the obit said she, "died unexpectedly"...as a suicide and sex abuse survivor i feel your pain and am truly sorry for your loss...
@@CyberDeity01 you know the newspaper doesn't write obituaries right? Somebody connected to the person has to submit it. So if that's what it says, that's what the person chose to use.
Carlin was and still is a legend. He made new prophetic material everytime
Thanks for the amazing illustration!
Years later, I suddenly came to realise: lots of George Carlin's standups are not telling jokes, but pointing out facts disguised by the greedy and powerful as well as their minions. And it feels so cathartic.
Nothing he said was a fact though
I'd pay half the rest of my life for him to come back and hear his comments on the modern western madness. RIP Legend ❤
You guys can actually make multiple episodes from Carlin alone, this man was way ahead of his time, I can only imagine what he would say today
Oh boy he would have a field day with all the new nomenclature.
Absolutely brilliant. It went beyond words.
Don't you mean "It transcended verbal expression"? 😂
Wow! If we could just bring George Carlin back to life today... he'd say, "PUT ME BACK!!!"
"All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"-- a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live."
- Mark Twain
George Carlin never gets old. Love his ideals.
“We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity; more than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.” ― Charlie Chaplin
Is that a quote from The Great Dictator?
A world without violence is like a story without a villain. It goes against the laws of nature
@@saschamayer4050 Yes ☺️
@@teiwaz2692 I disagree. I believe we feel too much and think too little. That’s the point of euphemistic language, to convey information in a way so as to avoid emotions arbitrarily deemed undesirable.
RIP CAPITAL STEEZ
Kudos to the brilliant artist or artists that gave further life to George's profound observations of how we too often often try to evade uncomfortable truths.
This is a master companion piece to George's epic skit. Thank you!
I grew up watching and listening to Carlin. I also grew up to be a stem major. This is largely due to him constantly referring to logic and analysis of everyday things. I picked up on that really quick. George had a unique way of seeing everyday absurdities and conveying them to the rest of us, and for that I will always be grateful I was exposed to him at a young age. It taught me to be critical of things and ideas. It taught me to discard ideas that didn't make sense. Him and Carl Sagan during my formative years were invaluable.
I think this is a timeless piece of art
Carlin was the master of language and comedy. He's no question the best comedian and philosopher of the last 100 years. He was also ahead of his time in ways only few others were. Bill Hicks had a similar style, but died so young. George got to do comedy for about 50 years and his later stuff (late 1980's to his death) is some of the best humor and observations that have ever been created. God bless you, George.
Bill Hicks would have definitely opened our minds in some incredible ways if he'd stayed longer ❤
Bill Hicks was great but not as timeless as George.
@@pout5139 Probably because he died so young. Had he lived, he'd be up there with Carlin.
We miss you George, one of the last voices of reason.
I do miss this man, people like him that expose the stupidity of life are getting rarer by the day. RIP old man.
Thank You for this video. George Carlin was Brilliant! Love the artwork with his dialogue, amazing!! 💯 🙏
I was born the year this came out.
Almost 34 years later, 15 or 20 years after his "expiration, " it's more true than ever.
I missed one of the greats. Glad we have TH-cam to discover/remember him.
Pure genius. It's still hard to believe he narrated Thomas the Train.
"Thomas never saw such bullshit before!"
I'm just amazed that my very conservative Boomer mother let me watch Shining Time Station, knowing who the actor was that played "Mr. Conductor." 😆
were there two narrators? or just different from here in the UK? Ours was Ringo Starr
@@grumpymonkey14 they both narrated at different times
Fun fact: most disabled people HATE the "cushion terms". Honestly the fact that fear shapes so much of our language hurts me as a writer, like I said before when talking to my aunt about why most of my characters swear "it's never about using the fanciest words, it's about using the right ones for the situation, and sometimes the right word is FUCK"
On the other hand people who swear in everyday speech are just showing mental laziness, what do they say when something REALLY need swearing? maybe "Oh dear, that is unfortunate"???
A totally over used offensive word these days. It has come to have no meaning at all. Lets stick with old curse words used at appropriately punctuated times. Or just use better choice words to convey meaning that goes an inch over the heads of the uneducated.
Speak for yourself. I'd rather people acknowledge that I have ADHD than call me stupid for struggling to think about and perceive things in a neurotypical way.
I used to know a person with dwarfism who didn't like "little people". She preferred the term "dwarf" because that's the condition she had. The "M" word, though, she didn't like.
Indeed! I'm Disabled and while I know terms like neurodivergent are useful it has become part of soft language. People are too scared or "hurt" by words like "disorder" "deficit" "dysfunction" that they will go outta their way to avoid them. That's not gonna get us anywhere
"Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, then what do freedom fighters fight?" -George Carlin
Great stuff, George Carlin was a thinker!
God bless George! He could point out the irony in so many ways. With a humorous flair.
The PTSD example is an interesting one. On one hand, he's right, we should speak more frankly about terrible things. On the other hand, since WWI we've better understood mental health. PTSD is something you can have from non-combat experiences. A traumatic childhood, abusive relationships, a harrowing near-death experience. Trauma is more than just what happens to those conscripted into war and we're better as a society for recognizing that and applying it more universally.
Absolutely. 🙌
While his stuff is funny, it's way too black and white in most of these cases. So you're either 'Blind' or not? 'Deaf' or not? there is no possibility of being partially deaf or have a less than 100% vision condition either way at all?
"Horror affliction" is fitting. I have the horror affliction asshole!!! In the same vein of thought people want to shorten it down a letter PTS (PEETS) PEE TEE ESS DEE. Remember when people thought diabetes was contagious? Too bad the medical field is so addendium to stuffy words. Why not call diabetes blood sugar disease.
Thats why the govt calls it CR-PTSD now , combat related
It's funny that no matter what they call it, the government doesn't take proper care of those suffering.
For me it's the "differently abled" one which hits the most, and could probably explain this strange trend today of people not being comfortable in their own bodies and wanting to transition to the opposite sex, or in some cases, make themselves disabled on purpose and in some extreme cases try to identify as a different race or become "trans racial".... And it's wild how we all just go along with it for fear of reprisals fr being "politically incorrect"
Retard is another fascinating one, nowadays you get shat on completely for saying "retard", when in the past mental retardation was an actual medical term used for people born with behavioral or mental disabilities, and I don't get why saying retard or retarded as an insult to someone is so offensive, because I've never heard the term being used on actual mentally challenged people, I've only ever heard it used for people who are mentally healthy or normal.
Carlin was so ahead of his time. So many of his quotes have been making the rounds in recent years. It's like he saw the shitstorm that we were racing towards.
If we all actually used George Carlins advice & teachings st all his shows & books... God the world would be so so much better. I believe George Carlin should be taught in every HS & college.