Conservatives are for small government. Except for when it comes to gay marriage, walls, more police state/I mean border patrol, more prisons. Liberals are for small government. Except for things like housing, education, and health care. The basic things to maintain civilization. The right also says they put country first, yet in practice put profit first. As the left gets fought to actually support the country. At least Biden signed the CHIPS Act, as Trump owns how many trademarks in China?
It was "left wing and right wing" not about the parties. But yes this was his opinion. Those on the left are pro people and right wing are pro property
If Democrats are concerned with people they would be concerned with the property owned by people, particularly large amounts of wealth that actually make them not have to need to government assistance. It shouldn't be a goal to increase the number of people dependent on the government.
@reformcongress Then why don't republicans join Dems and raise salaries to a living wage? It's a trick question. The republican donors don't want salaries raised because it will cut into their already ridiculously high profits. If republicans gave a shit about workers they'd raise their fucking wages. So in a sense by keeping wages low they assure some will need public assistance.
@@deanevangelista6359 Can you imagine him now? Oh, he’d have had such fun. (Also- and I did the same on a comment once- “lost him?” Eh, he’ll turn up! Did you check the dumpster around back? He used to like to take a nap in there. 😂)
I have such a hard time understanding how so many people my age who grew up in the 70's listening to George Carlin and others, now have embraced Trumpism and MAGA.
@@halwakka504 He was also making much more extensive claims than that about the world being fine and unthreatened. George said about the environment: “…the greatest arrogance of all, ‘save the planet’…I’m tired of bleeping Earth Day…environmentalists don’t care about the planet…there is nothing wrong with the planet; the planet is fine...the planet is doing great…and we think some plastic bags and some aluminum cans are going to make a difference?” I guess he never heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. He said, “The planet will be here for a long long long time after we’re gone, and it will heal itself, it will cleanse itself…it’s a self correcting system…the air and the water will recover, the Earth will be renewed…the planet will simply incorporate plastic into a new paradigm.”
@@halwakka504 George said about the environment: “…the greatest arrogance of all, ‘save the planet’…I’m tired of bleeping Earth Day…environmentalists don’t care about the planet…there is nothing wrong with the planet; the planet is fine...the planet is doing great…and we think some plastic bags and some aluminum cans are going to make a difference?” I guess he never heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. He said, “The planet will be here for a long long long time after we’re gone, and it will heal itself, it will cleanse itself…it’s a self correcting system…the air and the water will recover, the Earth will be renewed…the planet will simply incorporate plastic into a new paradigm.” That is a much more extensive dismissal of environmentalists than what you described.
He was a Philosopher. Everyone is a "self thinker" unless there is some mind control we don't know about, where someone or something does a person's thinking for them.
As a Dutch person I always find the abortion debate in the U.S. a bit weird. American politicians pretend to care so much about children and "families" but everything they do proves otherwise. "You need to have babies, but we will do everything we can to make life with children as difficult and expensive as possible"
I agree wholeheartedly, but I would suggest that it's not American politicians, it's almost entirely Republican American politicians. All too often they are all painted with an unfairly broad brush, when it is a specific subset responsible for the hardship.
@@LalaDepala_00 I'm Dutch American, and the only thing to understand is, its about power. Power over all women, because if they can strip rights away a little bit at a time people will forget, because it doesn't effect them. But it does and it will.
Well you kinda hit the nail on the head there. You explained all the weirdness in your first sentence. U.S. That's where all the weird sh-t comes from. Today we have a LOT of bullcrap about DEI and Woke. Wanna take a shot at guessing which country most of this BS is prominent? hm? You know, I know that you know. Everyone knows. U.S has its uses, but man do the U.S bring a lot of sh-t and hate to the world too.
George had disagreements with both parties. Although I would say that many of his stances were more left leaning than right leaning, but only in so far as that he was pretty much pro-caring. Keep in mind, that he was an anti-establishment comedian during the era of the hippy, so that should really kind of inform you of where he stood on a lot of subjects. He supported things like housing, good healthcare, helping the poor, civil rights, workers rights, anti-war, etc. I think the best way to describe him was that he was anti-stupid, he frequently poked fun at things he felt didn't make a lot of sense or were hypocritical.
Everything he did and said, was punching from the left. Abortion was one of the issues he was most vocal about in attacking the right wing, but he largely ignored Republicans because he knew the were entirely a lost cause. No Republican or right-leaning Libertarian should in any way consider Carlin an ally. He would have plenty to say about Democrats, too, but as feckless, phony leftists. Understand in his time, and even more so in later years, there was nothing like an organized, politically potent 'left' in the USA. Only recently has there been a more progressive, left-leaning presence in American politics. Carlin criticized everyone, he was great social commenter, but he was no philosopher, and he certainly wasn't a friend to conservatives.
in his latest special he could seem even anti leftist, with critique against "no child left behind" and all that stuff, probably popular slogans in america during that time, also some even earlier stuff was against "soft people", "soft language", "save the planet" etc, which you can associate with leftist ideologies so yeah, in general he was just anti-stupid, and his critique was focused on anything he deemed irrational, no matter if it was from left or right
Lol Carlin is very opinionated, weather u agree with him or not it's hard to argue. He hated both political parties and called them out for thier bs, u can deepdive into it.
In Ireland, Poland, and now recently in the United States, women died because doctor would not do an abortion. When a pregnancy occurs outside the uterus, the restrictive anti-abortion laws in the United States say that the doctors must way for internal bleeding and imminent death before they can intervene. Well, some doctors could not catch the internal bleeding in time and the woman died. Now, we know that regardless of the accessibility of abortion, the countries (and American states) with the lowest rate of abortion are the ones with extensive and complete sexual education. Anyone serious about reducing the number of abortion would advocate for comprehensive sex education in school, including the multitude contraceptive methods.
@ghyslainabel yes that is true a woman was denied medical care until it was too late and she died here in ireland but since then we have changed our constitution to repeal the 8th. We held a referendum, Abortion is now legal.
@@LuvNickynGina4ever I thought that I'd seen news a couple of years ago, that abortion had at long last been legalized in Ireland. Following what happens in the US, I see how various aspects of certain necessary medical interventions are being withheld as never before. There's been no rush to redress what may happen to a woman denied care until she reaches a critical state.
Oh, we have Sex Education here in Florida. The problem is that the teachers are not allowed to talk about anything having to do with sex either clinically or philosophically.
@@ragmancometh why would anyone who's not even related to someone care what that woman does anyhow . If a woman is raped , a victim of incest , or needs an abortion to save her own life damn right it's no one's business and she shouldn't have to ask a man who can't even have kids if it's okay or not lol .
@@crazyc4lyfe1982doesn't matter that men can't give birth. but see, you added "to save her own life etc". that was some missing context, like i said. your original comment was incredibly vague. no biggie.
I disagree... I agree you've got agency over your own body, but a child has an own body that's different from yours. And if YOU don't wanna have it, at least give the dad a chance to raise a kid properly instead of killing it
George was and "IS" a force of nature !!!! Truth personified , ABSOLUTELY POWERFUL AND INTELLIGENT......GOSH WE NEED SOMEONE WITH BALLS LIKE THIS NOW ! George, I love you ! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
George said: "drop me from a helicopter I'll always land left of center, because people are more important than 'things'" He was a lefty but he wasn't afraid to critique the left. He also never adopted any political label. But almost every stance he had was left of center.
He agreed with liberals. However, liberals annoyed him because they were wishy washy, weak, and lacked back bones. Conservatives were the true scary ones because they could and would actually hurt you. His words, in his final autobiography before he died
@@ericmeadors997 Nah. When he would sincerely talk about what he believed in, aside from potential bickering over labels he actually would still be pretty far on the left of modern politics. Certainly he's much further left than any liberal you could point to, and it's not a close comparison.
@@whensomethingcriesagain I'd have to disagree, He's got a sense of humor and he's not a moron. The current far lefties are dumb as shit and have no sense of humor nor are they creative in any sense.
Well, that sounds simple doesn't it? Except this: Most people are against abortion because they believe it takes a human life. So its hard to mind your own business if you believe that someone is killing a fellow human being. "Mind your own business" wouldn't seem to apply. Now if there is a disagreement about whether the unborn is a human being, a discussion of that issue is entirely appropriate. People may not want to have that discussion, and I get it - but its hardly unreasonable to want to save lives if you think it is one.
@@Dave-hb7lx I get you...I can't speak for others, but I'm pro-death penalty only in cases where there is multiple eyewitnesses - which isn't very often. My certainty level standard on guilt is very high - we need to be certain before we put someone to death. That brings me to the reason why it is logically cohesive (at least in theory) on being both pro-life and pro death penalty - for us, there is a substantial difference between the two lives - one is guilty and one is innocent and treating the situations as morally equivalent is mistaken in my opinion. As for guns, they don't shoot themselves. I think it is a fair question to ask about the trade-offs of easy gun ownership and gun violence. I would just request that we when we consider gun violence we expand the conversation to more than just the guns. Depending on which study you cite, it is believed that somewhere between 500,000 and 2 million instances of violent criminal behavior ore thwarted each year in this country by legally owned firearms brandished by private citizens. How this number was arrived at I'm not 100% sure, but that side is never discussed, as well as the fact that most homicides in this country are committed in the urban community among members of that community. I'd like to see us start talking about why that is and working on that issue. Everything has degenerated into political sound bites and that's a shame.
@@Dave-hb7lx I am against abortion and in favor of the death penalty. My reason is simple. Once you're old enough to know what is right and wrong you are subject to visit on someone else. I also don't have a problem with gun's, but I also don't think nutballs should get them. Which is funny considering how the politicians closed all the asylums years ago. It's also funny how times change on who is pro war. Currently it's the Right that want's US troops out of other country's while the Left is out to get us involved with Ukraine and Russia directly.
Carlin was a progressive. He would've gone all in for Bernie, but he regarded politicians about as highly as he viewed corporations, and I recall seeing a bit he did comparing political donations to legalised bribery. His only support for Democrats would've been pragmatic insofar as they're more often than not the lesser of two evils.
He was not progressive. He was on the liberal side. There is a difference between liberal and progressive, progressivism is a liberal internal agenda. And how do I know that? Because he was clearly opposed to political correctness and the importance of groups in society, he laughed at all powerful groups, whether they were a minority or in a position of power. So if he were alive today, in the progressive-morbid era, he would probably turn everything upside down.
@@ShimonHai1987 I'd argue that the current left isn't really so much about "political correctness" as they are for equality and inclusion, which can be seen as "politically correct" or "woke" when it's actually just being a decent human being who doesn't want to turn every discussion into a fistfight. To a savage, uncaring person, even the most basic amount of politeness or decency is considered "PC" these days.
@@zebrion5793 Hearing Americans talk about their two major political parties is always such a surreal experience; many don’t realize just how right-wing most of their political spectrum truly is. The vast majority genuinely don’t understand what leftist policies are, beyond lazy virtue signaling and cheap tokenism. Democrats would comfortably sit to the right of most conservative parties outside the US, while Republicans are essentially Christo-fascists with an increasingly dangerous rethoric. The First and Second Red Scare have worked beautifully in the US, pushing the Overton window so far to the right that any notion of welfare or social justice is labeled as communism.
George was a humanist....his politics were "common sense" and "the intellectual observation of the human psyche in reality".....He nails it every time....😎👍
yeah, George was fairly progressive. Ever really want to see him get real, watch him when he was on Politically Incorrect. He ripped into the conservatives on there every time.
George was LEFT. He despised almost everything conservatives stood for, and when he did mock liberals, it was usually because of perceived hypocrisy or selfishness. "Carlin’s personal politics were readily identifiable. Kelly Carlin said her father was “99 percent progressive” and that he raised her in a manner that today might be contemptuously dismissed as woke. “He taught me from Day 1 that the Black and brown people have always been oppressed, horribly and systematically, by the owners of wealth,” she said. “He had a pure disdain and loathing for white men in America.” That leftist bent was unmistakable in Carlin’s standup, too: He railed against police violence, championed prison reform and environmentalism and condemned organized religion." - NYT, May 2022. If I remember correctly, his daughter said if her father was alive, he probably would've supported Bernie Sanders. He was anti-capitalism, anti-war, critical of police, generally pro-environment, hated the ultra-wealthy, and hated both political parties. Listening to George Carlin should make you realize Democrats and Republicans are both on the conservative side of the political spectrum, the Republicans just extremely (and frighteningly) so.
@@jamesrh9193 the vast majority of American politics is right wing. Bernie was barely left of centre on the world politcal scale. That's why it's hilarious hearing yanks talk about the dems being left
Thank You! So many people get his politics wrong or misinterpret his views. Anyone who has watched all his specials, interviews, and have listened to Kelly Carlin know you are exactly right.
@@prototypep4 Is, not was. Bernie Sanders is alive, is active in politics (he's a U.S. senator, from Vermont), and has not substantially changed his viewpoints.
@@dogbarbill I saw him do this bit in South Carolina and loved it but South Carolina didn’t like it and never had him back they didn’t like hearing the truth miss you George talk about critical thinking he was the absolute best
Abortion is a very private personal decision, NOBODY has the right to tell anyone what they must do in this matter!! It's not our business and what we believe shouldn't matter!! People need to stop using religion when speaking of abortion because most of those screaming about religion have no idea about religion!! Telling the world you are a Christian doesn't cause others to believe you have all the answers( using the word you in general, it's not a you directed at anyone) I'm wondering if our government is going to have a vasectomy ban, because look at all the possible babies that are being denied a life!! After all, those little swimmers are the ones responsible for a pregnancy in the first place!!
@@carolinagallegos3926 As usual, a pro-abolitionist arguing the ridiculous! A sperm is not life. An unfertilized egg is not life. In a study done by the National Library of Medicine in 2021, 92% of the surveyed biologist agreed that life begins when once the egg is fertilized. At 8 weeks it’s brain begins to function. Abortion stops being a private decision once a baby is created. It then becomes a matter of whether a woman has the right to end a human life. Religion or not, the reality is that abortion kills a human being. Abortion has gone from legal but rare, to a celebration of death. For God’s sake, they had a mobile abortion unit at the DNC to promote and create excitement around killing children. How morbid and insane is that? The majority of abortions are performed on women who’ve made poor choices, become pregnant because of bad judgment, and so “Oops, I’m pregnant! Time to kill a baby!”
I don’t understand why women refuse to support other women. In just about every country in world women outnumber men. If you want it go get it, all you have to do is vote for women. Women have been equal to men for like 70-80 years and they’d rather tear each other down than help lift each other up. Thank god for men because women obviously don’t give a fuck about women’s rights
If the “pro life” crowd were what they claimed to be, they would do whatever they could to help those who are currently alive. Healthcare for all, affordable housing, affordable food, school lunches etc
As if those issues are only up to the pro life crowd. You understand the difference between the helplessness of a baby and being an adult capable of making a decision.
@@shytguy a fetus isn’t a baby, it’s the idea of a baby. While that discussion is happening, there are actual living babies who are dying or sick or in need of help and nobody cares!!
@@shytguyI understand that for single teen mothers living in poverty ...their three top needs are housing, daycare and support to complete education and vocational training and those things are supplied by governmental programs.
@@geoffcaflisch1352 ok, I’m all for giving a child born into a difficult situation a leg up in this world so that the baby has the necessities to live. But to what extent should our tax dollars fund your teen parenting situation?
@@shytguy until a person has the necessary education to support themselves and their child. If you really are prolife then invest in the life and future of the baby and mother.
16:06 Great reaction. I love this man like family for his service. His service was to issue the challenge. To shake you awake with truths from a perspective you never considered. I’m so glad you have found a enjoy him. Show your kids when they come of age.
More than anything, George was anti-BS and anti-hypocrisy, regardless of political party. He was very pro cannabis (my second album of his was "Toledo Window Box"), and would generally be considered Left/liberal, much of it a reaction to his Catholic upbringing. In the Pantheon of stand-up comedians, Lenny Bruce was the first to do observational humor and not tell "jokes," Richard Pryor really revolutionized biographical humor (about himself and his own life experience), and George revolutionized observational humor about society and its absurdities.
Oh he was what conservatives would call a Marxist leftist liberal... Which makes no fucking sense what so ever, you can't be a Marxist AND a liberal. Liberalism (which the US democratic party espouses) is an idea adopted by all sane parties, its what democracy and individual rights are about, it's about freedom of choice. It's not left nor right. In fact Liberalism is the very foundation for modern society, It is what all successful societies not ruled by a dictator where people have rights is based on. It is not "left" anywhere on earth but in the US and that is just because the right is literally quoting Göbbels and Göring these days, they are quite literally regurgitating Nazi ideals.
For anyone pretending to be compassionate about the unborn, babies or children please remember that poverty is pure destructive, demeaning HELL. No matter how much your parents love you life is going to be insults, hunger, pain and grief.
Those who enshrine "potential life" over the already living are not the kinds of thinkers who should be making policy. Also, I am confounded by those who can't understand Carlin's political leanings. He was a Progressive, not a Liberal or a Conservative (read: not a Democrat or a Republican). If folks don't understand that distinction, they probably should spend more time thinking and less time speaking. Being informed is the first responsibility of a voter.
Didn´t know the guy but agree, a philosopher would not just pick a side in politics. He would focus on individual issues and vote for whoever agrees in the most important ones.
By any sane metric in the modern world, Democrats are solidly conservative. Republicans are reactionary regressives; they want to take us back to a fantasy world that never existed outside of their holy books.
When I was around 7 years old I was standing by my dying grandfather's bedside when a priest came into the room. My grandma invited him over to help pray for my grandpa. After his prayer he comes over to me, puts his hand on my head and says, "You're thinking about something my son. Don't worry, God is going to take care of your grandpa." I looked around in the room, at all the somber faces and tears, then I looked back up at him and said, "Of course I'm thinking about something. Humans have an average of about 60,000 thoughts per day so the odds of you getting that right are pretty high. Also, if everything is going to be OK, why is everyone crying? If where he is going is so much better, why isn't everyone happy that he's going to die? I'll tell you why, because human constructs about life and the afterlife can't stop the inevitable." My mom promptly walked me out of the room while the priest was busy picking his jaw up off the floor. I watched a lot of PBS when I was a kid. Carlin's ideas about many things are typically considered controversial to many. I just considered them common sense.
Tough call, he knew to back off on certain topics. You don't survive that long in hollywood without learning the limits. It would be interesting, because sometimes even hollywood people have a breaking point and they start saying all kinds of wild stuff.
Considering his opinions on Republicans, it’d be interesting to hear his thoughts on the pandemic, because for some reason he actually seemed to share a lot of their thoughts on vaccines and preventative measures.
"It's not the child's fault" suggests that the potential child is somehow going to lose something or suffer in some way, which doesn't seem possible if they are never born.
An abortion saved MY life. If we don't believe a woman has the right to control her own body, then we don't believe in freedom in this country. It's that simple. If you don't believe in abortion - don't get one but in no free country do you get to tell someone else they can't have one based on Your beliefs. That is not religious freedom - that is religious tyranny.
A lot of these right wingers seem to mistake religious freedom - the right to peacefully practice your religion - for the right to force your religion onto others.
@@mikeduncan3953 I think I have a good grasp on what freedom means. I keep a copy of the constitution in my purse. And I completely agree with you. I have been an atheist for 30 years so I pay attention to religion. A few years ago, there was a story about a bunch of 2nd Amendmenters having a protest outside of a mosque. The irony of people practicing their SECOND AMENDMENT rights in order to harass people practicing their FIRST AMENDMENT rights was not lost on me but it was on them. That is a dangerous level of stupidity and republicans have fully embraced it.
@@rebeccawaller3561 Their intention was not to harass, it was to try to legally murder. They were just waiting to be confronted by someone of a different skin tone so that they could "justifiably" execute their rights upon them. I wish I could believe that the radical right in your country were just stupid, but all too many of them are simply evil.
@@rebeccawaller3561 Somewhere along the way they lost the basic notion that your rights end where mine begin and vice versa. They also refuse to accept that rights have limitations and responsibilities, which are necessary in civil society. As for the dangerous level of stupidity they have embraced--I think it's not stupidity. I think they feel since they can't dominate elections year after year that the American experiment has become an abject failure. Self government is only valid as long as they win elections every time. If they have to share power in any meaningful way, they'll turn to fascism or monarchy or anything else that gives them absolute power.
I work in a performing arts center as a live audio guy, and I was lucky enough to work several of his gigs, and when he did his last tour, when he knew he was sick, he made sure he met everybody backstage and on the crew. He was a no bullshit guy, and very nice off stage
George was a product of my era. His main thing was to get people to look at things from a different perspective. Look up the seven words you should never use on tv.
Same. Growing up in the south, George was the first person I ever heard say that there was no god. This was after I had already grown a deep respect and reverence for his earlier work. It had a profound effect on me.
He was not progressive. He was on the liberal side. There is a difference between liberal and progressive, progressivism is a liberal internal agenda. And how do I know that? Because he was clearly opposed to political correctness and the importance of groups in society, he laughed at all powerful groups, whether they were a minority or in a position of power. So if he were alive today, in the progressive-morbid era, he would probably turn everything upside down.
A US Congressman, Baney Frank, back in the 80's explained it. "Conservatives believe that life begins at conception and ends at birth." You would probably be interested in Monty Python's song "Every sperm is sacred".
I think the 80s were before it was established by research that more than 50% of human conceptions resulted in spontaneous natural abortion, often before the mother even knew she was pregnant. It seems that if there is a god it is not really bothered about aborting babies.
That's a horseshyte statement by Frank if ever. Think about things a bit before you spout nonsense from morons, it ends up making you look like a moron. If what you said were remotely true there wouldn't be laws against murder, but it is the leftists among us that give murderers a slap on the wrist if they bother to prosecute them at all.
Being a Carlin fan for decades, my take on him is that he was never on anyone's side, political or religious. His comedy is common sense mixed with anger at the lack of it. He also went the other way, talking about the little things that bring people together, the things we've all experienced.
Abortion is personal. The government should have no say. It's Healthcare. At 16 I couldn't do it, at 16 I kept my baby and raised her. At my age now, riddled with heart disease I would have no choice but to abort. Never judge people for their decisions.
Nobody WANTS anyone to have an abortion. But the decision to carry a baby to term or not should be between the woman, her doctor, and their collective conscience, and the government needs to stay completely out of that loop.
And I hate to say it, because I loved Carlin too. But his promotion of political apathy certainly assisted, if inadvertently, the GOP in putting the government *INTO* those privacy rights.
@@Hexon66 I disagree. Carlin wasn’t apathetic-he just had zero patience for the political circus. He knew the people in power were in on the con. In this bit, he rips apart the ‘pro-life’ movement for what it is: a power grab to control women. Apathy? George was busy exposing the system.
@@HeavenlyWarriorf*ck off yes she absokutely does. If it's not your body it grows in you get ZERO f*cking rights. Want to know what rights a father should have? The equivalent of abortion, the ability to walk away with no commitment.
@@HeavenlyWarrioryes she does. How does a womans pregnancy impact a man's body? It doesn't. While for the woman, pregnancy puts her body through significant changes. No man should have any say whatsoever.
12:19 if everything happens according to God's will then every single death is God's will. So God is responsible for every single death. I don't really understand how people can say a football team won because of God but a child got cancer because of free will. The cognitive dissonance is painful for any rational thinker.
I think people get confused about "God's Will". It's an equivocal term. From a theological standpoint it can mean two different things - His MORAL will, or his SOVEREIGN will. His moral will would be described as the precepts laid out in scripture on how to live the Godly life, which we would have a choice to follow or not. The sovereign will would fall under "That which God decrees directly (wanted to happen) or allows to happen." It's understandable that people have problems with the second one - how could God allow such evil in the world? I know this sounds simplistic, but the answer is related to the first will (moral) - and CHOICE. A God who presumably created a human race for the purpose of relationship must allow in that human race the capacity choose good and evil (moral will) and must also allow for the consequences of those choices (sovereign will). There can be no love with the choice to love or not. If there were no choice than we would be puppets, there would be no love, no hate, and the tragedy of childhood cancer would have no meaning either. A football team winning or a child getting cancer is not address in God's moral will in scripture, so i think its safe to say that's not what applies there. The football team won not because God wanted it to happen, they won because he allowed humans to make choices. As a Christian who has had significant theological training, it pains me to athletes saying their team won because somehow God wanted them to. But I apply the same logic to the sick child, the natural disasters, etc. BTW, even Carlin and I obviously disagreed on plenty, I find him funny as hell.
George Carlin did not hold back. In 1963, a Buddhist monk sat in an intersection in Saigon and set himself on fire to protest discrimination by the staunchly Catholic Diem government. Google it. George Carlin was the OG “IDGAF” guy.
I'm a 67 year old dude. Watching your reactions to Mr. Carlin's routine made my eyes well up in tears. I didn't quite drop one, cause I was wiping them the whole time. I saw George Carlin live in Santa Barbara, CA about 1995. I used to listen to his albums, yes vinyl, since around 1977. Great man, glad you found him. You give me hope.
He cared about politics he just didn't join parties. He likely voted. Half his jokes were about politics. You don't put that much energy into something and not give a crap about it.
Exceptions for rape or incest are probably pretty much useless in many cases. How could doctors determine that these exceptions are actually applicable? Wouldn't they need to wait for a court to determine that? And by then it might be too late.
@HailHeidi If you listen to George Carlin in his non comedy interviews, he states quite explicitly that he is anti Republican and very Liberal / Progressive. George might make _jokes_ that are _sarcastically_ / _satirically_ against Liberal / Leftist ideas, but those are jokes only. Listen to him outside of comedy specials, and he is VERY clear that Republicans bad, Liberals good. He agrees with the idea that one says "profits over people" and the other says _people over profits._
Leftist/Liberal in American terms are both way to the right of Carlin. American media and politics are two factions of the same elite ownership class interests. Close together on the political spectrum being a different shade of right wing. Both American parties put profits over people, as it’s against their common class interests to do otherwise. One just tries to take the harder edges of.
George is perhaps the GOAT. As far as abortion is concerned?Im a father, whatever my daughter’s decision, she has my 100%support. I find the concept of telling another human what they can do with thier body abhorrent
George would never affiliate with any party. He'd call out the BS on either side, but addressing mostly liberals. An angry, but compassionate, humanist would be an accurate label.
George was merciless. A modern day Diogenes, who spoke truth in the most direct way possible, and people laughed because it was better than fleeing the theater
I had the privilege of seeing George live at a small venue, not once, but twice. I loved him. He was my absolute favorite human on the planet. He was a devoted husband too. After his wife died, something in him died too....his comedy changed, his heart wasn't in it. If you want to see another comedian, singer, pianist, actor, genius that is truly every bit as good as George, start watching Tim Minchin. We are so fortunate to inhabit the same planet as them.
3:50 If you think you're in the middle, then you should vote Democrat. Republican politics doesn't want to be moderate or middle on anything. Democrat policy on social issues is to allow people to be left, right, or middle.
Yup, if you're in the middle, Democrats are exactly what you should be voting for, because they are in the middle also. And if you're on the left, you should be voting for them too, because in USA there's no better option for you. And if you're on the right, you shouldn't be voting for anyone. Not because there isn't a party that aligns with your beliefs, but because by voting you'd be making the world a worse place.
George has been one of the most consistently relevant comedians ever. Younger viewers are often jarred by how blunt he is, but if you look at the parts of American history that occurred during his lifetime, his "hard hitting" delivery made sense.
Makes me think of the Monty Python clip from the meaning of life - “can we have your liver then? “ pointing out that he is using his liver, he needs his liver, because he still alive, but somebody else who is alive needs his liver. So his bodily autonomy does not matter. Corpses of people who are no longer alive, have more legal bodily autonomy than women who are pregnant.
George was a centrist, moderate, liberal who made fun of the illogics of the extremists. He would just as artistically make fun of "save the earth" people as he would evangelists. I miss him so much.
George gives a great objective lesson on a subject that can and should only be decided subjectively in each individual case. Which is why the freedom to choose is paramount for every woman.
George was from my generation and he was a scholar of the human condition, a philosopher, a radical, a liberal, a speaker of truth. George spoke what we were all thinking....lol. He was better than Lenny Bruce. I've watched all of his shows....nobody does it better.
Most often, the eggs we eat as "eggs" are unfertilized. Fertilized eggs have a habit of growing feathers if left too long, which most people don't want.
Hi, I appreciate your honesty. I have never believed in any god. My father died of cancer in excruciating pain. I have inherited that disease and have no understanding of any god whatsoever.
I am so sorry about your illness. I hope your treatments are successful. Yes, a "kind" god and children born without eyes, in horrible pain, having to go through multiple heart operations, etc. don't really go together, do they?
I miss this guy. I'd have loved to get his take on the current state of affairs. ... ETA: his stance was pro-sanity and anti BS, regardless of who was uttering the BS.
Except he did spawn a kind of cult. He did more for creating political apathy than the conservatives who relied on it for power. He's a comedy legend, but it's a tainted social legacy.
@@MikkoRantalainen He would for sure be running from his own cult. They'd think his shoe was sacred. I say this with the authority of one whose name is Brian.
Then why are their laws to protect anyone's life? Why can't I legally abort you? The unborn child has rights and if you are driving a car while drunk and hit a pregnant woman, you will receive 2 murder charges.
@@sub-zero710 Okay. Go to the border and take care of the non citizens that have crossed over and see if you do not get murder charges since they are not citizens. Let us know how that works out.
Hello! I am a Woman Veteran. I understand about abortion. I was at that point at one time. I watched If These Walls Could Talk with Demi Moore, Sissy Spacek and Cher. Gave me a look at the past and how much a woman has to go through! Also- Watch Rights and Privileges with George Carlin. I love this man!!!
George spoke the truth. The semantics of left and right didn't phase him. If he saw something wrong, then he spoke about it, but in a funny way. I would say he was first and foremost anti-establishment, or anti-normal. He wanted to push the envelope, and bring you along for the ride. If you laughed, great! If you took something home to think about, better.
George pulled no punches and people were the better for it. And yes, George would have definitely been able to start a cult. He would have only done it just so he could tell everyone to F*** off and go home though lol.
The Two Party System in American politics was humming right along, doing just fine...and then Ronny RayGun happened...and America took a hard right into fascism.
I wouldn't say it was "doing just fine" up until that point. The difference is that there used to be civil debate over the merits of policy. Not tribalism (or not as much). There was compromise on most things and that's how stuff got done. At some point, the right realized that to get elected all they had to do was appeal to people who didn't know the intricacies of politics and blame their opponents while sabotaging efforts to do anything. Since then, we've gone into a spiral of constant gamesmanship over seeing who blinks first in chicken matches. The stalemate in politics isn't an accident, it's by design.
No, your two party system has always been stupid. It's not true democracy because citizens are forced to vote for one extreme or the other, with no regard for separate actual issues.
@motshivideosmartinmuscente - While they were all considered vulgar in their deliveries, many people were not particularly offended by certain words, and others reveled in the non-conformity anti-establishment usage of them. Appreciating it simply BECAUSE of it. I was/am one of the first category. George was 20 years my senior. I had to hide my recording of "Toledo Window Box" from my parents. I also had to return Cheech & Chong's Big Bambu after they made me play it for them. (Imagine that!) I wasn't smoking then and don't know, but can still appreciate the humor.
If men have control over their bodies, women should too. It's discriminatory the way the government is not allowing women to make their own choices based on their gender. Personally, I think that all the women in the U.S. should deny their significant others sex until the law changes. That way they won't get pregnant and have to worry about the stupid law. :)
Personally i believe each woman should decide whether she feels ending a pregnancy is right or wrong for herself. Not to try to make that choice for anyone else.
That's because he's an actual lefty, not a fake one like the Dems. Face it, there's no left in U$ politics, there might have been at some point, but not anymore.
Probably because there isn’t an actual ‘both’ sides in American politics or media. Just different factions of the same side. That side being the elite ownership class. Carlin understood that, which sets him apart from so many of the American public.
@@deanromanado5850 Carlin's heyday was pre Bill Clinton trying to out-republican the republicans. In Carlin's era, the problem with democrats was lack of backbone. That problem ended with Biden ending the Forever War despite the media slamming him for it and focusing on the handful of lives lost in the pullout not the thousands that would have been lost if we'd stayed there forever so they could always have a war to report on. First war to end without a Peace At Last headline because the media never forgave Biden for ending their war they helped Dubya Bush lie America into.
I'm a pacifist. I view abortion the same way I view deaths due to war or self defense. Personally, not the choice I would make, but who am I to stand in judgment when somebody else's life or safety is at stake? Not my call.
Ms. Heidi , I am glad you got around to this segment from Mr. Carlin. Its one of his best. I thought you would like to know if you are much of a reader , his daughter put out a book several years ago about her dad , and his life. It was one of the best books I have read. I think it was called Carlin family values , or something like that. You could find it on line I'm sure. He was an amazing guy , but had a lot of issues throughout his life. Great book if you enjoy reading.
George Carlin had a voice beyond his years! Almost like a 20th Century Notradamus. He saw what was coming! People are still watching him in 2024, why is this, he knew. ❤
Oh my! This is awesome watching young people exposed to George Carlin for the first time!! Yes- I’m old… Most of my life we did not have the “pick a side” political system. This is a relatively new concept. We USED to vote for the policies we agreed with- it wasn’t packaged into “party A” or “party B”. There was some sense of morals & values- people dropped out of political races when it was discovered they weren’t being faithful. Unlike today, where it seems you pick a party and support everything they do unconditionally. I’d like to vote for the overwhelmingly Pro-Human party (which sadly, doesn’t seem to exist…given the SCOTUS permissible big money in politics ~ I doubt it’s even possible.) Anywhooooo… Personally, I could use more George Carlin today. 💕💙💕
I'm an avid Carlin fan, have been for decades and im voting for trump. See I've been watching the lefts politics over the last 8 years and there's no way in hell I'd vote liberal.
@@erichskrika4041 I call bs. I actually was raised by an avid Carlin fan while Carlin was alive and I know that fan couldn’t have ever voted anyway but independent if they voted at all. Anti-establishment all the way and Trump is the product of the establishment.
I am a George Carlin fan. I don't necessarily agree with everything he says, just like I don't agree with everything Trump says or does. I can't in good conscious vote for the administration or the party that has tried to destroy our country.
He despised politicians. He went after liberals a little bit. But when it came to conservatives, he had way more hatred, especially evangelical conservatives. His beliefs would probably be aligned with the social contract, aka socialism.
He was solidly liberal. His problem with the Democratic Party was they weren’t liberal enough on a liberal conservative spectrum he’s me he believes in the teachings of Christ, not the church. It was really funny seeing him as the cardinal in dogma
5:41 - Note that there's not always a difference between an egg that you eat and a fertilized egg, especially if you're in the Philippines (i.e. balut)! Nothing says "yum" like a little crunch! 🥚🐔
He was generally Left, with notable exceptions. Before passing (and he would hate that I used that word, but TH-cam can't handle the other word for it), Carlin was on record as despising the "politically correct" movement and the abuse of censoring language. And though he's not on record for saying this, I think he was a little disgusted with America - which includes many Democrats - for voting for Reagan and Dubya twice (after Nixon? really?), so he wasn't a "Democrat" in the partisan sense. Like most on the Left, he had contempt for liberals or the "center-Left". Not to mention his famous "whatever" response to "saving the planet" (have you seen that one yet?). All that said, the Right still has very little on which to agree with Carlin, certainly not the Republican-Party Right, as this bit demonstrates.
What there's a youtube feature that censors the word dying? Before he died, he was very left of centre. Technically he was a libertarian socialist if you really want to classify that stance.
He was not generally left, he himself stated he was exceptionally left wing and progressive. Making jokes about both sides doesn't mean he was only slightly left wing. He explicitly said himself he was very Liberal and his own daughter Kelly also stated publicly that she was raises by George as very liberal, people make the same mistake with Ricky Gervais who is also exceptionally left wing and who is a vegan animal rights activist.
@@jackwhitbread4583 "generally" =/= "slightly". I only mentioned "generally" because his environmental stance and his stance on political correctness are rather large items outside Left (or even liberal) orthodoxy, enough to get right-wingers slightly interested in his comedy, at least until they get to his thoughts on abortion, religion, and the economy. Today he might have simply called himself "Left"; "liberal" wasn't such an insult among the Left when he was alive as it is now. Certainly today's Left makes a clear distinction between liberals who watch CNN and themselves. (Those libs vote for GOPhers, from time to time.) "Mistake" about Gervais? The Left, AND liberals, don't like him very much. Too insulting. These days, he's more inclined to attract "anti-woke" and bogus "free speech purists".
As a Gen X kid and recovering Catholic, George was responsible for opening my eyes on so many topics! He was hilarious without doubt, but no other comic could get me to stop and really think for myself! He was a hero of mine, and I miss him everyday!
I dont get why we even go to the abortion question, there is stuff you can do or not do before that. Its as stupid as if the military fired missiles randomly every week and we argued if the rocket should or should not have an abort button. How about stop firing them or dont supply them with more weapons, why is that option not on the table?
George said republicans are concerned with property, and democrats are concerned with people.
Conservatives are for small government. Except for when it comes to gay marriage, walls, more police state/I mean border patrol, more prisons. Liberals are for small government. Except for things like housing, education, and health care. The basic things to maintain civilization. The right also says they put country first, yet in practice put profit first. As the left gets fought to actually support the country. At least Biden signed the CHIPS Act, as Trump owns how many trademarks in China?
It was "left wing and right wing" not about the parties. But yes this was his opinion. Those on the left are pro people and right wing are pro property
@@gregoryleewalker maybe 50 years ago. Democrats are only concerned with money and power today!
If Democrats are concerned with people they would be concerned with the property owned by people, particularly large amounts of wealth that actually make them not have to need to government assistance. It shouldn't be a goal to increase the number of people dependent on the government.
@reformcongress Then why don't republicans join Dems and raise salaries to a living wage? It's a trick question. The republican donors don't want salaries raised because it will cut into their already ridiculously high profits. If republicans gave a shit about workers they'd raise their fucking wages. So in a sense by keeping wages low they assure some will need public assistance.
He was so far ahead of his time. It’s all still so relevant today. Love George Carlin.
@@vorkosigrrl6047 He wasn’t ahead of his time, we’ve just gone back in time :(
He OPENED his special with that line.
I wish we still had him.
He'd be 84. He was only 71 when we lost him.
@@deanevangelista6359 Can you imagine him now? Oh, he’d have had such fun.
(Also- and I did the same on a comment once- “lost him?” Eh, he’ll turn up! Did you check the dumpster around back? He used to like to take a nap in there. 😂)
@@83gemm I've always disliked that phrase "we lost them", it's like you misplaced them somewhere. People are so afraid to use the word "died".
I have such a hard time understanding how so many people my age who grew up in the 70's listening to George Carlin and others, now have embraced Trumpism and MAGA.
Well, George did up bashing the environment, and Trump's not a big champion of it.
@@shiroibasketshoes He was knocking the people who were environmentalists to ensure their own comfortable life wouldn't be affected.
@@halwakka504 He was also making much more extensive claims than that about the world being fine and unthreatened. George said about the environment: “…the greatest arrogance of all, ‘save the planet’…I’m tired of bleeping Earth Day…environmentalists don’t care about the planet…there is nothing wrong with the planet; the planet is fine...the planet is doing great…and we think some plastic bags and some aluminum cans are going to make a difference?” I guess he never heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. He said, “The planet will be here for a long long long time after we’re gone, and it will heal itself, it will cleanse itself…it’s a self correcting system…the air and the water will recover, the Earth will be renewed…the planet will simply incorporate plastic into a new paradigm.”
@@halwakka504 George said about the environment: “…the greatest arrogance of all, ‘save the planet’…I’m tired of bleeping Earth Day…environmentalists don’t care about the planet…there is nothing wrong with the planet; the planet is fine...the planet is doing great…and we think some plastic bags and some aluminum cans are going to make a difference?” I guess he never heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. He said, “The planet will be here for a long long long time after we’re gone, and it will heal itself, it will cleanse itself…it’s a self correcting system…the air and the water will recover, the Earth will be renewed…the planet will simply incorporate plastic into a new paradigm.”
That is a much more extensive dismissal of environmentalists than what you described.
Lead poisoning from leaded gasoline
George was a self thinker. Never let anyone tell him what to think
He was a Philosopher. Everyone is a "self thinker" unless there is some mind control we don't know about, where someone or something does a person's thinking for them.
As a Dutch person I always find the abortion debate in the U.S. a bit weird.
American politicians pretend to care so much about children and "families" but everything they do proves otherwise.
"You need to have babies, but we will do everything we can to make life with children as difficult and expensive as possible"
I agree wholeheartedly, but I would suggest that it's not American politicians, it's almost entirely Republican American politicians. All too often they are all painted with an unfairly broad brush, when it is a specific subset responsible for the hardship.
@@LalaDepala_00 I'm Dutch American, and the only thing to understand is, its about power. Power over all women, because if they can strip rights away a little bit at a time people will forget, because it doesn't effect them. But it does and it will.
Well you kinda hit the nail on the head there. You explained all the weirdness in your first sentence. U.S. That's where all the weird sh-t comes from. Today we have a LOT of bullcrap about DEI and Woke. Wanna take a shot at guessing which country most of this BS is prominent? hm? You know, I know that you know. Everyone knows. U.S has its uses, but man do the U.S bring a lot of sh-t and hate to the world too.
@@Hexon66 Not even close to being true.
@@billwicketvogel1787 From your response, I’m guessing you’re a Republican?
George had disagreements with both parties. Although I would say that many of his stances were more left leaning than right leaning, but only in so far as that he was pretty much pro-caring. Keep in mind, that he was an anti-establishment comedian during the era of the hippy, so that should really kind of inform you of where he stood on a lot of subjects. He supported things like housing, good healthcare, helping the poor, civil rights, workers rights, anti-war, etc. I think the best way to describe him was that he was anti-stupid, he frequently poked fun at things he felt didn't make a lot of sense or were hypocritical.
Good way to put it. And when he did stand up, it's obvious that he refused to put a filter on.
Yeah. His biggest problem with the left was with them being soft.
Everything he did and said, was punching from the left. Abortion was one of the issues he was most vocal about in attacking the right wing, but he largely ignored Republicans because he knew the were entirely a lost cause. No Republican or right-leaning Libertarian should in any way consider Carlin an ally. He would have plenty to say about Democrats, too, but as feckless, phony leftists. Understand in his time, and even more so in later years, there was nothing like an organized, politically potent 'left' in the USA. Only recently has there been a more progressive, left-leaning presence in American politics. Carlin criticized everyone, he was great social commenter, but he was no philosopher, and he certainly wasn't a friend to conservatives.
in his latest special he could seem even anti leftist, with critique against "no child left behind" and all that stuff, probably popular slogans in america during that time, also some even earlier stuff was against "soft people", "soft language", "save the planet" etc, which you can associate with leftist ideologies
so yeah, in general he was just anti-stupid, and his critique was focused on anything he deemed irrational, no matter if it was from left or right
Lol Carlin is very opinionated, weather u agree with him or not it's hard to argue. He hated both political parties and called them out for thier bs, u can deepdive into it.
In Ireland, Poland, and now recently in the United States, women died because doctor would not do an abortion. When a pregnancy occurs outside the uterus, the restrictive anti-abortion laws in the United States say that the doctors must way for internal bleeding and imminent death before they can intervene. Well, some doctors could not catch the internal bleeding in time and the woman died.
Now, we know that regardless of the accessibility of abortion, the countries (and American states) with the lowest rate of abortion are the ones with extensive and complete sexual education. Anyone serious about reducing the number of abortion would advocate for comprehensive sex education in school, including the multitude contraceptive methods.
@ghyslainabel yes that is true a woman was denied medical care until it was too late and she died here in ireland but since then we have changed our constitution to repeal the 8th. We held a referendum, Abortion is now legal.
@@LuvNickynGina4ever I thought that I'd seen news a couple of years ago, that abortion had at long last been legalized in Ireland. Following what happens in the US, I see how various aspects of certain necessary medical interventions are being withheld as never before. There's been no rush to redress what may happen to a woman denied care until she reaches a critical state.
Oh, we have Sex Education here in Florida.
The problem is that the teachers are not allowed to talk about anything having to do with sex either clinically or philosophically.
Well the wealthy women could care less what the abortion laws are. They can just fly to the Caribbean and get it done. The law is just for the poors😡
Many on the more conservative side of the abortion issue also want to limit access to birth control.
No man should ever have the right to tell a woman what she can or can't do . Great video by George Carlin
pretty sure you left out some context because someone could say you are allowed to tell women not to murder other humans, and there's the debate
@@ragmancometh why would anyone who's not even related to someone care what that woman does anyhow . If a woman is raped , a victim of incest , or needs an abortion to save her own life damn right it's no one's business and she shouldn't have to ask a man who can't even have kids if it's okay or not lol .
@@crazyc4lyfe1982 Spot on.
@@crazyc4lyfe1982doesn't matter that men can't give birth. but see, you added "to save her own life etc". that was some missing context, like i said. your original comment was incredibly vague. no biggie.
I disagree... I agree you've got agency over your own body, but a child has an own body that's different from yours. And if YOU don't wanna have it, at least give the dad a chance to raise a kid properly instead of killing it
George was and "IS" a force of nature !!!! Truth personified , ABSOLUTELY POWERFUL AND INTELLIGENT......GOSH WE NEED SOMEONE WITH BALLS LIKE THIS NOW ! George, I love you ! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
He was a man beyond his time.
George said: "drop me from a helicopter I'll always land left of center, because people are more important than 'things'" He was a lefty but he wasn't afraid to critique the left. He also never adopted any political label. But almost every stance he had was left of center.
He agreed with liberals. However, liberals annoyed him because they were wishy washy, weak, and lacked back bones. Conservatives were the true scary ones because they could and would actually hurt you. His words, in his final autobiography before he died
@@slagazor wonder what his thoughts would be on the current “left”??? He may just hit dead center at this point
@@ericmeadors997 Nah. When he would sincerely talk about what he believed in, aside from potential bickering over labels he actually would still be pretty far on the left of modern politics. Certainly he's much further left than any liberal you could point to, and it's not a close comparison.
@@ericmeadors997 probably not any different than Joe Rogan. Just a lefty but not so far left that gets his head lost in his ass.
@@whensomethingcriesagain I'd have to disagree, He's got a sense of humor and he's not a moron. The current far lefties are dumb as shit and have no sense of humor nor are they creative in any sense.
Funny thing is Geroge Carlin called it back then and conservatives are going after womens rights even more.
George said we have no rights. They are made up.
If you are opposed to abortion, don't have one. Beyond that, mind your own business.
Well, that sounds simple doesn't it? Except this: Most people are against abortion because they believe it takes a human life. So its hard to mind your own business if you believe that someone is killing a fellow human being. "Mind your own business" wouldn't seem to apply. Now if there is a disagreement about whether the unborn is a human being, a discussion of that issue is entirely appropriate. People may not want to have that discussion, and I get it - but its hardly unreasonable to want to save lives if you think it is one.
If you're opposed to having a baby, do what is necessary to not get pregnant. That is your business. Exercise some control before you get pregnant.
@@Dave-hb7lx I get you...I can't speak for others, but I'm pro-death penalty only in cases where there is multiple eyewitnesses - which isn't very often. My certainty level standard on guilt is very high - we need to be certain before we put someone to death. That brings me to the reason why it is logically cohesive (at least in theory) on being both pro-life and pro death penalty - for us, there is a substantial difference between the two lives - one is guilty and one is innocent and treating the situations as morally equivalent is mistaken in my opinion. As for guns, they don't shoot themselves. I think it is a fair question to ask about the trade-offs of easy gun ownership and gun violence. I would just request that we when we consider gun violence we expand the conversation to more than just the guns. Depending on which study you cite, it is believed that somewhere between 500,000 and 2 million instances of violent criminal behavior ore thwarted each year in this country by legally owned firearms brandished by private citizens. How this number was arrived at I'm not 100% sure, but that side is never discussed, as well as the fact that most homicides in this country are committed in the urban community among members of that community. I'd like to see us start talking about why that is and working on that issue. Everything has degenerated into political sound bites and that's a shame.
@@reformcongress bc mistakes happens, crimes too
@@Dave-hb7lx I am against abortion and in favor of the death penalty. My reason is simple. Once you're old enough to know what is right and wrong you are subject to visit on someone else. I also don't have a problem with gun's, but I also don't think nutballs should get them. Which is funny considering how the politicians closed all the asylums years ago. It's also funny how times change on who is pro war. Currently it's the Right that want's US troops out of other country's while the Left is out to get us involved with Ukraine and Russia directly.
Carlin was a progressive. He would've gone all in for Bernie, but he regarded politicians about as highly as he viewed corporations, and I recall seeing a bit he did comparing political donations to legalised bribery. His only support for Democrats would've been pragmatic insofar as they're more often than not the lesser of two evils.
He was not progressive. He was on the liberal side. There is a difference between liberal and progressive, progressivism is a liberal internal agenda. And how do I know that? Because he was clearly opposed to political correctness and the importance of groups in society, he laughed at all powerful groups, whether they were a minority or in a position of power. So if he were alive today, in the progressive-morbid era, he would probably turn everything upside down.
@@ShimonHai1987 That's what's currently described as progressive. He def wasn't a modern progressive
@@ShimonHai1987 I'd argue that the current left isn't really so much about "political correctness" as they are for equality and inclusion, which can be seen as "politically correct" or "woke" when it's actually just being a decent human being who doesn't want to turn every discussion into a fistfight. To a savage, uncaring person, even the most basic amount of politeness or decency is considered "PC" these days.
@@zebrion5793 Hearing Americans talk about their two major political parties is always such a surreal experience; many don’t realize just how right-wing most of their political spectrum truly is. The vast majority genuinely don’t understand what leftist policies are, beyond lazy virtue signaling and cheap tokenism. Democrats would comfortably sit to the right of most conservative parties outside the US, while Republicans are essentially Christo-fascists with an increasingly dangerous rethoric. The First and Second Red Scare have worked beautifully in the US, pushing the Overton window so far to the right that any notion of welfare or social justice is labeled as communism.
@@ShimonHai1987 Wrong.
easy decision, her body her choice!!!!
George was a humanist....his politics were "common sense" and "the intellectual observation of the human psyche in reality".....He nails it every time....😎👍
@@2sanctuarylab by definition that puts him on the left wing of the political spectrum, way to the left of either party
more like a douchebag
yeah, George was fairly progressive. Ever really want to see him get real, watch him when he was on Politically Incorrect. He ripped into the conservatives on there every time.
Very well said!!!
@@jgmediting7770 Which he was.
George was LEFT. He despised almost everything conservatives stood for, and when he did mock liberals, it was usually because of perceived hypocrisy or selfishness.
"Carlin’s personal politics were readily identifiable. Kelly Carlin said her father was “99 percent progressive” and that he raised her in a manner that today might be contemptuously dismissed as woke.
“He taught me from Day 1 that the Black and brown people have always been oppressed, horribly and systematically, by the owners of wealth,” she said. “He had a pure disdain and loathing for white men in America.”
That leftist bent was unmistakable in Carlin’s standup, too: He railed against police violence, championed prison reform and environmentalism and condemned organized religion." - NYT, May 2022.
If I remember correctly, his daughter said if her father was alive, he probably would've supported Bernie Sanders.
He was anti-capitalism, anti-war, critical of police, generally pro-environment, hated the ultra-wealthy, and hated both political parties.
Listening to George Carlin should make you realize Democrats and Republicans are both on the conservative side of the political spectrum, the Republicans just extremely (and frighteningly) so.
@@jamesrh9193 the vast majority of American politics is right wing. Bernie was barely left of centre on the world politcal scale. That's why it's hilarious hearing yanks talk about the dems being left
Thank You! So many people get his politics wrong or misinterpret his views. Anyone who has watched all his specials, interviews, and have listened to Kelly Carlin know you are exactly right.
What does "woke" mean to you ?
@@prototypep4 Is, not was. Bernie Sanders is alive, is active in politics (he's a U.S. senator, from Vermont), and has not substantially changed his viewpoints.
It is a myth to think that all slave owners were white and all slaves were black.
This performance was an HBO special recorded in September 1996 at the Beacon Theater in New York City which was where George was from.
@@dogbarbill I saw him do this bit in South Carolina and loved it but South Carolina didn’t like it and never had him back they didn’t like hearing the truth miss you George talk about critical thinking he was the absolute best
Abortion is a very private personal decision, NOBODY has the right to tell anyone what they must do in this matter!! It's not our business and what we believe shouldn't matter!! People need to stop using religion when speaking of abortion because most of those screaming about religion have no idea about religion!! Telling the world you are a Christian doesn't cause others to believe you have all the answers( using the word you in general, it's not a you directed at anyone) I'm wondering if our government is going to have a vasectomy ban, because look at all the possible babies that are being denied a life!! After all, those little swimmers are the ones responsible for a pregnancy in the first place!!
@@carolinagallegos3926 As usual, a pro-abolitionist arguing the ridiculous! A sperm is not life. An unfertilized egg is not life. In a study done by the National Library of Medicine in 2021, 92% of the surveyed biologist agreed that life begins when once the egg is fertilized. At 8 weeks it’s brain begins to function. Abortion stops being a private decision once a baby is created. It then becomes a matter of whether a woman has the right to end a human life. Religion or not, the reality is that abortion kills a human being. Abortion has gone from legal but rare, to a celebration of death. For God’s sake, they had a mobile abortion unit at the DNC to promote and create excitement around killing children. How morbid and insane is that? The majority of abortions are performed on women who’ve made poor choices, become pregnant because of bad judgment, and so “Oops, I’m pregnant! Time to kill a baby!”
I don’t understand why women refuse to support other women. In just about every country in world women outnumber men. If you want it go get it, all you have to do is vote for women. Women have been equal to men for like 70-80 years and they’d rather tear each other down than help lift each other up. Thank god for men because women obviously don’t give a fuck about women’s rights
If the “pro life” crowd were what they claimed to be, they would do whatever they could to help those who are currently alive. Healthcare for all, affordable housing, affordable food, school lunches etc
As if those issues are only up to the pro life crowd. You understand the difference between the helplessness of a baby and being an adult capable of making a decision.
@@shytguy a fetus isn’t a baby, it’s the idea of a baby. While that discussion is happening, there are actual living babies who are dying or sick or in need of help and nobody cares!!
@@shytguyI understand that for single teen mothers living in poverty ...their three top needs are housing, daycare and support to complete education and vocational training and those things are supplied by governmental programs.
@@geoffcaflisch1352 ok, I’m all for giving a child born into a difficult situation a leg up in this world so that the baby has the necessities to live. But to what extent should our tax dollars fund your teen parenting situation?
@@shytguy until a person has the necessary education to support themselves and their child. If you really are prolife then invest in the life and future of the baby and mother.
The world has always needed someone with the courage to speak truth to power.
16:06 Great reaction. I love this man like family for his service. His service was to issue the challenge. To shake you awake with truths from a perspective you never considered. I’m so glad you have found a enjoy him. Show your kids when they come of age.
This man was a revelation for me as a teenager 😂 I’d never heard anyone make so much sense (and be funny at the same time)
More than anything, George was anti-BS and anti-hypocrisy, regardless of political party. He was very pro cannabis (my second album of his was "Toledo Window Box"), and would generally be considered Left/liberal, much of it a reaction to his Catholic upbringing. In the Pantheon of stand-up comedians, Lenny Bruce was the first to do observational humor and not tell "jokes," Richard Pryor really revolutionized biographical humor (about himself and his own life experience), and George revolutionized observational humor about society and its absurdities.
Oh he was what conservatives would call a Marxist leftist liberal... Which makes no fucking sense what so ever, you can't be a Marxist AND a liberal. Liberalism (which the US democratic party espouses) is an idea adopted by all sane parties, its what democracy and individual rights are about, it's about freedom of choice. It's not left nor right.
In fact Liberalism is the very foundation for modern society, It is what all successful societies not ruled by a dictator where people have rights is based on. It is not "left" anywhere on earth but in the US and that is just because the right is literally quoting Göbbels and Göring these days, they are quite literally regurgitating Nazi ideals.
For anyone pretending to be compassionate about the unborn, babies or children please remember that poverty is pure destructive, demeaning HELL. No matter how much your parents love you life is going to be insults, hunger, pain and grief.
Those who enshrine "potential life" over the already living are not the kinds of thinkers who should be making policy. Also, I am confounded by those who can't understand Carlin's political leanings. He was a Progressive, not a Liberal or a Conservative (read: not a Democrat or a Republican). If folks don't understand that distinction, they probably should spend more time thinking and less time speaking. Being informed is the first responsibility of a voter.
There are progressives in the Democratic Party. They don't have proportionate influence on policy, but they are there.
More importantly, Carlin knows that voting is pointless in the U$.
Didn´t know the guy but agree, a philosopher would not just pick a side in politics. He would focus on individual issues and vote for whoever agrees in the most important ones.
@@meomarte Nah, in the U$, a philosopher would not vote.
Both parties are right wing and corrupt.
By any sane metric in the modern world, Democrats are solidly conservative. Republicans are reactionary regressives; they want to take us back to a fantasy world that never existed outside of their holy books.
When I was around 7 years old I was standing by my dying grandfather's bedside when a priest came into the room. My grandma invited him over to help pray for my grandpa. After his prayer he comes over to me, puts his hand on my head and says, "You're thinking about something my son. Don't worry, God is going to take care of your grandpa." I looked around in the room, at all the somber faces and tears, then I looked back up at him and said, "Of course I'm thinking about something. Humans have an average of about 60,000 thoughts per day so the odds of you getting that right are pretty high. Also, if everything is going to be OK, why is everyone crying? If where he is going is so much better, why isn't everyone happy that he's going to die? I'll tell you why, because human constructs about life and the afterlife can't stop the inevitable." My mom promptly walked me out of the room while the priest was busy picking his jaw up off the floor.
I watched a lot of PBS when I was a kid.
Carlin's ideas about many things are typically considered controversial to many. I just considered them common sense.
"Killing a potential kid". POTENTIAL. Not actual. "Potential", by definition, is a thing that does not yet exist. A "potential" kid is NOT a kid.
I wish George was still with us, I'd love to hear what his opinions would be on the BS going on today. Everything would be fair game I'm sure.
Nothing significant changed in the US, you just traveled backwards in time rather than forward like us.
Tough call, he knew to back off on certain topics. You don't survive that long in hollywood without learning the limits. It would be interesting, because sometimes even hollywood people have a breaking point and they start saying all kinds of wild stuff.
Considering his opinions on Republicans, it’d be interesting to hear his thoughts on the pandemic, because for some reason he actually seemed to share a lot of their thoughts on vaccines and preventative measures.
He would have an absolute field day with the current political climate. He would tear everything the hell up.
@@TukaihaHithlec 'We are diseased' was his take on a pandemic, he was spot on.
"It's not the child's fault" suggests that the potential child is somehow going to lose something or suffer in some way, which doesn't seem possible if they are never born.
You think the unborn have no sensations or awareness? I think maybe they are beginning to have some, toward the last months.
An abortion saved MY life. If we don't believe a woman has the right to control her own body, then we don't believe in freedom in this country. It's that simple. If you don't believe in abortion - don't get one but in no free country do you get to tell someone else they can't have one based on Your beliefs. That is not religious freedom - that is religious tyranny.
Conservatitist believes in freedom. Just not in WOMENS freedom.
A lot of these right wingers seem to mistake religious freedom - the right to peacefully practice your religion - for the right to force your religion onto others.
@@mikeduncan3953 I think I have a good grasp on what freedom means. I keep a copy of the constitution in my purse. And I completely agree with you. I have been an atheist for 30 years so I pay attention to religion. A few years ago, there was a story about a bunch of 2nd Amendmenters having a protest outside of a mosque. The irony of people practicing their SECOND AMENDMENT rights in order to harass people practicing their FIRST AMENDMENT rights was not lost on me but it was on them. That is a dangerous level of stupidity and republicans have fully embraced it.
@@rebeccawaller3561 Their intention was not to harass, it was to try to legally murder. They were just waiting to be confronted by someone of a different skin tone so that they could "justifiably" execute their rights upon them. I wish I could believe that the radical right in your country were just stupid, but all too many of them are simply evil.
@@rebeccawaller3561 Somewhere along the way they lost the basic notion that your rights end where mine begin and vice versa. They also refuse to accept that rights have limitations and responsibilities, which are necessary in civil society.
As for the dangerous level of stupidity they have embraced--I think it's not stupidity. I think they feel since they can't dominate elections year after year that the American experiment has become an abject failure. Self government is only valid as long as they win elections every time. If they have to share power in any meaningful way, they'll turn to fascism or monarchy or anything else that gives them absolute power.
I work in a performing arts center as a live audio guy, and I was lucky enough to work several of his gigs, and when he did his last tour, when he knew he was sick, he made sure he met everybody backstage and on the crew.
He was a no bullshit guy, and very nice off stage
George was a product of my era. His main thing was to get people to look at things from a different perspective. Look up the seven words you should never use on tv.
George Carlin is the reason I became an atheist. I have much love and respect for him
Same here
Same
Same. Growing up in the south, George was the first person I ever heard say that there was no god. This was after I had already grown a deep respect and reverence for his earlier work. It had a profound effect on me.
Carlin is not an atheist, this a comedy special
He never pulled a punch. He was Progressive
He was not progressive. He was on the liberal side. There is a difference between liberal and progressive, progressivism is a liberal internal agenda. And how do I know that? Because he was clearly opposed to political correctness and the importance of groups in society, he laughed at all powerful groups, whether they were a minority or in a position of power. So if he were alive today, in the progressive-morbid era, he would probably turn everything upside down.
@@ShimonHai1987 Tell me you've never listened to Carlin....
@@ShimonHai1987 what?! He was incredibly progressive. Stop it.
A US Congressman, Baney Frank, back in the 80's explained it. "Conservatives believe that life begins at conception and ends at birth." You would probably be interested in Monty Python's song "Every sperm is sacred".
You mean Barney Frank.
I think the 80s were before it was established by research that more than 50% of human conceptions resulted in spontaneous natural abortion, often before the mother even knew she was pregnant. It seems that if there is a god it is not really bothered about aborting babies.
That's a horseshyte statement by Frank if ever. Think about things a bit before you spout nonsense from morons, it ends up making you look like a moron. If what you said were remotely true there wouldn't be laws against murder, but it is the leftists among us that give murderers a slap on the wrist if they bother to prosecute them at all.
Yeah, he's a real winner to be taking quotes from lmao
If you knew about Barney Frank you would NOT be quoting him.
Carlin is awesome. I love it when he destroys religion.
Being a Carlin fan for decades, my take on him is that he was never on anyone's side, political or religious. His comedy is common sense mixed with anger at the lack of it. He also went the other way, talking about the little things that bring people together, the things we've all experienced.
Abortion is personal. The government should have no say. It's Healthcare. At 16 I couldn't do it, at 16 I kept my baby and raised her. At my age now, riddled with heart disease I would have no choice but to abort. Never judge people for their decisions.
Nobody WANTS anyone to have an abortion. But the decision to carry a baby to term or not should be between the woman, her doctor, and their collective conscience, and the government needs to stay completely out of that loop.
And I hate to say it, because I loved Carlin too. But his promotion of political apathy certainly assisted, if inadvertently, the GOP in putting the government *INTO* those privacy rights.
@@Hexon66 I disagree. Carlin wasn’t apathetic-he just had zero patience for the political circus. He knew the people in power were in on the con. In this bit, he rips apart the ‘pro-life’ movement for what it is: a power grab to control women. Apathy? George was busy exposing the system.
And the "father". The woman doesn't have more authority over the fetus than the father.
@@HeavenlyWarriorf*ck off yes she absokutely does. If it's not your body it grows in you get ZERO f*cking rights. Want to know what rights a father should have? The equivalent of abortion, the ability to walk away with no commitment.
@@HeavenlyWarrioryes she does. How does a womans pregnancy impact a man's body? It doesn't. While for the woman, pregnancy puts her body through significant changes. No man should have any say whatsoever.
12:19 if everything happens according to God's will then every single death is God's will. So God is responsible for every single death. I don't really understand how people can say a football team won because of God but a child got cancer because of free will. The cognitive dissonance is painful for any rational thinker.
🤔🤔🤔 please " EXPLAIN TO THE MAGAS THAT SIMPLE AND PROFUND EXPLAINING OF THERE NONE EXISTING god 😅😅😅😮😮😮
Facts
If God created everything then he also made the virus that killed mill😊ions of f Go😮d preparing Christians during the Black Death in the 1300s
May your logical thinking lead to cancer, heathen!
I think people get confused about "God's Will". It's an equivocal term. From a theological standpoint it can mean two different things - His MORAL will, or his SOVEREIGN will. His moral will would be described as the precepts laid out in scripture on how to live the Godly life, which we would have a choice to follow or not. The sovereign will would fall under "That which God decrees directly (wanted to happen) or allows to happen." It's understandable that people have problems with the second one - how could God allow such evil in the world? I know this sounds simplistic, but the answer is related to the first will (moral) - and CHOICE. A God who presumably created a human race for the purpose of relationship must allow in that human race the capacity choose good and evil (moral will) and must also allow for the consequences of those choices (sovereign will). There can be no love with the choice to love or not. If there were no choice than we would be puppets, there would be no love, no hate, and the tragedy of childhood cancer would have no meaning either. A football team winning or a child getting cancer is not address in God's moral will in scripture, so i think its safe to say that's not what applies there. The football team won not because God wanted it to happen, they won because he allowed humans to make choices. As a Christian who has had significant theological training, it pains me to athletes saying their team won because somehow God wanted them to. But I apply the same logic to the sick child, the natural disasters, etc. BTW, even Carlin and I obviously disagreed on plenty, I find him funny as hell.
Carlin has always got the points on every situation in such a hilarious way! Nobody could match him! 😂😂😂
George Carlin did not hold back. In 1963, a Buddhist monk sat in an intersection in Saigon and set himself on fire to protest discrimination by the staunchly Catholic Diem government. Google it. George Carlin was the OG “IDGAF” guy.
Lenny Bruce was the OG IDGAF guy, but George learned studiously at his feet.
many monks did the same thing in those days. it was brutal 😔
I'm a 67 year old dude. Watching your reactions to Mr. Carlin's routine made my eyes well up in tears. I didn't quite drop one, cause I was wiping them the whole time. I saw George Carlin live in Santa Barbara, CA about 1995. I used to listen to his albums, yes vinyl, since around 1977. Great man, glad you found him. You give me hope.
Carlin gave less than a crap about politics. He was anti-idiocy. Before his time, in many ways.
Party politics, for sure. There are other kinds.
@@Metheglyn In America? Hrm. Must've forgotten....
@@scottclark3761 Many do.
And there were more idiots on the right so Carlin looked like a leftist.
He cared about politics he just didn't join parties. He likely voted. Half his jokes were about politics. You don't put that much energy into something and not give a crap about it.
Exceptions for rape or incest are probably pretty much useless in many cases. How could doctors determine that these exceptions are actually applicable? Wouldn't they need to wait for a court to determine that? And by then it might be too late.
Injuries and DNA tell everything you need to know.
@@Achdujeh What??
@@AchdujehAnd by the time they get those it may be too late
@@AchdujehAlso rape doesn't necessitate physical injuries, nor can you confidently say whether or not it is forceful through DNA in many cases.
@@theheinzificationDNA tells if it was incest, and injuries tell if it was rape.
@HailHeidi
If you listen to George Carlin in his non comedy interviews, he states quite explicitly that he is anti Republican and very Liberal / Progressive.
George might make _jokes_ that are _sarcastically_ / _satirically_ against Liberal / Leftist ideas, but those are jokes only. Listen to him outside of comedy specials, and he is VERY clear that Republicans bad, Liberals good.
He agrees with the idea that one says "profits over people" and the other says _people over profits._
Leftist/Liberal in American terms are both way to the right of Carlin. American media and politics are two factions of the same elite ownership class interests. Close together on the political spectrum being a different shade of right wing.
Both American parties put profits over people, as it’s against their common class interests to do otherwise. One just tries to take the harder edges of.
George is perhaps the GOAT. As far as abortion is concerned?Im a father, whatever my daughter’s decision, she has my 100%support. I find the concept of telling another human what they can do with thier body abhorrent
Carlin was one of the best. He got you laughing and got you to think a bit.
George would never affiliate with any party.
He'd call out the BS on either side, but addressing mostly liberals.
An angry, but compassionate, humanist would be an accurate label.
Are you saying that George would be more likely to criticize liberals than conservatives?
George was merciless. A modern day Diogenes, who spoke truth in the most direct way possible, and people laughed because it was better than fleeing the theater
I had the privilege of seeing George live at a small venue, not once, but twice. I loved him. He was my absolute favorite human on the planet. He was a devoted husband too. After his wife died, something in him died too....his comedy changed, his heart wasn't in it. If you want to see another comedian, singer, pianist, actor, genius that is truly every bit as good as George, start watching Tim Minchin. We are so fortunate to inhabit the same planet as them.
The "Chickens are decent people" always get me. It's both so silly and the punchline to a rather smart point he was making.
3:50 If you think you're in the middle, then you should vote Democrat. Republican politics doesn't want to be moderate or middle on anything. Democrat policy on social issues is to allow people to be left, right, or middle.
Yup, if you're in the middle, Democrats are exactly what you should be voting for, because they are in the middle also.
And if you're on the left, you should be voting for them too, because in USA there's no better option for you.
And if you're on the right, you shouldn't be voting for anyone. Not because there isn't a party that aligns with your beliefs, but because by voting you'd be making the world a worse place.
George has been one of the most consistently relevant comedians ever. Younger viewers are often jarred by how blunt he is, but if you look at the parts of American history that occurred during his lifetime, his "hard hitting" delivery made sense.
George was an education. He also taught me how to cuss.
His 7 words bit was an absolute masterpiece. Which I'm now going to rewatch.
Makes me think of the Monty Python clip from the meaning of life - “can we have your liver then? “ pointing out that he is using his liver, he needs his liver, because he still alive, but somebody else who is alive needs his liver. So his bodily autonomy does not matter. Corpses of people who are no longer alive, have more legal bodily autonomy than women who are pregnant.
George was a centrist, moderate, liberal who made fun of the illogics of the extremists. He would just as artistically make fun of "save the earth" people as he would evangelists. I miss him so much.
His daughter said he never voted, but if he did, it would be for Bernie Sanders.
George gives a great objective lesson on a subject that can and should only be decided subjectively in each individual case. Which is why the freedom to choose is paramount for every woman.
Those individual cases can ONLY be decided subjectively, which is why the only people that should have a say are those it impacts.
George was from my generation and he was a scholar of the human condition, a philosopher, a radical, a liberal, a speaker of truth. George spoke what we were all thinking....lol. He was better than Lenny Bruce. I've watched all of his shows....nobody does it better.
There are fertilized eggs that we eat, just for the record
Wanna eat fertilized people eggs? Or is this kind of irrelevant?
Most often, the eggs we eat as "eggs" are unfertilized. Fertilized eggs have a habit of growing feathers if left too long, which most people don't want.
@@danuttall or forming tiny hands and feet, depending which species is on the menu...
@@danuttall or forming tiny hands and feet, depending which species is on the menu...
@@bafumat Is it alive or is 'pro-life' just a slogan?
Hi, I appreciate your honesty. I have never believed in any god. My father died of cancer in excruciating pain. I have inherited that disease and have no understanding of any god whatsoever.
I’m so sorry to hear this. I also don’t believe in any god. Hang tough and I hope you get through it.
I am so sorry about your illness. I hope your treatments are successful. Yes, a "kind" god and children born without eyes, in horrible pain, having to go through multiple heart operations, etc. don't really go together, do they?
@@MarkAlexander-Warne-vv8wy No. If someone insists that god exists, which I do not, then it is a cruel god or totally indifferent.
@@mickaellundgren6390 I think you missed what I was saying. A cruel god is much more likely. I agree with you.
@@MarkAlexander-Warne-vv8wy I apologize, my first language is not English. We agree, if god exists, he is very likely cruel.
He was a comedian who used extreme judgment, to get people worked up. Clever and witty. And even funny at times, and definitely entertaining.
I miss this guy. I'd have loved to get his take on the current state of affairs. ... ETA: his stance was pro-sanity and anti BS, regardless of who was uttering the BS.
congrats on the baby Heidi
you ask "could George be a cult leader?" It would go against everything he believed.
Except he did spawn a kind of cult. He did more for creating political apathy than the conservatives who relied on it for power. He's a comedy legend, but it's a tainted social legacy.
George as a cult leader would be indistinguishable in behavior from Brian from Life of Brian.
@@Hexon66 If you think Carlin's message was apathy you didn't listen very well.
@@MikkoRantalainen He would for sure be running from his own cult. They'd think his shoe was sacred. I say this with the authority of one whose name is Brian.
@@Hexon66
Abortion no one is forcing you to have one and you shouldn't stop someone who does want or need one. .
Then why are their laws to protect anyone's life? Why can't I legally abort you? The unborn child has rights and if you are driving a car while drunk and hit a pregnant woman, you will receive 2 murder charges.
@@g.k.1669No.... The unborn child does not have rights since it's not a citizen.
@@sub-zero710 Okay. Go to the border and take care of the non citizens that have crossed over and see if you do not get murder charges since they are not citizens. Let us know how that works out.
@@g.k.1669 Republican mistresses will always have access to abortions. I recommend you watch this Carlin piece a few hundred times until you get it.
Hello! I am a Woman Veteran. I understand about abortion. I was at that point at one time. I watched If These Walls Could Talk with Demi Moore, Sissy Spacek and Cher. Gave me a look at the past and how much a woman has to go through!
Also- Watch Rights and Privileges with George Carlin. I love this man!!!
George spoke the truth. The semantics of left and right didn't phase him. If he saw something wrong, then he spoke about it, but in a funny way. I would say he was first and foremost anti-establishment, or anti-normal. He wanted to push the envelope, and bring you along for the ride. If you laughed, great! If you took something home to think about, better.
George pulled no punches and people were the better for it.
And yes, George would have definitely been able to start a cult. He would have only done it just so he could tell everyone to F*** off and go home though lol.
George pulled no punches and would take no prisoners. The philosopher who used comedy to teach us.
He's talking like this was 2024 and it's the 90s 😮😮😮
The economic structure hasn’t changed, so the outcomes haven’t changed.
Don’t want one for yourself that’s fine-just don’t decide for someone else.
George C. Has it correct on all subjects...I miss His truth on all subjects!😊
6:00 a lot of sperm gets wasted as well. But for some reason Republicans seem reluctant to ban masturbation.
@IamKnucks oh they would if they could , they would still do it but it's about control not morality
The Two Party System in American politics was humming right along, doing just fine...and then Ronny RayGun happened...and America took a hard right into fascism.
I wouldn't say it was "doing just fine" up until that point. The difference is that there used to be civil debate over the merits of policy. Not tribalism (or not as much). There was compromise on most things and that's how stuff got done. At some point, the right realized that to get elected all they had to do was appeal to people who didn't know the intricacies of politics and blame their opponents while sabotaging efforts to do anything. Since then, we've gone into a spiral of constant gamesmanship over seeing who blinks first in chicken matches. The stalemate in politics isn't an accident, it's by design.
No, your two party system has always been stupid. It's not true democracy because citizens are forced to vote for one extreme or the other, with no regard for separate actual issues.
Carlin is on the Mount Rushmore of Comedy ... Lenny Bruce ... Richard Pryor ... George Carlin
also belong there but not on the Top , they are the Rocks that chipped of the Monument metaphoricaly speaking
@motshivideosmartinmuscente - While they were all considered vulgar in their deliveries, many people were not particularly offended by certain words, and others reveled in the non-conformity anti-establishment usage of them. Appreciating it simply BECAUSE of it. I was/am one of the first category. George was 20 years my senior. I had to hide my recording of "Toledo Window Box" from my parents. I also had to return Cheech & Chong's Big Bambu after they made me play it for them. (Imagine that!) I wasn't smoking then and don't know, but can still appreciate the humor.
@@jengsci8268 Wow cool story, I discovered Carlin in my late teens two or three years before he passed away … that was such a bummer…
@@motshivideosmartinmuscente Better late than never! (pun not intended) 🙃😉
the shit he said 30 yrs ago is still true today
If men have control over their bodies, women should too. It's discriminatory the way the government is not allowing women to make their own choices based on their gender. Personally, I think that all the women in the U.S. should deny their significant others sex until the law changes. That way they won't get pregnant and have to worry about the stupid law. :)
Another classic segment from Carlin ! He didn't care who he made mad, it's the truth !!
Congratulations on the birth of your child, hope you're all doing well 🫶
George was anti asshole basically
@@ShirleyLane-i2w Yep. He was a Democrat
@@LeviBulger and proud to be one myself
Personally i believe each woman should decide whether she feels ending a pregnancy is right or wrong for herself. Not to try to make that choice for anyone else.
What you're feeling with what he's saying is because he's speaking the truth.
He was a lefty but called out both sides
That's because in the US, both parties are to the right ( by the standards in the rest of the world )
That's because he's an actual lefty, not a fake one like the Dems.
Face it, there's no left in U$ politics, there might have been at some point, but not anymore.
Probably because there isn’t an actual ‘both’ sides in American politics or media. Just different factions of the same side. That side being the elite ownership class. Carlin understood that, which sets him apart from so many of the American public.
@@deanromanado5850 Carlin's heyday was pre Bill Clinton trying to out-republican the republicans. In Carlin's era, the problem with democrats was lack of backbone. That problem ended with Biden ending the Forever War despite the media slamming him for it and focusing on the handful of lives lost in the pullout not the thousands that would have been lost if we'd stayed there forever so they could always have a war to report on. First war to end without a Peace At Last headline because the media never forgave Biden for ending their war they helped Dubya Bush lie America into.
George criticized the left. He attacked the right. Big difference.
I'm a pacifist. I view abortion the same way I view deaths due to war or self defense. Personally, not the choice I would make, but who am I to stand in judgment when somebody else's life or safety is at stake? Not my call.
Absolute respect. I am a liberal, I personally wouldn't have an abortion but that's my choice.
Ms. Heidi , I am glad you got around to this segment from Mr. Carlin. Its one of his best. I thought you would like to know if you are much of a reader , his daughter put out a book several years ago about her dad , and his life. It was one of the best books I have read. I think it was called Carlin family values , or something like that. You could find it on line I'm sure. He was an amazing guy , but had a lot of issues throughout his life. Great book if you enjoy reading.
George Carlin had a voice beyond his years! Almost like a 20th Century Notradamus. He saw what was coming! People are still watching him in 2024, why is this, he knew. ❤
Oh my! This is awesome watching young people exposed to George Carlin for the first time!!
Yes- I’m old…
Most of my life we did not have the “pick a side” political system. This is a relatively new concept.
We USED to vote for the policies we agreed with- it wasn’t packaged into “party A” or “party B”. There was some sense of morals & values- people dropped out of political races when it was discovered they weren’t being faithful.
Unlike today, where it seems you pick a party and support everything they do unconditionally.
I’d like to vote for the overwhelmingly Pro-Human party (which sadly, doesn’t seem to exist…given the SCOTUS permissible big money in politics ~ I doubt it’s even possible.) Anywhooooo…
Personally, I could use more George Carlin today. 💕💙💕
You can't be a Carlin fan AND a Trump voter. You just can't.
Well it does seem neither of them cared or care a lot about the environment, though.
I'm an avid Carlin fan, have been for decades and im voting for trump. See I've been watching the lefts politics over the last 8 years and there's no way in hell I'd vote liberal.
@@erichskrika4041 I call bs. I actually was raised by an avid Carlin fan while Carlin was alive and I know that fan couldn’t have ever voted anyway but independent if they voted at all. Anti-establishment all the way and Trump is the product of the establishment.
I am a George Carlin fan. I don't necessarily agree with everything he says, just like I don't agree with everything Trump says or does. I can't in good conscious vote for the administration or the party that has tried to destroy our country.
@@tjkroz Same here. I think you meant "good conscience," not "good conscious." Carlin claimed he was not a voter at all.
Carlin was not afraid to say things how it is. He went after both parties but he leaned left because he was a humanist, he wanted the best for people.
His daughter said he was liberal.
That doesn't align with an American political party though.
And no, she didn't. She said he didn't adhere to ANY ideology, but if anything, he would've been a left-leaning progressive. Not liberal.
He despised politicians. He went after liberals a little bit. But when it came to conservatives, he had way more hatred, especially evangelical conservatives. His beliefs would probably be aligned with the social contract, aka socialism.
He was solidly liberal. His problem with the Democratic Party was they weren’t liberal enough on a liberal conservative spectrum he’s me he believes in the teachings of Christ, not the church. It was really funny seeing him as the cardinal in dogma
Wanna major in philosophy? Save yer money; watch a bunch of George Carlin performances.
5:41 - Note that there's not always a difference between an egg that you eat and a fertilized egg, especially if you're in the Philippines (i.e. balut)! Nothing says "yum" like a little crunch! 🥚🐔
Most hens in modern egg production have no access to a rooster.
He was generally Left, with notable exceptions. Before passing (and he would hate that I used that word, but TH-cam can't handle the other word for it), Carlin was on record as despising the "politically correct" movement and the abuse of censoring language. And though he's not on record for saying this, I think he was a little disgusted with America - which includes many Democrats - for voting for Reagan and Dubya twice (after Nixon? really?), so he wasn't a "Democrat" in the partisan sense. Like most on the Left, he had contempt for liberals or the "center-Left". Not to mention his famous "whatever" response to "saving the planet" (have you seen that one yet?). All that said, the Right still has very little on which to agree with Carlin, certainly not the Republican-Party Right, as this bit demonstrates.
What there's a youtube feature that censors the word dying? Before he died, he was very left of centre. Technically he was a libertarian socialist if you really want to classify that stance.
He was not generally left, he himself stated he was exceptionally left wing and progressive. Making jokes about both sides doesn't mean he was only slightly left wing. He explicitly said himself he was very Liberal and his own daughter Kelly also stated publicly that she was raises by George as very liberal, people make the same mistake with Ricky Gervais who is also exceptionally left wing and who is a vegan animal rights activist.
@@jackwhitbread4583 "generally" =/= "slightly". I only mentioned "generally" because his environmental stance and his stance on political correctness are rather large items outside Left (or even liberal) orthodoxy, enough to get right-wingers slightly interested in his comedy, at least until they get to his thoughts on abortion, religion, and the economy. Today he might have simply called himself "Left"; "liberal" wasn't such an insult among the Left when he was alive as it is now. Certainly today's Left makes a clear distinction between liberals who watch CNN and themselves. (Those libs vote for GOPhers, from time to time.) "Mistake" about Gervais? The Left, AND liberals, don't like him very much. Too insulting. These days, he's more inclined to attract "anti-woke" and bogus "free speech purists".
As a Gen X kid and recovering Catholic, George was responsible for opening my eyes on so many topics! He was hilarious without doubt, but no other comic could get me to stop and really think for myself! He was a hero of mine, and I miss him everyday!
I dont get why we even go to the abortion question, there is stuff you can do or not do before that.
Its as stupid as if the military fired missiles randomly every week and we argued if the rocket should or should not have an abort button.
How about stop firing them or dont supply them with more weapons, why is that option not on the table?