American Reacts to George Carlin - Dumb Americans

[@karstenbursak8083]

This was in 2005 ... Carlin passed in 2008 ... but what he said back then, today is more relevant than ever !

[@uweinhamburg]

So tough against religion, but he himself was a prophet....

[@jamesaston410]

@@uweinhamburg he was so insightful, you are absolutely spot on!

[@SamiJuntunen1]

And europeans might laugh now but will we/they after 20 years? US citizens avoid sugar!

[@uweinhamburg]

@@SamiJuntunen1 20 years is a long time in any person's life. But you are right. Not only for the USA, avoid sugar, avoid overprocessed 'food'.

[@jamesaston410]

@@uweinhamburg yep! Ultra processed food and sugar will be the killer of nations, mark my words!

[@rondesantis8618]

The man was a national treasure. A master wordsmith, and a teller of the truth.

[@sih9696]

If most Americans were like him, the US would have been the most powerful country for several more centuries.

[@rinynewton8297]

The Netherlands here...that is Exactly how Europe sees what's happening. Standing from the outside looking in...this is what we see!!!

[@maryannecomment3302]

That is true. That is why I am scared of American capitalism. If it influences Europe, we will have this future as well.

[@Lechuque]

Same has been happening here in the Netherlands and all over the world for a long time.

[@bertpainter5200]

The Netherlands, "Can we be second?... No Way! Russia, China, all the great Powers different in their own way, but just as bad as the USA. Where in the world can we hide from the Power of Greed? The Netherlands are way better to live in. I'm so happy to be here! 😊 for as long as it takes .....

[@JonInCanada1]

Imagine how we feel living beside them.

[@alterbayer7196]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 ... nice to see Netherlands have the same sight as we GERMANS !!!!!!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pacer2165]

George Carlin was ahead of his time. The GOAT in political comedy.

[@ItApproaches]

No he wasn't. He was simply aware of what's always been the case. Nothing has really changed in a hundred years for humans. Most are asleep sheep. Most will always be. What George covered was before his time, during his time, and after his time. If the masses don't know about it, nothing will change.

[@Protoman85]

The GOAT in truth-telling comedy is how I describe him

[@kevinstrong8265]

@@ItApproaches You missed the point. Flew right over ya.

[@ItApproaches]

@@kevinstrong8265 No. I used logic to explain a faulty belief a human said.

[@cnn8420]

@ItApproaches What? Doing cocaine in front of your kid. That's what changed in a hundred years according to george carlin. I give you your hero, a low bar.

[@slcncr]

I`m German, and i have been a fan and admirer of George Carlin for many years. He was more of a Philosopher than a Comedian. He spoke the truth so many times, tried to open people´s minds, make them THINK.

[@MichaelSplatkins]

Philosopher, master orator, comedian, scholar, GENIUS! The man was a modern Socrates with a foul mouth and no F given for people's feelings. All that mattered was the truth and getting stupid people to think about it.

[@connyleicht6567]

​Did he achieve that goal? I doubt it, to be honest. 😢

[@brianhernandez589]

He was unbelievably observant of the human condition. And funny a hel*.

[@Ayns.L14A]

George Carlin was a visionary he saw this coming in the 70's and tried to warn America nobody listened..

[@marklar7551]

​@@Michael_from_EU_Germany truth, he read, observed, wrote an act, smoked a joint, and rewrote that act.

[@Adpd3256]

I've been saying that for years and everyone laughed at me

[@MrGlastar1]

BAM!​@@marklar7551

[@MrGlastar1]

Neeegropaleeze!

[@Cloud_Strife0811]

The philosophers of the time writing this information is irrelevant. Anyone with a brain can look around and see what's going on. George just had the balls to not be scared and try to get the message across to everyone. Not everyone reads or does research. He knew that by doing it in a special on television that it would be seen by more people. So what if they did it first. George did it better.

[@79mib]

Glad you were touched by the gospel of George. welcome to the Revolution, brother.

[@eeeeezzz]

Carlin only pretended to be a comedian just so he could school us.

[@theskintexpat-themightygreegor]

That's not far from the truth, but not quite there. He was a GREAT comedian...it's just that he'd start riffing on his material and then just end up in a rant. But they were BRILLIANT rants! He may have actually INVENTED the rant, at least as it pertains to comedy.

[@4Astaroth]

He wasn't a Comedian. In Germany we would call it Kabarett and thats what he does: Political Kabarett. Just like German guys like Volker Pispers and Hagen Rether and so many others.

[@theskintexpat-themightygreegor]

@@4Astaroth Kabarett, Shmabarett, Six of one, half a dozen of the other. He was the greatest and most comedians would agree. In English, it's cabaret, and it's an old-fashioned word in English. He was a comedian! And more...

[@KaBeeM]

@@theskintexpat-themightygreegor he definitely was a comedian and he saw himself as one. people who say "he wasn't a comedian he was.." always sound like somehow being a comedian is not good enough. he was one of the hardest working comedians and he changed the game for a lot of people. he was meticulously rehearsing, fine tuning, re-writing his bits and punchlines. he was field testing them in smaller venues and craft a full special every year or so. he was a comedian through and through and he was one of the best of his craft. if you reduce him to political kabarett he would make fun of you for it. you people watch a couple of clips of his later work and call him political and ignore a whole fucking life dedicated to comedy just because some of his observational comedy touches on politics and social issues.

[@robertdavidson8028]

@@theskintexpat-themightygreegor I think the Brtish equivalent of what George Carlin was about used to be called alternative comedy (in the late nineteen seventies and eighties) and notable early proponents of it, in England, were comedians such as Ben Elton and Alexei Sayle, amongst many others - who were mostly less political. Cabaret as an english term doesn't apply to comedy as such - that might be part of it, but cabaret covered any number of disciplines - including comedy, music, dance, magic, small scale circus acts etc. Kabarett, as known in germany, might well cover what @4Astaroth says it does - Cabaret is one of those descriptions that can mean different things in different countries, and also could be a description that fits different mixtures of activity at different times. George Carlin was a bright man; of the left, of course, but to find views like his you would have to go outside msm in the main nowadays. Alexei Sayle has recently done some more radio comedy, which still had some edge, but he's less prominent. Ben Elton became a writer, which is what he wanted to be in the first place, but there is a sort of legacy - Danny Boyle, though different (and rather more coarse and {purposely} less tasteful I would say) probably couldn't exist without their trail blazing for instance, and the same goes for a lot of modern comedy. I've seen a few of Jps's videos on largely british topics, but (and I'm mostly directing this to him now in case he reads it), if you find GC's take on the world interesting, and you haven't already discovered these people (most, or all of which you may well have) then, for political reasons (and not comedic ones) you might be interested by Jeffrey Sachs and John Mearsheimer; perhaps also Richard Wolff, Michael Hudson, Yanis Varoufakis and Gary Stephenson, and find some points of interest in the insights of people like Col. Douglas McGregor, Scott Ritter, Ray McGovern, Larry Johnson, Chas Freeman, Alastair Crooke, Andrei Martyanov, and the other people interviewed by Judge Andrew Napolitano, Danny Haiphong, Nima Rostami Alkorshid and, perhaps Clayton Morris.

[@pascalf9602]

Even I, a german national, thinks he was and still is a legend. He spits fax 100% of the time. Rip legend

[@aongra]

You're right. 20 years later. Nothing changes

[@terrycupp6687]

I have long believed we aren’t a democracy….. that underneath all our “patriotism” it is oligarchs who really run our country so I really resonated with Carlin. I especially appreciated his comments on how corporations do not want critical thinkers, they want unskilled workers to whom they can pay a pittance to maximize profit. I saw George Carlin at my Community College back in 1971 and I dearly miss him. He is irreverent, entirely tasteless and brutally honest. That’s what it takes to shock people out of their blind faith in the American system.

[@davidmitchell1239]

To be honest, we aren’t a democracy. We are a constitutional republic. Our voting system is democratic

[@RichardHarlos]

I admire Carlin's boldness in speaking the truth. However, despite his efforts, few Americans have been shocked out of their blind faith over the past half-century. While it's crucial to recognize and speak the truth, we must also understand that ignorance persists not due to a lack of information but because people choose it. For 5,000 years, philosophy has taught us how to think, yet many remain willfully ignorant. This ignorance is evident in our democracy. Despite having the power to vote, the corrupt system endures because people are either too naive or too deluded to realize their true power. They believe that everything is fine because elections occur and they can vote, but this is a false sense of security. The US is on a slow decline towards collapse, and many avoid facing this uncomfortable truth. They distract themselves with July 4th celebrations, political arguments, and other activities instead of addressing the real issues. Unless people stop ignoring the truth and take action, the decline will continue, leading to inevitable collapse. Political bickering won't bring change; only a united stand against power can.

[@terrycupp6687]

@@RichardHarlos We are all born “in a box”. That is to say our thinking is typically shaped by our most direct environment, that being our home and parents. We do have opportunity to learn to think outside that box (or more independently) as we matriculate by I don’t think it’s any accident classes like Critical Thinking are not taught at the high school level. Can you imagine what would happen if high school students went home and began questioning their parents with critical thinking? Typically, philosophy does not start in high school, either, it begins at the college level. That leaves a huge swath of Americans without exposure to any other way of thinking other than that with which they were raised. So, in a way I agree with you, people become very entrenched in their thinking patterns mostly because they have never been exposed to anything else, especially at a younger, more formative age. Also, I don’t disagree we are in decline. In checking Google England was only the world power for a little more than 100 years so anyone in this country thinking we’re going to last as long as the Roman Empire may be in for a little shock.

[@RichardHarlos]

@@terrycupp6687 I think we mostly agree about the state of the world, and about the unchecked, unregulated character of 'human nature', and about the prospects for the future. Sometimes I ponder whether those things are more frightening, or whether the fact that so few seem to understand those things is more frightening.

[@Hayden-pg4og]

I just found out about Carlin somewhat recently, and only being 22 years old today I wish I was born sooner so I could have seen him live. I agree with so many of his ideas and views on certain topics. We need someone like Carlin to make an uprising

[@guyfawkes1360]

'I don't get choked up about blue ribbons and American flag - I consider them symbols and I leave symbols to the symbol-minded (what a great pun)" George Carlin was a treasure. Greetings from Poland.

[@gordieparenteau6555]

The GOAT of comedy. This bit was done 20 years ago! It's only gotta worse since.

[@ForzaMilan-di2zd]

He'd be turning in his Grave if he was alive today

[@lizardas]

@@ForzaMilan-di2zd What? LOL

[@fernandosibecas3492]

He wasn´t just a comedian, he was a social critic and used comedy to reflect on political, religious, social and just any taboo subject. The advantage he had is that he was old enough to have lived the change from the American dream to the American nightmare.

[@Uk.wildman]

Well said

[@DavidClark-es1ww]

Carlin was a Sage, well ahead of his time in his perspicacity!

[@sih9696]

So true!

[@glaubhafieber]

Spend money they don’t have to buy stuff they don’t need to impress people they don’t like 😂

[@richardlandrum1966]

"Its funny, there I was There I was just ordering a Frappuccino with some pumpkin spice Scrolling through the pictures Scrolling through the pictures of some people that I didn't really like" -That Handsome Devil - Savages

[@Sodonewithchaos]

Jah 🤣‼️. Truth ……..Danke for the laugh 😆🇨🇦🫡‼️

[@YTsupportsZionaziGenocide]

... and they didn't even like it when they got it home.

[@marklar7551]

Do not talk about fight club 🗿👽🗿👽🗿

[@edittheworld-ct5yu]

​@@marklar7551I love Chuck!

[@mattieclan8957]

He is a visionary. Wake up America!

[@Nocloudedminds]

TRUTH BE TOLD!!!

[@DanielLopez-zt4ig]

America is awake.

[@mattieclan8957]

​@@DanielLopez-zt4igCool

[@Cloud_Strife0811]

America is already woke, that's the problem. This is the American dream, wokeness. They got exactly what they wanted, a nation full of political ideology. People who can't think for themselves because of the level of indoctrination in this country. Everyone saying they want equality but really just want to be special. Land of the "free", home of the weird.

[@mruncletheredge]

I would have loved to see what he would have said about today's societal craziness....

[@PokhrajRoy.]

George Carlin? You’re reacting to a legend.

[@cnn8420]

Your legend, George Carlin, did cocaine in front of his kid and he's a tax Evader. LOL!!

[@HipHop-vg7cd]

I watched him in the 90's, he wasn't lying! 💯😂

[@gregh7400]

Carlin was a hell of a wordsmith.

[@Grimmyke7]

His comedy should be mandatory viewing for the entire human race.

[@RichardHarlos]

I wish that was the case but, really... I don't think it would make much difference. Consider: Humans have had philosophy in written form for about 5,000 years. Not merely books telling us WHAT to think, but HOW to think. So, if we think about that, what we realize is that people aren't ignorant because they lack information. They're ignorant because choose to be. They are, quite literally, too stupid to realize how stupid they are. So, while I admire Carlin, too, I don't imagine that it would make any difference even if his comedy was mandatory viewing. Sad, right?

[@vytallicaq.6881]

Also the documentary "The Money Masters".

[@RichardHarlos]

Grim: _"His comedy should be mandatory viewing for the entire human race."_ We've had 5,000 years of philosophy available to generations of the entire human race. They don't learn. Not because of a lack of information, but because they just. don't. care. Carlin is (was) brilliant. A few generations had plenty of opportunity to learn from him, just as they had to learn from philosophy. Don't romanticize human nature. It's corrupt. People don't lack information -- they lack character and integrity. I get where you're coming from, but if you sincerely think that things would get better if everyone watched Carlin, you're naive. People suck. That was George's message: people suck because they don't care. The irony here is that if you understood George's message, you wouldn't imagine that it would make any difference even if everyone did see his message.

[@rupedog]

Just for Americans... And worldwide for chavs

[@RichardHarlos]

It wouldn't matter if his comedy was mandatory. Humanity has had 5,000 years of philosophy to assist them in thinking correctly and they've largely ignored it. The problem isn't that 'more people need to hear Carlin'; the problem is most people don't care about such things. Privilege is when someone thinks that something isn't a problem, because it isn't a problem _for them._

[@needham831]

Always fearless. Always truthful. Always funny. 😂 R.I.P Mr Carlin. Still missed. 😢

[@coot1925]

Someone once asked me who George Carlin is. I said he was a comedic philosopher.

[@gfimadcat]

He was. Along with Bill Hicks who was, well, also a comedic philosopher but with more of that crazy uncle energy.

[@black4pienus]

That's exactly what he was. A comedian and a philosopher. Man, what I would give to hear him speak about everything going on today....

[@marklar7551]

Stand up philosopher 🗿👽🗿👽🗿

[@Nocloudedminds]

TRUTH BE TOLD!!!

[@bosniak1961]

And that he was.

[@terriquinlan7683]

America needs the unsentimental eye of George Carlin. He is a genuinely brave, outspoken American.

[@marionhansen3627]

This is hillariously funny and exactly how we, in Europe - Denmark - see americans. It was like that during the 70s, 80s and up to now! Nothing’s really changed, sadly enough! Some american woman asked me once if we have refrigerators in Denmark😮 And what language do we speak in Denmark. I was like, we speak danish😮 She rolled her eyes at me and said very arrogant, why don’t you just speak english, it’s much easier and you wouldn’t have to learn a foreign language😮 I just walked away😅 The stupidity of some people hasn’t changed much either!

[@peterjobovic3406]

You should have told her that you don't speak English in Denmark so that people don't think you're American. And Americans are considered the biggest fools in the world.

[@rebel4466]

Be happy about being in Denmark. People still ask the Germans if Hitler is still in politics over there. But I've also met highly intelligent Americans. Just a country of the extremes

[@marionhansen3627]

@@rebel4466 Oh my goodness😮 You can almost not comprehend the ignorance of some people. It’s so hard to contain that stupidity! We’re not perfect overhere in Europe, not at all! But to think that Hitler is still alive is beyond any excuse😮 OMG!! I also know some very intelligent americans and my best friend is one. But there are unfortunately a lot of the others running around behaving stupid, loud, obnoxious, ignorant and very arrogant. Especially when you meet them in your own country!

[@johnjay9404]

That woman must have been from Texas. They are like that.

[@marionhansen3627]

@@johnjay9404 But why Texas? What is so different about Texas. Because I’ve heard it said before.

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

German here. That's exact the kind of political satire, we love in Germany. The bad thing is, the "owners" don't care about it! It's the same, like a court jester...

[@rebel4466]

Volker Pispers had a video about the history of the US with subtitles. Was reacted to a lot

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

@@rebel4466 Well... If I remember right, Joel did it more than a year ago...

[@DougBrown-h1n]

Good work Joel. The truth hurts. Savage as he was, George Carlin was always spot-on - that's why the establishment hated him.

[@TimeOperator]

George is one of the few Americans I ever admired

[@markgettemeyer1145]

He’s well-spoken, educated, and socially aware. His melding of social commentary and humor is legendary, as is his command of the English language. Check out his bits on Time, Seven Words you Can’t Say on Television, and Euphemisms - I firmly believe you’ll begin to understand that while there are many comedians out there, George was different. Very different.

[@slvnyc2824]

And one of the best wits of the century.

[@Sonorandeeess]

You should also check out what his childhood was like. He tells his life story in an interview with someone. Can't remember who tho

[@garethm3242]

George's parents are both from here, in the north of Ireland. His dad was born just outside Ballybofey, Donegal about half an hour from here. I feel like his humour and no-bullshit outlook were in part informed by this :]

[@somersetcace1]

No, nothing he said is new. It wasn't even new when he said it, but he was one of the first comedians to really lay into American society the way he did. Especially later in his career. His stand up became more like a humorous lecture, than a comedy bit. Though, in the 18 years since he said this it's become less humorous, just because of the reality of it. It really does feel like we're living out the movie `Idiocracy.`

[@creagree]

Hi from Europe. He is talking the truth. What a great thinker and talent he was! Admire his stand ups a lot. Mind opener❤

[@TeamGB-Diving]

I remeber watching George Carlin years ago in the late 80's and early 2000's. For me he is up there with Billy Connolly as one of the best stand up comedians. What he said in the clip just shows no matter how much the USA change, it will stay the same. Great reaction Joel, have a great week.

[@IIIJG52]

I quite like Daniel Sloss as a younger representation of good and educational/Thought provoking comedy. But he is the good old master.

[@MrDaiseymay]

BILLY CONNOLLY ? NAAAAGH, HE HAD ABOUT 5 JOKES WITH HE REPEATED OVER AND OVER. AND WORST OF ALL, HE LAUGHED AT HIS OWN COMMENTS ---I DISLIKE THAT.

[@TeamGB-Diving]

@@MrDaiseymay I have seen Billy Connolly live and he was awesome. Didn’t repeat a single joke he was so funny. 👍🏻

[@paulrutson5405]

This is a lesson we should be teaching everyone. Glad you appreciated him. He is a true warrior. Take this information and pass it on!!!

[@PaiMei667]

He performs as a comedian so that he can tell the truth to people's faces without offending them.

[@JC-jv5xw]

It's the classic court jester. Only the "fool" can tell the truth to the king....

[@paulashe61]

Being offended doesn’t mean you’re right.

[@sandwiches-o3f]

Nope. He was always a comic.

[@andersolsson7121]

He is truly brilliant yes...., Salute from Sweden

[@FredPilcher]

He was a national treasure! There should be statues of him all over the country. and every school child should be required to watch this.

[@susanquinlan7426]

I am 66 yrs old. I allowed my 8 year old to watch Carlin just to hear a great orator.

[@cathylindeboo.9598]

Excellent!!! Good for you!! However try again when your child is 10, and then when they're 12!!!!

[@sih9696]

A parent with a lot of wisdom!

[@rlrober]

Joel, I’m so glad you watch George Carlin. He is an amazing genius. He has many more videos online and I will invite you to watch any of them.

[@shannonroche1182]

Best line EVER ...the American dream cause you gotta be asleep to believe it .

[@haystackhider7158]

George Carlin was the most wellspoken stand-up comedian of them all. He was smart asf, and did his research before he spoke. He was hilarious, and he is ranked the highest and the best among other stand-up comedians today. Ask Bill Burr LOL

[@jamesaston410]

I’ll agree 100% with that. The word genius is often overused, but I think it’s apt for George! I’ve never failed to cry laughing watching or even listening to him (my dad used to have an album of one of his stand up shows, we played it so much we thought the needle of our record deck would cut through it some day!)

[@haystackhider7158]

@@jamesaston410 Thanks. Great story! When Nirvana`s Nevermind album was released, I played it so much it was almost a see-thru LOL

[@jamesaston410]

@@haystackhider7158 snap! My house mate and I did the same, I think we may have worn out the CD :)

[@jamesaston410]

@@haystackhider7158 and what a tremendous album it is, I still listen to it as it’s on my iPhone

[@IanHamilton-s7p]

I respect any USA resident with the courage to tell the truth. He's certainly not a politician.

[@MisterFuchs]

If a teacher in the USA would show something like that in school, he would probably end up being called a communist and lose his job. To this day I still don't understand why Most US-Americans are so afraid of the word "social"...😅

[@ferrari2k]

Carlin said that: because the rich people own the media and they pump into the minds of the people that social is communism and that is bad. And then people reject even the most basic things like universal healthcare or paid overtime, paid maternaty leave for months and so on and so forth... People don't understand that it is better to stay together and fight against these rich fucks. That's why these rich fucks are so afraid of unions. A divided country is much easier to control. And they learn from history how to do that. The Romans, the Nazis, from everyone. From the Romans they learned bread and games, as long as the population is occupied enough with meaningful games, there is no unrest. Nascar, Superbowl, you name it. Big, massive money machines, but they keep people occupied with who wins. Funny. Cute. From the propaganda minister of the Nazis they learned that, give the population an enemy, tell them, the country is under attack and the patriots have to tell those who don't wanna fight that the country is in danger. Sounds familiar? War on terrorism? Yeah, no wonder... I could go on and on, but that is what I see from the outside of America, I cannot even begin to think how it would look from the inside...

[@darrinlindsey]

Because the only way they know how to use that word is in socialism. Their brainwashed minds can't understand that there's a huge difference between a social program and socialism.

[@occamraiser]

Yes, because you have the most absurdly politicised school system this side of China.

[@JuanMendoza-sz8iy]

Did you miss the 50s and 60s? Did you miss Reagan and Thatcher giving the world to the corporations? Did you miss the great communist scare tactics? Reaping what you sow...

[@richardlandrum1966]

McCarthyism and several generations of red scare propaganda is why.

[@blitzkrieg230]

Watching people react to the "American Dream" comment at the end is always my favorite part. That sentence is presented masterfully and hits like a freight train

[@brianmatthews1736]

Joel, George Carlin was a genius, and ahead of his time. He spoke the unvarnished truth. He was telling us what American has become. Big business, and wealthy men/women run and own this country. And the supreme court case of Citizen's United, and others that was trying to have corporations treated the same as a person is the WORST thing EVER to have happened in the USA. It allows corporations to directly lobby congress via whatever funds they have to influence our government in THEIR favor, not the public's.

[@volkersiewert6440]

Sadly there is no one like George Carlin (or in Germany „Volker Pispers,Georg Schramm) any more! I wish that more people would see this video! He is speaking facts everybody should know about! From Germany! Thank you for uploading the Video! AND GOOD LUCK👍

[@paulchambers9965]

If you look back at history you'll see the rise and fall of many great nations or empires. The Babylonian, Medo Persian and Greek empires. The rise and fall of the Roman Empire. In more recent times we've seen the collapse of the Soviet Union What we appear to be witnessing atm is the decline of the USA.

[@inkognito9117]

Currently? decline? Maybe just go on holiday and talk to people from other countries. It is a decline when you, as a child of the world, take over the throne of the world and have learned nothing from your parents' history. On the contrary, they are taking it to a new level. Divide et impera 3.0. The point is that the Chinese are working on 6.0 but unlike the USA they are adults with culture,something that will never exist in the USA because culture costs money.everything is interaction-Anyway, I don't mean it in a bad way against you ,thats how it is.with the usa poltic.I know why the Russians are freaking out and who will lose. I just don't know who will win, certainly not Russia and certainly not Europe.

[@theskintexpat-themightygreegor]

Agreed...and as an American, I could totally live with that. I kinda wonder what condition that would leave me in as an expat with a passport from a country that no longer existed, but I'd cope. Anyway, the people would recover pretty fast. Each state in the U.S. is largely autonomous anyway, so as bad as the Fed is getting, the central government is nearly superfluous already.

[@darrinlindsey]

Only this decline is because the corporations own certain politicians that tell continuous lies to their followers. Thirty percent of Americans are brainwashed by their cult leaders.

[@Sharky762]

George Carlin is the absolute greatest Please do more reactions to his repertoire. Rip George

[@wrorchestra1]

As Al Murray said "We don't have a dream here in the UK because we're awake!"

[@PK075]

Same here in Australia. So many are awake now it’s not funny

[@wrorchestra1]

@@PK075 if you're talking about wokeness, then that's not what he was talking about.

[@damarmar1001]

And then came brexit lol Other dream same nightmare

[@damarmar1001]

@@wrorchestra1 Only stupid people use the word woke and Carlin isn't stupid.

[@wrorchestra1]

@@damarmar1001 not what I was referring to either.

[@MichaelCuthbertson-zl6in]

My ALL TIME favourite comedian. Also a PROPHET!

[@DSFG111]

RIP George Carlin. Best comedian ever..

[@mickypescatore9656]

Yes, he and Volker Pispers.

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Nah that goes to Jimmy carr. American comedy sucks

[@MrDaiseymay]

@@dcmastermindfirst9418 NEVER LIKED THAT SMUG GIT. HE'S JUST NASTIE, NOT FUNNY.

[@suewalksthebluffs]

MoreJps…There is hope for America if enough young people like you put their heads and hearts to the task of turning things around

[@brucenicoll4373]

He was one of the best

[@Idris-xp7pb1pi9c]

This is not a comedy show, but an intellectual lecture. The old man spit the real truth.

[@bigoz1977]

I was waiting for your reaction to that last line lol gets everyone 😂

[@egris00]

I commend you for sitting through this so bravely. It's raw and near the bone. That's the harshness of blunt truth. Being beaten over the head by George Carlin. What a genius he was. Smart too. Thanks for doing this. Bravo.

[@79BlackRose]

What a clever guy with great insight. Very funny! 😆

[@mollydooker9636]

George was a comic genius. If only he were still with us, the material he would have to work with today.

[@Michaelcj-m2d]

American dream you would have to be asleep to believe it 😂

[@Cobalt_Dragon0716]

Unfortunately this is VERY true. And you know what the SAD thing is? I say this as a someone that was actually BORN in America.

[@craigfiler3779]

Ive been listerning to George for Years (R.I.P) He was spot on, So true what he has to Say

[@carlchadwick9858]

Absolutely spot on. Not just America but they are too far gone already.

[@greendayzd6728]

Keep spreading Carlin's wisdom. His voice is needed right now.🖖

[@GrafindeKlevemark]

He is so right - love your reaction and love George Carlin The same thing is happening in European countries. No, you're not the laughing stock of the world at all - Carlin is just pointing out what is taking place in all "so-called" developed countries.....

[@mrmitchell78]

Welcome to the I love George Carlin club. I’m from the UK and I adore his work. His entire history is incredible, too.

[@MISSYGful]

More Carlin videos! I'm always here for it.

[@brendanpelly213]

Hey Joel, its so refreshing to see someone so young be so awake Thank you 😆👍

[@TheMetalChef38]

I love me some George Carlin. Man does he know how to drive a message home. Genius

[@2012gnosis]

He was ahead of His Time. One of the Greats that's forsure.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

What is even worse by today, 20 yrs after Carlin recorded this video, is that most Americans over high school age don't even go to the mall now. They look at a virual mall online and the only exercise they get is using their keyboards to get stuff delivered to their door.

[@janerde6917]

it´s doesn´t matter how y buying...the problem is to buy shit y don´t need.

[@LordRamen12]

Near me people over HS/college don't go to the mall anymore because they don't wont to deal with obnoxious high schoolers . This also leads to anything of value worth to older folk is knocked down and built to cater to those young audiences

[@chrisk283]

It’s so true; the common man is no better than a well indulged serf. Work,work, work. Consume, consume, consume. And make the 1% wealthier every minute.

[@thamesmead21]

He's not a comedian, he's a prophet😮

[@jamesmancini1506]

George told it like it is. No filter. TRUTH. Wether we liked to hear it, or not. God I miss him. ❤

[@AussieJen]

Young people like yourself will hopefully be the ones to save your country, and by extension, save the world. I’m so glad that people like George Carlin are still reaching people like you, long after he’s gone. Keep putting this stuff out there, you are doing the world a service. AND VOTE BLUE!!! 🌊

[@digidol52]

Yes, if the USA re-elects Trump for a second term we'll know the country is beyond saving.

[@cathylindeboo.9598]

YES YES YES!!!!

[@ggamos9831]

You've completely missed the whole point of Carlin's piece. The OWNERS control the only 2 parties we get to vote for. It's the same in your country and most others. They're all controlled. Way to go.

[@matthewjamison]

He's not predicting the future. It's always been this way. It's just more people are waking up to it because they're not even trying to hide it anymore

[@DougBrown-h1n]

I think they'd prefer to keep the truth hidden, but in the last few decades, social media has allowed us to disseminate reality.

[@ggamos9831]

Exactly. The Big Club that we ain't in has been around for thousands of years.

[@matthewjamison]

@ggamos9831 💯. It makes me chuckle when I hear people say the Monarch has no power anymore. By law, they still have ALL the power. Tricking people into believing we live in a democracy is some ✡️ level trickery. The Princes, dukes, Earl's etc.. still own all the land. 1-5% of Britain is owned by citizens. If a 🤴 can desolve any government at will, by law. They're still in power. You think the weekly PM meetings at Buckingham House are just keeping the Monarch up to speed. Ok

[@matthewjamison]

@ggamos9831 Ha ha ha. Of course it isn't. I just checked back there to see if my reply was still there. At least 75% of my messages get deleted. Not for lying or cursing. For telling the truth

[@7cColin]

He was simply magnificent and somehow saw a great truth that so many others could not. Thanks for sharing, I saw that it did more than chime with you.

[@perkeyser2032]

The best stand-upper there ever was. We could use you now George. I miss you. And you who haven't heard the rest of his work....I envy you. He has done some awesome shows. Especially a decade or two before this one. People need to hear this, but most can't stand it.

[@spyki13359]

great entertainer and one of the few who used such direct language to speak the truth straightforwardly. I love it.

[@goonerbean4680]

Ricky gervais and George Carlin 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 my favourite comedians by a mile! Joel, you will love this guy after a few more clips. Keep up the great vids. And I hope your happy and well 😊

[@kerryannestevenson6099]

Glad you’ve finally found Carlin.The trick is how to break free from it all.

[@catmeow11111]

I told an American that to maintain freedom, education and knowledge is the key. He told me I was wrong and that's what the "elite" want, and that the only way to maintain freedom is guns. I thought he was joking, but nope, it's the American mentality right there.

[@trondbolme5435]

It depends on the knowledge and the education though. We haven't learned anything the last, what, 100 years? Junk education and junk food led us to this point.

[@crazyfingers19]

Slow down a little. It’s maybe 30 - 40 % of Americans. You only know about these people because they are loud and obnoxious. The silent majority of Americans are no different from you. Of course education and knowledge is the best protection for democratic freedom. We will see how the scale tips on November 5th.

[@P_FamilyJAR]

That’s an insane line of thinking… and just proof that the education system there isn’t working…

[@lizardas]

Please don't stereotype Americans. The MAGA cultists only comprise about a third of the population. Granted, that's way too many, but most of us are just as appalled as you are. This is a direct result of the dumbing down of Americans, which begins in underfunded schools with underpaid teachers, thanks to Republican policies. They know that an uninformed populace is more likely to believe their lies. It is horribly embarrassing, but not universal. I would think that stereotyping is also anathema to Europeans.

[@gailcrook2687]

Good God !

[@marygoodson4920]

This was before Amazon and Internet shopping...going to the Mall was huge, what everyone did. People are even worse off now because they don't have to go anywhere to get anything.

[@jennylewis3244]

American humour usually leaves me cold. I was crying with laughter at this😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Lana-in1sx]

George Carlin is the only one who could've played Rufus in Bill and Ted when you consider the simple philosophy of the films. Thank you Uncle George ❤🤘

[@dieterwtm8941]

German here - you just got your eyes opened...

[@thingamabob3902]

@@Michael_from_EU_Germany tbh he was looking like a deer in the headlights lol

[@rupedog]

America is in an almost exact political repeat of 1930's Germany, ironically. If u research it, Trump et Al are literally following the nazi play book for getting power. Sad times

[@michaelgruenewald-dy1vm]

Greatings from Germany, Joel Keeper your eyes open,stay smart❤

[@strange4you]

From the netherlands........SO TRUE....

[@michaeloshaughnessy9718]

He was the ultimate wordsmith!

[@AledPritchard]

Ouch. In all fairness this isn’t in isolation, it’s the world, more so in the richest nations of Europe, etc, this isn’t just an American problem. Quite the visionary is our Mr Carlin, I 100% agree. He was great! I agree with you too Joel, this should be played in schools.

[@paulafaber8589]

True

[@colinbirks5403]

Boy, has he got it summed up!

[@MeisjeAndMe]

One of his best ones i find is "stuff". ❤ I watched him in the 80's, 90's .❤ Shame this man is no more.😢 But he is legendary.❤ Greetings from The Netherlands.👍

[@worldrummer]

Finally someone speaks the truth about this country...20 years ago...

[@gfimadcat]

George Carlin and Bill Hicks, absolute GOATs of their time.

[@jamesaston410]

👏 Two of the absolute bests America has produced. I would add Doug Stanhope and Lenny Bruce to that list too

[@Shellytrifle.]

💯 the greatest 🎉🎉🎉

[@MrDaiseymay]

YES, A GREAT PERFORMER. HE DIED YOUNG, OR WAS HE HELPED ON HIS WAY.

[@frankaq3951]

It is so great to see another smart young guy get George Carlin. He's been one of my favourite comedians for 45 years. I got to see him live in Vancouver a couple of years before he left us. Keep up the good work!

[@koalameat9523]

The American Dream is now the distopian nightmare

[@RachelmumHar98]

@@koalameat9523 I am a working class British woman, so I have no agenda here. How do you feel capitalism is working for you? It's just an economic construct that has been successful for 50+ years but not no more: for many reasons.🥺 I don't know what's better.

[@koalameat9523]

@@RachelmumHar98 Working class english guy here (non Uk resident now) capitolism isnt the problem its the politics that screwed it all up , as for me i bought a boat and only came back when mom and dad died but the uk has nothing for me anymore sadly , Good luck out there for you and yours

[@budapestkeletistationvoices]

​@@koalameat9523capitalism is quite a huge problem

[@jiorts]

Rage against the machine 🙌

[@RachelmumHar98]

@@koalameat9523 Thanks duck and good luck to you (tho a bit envious of the boating life). To me, capitalism encourages greed within large companies to keep stock prices high. The normal person can only protest, which does nowt. I don't believe governments have much power against 'big business' anymore, particularly in the US. What a muddle 🥺

[@RATTOMAG0]

I love your reactions! Especially with uncle George. Keep it up. Just fabulous!

[@bencooper3006]

It's called late stage capitalism

[@IanDarley]

Global corporatism, Blackrock, Vangard, George Soros, the EU, the WEF, the WHO et al.

[@HenrySimple]

​@@IanDarleyand Trumpism

[@timperry6948]

Koch Brothers, Waltons,Sacklers, Musk. A whole lot of names he missed because he thinks right-wing billionaires actually care about the working class.

[@nbartlett6538]

@@IanDarleywait, you’re worried about the World *Health* Organisation?? And a guy who is around the world’s 450th richest? If you hate Soros more than Musk, Bezos and Trump then you’re the kind of idiot Carlin is talking about in the sketch.

[@margaretcaine4219]

A man named Karl wrote a book called Capital. He predicted late stage capitalism, sort of cannibalising itself. Nobody will be able to afford the useless rubbish produced by the global conglomerates, including cars and oil, and the whole system collapses in on itself. We're getting there, fast.

[@abroZ13]

This is the best piece of stand up (comedy) ever recorded

[@hastrom]

Carlin was a truthteller that made the truth more fun.

[@libertyblueskyes2564]

He got away with telling the brutal truth because it was hidden in comedy. He was brilliant.

[@wandamundy1759]

This is what we ALL talked about - ALL THE TIME - in he 1960s and '70s. Carlin was our hero. He started out as an ensemble player on Rowan & Martin's "Laugh-In" - and then went on to stand-up - and then combined that with social commentary - and started playing the UNIVERSITIES across the country. I'm betting that the video you're watching is one of his University performances. Gotta make those young folks THINK !!! He was a wordsmith of the 1st order - also an actor (played the part of a huckster Priest in "Dogma" - Allan Rickman, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Chris Rock were in that, as well) - and became an internationally-renowned living national treasure - whom OTHER stand-up folks admired and adored and revered. He is sorely missed. PS - I love it when I see folks like you - young enough to be my grandchild - admiring his brilliance. One young female reactor - not knowing who he was (she didn't know who Joe Pesci is, either - who Carlin referenced in the monologue she was reacting to) - called him a "funny old man." But I remember his Hippy-Dippy Weather Man on "Laugh-In" - from the 1970s . . . when I, too, was young (in my early 20's) - and it's pretty clear that we were so blessed to have entertainers like him. It wasn't just the Music of the '60s and '79s that ruled - it was ALL entertainers . . . songwriters like Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Yes, ELP - but Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor - and George Carlin . . . Well - Carlin has walked on to the other side camp, now - and he is so sorely missed . . .

[@jefo2405]

This is satire, at least from a German's perspective, German satire is bitter sweet humor and intellectual, and Carlin was one of the few Americans who did the same.

[@Moluccan56]

Observational humour, only he’s stating facts.

[@willowbrooke1215]

Watching George Carlin over the yeats has taught me so much about the state of america. Cheers from NZ!

[@jamiebaker8017]

Did you just say finally??? This is 20 years old and 100% still relevant.. was most likely relevant for 40+ years before that

[@Britishshadow]

George Carlin was one of my all time favourite comedies.