The Law & Order Gang | George Carlin | What Am I Doing in New Jersey (1988)

[@trise2033]

George wasn't "ahead of his time". He was very much of his time; we just keep doing the same old shit. They never learn.

[@jewiesnew3786]

This.

[@jenniferwinn5536]

No, one seems to pay attention to history. You are right.

[@j3i2i2yl7]

The evangelicals learned; they stopped preaching about morals because it kept making them look hypocrytical. Now the preach "values".

[@mpettengill1981]

He understood the nature of humanity and articulated its absurdity.

[@innertubez]

Best comment

[@NoNameNoLastName]

"Organized religion and organized crime working together..." Rings true today.

[@thomasjones4570]

Also rings true of corporate democrats and organized crime. basically everything in this bit other than the abortion part the Democrats are doing.

[@hazukichanx408]

It's a cronyist scam almost as old as time. What is a king, really, if not a violent criminal, leading a gang into a land that was not his, and saying that it is now his, and anyone who argues will be killed? And what makes him a king instead of a dictator? Why, god does. The church. A bishop or pope who says "Ah, yes, you are indeed the rightful ruler of this land, which is conquered _most_ justly. So long as you help spread our faith, god's got your back, fam!" And thereafter, it's just "Well, my daddy was king, so I'm king."

[@thomasjones4570]

@@hazukichanx408 Kings existed before being backed by religions. King comes from old english (aka Germanic) Kin and þeoden meaning CHIEF an even older word. It is nothing more than an expansion of a word that goes back before recorded history, the head of the tribe. The anarchist scam(read rebel without a CLUE) is the idea that land belongs to anyone.

[@LordRain1031]

​@thomasjones4570 religion predates EVERY form of government. Allow me to rephrase, A religion. And "Christianity" pretty much stole EVERYTHING from Paganism and pre-established religions. No, "kings" didn't come before "religion." 🤷‍♂️

[@playedout148]

​@@thomasjones4570belief without evidence is intellectually dishonest and a slippery slope.

[@nicholaslehner3004]

How sad is it that this is still relevant almost forty years later?

[@Dee-JayW]

He tried warning the people for decades. You guys didn’t listen.

[@andreatthenight3052]

Relevant? Relevant, you say??? Not relevant, this is down right accurate to the letter.

[@mauallison7755]

@@Dee-JayWJon Stewart listened. George will be my write-in candidate for President in 2028 with Jon as his VP.

[@callsignapollo_]

​@@mauallison7755Carlin's gone, you know that right? If you didnt i'm sorry you had to find out via a youtube comment.

[@Dukenukem]

The only lesson you can learn from the history is: "Nobody learns from the history". Carlin is relevant until things in US change.... he has a lot of years to be relevant in the future.

[@itsenergybob8917]

One of my favorite bumper stickers back in the day was, "The Moral Majority is neither."

[@OfficialGeorgeCarlin]

That’s great 👍

[@bradrichert3966]

Back in the day? Even more relevant in today's world. Unbelievable what we've done to ourselves.

[@OldLadyRocker]

I love that & need it for my car!

[@markp5726]

Never had the guts but I kinda wanted one saying "Demoncrat aboard - pray for lightning"

[@charlescox86]

@@bradrichert3966 Is that specific group still around though?

[@billyalarie929]

God this REALLY COULD JUST BE A 2024 SPECIAL HOLY FUCK

[@Jean-PaulMichell]

It is incredible, isn't it? Carlin saw things so damn clear. And here we are, same shit different decade. Sometimes I don't know wether to laugh or cry. At least with Carlin I could laugh more and feel like someone else GETS IT.

[@Rhiannon1261]

36 years later & nothing has changed except the name of the Criminal in Chief!

[@Slo-ryde]

Spot on

[@vaclav_fejt]

It seems like you need some better election laws to get better politicians out of them.

[@davidpatchell7705]

You're right. Biden is the worst

[@axllomein7215]

Yeah, Biden's pretty damned corrupt. Good thing Trump's coming back.

[@dancoots8225]

@@vaclav_fejtthe problem is the people best suited to be politicians would never dream of being a politician

[@saeyddibaj6118]

I miss you George. What you are describing in this show is exactly what is happening in the USA now.

[@revwillyg6450]

Reagan didn't have sh*t on what we're about to get

[@Mazaroth]

Atleast r/LeopardsAteMyFace is gonna be fun to read for the next 4 years.

[@coldravioli7839]

It never stopped happening.

[@coldravioli7839]

@@revwillyg6450 I think you underestimate the monstrosity of the Reagan administration.

[@revwillyg6450]

@@coldravioli7839 perhaps. But I still think 🍊🤡 is going to be worse. I was to young during Reagan to know the total details, and my parents were practically his fan club unfortunately

[@eq2lornick]

This performance was done in 1988 but it is just as relevant today. I swear this country has taken one step forward and three steps back over the last 30 or 40 years. How many times do we need to learn the same lessons? The fundamental problem with democracy is that it requires an intelligent and involved electorate.

[@hazukichanx408]

Well, that _and_ the fact that one major political party in the US is only paying lip service to getting education where it needs to be, while the other major party actively dismantles education as much as it can. They both benefit from keeping people ignorant, and most of all keeping them from considering alternative political systems... like, say, banning _both_ of these fucking parties - the Do-Nothing Centrists and Malicious Right-Wingers alike. No Super PAC's gonna help you after that!

[@winstonmoriarty1286]

You may have just answered your own question.

[@SW-qr8qe]

Don’t forget a free press and access to unbiased news. Or the truth as we used to call it.

[@bradrichert3966]

"Intelligent & involved electorate." Right. Good luck with that here in the US. Not many of us left.

[@ashvandal5697]

@@SW-qr8qedoesn’t exist. Even for the people that think they found something on the internet, still don’t have the complete unbiased truth.

[@apollofell3925]

I was born in 1993 and always viewed 9/11 as the "turning point" for US politics. Here I am at 31, realizing the US was cooked before I was even born.

[@Caleb983]

Born in 88 and big history guy. Always blamed Wilson and WW1 but the rot just goes further back, it’s discouraging

[@scottydearden6075]

9/11 was a modern day Pearl Harbour.

[@DM-dm9pr]

Turning point huh, the day the 1st European settlers step foot on "America" wiping out the Indigenous peoples of this land and than bringing slaves over all in the name of God & Greed, this country been F'd since day 1.....

[@murdockscott]

We need someone like George again. He was the absolute best at speaking truth to power in a straight forward way. I miss him so much.

[@cybercat29]

I second that and agree with you 100%!

[@smoothlyrough512]

I mean, Bill Burr and Dave Shapell.🤡🤡🤡

[@Badbufon]

We have people who speak truth to power, but that is not enough

[@zebo-the-fat]

@@Badbufon Power never listens!

[@michelehafey2607]

@@smoothlyrough512Dave Chapelle is anti-trans...so no, he does not speak the truth.

[@Eternal_Placidity]

“Law and order! (but only against people we dislike)”

[@timthetiny7538]

For my friends, anything. For my enemies, the law. It's been happening since Rome and before

[@JackDespero]

This people just have a different take on the law: If they like the law, it is The Law. If you break The Law you deserve jail for life in most situations, if not a summary ex*cution. If they don't like the law, then it is the government overextending their power and it is your moral duty as a citizen to break the law. Nobody can tell me what to do, that is why I have the yellow snake flag on my pickup truck! This of course only apply to the correct people. A guy is driving with 0.8 BAC? Put him in jail for life. A police chief is driving with 2.4 BAC? You have to understand that the life of the police officers is very stressful, we all make mistakes, he is a good man who did something stupid. A black man is selling weed? Put that hardened criminal in jail for life. A white man is selling weed? You have to understand that the economy is pretty bad at the moment and people need to make money somehow, we all make mistakes, he is a good man who did something stupid.

[@cavemanjoe79]

@@timthetiny7538Yep, no matter which way people lean politically they will always make excuses for whichever candidates or politicians are seemingly on their side. If conservatives do something illegal then liberals jump on them like a vulture and vice versa if a liberal does anything similar.

[@boblangford5514]

@@cavemanjoe79Except democrats actually hold their politicians accountable. Look at Governor Cuomo and Rep. Anthony Weiner, for example.

[@dianacryer]

@@cavemanjoe79 Nope. The left doesn’t circle the wagons like the right does when one of them gets busted. They get rid of them. Go look at history. Just one example: Al Franken, the Dems kicked him to the curb the next day. I’m an Independent but I do pay attention.

[@superdave8561]

Even though George is gone he is still teaching so many people.

[@sandeepr2087]

George was right forty years. The sad story of democracies.

[@jasonjohnson4028]

He taught, but nobody listened, or changed.

[@bkm2797]

Holy crapola, and here we are again! We have got to stop going in circles! Thanks for the reminder.👍💕

[@OfficialGeorgeCarlin]

You got it! Thanks for watching!

[@Roguefem76]

I wish you weren't so right, but you totally are. 😕🤦‍♀🤦‍♂

[@shacktime]

@@OfficialGeorgeCarlin Unfortunately, the second half of this hasn’t aged well. The internet being totally unregulated is proof of this. Conspiracy theories and propaganda have almost completely drowned out expert qualified information. Give a poorly educated population unfettered access to technology that allows them to say whatever they want to everyone and you’ll have your Idiocracy in no time. And here we are.

[@MrTroySinister]

Yeah, right?

[@bkm2797]

@@MrTroySinister Yeah, right! When you’ve been on the planet long enough, or you’re a history buff, you start to see the repetitive pattern, and it’s not a good thing imho.

[@brandonwoods9930]

George Nailed in at 1988.. What is going on 2024!!! God I miss George Carlin

[@ccburro1]

Almost 40 years ago and applicable STILL.

[@jacobvasquez7108]

Time is a flat circle. And George will always remain timeless.

[@TimoRutanen]

I feel like it's a forward moving spiral. In general things are advancing, but every rotation, we go a lot backwards.

[@WarmasterJoshmaul]

And to complete that thought: "And now they're thinking about banning toy guns - AND THEY'RE GONNA KEEP THE FUCKIN' *REAL ONES*!"

[@ate71622]

Have a sook why don’t ya’ 😂😂😂

[@AaronPunkoney]

I'm damn sure keeping mine

[@scarpfish]

I'm frightened just how down to the details his commentary is perfectly describing our present malaise.

[@c.a.t4607]

The more things change, the more they stay the same..

[@neekfenwick]

Have you studied much history?

[@elainegoad9777]

Please keep the "Spirit of George Carlin" alive !

[@johntuel2375]

I tried to warn as many folks as possible and pushed his material the entire time I had a facebook account from 2008 to 2018 and everyone kept telling me to stop over reacting, things are not actually that bad. Well, "I told ya so" doesn't feel good at all now that it's too late. I'm glad you kids are discovering him now while you still have a bit of hope before things really hit the fan starting January 20th next year. Keep the thinking critical folks.

[@de-fault_de-fault]

This might be my most-quoted George Carlin rant. I will be 40 soon and this is from when I was 2, and yet we never learn a damn thing in this country apparently. Thank you for sharing it when it's more important than ever.

[@rudeinterplanetjanet]

I was 17 years old when this was filmed. Wow we just keep chasing our tails.Those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it. And it's like a merry go round.

[@geoffreyentwistle8176]

This is from four yearsbefore I was fucking born, and less than two minutes in I had to pause and see if I'd misread the year...

[@sierraromeomike]

What exactly do you expect us to learn? We all have different viewpoints so what you learned from history may not be what others learned...

[@de-fault_de-fault]

@ Some viewpoints are valid. Those are the ones that see a scam and don’t sign up to repeat it.

[@sierraromeomike]

@de-fault_de-fault So viewpoints are now valid or invalid? Then the viewpoints you subscribe to must be valid and differing viewpoints must be invalid. This is the type of attitude that causes division in societies.

[@chadgaliano330]

I was fortunate to see Carlin live in the late 80's. Heard a lot of these jokes back then. Hearing them again now feels like Groundhog Day.

[@Fender0ckreR]

There's jokes in this clip?

[@neekfenwick]

This clip is described as 1988, which I think would include the late 80's you are referring to. What are you smoking?

[@greydawn931]

Wow. Word for word it's our exact plight again. If we can beat this round, Will we have to be here again in another thirty six years?

[@lapsedluddite3381]

Perhaps, but only if our country survives the next four ...

[@SunAndMirror]

We wont HAVE to....but likeley we will still be in the same spot, huffing mcdonalds and zonking out on the couch after a hard work day where we are underpaid and 50% of product gets thrown away

[@moze_-]

Hopefully I'm not here to find out. Country gave up on me, my sisters, and all my cousins future in this country, so I've given up on it's.

[@LanceUppercut]

There's many conservatives who try to "claim" Carlin, but I never see them sharing THIS clip around...

[@sirearlgrey2036]

Yep. He outright calls right-wingers "cryptofascists" here, but he said some things they agree with regarding "political correctness" once or twice, so be MUST be fully on their side. Never mind that he rips into the right-wing much more visciously and more frequently than he ever did the left-wing or "political correctness"

[@tonydobek8908]

Like the democrats are any better!

[@joecasey7415]

This was before Clinton. Dems are even worse than the GOP now

[@luvdady]

Lol Clinton

[@joecasey7415]

@@luvdady Yep. Clinton sold out to Wall Street. WE used to have GOPer and Dems. Now we have 2 GOP parties

[@offthahook6235]

Love George Carlin...The more things change, the more things stay the same.

[@coconut4219]

This was the moment Carlin became late-stage Carlin. Legendary.

[@susanmontgomery7121]

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,"

[@davidsantor1760]

History doesn't repeat but it rhymes?

[@Willy-hs7uu]

Those that attempt to erase history, want it repeated. there is a reason conservatives ban certain books in schools. the last thing they want is people smart enough not to vote for them. they call it being "woke".

[@flamencoprof]

Santayana, Life of Reason, 1905 Vol. 1, Reason in Common Sense, Chapter XII

[@kobudo]

And those who have learned from history are condemned to be dragged along as the rest of these illiterate fools repeat it around you.

[@sierraromeomike]

​@kobudo you surely think very highly of yourself...

[@markhettenbach3141]

Man was a prophet before his time.

[@RobbyRaccoon]

It's just that nothing has improved.

[@megabluex1]

They have eyes but they don't see they have ears but they don't hear​@@RobbyRaccoon

[@jameswilliams3241]

The very nature of prophecy is it's before it's time, but yes one of the most prescient people of our time. Can you imagine if he were around now. HOLY 💩!!!

[@dlewtweentorla1210]

​@@jameswilliams3241Would be amazing to hear his take on today's politics. No matter what side of the fence folks are on, he'd make everyone think.

[@lp3860]

@@dlewtweentorla1210 Trump supporters aren't capable of critical thinking. That's just fantasy. The Trump administration makes Nixon and Reagan look like saints. And Americans voted for this felon. Not looking good for America, when the worst conman of all time is able to fool 70 million people. Make America Educated Again.

[@PaulThurman-yy5wf]

Carlin was one of the most intelligent comedians of our time. He was spot on with his commentary in all his shows. We could sure use him today.

[@leese.23]

And we've gone right back to ALL of this 40 yrs later. Sad. LOVE George Carlin! I bet he's looking down at us shaking his head...

[@TDC7594]

@@leese.23 Looking down from where? He was an atheist.

[@mikemattingly5128]

RIP George Carlin! George Carlin and Bill Hicks existing at all brings me hope. George the best to ever do it

[@benstolz6503]

Norm MacDonald is the best to ever do it. George and Bill should be your favorite comedians when you're 18. They're like the Beatles. OK pop with minimal replay value.

[@ConnorMiller417]

Schools should be required to be shown George’s standup work. When I was in high school, my English teacher showed us some of his work and we were all shocked by the things he said but our teacher wanted us to learn about how society expects us to follow a certain agenda but he wanted us to follow our own agenda. Don’t follow this corrupt system, separate yourself. I’m very grateful I had a teacher like him for showing us George. He was a prophet ahead of his time.

[@davidszelinski5021]

Growing up with George Carlin help me to see things clearly and that's why I'm not a blind follower of dumb s***

[@jewiesnew3786]

You had a good teacher for sure!

[@OistheOne]

I'm glad the teacher made a difference in you. I'm pretty that nowadays the teacher would be reported and fired

[@justwantresults8768]

Wow! thank you and your awesome English teacher. both way ahead of your times.

[@bradrichert3966]

I had a couple of teachers like that when I was in High School. Of all the teachers I had, those are the ones I remember & think fondly of. They taught me real life lessons I've been using since then.

[@DocHalliday]

We need this man back in our lives.

[@mdelaubergine8930]

Spot on as usual. A poet and a visionary who used comedy as his medium.

[@rachelmaurer888]

I miss George Carlin this was my favorite one of his shows. He was right about everything.

[@OfficialGeorgeCarlin]

Thanks for tuning in ✌️

[@scottyjoe22]

The truth is stranger than fiction...way to go George!

[@neciohunt4544]

36 yrs later and the exact same thing is going on and was voted for again

[@batsman27]

Simulated universe sounds more than just a theory now, doesn't it.

[@neciohunt4544]

@batsman27 yes definitely more than a theory. He saw it coming

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Well, it seems too many followed GC's advice not to vote because to him "it doesn't make a difference". That was the one point this otherwise smart man was utterly wrong. And this time it would have made the biggest difference possible.

[@mllarson]

@@einundsiebenziger5488 No it wouldn't

[@TraceyMurray-zg7ih]

Didn't Age well GC Look what happened to your Democrats I know your Dead but hopefully you can see what happened

[@richardmccluskey4588]

Haven’t seen this one in a while. Even more relevant today than back then. George would have a field day with what’s about to happen in the next four years.

[@michaelkohon6393]

Holy shit. It's 2024, and this is relevant as fuuuuuuuuck.

[@roarinfireball]

I’m glad this was brought back to KZbin

[@ashvandal5697]

Enjoy it before it gets deleted.

[@MrWill73]

Oh do I miss George! We need him now more than ever! We were lucky to have the privilege to listen to him.

[@OfficialGeorgeCarlin]

Thanks for tuning in ✌️

[@StudioDaVeed]

The 'Left' would have canceled him by now.....

[@eflanagan1921]

@@StudioDaVeed Dude can you hear ?

[@jamesthomas3282]

​@@StudioDaVeedI'm on the left and I think he's funny. So you are wrong. Although maybe somebody should cancel you for saying such a stupid thing.

[@Salamander_falls]

@@jamesthomas3282aint it funny how conservatives talk about how the left cancels people. But all those people claiming to be cancelled ARE STILL F***ing talking on national media!!!!! Cancel culture was a conservative concept! (Refer to the satanic panic). Liberals don’t cancel people, they speak out. The people who supposedly got cancelled by liberals as just people who were losing popularity and tried being edgy to stir up a fanbase again. When it failed, they claimed they were cancelled. No, Roseanne, you just aren’t funny.

[@ettajfan5882]

George, we miss you!!

[@OfficialGeorgeCarlin]

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[@mikevetter271]

EVERYDAY!!!

[@rjung_ch]

oh you are so right, he knew how rigged the game was and still is, maybe worse than in 1988.

[@ogi22]

This guy is just effin amazing. Never gets old. NEVER 🤣 [edit] And probably that's a reason to cry after having a good laugh

[@temperugby7542]

One of the best clips, amazing how history repeats itself.

[@TenebrousFilms]

Well, doesn't this sound familiar...

[@OfficialGeorgeCarlin]

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[@thomasjones4570]

Only most of it is Democrats doing it outside of the Abortion bit.

[@xaenon]

Trump's first term, and second-term campaign, sounded awfully 'familiar' to me. Not just with what ol' George was talking about, either. But also with something described in history books. A certain European country in the 1920s, 1930s, and early 1940s.... And one fellow in particular. Weird looking, excitable little dude, wild-eyed, funny haircut, funky mustache. Spoke lots of gibberish, surrouded himsel with loyalists, siezed 'absolute control', disregarded his country's constitution, directed insane amounts of hate toward a particular group, advocated for a 'final solution' just like Trump.... Oh, what was his name.....?

[@thomasjones4570]

@@xaenon Oh look, another delusional person...Carlin would be ripping you a new one for being so gullible.

[@xaenon]

@@thomasjones4570 Go on 'believing' that. Just like religion, your 'beliefs' are more important to you than actual facts, logic, or reason. As somene who has actually studied history, I have basis for MY remarks. And you have no rational basis for YOURS. That's why you're mad. You got nothin.... And now WE BOTH KNOW IT. Go ahead. Say some MORE monumentally stupid shit. Trump DID say he loves the uneducated, after all. ' 'And you were one of those who cheered when he said that, right?

[@Maurice-ud5jn]

George was a gem. He had it nailed back then and it just keeps getting worse and the UK is very close behind

[@matildastanford7019]

With Australia and New Zealand not far behind U.K

[@kingkelz215]

With sets like these, it's baffling how the right ever thought they could co-opt this man's quotes and legacy.

[@Demmrir]

You're forgetting they claimed they were implementing MLK's dream by getting rid of DEI because it treats black Americans unequally. They're perfectly willing to pick a single quote and take it out of context and ignore all the rest.

[@NomnomJawsnomnom]

Well you see, the American conservative party is *really* fucking stupid, and they tend to not do research.

[@danilobcns]

Not baffling at all, disputing narratives is what they are best at doing. That and spreading misinformation with a small piece of out-of-context truth to validate it

[@johnmanning4339]

George Carlin was an old time New York City kid, you ain't gonna pull the wool over his eyes. Humor was all around him.

[@thesterndragoon9159]

Reagan admin criminals: 225 Trump: “pfft those are rookie numbers.”

[@clinthowe7629]

that’s because the democrats control the justice department, the State department and basically the whole political and media establishment! You won’t ever see indicted Democrats, because they don’t investigate their own, and when given a chance they pardon those who being investigated. Hunter Biden.

[@alexfunes1466]

This should scare everyone as the past meets the present/present meets the past................George, thank you for sharing your wisdom!!! RIP

[@LoadPuller]

Republicans being Republicans. Freedom and liberty for everyone that agrees with me. Restrictions for everyone else. Vote against your own interests, they're the party for you.

[@jgmediting7770]

Freedom and Liberty for capital, not for workers.

[@loganmedia1142]

Freedom for business and the wealthy. They've successfully conned people into thinking that freedom for businesses to do as they please is the same thing as personal freedom.

[@joeantolak4629]

You do know rich democrats are alive and well and they and attend the same country clubs as the republicans and are equally as corrupt, anti crack biden , the rules sure changed quick for his son , oops no they didn’t , he just pardoned him so he wouldn’t have to face the laws biden passed as a congressman also biden is a lying plagiarist , racist , liar

[@daemon9737]

Excellent! George Carlin perfectly reminding us we have been here before.

[@GymAndSun]

Hell yes we need this channel. 🔥 Everything George said gets passed around the internet still, because it’s even more relevant now.

[@phlebgrl6064]

Ahh, quintessential Carlin! A master of the art of comedy! 🎭

[@TheSteveBoyd]

Nothing new under the sun, is there? This bit is particularly mind-blowing to me, as it really drives home just how much his influence still lives in me. I would go so far as to say there are two great men who shaped my unashamedly liberal point of view, especially as a teenager/young man: George Carlin, and my Dad-born a scant nine months apart. RIP to them both. ☮💙

[@rizz_the_dog]

Church is an entertainment venue and should be taxed extra for the damages it has done to society

[@rabokarabekian409]

Yet as 501 (c) (3) tax-free organizations they have legally been told since 1954 to do nothing political. Jesus speaking out be damned. Or they can pay to file and become a Corporation Sole like the Roman Catholic Church. Then their members are sovereign "churchians". Freedumb isn't free, somebody has to buy it.

[@bohemianwriter1]

George is even more relevant today as he was 35 years ago.

[@mrho4speed]

Can you imagine if Carlin were here today to see what is happening? OMG he would be even better than his outstanding self!!!!

[@jefferickson5570]

George Carlin is Nostradamus it all came to fruition.

[@randyeilers4061]

It came to fruitation 40 years ago

[@Hanniah--Heart]

Every prediction I've heard by nostramous was outrageously false and overhyped though.. where as most of this was just present then and present now

[@VoightKampf]

So Reagan had 225 criminals associated with his administration? Donald Trump says "Hold my beer..."

[@PowderKeg3838]

Biden said, he forgot

[@ferox965]

​@@PowderKeg3838Why are you on a Carlin page?

[@angelainamarie9656]

​@@PowderKeg3838deflection

[@rapid13]

@@ferox965Because Carlin was always topical. He was an equal opportunity attack dog and the left was not safe from him any more than the right was.

[@FoghornLeghorn-k8i]

@@PowderKeg3838 We'll let you tell us. I'll wait..

[@davidgerard4369]

"Reverend, are you aware that the radio has TWO knobs on it?" - Classic. And trenchant. Miss you, mofo!

[@toshikotanaka3249]

George is saying that if something on the radio or television offends you, you can always turn it off or change the channel. So what should be allowed? Everything? Where do you draw the line? Do you believe there should be standards? Television shows are produced as entertainment, true, but if they aren't making money they're cancelled. So if everything were allowed and making money was the primary objective, all networks would be porn channels. This is why we have standards.

[@Carlins_Prophet]

Maybe all the channels should be porn channels. Freedom. Freedom to provide entertainment. Freedom to consume entertainment. In your scenario the people would have voted for all porn all the time. That's democratic. I'm sure that many Americans would make sure that their children were unable to see television because of this. Perhaps the scenario would work out better than what we have now. Right now it's all propaganda all the time. I argue that it's worse than porn and its overall effect on humanity.

[@toshikotanaka3249]

@@Carlins_Prophet You'll say unlimited freedom is the only correct choice. Until you wake up some Saturday and catch your children gathered around the big screen in the living room raptly watching some woman blow a horse. Standards are a good thing. Children should remain children as long as possible. They have their whole lives to discover deviant behavior.

[@esmeraldagreengate4354]

​@@toshikotanaka3249 some great pearl clutching you are doing there

[@toshikotanaka3249]

@@esmeraldagreengate4354 Not really, Isn't that what Carlin is saying? If you don't like it turn the channel or find a new station? So where do you draw the line? What should be allowed to air? Everything? You don't have any standards?

[@bobcosmic]

Blessed are they that readeth the book of George Carlin

[@OfficialGeorgeCarlin]

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[@NotYou9311]

So much of what George came up with is SO prophetic. Things are playing out EXACTLY as he suggested.

[@internziko]

It's been almost 17 years since we lost George and i still miss him. We needed his words now more then ever. Rip you king of comedy.

[@revwillyg6450]

The law and order people. Pfffffbbbbtttttt!!😂

[@OrionBlarg]

I was 2 years old when he did this set. 36 years later and it still rings true. Truly fucking sad.

[@Slo-ryde]

Only even worse.

[@alcyone-rising]

time to change it. bitching aint fixing it.

[@chirelius76]

George literally said “these cryptofascists” in 1988 - 6:11

[@Tiger5672]

36 years later and nothing had changed.

[@aryaahmadi4029]

The level of accuracy is otherworldly. He's on the other side laughing at us followed by 'I told you so'. Mistakes will repeat until we get a hang of them a couple of generations down the line. Let's wait another 50 years; people are slow.

[@hkgcgsdhjgd]

On my initial viewing, I heard "crypto-fascist" but I just assumed he said "Christo-fascist" and I misheard it. But after seeing your comment and listening to it again, he definitely said "crypto-fascist", so I had to look the term up. The term has been around for decades and refers to someone who secretly supports fascism but is unwilling to publicly admit it. Of course, the term has taken on a new meaning with the invention of cryptocurrency and its use by right-wing groups.

[@chirelius76]

@@hkgcgsdhjgd nice work, didn’t know all that. And maybe it now has a double-meaning as many of these crypto-billionaires or frankly billionaires in general seem to be driving us right off into the fascism cliff while they smile at us and promise us bright futures. Hopefully Carlin inoculated enough of us with adequate bullshit detectors 👀

[@Carlins_Prophet]

​@@aryaahmadi4029my conclusion after watching this is, that nothing changes. My conclusion is that you can play the same video 50 years from now and people will be commenting how nothing has changed. Caesar. H**tler. Reagan. Trump.... Trump again...... The minds of the masses will always be controlled by the evil of the few.

[@jointheleanrat]

Thanks for this timely reminder!

[@OfficialGeorgeCarlin]

Thank you for your support!

[@shadoudirges]

Carlin still being timeless and topical after all these years.

[@lilililia472]

Wow. Nothing changes ....

[@dlewtweentorla1210]

I was a kid and purchased the album FM/AM. Within a couple of weeks was acting it out (as any kid would) and had it memorized word for word. Finally git tickets to see George LIVE eight years later and never laughed so hard in my life. At one point not being able to catch my breath from the hilarity of the most brilliant comedian ever! After that never missed a tour if he was anywhere within day's drive away. George Carlin was the greatest, always moving forward with the times and making us think about real issues and questioning everything. Truly wish George was living today, to hear his views on not only US politics but world affairs and how hed view how crazy the world has got with political correctness, free speech (not so free anymore) , social media and of course his take on pronouns (because ya know his breakdowns of the English language and how pronouns are used would be incredible).

[@milfordcivic6755]

Sad that in 35 years we haven't changed as a country at all. George knew what was up.

[@ToddHurney]

He tried. I never found him funny because what he was saying was true! He was using his wit and sarcasm to try and alert people to the absurdity of conformity and the delusion of religion. He would then demonstrate through his routines how they were applied to dupe and control people to act and vote against their own best self-interests. He would be doing a regular series on t.v. if he were alive today, because there is way too much material to work with now!

[@rehemankisi3551]

A brilliant man. Learn so much every time i listen to him. Thanks spirit man... love vibrations to you

[@lapsedluddite3381]

God, how I loved this man, his intelligence and courage were remarkable, he always spoke truth to power, using humour to carry his message. We desperately need someone with that same courage and wisdom to light our way in these dark times.

[@Generation_Awesome]

Times haven't change much, Eh? Miss you George.

[@v66catta84]

This just shows that America does not learn from its mistakes! George was so ahead of his time, a brilliant and funny man!

[@davecrowson448]

Carlin nails it every time. I wish he was still with us, I’d love to hear his take on our current idiotic situation.

[@brokenhalo22]

You're hearing it. Crazy how history is quite literally repeating, straight down to the teamsters backing trump and the crypto-fascists (elon and the tech bros).

[@joeantolak4629]

Don’t forget your rich democrat friends go to the same country club as the republicans and are equally as corrupt, don’t forget about Lying plagiarism biden and his crackhead son , biden was a huge racist in his congressman days

[@Jojo-hf5fh]

Here I thought this was from last week...until he mentioned Reagan😅

[@Lightman0359]

Did Trump break the record on criminals in his administration? Because that is one campaign promise he actually kept: he drained the swamp by getting his own doctors and lawyers to be disbarred and his loyalists to be arrested or voted out for corruption.

[@charlieoscar2339]

I miss George so much. He could make us what is going on today.

[@jouneymanwizard]

0:32 - Trump: "That all? Hold my McNuggets."

[@Based_Proletariat]

The more things change, the more things stay the same. George sounds like a prophet.

[@Dee-JayW]

He was!

[@leaffinite2001]

​@Dee-JayW no their whole point is that he was describing events of the time, and yet 30-40 years later things arent any different. Not prophecy at all, just disappointing reality

[@57too]

Incorrect. Everything has changed and is not the same at all, but you'd have to be red pilled to see it.

[@leaffinite2001]

@@57too 🙄

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

Was going to post this. You saved me the time.

[@rrosaseconda]

we need a class at every level of the American educational system on The Satire of George Carlin. MAYBE we'd be prepared everytime our politicians pull the same scams on us?

[@StudiosDelirium]

Ask McMahon 😂😂😂

[@massapower]

CARLIN is needed today . 😁👍🏻

[@RichardCook-on3gf]

I wish George could be here today. He would have a field day.

[@KimberlyDinnell]

Absolutely

[@PantherMom512]

George Carlin is still a prophet and a treasure. Brilliant dude. RIP🙏 HATED REAGAN. Amen! George❣🎉 This is good stuff. 1988, 7 minutes in New Jersey, USA.

[@robertturtle]

Wow, do we live in 1988 or was this recorded in 2024?

[@andreatthenight3052]

Obviously it’s 2024. No-one can convince me that in 1988 he could have known all this stuff.

[@angelainamarie9656]

​@@andreatthenight3052but it was all true then too

[@Batmanthedarkknight1100]

George Carlin should be in all schools

[@ToddHurney]

I had teachers back in the 70's and early 80's who basically taught what George was simply pointing out in his comedy routines. Paying attention to history and calling out political b.s. It's called "critical thinking." Most Americans, despite what the so-called news will tell you, are poorly educated and many today can't even answer the simplest of questions posed to them. They have been brainwashed by 40 years of right-wing disinformation with no one (the democratic party) calling out the fear mongering and the republicans immoral and unethical behavior. Money is now speech, and corporations are people. Everything is "breaking" news and full of speculation and sensationalism, but no evidence, no facts. Oh, and by the way the facts don't seem to matter on one side of the political aisle. I'll let you figure out for yourself which aisle that is. Reagan was the beginning of the end of this great experiment we call our democratic republic and laid the groundwork from which the uber wealthy and powerful in this country have built what we now see today-an oligarchy.

[@naejin]

things come full circle. history repeats/rhymes, eh?

[@robbaker1841]

It’s always the 1% using Christian fanaticism to suppress everyday Americans. You got to ask how many times people are going to keep shooting themselves in the foot? Sadly, the political establishment is so deeply entrenched that it’s hard to vote for real change, and this next presidency will only rob people of more of their voice, to fund the coming oligarch / billionaire government.

[@ToddHurney]

When you have no common sense and know nothing about your historical roots, then you set yourself up to be manipulated and lied to by those who would not act on your behalf. People in this country are still too willing to accept the word on a con man, believe his concocted brew of spew because it plays to their fears and lack of information and then join his cultish, fervent band of followers. I don't think in general that people worldwide will ever learn. It's not just a problem with Americans, it's everywhere and gaining popularity because it's easier to abdicate your responsibility to others and then sit back and wonder why it doesn't work for you, rather than jumping into the fray and trying to make a difference.

[@snasturbate1087]

thank you so much for keeping this alive.. please never ever stop, we still so desperatly need it.

[@DMB414034]

Man! This guy says it’s all built to never change and it’s like stepping into a Time Machine looking back in 2024.

[@shutupshelley1793]

I'd give anything to have him back and hear his take on the crap going on today. Absolutely anything.

[@thelasttunebender5088]

What do you mean? He just gave his take on today

[@seanmckee2774]

The last line is my favorite.

[@ettajfan5882]

And true!

[@DodgyBagehot]

Back when we used to actually censure and convict our politicians. Better times. I Miss George. I remember listening to his albums on the family stereo. My dad made me wear headphones when his mother was visiting. Something about dirty words. And smoking dope.

[@JimGardner]

I want this entire monologue on my gravestone.

[@EffSharp]

We need this man today. ❤

[@darshansingh4375]

George Carlin is no more, but his stand up comedy is most relevant in today’s America .

[@ToddHurney]

True then, just a heck of a lot more relevant today!

[@robbaker1841]

America wouldn’t be in the corporate / pseudo Christian takeover it’s about to go into if George were still with us. He woke the masses with his political humour, we need more like George.

[@Dee-JayW]

And the masses ignored him. What a shame.

[@jgmediting7770]

Events will overtake the propaganda of capital pretty soon. Will probably make the first half of last century look tame, but it will happen.

[@ferox965]

Trump sympathizers would be burning crosses on his lawn.

[@katyungodly]

Replace "Reagan" with "Trump" and basically nothing has changed, it's kind of eerie 😂

[@ferox965]

Got worse with Trump. Trump is a raping felon.

[@ToddHurney]

I hated Reagan as governor of California, and I sure as hell didn't vote for him as president. Reagan for all his chicanery is a version of Trump Lite. Reagan's greatest role was that of president. He lied to the American people to get into office and then he spent eight years setting the charges to the pillars of our democratic republic so that future sycophants could set them off one by one and begin the demolition process of our institutions and democratic way of life. Forty years later thanks to the help of the newly formed billionaire class and 24hr. misinformation news spewing their lies over and over again, until they morph into truisms, we now have a completely uninformed electorate that when presented the facts give you the middle finger and vote for a convicted felon and rapist! You're right that nothing has changed, it's been replaced with an even more cynical and destructive band of people. The crazies have taken over the asylum!!! Hang on to your hat!

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

I hope this is seen by all the rightwingers who think Carlin would be on their side because of all the out of context 40 second tik toks they’ve seen

[@Bat0541]

I hope you realize that Carlin isn't on anyone's """side""" and instead just called out bullshit where he saw it. But whatever makes you feel good about which hand is shoving shit down your throat I guess.

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

@ Carlin was a lefty who hated identity politics and despised the right

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

@@Bat0541 Carlin was a lefty who hated identity politics and despised the right

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

He would have had a field day with 2016-2024! It would have been glorious!