George Carlin: I Don't Vote

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Don't think I've seen this clip before from Carlin about why he doesn't vote (not sure if this is a schtick or he's for real). We all know the reasons people say we should vote but it's an interesting thought experiment to argue Carlin's position.

He's essentially using the same argument Colin Kaepernick used when he said he didn't vote, the system is corrupt and just voting in different people does nothing to change that. The Republican Party was founded in 1854. The Democratic Party in 1828. They system we have today is in large part a result of these two parties. So voting in different members of either one of these parties does nothing to really change the system. And if enough people don't vote and show their disgust then maybe that will force the system to change. (I guess one could argue instead of not voting a new party could be formed that will upend the system and you could vote for them.)

At the end of the day, even though we complain, people are clearly happy enough with the system because year after year we go vote for the same two parties.


 
cawacko said:
Don't think I've seen this clip before from Carlin about why he doesn't vote (not sure if this is a schtick or he's for real). We all know the reasons people say we should vote but it's an interesting thought experiment to argue Carlin's position.

He's essentially using the same argument Colin Kaepernick used when he said he didn't vote, the system is corrupt and just voting in different people does nothing to change that. The Republican Party was founded in 1854. The Democratic Party in 1828. They system we have today is in large part a result of these two parties. So voting in different members of either one of these parties does nothing to really change the system. And if enough people don't vote and show their disgust then maybe that will force the system to change. (I guess one could argue instead of not voting a new party could be formed that will upend the system and you could vote for them.)

At the end of the day, even though we complain, people are clearly happy enough with the system because year after year we go vote for the same two parties.


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One more reason that he doesn't vote- he died!
 
cawacko said:
Don't think I've seen this clip before from Carlin about why he doesn't vote (not sure if this is a schtick or he's for real). We all know the reasons people say we should vote but it's an interesting thought experiment to argue Carlin's position.

He's essentially using the same argument Colin Kaepernick used when he said he didn't vote, the system is corrupt and just voting in different people does nothing to change that. The Republican Party was founded in 1854. The Democratic Party in 1828. They system we have today is in large part a result of these two parties. So voting in different members of either one of these parties does nothing to really change the system. And if enough people don't vote and show their disgust then maybe that will force the system to change. (I guess one could argue instead of not voting a new party could be formed that will upend the system and you could vote for them.)

At the end of the day, even though we complain, people are clearly happy enough with the system because year after year we go vote for the same two parties.


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Bull Shit.
 
cawacko said:
Don't think I've seen this clip before from Carlin about why he doesn't vote (not sure if this is a schtick or he's for real). We all know the reasons people say we should vote but it's an interesting thought experiment to argue Carlin's position.

He's essentially using the same argument Colin Kaepernick used when he said he didn't vote, the system is corrupt and just voting in different people does nothing to change that. The Republican Party was founded in 1854. The Democratic Party in 1828. They system we have today is in large part a result of these two parties. So voting in different members of either one of these parties does nothing to really change the system. And if enough people don't vote and show their disgust then maybe that will force the system to change. (I guess one could argue instead of not voting a new party could be formed that will upend the system and you could vote for them.)

At the end of the day, even though we complain, people are clearly happy enough with the system because year after year we go vote for the same two parties.


[vid=youtube;Cv3PRHPh1pQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv3PRHPh1pQ[/video]
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I remember that bit. Carlin made our broken system funny so imagine what he'd have to say about the lockdowns and covid passport.
 
Crime Family A and Crime Family B work together to freeze out competition. Participation in a system that is so rigged does not indicate that the citizens are happy with the system.
 
goat said:
I remember that bit. Carlin made our broken system funny so imagine what he'd have to say about the lockdowns and covid passport.
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"I told you so, why did you refuse to pay attention.....you deserve what you get now" is what he would say...which is the opposite of funny.
 
I just watched Jammin in NY (1992) last night, all but about 10 minutes is just as relevant now as it was then....time has proven Carlin correct.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
"I told you so, why did you refuse to pay attention.....you deserve what you get now" is what he would say...which is the opposite of funny.
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The worse things get, the more we need humor. Knowing what's coming is bad for our physical and mental health. Comedy keeps us sane.
 
goat said:
The worse things get, the more we need humor. Knowing what's coming is bad for our physical and mental health. Comedy keeps us sane.
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The WOKE do not allow humor....which is the clearest tell what they are all about.
 
"Apply the chains to yourself, and get the others to do it too, and we will keep you safe" the feudalists tell the WOKE. And they believe it, because they are historically supremely ignorant.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
The WOKE have been played by the new Feudalists.
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That's right. They have huge student and credit card debt, they rent their car and room in a shared house. Our broken system divides them into groups: BLM, Asian, trans, MAGA, etc. That keeps them from uniting against empire.
 
goat said:
That's right. They have huge student and credit card debt, they rent their car and room in a shared house. Our broken system divides them into groups: BLM, Asian, trans, MAGA, etc. That keeps them from uniting against empire.
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The crooks play the SAPS....all the way to the end of the West.

The fifty year effort to destroy the education system to keep the people ignorant, as well as destroying the Fourth Estate for the same reason, was a core part of the plan.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
The crooks play the SAPS....all the way to the end of the West.

The fifty year effort to destroy the education system to keep the people ignorant, as well as destroying the Fourth Estate for the same reason, was a core part of the plan.
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We're on the same page, so we can't keep blaming the woke. Quite a few were born on a cul-de-sac and became accustom to getting their way.
 
goat said:
We're on the same page, so we can't keep blaming the woke. Quite a few were born on a cul-de-sac and became accustom to getting their way.
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"Your education was always your responsibility first"
Hawkeye the Wise...one of the few of this age who bothered to get educated.


The ignorant are victims of the Victim Culture Cult....But they chose to be.
 
cawacko said:
Don't think I've seen this clip before from Carlin about why he doesn't vote (not sure if this is a schtick or he's for real). We all know the reasons people say we should vote but it's an interesting thought experiment to argue Carlin's position.

He's essentially using the same argument Colin Kaepernick used when he said he didn't vote, the system is corrupt and just voting in different people does nothing to change that. The Republican Party was founded in 1854. The Democratic Party in 1828. They system we have today is in large part a result of these two parties. So voting in different members of either one of these parties does nothing to really change the system. And if enough people don't vote and show their disgust then maybe that will force the system to change. (I guess one could argue instead of not voting a new party could be formed that will upend the system and you could vote for them.)

At the end of the day, even though we complain, people are clearly happy enough with the system because year after year we go vote for the same two parties.


[video=youtube;Cv3PRHPh1pQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv3PRHPh1pQ[/vide]
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Voting for either the Democrats or the Republicans is certainly reinforcing the same old regimes. Try voting Third Party. This is most effective at the local level. Encourage change.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
Carlin both did his best to warn us and he illustrates how important humor is.

Ditto for Bill Hicks.
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Carlin made a comedy record every year back in the '60s and '70s. He was as important to my upbringing as music was. Me and my friends couldn't wait for a new Carlin album to come out.
 
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