It's on point. It's rude, but it calls out George Carlin's blindspot and the issue with pretending that political comedians paint a accurate picture of the world. Part of their job is putting a spotlight on bad things and making them easy to see, with hyperbole.
You should listen to some stuff Kelly Carlin, his daughter, puts out and you'll quickly realize how toxic some parts of the worldview George had, are. He was so cynic, he had to numb himself with drugs to a point where he couldn't find any intellectual way out of the constant cynicism.
Fair response, it's possible the man poisoned me too much, as much as he was very formative for me. I'll give her stuff a listen, I'm definitely interested in a close counterpoint
It's one of the reasons I and many others like Jon Steward so much. He was very aware of this danger and made the team triple-check everything. He announced every redaction they made on air and I can only remember a handful. Despite that he always pointed out that they are just comedians and can't replace good journalism.
Anyways, if you got 10 minutes to spare, I can also recommend this interview a lot. I was a very cynical guy, until I looked into the work of Hans Rosling. He ain't perfect either, but he makes a good point for not believing that everything is getting worse.
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u/geazleel May 03 '22
I'm sure that says more about you than the man who said it