This uncompromising stance sometimes leads to mistakes, mistakes which Conservatives are quick to jump upon and never forget.
There are individuals, with whom I share a 95% agreement on the issues of the day, that refuse to allow any nuance to an issue. Many Liberals, especially those on the far, far left do believe that any disagreement automatically makes one racist, sexist, homophobic, or any other kind of bigot. He hated political correctness and his problem with Liberals is that often times they have an aura of smugness and self-righteousness surrounding them. If a black man tells me he wants to be referred to as an African-American than why should I not abide by his wishes? Heck, if someone tells me that they wish to be referred to by their hex color than guess what, I will gladly call them #000000 but unless he tells me otherwise, I am going with black.Ĭarlin was a master at dissecting language and making us laugh. I refer to black people as black because that is how they wish to be called.
My belief, like Carlin’s, is that you call people what they want to be called. Comedy has truth in it and his dislike of political correctness is actually not as uncommon in Liberal circles as Conservatives would have you believe. I am not naïve to Carlin’s scathing attacks on Liberals and his disdain for political correctness. Perhaps that it is why I was shocked to hear that George Carlin was being so widely admired by a group of people who think that Alex Jones and Infowars has more credibility than CNN as a source for news.
His satirical comments and relentless attacking a damaged system that unfairly trounced on the rights of its citizens ( here if you ask Carlin, rights are an illusion) was the stuff of legends. His political commentary was scathing and on par with any of the greats, Pryor, Chappelle, Bruce. Carlin, for 40-years, was one of the greatest comedians ever. George Carlin does not need my platitudes, but I will still proffer them.
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