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What would Christopher Hitchens and/or George Carlin have to say about this?
Posted on 6/19/20 at 9:34 pm
Posted on 6/19/20 at 9:34 pm
I would love for these two to be alive at this moment. Both of them are heroes of mine even if I hated them while they were alive. But listening to them in retrospect, I just have to wonder what they would say at this moment. Like what Carlin and Hitchens have to say to their disciple Bill Maher over this, who is right on most of this but let’s his TDS get in the way of what actually advocating for. I wonder what Hitchens would say to Sam Harris who has gone out of his way defending Hitchens legacy.
I was extremely curious about this in 2016 and used their arguments not to vote for Hillary, and even more curious now what they’d have to say about 2020. No question both of them would despise Trump, but wondering how far down that rabbit hole they would go before they started reluctantly advocating for voting him in this current environment. Thoughts?
I was extremely curious about this in 2016 and used their arguments not to vote for Hillary, and even more curious now what they’d have to say about 2020. No question both of them would despise Trump, but wondering how far down that rabbit hole they would go before they started reluctantly advocating for voting him in this current environment. Thoughts?
This post was edited on 6/19/20 at 9:35 pm
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Posted on 6/19/20 at 9:39 pm to OMLandshark
Also add Bill Hicks to this, another person I despised until probably 2013. I’d love to know his thoughts on this as well, although if he was still the same guy he was in the early 90s, he I suspect might be on the side of the rioters.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 9:40 pm to OMLandshark
I don't think George Carlin would be blinded by TDS, he would absolutely despise Trump as a person and what he represents but I believe he would be just as disgusted with liberals and how they use tech/media to frame their narrative.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 9:41 pm to OMLandshark
Probably steal a line from the bible and say "nothing new under the sun"
Posted on 6/19/20 at 9:42 pm to OMLandshark
They'd sound like moderate anti-PC liberals, much like when Maher, Chapelle, John Cleese, & Stephen Fry occasionally make common sense points.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 9:46 pm to OMLandshark
you hated george carlin? why?
bill hicks is one of the most overrated comics in history
bill hicks is one of the most overrated comics in history
Posted on 6/19/20 at 9:55 pm to OMLandshark
A little off the OP's list, but has anyone else noticed the conspicuous absence of the Reverend Jackson?
Posted on 6/19/20 at 10:15 pm to OMLandshark
Christopher Hitchens, being an admirer and fan of Ché Guevara, would probably love the Leninism we're seeing
Posted on 6/20/20 at 10:58 am to OMLandshark
It would be interesting to have their opinions, but I'd rather hear what Milton Friedman would have to say about 2020.
Posted on 6/20/20 at 11:03 am to OMLandshark
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What would Christopher Hitchens and/or George Carlin have to say about this?
I feel like the “woke” stuff kicked into warp-speed after Hitch died. Shame he didn’t live long enough to comment on it.
I remember his thoughts on the ‘12 election; I suspect he would not not been popular in ‘16.
His thoughts on free speech are badly missed, though.
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