GEORGE CARLIN, who died in 2008, was a wildly popular Irish American comedian, author, and actor who emerged as a supposed representative of the Common Man and social critic during the 60s and is still widely quoted and revered today.

Regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time, he was dubbed “the dean of counterculture comedians”. He was known for his black comedy and reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and taboo subjects. His “seven dirty words” routine was central to the 1978 United States Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a 5–4 decision affirmed the government’s power to censor indecent material on public airwaves. (Wikipedia)

Carlin raged against “greedy, well-fed white people” and ridiculed religion.

Wyatt Stag examines Carlin’s  legacy in this video:

[Carlin] has been heralded as everything from a sage to a prophet, attracting an almost cult-like devotion among his fan-based. These devotees, convinced of the value of Carlin’s many observations and insights, treat his words as words to live by. Carlin, however, was no authentic counter-cultural figure, but a manufactured product of the very system of power he pretended to critique. Over the course of his five-decade career as a comedian, he served as a willing mouthpiece for the subverted cultural establishment, helping to promote the tenets of the death cult that has hijacked Western civilization, all the while masquerading as a rebel …

This video is a brilliant examination of a decadent popular culture and worth watching even if you never heard of Carlin or were interested in him. Carlin despised middle class white America and came close at times to advocating its physical extermination. (Language warning: Clips from Carlin’s routines include expletives.)

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