Abortion By George Carlin | Reaction WHILE PREGNANT
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George had disagreements with both parties. Although I would say that many of his stances were more left leaning than right leaning, but only in so far as that he was pretty much pro-caring. Keep in mind, that he was an anti-establishment comedian during the era of the hippy, so that should really kind of inform you of where he stood on a lot of subjects. He supported things like housing, good healthcare, helping the poor, civil rights, workers rights, anti-war, etc. I think the best way to describe him was that he was anti-stupid, he frequently poked fun at things he felt didn't make a lot of sense or were hypocritical.
Good way to put it. And when he did stand up, it's obvious that he refused to put a filter on.
Yeah. His biggest problem with the left was with them being soft.
Everything he did and said, was punching from the left. Abortion was one of the issues he was most vocal about in attacking the right wing, but he largely ignored Republicans because he knew the were entirely a lost cause. No Republican or right-leaning Libertarian should in any way consider Carlin an ally. He would have plenty to say about Democrats, too, but as feckless, phony leftists. Understand in his time, and even more so in later years, there was nothing like an organized, politically potent 'left' in the USA. Only recently has there been a more progressive, left-leaning presence in American politics. Carlin criticized everyone, he was great social commenter, but he was no philosopher, and he certainly wasn't a friend to conservatives.
in his latest special he could seem even anti leftist, with critique against "no child left behind" and all that stuff, probably popular slogans in america during that time, also some even earlier stuff was against "soft people", "soft language", "save the planet" etc, which you can associate with leftist ideologies
so yeah, in general he was just anti-stupid, and his critique was focused on anything he deemed irrational, no matter if it was from left or right
Lol Carlin is very opinionated, weather u agree with him or not it's hard to argue. He hated both political parties and called them out for thier bs, u can deepdive into it.
As a Dutch person I always find the abortion debate in the U.S. a bit weird.
American politicians pretend to care so much about children and "families" but everything they do proves otherwise.
"You need to have babies, but we will do everything we can to make life with children as difficult and expensive as possible"
I agree wholeheartedly, but I would suggest that it's not American politicians, it's almost entirely Republican American politicians. All too often they are all painted with an unfairly broad brush, when it is a specific subset responsible for the hardship.
@@LalaDepala_00 I'm Dutch American, and the only thing to understand is, its about power. Power over all women, because if they can strip rights away a little bit at a time people will forget, because it doesn't effect them. But it does and it will.
Well you kinda hit the nail on the head there. You explained all the weirdness in your first sentence. U.S. That's where all the weird sh-t comes from. Today we have a LOT of bullcrap about DEI and Woke. Wanna take a shot at guessing which country most of this BS is prominent? hm? You know, I know that you know. Everyone knows. U.S has its uses, but man do the U.S bring a lot of sh-t and hate to the world too.
@@Hexon66 Not even close to being true.
@@Hexon66 Right on. Thats the first thing I thought of while reading LaLa's original comment when they said "American politicians" when its truly only half of the American politicians and those people are the Republicans. Never listen to these people who say "both sides are the same" because that far from reality.
Hi, I appreciate your honesty. I have never believed in any god. My father died of cancer in excruciating pain. I have inherited that disease and have no understanding of any god whatsoever.
Those who enshrine "potential life" over the already living are not the kinds of thinkers who should be making policy. Also, I am confounded by those who can't understand Carlin's political leanings. He was a Progressive, not a Liberal or a Conservative (read: not a Democrat or a Republican). If folks don't understand that distinction, they probably should spend more time thinking and less time speaking. Being informed is the first responsibility of a voter.
There are progressives in the Democratic Party. They don't have proportionate influence on policy, but they are there.
A US Congressman, Baney Frank, back in the 80's explained it. "Conservatives believe that life begins at conception and ends at birth." You would probably be interested in Monty Python's song "Every sperm is sacred".
You mean Barney Frank.
I think the 80s were before it was established by research that more than 50% of human conceptions resulted in spontaneous natural abortion, often before the mother even knew she was pregnant. It seems that if there is a god it is not really bothered about aborting babies.
Carlin has always got the points on every situation in such a hilarious way! Nobody could match him! 😂😂😂
congrats on the baby Heidi
I wish George was still with us, I'd love to hear what his opinions would be on the BS going on today. Everything would be fair game I'm sure.
Nothing significant changed in the US, you just traveled backwards in time rather than forward like us.
Tough call, he knew to back off on certain topics. You don't survive that long in hollywood without learning the limits. It would be interesting, because sometimes even hollywood people have a breaking point and they start saying all kinds of wild stuff.
Oh he was what conservatives would call a Marxist leftist liberal... Which makes no fucking sense what so ever, you can't be a Marxist AND a liberal. Liberalism (which the US democratic party espouses) is an idea adopted by all sane parties, its what democracy and individual rights are about, it's about freedom of choice. It's not left nor right.
In fact Liberalism is the very foundation for modern society, It is what all successful societies not ruled by a dictator where people have rights is based on. It is not "left" anywhere on earth but in the US and that is just because the right is literally quoting Göbbels and Göring these days, they are quite literally regurgitating Nazi ideals.
He never pulled a punch. He was Progressive
George was LEFT. He despised almost everything conservatives stood for, and when he did mock liberals, it was usually because of perceived hypocrisy or selfishness.
"Carlin’s personal politics were readily identifiable. Kelly Carlin said her father was “99 percent progressive” and that he raised her in a manner that today might be contemptuously dismissed as woke.
“He taught me from Day 1 that the Black and brown people have always been oppressed, horribly and systematically, by the owners of wealth,” she said. “He had a pure disdain and loathing for white men in America.”
That leftist bent was unmistakable in Carlin’s standup, too: He railed against police violence, championed prison reform and environmentalism and condemned organized religion." - NYT, May 2022.
If I remember correctly, his daughter said if her father was alive, he probably would've supported Bernie Sanders.
He was anti-capitalism, anti-war, critical of police, generally pro-environment, hated the ultra-wealthy, and hated both political parties.
Listening to George Carlin should make you realize Democrats and Republicans are both on the conservative side of the political spectrum, the Republicans just extremely (and frighteningly) so.
@@jamesrh9193 the vast majority of American politics is right wing. Bernie was barely left of centre on the world politcal scale. That's why it's hilarious hearing yanks talk about the dems being left
Thank You! So many people get his politics wrong or misinterpret his views. Anyone who has watched all his specials, interviews, and have listened to Kelly Carlin know you are exactly right.
What does "woke" mean to you ?
@@prototypep4 Is, not was. Bernie Sanders is alive, is active in politics (he's a U.S. senator, from Vermont), and has not substantially changed his viewpoints.
It is a myth to think that all slave owners were white and all slaves were black.
George said: "drop me from a helicopter I'll always land left of center, because people are more important than 'things'" He was a lefty but he wasn't afraid to critique the left. He also never adopted any political label. But almost every stance he had was left of center.
He agreed with liberals. However, liberals annoyed him because they were wishy washy, weak, and lacked back bones. Conservatives were the true scary ones because they could and would actually hurt you. His words, in his final autobiography before he died
Congratulations on the birth of your child, hope you're all doing well 🫶
George was a humanist....his politics were "common sense" and "the intellectual observation of the human psyche in reality".....He nails it every time....😎👍
Carlin gave less than a crap about politics. He was anti-idiocy. Before his time, in many ways.
Party politics, for sure. There are other kinds.
@@Metheglyn In America? Hrm. Must've forgotten....
@@scottclark3761 Many do.
He was a lefty but called out both sides
That's because in the US, both parties are to the right ( by the standards in the rest of the world )
Nobody WANTS anyone to have an abortion. But the decision to carry a baby to term or not should be between the woman, her doctor, and their collective conscience, and the government needs to stay completely out of that loop.
And I hate to say it, because I loved Carlin too. But his promotion of political apathy certainly assisted, if inadvertently, the GOP in putting the government *INTO* those privacy rights.
@@Hexon66 I disagree. Carlin wasn’t apathetic-he just had zero patience for the political circus. He knew the people in power were in on the con. In this bit, he rips apart the ‘pro-life’ movement for what it is: a power grab to control women. Apathy? George was busy exposing the system.
And the "father". The woman doesn't have more authority over the fetus than the father.
@@HeavenlyWarriorf*ck off yes she absokutely does. If it's not your body it grows in you get ZERO f*cking rights. Want to know what rights a father should have? The equivalent of abortion, the ability to walk away with no commitment.
@@HeavenlyWarrioryes she does. How does a womans pregnancy impact a man's body? It doesn't. While for the woman, pregnancy puts her body through significant changes. No man should have any say whatsoever.
you ask "could George be a cult leader?" It would go against everything he believed.
Except he did spawn a kind of cult. He did more for creating political apathy than the conservatives who relied on it for power. He's a comedy legend, but it's a tainted social legacy.
George as a cult leader would be indistinguishable in behavior from Brian from Life of Brian.
Anti-abortion belief is rooted in religion. It's not science based. We're supposed to have separation of church and state. Religious beliefs should not be enforced or imposed on by the state.
Well said Art.
You’ve managed to pack several statements in one post that aren’t even true. Biology tells us that it is an unborn child. It’s not a frog, or a clump of cells. Separation of church and state was a phrase originally coined by Thomas Jefferson, and the intent was to keep the government out of the church’s business, not the other way around as too many people believe.
But not true.
@@StanEngland pulled that out your ass? Pretty simple simpleton
That's right. Then the next religious step is to ban prevention. And then they reverse all the rights women have, such as education, voting, free speech, freedom of movement, ... and it becomes The Talibaned States of America. It's not far fetched. It's not that long ago since the state of affairs was bad. The US is only around 250 years total. But actually, the US will break apart somehow if it makes a really bad choice now. Make sure you vote for the sensible candidate. Me? I wish I could say I couldn't care less about your election, but the truth is that this world's bright future is hanging by a thin thread. There was a time when you could tell other people not to interfere in your politics, but that time is gone, since WW2. You're the superpower that the democratic nations depend on. Make the wrong choice, and others will take the lead, and very soon. Democracy will be the underdog. But there's hope. The polls are changing in a good way.
There are fertilized eggs that we eat, just for the record
George pulled no punches and people were the better for it.
And yes, George would have definitely been able to start a cult. He would have only done it just so he could tell everyone to F*** off and go home though lol.
Not one bit conservative
Check out clips from The Athiest Experience with hosts Shannon Q and Forrest V - they typically get the callers who want to talk about abortion. Their method of discussion is worth checking out.
Ms. Heidi , I am glad you got around to this segment from Mr. Carlin. Its one of his best. I thought you would like to know if you are much of a reader , his daughter put out a book several years ago about her dad , and his life. It was one of the best books I have read. I think it was called Carlin family values , or something like that. You could find it on line I'm sure. He was an amazing guy , but had a lot of issues throughout his life. Great book if you enjoy reading.
He was generally Left, with notable exceptions. Before passing (and he would hate that I used that word, but RUclips can't handle the other word for it), Carlin was on record as despising the "politically correct" movement and the abuse of censoring language. And though he's not on record for saying this, I think he was a little disgusted with America - which includes many Democrats - for voting for Reagan and Dubya twice (after Nixon? really?), so he wasn't a "Democrat" in the partisan sense. Like most on the Left, he had contempt for liberals or the "center-Left". Not to mention his famous "whatever" response to "saving the planet" (have you seen that one yet?). All that said, the Right still has very little on which to agree with Carlin, certainly not the Republican-Party Right, as this bit demonstrates.
What there's a youtube feature that censors the word dying? Before he died, he was very left of centre. Technically he was a libertarian socialist if you really want to classify that stance.
Another classic segment from Carlin ! He didn't care who he made mad, it's the truth !!
In my opinion, he hated both parties.
I agree he hated this system
@@royadambrown3101 And he often said that he didn't vote. He turned the whole "if you don't vote, you can't complain" thing into "if you vote for that moron and he fucks shit up, then it's your own fault and you can't complain."
Yup. He was definitely progressive in his stances, but was against the system as it existed (and still exists). He's part of the reason I've always been less concerned with party alignment and more concerned with progressive vs conservative.
@@EsaLena1 In that regard, his solipsism was complicit in weakening democracy. In pursuit of a 'bit', he convinced people that apathy was an option, and the fucking idiots believed him. It left us in a place where a thoroughly unqualified cretin like Trump could even be in consideration as a leader, because of the cynicism he helped spawn. Hell, even Reagan couldn't have spun that much anti-government sentiment. All one has to do is think what Carlin would think of Trump in the past decade, if he'd lived through it. I suspect he'd have to do some serious soul searching.
He was against stupidity.
Congratulations! On the "sanctity of life", the great Nobel Peace Prize winning humanist, philosopher, medical doctor and theologian, Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), arrived a personal philosophy he called "reverence for life". He believed that life should be preserved whenever possible, but that priority should be given to organisms based on their complexity. In other words, the more advance a creature, the more we should strive to avoid its destruction. While doing charity work in Africa he was known to not step on insects if he didn't have reason to, and to watch with fascination as they went about their business. His writings were amazing, as he was a polymath and saint-like in his desire to help isolated tribes as a physician. You should check him out.
Sanctity of life, reverence for life, it’s all the same hokum, made up by us to suite our own personal agendas. Not surprising that Schweitzer would use complexity as the gatekeeper for whether life is important since humans are the most complex organisms. How convenient it is to make up rules that make you special.
Makes me think of the Monty Python clip from the meaning of life - “can we have your liver then? “ pointing out that he is using his liver, he needs his liver, because he still alive, but somebody else who is alive needs his liver. So his bodily autonomy does not matter. Corpses of people who are no longer alive, have more legal bodily autonomy than women who are pregnant.
5:41 - Note that there's not always a difference between an egg that you eat and a fertilized egg, especially if you're in the Philippines (i.e. balut)! Nothing says "yum" like a little crunch! 🥚🐔
Most hens in modern egg production have no access to a rooster.
I really don't have a problem with independent thinkers, but I also don't understand undecided voters or people who are between the two parties. The parties are so black and white right now that being undecided means you either don't think that much about politics or you've never evaluated your own values.
@HailHeidi
If you listen to George Carlin in his non comedy interviews, he states quite explicitly that he is anti Republican and very Liberal / Progressive.
George might make _jokes_ that are _sarcastically_ / _satirically_ against Liberal / Leftist ideas, but those are jokes only. Listen to him outside of comedy specials, and he is VERY clear that Republicans bad, Liberals good.
He agrees with the idea that one says "profits over people" and the other says _people over profits._
Hello, Heidi! Congrats on your baby! :)
Thank you so much! 💜
Check out clips from The Athiest Experience with hosts Shannon Q and Forrest V - they typically get the callers who want to talk about abortion. Their method of discussion is worth checking out.
It must be very difficult to have a balanced view on things when you are mostly forced to choose a side. Instead of oversimplifying the subject by being either "pro life" or "pro choice" how about having an balanced adult debate about the subject? How about the state starts providing services, free health care and financial support for those who can't afford a child or free psychology help for räpe victims and children living in abusive environments? Abortion is usually the exception but that exception very much depends on which living and health situation you are in. So maybe helping people instead of pointing the finger at them would be a more healthy approach
If you want to reduce abortion, reduce pregnancies. Provide insurance and Medicaid covered birth control. Wait, we can't do that because sex for any other purpose than procreation is also a sin, and we all know that not one of the 8 billion people on the planet was born out of wedlock, right? Forced pregnancy serves two purpose to the religious institutions, protecting the fetus until life can be achieved and punishment for the fornicator.
He did not seem to be a firm member of either large party. I observed he was antihypocrit and antistupid, no matter what party was promoting it.
For anyone pretending to be compassionate about the unborn, babies or children please remember that poverty is pure destructive, demeaning HELL. No matter how much your parents love you life is going to be insults, hunger, pain and grief.
This was so much fun to watch.
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11:00 I'm not uncomfortable, though maybe because I'm not from the US?
12:19 if everything happens according to God's will then every single death is God's will. So God is responsible for every single death. I don't really understand how people can say a football team won because of God but a child got cancer because of free will. The cognitive dissonance is painful for any rational thinker.
George was a progressive, and most aligned with a classic liberal, but he crossed lines on many individual issues. He was a free thinker for sure. ❤️
Exactly. He was explicitly against Republicans in his non-comedy interviews.
Classic Liberalism means free-market and laissez-faire economics.
Pleasantly uncomfortable. Yes. That is perfectly descriptive of Carlins style. You do not laugh as much because it is funny as it’s a nervous tick because it is the pure uncomfortable truth! Carlin never told that many jokes, but he was BIG on poking at the truth right where it hurts the most. And THAT is why people loved him, and still do! ❤
He was provocative, yes. But the extent to which he would have wanted to have fans so coltishly follow him, so much as to ridiculously regard him as a philosopher, is debatable.
As far as political stances went, he was Anti-Bullsh*t. No matter from which side it came from.
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Fertilised duck eggs are a delicacy in parts of Asia; they taste just like normal eggs but obviously have a crunchy texture
@@MoodyMarco-vj3oe They are great, if you don’t matter that it looks scary
6:00 a lot of sperm gets wasted as well. But for some reason Republicans seem reluctant to ban masturbation.
He Was not Political He was all about Observation of the Human Condition! LIFE.
Great, that you posted this one. I guess you hesitated a bit while you were pregnant, and now, that HailBaby is one month old, you decided to publish this George Carlin take on abortion. I really appreciate it!
Yes, George Carlin has a very - real - opinion about the whole discussion, and his arguments about the non-sanctity of life are strong. As soon, as you have the atheist view on the world, things are much easier. You can look at the facts, the biology, the history, the social realities, and what religions (and their leaders) want the people to believe (and why!) and after rationally thinking about it, you can build your own opinion. He is a good teacher of critical thinking. And letting religion aside helps a lot.
Have a great weekend and all the best from Germany.
Im quite sure Carlin was may more progressive than either of the political parties in the us
That is most certainly the case. But even for perspective, try to imagine what tack he could take on current progressives. Almost nothing on Bernie would resonate, and AOC might garner some musing about millennials, but nothing of substance (jokes about being a bartender would not be his style). In fact, the hypocrisy of Republicans (acting like they are the party of the people) using that as an attack, would almost certainly draw his ire. And I can't imagine the field day he'd have with magas.
"It's not the child's fault" suggests that the potential child is somehow going to lose something or suffer in some way, which doesn't seem possible if they are never born.
You asked if he was part conservative? Are you listening?
Religion being THE leading cause of death is a fact. We can date that back to ancient religions where entire cultures were wiped out, hell we can even date that back to wiping out the other human species (which apparently most Americans don't learn about but Homo Sapiens Neandetalensis and Homo Sapiens Denisovanis were actual human species, we are of the same species, but a different subspecies) for no other reason than differences in beliefs.
I'm Swedish, the northern Crusades was a genocide that didn't really work, as soon as people had the freedom to just state that they didn't believe we (Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark) went 90+% atheist.
I'd say that the counting of Christians as entire nations is false because it is. I'd say Russia is 95% atheist but enforced 100% Christian.
Its like all this going on with Palestine and Israel right now. That war is a religious war, in fact all these middle eastern war stem from religion. With Israel and Palestine the argument boils down to "god gave us this land" and both sides will NEVER give up that fight when they think the invisible man in the sky is on their side. And then the rest of the world has to suffer because of these two asshole nations fighting over their stupid delusional gods. Religion has long been a cancer on this world and we need to speak out against at every opportunity.
Nope, not at all. Atheism has caused more bloodshed and death than any other religion combined. Stallin, Mao, Lenin, Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko, Ceausecu, Hoxha, Fidel Castro, Pol Pot etc…. There were 1,763 wars between 8000BC to 2000 AD. 93 was caused by the government, 3.8% caused by Islam, and 3.2% caused by Non-Islam. The Crusades were simply a retaliation from hundreds of years of Islamic terrorism. Russia breaks down as 63% identifying as Orthodox Christian, 7% as Muslim, and 26% as having no religious designation. Not sure where you’re getting your facts.
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Why do American audiences have to fucking scream all the time.
I think he leans more left but he has problems with with the left too
There is no left in the US...
The democrats are right of the centre compared to other developed western countries.
Many of us are out there. I am a leftist, but the left today does not really represent me. Doesn't make me a conservative.
@@428chase there is no real left in the US
@@trulybtd5396 His problem with the left, I think, was that it isn't left enough.
That's because what's defined as the left is in fact just another right wing authoritarian party, only slightly less far than Republicans and that's what Carlin hates even more than straight forward right wingers.
If there were an actual left anywhere in the US, Carlin as well as many of us, would have taken their side in a heartbeat.
What he hated most, and made fun of the most, were hypocrites. Good fodder for his shows
congrats on your pregnancy.. good luck.
George does a whole skit on why he does not vote.
I don’t remember the exact number, but an I have heard about half of fertilized eggs don’t implant in the womb and are essentially aborted naturally.
Carlin mentions this, except I think he said 80%
Nature - Where there is life - there is dead.
George was mostly leftist, but he definitely railed against the left from time to time. I saw videos of George attacking leftists on language.
I think his position was that newspeak ("soft language") is a poor substitute for action.
George Carlin was more a libertarian - but the classical ones not these weirdo tea party people. He wanted human rights, government accountability, and corporate accountability. Basically he was for the little guy and definitely against the man which fits the 60's motif where he really grew up in. I've read all of his books, his autobiography and have seen all of his specials.
He's anti-authority. Despised Democrats and Republicans alike for different reasons. He liked individual people - talking with them one on one. There's countless stories of people having had run into him at a deli or a park in New York and he'd just invite them to sit down and talk. He was like that. He never minded engaging 1-1 because he could see so much more than just a red hat or a blue hat.
George was amazing.
Listening to any amount of Carlin should leave little doubt that the man was politically far left. He has multiple sets that's just absolutely torching Conservatives, Republicans, the Church, and religion in general. That's not to be confused with being a Democrat, though our two party system would leave him virtually no other option. He was very much anti-establishment and against the capitalist status quo, and that would include Democrats that supported them (which would be a lot of them).
This man is a wordsmith and a poet, I love George Carlin's shows. Ex Catholic here :D. And the man is right!
Very few successful comedians are right leaning. Most good comedy hits up and for a right-wing comedian they'd have to kick down and that isn't funny; it's bullying. There are a few that made it but not many.
George was independent and likes some of each side. He was also a genius on the IQ test. I sent you several links on your Instagram and you have to do George Carlin "Thing that bring us together" you have done all hard core stuff so it would be a nice change...
I note you call the two political parties .. Republicans and Democrats .. 'Conservatives' and 'Democrats' .. respectively.
In reality, they are the 'Conservatives' and 'Progressives' .. respectively.
Their 'ideologies' are in their names ..
Republican = Conservative = averse to change. They want things to be the way they 'used to be'.
Democrat = Progressive = willing to accept change and wanting to change many of the ways things 'use to be'.
Its WHY Republicans are so fanatical about religion and equally intolerant about 'equality' and 'Science' based facts.
George Carlin's sociopolitical philosophy was actually very simple: stop stupidity where you can. Shout out that the emperor has no clothes. Don't let emotions overtake logic and reason. Take care of yourself and others if you can.
Like the best philosophers, he didn't provide any answers. He just asked a lot of very important questions.
I feel like the Philosophy Tube channel here on RUclips had some good stuff to say about it.
ruclips.net/video/c2PAajlHbnU/видео.htmlsi=O4GDw530jU3MVo_V
Abigail will likely not thank me for summarizing her work (because I will likely get something wrong, not because she minds summaries. From everything I’ve seen, she is both a better person than me AND a delightful person to be around. And also the one true monarch of England.). But, if I followed her logic properly, if a person was about to die for lack of some organ or rare blood type that exists inside of my body, the government cannot compel me to donate it. Abortion is the only scenario where the state’s interest in saving a life can supersede a pregnant person’s absolute right to determine what is done to/with their body.
I personally would love to see people suing each other based on this new legal precedent. A child has third degree burns over 20% of their body? Send a deputy over to Ted Cruz’ house, and see if he’s a match to donate skin for a graft.
I think especially in a two party system like the US has, people to often equate right and left with Dem and Rep. They are not the same thing at all. One party is more left and one is more right, but you can be right wing and hate the Republicans, you can be left wing and hate the Democrats. It also isn't a static position. You don't have to stake a claim and say "this is where I stand" you can shift, both between issues, and on the same issue. Remember the Churchill quote "Those who never change their minds, never change anything"
Nothing he said here is incorrect. He leaned left pretty hard socially. I wasn't aware of his financial thoughts. Also, many fertilized chicken eggs are eaten daily.
Here's my thing, and really I think most pro choice people have this position. I'm pro choice, not pro abortion. Me personally, I would not choose to abort. I'm pro choice because it's not MY place to tell YOU that you can or cannot have it.
It's supposed to be a rough topic. But heaven forbid when a mom wants a child dies in her, ahe needs it out of her so she won't die. No 12 or14 year old should carry a rape or incest baby bc all normal preview and births are life threatening. Roe was the compromise.
Hey Heidi, about George Carlin. Now he is blunt honest. This is what the majority of the people already know. This is who the majority of the people think.
But not all of them are confident with being honest. You are not really shocked about what he is saying. You are just rudely aware of that he is blunt honest.
This recording should be shown on national TV, every now and then.
I align with values, not parties or people. If that side reflects my values, it will get my vote. Usually blue.....but I have to say the other side while just as corrupt (I think both sides are ) republicans have lost their mind. I really hope they get back into a normal mode soon. I prefer strong competition, not stonewalling and bickering. As for abortion, I agree with Bill....the womans choice and yes, it is snuffing a potential life, but that's between the person deciding the abortion or not.,.....and whatever is our creator. And lastly, he said probably the most important thing you should commit to memory. "We make all this chit up".....ALL OF IT. Start thinking outside our socially engineered box.
George was from my generation and he was a scholar of the human condition, a philosopher, a radical, a liberal, a speaker of truth. George spoke what we were all thinking....lol. He was better than Lenny Bruce. I've watched all of his shows....nobody does it better.
Heidi you have to react to Tim Minchin! Could dive right into The Pope Song, or go more into the thought provoking Storm. Please you'll absolutely adore his art 💯
GC : _"We kill mosquitoes & flies, cos they're pests... lions and tigers, cos it's fun... chickens & pigs, cos we're hungry... pheasants & quails, cos it's fun, and we're hungry... we also kill people, cos they're PESTS... and it's FUN..."_ George fell short, he left out the cannibals : "And. cos we're HUNGRY".
It's never been a tough subject. We either have bodily autonomy or we don't. Even if you call a fetus a human, who cares? Let's say it is for arguments sake. One individuals autonomy does not trump the autonomy of another. The woman has a say over who can use her body. Be it her blood, organs, womb, or anything else. You can refuse to donate your kidney or blood to your living child and nobofy bats an eye. Why? It's your right to do. Your body. Nobody can make you donate anything. Even once you're dead, you have that right over your body. They can not use your organs if you don't give consent. That last point is the biggest. Even the dead have the right to bodily autonomy, but a pregnant woman doesn't? Pregnant women have fewer rights than a corpse? That isn't right.
When should abortions no longer be done? When it would be viable outside the womb. Until then, it is literally leeching off your body to survive. That is using your body. You can chose to not allow that even if the other person would die without your kidney, blood, or, in this case, the whole body. A baby born premature can survive at a minimum of around 6 or 7 months. That's the upper limit of abortions. 5 months. Those almost never happen unless it is an emergency, though. By that point, you've already committed to having a kid and already made up your mind that you consent to letting this "person" use your body to live. Again, it was your choice using your bodily autonomy. You allowed them to use your body, but you don't have to do that with anything else. Pregnancy should be no different.
Either abortion is legal or women have fewer rights than the dead do.
If you're against the division between democrats and republicans, why do you want to know what his stand is? Who cares? Just use your own brain instead of clueless follow what any party says.
Question: what killed more people than religion? I'm genuinely curious because other than nature-caused mass extinction, I'm having a lot of trouble thinking of anything.
IMO, each and every (adult) individual should be afforded full personal autonomy over their own body-end of story!
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George in terms of politics was solidly anti idiot. He pretty much hated them all.
It sure is a tough topic, I see both sides of the argument, on one side I don't think the government or the church should be telling women what they can or can't do with their own bodies, but on the other hand, abortion is killing a life. Anyways it's a pretty heavy topic to do comedy about, but George definitely raises some good points ! Congratulations on having a baby, hope everything went well, and goes good !
If someone doesn't believe in abortion due to religious reasons then don't get one. However, everyone should be able to make decisions about their lives according to their own beliefs. Your religious beliefs shouldn't be forced on me. That said, what if, according to my beliefs, I think something someone else is doing is wrong. Should I be able to outlaw it? No. Protect the rights of others, even those you disagree with, in order to protect yours.
Heidi, Republicans and Democrats are not at the opposite of the political spectrum. From a worldwide perspective, they are super far right and far right. George was not in between. He was left from both parties. Not AOC or Bernie Sanders left. Real left.
If you want to hear his less controversial bits consider:
10 things you can’t say on television
A place for my stuff
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4:05 - The Two Party political system
The first Political Party were the Republican's named after the type of Government/Country they created, that being a Constitutional Republic.
And just like American derived from America, we get Republican from Republic...
They were looking to build and Preserve this Country for the Generations of Americans to come!
---The Democrats---
The Democratic Party was created by ex-confederate ex-slave owners who decided they were going to take back the country from within the system, rather than just give up... They also Created and weaponized the KKK to terrorise the black communities into voting Democrat, using all manor of terror: cross burning, people being dragged out of their houses in the middle of the night an beaten, dragging people behind horses and or wagons by rope, lynching, etc..
I personally suggest to all that they do the research themselves and always check the sources facts for validity. Wikki-anything can't be trusted for College papers nor professional sciences therefore not valid! 😊❤
Congratulations on the new Baby!
God Bless You and Yours!!!!
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U know... when i reached the "age of reason (stolen from George and John Farnham)", i thought: Aren't we cruel? Didn't we got love in us? U know that the child, that u give birth to, has to die someday anyway... ain't that cruel? Reproduction has several reason: "Honey i wanna have a baby!"
When George Carlin started in the late 50's-early 60's, we was a very old school clean cut comedian. He was influenced by another comedian named Lenny Bruce, who the original anti-establishment comedian. In the early 1970s Carlin changed his style and became the comedian most people know him as. 1973's "Seven dirty words" being the most famous bit Carlin did.
Carlin became a "saint" when I finally stopped believing in magic. I definitely subscribe to his philosophy: im in it for the species. If its good for the whole, I support it. If its good for a privileged few at the expense of the whole, I'm against it. I want humanity to thrive. I dont give a s*** about the power struggles of the power hungry; other than to point out how they always seem to be the worst of us and we should do better as a species.
Have you ever seen any of comedian Doug Stanhope's comedy? His comedy reminds me a lot of Carlin. If you get a chance, check out his 6 minute clip "Nationalism and Immigration." You won't regret it. Enjoyed your reaction.
Hi. As seen from Europe, I have never heard of a woman using abortion as a prophylactic, or because they enjoy it. Soooo...
To answer your question, I don't think he was pro-Democrat or pro-Republican, I think he equally disliked both for different reasons which I personally think is the right place to be: not to the left or the right but on the side of logic and reasoning.
I would say he was pro-common sense which the right and the left seem to lack ESPECIALLY these days.
Been quite awhile since i've caught one of your videos, so congrats on the new baby Heidi! Hope you're both doing well!
George was my favorite, all time comedian and philosopher! Unfortunately, his truths don’t get continued today with his clarity!
George Carlin HATED politics. He despised politicians with a vengeance. He lived his life as a solitary man with great contempt toward anyone or any group who lives their lives like sheep. He didn't believe in politics as an extension "of the people, by the people, for the people." He called politics a "club for the wealthy" and said, "...and guess what? You're not in it. You are not in the big club."
George Carlin refused to vote.
There's a video of him, like all of his videos, where he discusses his position regarding politics.
I liked George Carlin very much. I did not know US had that great comedians( if you can call him a comedian).Very very good!