“ I have certain rules I live by. My first rule: I don’t believe anything the government tells me. ” ~ George Carlin.

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“ I have certain rules I live by. My first rule: I don’t believe anything the government tells me.

“ ...Nothing. Zero. Nope. And I don't take very seriously the media, or the press, in this country, who in the case of the Persian Gulf war were nothing more than unpaid employees of the Department of Defense. And, who most of the time - most of the time function as kind of an unofficial public relations agency for the United States government. So I don't listen to them. I don't really believe in my country. And I gotta tell ya folks, I don't get all choked up about yellow ribbons and American flags. I consider - I consider them to be symbols and I leave symbols to the symbol-minded. ”

    ~ George Carlin, referencing the Gulf War in Iraq in his HBO special, Jammin’, recorded April 24 and 25, 1992 at Madison Square Garden’s Paramount Theater.

Shorter version:
George Carlin - Rules (1:00) ~ TheWidow Son, Jan 27, 2013

Longer version:
George Carlin - Rockets and Penises in the Persian Gulf (HQ) (7:32) ~ trycoun, Dec 26, 2010

 

“I don’t believe anything the government tells me. Nothing. Zero”
[Blog] Entry from August 06, 2021
https://www.BarryPopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/i_dont_believeanything_the_government/

 

Jammin’ in New York (9 part playlist)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzIDo4Dg6cY&list=PLSbldxU9iGoz7_B4sZ03rshrxr05R9Ka5

 

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=George+Carlin+Jammin

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=George+Carlin+Jammin

 

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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Second rule: Instead of agreeing with everything someone says, think about the importance of voting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV5zREdE-KE

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

NONSENSE

You know there are well over 40 ways that /s/Voting_IsARiggedJoke and the ruling class is busy on all of them all the time.

For example, the ruling class pays or even brainwashes shills and liars to go on forums to cause disruptions.

These complete morons believe in the duopoly and insist that third party votes are spoilers. Shame on all of them.

Many idiots are fooled into thinking their pointless popularity vote (or vote against) makes any kind of difference every 4 years. We should have more frequent votes on issues. Monthly would be good.

Further, the ruling class will only let you only vote on their selection puppets who are all corruptible and fallible - instead of actually voting on issues directly.

If they can track and trace us, and manage our money and transactions, they can certainly create online voting that is open, transparent, and secure so that we don't need the middlemen "representatives".

We NEVER vote on the important issues nor who is in the deep state. No one votes on who is minister of energy, head of the CIA or FBI, or even on the heads of the Big Pharma who are bribing the mafia government and media they control.

The ruling class and their puppet rule makers write the rules and will change the rules to maintain their status quo.

Write the rules, rig the game, control the results.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

kaboom! that's how you do it. bravo.

[–]Optimus85 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Voting for corporate-backed candidate A or B every four years isn't my idea of 'democracy' either. It's an illusion puppeteered by TPTB to make clueless citizens think they're empowered and that their voices matter.

[–]mainstayclamour 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

In addition, the governing elite will only permit you to vote for their chosen representatives, who are all susceptible to corruption and prone to making mistakes, rather than allowing you to directly vote on specific topics. tunnel rush

[–]kanecharles 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

George Carlin's quote is truly profound and emotional. He expressed his personal views very clearly and strongly about the government and the media. This makes the reader reflect on his or her views on social and political issues. By the way, if you want to calculate the time interval between days or hours, even the number of working days and your salary, time calculator is a useful solution for you.