> On Aug 20, 12:49 am, Hardpan yahoo.com> wrote:
>

>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJnaxsLBl94

>
> When a wealthy famous celebrity pretends he's not a part
> of "the club," (i.e. the owners of America), all you can do
> is laugh.  It's an ironic version of the liar's paradox.  Those
> rich wealthy bastards don't care about you, says the rich
> wealth bastard.  Yeah, and he does.

>
> One of the biggest and wealthiest busines interests in
> America is the entertainment industry, of which Carlin
> is a part.  Now, if he were talking specifically about his
> own industry, when he says they don't have an interest
> in well-educated masses who are capable of critical
> thinking, I would say he is right.  After all, the dumber
> the masses are, the easier their jobs are.  Hell, if
> people were too capable of critical thinking, they'd
> see through his own lame-ass sentimentality as well,
> and he might have to actually get some inspiration
> for a change, instead of heaping up this simple-minded
> pap for the uncritical.
>
> This reminds me of the Green Day song, "American
> Idiot," which was a hit a few years ago.  "Don't
> wanna be an American Idiot, one nation controlled
> by the media."
>
> But, ahem, Green Day... you ARE part of the media.
>
> My version:
>
> Don't wanna be an American Idiot, and sing along
> with the same simple trite songs that everybody else
> does.
>
> That is today's lecture in CritThink 101.  Doubt everything,
> Seekers.  Everybody's selling something.
>
> "And remember, Seekers, to never feel lonely,
> because there's a Seeker born every minute."
> -Firesign Theatre, "Everything You Know Is Wrong"