Sunday, April 25, 2010
George Carlin
George Carlin was saying that as a species we will cause our own downfall. The Earth will naturally survive without us as it did before us.Carlin says that the Earth simply tolerates humand and "will be able to shake us off like fleas". If necessary, we will reach a point where we will be unable to live on earth either due to causes by our own hands or by the earth itself.
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I found George Carlin to be very entertaining. I think he made a strong point through his humor that the planet will be fine once were gone, we're the ones that should be worried about ourselves.
ReplyDeleteGeorge Carlin's points in this film clip are very true and hillarious at the same time. I do agree with what he says, but I think that if we want to keep our way of life in the future at all then we must start to begin to sacrifice because otherwise it will be too late. I guess I am what George Carlin considers an "environmentalist" because I only care about changing the earth in so far as that I have to live here. Obviously I support this because if I'm going to live here I don't want life to be terrible. Also, I think that humor is a great way to get the point across to people because people are more willing to listen to humor than to a report from the government saying that change is needed. Look at the movie with Robin Williams a few years ago, I cannot remember the title right now but it is about a man who wins the presidential election while using jokes in his campaign to really drive his thoughts home to people.
ReplyDeleteI don't find Carlin hilarious in "Saving the Planet" -- I find his ideas cynical and threatening. And yet I am drawn to the standup for many, many years...
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