As George got older he was less concerned with shtick and more interested in making important points before he died. His later shows became a lot harder and perhaps more bitter. He is the smart person's comedian.

I recommend watching George Carlin’s routine on The Ten Commandments if you haven’t already.

I always found that there are two types of Carlin humor. Ones to enjoy, and ones to ponder. The ones that make you think are giving you more than just a good laugh, and the ones that you enjoy allow you to digest his content to make it more memorable. And psychologically, you remember things that bring you happiness, which also means that you remember a lot of what he says. So much so that I have pretty much memorized three of his specials just because of how funny they are.

He ALWAYS has an important message.

This is why I became such a fan of his work. He want's you to question your beliefs and he masterfully uses humor as the medium to make that possible. So good.

George isn’t just laughs, he makes you think as well.

George is spot on. Your channel is as well. I am blessed to have both.

After a strssfull weekend, a margarita, a couple of shots of Carllin, and of course some "No Protocol" insights just might make it all better. Thanks and have a glorious week!

I love your thoughtful, intelligent words. And yes, words DO matter!

Good recommendation! "Homage to Catalonia" is a fantastic book. One of Orwell's best. Along with "Down and Out in London and Paris". His writing of 1984 was based on what happened to Orwell during the Spanish Civil War which Orwell loosely details in "Homage to Catalonia". Orwell narrowly escaped a Stalinist purge against the socialists and anarchists fighting on behalf of the Republican government. Orwell watched his own side turn on him when Stalin took over the Republican side due to them supplying many of the arms. Orwell's group literally went from being a celebrated member of the Republican alliance to being considered traitors over night. He was barely able to escape the country before being executed. Many of his compatriots we not so lucky.

I think you will find in this book all that George Carlin was talking about in that sketch. The author is Erich Maria Remarque and the title of the book is “All Quiet on the Western Front.”

George was a comedic genius. His observational humor definitely makes sociopolitical statements and capitalized on comedic irony. He gave his audience something to think about while making them laugh. He was a great talent and will be missed.

Agree with George. People can go overboard with pride. You have one of the best channels on yt. You never mention likes and subscriptions. Breath of fresh air. 👍

Carlin made a lot of great points, this being one of them. I'd like to add a bit of a modern-day distinction to this myself. Something like Pride Month as far as I've been able to explain it is about being proud of the LGBT+ community that we've built up and that has weathered bigotry and hatred, planting a foothold in the culture as something to be shared, talked about, and accepted. I think that a community brought together through hard work and conversation is a fine place for pride. It's about making your own identity with people who have faced similar hardships to your own, even in the face of mistreatment by "normal" people. Racial or ethnic pride, on the other hand, is rarely about community, but instead leans toward tribalism. People feel as though all the hard work of being a group is done for them at birth and that they have some edge on other races or ethnicities because of *what* they are rather than who they are. Nationalism arises in a similar way, but is typically helped along by traditionalist rhetoric and fear-mongering. There are people who disparage Pride Month using the same argument as the one against racial, national, or ethnic pride, so I like to point out the differences (especially since it's usually from people who are on the outside of the community).

I find your channel, by way of content and commentary combined, to be very grounding. Thanks for all of your presentations.

Thank you for linking the audiobooks! Love Carlin for his way with words. Wish I could’ve seen him live.

As a veteran of USN, he speaks truth. I realized it 23 years ago.

Book recommendation: "War is a Racket" by Smedley Butler. Smedley Butler is one of only 2 people to ever win the Medal of Honor twice. He is kind of a big deal... That being said, he became a military version of George Carlin where he was disillusioned with Patriotism and wrote this book detailing his thoughts. It's a really sobering read where someone that great looks back on their lauded achievements with regret and bitterness. You would be fascinated with that one for sure.

Thanks for the insight on this. You articulate your ideas and words well. The more people that have these conversations and insights and put aside their pride respectfully, the better. Definition can be argued, but a well defined and understood meaning transcends everything else. At a base level if there is not a common understanding on meaning, there is also no communication or worse, misunderstanding. The semantics and philosophy for language and the advantages it can give, is deeply fascinating. There are many stories historical and fiction, where mistranslation leads to a woeful and often contradictory result. Where there isn't understanding, there's judgment.

I've learned some rice recipes. I live in the USA. Americans and Canadians have wild rice or brown rice. I am of Chinese descent. My mother taught me how to make rice long ago so I wouldn't eat out all the time. You caan buy rice and wild rice. First stir fry the rice in oil. I prefer butter myself as it adds flavor. After the oil is hot, add in the rice and wild rice. Then add in your favorite stock and let it boil. Add enough to just cover your hand as it's over the rice. Turn the heat to low and cover. Stir occassionally as the rice might stick. After the you see the water disappear, give it a few more minutes. There's the rice dish with whatever other dishes you wish accompany it.

A literary suggestion here from me, based on your featured speaker, would be George Carlin's book 'Brain Droppings'. Although not about pride, it is about Carlin's ability to make us think while making us laugh out butt off! 😏😁

George Carlin was certainly an icon at the end of his life. I remember being pretty little and seeing the media portray him as "crazy" and "delusional" after his final special came out. Most of it wasn't even that comedic. It was very down to earth commentary on the state of the world and an incredible experience to have as a child, for me at least. Growing up and watching it over the years makes me realize a lot about him and what I really truly agree with. I don't like what the media tried to do to him. Luckily for us, it didn't seem to stick. Everyone still sees him as an icon.

Smile gets me every time. I'm envious, mine isn't nearly as good 😊

As a german i never said, or ever will say that i'm proud to be german. I always say that i'm glad to be german. I didn't accomplish anything by being born here... but i am glad that i am one of the lucky ones.

I really appreciate you and the way you bring your channel.

What I like about your videos is how you always have such an insightful take on the videos you react to. I find I enjoy your commentary more than the video

Your assertion of George’s bit was awesome. As always you are so refreshing when it comes to commenting on your reaction

This reaction video is a good example of why I subscribed to you in the first place. Not only do words matter but making distinctions matters as well. Like you say, no issue with being grateful for one's beginnings or roots.

Love your videos, and your smile absolutely brightens my day 😍😏 have a wonderful day!

The algorithm brought me here. Me sees natural looking girl with beautiful smile talking about philosofical subjects, without long intro's or annoying sponsor adds. rawr.

"But dammit, words mean what they mean, even if everyone thinks they ought to mean something else.” - Jim Butcher. Not the whole quote, but I think of it a lot when people argue semantics with me.

Her intro is the cutest cleverest most perfect intro of any reaction video. ❤

Best intro on youtube.

IT'S BAD FOR YOU was the name of the album/ special from 2008 died later that year R I P George Carlin ‎- It's Bad For Ya Opening 1:25 Old Fuck 3:45 Goin' Through My Address Book 2:52 Things We Say When People Die 2:36 He's Smiling Down 2:14 Parents In Hell 1:08 People Refuse To Be Realistic 1:10 Dead Parents Helping 3:59 A Couple Of Other Questions 1:04 Today's Professional Parents 5:48 The Self-Esteem Movement 1:16 Every Child Is Special 1:42 Children Are Our Future 0:39 Raisin' A Child Is Not Difficult 0:42 I Like People 0:51 Stupid Bullshit 3:12 Stupid Bullshit On The Phone 2:33 What A Phone Call Should Be 0:54 In A Coma 0:49 Their Kids! 1:09 They Want To Show You The Pictures 4:29 Just Enough Bullshit 1:33 No One Questions Things 2:55 Proud To Be An American 1:47 God Bless America 2:59 Takin' Off Your Hat 3:04 Swearing On The Bible 4:23 You Have No Rights 5:12

You are an intelligent and articulate person which is unfortunately a rare quality - and a very welcomed quality. Try watching Lewis Black specially his older specials. He is second to Carlin when it comes to intelligent questioning of accepted norms.

He is amazing! YOU, for the record, are a very impressive person. I am glad I found your channel. Thank you for the content and the way you present it.

I am proud of my mother for allowing me to watch Carlin as a young child. It gave me the ability to question everything without blind acceptance. He would've made a great president or vice president with Dick Gregory. Js

Perhaps a little food for thought. Mr. Carlin was not a genius in the simple or conventional sense, he was a gifted natural in the field of language, coupled with great common sense. Perhaps that is what makes him so "intelligent" for many people. I still don't understand why he is seen as a philosopher. After a certain point, when you have seen and experienced enough, especially if you are a very empathetic person, everything around you can only be survived with biting and aching humour. Sarcasm and cynicism are good helpers. You have a wonderful mind, take care of it so you don't lose it. We need people like you in the future.

George knew his time was short at that point, so it seemed like he was trying to leave us with a lot to think about.

The Last of the Mohicans, by James Fenimore Cooper, is laced with themes of national pride, patriotism, and happiness. The novel illustrates the conflicts that those different types of pride and happiness can instill in international, intercultural, and interpersonal levels.

Cool video essay. Carlin really enjoyed riffing on language and the nuance in the meaning of words. In an interview he credited his mother for encouraging this interest in words and meaning and their meaning.

Very interesting conversation threads. I do agree with George. I'm Mexican and Irish mixed but I look really really white. I speak Spanish fluently and identify with that culture, more so than I do with the Irish side. Never been to Ireland but lived in Mexico for a short time and visited there frequently while growing up. My father refused to be categorized by race or ethnicity. He was first and foremost a Christian, a husband and father, a son and brother and lastly a Mexican American. And yes, words matter. I love Weird Al's song "Word Crimes." A book suggestion...? I was thinking maybe "The Ugly American" by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer. It highlights the hubris of American Pride and failure of US diplomatic pressures in Southeast Asia during the Cold War and the inherent consequences of cultural insensitivity.

You have the world's greatest smile. I love George.

"When you lose a distinction, you lose something." (A wise old man once told me so.) Great distinctions made. Thank you. Also, despite any of his faults in his later years, I don't think of him as I do Milton Berle and Jerry Lewis who, I must say, were REAL JERKS! Miss you NORM!

he's prolific.he made so many comedy specials over the years.also your view on this piece is i think spot on.

My dear, your intelligence is so refreshing! Your parents must be very proud of you. ❤

Onze again very wise words, aswell as from George as from yourself. I love to learn!

Yes, words matter! Thank you for saying that. I say that when ever people tell me that I'm arguing semantics. I always tell them no, different words change the meaning of the message. It's not simply saying the same thing with different words. For example, when I tell people I'm an atheist and they think that means I believe there is no god and I correct them that it means I don't believe in a god. They say I'm arguing semantics, but I'm not. It's two completely different things.

Love the content... that smile gets me everytime

Love the recommendation for Homage to Catalonia. She's impressing me and makes for good watching company.

Your coming up with Heller's 'Catch 22' was spot on. 'There are too many dead soldiers who died on opposite sides thinking their side was right...' Nationalistic 'pride' becomes poisonous when it causes the idea of 'others' to be threatening, or 'less than' (even when they may not be). This is what has happened since the very beginnings of territories or nations many centuries ago. I agree with George here. Neither does one have a thing do do with being Irish, or American (because one happened to be born Irish or born here in the US). It could be easily argued that the assembling of a nation is, in its own way, a form of a division of mankind, often within the discord of a mass superiority complex on one hand, toward large scale paranoia on another. Nationalism and tribalism seem to be greatly related. One can look at one's own block in a city and see its pride, or lack of it, its culture, its paranoia and mistrust, or its wish to dominate and decide for the blocks surrounding it (through politics, or other means). Countries have always evolved through time in this way, for protection or to dominate, and to have citizens to agree with the people that are in power (power--a related story but a quite different one). I know this sounds completely 'idealistic', but if all the citizen's of all the nations saw themselves as simply humans first, this 'nationalistic ego' would drop off eventually. If not, we are most likely doomed as a species. I try to think of being a human first (a truly tiny speck, actually) connected to all of mankind. The ability to feel this way has no boundaries, no constructs that disallow it. A prisoner on death row could come upon it... it is not a nationalistic ideal, but of course one can still be free to love a given country. This seems so simple, but many people look upon such a thing as radical or ant-(insert country here).

Dave Chapelle describes stand-up as an art where the artist attempts to connect directly with their audience; implicitly with no medium in between to be translated. Regardless how much you would debate the spoken word is or is not a medium needing translation, I do agree to the idea that stand-up consists simply of oration to convey ideas, experiences, and emotion in order to connect with an audience. To that end, the President of the United States issuing the state of the union address is stand-up. The notion of stand-up "comedy" serves primarily as a marketing device to attract audiences, but I find the most recognized and legendary comedians tend to sound more like philosophers as their careers mature (once their name brand serves better to attract audiences than the promise of laughs). Carlin was first and foremost a philosopher, recontextualizing the human experience based on his perception. The fact that so many people found his presentation, cynicism, and insights hilarious was entirely coincidental.

"No long intro" - luv u

Why is your smile so perfect? 😊

Strange thing: The ones who declare war are never the ones who end up getting killed in them?

The thing I always got from Carlin was that his "jokes" aren't always jokes. His material makes you think, more than laugh.

I’ve purchased Orwell but have only read 84 and Animal Farm. I’ve been into audiobooks. Enjoying Scott Adams. Thanks for the quality content!

I love your work. Just a word of encouraging what you do. I just left another comment from a former video of yours, hope you like my recommendations. -Carlos Cuadra from Guanajuato, Mexico

I think the highest form of comedy is to talk about things that are difficult. In fact I would say it is way humans have comedy in the first place, to help us cope with the tragedy that's called life. Carlin was a master at exposing these things and making them palatable.

George Carlin was the worlds greatest stand up philosopher!

You are very well read. Great show.

Good video, never seen his stuff before and it's more fun to watch together with someone! Btw have you hurt your throat or is it just the lightning?

George was extremely interested in language, its nuances and how it was used to manipulate people. One of the words he was most interested in was entropy. He loved that word from an early age. Check out his bit on that. It's coming for us!

You have an amazing smile.... George Carlin was a very smart person his content was intended to make you think more than laugh.

It's not a book, but U2 has a song called "Pride (in the name of love)" that we could react to!! It's about jesus, gandhi, and MLK!!

Glad you mentioned Joseph Heller’s book Catch 22 and George Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia. On Catch 22, I grew up during the Vietnam War, the “dirty war” but World War II was often considered, though nobody outright said it, except as irony in Studs Terkel’s book “The Good War”, but Catch 22 help lay bare those delusions. True that 1984 was not George Orwell’s best book which, contrary to popular misconception, was mostly influenced by his time working at the BBC during World War II. His best book on communism was Animal Farm. The animals, representing the working class, are led to rebel by a professional and intellectual class against the owner(s) the farm’s owner. The revolution is betrayed from the start by power hungry members within this professional class who end up curtailing the workers rights and collaborate with the capitalist owners they disposed. Orwell was an anarchist who distrusted the the socialist strain that rose in the Soviet Union.

He was always Carlin but he had two different careers. 60's through 80's Carlin was a court jester. One of his albums was titled 'Occupation Fool'. 90's and later Carlin was a pontificator. It always had a humorous slant, but more substance and less silliness. I can't recommend the early stuff enough. Watch 'the difference between baseball and football'.. Great chanel.

Love your channel.

No, it's called Pride from the It's bad for you show. I have all of his VHS's and DVD's, And so on.. Yes I love George Carlin.

Actually Orwell wanted the title of "1984" to be "The last man in Europe". Now after 1984 the later title is better. But the book were written during 1948 and the publisher liked to play with this number. Great reaction video again. You surely have the broadest smile in the Universe. Only the cat in "Alice in Wonderland" stands a fighting chance to that

Couldn't agree more. My thoughts entirely.

Thanks for Another GREAT Video 😀

Carlin was absolutely urban. To really understand the USA you have to travel through Montana or Wyoming. See the enormous emptiness, the enormous mountains. See the deserted farmhouse. Many many people died out West traveling to ....where? Home, I guess. There are millions of tragedies in the history of our land. Most are forgotten. Read about Tom Joad in Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath.

Frequently watching George Carlin makes you wonder if he is a philosopher that makes you laugh, or a comedian who makes you think. I like your book recommendations. My favorite George Orwell book is Animal Farm. Not just because it predicts the peaceful fall of the Soviet Union to opportunistic capitalists, but mainly because it describes how mass manipulation is performed. I read that book when I was young and interested in the political process in my birth country and I started realizing how easy groups were being convinced of things that one-on-one might have never worked. And now I am seeing that a lot here in the USA.

I remember thinking how unfunny his later work seemed to be at the time, but now that i'm older, i understand and appreciate it more.

Lmao that snap wink at the end cracked me up 😂

This one was meant to be more serious. He was an epic man. His satire will be missed so much💞😔🥰

Aztec by Gary Jennings. The Spanish conquest of The Aztec nation a historical novel.

George Carlin was unique in that he wasn't always looking to get a laugh. He left you thinking more often than not! lol. He knew how to work a crowd and did it quite well. When he was younger he leaned more towards the laugh with some thought provoking material. As he got older it was more towards philosophy.....making you think with some material for the laughs. I've often wondered what his thoughts would have been over the last four years! lol.

You are obviously a very intelligent young lady, only equalled by your amazing good looks.😊

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is also a book that talks about these subjects. And a good Carlin bit is his one on Time.

In a stratified hierarchy where one group is seen as the only fully human population, in control of the means of production, do who has food and who starves, ethnic pride becomes a way to hold on to cultural identities, in the face of hegemonic expansionism. Especially since our cultural diversity demonstrates our amazing adaptability, in one human race

Love your channel! Thanks for the entertainment

You got a beautiful smile!, I appreciate your reaction.

Orwell’s Rebellion in the Farm is a beauty, and also touches the subject, I guess.

You are a smart cookie. You chose not to comment on his religious commentary, it can be a touchy subject. You should watch some Chris Langdon CTMU, it’s fascinating stuff indeed. Keep up the great work, love your energy 👍

Great commentary young lady. A possible exception might be if you are proud of the team you are on for an accomplishment. But that could easily be expanded to an entire army or even a country. It can be confusing. Thanks for sharing

No kidding, "Consider this" is a personal mindset goal of mine. Seems a better style of rapport than the usual strident-in-my-opinion mode that eats up most conversations between people. I'm not there by a sight, but I'll keep working at it.

I recomman watching george carlins modern man. It's just brilliant

carlin was the greatest stand up philosopher who has ever lived....

I recommend Carlin's set on Rights. It is gobsmacking.

I once taught a girl how to play chess. After a week, she beat me. The feeling is undescribable and I've never felt it since. That feeling you get from your own achievements, I think of it more as satisfaction.

Well put as always ☺️

Reading recommendation; Jingo by Terry Pratchett. Satirical/Fantasy look at Nationalism on his Discworld. Terry had an ability to take situations from this world, twist them 90° and place them in to his Discworld, and then point at the absurdity of them without pointing fingers at real individuals.

There is so much more to the pride area of thoughts that might also be considered when thinking about heritage, history and exclusion The borders of countries are nothing but lines drawn on a piece of paper, they make it easy to navigate and govern import/export taxes, historically we used them to see who were supposed to be where when people couldn't agree (propably mostly on social structures), and the further we get to an understanding between people all over the world on the basics of ethical boundaries, the need of those abstract lines become less important for the original purpose I just came to think of a singer that u might like, Tim Minchin, he has a song called "Prejudice" if u haven't heard it before, I don't want to give anything away about the song though 🙂 Will read homage to Catalonia, the idea of reading it kinda puts me off, I don't like wars

Your smile is incredible

All quiet on the western front by Erich Maria Remarque - defo has important things to say on nationalist pride. A new film version has just been released too. It has very good reviews but I've not seen it yet. Prolific content, don't know where you get the time. Thanks a million, always interesting.

I recommend watching George Carlin’s Waze and how we are similar to one another

Humor is the best way to convey something dark.

There is a definition where pride works in that sense actually, but I've always thought it's weird too. How could I be proud of something I didn't choose or create!? You can be proud OF your country/people though.