Saw him live delivering his “fuck Tiger Woods” and “fuck Lance Armstrong” set a long time ago. It should be noted how prescient this was because neither of those celebrities had their fall from grace yet. He was ranting against the very idea of celebrity worship and being told who to admire.

Some people in the audience left after that and he responded by saying it was going to get a lot fucking worse so it’s good that you’re leaving.

Dude was a fucking legend, and I’m still happy that I saw him before he died. He ruled that room, and I’ve been to other comedy shows, but none in my experience captivated the crowd and spoke as much truth as he did.

It’s a big fucking club, and you ain’t in it. You and I are not in the club.

Some more news is still as it ever was

Oh, I didn’t mean it ironically at all.

Great thread for adding to your blocklist.

is it bad i’m just kinda glad they finally went completely masks-off?

I understand this take, but honestly, there are things missing from it.

I think, like Vonnegut wrote, that we are what we pretend to be, and when we let them as a society get away with not even pretending to be good people…we worsen society overall.

There is another element to this as well, IMO, which is that people are mostly animals: monkey see, monkey do. When people see these psychopaths in high-powered positions getting away with whatever they want, they are more likely to model that behavior as well.

I’d rather have a society where everyone is pretending to be nice over one where people feel free to be the absolute worst version of themselves. I also think that being who you are pretending to be has a good side. People can “pretend” to be good and become better because of it.

People think that the more these people are obviously evil, the less the public will agree with them and the more precarious they’ll make the entire escapade. I think that the 2024 election and all of the events of 2025 have proven that notion is a dangerous fiction.

Dude has been saying for 20 years that we should’ve stolen Iraq’s oil. Yet somehow everyone acts surprised when he does pretty predictable things like this.

Thanks Trump