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deadwronghistory on Instagram: "This is from George Carlin's 2005 HBO special "Life is Worth Living." He was 67 years old and had been doing stand-up for 45 years.…"
This is from George Carlin's 2005 HBO special "Life is Worth Living." He was 67 years old and had been doing stand-up for 45 years.The bit is called "The American Dream." Most people know the last line. Fewer people know the full argument that leads to it — which is that the education system is not broken, it is working exactly as designed.Carlin's position: the owners of this country — the large wealthy business interests — do not want a population capable of critical thinking. They want obedient workers. Just smart enough to run the machines, just dumb enough not to notice what's being done to them.They've bought the Senate, the Congress, the state houses, the city halls, the judges, and the media. They spend billions lobbying. They've got you by the balls.And the proof that it's working? Nobody seems to notice. Nobody seems to care.He died three years later, in 2008.#GeorgeCarlin #AmericanDream #deadwronghistory #comedy #historyView all 3,635 comments
