"We are experiencing a reality based on a thin veneer of lies and illusions. A world where greed is our God and wisdom is sin..." - Bill Hicks

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[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Carlin and Hicks were both really on to some great ideas.

They weren't comedians as much as wise men who happened to used stand-up comedy as a vehicle to convey their message, imo

[–]FormosaOolong 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Indeed. This is the tradition of the Heyoka, the Trickster, The Fool, the Court Jester. Wisdom disguised as humor or foolishness so that it can be transmitted directly and not censored.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Doesn't Bill Hicks look a bit like Alex Jones in that picture...?

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

It's the same guy