• carlossurf@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    Some idiots on the right think bill bur is in the middle, how many times does he have to say fuck trump for those morons to understand. He deff not a establishment dem but he is deff a progressive

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      10 hours ago

      He might appear to be in the middle, because he also goes after Democrats. And while they might not be nearly as bad as the party of American fascists, Democrats are very far from being perfect. They have at most a handful of decent high profile people. Bill Burr is just reasonable and calls out assholes, no matter their affiliation.

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      13 hours ago

      I think they say that because he portrays himself angrily, and people on the right can really relate to that.

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        “She went on ESPN and said ‘I don’t understand why female athletes don’t make as much as male athletes’ and all these men had to sit there pretending to be dumbfounded. I’m sitting at home screaming at the TV ‘BECAUSE YOU DON’T SELL ANY FUCKING TICKETS!’”

        –Bill Burr.

        Not exactly a bastion of blue haired “My pronouns are emdash/interrobang” leftism, is he?

        Reminds me a bit of George Carlin, especially in his later years. George Carlin once did a bit about groups of people he would like to see killed in various ways, to include gun enthusiasts, helicopter parents and people who made small purchases on a credit card.

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          definitely not a “bastion of blue haired “My pronouns are emdash/interrobang”” lol, but he’s right.

          rip to one of the greats as well 🙏

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      As someone who listens to his podcast regularly, he’s a borderline socialist at this point, but he has blinders on when it comes to “both sides” bullshit.

      It’s probably because he doesn’t want to alienate half of his audience, which I get. But it’s super frustrating to hear because he’s right there.

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      If they ask Bill, which the media does, he’ll tell you, “Why the fuck are you asking me?” He knows his political views are and should be meaningless. He’s a comedian. The news media is responsible for the mess we’re in, stop asking comedians what they think and stop white washing fascism.

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        I don’t really understand this sentiment. No one is asking him to run for office. He’s an American citizen and he has a huge platform to speak on. Of course his political views have merit. You don’t have to be a political science major to talk politics. This comment section is proof of that. Obviously he is only one person and no one should be informing theirselves soley in what he has to say, but like anyone else his words aren’t meaningless.

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      21 hours ago

      not all anti-trump people are progressive. plenty of center and right-leaning folks say fuck trump. not enough, but plenty.

      also it’s not even progressive to say “don’t blame immigrants”. that’s just basic humanity and not letting republican fear mongering drive you rabid.

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        Its not the immigrants that are the problem, its the system propped up on abusing groups that have less rights than others. Dressing it up as a humanitarian concern is a distraction from the real problem. The focus should be on companies who abuse employees.

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      23 hours ago

      In terms of right and left he’s pretty much the center. American “centrists” are actually right wingers in other countries. Heck, even the Dems who consider themselves leftists are actually on the right.

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        True. What most Americans consider progressive is even center in most European countries. Like, universal public healthcare might be progressive for Americans, but even center-right parties in the EU aren’t against that

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        And there’s so many selectively edited clips of him out there. He actually brings that up in OP’s clip.