Comedian George Carlin famously said, “it's the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.”
It appears that Stephen Colbert misunderstood that quote when
he said the following on his late-night show.
“Today, the average gas price in America hit an all-time
record high of over $4 per gallon. Okay, that stings, but a clear conscience is
worth a buck or two. I’m willing to pay. I’m willing to pay $4 a gallon. Hell,
I’ll pay $15 a gallon because I drive a Tesla.”
The line that Carlin was referring to is limits set by the self-appointed
establishment. Carlin was urging comedians to fearlessly speak their minds and
take on the powerful.
Colbert with his snobbery did cross a line, but only that of
decency and propriety.
There is also an unwritten rule of comedy that is you punch
up. You take on those who are powerful and affluent of the establishment. You
indulge in self-deprecating humor.
Colbert once lampooned what he thought was a self-righteous smug
right-wing commentator. After a decade he has now become the force he once claimed
to despise.
Colbert’s words also offer an insight into liberal echo
chambers, which judging by its content, Colbert’s team most certainly is.
Every word on Colbert's show is meticulously vetted at various
stages. Colbert isn't an amateur comedian riffing at an underground comedy
club.
Colbert has around 20 writers who write ‘jokes’ for him. Upon
approval, all ‘jokes’ are passed through a series of checks. The validators
include myriad executives, television station’s executive producers, creative
producers, writers, directors, and Colbert himself.
Once the show is taped, the contents are vetted as editors put
the show together.
The final check is by the censors and then the show is aired.
Surprisingly or perhaps unsurprisingly, since this is the echo
chamber, nobody at any stage thought of Colbert’s remarks as tone-deaf and
offensive to the working class who are struggling due to inflation.
Colbert and his minions think that Trump supporters living in
‘fly over country’ are the only ones driving gas-guzzling vehicles. Hence, his
‘humor’ and Tesla boast were meant to show these ‘deplorables’ their place. Since
they think MAGA hat-wearing supporters are responsible for everything that is
wrong in our world, jokes at their expense are encouraged and welcomed.
Dissenters in Colbert's team probably practice silence to
retain employment.
Their audience is also part of this echo chamber and on
occasions, they need to be trained on how to think.
When Trump fired James Comey, Colbert joked about it and the
audience burst into cheers and applause because they thought Comey cost Hillary
the elections. Colbert had to remind them that Comey was now the 'good guy' for
trying to sabotage Trump.
https://youtu.be/RCVBEE1SfXI
If these were merely a bunch of obnoxious comedians, people
have the option of not watching.
Alas, these very ideas are expressed by those in power.
A month ago, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said
"families who own an electric vehicle will never have to worry about gas
prices again."
Recently Vice President Kamala Harris and Buttigieg appeared
at an event celebrating the first anniversary of the $1.9 trillion American
Rescue Plan Act, which passed
last year.
They talked about transitioning the nation toward
zero-emission electric and buses and creating a national network of electric
vehicle chargers.
Colbert’s personal net worth has been estimated at $75 million
and his annual salary is $15 million.
Harris and Buttigieg are also wealthy and travel in vehicles
funded by the government. Buttigieg makes around $ 221,400 per year
while Harris makes $230,700.
According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS), the annual mean wage for a full-time wage or salary worker in
the United States is $53,490 per year.
The average cost of an electric car is $55,000. The price of
an electric car is around $19,000 higher than that of a regular gas-powered
vehicle. A Tesla car costs around $75,000.
For average Americans, the price of a Tesla is more than their
annual in-hand salary. The increasing expenditure owing the Biden’s inflation
makes saving almost impossible. Hence owning a Tesla is an impossibility.
Colbert earns around 280 times more than the regular
Americans. While both Harris and Buttigieg make roughly five times more than
regular Americans. They also receive perks which reduce their expenditure
greatly.
There is nothing wrong with being wealthy and successful, each
carves his own path based on luck, opportunities, effort, talent, and exposure.
It is common decency to not boast about your wealth or make an
ostentatious display before the less fortunate. This empathy is
instinctive in most human beings.
But this is liberalism today.
They indulge in symbolism and virtue signaling.
Their activism is also their business moral. Their charity
foundations offer them limitless expense accounts. Their activism gets them
profitable professional engagements. Even the talentless are taken care of by
the echo chamber.
They may claim to care for diversity. But in their
professional and personal lives, they strictly prefer the echo chamber. It has
probably been ages since they have had a meaningful conversation with a regular
person.
Their version of a regular working person especially Trump
supporters is through caricatures they read about the Time or on MSNBC.
This dehumanization has eroded all human empathy. There is no
compassion for working people struggling under inflation.
When in a good mood they think Trump supporters are gullible
simpletons who were conned by President Trump. When they are in a bad mood,
Trump supporters are bigots and domestic terrorists who deserve rigorous and
prolonged imprisonment.
The self-righteous aristocracy has already decided
what is good for the proletariat.
“Vote for Hillary”
“Drive an electric car”
“Take the vaccine”
"Wear the mask"
"Stay indoors and do not party"
"Make sacrifices for the environment"
"A clear conscience is better than an empty bank
account"
The sermons and orders are relentless and those who have a
mind of their own to reject the groupthink are banished and branded as bigots.
They spend most of their waking hours talking about compassion
and inclusion you would think they would have a modicum of empathy.
It would be gravely erroneous to confuse their word with their
thoughts.
Their snobbery would probably turn off Marie Antoinette.
The article also appears American Thinker
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