Twilight of the Elites 2
He has a point.
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August 18, 2015 at 1:10 pm
Sounds like he and his audience are from where I grew up. In PennsyDutchland they thought shit jokes, references and the word ‘poo’ were hilarious, too.
August 18, 2015 at 2:30 pm
I find his language rather tiring. It obscures some very good points that he makes. I first stumbled over him on DeepGeek’s old podcast, which has since podfaded.
I think he has a background in comedy clubs. A rock musician once said to me, “If you can’t play good, play loud.” In comedy clubs, there’s a corollary: If you can’t be funny, be dirty.