Written by Sophie McAdam at trueactivist.com
A classic clip from Doug Stanhope on why patriotism and racism are ridiculous concepts.
Doug Stanhope has been a stand-up comic since 1990 and his style is similar to that of two of America’s greatest funny men, Bill Hicks and George Carlin. His routines are controversial, intelligent and political, and according to his biography, his shows are ‘certainly not for everybody’.
‘Doug is vulgar, opinionated, brutally honest and shockingly uninhibited,’ his website reads. That’s true, but he’s also a breath of fresh air in a crazy world, and his material (like Hicks‘s and Carlin‘s) only seems to become more relevant as time goes by. In this classic clip, Stanhope hilariously tackles the twin issues of patriotism and anti-immigration rhetoric in his unique style.
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this refers to why nationalism is stupid for Americans. Nationalism is important, what this man is talking about is the fact that some uneducated Americans elevate themselves above others and are threatened because they dont want to educate themselves.
A worthy disclaimer! Thank-you, anon! <3
While obviously taken from the perspective of an American, and thus using examples relevant to Americans, all of his points apply universally to all people. How many major conflicts have occurred in this world because of things that happened hundreds, even thousands of years ago? Two people from different countries will hate each other for no reason other than some event that neither of them had anything to do with anyway. That’s retarded, but that’s what nationalism gets you.
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