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To quote the comedian Chris Rock (from his "Never Scared"): "Anyone that makes up they mind before they hear the issue is a fucking fool, OK? Everybody… No, ev
by somberi 7y ago
To quote the comedian Chris Rock (from his "Never Scared"):
"Anyone that makes up they mind before they hear the issue is a fucking fool, OK? Everybody… No, everybody’s so busy wanting to be down with a gang – “I’m a conservative, I’m a liberal.” It’s bullshit. Be a fucking person. Listen. Let it swirl around yo head. Then form yo opinion. No normal, decent person is one thing, OK? I got some shit I’m conservative about, I got some shit I’m liberal about. Crime, I’m conservative. Prostitution, I’m liberal. "
- Reedx 7y agoYep. Relatedly, reminds me of a quote from Skin in the Game (Nassim Taleb): "I am, at the Fed level, libertarian; at the state level, Republican; at the local level, Democrat; and at the family and friends level, a socialist. If that saying doesn’t convince you of the fatuousness of left vs. right labels, nothing will."
- youdontknowtho 7y ago"If that saying doesn’t convince you of the fatuousness of left vs. right labels" It reminds me of how fatuous Nassim Taleb can be, certainly. That quote basically deletes any historical context and actual belief held by those groups. It reduces the actual differences that they have to a bumper sticker level of depth. Not trying to be insulting or anything, I just don't find it that helpful, and I'm also not particularly a fan of Taleb.