• insanemantis@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    It is possible to endorse Bill Burr’s good quotes without endorsing him as a person. Sometimes it’s actually the strategic thing to do since Bill Burr is a well-established icon

    Same way I might cite Bernie Sanders if my goal is to highlight the Gaza genocide to someone more likely to listen to a democratic politician than a radical leftist like me

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    1 day ago

    Bill Burr, the King of Ambivalence.

    He says a lot of stuff that’s dead on right, then he turns around and says some beleif that makes him a dick.

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      13 hours ago

      Basically tells us that we can still laugh, but it doesn’t mean we’re free to stop addressing the bad stuff

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    Wait. So this is how I find out Bill Burr sucks? Damnit.

    Guess I’ll have to cheer myself up by watching Michael Rapapport get nailed with a snow ball.

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    I love Bill Burr, saw him like 5 times live.

    The thing is that, he was really on our side calling out a lot of the craziness. It’s hard to overlook the Riyadh thing. I haven’t followed him since, I still don’t know if he apologized or anything.

    Still don’t know why he needed to … his career was on the up.

  • arockinyourshoe@lemmy.world
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    Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t Brabeck clarify drinking water is a human right, and water for irrigation or for your front lawn is what should be taxed? I keep seeing this kind of meme brought up, and I think the same thing every time

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    I mean… You can feel however you wanna feel about Bill Burr.

    Just remember, all money is blood money.

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      24 hours ago

      Sure, but there’s a difference between “capitalism is inherently exploitative and taxes are used to commit atrocities but you don’t have a choice in paying them” and “directly taking money from the guys who chopped up journalists and did 9/11 so you can buy another mansion”