Saturday, December 05, 2009

On Activism

"We're so self-important. So arrogant. Everybody's going to save something now. Save the trees, save the bees, save the whales, save the snails. And the supreme arrogance? Save the planet! Are these people kidding? Save the planet? We don't even know how to take care of ourselves; we haven't learned how to care for one another. We're gonna save the fuckin' planet? . . . And, by the way, there's nothing wrong with the planet in the first place. The planet is fine. The people are fucked! Compared with the people, the planet is doin' great. It's been here over four billion years . . . The planet isn't goin' anywhere, folks. We are! We're goin' away. Pack your shit, we're goin' away. And we won't leave much of a trace. Thank God for that. Nothing left. Maybe a little Styrofoam. The planet will be here, and we'll be gone. Another failed mutation; another closed-end biological mistake."
— George Carlin

3 comments:

Pankaj said...

hee hee. this guy is brilliant!

- said...

Awesome! This is just so true and so interesting! Sorry but I can't help chepo-ing it to my blog ;-)

Dharmjit said...

i dont agree with the man whatsoever george carlin i dont knew him this is us we have to make it a better place to live by saying like this nothing would happen no one has the right to criticize other if he himself hasn't the potential to change.
now there is danger on our planet earth due to this global warming and we all should come forward to save it.