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Joe H.'s avatar

That's why the trope that income equality or "identity politics" are what pushes people into racism and bigotry is false.

Largely due to the freedom of disinformation and lack of mental Healthcare this country prides herself on, this is a country where outside of our institutional racism, there is only equal opportunity to be a bigot across ALL race and class lines.

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Fred Glienna's avatar

While I admire Chappelle's fiery brilliance, I agree with your conclusion. Great comics and commentators skewer the rich. But the path to wealth and fame in our overrated and overheated country is to go after the victims of the plutocrats, rather than the plutocrats.

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frances Goulart's avatar

Fiery brilliance? Examples?

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Martin's avatar

David - if you need a highly diligent, research-heavy articulate guest who ill demolish whatever is left of your affinity for the US Constitution, how about Robert Ovetz, author of the new smash "We the Elites: Why the US Constitution Serves the Few." Your are ace #1 podcast host of this millennium, no question, but this fellow will blow your socks off.

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Chris's avatar

Hey David,

Have you stubbed your toe in the middle of the night lately and yelled the N word

or have you been wearing your slippers?

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Chris's avatar

Is there any truth to the rumor that Putin is trying to steal your slippers?

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David Feldman's avatar

I love that joke. I always thought it revealed the truth about where racism comes from. But I stopped doing it because people didn’t get it. They didn’t get the intention.

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Chris's avatar

"Audience come back. I have lots of black friends."

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David Feldman's avatar

I actually thought about talking about that joke and why I stopped doing it. Nobody ever complained, but I worried people wouldn't get it. Not the hill I wanted to die on. But it's actually a perfect joke.

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Chris's avatar

Can you release a list of all the jokes that you won't do any more. Maybe a book.

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frances Goulart's avatar

I’ve never quite understood the sainthood granted Chappelle ( he’s no Dick Gregory) . He seems to think he’s the Man now. When your ego is bigger snd better than your material , it’s just a five year old mouthing off. Punch up not down.

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Kitty L's avatar

I see him as a low-rent Mort Sahl who I also found unfunny. To paraphrase my late mother, "he's no George Carlin."

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frances Goulart's avatar

Ha ha .... there will never be anybody funny enough ( and smart enough and basically humane enough) to lick Carlin’s boots.

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Nate in Wisconsin's avatar

I sort of hate to agree. But this nails it.

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Char Truce's avatar

So depressing to watch.

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Perry Kurtz's avatar

I did worked 5 nights with Dave in Dayton 20 years ago. Nicest guy ever.

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Fred Glienna's avatar

The "brilliance" I suppose is a matter of personal taste.

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Tickled to Death's avatar

Well, you topped it all with the Russian Baiting. Don’t we already have enough of that?

Poor, slanderous, move on your part.

Nice way to alienate new subscribers who came with RN.

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Erik's avatar

I like John Stewart’s take a lot more. Too much sensitivity is driving Americans apart

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Terence Kumpf's avatar

After he admitted he's a Democrat and has always voted Democrat, Chappelle recirculated orthodox "truths" about Ukraine uploaded into the legacy media from god knows where, which means he must be on Putin's payroll. LOL. I don't know how I got on this dumb Substack account (probably because I subscribed to Nader's), but thanks for this amazingly uncritical and unoriginal post. Immediate unsubscribe.

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