He’s definitely a bit of an asshole, but at the end of the day, from what I’ve seen from him over the years he does have his head on straight on a LOT of issues.
I don't even think he's an asshole, honestly. He just has no filter against stupidity.
Hard agree. I used to think he was just strictly a dick, but his introspection and growth shows he's really honestly been thinking about things with as much empathy as he can muster.
Tbh that’s probably a big part of why I think his head on straight, because I’m kinda the same way in that regard
And the fact he can get away with it is what I love about the guy. He isn’t afraid to confront the hard truths we all are thinking about.
That's a good point I think but I'd argue that's kinda a recipe for an asshole. Especially if you think you're always right and everyone else is stupid. Not that I think that's really the case with burr (I mean he can definitely be a bit of an ass sometimes but who isn't) and I don't have much of a problem with him at all but I think you're description kinda only makes a person conditionally not an asshole 😄
He's essentially as close to Carlin as we're likely to see.
Shhh, that's what people were saying about Dave Chappelle before, you know, all the stuff he's said recently about trans people
He's like my inner angry voice when I'm pissed off at something but as a person.
Seeing stuff like this in the uplifting news community instead of shit like ‘local kid spends 60 hours a week selling lemonade to pay for sister’s cancer treatments’ is why I appreciate Lemmy vs Reddit.
That interview on Jimmy Kimmel has an obvious edit shortly after Bill says "free luigi!". I'm not sure if the producers of the show cut the crowd reaction or something else Bill said, but something was definitely cut out.
It's against the rules of lemmy.world to call for violence against insurance companies, and the people who work for them, so I won't. But I don't think it's against the rules to imply I would if that wasn't in the rules.
It's not against the rules to imply that the rules should be different.
Always fun when Bill Burr makes a talk show host visibly uncomfortable. I'm worried they'll stop having him on altogether. Supporting Luigi might be crossing the line. I dunno how Jimmy Kimmel feels about Luigi Mangione, but I know how the people who sign his paychecks feel.
If they can't get people to hate Luigi, they'll shift to getting people to forget about him.
I don't watch Jimmy Kimmel, is he just a bad interviewer? Cuz he sucked. Even the introduction was bad.
He was the guy what did the Man Show, right? The one that featured chicks on trampolines?
He's gone downhill
The show that kept Joe Rogan in the public eye between fear factor and his podcast? Yeah, fuck that noise.
I dunno what this Joe Rogan is, but it sounds like something you'd put on a bald head to make it grow hair
I liked The Man Show, but I was also a stupid teenager.
Trump hates Kimmel because he dunks on him all the time
He was going off about CEOs being the new mafia, just mafia supported by the law this time around. And speculating on whacking between CEOs, like Walmart vs Target and such, pre Luigi. And then Luigi happened and he’s like: well yeah.
Really, it all fit with his pre Luigi narrative.
Sometimes I'm not sure if I'm a Bill Burr fan, but then he does shit like this and I go all Gaga for him.
His comedy is pretty good. Not so much his old stuff but his newer stuff is amazing. Like his comedy or not, he's always had a "fuck you" attitude about this kinda stuff which is why I respect him so much. The only comedian I know that calls shit like it is and calls out other people on their bullshit without giving a shit about what he says. He's like the voice in the back of my head when I'm pissed off at something incarnate.
I followed him back on O&A and watched his small bits to his Breaking Bad stuff and everything... seen him like 5 times live. I love his body of work ... old to new.
His "fuck you" attitude is one that makes me wish I'd have a friend like Bill calling my ass out. I love it.
Yeah, feels like he is walking in Carlin's foot steps but with his own cadence.
I watched that clip on Kimmel. I don't normally watch but I like Bill Burr. Kimmel got really uncomfortable after he said Free Luigi. Not just like the network telling him, but in a way that seemed like Kimmel doesn't understand why people like Luigi.
Kimmel is really quiet leftist, so he gets it. But he's also beholden to network executives who only understand money and the things that make them money. And advertisers don't like Luigi or the idea that CEOs are disposable.
Kimmel is a brogressive limousine liberal.
That doesn't make him a bad guy, but based on what I've seen of Kimmel it's entirely possible that he would not understand
And the only comment on that article a bot decrying the horrible cold blooded murder and that a figure as visible as Burr should invoke the name. We're all cheering the murder you fucks and no amount of pissing on us and telling us its raining will make us stop.
Insurance companies are taking the risk of offering insurance. That is why they normally make money year after year after year.
When bad things happen, they take the hits. They take on some debt. They stop making profits... because they decided to purchase the risk from people. That's the gig.
There is a middle ground here that doesn't bone homeowners and doesn't completely bone the insurance companies affected. They should be taking on debt and making zero profits until they pay it off. That's not how things work here though, i'm sure they will be bailed out on taxpayer money or something.... but what should probably happen is that they should be given a federal loan on pretty favorable terms, something like 1-2% interest, until it's paid off.
At the same time standards for homes in areas at risk should be such that fire mitigation is mandated whenever a house changes hands. This will inevitably drive up costs, but again maybe this is another case for low/no interest rate loans to cover the changes. A billion or two today could save 25-100-500++ billion over a few years.
I am pretty close to the opinion that all private companies need to be abolished and absorbed by collective ownership. There are almost no instances where I can see greed being the secret ingredient that makes things run MORE smoothly.
Louder for the people on the back, please!
There is a middle ground here
There doesn't need to be a middle ground. Most developed countries do fine with universal healthcare.
You're not incorrect, though his comment seems specifically targeted at home owners insurance.
what you dont see is the bailouts when disasters happen. Insurance companies only take the hits for small fires. Not for big ones. The have always made money hand over fist.
How exactly is this uplifting? Because Bill Burr said something? This means what? That change will happen, insurance companies will change their ways??? This sub standards are so low.
I would say its pretty unusual for a celebrity with a reputation, status and money on the line to be on the side of public opinion when it goes against what the people in power are saying. Its uplifting because his voice is louder than mine, i cant make an impact on my own and keep luigi out of jail. But with bill outspoken and on my team, something might actually happen.
standards are so low.
Dawg have you seen the news lately? Also Burr is an icon
Maybe there should be a community for Uprising News
This is slightly off-topic, but I really hope someone films this new Broadway version of Glengarry Glen Ross, because Bill Burr and Bob Odenkirk doing Mamet? Holy fuck do I want to see that.
This seems pretty on-brand for burr.... He's always kind of rooted for the "little guy" so to speak. He's also blunt and doesn't really give a shit if you don't like what he has to say.
He doesn’t say much that wasn’t cut out,
Here is a 1 min video from a month ago that goes into more detail:
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