Thorny Rants

This is taken from a response I made in an Autism-related subreddit on Reddit.   When I was too busy with life to think about politics, I used to think I was 'centrist' because I didn't seem to be on the same page as either of our political parties here in the United States. Now that I am much, much older and I've had to deal with a family member going full tilt Tea Party far right fascist and bigoted friends and partners, I've been constantly learning more and more about political theory, sociology, etc. Now before I explain my political leanings, I'd like to make sure I give the qualifier; My political leanings are my ideal. I will be the first to admit that what I find as the most ideal political systems I know of are not practical due to the limitations of humans. In a perfect world everyone is honest, everyone does what is best for their community. We don't live in a perfect world. Robert A. Heinlein, a staunch Libertarian used to say he was a "Rat...

 I've been on a bit of a Bobcat Goldthwait exploratory revival lately. When it comes to his standup, I can say with confidence that he's near, if not at the top of my list of solid standup comics. Using George Carlin as an example, a lot of my favorite comedians typically have periods in their careers I am not all that fond of. Carlin's late stuff to me was a bit morbid for my taste. Even some of his earlier takes don't often stand up to my autismancer-esque scrutiny. I haven't seen a piece of standup, interview, or even an individual take by Goldthwait that even comes close to disappointing me like some of my other favorite comedians. I remember watching the first movie he wrote, "Shakes the Clown" and was kinda 'meh'ed by it. He's had some time to put some other movies on his credits of writing or directing... So I've been going through what I could find of his. The other day I watched "God Bless America" and while it had its mo...