I seem to be invoking George Carlin more and more in my old age. As foul-mouthed as he was, Carlin had some interesting perceptions on how ours is a society filled with unfathomable absurdity.
He definitely hit the ball out of the park when he talked about the stereotypical American’s sense of NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) in matters of public and social policy.
As if to underscore this in particular, Carlin pointed to the need for more prisons in the United States as a sterling example of the NIMBY phenomenon. "We need more prisons. More prisons now! Build more prisons! But, don’t do it here." (continue reading . . .)
