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George Carlin - The big club

Gábor Hényel · 1.1M views · 2014-05-05 · 3:14

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Overview

A short George Carlin routine in which he says the owners of the country run a big club and ordinary people are not in it.

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Quoted whenever commenters want to express that wealth and power are rigged against ordinary people, as in Robinhood or big-tech threads.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2017–2025

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Stand-up & sketch comedyLabor, work & inequality
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wnevets · 2025-05 · Reference

> It’s mind boggling how much money is floating around once you are part of the insider circle. it's a big club and you ain't in it [1] [1] [VIDEO]

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fireeyed · 2021-01 · Reference

"Its a big club and you ain't in it" - George Carlin Politicians + Government Lackeys, Media Hacks + Corrupt Wall Street + Think Tanks + 'not for profits' [VIDEO]

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jsm386 · 2018-01 · Reference

> To put it in Bill Burr's words,"It's a big CLUB. And YOU AIN'T IN IT." Pretty sure that's actually a George Carlin line, from a relatively famous routine of his. Many, many clips, but here's a random one: [VIDEO]

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